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lion's-mouth (бот) 1. наперстянка пурпуровая, Digitalis purpurea; 2. львиный зев большой, Antirrhinum majusEnglish-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > lion's-mouth
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1) Биология: львиный зев большой (Antirrhinum majus)2) Ботаника: наперстянка пурпурная (Digitalis purpurea) -
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s.boca de león, cabeza de dragón, dragón. -
6 to put one's head into the lion's mouth
meterse en la boca del loboEnglish-spanish dictionary > to put one's head into the lion's mouth
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"класть голову в пасть льва", подвергать себя опасности, риску‘The project is a perfectly mad one,’ Grassini exclaimed. ‘It is simply putting one's head into the lion's mouth out of sheer wantonness.’ (E. L. Voynich, ‘The Gadfly’, part II, ch. I) — - Совершенно безумный проект! - воскликнул Грассини. - Это значит из молодечества класть голову в пасть льва.
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"пасть льва", опасное место [этим. библ. Psalms XXII, 21]She had an ally in the lion's mouth: a spy in the friend's camp; a faithful traitor! Thus mixing her metaphors she scurried back to her aunt's house. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Flowering Wilderness’, ch. XV) — У нее есть союзник в самой пасти льва, соглядатай в дружеском стане, преданный предатель! И, нарочно путая все метафоры, Динни спешила назад к дому тетки.
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"клacть гoлoву в пacть львa", пoдвepгaть ceбя oпacнocти, pиcку"The project is a perfectly mad one,' Grassini exclaimed. 'It is simply putting one's head into the lion's mouth out of sheer wantonness' (E. L. Voynich)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > put one's head into the lion's mouth
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11 put (one's) head into the lion's mouth
Макаров: рисковатьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put (one's) head into the lion's mouth
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > put head into the lion's mouth
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13 there is no use sticking your head in the lion's mouth
Пословица: против рожна не попрёшьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > there is no use sticking your head in the lion's mouth
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riskētEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to put one's head in the lion's mouth
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Новый англо-русский словарь > put one's head in the lion's mouth
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17 Put one's head in the lion's mouth
Рисковать головой. Давать голову на отсечениеDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Put one's head in the lion's mouth
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lion ['laɪən]1 noun∎ to fight like a lion se battre comme un lion;∎ to put one's head in the lion's mouth se jeter dans la gueule du loup;∎ born under the sign of the lion né sous le signe du Lion;∎ the lion's share la part du lion∎ a literary lion un grand nom de la littérature∎ Sport the Lions = équipe de rugby à quinze constituée des joueurs sélectionnés dans les quatre équipes nationales (Angleterre, pays de Galles, Écosse et Irlande)►► Lions Club = association caritative internationale regroupant des entreprises et des membres des professions libérales;lion cub lionceau m;the lion's den l'antre m du lion;lion house (at zoo) fauverie f;lion hunter chasseur m de lions;lion tamer dompteur(euse) m,f (de lions) -
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♦ lion /ˈlaɪən/n.1 (zool., Felis leo) leone; (fig.) persona coraggiosa: They fought like lions, si batterono da leoni; Lions roared, i leoni ruggivano2 (fig.) persona celebre; celebrità ( la cui presenza è ricercata nelle riunioni mondane): He's the lion of the day, è la celebrità del giorno● lion-hearted, che ha un cuore di leone; coraggioso; temerario □ lion-hunter, cacciatore di leoni; (fig.) anfitrione che conta sulla presenza di celebrità ai suoi ricevimenti □ (fig.) a lion in the way (o in the path), un ostacolo, un pericolo (spec. immaginario) □ (fig.) the lion's share, la parte del leone □ lion's skin, pelle del leone; (fig.) (ostentazione di) finto coraggio □ (fig.) to be in the lion's mouth, essere in una posizione molto pericolosa □ (fig.) to beard a lion in his den, affrontare una persona influente (spec. per chiedere un favore). -
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lion [ˊlaɪən] n1) лев;American mountain lion пу́ма
3) знамени́тость4) (L.) национа́льная эмбле́ма Великобрита́нии5) pl достопримеча́тельности;to show (to see) the lions пока́зывать (осма́тривать) достопримеча́тельности
◊the lion's share льви́ная до́ля
;lion in the path ( или in the way) преим. ирон. препя́тствие, опа́сность
;to put one's head in the lion's mouth рискова́ть
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