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41 Когда рук много, работа спорится
See Артельный котел гуще кипит (Л)Cf: Many hands make light work (Am., Br.). Many hands make quick work (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Когда рук много, работа спорится
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42 كثير
كَثِير \ ample: enough or more than is necessary: There is an ample supply of food. We have ample time to catch the train. considerable: great (of amount, cost, difficulty, distance, etc.). constant: happening very often: He paid constant visit to the doctor. good: fairly large: It cost a good deal of money. many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (A job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). plentiful: (esp. of fruit or vegetables) obtainable in large numbers: Apples are plentiful this year. We had a plentiful supply of fruit. \ بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line. \ كَثِير الأحلام \ dreamy: having an appearance of dreaming; inattentive to what is around one. \ كَثِير الأعشاب الضَّارَّة \ weedy: full of weeds or weed. \ كَثِير إلى هذا الحَدّ \ so many, so much: such a lot of: I never knew that you had so many brothers. \ كَثِير الإنتاج \ productive: (of land, work, plans, etc.) producing (many) goods or results. \ كَثِير التِّلال \ hilly: (of a country or roads) full of hills. \ كَثِير التَّنقُّل \ on the move: moving; travelling: He’s always on the move and never settles for long. \ كَثِير الجِبال \ mountainous: (of land) full of mountains. \ كَثِير جدًّا \ a good many, a great many: very many: a good many people. immensely: very much: I enjoyed myself immensely. in abundance: in large quantities. so many, so much: such a lot of: I never knew that you had so many brothers. \ كَثِير الحِجارة \ stony: having many stones: stony soil. \ كَثِير الحَرَاشِف \ scaly: covered with scales: A scaly creature; a scaly surface. \ كَثِير الدُّخَان \ smoky: producing much smoke; full of smoke; of a greyish brown colour. \ كَثِير الرّياح \ windy: having a lot of wind: Windy weather; a windy hillside. \ كَثِير الرِّيح \ breezy: (of weather) rather windy; fresh. \ كَثِير السُّؤَال \ inquisitive: too eager to know about other people’s affairs. \ كَثِير الشَّعْر \ hairy: covered with hair: hairy legs. \ كَثِير الضَّباب \ foggy: not clear because of fog: a foggy day. \ كَثِير الضَّجيج \ noisy: making a lot of noise: noisy children. \ كَثِير العَدَد \ numerous: great in number; very many: numerous mistakes. \ كَثِير العُشْب \ grassy: covered with grass. \ كَثِير العُصَارة \ juicy: (of fruit, etc.) containing a lot of liquid: a juicy apple. \ كَثِير العَظْم \ bony: (of fish or meat) full of bones. \ كَثِير العَمَل \ busy: working; having much to do: My wife is busy cooking. I’ve had a busy day at the office. \ See Also مشغول (مَشْغُول) \ كَثِير مِن \ a lot of, lots of: a great deal of (but much or many is more common in questions or negative sentences): He has a lot of money but he hasn’t much sense. a good deal, a great deal: a lot: he suffers a good deal of pain. He has a great deal of money. dozen: a lot: I have dozens of relations. masses: a lot: I’ve got masses of work to finish. much: (it should be used: (a) only with nu nouns; use many for nc. nouns; (b) in negative sentences or questions; (c) in statements only when it describes the subject or when it follows how, too, so or as; in other statements use a lot, plenty of, a good deal of) a large amount of: We haven’t much food. Much money was spent on repairs. You eat too much sugar. \ كَثِير النُّتُوءات \ lumpy: full of lumps; covered with lumps; not smooth. \ كَثِير النِّسْيَان \ forgetful: often failing to remember things. \ كَثيرًا \ lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (only in negative sentences or questions; always after the verb) often: Does he come here much?, (with p.p) greatly a much-loved friend, (with verbs (a) it must not come between the verb and its object, (b) it may come at the end of a negative sentence or question, (c) it may only come at the end of a statement if it follows very) greatly: I don’t much like it or (I don’t like it). often: many times: It often rains in winter. \ كَثيرًا جدًّا \ highly: greatly; very; very much: I was highly delighted at his success. This substance is highly poisonous. She is a highly experienced taecher. I value your advice highly. \ كَثيرةُ الأرجُل (من المَفْصِليّات) \ millepedes or millipedes, Myriapoda. \ _(field) Zool. -
43 عدد
عَدَد \ figure: the sign for a number (1, 2, 3, etc.); any number: a low figure. number: a quantity: a large number of people. \ الأَعْدَاد الزَّوْجيَّة \ even numbers: those numbers that can be divided by two: 2, 4, 6, 8 etc.. \ أَعْدَادٌ كبيرة \ hundreds: a very large number: He has hundreds of friends. thousands: a great many: thousands of people. \ أَعْدَاد كبيرة مِن \ plague: a very large number of creatures (esp. flies, rats, locusts, etc.) that cause great trouble: The crops were destroyed by a plague of locusts. \ See Also أَسْرَاب مُؤذِيَة مِن... \ عَدَد \ intake: a quatity that is taken in: This year’s intake of students was 70 girls and 50 boys. \ See Also كَمِّيّة مُدْخَلَة \ عَدَد أقلّ \ less: a smaller amount of; not so much; not so many (but fewer is better than less in regard to plural nouns): You should eat less sugar and fewer sweets. less: a smaller amount: It lasted for less than five minutes. He wants $5 and he won’t accept less. \ عَدَد صَحيح \ a whole number: a number such as 2 (not a fraction like 2/3 or a decimal like 1.7). \ عَدَد غفير \ multitude: a great number; a crowd. \ عَدَد قَديم (من صَحيفَة أو مَجَلَّة) \ back number: (of a newspaper, etc) a copy which is not the latest on sale. \ See Also نُسْخَة قَديمَة \ عَدَد قَليل \ few: (with a) some, but not a large number: I waited for a few days. I need a few more books. handful: a few: Only a handful of people came to watch the match. \ العَدَد الكامِل \ strength: the full quantity of a group of persons who form an effective force: The nurses are not up to strength. (There are not enough nurses) They are 30 below strength. (The hospital usu. employs 30 more than it has now). \ عَدَد كبير \ many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (a job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). score: modern use (mostly pl.) a large number: I’ve been there scores of times. \ عَدَد كبير \ heaps of: a lot of: He has heaps of relations. \ See Also كَمية كبيرة مِن \ عَدَد كبير جدًّا \ a good many, a great many: very many: a good many people. \ عَدَد كَبير مِن \ dozen: a lot: I have dozens of relations. \ عَدَد مِن صَحِيفة \ issue: an official supply; (of newspapers) a particular supply: an issue of new coins; yesterday’s issue of the local paper. \ عَدَد هائِل \ a cloud: a mass of everything in the air (flying insects, smoke, dust, etc.). -
44 один в поле не воин
1) General subject: there is safety in numbers, one cannot conquer alone2) Set phrase: no man is an island, one man can't do the work of ten, one man does not make a team (contrast: many hands make light work. one man is worth a hundred and a hundred is not worth one), one man in the field is no warrior, one man no man (he who works or fights alone, cannot do much (cannot cope with the task)), one man, no man (дословно: Один человек не в счёт), the voice of one man is the voice of no one, the voice of one man is the voice of no one (дословно: Голос одного человека не в счёт), one body is nobody, one's as good as none3) Phraseological unit: one soldier does not make a battleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > один в поле не воин
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45 dwa
numdwa koty/obrazy/jabłka — two cats/pictures/apples
co dwa dni/miesiące/lata — every other day/month/year
(gra w) dwa ognie — British bulldog (BRIT), prison dodge ball (US)
w dwóch słowach — in a word, in short lub brief
* * *num.dwaj l. dwóch l. dwu Gen. i Loc. dwóch l. dwu Dat. dwom l. dwu l. dwóm Ins. dwoma l. dwu; dwie Gen. i Loc. dwóch l. dwu Dat. dwom l. dwu l. dwóm Ins. dwoma l. dwiema1. (= liczba 2) two; dwa psy two dogs; dwa krzesła two chairs; dwaj bracia l. dwóch l. dwu braci two brothers; dwa razy twice l. two times; dwa razy dziennie twice a day; mój syn ma dwa lata my son is two; co dwa tygodnie/lata every other week/year; w dwóch słowach in short l. brief; dwa kroki stąd (just) around the corner; bez dwóch zdań no doubt about it; grać w dwa ognie play dodge ball; obiad zrobię raz, dwa I'll have dinner ready in two shakes, I'll have dinner ready in a snap l. flash l. jiffy; nie raz, nie dwa more than once, many times; wtrącić swoje dwa słowa add l. put in one's two cents, add l. put in one's two cents' worth; pracować za dwóch do the work of two; wygrać dwa do zera win two-nil; dwa razy daje, kto prędko daje he gives twice who gives quickly; kij ma dwa końce two can play at the game; gdzie się dwóch bije, tam trzeci korzysta two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it; co dwóch, to nie jeden many hands make light work, two heads are better than one; pokorne cielę dwie matki ssie the still sow eats up all the draft; trzymać dwie sroki za ogon have too many irons in the fire; upiec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniu kill two birds with one stone; mądrej głowie dość dwie słowie a word is enough to the wise.2. szkoln., uniw. (= dawniej ocena niedostateczna w szkołach podstawowych i ponadpodstawowych; ocena niedostateczna na uniwersytecie) fail, unsatisfactory, E l. F; (= obecnie ocena dopuszczająca w szkołach podstawowych i ponadpodstawowych) pass, passing, D.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dwa
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46 ample
كَثِير \ ample: enough or more than is necessary: There is an ample supply of food. We have ample time to catch the train. considerable: great (of amount, cost, difficulty, distance, etc.). constant: happening very often: He paid constant visit to the doctor. good: fairly large: It cost a good deal of money. many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (A job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). plentiful: (esp. of fruit or vegetables) obtainable in large numbers: Apples are plentiful this year. We had a plentiful supply of fruit. -
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كَثِير \ ample: enough or more than is necessary: There is an ample supply of food. We have ample time to catch the train. considerable: great (of amount, cost, difficulty, distance, etc.). constant: happening very often: He paid constant visit to the doctor. good: fairly large: It cost a good deal of money. many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (A job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). plentiful: (esp. of fruit or vegetables) obtainable in large numbers: Apples are plentiful this year. We had a plentiful supply of fruit. -
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كَثِير \ ample: enough or more than is necessary: There is an ample supply of food. We have ample time to catch the train. considerable: great (of amount, cost, difficulty, distance, etc.). constant: happening very often: He paid constant visit to the doctor. good: fairly large: It cost a good deal of money. many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (A job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). plentiful: (esp. of fruit or vegetables) obtainable in large numbers: Apples are plentiful this year. We had a plentiful supply of fruit. -
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كَثِير \ ample: enough or more than is necessary: There is an ample supply of food. We have ample time to catch the train. considerable: great (of amount, cost, difficulty, distance, etc.). constant: happening very often: He paid constant visit to the doctor. good: fairly large: It cost a good deal of money. many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (A job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). plentiful: (esp. of fruit or vegetables) obtainable in large numbers: Apples are plentiful this year. We had a plentiful supply of fruit. -
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كَثِير \ ample: enough or more than is necessary: There is an ample supply of food. We have ample time to catch the train. considerable: great (of amount, cost, difficulty, distance, etc.). constant: happening very often: He paid constant visit to the doctor. good: fairly large: It cost a good deal of money. many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (A job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). plentiful: (esp. of fruit or vegetables) obtainable in large numbers: Apples are plentiful this year. We had a plentiful supply of fruit. -
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عَدَد كبير \ many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (a job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). score: modern use (mostly pl.) a large number: I’ve been there scores of times. -
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I муж.;
только ед. (отсутствие вражды) peace выкурить трубку мира ≈ to smoke the pipe of peace мир праху его ≈ may he rest in peace отпускать с миром ≈ let go in peace, let smb. off идите с миром ≈ go in peace, be well заключить мир ≈ bury the hatchet в мире ≈ at peace заключать мир ≈ to make peace почетный мир ≈ peace with honour дело мира ≈ the cause of peace II муж.
1) (в разл. знач.) world, universe;
planet великие мира сего ≈ the mighty/exalted of the earth мир тесен ≈ it's a small world окружающий мир ≈ outward things третий мир ≈ (неприсоединившиеся страны) Third World, third world материальный мир ≈ material world внешний мир ≈ outside/outer world весь мир ≈ world at large, whole world, entire world ;
all outdoors амер. внутренний мир ≈ inward/inner life духовный мир ≈ inner world потусторонний мир ≈ the other/next world, the beyond чемпион мира ≈ champion of the world
2) уст. (светская жизнь в противоположность монастырской) the world
3) уст. (peasants') community (meeting) мир во всем мире ≈ world peace ∙ ходить по миру ≈ to go begging перевернуть весь мир ≈ to move heaven and earth, to turn the world upside down уходить/переселяться/отбывать в лучший мир ≈ to leave this world, to go to a better world, to go to the next world с миру по нитке - голому рубаха ≈ посл. many hands make light work, many a little makes a mickle пустить по миру ≈ to bring to beggary не от мира сего ≈ other-wordly, not of this worldмир:
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I муж.; только ед.( отсутствие вражды) peaceотпускать с миром — let go in peace, let smb. off
II муж.идите с миром — go in peace, be well
1) (в разл. знач.) world, universe; planetвеликие мира сего — the mighty/exalted of the earth
весь мир — world at large, whole world, entire world ; all outdoors амер.
внешний мир — outside/outer world
внутренний мир — inward/inner life
потусторонний мир — the other/next world, the beyond
третий мир — полит. ( неприсоединившиеся страны) Third World, third world
2) устар. (светская жизнь в противоположность монастырской) the world3) устар. (peasants') community (meeting)••не от мира сего — разг. other-wordly, not of this world
перевернуть весь мир — to move heaven and earth, to turn the world upside down
с миру по нитке - голому рубаха — посл. many hands make light work, many a little makes a mickle
уходить/переселяться/отбывать в лучший мир — to leave this world, to go to a better world, to go to the next world
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С МИРУ ПО НИТКЕ - ГОЛОМУ РУ-БАШКАРУБАХА) (saying) small contributions from many people will give one person something substantial, significant (said when the aid of a group accomplishes sth. beyond the means or ability of one person alone): - many hands make light workmany a little makes a mickle.(author's usage) (Варравин:) Сделаем христианское дело поможем товарищу - а?.. Нынче всё общинное в ходу, а с философской точки, что же такое община, как не складчина?.. (Четвёртый чиновник:) С миру по нитке - бедному рубашка (Сухово-Кобылин 3). (V:) Let's do the Christian thinglet's help a comrade, shall we?...Nowadays everything communal is fashionable, and from a philosophical standpoint, what is a community if not a pooling of resources?... (4th Clerk:) Many a little makes a mickle (3a). -
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• С МИРУ ПО НИТКЕ - ГОЛОМУ РУБАШКА < РУБАХА>[saying]=====⇒ small contributions from many people will give one person something substantial, significant (said when the aid of a group accomplishes sth. beyond the means or ability of one person alone):- many a little makes a mickle.♦ [author's usage] [Варравин:] Сделаем христианское дело; поможем товарищу - а?.. Нынче всё общинное в ходу, а с философской точки, что же такое община, как не складчина?.. [Четвертый чиновник:] С миру по нитке - бедному рубашка (Сухово-Кобылин 3). [V.:] Let's do the Christian thing; let's help a comrade, shall we?...Nowadays everything communal is fashionable, and from a philosophical standpoint, what is a community if not a pooling of resources?... [4th Clerk:] Many a little makes a mickle (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с миру по нитке - голому рубаха
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• С МИРУ ПО НИТКЕ - ГОЛОМУ РУБАШКА < РУБАХА>[saying]=====⇒ small contributions from many people will give one person something substantial, significant (said when the aid of a group accomplishes sth. beyond the means or ability of one person alone):- many a little makes a mickle.♦ [author's usage] [Варравин:] Сделаем христианское дело; поможем товарищу - а?.. Нынче всё общинное в ходу, а с философской точки, что же такое община, как не складчина?.. [Четвертый чиновник:] С миру по нитке - бедному рубашка (Сухово-Кобылин 3). [V.:] Let's do the Christian thing; let's help a comrade, shall we?...Nowadays everything communal is fashionable, and from a philosophical standpoint, what is a community if not a pooling of resources?... [4th Clerk:] Many a little makes a mickle (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с миру по нитке - голому рубашка
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57 берись дружно, не будет грузно
Set phrase: many hands make light work (дословно: Когда рук много, работа спорится)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > берись дружно, не будет грузно
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58 дружно-не грузно, а врозь-хоть брось
Set phrase: many hands make light work (дословно: Когда рук много, работа спорится)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дружно-не грузно, а врозь-хоть брось
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59 Берись дружно, не будет грузно
See Артельный котел гуще кипит (А)Cf: Many hands make light work (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Берись дружно, не будет грузно
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'provə:b(a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') proverbio- proverbially
proverb n proverbiotr['prɒvɜːb]1 proverbio, refrán nombre masculinoproverb ['prɑ.vərb] n: proverbio m, refrán mn.• dicho s.m.• ejemplo típico s.m.• proverbio s.m.• refrán s.m.'prɑːvɜːrb, 'prɒvɜːbnoun refrán m, proverbio m['prɒvɜːb]N refrán m, proverbio m* * *['prɑːvɜːrb, 'prɒvɜːb]noun refrán m, proverbio m
См. также в других словарях:
many hands make light work — This idiom means that when everyone gets involved in something, the work gets done quickly … The small dictionary of idiomes
many hands make light work — ► many hands make light work proverb a task is soon accomplished if several people help. Main Entry: ↑hand … English terms dictionary
many hands make light work — many hands make light ˈwork idiom (saying) used to say that a job is made easier if a lot of people help Main entry: ↑handidiom … Useful english dictionary
many hands make light work — Cf. HESIOD Works & Days 380 πλείων μὲν πλεόνων μελέτη, more hands mean more work; ERASMUS Adages II. iii. 95 multae manus onus levius reddunt, many hands make a burden lighter. c 1330 Sir Beves (EETS) 1. 3352 Ascopard be strong and sterk… … Proverbs new dictionary
many hands make light work — If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. A proverb. * /Come on boys, many hands make light work. If we work together, we can finish painting the barn./ … Dictionary of American idioms
many hands make light work — If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. A proverb. * /Come on boys, many hands make light work. If we work together, we can finish painting the barn./ … Dictionary of American idioms
many\ hands\ make\ light\ work — proverb If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. Come on boys, many hands make light work. If we work together, we can finish painting the barn … Словарь американских идиом
many hands make light work — This idiom means that when everyone gets involved in something, the work gets done quickly. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make short/quick/light work of — 1 : to make it possible for (something) to be done quickly or easily This new snow shovel makes short work of clearing off the driveway. ◇ The expression many hands make light work means that people can do things more quickly and easily when they … Useful english dictionary
work — noun see all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy work expands so as to fill the time available it is not work that kills, but worry the devil finds work for idle hands to do the end crowns the work … Proverbs new dictionary
light — See: BRING TO LIGHT, COME TO LIGHT, DASH LIGHT, HIDE ONE S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL, IN THE LIGHT OF, MAKE LIGHT OF, MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK, OUT LIKE A LIGHT, SEE THE LIGHT, TRAVEL LIGHT … Dictionary of American idioms