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1 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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2 искать иголку в стоге сена
1) General subject: look for a needle in a bundle of hay, look for a needle in a haystack, look for a needle in a bottle of hay2) Makarov: look for a pin's head in a cartload of hayУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > искать иголку в стоге сена
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3 искать иголку в стогу сена
Андрей Арсентьевич остановился, чтобы хорошенько разобраться в местности и прокричать в бесчисленный раз: "Даша!", "Да-аша!"... Теперь, когда давящий и пугающий ночной мрак сменился рассветом, логика вновь потребовала ответа: не в стогу ли сена ты ищешь иголку? (С. Сартаков, Свинцовый монумент) — Andrei Arsentievich stopped to study the locality and for the hundredth time shouted: 'Dasha! Da-asha!'... Now, when the oppressive and frightening darkness of the night had given way to daylight, his reason again demanded to be answered: was he looking for a needle in a haystack?
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > искать иголку в стогу сена
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4 ищи ветра в поле
1) General subject: go on a wild-goose chase2) Set phrase: go and chase the wind in the field, he has bought a brush (used to mean: one cannot find him (her) who is already gone, or the thing that disappeared, vanished), like looking for a needle in a haystack, you can't catch the wind in a net, you might as well look for a needle in a haystack -
5 искать иголку в стоге сена
[iskat' igolku v stog'e s'ena] To look for a needle in a bundle of hay. To look for something or someone virtually impossible to find. Cf. To look for a needle in a haystack.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > искать иголку в стоге сена
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6 заниматься безнадёжным делом
General subject: look for a needle in a bundle of hay, look for a needle in a haystackУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься безнадёжным делом
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7 заниматься безнадежным делом
General subject: look for a needle in a bundle of hay, look for a needle in a haystackУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься безнадежным делом
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8 ищи ветра в поле
[ishchi v'etra v pol'e] Look for the wind in the field. It's gone without leaving a trace; it's nowhere to be found and it can never be returned. Cf. To look for a needle in a haystack; to go on a wild-goose chase.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > ищи ветра в поле
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9 лови ветра в поле
Set phrase: go and chase the wind in the field, he has bought a brush (used to mean: one cannot find him (her) who is already gone, or the thing that disappeared, vanished), you can't catch the wind in a net, you might as well look for a needle in a haystack
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