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lacking willpower* * ** * *lacking willpower, weak-willed* * *limpmilk-and-waterweak-headedwill-less -
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1) General subject: enervate, evertebrate, feeble minded, feeble-minded, invertebrate, lacking willpower, limp, milk and water, milk-and-water, nose led, squeezable person, weak headed, weak-headed, weak-willed, will less, will-less2) Colloquial: floppy3) Scornful: nose-led4) Psychology: flaccid5) Aviation medicine: abulic6) Makarov: weak -
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прил.lacking willpower, weak-willed -
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1. weak-willed2. lacking willpower; weak-willedСинонимический ряд:слабохарактерно (проч.) бесхарактерно; мягкотело; слабо; слабовольно; слабодушно; слабохарактерно -
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(как) МОКРАЯ КУРИЦА coll, rather derog NP sing only often subj-compl with copula (subj: human fixed WO1. a person who looks pitiful, downtrodden, depressed: (be) a sorry sight(look) like something the cat dragged in (look) miserable.(Анна Петровна:) Прошлогодняя история... В прошлом году соблазнил и до самой осени ходил мокрой курицей, так и теперь... Дон-Жуан и жалкий трус в одном теле (Чехов 1). I А.Р:) Last year's business all over again. Last year you seduced some girl and the whole summer you went about looking miserable The same thing's happening now. Don Juan and a pitiful coward rolled into one (1a).«Крепкоголовые» хихикали и надрывали животики, видя, как крикливый господин... превращался из гордого петуха в мокрую курицу (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). ( context transl) The "die-hards" first sniggered and then nearly burst their sides laughing as they watched the clamourous gentleman...transform himself from a proud cock into a wet hen (2a).2. a person lacking decisiveness, willpower, a person likely to be dominated by anotherwimpmilksop jellyfish pushover. -
6 мокрая курица
• (КАК) МОКРАЯ КУРИЦА coll, rather derog[NP; sing only; often subj-compl with copula (subj: human); fixed WO]=====1. a person who looks pitiful, downtrodden, depressed:- (look) miserable.♦ [Анна Петровна:] Прошлогодняя история... В прошлом году соблазнил и до самой осени ходил мокрой курицей, так и теперь... Дон-Жуан и жалкий трус в одном теле (Чехов 1). I А.Р:] Last year's business all over again. Last year you seduced some girl and the whole summer you went about looking miserable The same thing's happening now Don Juan and a pitiful coward rolled into one (1a).♦ "Крепкоголовые" хихикали и надрывали животики, видя, как крикливый господин... превращался из гордого петуха в мокрую курицу (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). [context transl] The "die-hards" first sniggered and then nearly burst their sides laughing as they watched the clamourous gentleman...transform himself from a proud cock into a wet hen (2a).2. a person lacking decisiveness, willpower, a person likely to be dominated by another:- wimp;- milksop;- jellyfish;- pushover.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мокрая курица
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