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61 ломиться в открытую дверь
[VP; subj-human; often infin with зачем, незачем, не стоит etc; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to argue or try to prove sth. that is already obvious, well-known, and that no one disputes:- X is belaboring (restating, trying to prove) the obvious;- [in limited contexts] X is preaching to the converted.♦ "Николаев утверждает, что наши рабочие не готовы активно участвовать в управлении заводом". - "Зачем он ломится в открытую дверь?" "Nikolaev maintains that our workers aren't ready to participate actively in the management of the plant." "Why is he bothering to restate the obvious?"—————← Loan translation of the French enfoncer une porte ouverte.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ломиться в открытую дверь
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62 ломиться в открытые двери
[VP; subj-human; often infin with зачем, незачем, не стоит etc; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to argue or try to prove sth. that is already obvious, well-known, and that no one disputes:- X is belaboring (restating, trying to prove) the obvious;- [in limited contexts] X is preaching to the converted.♦ "Николаев утверждает, что наши рабочие не готовы активно участвовать в управлении заводом". - "Зачем он ломится в открытую дверь?" "Nikolaev maintains that our workers aren't ready to participate actively in the management of the plant." "Why is he bothering to restate the obvious?"—————← Loan translation of the French enfoncer une porte ouverte.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ломиться в открытые двери
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63 деньги не пахнут
• ДЕНЬГИ НЕ ПАХНУТ often disapprov[sent; pres only; fixed WO]=====⇒ it does not matter that the money in question has been obtained by unseemly means or from unsavory sources:- money has no smell.—————← Loan translation of the Latin pecunia non olet. According to the Roman biographer Suetonius (Vespasian, XXIII, 3), the emperor Vespasian (1st cent. A. D.) introduced a tax on public lavatories. When his son Titus objected to this tax, he held a coin to Titus' nose and asked whether it smelled. Hearing that it did not, the emperor replied, "Yet it's made from urine."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > деньги не пахнут
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64 золотой дождь
[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ riches, large sums of money (by extension large amounts of benefits, awards, prizes etc):- golden rain (of sth.);- shower of gold (wealth).♦...Когда-то [бывший литературный маршал] заседал в президиумах, громил своих неудачливых собратьев, требовал их крови, издавался огромными тиражами, сыпался на него золотой дождь наград, денег и привилегий, и сам он... поверил, что заслужил это своим выдающимся вкладом в литературу (Войнович 1). At one time, he [a former field marshal of literature] had presided over presidiums, thundered against his hapless fellow writers, demanded their blood. His books were printed in enormous editions, a golden rain of prizes, money, and privileges fell upon him, and...he believed he'd earned it all (1a).—————← Loan translation of the German Goldregen. From the Greek myth of Zeus, who was so captivated by Danae's beauty that, in order to reach her, he turned himself into golden rain and impregnated her.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > золотой дождь
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65 львиная доля
[NP; sing only; usu. used as subj or obj; fixed WO]=====⇒ the larger or largest (and usu. better) part (of sth.):- the greater part (of sth.);- [in limited contexts] the bulk (of sth.).♦ По моим расчётам, "монстр" [ракета] Королёва должен был весить на старте около 400 тонн, и львиная доля этого гигантского веса приходилась на двадцать слабых, но тяжёлых двигателей, которые должны были поднимать самих себя (Владимиров 1). According to my calculations, Korolyov's monster [of a rocket] must have weighed around 400 tons on the ground, and the greater part of this tremendous weight was accounted for by the 20 small-thrust but heavy engines which had to lift themselves into space (1a).♦ Наконец, на допросах мы начали разбирать бумаги, стихи и записки, собранные следователем [Семёновым]. Львиная доля шла на уничтожение, в печь, а некоторые возвращались родным (Ивинская 1). Eventually [during my interrogation], we began to go through all the papers with poems and notes which [the investigator] Semionov had collected together. The bulk of them were afterward destroyed, though some were returned to my relatives (1a).—————← Loan translation of the French la part du lion, from one of Aesop's fables.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > львиная доля
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66 заговор молчания
[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ a (usu. unspoken) understanding between many people (often members of the media) not to discuss, mention etc sth.:- [in limited contexts] (sth. is) suppressed altogether.♦ Вокруг одних имён был заговор молчания, другие имена поносились в печати и в постановлениях... (Мандельштам 2). The names of some poets were simply suppressed altogether, while others were denounced in the press and in Party decrees... (2a).—————← Loan translation of the French phrase une conspiration du silence.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > заговор молчания
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67 из двух зол меньшее
[NP; obj; usu this WO]=====⇒ (to choose) sth. that is, although undesirable, somewhat better than the available alternative:- (choose) the lesser of two evils.♦ Но все-таки я пожал эту руку. Значит, если бы я не пожал ее, я бы чувствовал себя еще хуже? Из двух зол я выбираю меньшее? Почему оно меньшее? (Искандер 4). Yet, despite it all, I did shake the hand Does that mean that if I hadn't I would have felt even worse? Am I choosing the lesser of two evils? Why is it the lesser? (4a).—————← Modified loan translation of the Latin ex malis eligere minima (С icero, De officiis, III, 1, 3).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > из двух зол меньшее
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68 иметь зуб
• ИМЕТЬ ЗУБ на кого, против кого coll[VP; subj. human]=====⇒ to have bitter feelings toward s.o. (and, often, to want to cause s.o. harm). X имеет зуб на Y-a - X has it in for Y; X has (nurses, harbors) a grudge against Y; X bears Y a grudge; X is down on Y; X feels resentment toward Y.♦ [Саяпин:] Он (показывает на дверь кабинета [Кушака]) требует статью... Так он этого не оставит... Ты имей в виду, он имеет на тебя зуб - за новоселье (Вампилов 5). [S. (Indicating the door to Kushaks office).] He's yelling for the article..He won't let it drop....Remember, he's got it in for you because of the housewarming (5b).♦ Бартелеми имел на Курне какой-то зуб за письма, посланные ему через Курне из Франции, которые до него недошли (Герцен 3). Barthelemy had a grudge against Cournet about some letters which had been sent to him from France through Cournet and had never reached him (3a).—————← Loan translation of the French avoir une dent contre (quelqu'un).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > иметь зуб
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69 игра слов
[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ using words in a witty manner based on the substitution of one word (or meaning) for another:- wordplay;- play on words.♦ По-твоему выходит, что от воли самих людей не зависит ничто, говорит Мазила. Почему? Потому что от них зависит всё, говорит Болтун. Это игра слов, говорит Мазила (Зиновьев 1). "From what you say," said Dauber, "nothing depends on the will of men. Why not?" "Because everything depends on it," said Chatterer. "That's just a play on words," said Dauber (1a).—————← Loan translation of the French jeu de mots.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > игра слов
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70 каждому свое
[sent; Invar; fixed WO]=====⇒ each person has his own fate, purpose in life, as well as his own concerns, gifts, tastes etc:- [in limited contexts] everybody is different;- each to his own taste.♦...Ирина Викторовна вообще не боялась никаких на свете машин, не испытывала страха от того, что роботы могут вытеснить человека из жизни или стихийно взбунтоваться, как об этом написано у многих довольно умных, но теперь уже не оригинальных авторов... Пустяки! Каждому свое, машине - машинное, человеку - человеческое (Залыгин 1). There was no machine in the world that held any terrors for her [Irina Viktorovna], and she never feared that robots might displace humans or spontaneously revolt, as so many clever but no longer original writers had suggested. What nonsense that was! To each his own - the mechanical to the machine, the human to the human (1a) Ф В них [стихах, написанных сознательным способом,! исчезает чудо стихотворчества, но они нравятся неискушенному читателю, потому что в них наличествует элемент пересказа, готовой мысли. Мне такие стихи не нужны. Каждому - своё (Мандельштам 2). Such verse [written in premeditated fashion], though lacking the miraculous quality of spontaneous creation, always appeals to the unschooled reader because it "tells a story" or conveys a ready-made idea. I can do without this kind of verse. Its a matter of taste (2a)—————← Loan translation of the Latin suum cuique.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > каждому свое
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71 до греческих календ
• ДО ГРЕЧЕСКИХ КАЛЕНД отложить, отсрочить что и т.п. lit, iron[PrepP; Invar; adv; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to postpone sth.) indefinitely:- till the end of time.—————← Loan translation of the Latin ad Calendas Graecas. Ascribed to the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.-A.D. 14).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до греческих календ
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72 калиф на час
[NP; often subj-compl with copula, nom or instrum (subj: human); fixed WO]=====⇒ (usu. of a man) a person who has received or wields power for a short time:- king (queen) for a day.♦ "Несомненно, будет правительственный переворот, у власти станет Корнилов... Керенский между двумя жерновами, - не тот, так другой его сотрёт... Он - калиф на час" (Шолохов 3). "There will certainly be a coup detat and Kornilov will take over....Kerensky is between two fires - if one doesn't get him, the other will....He's only king for a day" (3a).—————← Loan translation: part of the title of a story from the Arabian Nights.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > калиф на час
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73 халиф на час
[NP; often subj-compl with copula, nom or instrum (subj: human); fixed WO]=====⇒ (usu. of a man) a person who has received or wields power for a short time:- king (queen) for a day.♦ "Несомненно, будет правительственный переворот, у власти станет Корнилов... Керенский между двумя жерновами, - не тот, так другой его сотрёт... Он - калиф на час" (Шолохов 3). "There will certainly be a coup detat and Kornilov will take over....Kerensky is between two fires - if one doesn't get him, the other will....He's only king for a day" (3a).—————← Loan translation: part of the title of a story from the Arabian Nights.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > халиф на час
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74 таскать каштаны из огня
• ТАСКАТЬ КАШТАНЫ ИЗ ОГНЯ для кого, кому lit[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to do sth. difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous while another enjoys the results of one's efforts:- X does Y's dirty work for Y.♦ [author's usage]"...Кадровые офицеры - все негодяи, ей-богу! Вы ведь из казаков? Да? Вот вашими руками они и хотят каштанчики из огня таскать" (Шолохов 4). "...The regular officers, they're all scoundrels, honestly they are! You're a Cossack, aren't you? Well, they want to use you to do their dirty work for them" (4a).—————← Loan translation of the French tirer les marrons du feu (from the fable "Le Singe et le chat" by Jean de La Fontaine, 1621-95).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > таскать каштаны из огня
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75 вызвать на ковер
• ВЫЗЫВАТЬ/ВЫЗВАТЬ НА КОВЕР кого recent, coll[VP; subj: human (a noun denoting some authority)]=====⇒ to call s.o. to be reprimanded, respond to some charges against him etc:—————← Apparently a loan translation of the English "to call on the carpet."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вызвать на ковер
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76 вызывать на ковер
• ВЫЗЫВАТЬ/ВЫЗВАТЬ НА КОВЕР кого recent, coll[VP; subj: human (a noun denoting some authority)]=====⇒ to call s.o. to be reprimanded, respond to some charges against him etc:—————← Apparently a loan translation of the English "to call on the carpet."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вызывать на ковер
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77 пятая колонна
[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ people secretly collaborating with an enemy invading the country they live in:- fifth column.—————← Loan translation of the Spanish la quinta columna, originally used by General Emilio Mola during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) in reference to the Franco supporters within Madrid at the time when Mola was leading four columns of Franco's troops against the city.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пятая колонна
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78 кот в мешке
• ПОКУПАТЬ/КУПИТЬ КОТА В МЕШКЕ coll[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to buy, get etc sth. without having seen it, without having carefully examined its quality:- X bought thing Y sight unseen,○ КОТ В МЕШКЕ [NP; sing only]≈ a pig in a poke.♦ "Гляну пойду для порядка на животину твою. Потом и порешим. А то вроде как кота в мешке обговариваю" (Максимов 3). Til go and take a look at your animals [sic], just to do things properly. Then we'll decide. I won't want to buy a pig in a poke"(3a)—————← Loan translation of the French acheter chat en poche.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кот в мешке
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79 купить кота в мешке
• ПОКУПАТЬ/КУПИТЬ КОТА В МЕШКЕ coll[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to buy, get etc sth. without having seen it, without having carefully examined its quality:- X bought thing Y sight unseen,○ КОТ В МЕШКЕ [NP; sing only]≈ a pig in a poke.♦ "Гляну пойду для порядка на животину твою. Потом и порешим. А то вроде как кота в мешке обговариваю" (Максимов 3). Til go and take a look at your animals [sic], just to do things properly. Then we'll decide. I won't want to buy a pig in a poke"(3a)—————← Loan translation of the French acheter chat en poche.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > купить кота в мешке
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80 покупать кота в мешке
• ПОКУПАТЬ/КУПИТЬ КОТА В МЕШКЕ coll[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to buy, get etc sth. without having seen it, without having carefully examined its quality:- X bought thing Y sight unseen,○ КОТ В МЕШКЕ [NP; sing only]≈ a pig in a poke.♦ "Гляну пойду для порядка на животину твою. Потом и порешим. А то вроде как кота в мешке обговариваю" (Максимов 3). Til go and take a look at your animals [sic], just to do things properly. Then we'll decide. I won't want to buy a pig in a poke"(3a)—————← Loan translation of the French acheter chat en poche.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > покупать кота в мешке
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loan translation — noun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language superman is a calque for the German Ubermensch • Syn: ↑calque, ↑calque formation • Hypernyms: ↑saying, ↑expression, ↑locution * * * ˈloan tra … Useful english dictionary
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loan translation — /ˈloʊn trænzleɪʃən/ (say lohn tranzlayshuhn) noun Linguistics a form of borrowing from one language to another whereby the semantic equivalent of a term or grammatical structure in one language is given a literal translation in the other, as blue …
loan translation — noun Date: 1917 a compound, derivative, or phrase that is introduced into a language through translation of the constituents of a term in another language (as superman from German Übermensch) … New Collegiate Dictionary
loan translation — 1. the process whereby a compound word or expression is created by literal translation of each of the elements of a compound word or expression in another language, as marriage of convenience from French mariage de convenance. 2. a word or… … Universalium
loan translation — n. calque, word or expression introduced to one language as a direct literal translation from another language … English contemporary dictionary
loan translation — noun The borrowing of components of a foreign language word and translating them literally Syn: calque … Wiktionary
loan translation — noun an expression adopted by one language from another in a more or less literally translated form … English new terms dictionary
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