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61 Rede
f; -, -n1. speech; (Ansprache) auch address; feierliche: oration; die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech; die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric; eine Rede halten make a speech; keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (Am. around) the bush; sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying; jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt s.o. (in mid-speech); ( große) Reden schwingen umg. talk big; jemanden mit leeren / schönen Reden hinhalten put s.o. off with empty / fine words; der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it2. (Redeweise) language, speech; sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphors3. LING. (Sprechakt) speech utterance; die Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech4. GRAM. speech; direkte / indirekte Rede GRAM. direct / indirect ( oder reported) speech; erlebte Rede auch LIT. inner ( oder interior) monologue5. (Gespräch) talk; die Rede bringen auf (+ Akk) bring s.th. up; die Rede kam auf (+Akk) the conversation turned to; gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you; es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (Am. layoffs); es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down; es geht die Rede, dass... rumo(u)r has it that...; davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht in Frage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point; davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about; davon war ( gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht in Frage) there was no question of that; wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about? wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?; ( das ist ja) meine Rede umg. that’s what I’ve been saying all along; ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless; es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it; ( jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to s.o.); jemanden zur Rede stellen confront s.o.; (vornehmen) take s.o. to task ( wegen for)* * *die Redeoration; speech; address* * *Re|de ['reːdə]f -, -n1) speech; (= Ansprache) addresseine Réde halten or schwingen (inf) — to make or give a speech
die Réde des Bundeskanzlers — the Chancellor's speech, the speech given by the Chancellor
in freier Réde — without (consulting) notes
der langen Réde kurzer Sinn (prov) — the long and the short of it
das ist meine Réde! — that's what I've always said
jds stehende Réde sein — to be sb's stock saying
das ist nicht der Réde wert — it's not worth mentioning
(es ist) nicht der Réde wert! — don't mention it, it was nothing
3) (= das Reden, Gespräch) conversation, talkjdm in die Réde fallen — to interrupt sb
die Réde fiel or kam auf (+acc) — the conversation or talk turned to
es war von einer Gehaltserhöhung die Réde — there was talk or mention of a salary increase
von Ihnen war eben die Réde — we were just talking about you
aber davon war doch nie die Réde — but no-one was ever talking about that
wovon ist die Réde? — what are you/we etc talking about?
von einer Gehaltserhöhung kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — there can be no question of a salary increase
von Großzügigkeit kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein, das war nur... — there's no question of it being generosity, it was just...
davon kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — it's out of the question
4) (LING, LITER) speechdirekte or wörtliche/indirekte Réde — direct/indirect speech or discourse (US)
gebundene Réde — verse
ungebundene Réde — prose
kümmere dich doch nicht um die Réden der Leute! — don't worry (about) what people say
es geht die Réde, dass — there's a rumo(u)r that, rumo(u)r has it that
von ihr geht die Réde, dass sie... — people say or it is said (about her) that she...
6)jdn zur Réde stellen — to take sb to task
* * *(a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) speech* * *Re·de<-, -n>[ˈre:də]f1. (Ansprache) speechdie \Rede des Präsidenten the President's speech, the speech given by the President2. (Gespräch) conversation, talker brachte die \Rede auf ein anderes Thema he turned the conversation to another subject▪ es ist von etw/jdm die \Rede there is talk [or mention] of sth/sbwovon ist die \Rede? what's it [all] about?, what are you talking about?es ist die \Rede davon, dass... it is being said that..., people are saying that...von dir war gerade die \Rede we were just talking about youaber davon war doch nie die \Rede! but no one was ever talking about that!jdm in die \Rede fallen to interrupt sbdie \Rede kam auf jdn/etw the conversation [or talk] turned to sb/sthder in \Rede stehende Fall (form) the case in questiondie in \Rede stehende Person (form) the person in question[das war schon immer] meine \Rede! that's what I've always said!ihre frechen \Reden her cheekdas sind nur \Reden those are just words, that's just talkdumme \Reden führen to talk nonsense\Rede und Gegenrede dialoguekluge/lockere \Reden clever/loose talk4. (Gerücht, Nachrede) rumourkümmere dich doch nicht um die \Reden der Leute! don't worry [about] what people say!es geht die \Rede, dass... there's a rumour that..., rumour has it that..., it is rumoured that...5. (Vortrag) rhetoricin freier \Rede without notessie hat es in freier \Rede vorgetragen she spoke about it without notesdie Kunst der \Rede the art of rhetoric6. LING speechgebundene/ungebundene \Rede verse/prose7.▶ [jdm] \Rede und Antwort stehen to justify oneself [to sb]der Minister wollte den Journalisten \Rede und Antwort stehen the minister wanted to give the journalists a full explanationvon einer weiteren Reise dieses Jahr kann keine \Rede sein another trip this year is out of the question▶ nicht der \Rede wert sein to be not worth mentioningdas ist doch nicht der \Rede wert! don't mention it!, it's not worth mentioning!* * *die; Rede, Reden1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speecheine Rede halten — give or make a speech
2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric3) (Äußerung)der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...
es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...
jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody
jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself
4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech
* * *die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech;die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric;eine Rede halten make a speech;keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (US around) the bush;sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying;jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt sb (in mid-speech);(große) Reden schwingen umg talk big;jemanden mit leeren/schönen Reden hinhalten put sb off with empty/fine words;der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it2. (Redeweise) language, speech;sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphorsdie Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech4. GRAM speech;5. (Gespräch) talk;die Rede kam auf (+akk) the conversation turned to;gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you;es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (US layoffs);es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down;es geht die Rede, dass … rumo(u)r has it that …;davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht infrage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point;davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about;davon war (gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht infrage) there was no question of that;wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about?wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?;(das ist ja) meine Rede umg that’s what I’ve been saying all along;ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless;es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it;(jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to sb);jemanden zur Rede stellen confront sb; (vornehmen) take sb to task (wegen for)* * *die; Rede, Reden1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speecheine Rede halten — give or make a speech
2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric3) (Äußerung)der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...
es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...
jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody
jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself
4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech
* * *-n f.address n.(§ pl.: addresses)monologue n.oration n.speech n.(§ pl.: speeches) -
62 кот наплакал
разг., шутл.cf. nothing to speak of; next to nothing; precious little (few); dribs and drabsРаботы от утра до ночи, а толку мало... Денег - кот наплакал. (А. Чехов, Письмо М. В. Киселёвой, 21 сент. 1886) — I work from dawn to dusk and all for nothing... I have no money to speak of.
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63 с гулькин нос
прост., шутл.1) (очень мало, почти ничего) next to naught (nothing, none, no...); less than nothing; nothing to speak of; a little to swear by- Сушилка нужна, когда сушить есть что, - перебил он её. - А у нас семенной кукурузы, сама знаешь, сколько. С гулькин нос. (С. Антонов, Дело было в Пенькове) — 'A drier is necessary when there's anything to dry,' he objected. 'And you know yourself how we stand for maize seeds - there's less than nothing.'
Баба шесть годов ломит на ферме. Можно сказать, всю орду поит-кормит. Каждый месяц то сорок, то пятьдесят рублей, а он, Иван Африканович, что? Да ничего, с гулькин нос, десять да пятнадцать рублей. (В. Белов, Привычное дело) — You could say it's she that feeds all that crowd. Every month she brings home forty or fifty roubles, and me, Ivan Afrikanovich, what do I bring? Why, naught, or next to naught, ten or fifteen.
- Куда ты исчез?.. - Дела, Лер... До премьеры - времени с гулькин нос. И ничего не готово, хоть плачь. (С. Абрамов, Требуется чудо) — 'Where have you disappeared to?'...'Busy, Lera... Next do no time left before the premiere. And nothing's ready, I could weep.'
2) (очень маленький, крохотный) very small; tiny, wee; cf. pocket-sized, pint-sized- Сарайчик - с гулькин нос, да и у того крыша худая. (А. Степанов, Семья Звонарёвых) — 'The shed is pocket-sized. Besides, its roof is in holes.'
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64 руки не отвалятся
( у кого)прост.it is not hard labour to smb.; it's nothing to speak of; it won't kill smb.Анна Ивановна.
Что ж не послужить, не велика работа, руки не отвалятся. (А. Островский, Бедность не порок) — Anna Ivanovna. And why shouldn't I? It's nothing to speak of, won't kill me.Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > руки не отвалятся
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65 die Rede
- {address} địa chỉ, bài nói chuyện, diễn văn, cách nói năng, tác phong lúc nói chuyện, sự khéo léo, sự khôn ngoan, sự ngỏ ý, sự tỏ tình, sự tán tỉnh, sự gửi đi một chuyến tàu hàng - {conversation} sự nói chuyện, cuộc nói chuyện, cuộc chuyện trò, cuộc đàm luận, sự giao cấu, sự giao hợp - {harangue} bài diễn thuyết, bài nói, lời kêu gọi, lời hô hào - {monologue} kịch một vai, độc bạch - {speech} khả năng nói, năng lực nói, lời nói, lời, cách nói, bài diễn văn, ngôn ngữ, tin đồn, lời đồn - {talk} cuộc mạn đàm, lời xì xào bàn tán, cuộc đàm phán, cuộc thương lượng - {voice} tiếng, tiếng nói, giọng nói &), ý kiến, sự bày tỏ, sự phát biểu, âm kêu, dạng = die pomphafte Rede {declaimation}+ = die indirekte Rede {oblique speech; reported speech}+ = die offzielle Rede {oration}+ = die wörtliche Rede (Grammatik) {direct speech}+ = die indirekte Rede (Grammatik) {indirect discourse; indirect oration; indirect speech}+ = eine Rede halten {to deliver an oration; to perorate; to speak (spoke,spoken); to take a speech}+ = zur Rede stellen {to take to task}+ = die ungebundene Rede {prose}+ = eine Rede halten [vor] {to deliver a speech [to]}+ = eine Rede halten [über] {to declaim [on]; to discourse [on]; to make a speech [about,on]}+ = die hochtrabende Rede {rant}+ = nicht der Rede wert {nothing to speak of}+ = nicht der Rede wert! {no sweat!}+ = das ist nicht der Rede wert {that's not worth mentioning}+ = es verschlug mir die Rede {I was struck dumb}+ = in der Rede stecken bleiben {to bust (bust,bust)+ = es wird später davon die Rede sein {it will be noticed below}+ = eine Rede zusammenfassend schließen {to perorate}+ = jemanden wegen etwas zur Rede stellen {to take someone to task for something}+ -
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муж. tom(-) cat не все коту масленица, придет и великий пост посл. ≈ all good things must come to an end;
you have to take the rough with the smooth;
after dinner comes the reckoning сиамский кот купить кота в мешке кот наплакал -
67 наплакать
совер.;
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разг. наплакать себе глаза ≈ to have red/swollen eyes from crying кот наплакал разг. ≈ nothing to speak of, next to nothingБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > наплакать
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68 чепуха
жен.;
только ед.;
разг.
1) nonsense, rot, rubbish это чепуха ≈ this is nonsense/rubbish городить чепуху разводить чепуху
2) (пустяк, ерунда) trifle, trifling matter;
trivialitiesж. разг.
1. (вздор) nonsense;
2. (пустяк) а mere trifle/nothing, nothing to speak of;
trifles pl. ;
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69 кот наплакал
1) General subject: as scarce as hen's teeth, enough to swear by, not enough to swear by, very little, next to nothing, thin on the ground -
70 rede
f; -, -n1. speech; (Ansprache) auch address; feierliche: oration; die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech; die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric; eine Rede halten make a speech; keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (Am. around) the bush; sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying; jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt s.o. (in mid-speech); ( große) Reden schwingen umg. talk big; jemanden mit leeren / schönen Reden hinhalten put s.o. off with empty / fine words; der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it2. (Redeweise) language, speech; sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphors3. LING. (Sprechakt) speech utterance; die Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech4. GRAM. speech; direkte / indirekte Rede GRAM. direct / indirect ( oder reported) speech; erlebte Rede auch LIT. inner ( oder interior) monologue5. (Gespräch) talk; die Rede bringen auf (+ Akk) bring s.th. up; die Rede kam auf (+Akk) the conversation turned to; gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you; es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (Am. layoffs); es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down; es geht die Rede, dass... rumo(u)r has it that...; davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht in Frage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point; davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about; davon war ( gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht in Frage) there was no question of that; wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about? wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?; ( das ist ja) meine Rede umg. that’s what I’ve been saying all along; ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless; es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it; ( jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to s.o.); jemanden zur Rede stellen confront s.o.; (vornehmen) take s.o. to task ( wegen for)* * *die Redeoration; speech; address* * *Re|de ['reːdə]f -, -n1) speech; (= Ansprache) addresseine Réde halten or schwingen (inf) — to make or give a speech
die Réde des Bundeskanzlers — the Chancellor's speech, the speech given by the Chancellor
in freier Réde — without (consulting) notes
der langen Réde kurzer Sinn (prov) — the long and the short of it
das ist meine Réde! — that's what I've always said
jds stehende Réde sein — to be sb's stock saying
das ist nicht der Réde wert — it's not worth mentioning
(es ist) nicht der Réde wert! — don't mention it, it was nothing
3) (= das Reden, Gespräch) conversation, talkjdm in die Réde fallen — to interrupt sb
die Réde fiel or kam auf (+acc) — the conversation or talk turned to
es war von einer Gehaltserhöhung die Réde — there was talk or mention of a salary increase
von Ihnen war eben die Réde — we were just talking about you
aber davon war doch nie die Réde — but no-one was ever talking about that
wovon ist die Réde? — what are you/we etc talking about?
von einer Gehaltserhöhung kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — there can be no question of a salary increase
von Großzügigkeit kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein, das war nur... — there's no question of it being generosity, it was just...
davon kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — it's out of the question
4) (LING, LITER) speechdirekte or wörtliche/indirekte Réde — direct/indirect speech or discourse (US)
gebundene Réde — verse
ungebundene Réde — prose
kümmere dich doch nicht um die Réden der Leute! — don't worry (about) what people say
es geht die Réde, dass — there's a rumo(u)r that, rumo(u)r has it that
von ihr geht die Réde, dass sie... — people say or it is said (about her) that she...
6)jdn zur Réde stellen — to take sb to task
* * *(a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) speech* * *Re·de<-, -n>[ˈre:də]f1. (Ansprache) speechdie \Rede des Präsidenten the President's speech, the speech given by the President2. (Gespräch) conversation, talker brachte die \Rede auf ein anderes Thema he turned the conversation to another subject▪ es ist von etw/jdm die \Rede there is talk [or mention] of sth/sbwovon ist die \Rede? what's it [all] about?, what are you talking about?es ist die \Rede davon, dass... it is being said that..., people are saying that...von dir war gerade die \Rede we were just talking about youaber davon war doch nie die \Rede! but no one was ever talking about that!jdm in die \Rede fallen to interrupt sbdie \Rede kam auf jdn/etw the conversation [or talk] turned to sb/sthder in \Rede stehende Fall (form) the case in questiondie in \Rede stehende Person (form) the person in question[das war schon immer] meine \Rede! that's what I've always said!ihre frechen \Reden her cheekdas sind nur \Reden those are just words, that's just talkdumme \Reden führen to talk nonsense\Rede und Gegenrede dialoguekluge/lockere \Reden clever/loose talk4. (Gerücht, Nachrede) rumourkümmere dich doch nicht um die \Reden der Leute! don't worry [about] what people say!es geht die \Rede, dass... there's a rumour that..., rumour has it that..., it is rumoured that...5. (Vortrag) rhetoricin freier \Rede without notessie hat es in freier \Rede vorgetragen she spoke about it without notesdie Kunst der \Rede the art of rhetoric6. LING speechgebundene/ungebundene \Rede verse/prose7.▶ [jdm] \Rede und Antwort stehen to justify oneself [to sb]der Minister wollte den Journalisten \Rede und Antwort stehen the minister wanted to give the journalists a full explanationvon einer weiteren Reise dieses Jahr kann keine \Rede sein another trip this year is out of the question▶ nicht der \Rede wert sein to be not worth mentioningdas ist doch nicht der \Rede wert! don't mention it!, it's not worth mentioning!* * *die; Rede, Reden1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speecheine Rede halten — give or make a speech
2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric3) (Äußerung)der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...
es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...
jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody
jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself
4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech
* * *…rede f im subst:Begräbnisrede funeral oration;Begrüßungsrede welcome speech;Dankesrede speech of thanks;Jungfernrede maiden speech* * *die; Rede, Reden1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speecheine Rede halten — give or make a speech
2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric3) (Äußerung)der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...
es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...
jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody
jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself
4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech
* * *-n f.address n.(§ pl.: addresses)monologue n.oration n.speech n.(§ pl.: speeches) -
71 кот
м.tom-cat♢
кот в сапогах ( в сказке) — Puss in Bootsкот наплакал разг. — nothing to speak of, next to nothing
не всё коту масленица, придёт и великий пост посл. — all good things must come to an end; you have to take the rough with the smooth
купить кота в мешке — buy* a pig in a poke
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сов.наплакать себе глаза — have red / swollen eyes from crying
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кот наплакал разг. — nothing to speak of, next to nothing -
73 чепуха
............................................................1. nonsense(n.) یاوه، مهمل، مزخرف، حرف پوچ، بیمعنی، خارج از منطق............................................................2. a mere trifle/nothing........................................................................................................................4. trifles{!! trifler: بی اهمیت، جزیی}............................................................5. rubbish(n.) بی ارزش، آشغال، زباله، چیز پست و بی ارزش -
74 o nimica toată
a (mere) triflea trifling mattera mere pittancenothing to speak of / to write home aboutlittle or nothing. -
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м.••Кот в сапога́х (герой сказки) — Puss [pʊs] in Boots
кот напла́кал разг. — ≈ nothing to speak of, next to nothing
не всё коту́ ма́сленица[, придёт и вели́кий пост] посл. — ≈ good things don't last for ever, after dinner comes the reckoning
купи́ть кота́ в мешке́ — ≈ buy a pig in a poke
тяну́ть кота́ за хвост — ≈ drag / span it out, beat about the bush
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сов.напла́кать себе́ глаза́ — have red / swollen eyes from crying
••кот напла́кал разг. — ≈ nothing to speak of, next to nothing
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77 кот наплакал
[kot naplakal] Something the cat cried out. Very little; practically nothing; nothing to speak of.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > кот наплакал
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78 (кого , чего) кот наплакал
Set phrase: it would make even a cat laugh, nothing to speak of, very littleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > (кого , чего) кот наплакал
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79 не о чем говорить
General subject: nothing to speak of, not much to talk about (Realistically, what's to talk about? Not much. - О чем говорить-то? Не о чем.) -
80 об этом не стоит и говорить
General subject: it is nothing to speak ofУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > об этом не стоит и говорить
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nothing to speak of — nothing (or no or none) to speak of used to indicate that there is some but very little of something I ve no capital well, none to speak of … Useful english dictionary
no … nothing to speak of — no …/nothing to ˈspeak of idiom such a small amount that it is not worth mentioning • They ve got no friends to speak of. • She s saved a little money but nothing to speak of. Main entry: ↑speakidiom … Useful english dictionary
nothing to speak of — there is not anything to mention, no important thing to talk about … English contemporary dictionary
speak — [ spik ] (past tense spoke [ spouk ] ; past participle spo|ken [ spoukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 talk about something or to someone ▸ 2 use voice to talk ▸ 3 talk particular language ▸ 4 give formal speech ▸ 5 express ideas/thoughts ▸ 6 talk on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
speak — W1S1 [spi:k] v past tense spoke [spəuk US spouk] past participle spoken [ˈspəukən US ˈspou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in conversation)¦ 2¦(say words)¦ 3¦(language)¦ 4¦(formal speech)¦ 5¦(express ideas/opinions)¦ 6 so to speak 7 speak your mind … Dictionary of contemporary English
speak — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1 intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. a utter (words). b make known or communicate (one s opinion, the truth, etc.) in this way (never speaks sense). 3 intr. a (foll … Useful english dictionary
speak — [[t]spi͟ːk[/t]] ♦ speaks, speaking, spoke, spoken 1) VERB When you speak, you use your voice in order to say something. He tried to speak, but for once, his voice had left him... He speaks with a lisp... [V to/with n] I rang the h … English dictionary
speak — /spi:k/ verb past tense spoke past participle spoken 1 IN CONVERSATION (intransitive always + adv/prep) to talk to someone about something or have a conversation: speak to sb about sth: I intend to speak to the manager about the way I have been… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nothing — /ˈnʌθɪŋ / (say nuthing) pronoun 1. no thing; not anything; naught: say nothing. 2. that which is non existent. –noun 3. something or someone of no importance or quality: he is a complete nothing. 4. a trivial matter or remark: to exchange… …
speak*/*/*/ — [spiːk] (past tense spoke [spəʊk] ; past participle spoken [ˈspəʊkən] ) verb 1) to talk to someone about something We spoke yesterday.[/ex] I phoned your office and spoke to your assistant.[/ex] Let me speak with Jennifer and see what she… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Nothing comes from nothing — (Latin: ex nihilo nihil fit) is a philosophical expression of a thesis first argued by Parmenides. It is associated with ancient Greek cosmology, such as presented not just in the opus of Homer and Hesiod, but also in virtually every… … Wikipedia