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1 like a sieve
≈ дырявая как решето (о памяти)Here, I'll write those things down. I have a memory like a sieve. (DEI) — Я запишу все это. У меня ведь голова дырявая как решето.
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2 like a sieve
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3 like a sieve
ככברה, כמו מסננת, מלא חורים* * *◙ םירוח אלמ,תננסמ ומכ,הרבככ◄ -
4 like a sieve
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5 have (got) a head (or memory) like a sieve
имeть «дыpявую» гoлoву; гoлoвa кaк peшeтo (гoвopитcя o pacceяннoм, бecпaмятнoм чeлoвeкe)Gwen.....! love reading. I always read at least one novel a day. Of course I've got a head like a sieve. D'you know, it's often happened to me to read a novel right through and never remember till the end that I'd read it before (W. S. Maugham). I'll write those things down. I have a memory like a sieveConcise English-Russian phrasebook > have (got) a head (or memory) like a sieve
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6 to have a memory like a sieve
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7 pierced like a sieve
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8 to have a memory like a sieve
to have a memory like a sievefig ter cabeça de vento, esquecer tudo.English-Portuguese dictionary > to have a memory like a sieve
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9 a head/memory like a sieve
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10 a brain like a sieve
память как решетоHe lost the key to his Ferrari but admitted that his brain was like a sieve.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a brain like a sieve
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11 a memory like a sieve
дырявая/девичья память; память как решетоI'm so sorry. I've forgotten to bring you my dictionary again. I've got a memory like a sieve these days!
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a memory like a sieve
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12 have a head like a sieve
иметь "дырявую" голову; ≈ голова как решето (говорится о рассеянном, беспамятном человеке)Gwen: "...I love reading. I always read at least one novel a day. Of course I've got a head like a sieve. D'you know, it's often happened to me to read a novel right through and never remember till the end that I'd read it before." (W. S. Maugham, ‘For Services Rendered’, act 1) — Гвен: "...я очень люблю читать. читаю, как правило, по роману в день. Правда, голова у меня совершенно дырявая. Представляете, другой раз только на последней странице сообразишь, что книга уже однажды читана."
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13 leak like a sieve
дать течь, прохудитьсяBut if you have any money, send it to your Mother. She's living in one of the deserted camp houses in Monkey Nest Camp with your Aunt Jessie and the three children. The place leaks like a sieve and can't be fixed without buying material. (J. Conroy, ‘The Disinherited’, part III, ch. III) — Если у тебя есть хоть немного денег, пошли их матери. Она живет в одном из брошенных домов в "Обезьяньем гнезде" с твоей теткой Джесси и ее тремя ребятами. Крыша в доме течет как решето, и ее нельзя починить, не купив кровельного материала.
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14 have (got) a memory like a sieve
см. have a head like a sieveConcise English-Russian phrasebook > have (got) a memory like a sieve
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15 leak like a sieve
течь, кaк xудoe peшeтo, дaть тeчь, пpoxудитьcяBut if you have any money, send it to your Mother. She's living in one of the deserted camp houses... The place leaks like a sieve and can't be fixed without buying material (J. Conroy) -
16 have a head like a sieve
Макаров: голова как решето, ничего не помнитьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > have a head like a sieve
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17 have a memory like a sieve
Макаров: голова как решето, ничего не помнитьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > have a memory like a sieve
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18 he has a memory like a sieve
Общая лексика: у него очень плохая памятьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he has a memory like a sieve
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19 leak like a sieve
Общая лексика: дать течь, сильно протекать, сильно течь -
20 memory like a sieve
Общая лексика: девичья память, дырявая память, куриная память, память как решето
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like a sieve — To be very forgetful ● sieve … Useful english dictionary
like a sieve — full of holes, like a strainer … English contemporary dictionary
memory like a sieve — If somebody can t retain things for long in his or her memory and quickly forgets, he or she has a memory like a sieve. A sieve has lots of tiny holes in it to let liquids out while keeping the solids inside … The small dictionary of idiomes
have a mind like a sieve — see ↑sieve, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑mind * * * have a memory/mind like a ˈsieve idiom (informal) to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
have a memory/mind like a sieve — informal : to have a very bad memory : to be unable to remember things I m sorry. I have a memory like a sieve. What was your name again? • • • Main Entry: ↑sieve … Useful english dictionary
brain like a sieve — Someone who has a brain like a sieve has a very bad memory and forgets things easily. Oh, I forgot to buy the bread I ve got a brain like a sieve these days! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
memory/brain like a sieve — Someone who has a memory (or brain) like a sieve has a very bad memory and forgets things easily. Oh, I forgot to buy the bread I ve got a brain like a sieve these days! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
memory like a sieve — If somebody can t retain things for long in his or her memory and quickly forgets, he or she has a memory like a sieve. A sieve has lots of tiny holes in it to let liquids out while keeping the solids inside. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Memory like a sieve — If somebody can t retain things for long in his or her memory and quickly forgets, he or she has a memory like a sieve. A sieve has lots of tiny holes in it to let liquids out while keeping the solids inside … Dictionary of English idioms
a memory like a sieve — see under ↑sieve • • • Main Entry: ↑memory … Useful english dictionary
(a) memory like a sieve — a memory like a sieve informal phrase an extremely bad memory Thesaurus: words used to describe memory and memorieshyponym to remembersynonym Main entry: sieve … Useful english dictionary
