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1 look through a millstone
обыкн. ирон.обладать необыкновенной проницательностью (ср. видеть на три аршина под землёй)Col: "Well, I'd hold a wager there will be a Match between her and Dick Dolt: and I believe I can see as far into a Millstone as another Man." (J. Swift, ‘Swift's Polite Conversation’, ‘Dialogue 1’) — Полковник: "Держу пари, что Дик Долт и она поженятся. я не менее проницателен, чем любой другой."
That's all the length your learning helps you to see through a millstone! — Нечего сказать, удивительная проницательность при такой учености!
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2 look through a millstone
Общая лексика: обладать сверхъестественной проницательностью (обыкн. ирон.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > look through a millstone
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millstone [ˊmɪlstəυn] n1) жёрнов2) бре́мя◊between the upper and the nether millstone в безвы́ходном положе́нии; ≅ ме́жду мо́лотом и накова́льней
;to see far into a millstone, to look through a millstone облада́ть сверхъесте́ственной проница́тельностью (обыкн. ирон.)
;to have ( или to fix) a millstone about one's neck ≅ наде́ть ка́мень на ше́ю
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ˈmɪlstəun сущ.
1) жернов
2) бремя, гнет, груз Syn: burden, load ∙ between the upper and the nether millstone ≈ в безвыходном положении;
между молотом и наковальней to see far into a millstone, to look through a millstone ≈ обладать сверхъестественной проницательностью (обыкн. ирон.) to have/fix a millstone about one's neck ≈ надеть себе камень на шею жерновой камень, жернов;
бегун камень, бремя - to have /to fix, to hang/ a * about one's neck надеть себе камень на шею - to be a * round smb.'s neck быть камнем на шее у кого-л. > hard as the nether * бессердечный, черствый;
непоколебимый > to see far in /into, through/ a * обыкн. (ироничное) быть (уж) чересчур проницательным > between the upper and the nether * в безвыходном положении;
между молотом и наковальней;
между двух огней millstone бремя;
between the upper and the nether millstone в безвыходном положении;
= между молотом и наковальней to have (или to fix) a ~ about one's neck = надеть себе камень на шею to see far into a ~, to look through a ~ обладать сверхъестественной проницательностью (обыкн. ирон.) millstone бремя;
between the upper and the nether millstone в безвыходном положении;
= между молотом и наковальней ~ жернов to see far into a ~, to look through a ~ обладать сверхъестественной проницательностью (обыкн. ирон.)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > millstone
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{'milstoun}
1. воденичен камък
2. MILLSTONE grit минер. кварцитен пясъчник
3. прен. тежък товар, затруднено положение
between the upper and the nether MILLSTONE между чука и наковалнята, в затруднено положение, под голям натиск
to see far into/to look through a MILLSTONE надарен съм с необикновена проницателност (обик. upoн.)* * *{'milstoun} n 1. воденичен камък; 2. millstone grit минер. кварците* * *камък;* * *1. between the upper and the nether millstone между чука и наковалнята, в затруднено положение, под голям натиск 2. millstone grit минер. кварцитен пясъчник 3. to see far into/to look through a millstone надарен съм с необикновена проницателност (обик. upoн.) 4. воденичен камък 5. прен. тежък товар, затруднено положение* * *millstone[´mil¸stoun] n 1. воденичен камък; 2.: \millstone grit кремъчен пясъчник; • between the upper and the nether \millstone между чука и наковалнята, в затруднено положение; to see far into ( to look through) a \millstone (обикн. ирон.) надарен съм с необикновена проницателност. -
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[ˈmɪlstəun]millstone бремя; between the upper and the nether millstone в безвыходном положении; = между молотом и наковальней to have (или to fix) a millstone about one's neck = надеть себе камень на шею to see far into a millstone, to look through a millstone обладать сверхъестественной проницательностью (обыкн. ирон.) millstone бремя; between the upper and the nether millstone в безвыходном положении; = между молотом и наковальней millstone жернов to see far into a millstone, to look through a millstone обладать сверхъестественной проницательностью (обыкн. ирон.) -
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noun1) жернов2) бремяbetween the upper and the nether millstone в безвыходном положении; = между молотом и наковальнейto see far into a millstone, to look through a millstone обладать сверхъестественной проницательностью (обыкн. ирон.)to have (или to fix) a millstone about one's neck = надеть себе камень на шею* * *(n) бегун; бремя; жернов; жерновой камень; камень* * *1) жернов 2) бремя, гнет, груз* * *[ 'mɪlstəʊn] n. жернов, бремя* * ** * *1) жернов 2) бремя -
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['mɪlstəun]сущ.1) жёрнов2) бремя, гнёт, грузSyn:••between the upper and the nether millstone — в безвыходном положении; между молотом и наковальней
to see far into a millstone, to look through a millstone — обладать сверхъестественной проницательностью ( часто иронически)
to have / fix a millstone about one's neck — надеть себе камень на шею
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['mɪlstəun]n1) жо́рно2) перен. тяга́р••between the upper and the nether millstone — у безви́хідному стано́вищі
to look through a millstone — ма́ти надприро́дну прони́кливість (звич. ірон.)
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I [si:] past tense - saw; verb1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) videti2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) videti3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) gledati4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) videti5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) razbrati6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) videti7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) videti8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) spremiti•- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) (nad)škofija* * *I [si:]noun(nad)škofija; (nad)škofovska stolica; archaic prestolthe Holy (Apostolic) See, the See of Rome — sveta stolicaII [si:]1.transitive verbvideti, zagledati, opaziti, (po)gledati, ogledovati; razbrati, prečitati v časopisih; razumeti, uvideti, pojmiti, predstavljati si, smatrati; izslediti, doživeti, izkusiti; dopustiti, poskrbeti za; sprejeti (goste, obiske); obiskati, priti in pogovoriti se (on o), govoriti z; iti (k zdravniku), konzultirati (zdravnika); spremiti;2.intransitive verbvideti, uvideti, razumeti; premisliti se; pogledati (za čem)worth seeing — vreden, da se vidiI see! — razumem!see?, do you see? — razumeš?, razumete?as far as I can see — kakor daleč mi seže oko; figuratively kolikor morem razbrati, po mojem mišljenjuto see the back figuratively znebiti se obiskovalca, vsiljivcato see s.o. to bed — spraviti koga v posteljoto see s.o. through a difficulty — pomagati komu preko težaveto see eye to eye colloquially strinjati se v mišljenju ( with z)to see with half an eye slang jasno (na prvi pogled, mižé) videtito see s.o. further slang poslati koga k vraguto see good — smatrati (kaj) za dobro, za primernoto see s.o. home — spremiti koga domovI cannot see the joke — ne vem, kaj je smešnega pri temto see life — mnogo izkusiti v življenju, colloquially veselo živetiI don't see him kneeling at her — feet ne morem si ga predstavljati, kako kleči pred njoto see the light figuratively spreobrniti se; videti, kaj je treba narediti, da bo pravto see the red light figuratively zavedati se neposredne nevarnosti ali nevšečnostito see how the land lies — odkriti, kakšen je položajI don't see what he means — ne razumem, kaj hoče reči (kaj misli)you will not see me shot like a dog? — ne boste dopustili, da me ustrelijo kot psa?they see too many people — preveč ljudi sprejemajo (v obiske), obiskujejoto see red slang pobesnetito see service colloquially udeležiti se vojnega pohodahe will never see sixty again figuratively je (že) nad 60 let starsee that the door is locked — prepričaj se, poglej, če so vrata zaklenjena!see this done! — poskrbi (glej), da bo to narejeno!to see things figuratively imeti privide (halucinacije)to see through a brickwall (a millstone) figuratively biti zelo bister, "slišati travo rasti"to see snakes figuratively slang biti v deliriju ali na robu deliriuma tremensato see one's way — videti, najti način (da se nekaj napravi)he cannot see a yard before his nose figuratively (neumen je, da) ne vidi ped pred nosom;
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