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1 белолобый гусь
1) General subject: claik2) Biology: laughing goose (Anser albifrons), pied goose (Anser albifrons), white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)3) Ornithology: greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) -
2 ищи ветра в поле
разг.cf. it's like catching the wind in a net; you might as well whistle for it (him, her, etc.); you might as well look for a needle in a haystack; it is going on a wild-goose chase; catch me (him, her, etc.) if you can!Смеюсь в душе над своими преследователями: - Ищите в поле ветра! (А. Новиков-Прибой, По-тёмному) — I am secretly laughing at my pursuers. Catch me if you can!
- Ты пришёл домой, а их нет? - Нет. Ничего нет. И родителей нету и вещей нету. Ничего нету. А там жил хозяин такой, так он сказал: ищи ветра в поле. (А. Макаренко, Флаги на башнях) — 'You mean you came home and they'd gone?' 'Yes, gone. There wasn't anything there. No parents, no clothes. Everything had gone. The man who lived in the house - he owned it - said I might as well look for a needle in a haystack.'
Сиденье было неудобное, и Андрей крепко обнял меня за талию. "А то выпадешь, - смеясь, сказал он, - и ищи ветра в поле". (В. Каверин, Открытая книга) — The seat was uncomfortable and Andrei grasped me firmly round the waist. 'You'll fall out,' he said laughing, 'and then it'll be like looking for the wind in the field.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ищи ветра в поле
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3 глуп как сивый мерин
прост.cf. <as> stupid as a goose (as a donkey, as an owl, as a pig); as thick as two planksПочтмейстер (читает).
"Все мне дают взаймы сколько угодно. Оригиналы страшные. От смеху ты бы умер. Ты, я знаю, пишешь статейки: помести их в свою литературу. Во-первых, городничий - глуп как сивый мерин..." (Н. Гоголь, Ревизор) — Postmaster (reads). They all lend me as much money as I want. You'd kill yourself laughing - they're such a bunch of cretins. You write those literary titbits, you should stick this lot in a story. Take the mayor for instance, as thick as two planks...Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > глуп как сивый мерин
См. также в других словарях:
Laughing goose — Laughing Laugh ing, a. & n. from {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Laughing falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a South American hawk ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laughing goose — noun Etymology: laughing from present participle of laugh (I) : white fronted goose … Useful english dictionary
laughing goose — noun The European white fronted goose (Anser albifrons) … Wiktionary
Laughing — Laugh ing, a. & n. from {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Laughing falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a South American hawk ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laughing falcon — Laughing Laugh ing, a. & n. from {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Laughing falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a South American hawk ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laughing gas — Laughing Laugh ing, a. & n. from {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Laughing falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a South American hawk ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laughing gull — Laughing Laugh ing, a. & n. from {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Laughing falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a South American hawk ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laughing hyena — Laughing Laugh ing, a. & n. from {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Laughing falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a South American hawk ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laughing jackass — Laughing Laugh ing, a. & n. from {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Laughing falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a South American hawk ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laughing owl — Laughing Laugh ing, a. & n. from {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Laughing falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a South American hawk ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white-fronted goose — /hwuyt frun tid, wuyt / a grayish brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face. [1760 70] * * * ▪ bird also called Specklebelly, or Laughing Goose (species Anser… … Universalium
