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1 wrinkled purses make wrinkled faces
var: an empty purse fill the face with wrinklesзморщені гаманці роблять зморщеними обличчяvar: an empty purse fills the face with wrinklesзморщені гаманці роблять зморщеними обличчя a light purse is a heavy purseEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > wrinkled purses make wrinkled faces
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2 a light purse is a heavy purse
var: a light purse is a heavy cursesyn: wrinkled purses make wrinkled facesлегкий гаманець – це важкий гаманець ≅ немає гіршої біди, ніж відсутність грошей бідному всюди біда багатство дме, а нещастя гне на голого всюди капає тяжко сіяти, коли нема чого орати на бідного Макара й шишки падають біда бідного шукає на бідняка і камінь вгору котиться бідному куди не кинь, то все латкою наверх як вели ведмедя до меду, то вуха урвали, а як тягнули од меду, то урвали і хвіст ≅ гірше всіх бід, коли немає грошейEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a light purse is a heavy purse
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3 an empty purse fill the face with wrinkles
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > an empty purse fill the face with wrinkles
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4 an empty purse fills the face with wrinkles
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > an empty purse fills the face with wrinkles
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5 you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
syn: what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh≅ з нічого нічого не зробиш барвінок на вінок, а полин на віник і з великого віслюка не буде слона віслюк від стусанів конем не станеEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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6 _багатство і бідність
abundance, like want, ruins many at the workingman's house hunger looks in but dares not enter a beggar can never be bankrupt a beggar ennobled does not know his kinsmen beggar is jealous of beggar beggars can't be choosers a beggar's purse is bottomless chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor the doorstep of a great house is slippery few rich men own their own property – their property owns them a full purse has many friends full stomachs make empty heads God help the rich, for the poor can beg gold dust blinds all eyes gold is tested by fire, men by gold gold may be bought too dear gold rules the world gold will not buy everything a great fortune is a great slavery a handkerchief is a poor woman's purse hunger breaks stone walls hunger is the best sauce hunger knows no friends a hungry belly has no ears if you haven't silver in your purse, you should have silk on your tongue it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven life and misery begin together a light purse is a heavy purse the more we have, the more we want, the more we want, the less we have much gold, much care much profit, much risk naked we come, naked we go neither beg of him who has been a beggar, nor serve him, who has been a servant old woman's gold is not ugly one day a beggar, the next day a thief a poor man is better than a liar the poor man pays for all poor men's tables are soon set possession is nine points of the law poverty consists in feeling poor poverty is no disgrace, but it is a great inconvenience poverty is no sin poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is poverty is the mother of all arts poverty parts friends prosperity discovers vice, adversity virtue prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them a rich man never lacks relatives a rich man knows not his friends a rich person ought to have a strong stomach rich men have no faults riches and virtue do not often keep each other company riches serve a wise man but command a fool a rising tide lifts all boats set a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the Devil there is ill talk between a full man and a fasting there is no pride like that of a beggar grown rich there is no virtue that poverty does not destroy a thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich to be content, look backward on those who possess less than yourself, not forward on those, who possess more when one has a good table, he is always right the weakest goes to the wall wealth and content are not bedfellows wealth is not his that has it, but his who enjoys it wealth makes wit waver when all are poor, it doesn't take much to make a rich man wisdom in a poor man is a diamond set in lead wrinkled purses make wrinkled faces you cannot serve God and MammonEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _багатство і бідність
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7 _гроші
better an empty purse than an empty head a dollar saved is a dollar earned every man has his price a friend in the market is better than money in the purse a full purse has many friends he that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money he that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages he who pays the piper, calls the tune honour and profit lie not in one sack if you want to know the value of money, try borrowing some a light purse is a heavy purse money answers all things money doesn't grow on trees money has no smell money has wings money in the purse will always be in fashion money is a good servant, but a bad master money is the root of all evil money is the sinews of war money isn't everything money makes money money makes the man money never comes out of season money will buy everything but real happiness more money, more sin muck and money go together never loan money to a friend unless you wish to lose him never spend your money before you have it nothing but money is sweeter than honey no ear is deaf to the song that gold sings a penny soul never came to twopence sailors get their money like horses, but spend it like asses there is no dust so blinding as gold dust those who have money have trouble about it the true value of life cannot be measured in. dollars the value of money lies in what we do with it when a man says money can do anything, it's a sure sign he hasn't got any wrinkled purses make wrinkled faces you cannot serve God and Mammon -
8 power
влада; сила, потуга; держава; здатність, можливість; доручення; право; компетенція; повноваження; правоздатність, правосильністьpower appertaining to sovereignty — право суверенітету, суверенне право
power delegated by Congress to the president — повноваження, делеговані президенту Конгресом ( США)
power of attorney to represent another person in court — повноваження представляти в суді інтереси іншої особи
power contained in the Constitution — право, передбачене Конституцією
power of making needful rules and regulations — право встановлювати необхідні правила і запроваджувати необхідні положення ( або інструкції)
power of punishment for the infraction of law — право покарання за порушення закону, право накладання покарання за порушення закону
power to choose the president and vice-president — право ( Конгресу США) вибирати президента і віце-президента
power to decide cases and controversies — право вирішувати справи ( у суді) і суперечки
- power at the centrepower to make needful rules and regulations — право встановлювати необхідні правила і запроваджувати необхідні положення ( або інструкції)
- power balance
- power based on land control
- power center
- power centre
- power corridors
- power coupled with interest
- power given
- power granted
- power granted by the people
- power granted to the people
- power in one person's hands
- power now contested
- power of appointment
- power of arraigning
- power of arrest
- power of attorney
- power of co-decisions
- power of commander-in-chief
- power of communication
- power of Congress
- power of court
- power of control
- power of decisions
- power of discretion
- power of eminent domain
- power of government
- power of impeachment
- power of impoundment
- power of inquiry
- power of investigation
- power of judgment
- power of judgement
- power of life and death
- power of making laws
- power of making war
- power of municipality
- power of procuration
- power of punishment
- power of review
- power of rule-making
- power of sale
- power of search
- power of sentence
- power of substitution
- power of taxation
- power of testation
- power of the law
- power of the military
- power of the people
- power of the purse
- power of the sovereign
- power of the state
- power of the states
- power of trying
- power of sentencing
- power over persons
- power policy
- power position
- power relations
- power relationships
- power structure
- power struggle
- power to acquire territory
- power to act
- power to appoint subordinates
- power to co-opt
- power to declare war
- power to dismiss
- power to enforce
- power to expand territory
- power to impeach
- power to initiate legislation
- power to introduce legislation
- power to investigate
- power to lay and collect taxes
- power to legislate
- power to make decisions
- power to make laws
- power to punish
- power to regulate commerce
- power to regulate procedure
- power to remove personnel
- power to sell lands
- power to tax
- power to try
- power to try all impeachments
- power to veto
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9 long
1. n1) довгий строк; тривалий період; великий проміжок часуfor long — на великий строк, надовго
before long — незабаром, скоро
2) вірш, довгий склад3) фон. довгий голосний2. adj1) довгийlong waves — рад. довгі хвилі
2) високий, довготелесий3) тривалий, давно існуючийlong custom — давній (старовинний) звичай
long service — військ. надстрокова служба
4) довжиною (в), завдовжки5) віддалений6) фін. довгостроковий7) повільний, млявий8) зморний, нудотний9) численний, великий; що складається з безлічі пунктів (великої кількості членів тощо)long family — дуже велика (багатодітна) сім'я
10) надмірний, великий; товстийlong price — непомірна (надмірна) ціна
11) довгастий, видовжений12) нудний, багатослівний13) фон. довгий (голосний звук, склад)◊ the long arm — великий вплив, влада
◊ he has a long arm — він впливова людина
◊ a long dozen — тринадцять, чортова дюжина
◊ long ears — дурість
◊ long face — похмуре (сумне) обличчя
◊ long finger — середній палець руки
◊ long firm — шахрайська фірма, шахрайське підприємство
◊ long green — амер. паперові гроші
◊ long head — проникливість; передбачливість
◊ to have a long head — бути передбачливим (прозорливим, далекоглядним)
◊ long home — могила
◊ a long hour — не менше години
◊ long hundredweight — англійський центнер (50,8 кг)
◊ long in the teeth — старий
◊ long jump — спорт. стрибок у довжину
◊ long memory — добра пам'ять
◊ a long mile — не менше милі
◊ long nine — амер. дешева сигара
◊ long odds — нерівні шанси
◊ long primer — друк. корпус
◊ long robe — мантія судді; ряса
◊ long shilling — добрий заробіток
◊ long sight — далекозорість
◊ long suit — перевага (в чомусь)
◊ Long Tom — далекобійна гармата; довга сигара
◊ long ton — довга (англійська) тонна (1016 кг)
◊ long tongue — довгий язик, балакучість
◊ the Long Vacation — літні канікули (в англійських університетах і судах)
◊ by a long chalk (shot) — набагато, значно
◊ not by a long chalk (shot) — аж ніяк, ні в якому разі
◊ he is not long for this world — він не жилець на цьому світі
◊ in the long run — кінець кінцем; у кінцевому підсумку
◊ the long and the short of it — коротше кажучи
◊ to make (to cut) a long story short — коротше кажучи, одним словом
◊ to take long views — бути далекоглядним (передбачливим)
3. adv1) довго; тривалоhow long do you mean to stay in Paris? — скільки (часу) ви думаєте пробути в Парижі?
all day long — весь (цілий) день
2) давно, довгий час3) протягом◊ as long as — скільки завгодно
◊ so long as — якщо тільки; за умови, що
◊ so long! — до побачення!
◊ long live! — хай живе...!
4. v* * *I n1) довгий строк; тривалий період; великий проміжок часу2) пoeт. довгий склад; гpaм. довгий голосний; мyз. лонга3) eк. покупець цінних паперів4) ( довгі) штани; великий зріст ( чоловічого одягу)II a1) довгийat long range — на великій відстані; з великої відстані; високий, довготелесий
2) довгий, тривалийfor a long time — довго, давно; надовго; довгостроковий
4) віддалений; eк. довгостроковий5) повільний; нудний, нудотний6) численний, великий; великий7) подовжений, довгастий; витягнутий8) гpaм. довгий (про голосний, про склад) повний; цілийlong mile — добра миля, не менше милі
9) (on) багатий ( на що-небудь); сильний ( у чому-небудь)10) eк. який грає на підвищенняIII adv1) довго; довгостроково2) давно; довгий час3) посил. повністю; від початку до кінця4) eк. на підвищенняas long as — поки = so long as
so long as — якщо тільки, за умови, що
IV vlong live..! — хай живе..!
(for, after) палко бажати, жадати; прагнути -
10 _вміння; здібності; можливості
attempt not to fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren blind men can judge no colours the difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer he who pleased everybody died before he has born it is impossible to hoist oneself by one's own boot's straps much is expected where much is given no living man all things can one cannot put back the clock those who think they can't are generally right the wind cannot be prevented from blowing you cannot chop wood with a penknife you cannot eat your cake and have it you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear you cannot please everyone and your wifeEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _вміння; здібності; можливості
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11 _розум; мудрість; думка
advice is something the wise don't need and the fools won't take all great minds run in the same channel all men are fools, but the wisest of fools are called philosophers better an empty purse than an empty head a big head means a big headache bought wisdom is best if you don't pay too dear for it entertain no thoughts which you would blush at in words the doors of wisdom are never shut a flow of words is no proof of wisdom the fool wonders; the wise man asks go where he will, a wise man is always at home happy is the man who finds wisdom and gets understanding he who questions nothing learns nothing high living, low thinking if what men most admire they would despise, it would look like mankind were growing wise it is easy to be wise after the event it needs great wisdom to play the fool little hair, much wit know thyself knowledge and wisdom are far from being one men talk wisely but live foolishly nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time no man can be always wise no man is born wise or learned one good head is better than a thousand strong hands one hears only what he understands popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world riches serve a wise man but command a fool so many men, so many minds speech is the gift of all but the thought of few a still tongue makes a wise head two heads are better than one where all think alike, no one thinks very much where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise wisdom doesn't always speak in Greek and Latin wisdom goes not always by years wisdom in a poor man is a diamond set in lead wisdom is ever a blessing, education is sometimes a curse wisdom is the wealth of the wise a wise man changes his mind; a fool never does a wise man is strong a wise man will make more opportunities than he finds a wise man's day is worth a fool's life wise men care not for what they cannot have wise men learn by other men's mistakes; fools insist on learning by their own a word to the wise words are the wise man's counters and the fool's moneyEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _розум; мудрість; думка
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12 _сутність і видимість
all is not gold that glitters be what you would seem to be fine words dress ill deeds the leopard cannot change his spots the man who is born in a stable is not a horse nature will have its course no hog ever grunted the ring out of its nose once a priest always a priest a pig in the parlor is still a pig the pretty shoe often pinches the foot there is nothing peachier than a peach throw nature out of the door, it will come back again through the window you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's earEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _сутність і видимість
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13 grain by grain, and the hen fills her belly
syn: every little helps≅ курка по зерну клює та сита буває громада по нитці та й бідному сорочка з хати по нитці – сироті свитинаEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > grain by grain, and the hen fills her belly
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14 the leopard cannot change his spots
syn: the wolf may change his coat but not his dispositionthrow nature out of the door, it will come back again through the window≅ гадюка вмирає, а зілля хватає природу тяжко одмінити хоч вовк линяє, та норов не міняє горбатого могила виправить горбатого до стіни не приставиш криве дерево не дужо випрямитись з чорної кішки білої не зробиш хто родився вовком, тому лисицею не бути який удався, такий й згинеш яке в колиску, таке в могилку you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear nature will have its course throw nature out of the door, it will come back again through the windowEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the leopard cannot change his spots
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15 what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear the leopard cannot change his spots nature will have its course throw nature out of the door, it will come back again through the windowEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
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16 you cannot wash charcoal white
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot wash charcoal white
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