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1 SHOE
• Better cut the shoe than pinch the foot - Из двух зол выбирают меньшее (И)• Don't throw away old shoes till you've got new ones - Не выливай помоев, не приготовив чистой воды (H)• Don't throw away your old shoes before you get new ones - Не выливай помоев, не приготовив чистой воды (H)• Every one knows best where his shoe pinches - Только тот, на чьей ноге башмак, знает, где он жмет (T)• Everyone knows where his shoe pinches - Только тот, на чьей ноге башмак, знает, где он жмет (T)• Every shoe fits not every foot - Что можно одному, то нельзя другому (4)• He goes long barefoot that waits for dead men's shoes - На чужую одежду плохая надежда (H)• He that waits for a dead man's shoes may long go barefoot - На чужую одежду плохая надежда (H)• He that waits for dead men's shoes may go a long time barefoot - На чужую одежду плохая надежда (H)• He who makes shoes goes barefoot - Сапожник ходит без сапог (C), У нашей пряхи ни одежды, ни рубахи (У)• If the shoe fits, put it on (wear it) - Знает кошка, чье мясо съела (3), На воре шапка горит b (H)• No one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches - Только тот, на чьей ноге башмак, знает, где он жмет (T)• Old shoes wear best - Старый друг лучше новых двух (C)• One cannot shoe a running horse - Выше лба уши не растут (B)• One shoe does not fit every foot - Люди разные бывают (Л), Что можно одному, то нельзя другому (4)• One shoe will not fit all feet - Что можно одному, то нельзя другому (H)• Only he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches - Только тот, на чьей ноге башмак, знает, где он жмет (T)• Over shoes, over boots - Где наше не пропадало (Г), Семь бед - один ответ (C)• That's where the shoe pinches - Вот где собака зарыта b (B)• There was never a shoe but had its mate - Без пары не живут и гагары (B), У каждого голубка своя орлица (y)• Wearer best knows where the shoe pinches (The) - Только тот, на чьей ноге башмак, знает, где он жмет (T)• You can't put the same shoe on every foot - Вещь вещи рознь, человек человеку рознь (B), Люди разные бывают (Л), Что можно одному, то нельзя другому (Ч) -
2 harap mendapat warisan
wait for dead men's shoes, waited for dead men's shoes, waited for dead men's shoes, waiting for dead men's shoes -
3 На чужую одежду плохая надежда
It is not reliable to count on someone's goods Cf.:Borrowed clothes (garments) never fit (Am.). Borrowed garments fit not (never fit well) (Br.). Не goes long barefoot that waits for dead men's shoes (Br.). Не that waits for a dead man's shoes may long go barefoot (Am.). Не that waits for dead men's shoes may go a long time barefoot (Am.). You can't get warm on another's fur coat (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > На чужую одежду плохая надежда
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4 caballero
adj.gentlemanly.m.1 gentleman.ser todo un caballero to be a real gentleman2 knight (miembro de una orden).armar caballero a alguien to knight somebodycaballero andante knight errant3 nobleman (noble).* * *► adjetivo1 riding, mounted2 figurado (obstinado) obstinate, stubborn1 gentleman, sir■ camisas de caballero men's shirts, gentlemen's shirts2 HISTORIA knight, cavalier3 (hombre generoso, cortés) gentleman4 (noble) gentleman\armar caballero a alguien to knight somebody————————1 gentleman, sir■ camisas de caballero men's shirts, gentlemen's shirts2 HISTORIA knight, cavalier3 (hombre generoso, cortés) gentleman4 (noble) gentleman* * *noun m.1) gentleman2) knight* * *SM1) (=hombre educado) gentlemanpacto2) [fórmula de cortesía]¿qué desea tomar, caballero? — what would you like to drink, sir?
3) (=hombre)servicio de caballeros — gents, men's toilets, men's
caballeros — (=servicios) gents, gentlemen
4) ( Hist) knightel Caballero de la Triste Figura — the Knight of the Doleful Countenance, Don Quixote
* * *1) (frml) (hombre, señor) gentleman¿en qué puedo servirle, caballero? — how can I help you, sir?
caballeros — Men o Gentlemen o Gents
2) (hombre cortés, recto) gentleman3) (Hist) knight•* * *= gentleman [gentlemen, -pl.], gallant, knight, gent.Ex. These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.Ex. Information scientists may, therefore, be divided into bibliometricians, retrievalists, and a growing number of gallants who are both.Ex. Selected volumes documenting the earliest history of the Knights were examined from a conservation and analytical point of view.Ex. For the ladies there are two toilets and two hand basins; for the gents, one toilet, two urinals and one hand basin.----* caballero andante = knight errant.* caballero blanco = white knight, knight in shining armour.* Caballero de la Triste Figura, el = Knight of the Doleful Countenance, the.* caballero medieval = mediaeval knight [medieval knight, -USA].* como todo un caballero = sportingly.* comportarse como todo un caballero = take + the high road, take + the high ground.* impropio de un caballero = ungentlemanlike.* peluquería de caballeros = barber's shop.* propio de un caballero = gentlemanlike.* * *1) (frml) (hombre, señor) gentleman¿en qué puedo servirle, caballero? — how can I help you, sir?
caballeros — Men o Gentlemen o Gents
2) (hombre cortés, recto) gentleman3) (Hist) knight•* * *= gentleman [gentlemen, -pl.], gallant, knight, gent.Ex: These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.
Ex: Information scientists may, therefore, be divided into bibliometricians, retrievalists, and a growing number of gallants who are both.Ex: Selected volumes documenting the earliest history of the Knights were examined from a conservation and analytical point of view.Ex: For the ladies there are two toilets and two hand basins; for the gents, one toilet, two urinals and one hand basin.* caballero andante = knight errant.* caballero blanco = white knight, knight in shining armour.* Caballero de la Triste Figura, el = Knight of the Doleful Countenance, the.* caballero medieval = mediaeval knight [medieval knight, -USA].* como todo un caballero = sportingly.* comportarse como todo un caballero = take + the high road, take + the high ground.* impropio de un caballero = ungentlemanlike.* peluquería de caballeros = barber's shop.* propio de un caballero = gentlemanlike.* * *A ( frml) (hombre, señor) gentlemanatienda al caballero, por favor serve the gentleman, pleaseropa de caballero menswearsección de caballeros men's departmentpeluquería de caballeros barber's (shop), gents' hairdresser's ( BrE)¿en qué puedo servirle, caballero? how can I help you, sir?damas y caballeros ladies and gentlemen[ S ] caballeros Men o Gentlemen o GentsB (hombre cortés, recto) gentlemanes todo un caballero he's a perfect gentlemanun caballero siempre cumple con su palabra a gentleman always keeps his wordC ( Hist)1 (noble) knight2 (de una orden) knightfue armado caballero por el rey he was knighted by the kingpoderoso caballero es don dinero money talksCompuestos:knight errantwhite knight* * *
caballero sustantivo masculino
sección de caballeros men's department;
¿en qué puedo servirle, caballero? how can I help you, sir?;
( on signs) caballeros Men o Gentlemen o Gentsb) (Hist) knight
caballero sustantivo masculino
1 gentleman: Pedro fue todo un caballero, Pedro was a real gentleman
2 Hist knight
caballero andante, knight-errant
3 frml (señor) sir
4 caballeros, (en un lavabo) gents
ropa de caballero, menswear
♦ Locuciones: un pacto de/entre caballeros, a gentleman's agreement
' caballero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
citada
- citado
- corcel
- desear
- médula
- ordenar
- porte
- ventrera
- noble
- perfecto
English:
cavalier
- gent
- gentleman
- knight
- knight errant
- knighthood
- menswear
- money
- cravat
- men
- sir
* * *♦ adj[cortés] gentlemanly♦ nm1. [hombre cortés] gentleman;ser todo un caballero to be a real gentleman2. [señor, varón] gentleman;[al dirigir la palabra] sir;¿qué desea el caballero? can I help you, sir?;caballeros [en letrero] [en aseos] gentlemen;[en grandes almacenes] menswear; Espzapatos de caballero men's shoes;3. [miembro de una orden] knight;armar caballero a alguien to knight sbcaballero andante knight errant;los caballeros de la Tabla Redonda the Knights of the Round Table4. [noble] nobleman* * *I adj gentlemanly, chivalrousII m2 HIST knight;armar a alguien caballero HIST knight s.o.3 trato sir* * *caballero nm1) : gentleman2) : knight* * *2. (histórico) knight -
5 uomo
m (pl uomini) manuomo d'affari businessmanuomo di fiducia right-hand manuomo qualunque man in the streetda uomo abbigliamento et cetera for men, men's* * *uomo s.m.1 man*: Adamo, il primo uomo, Adam, the first man; l'uomo primitivo, primitive man; l'uomo medievale, Mediaeval man; l'uomo è mortale, man is mortal; un uomo da nulla, a nobody; l'uomo della strada, the man in the street; l'uomo delle caverne, caveman; l'uomo del momento, the man of the moment; uomo di campagna, countryman; uomo di cuore, kind-hearted man; uomo di legge, man of law; uomo di lettere, man of letters; uomo di mare, seaman; uomo a mare, man overboard; un uomo navigato, one who has been around; un uomo di mezzi, a man of means; un uomo di mondo, a man of the world; un uomo d'ingegno, a clever man; uomo di paglia, dummy (o man of straw); un uomo di parola, a man of his word; uomo di fiducia, ( braccio destro) righthand man; un uomo fidato, a reliable man; un uomo di poche parole, a man of few words; uomo di scienza, scientist; uomo di società, a man about town; uomo d'affari, businessman; uomo di stato, statesman; uomo di studio, scholar; un pezzo d'uomo, a big man; un uomo sportivo, a sportsman; un bell'uomo, a good-looking (o handsome) man; un grand'uomo, a great man; un sant'uomo, a saintly man, (estens.) a really nice man; un pover' uomo, a poor fellow; mi dica buon uomo, tell me my good man; gli uomini dell'equipaggio, the crew; uomo delle pulizie, cleaner; uomo del gas, della luce, gasman, electricity man, uomo di fatica, labourer; rivista, spettacolo per soli uomini, magazine, show for men only; (sport) marcare a uomo, to mark man to man; la vita dell'uomo, man's life; gli uomini sono deboli, men are weak; Dio si fece uomo, God was made man; quello è il tuo uomo, l'uomo che fa al caso tuo, that is your man (o the man for you); comportati da uomo, act like a man; sopportare qlco. da uomo, to bear sthg. like a man; l'uomo adatto nel posto adatto, the rights man in the right place; a memoria d'uomo, within living memory; a passo d'uomo, at a walking pace; bene, caro il mio uomo!, well, my dear fellow!; come un sol uomo, as one man; da uomo a uomo, as man to man; ti devo parlare da uomo a uomo, I've got to talk to you man to man; i diritti dell' uomo, human rights; fino all'ultimo uomo, to the last man; senza sua moglie è un uomo perso, without his wife he is lost; quando lo incontrai era un uomo finito, when I met him he was finished; quell'uomo sarà la tua rovina, that man will be your downfall; conosco il mio uomo, I know my man; non muoverti o sei un uomo morto!, don't move or you are a dead man!; un uomo che sa quello che vuole, a man who knows what he wants // è già un uomo fatto, he is quite a man now; farsi uomo, to grow up; è un mezzo uomo, he is only half a man // l'uomo nero, ( nel linguaggio infantile) the bogey man // uomo avvisato mezzo salvato, (prov.) forewarned is forearmed // l'uomo propone e Dio dispone, (prov.) man proposes, God disposes.* * *['wɔmo] uomini pl1. sm(gen) manl'uomo — mankind, humanityda o per uomo — (abito, scarpe) men's, for men
parlare da uomo a uomo — to have a man-to-man talk, talk man to man
uomo avvisato mezzo salvato — (Proverbio) forewarned is forearmed
2.* * *l'uomo — humanity, mankind
2) (essere umano) human being, man*, human3) (adulto di sesso maschile) man*per soli uomini — [rivista, spettacolo] men only
da uomo a uomo — as one man to another, as man to man
4) (marito, amante) man*5) (addetto, incaricato) man*6) sport•uomo di lettere — literary man, man of letters
uomo primitivo — early o primitive Man
uomo qualunque — ordinary man, Everyman
••••uomo avvisato mezzo salvato — prov. forewarned is forearmed
Note:Quando uomo / uomini viene usato a indicare gli esseri umani in generale, l'inglese preferisce usare human(s) o human being(s) invece di man / men* * *uomopl. uomini /'wɔmo, 'wɔmini/Quando uomo / uomini viene usato a indicare gli esseri umani in generale, l'inglese preferisce usare human(s) o human being(s) invece di man / men.sostantivo m.1 (genere umano) l'uomo humanity, mankind2 (essere umano) human being, man*, human; diritti dell'uomo human rights3 (adulto di sesso maschile) man*; un uomo fatto a grown man; un brav'uomo a fine man; da uomo [ lavoro] masculine; (virile) manly; abiti da uomo menswear; per soli uomini [rivista, spettacolo] men only; da uomo a uomo as one man to another, as man to man; sii uomo be a man; si è comportato da uomo he took it like a man4 (marito, amante) man*; il suo uomo her man5 (addetto, incaricato) man*; l'uomo del gas the gas man6 sport marcatura a uomo man-to-man marking\uomo d'affari businessman; uomo d'azione man of action; uomo delle caverne caveman; uomo di chiesa man of God; uomo di fatica drudge; uomo di lettere literary man, man of letters; uomo di mare seafaring man; uomo di mondo man-about-town; uomo d'onore man of honour; uomo di paglia man of straw; uomo partita man of the match; uomo politico politician; uomo primitivo early o primitive Man; uomo qualunque ordinary man, Everyman; uomo rana frogman; uomo di scienza scientist; uomo di stato statesman; l'uomo della strada the (ordinary) man in the street. -
6 обувь
жshoes [ʃu:z] pl, boots pl, footwear ['futˌwe:r]де́тская (же́нская, мужска́я) о́бувь — children's (ladies', men's) shoes
рези́новая о́бувь — rubber shoes and boots
моде́льная о́бувь — fashion/dress shoes
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8 uomo
['wɔmo] uomini pl1. sm(gen) manl'uomo — mankind, humanityda o per uomo — (abito, scarpe) men's, for men
parlare da uomo a uomo — to have a man-to-man talk, talk man to man
uomo avvisato mezzo salvato — (Proverbio) forewarned is forearmed
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9 мужская обувь
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10 должность, освобождаемая стариками в случае их отставки или смерти
Phraseological unit: dead men's shoesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > должность, освобождаемая стариками в случае их отставки или смерти
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11 ждать наследства
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12 ждать у моря погоды
1) General subject: kick( one's) heels, look for dead men's shoes (Counting on some advantage to which you will succeed when the present possessor is dead), cool heels, wait in vain for something, wait in vain for smt., sit around and wait indefinitely2) Colloquial: whistle for a wind3) Jargon: be on the hook (томиться неопределённостью)4) Set phrase: let the grass grow under one's feet, indulge in vain hopes, wait for to turn upУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ждать у моря погоды
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13 herresko
plмужска́я о́бувь* * *man's shoe (pl men's shoes). -
14 a aştepta o moştenire
to be waiting for dead men's shoes. -
15 أود رؤية حذاء رجالي.
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16 вилами по воде писано
вилами по (на) воде (по небу, на небе) писаноразг.it may or may not come off; it's none so sure; it's not certain yet; cf. it is still quite <up> in the air; it is a castle in the air; it is waiting for dead men's shoesВ решении, как мне быть и что делать, деньги не помогут. Лишняя тысяча рублей не решит вопроса, а сто тысяч - на небе вилами писаны. (А. Чехов, Письмо А. С. Суворину, 27 октября 1888 г.) — Money will not help me to decide what I am to do and how I am to act. An extra thousand roubles will not settle matters, and a hundred thousand is a castle in the air.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вилами по воде писано
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17 всё это буки
прост., уст.that's all talk; it is still quite in the air; cf. it is waiting for dead men's shoesРисположенский.
...Заслужу, Лазарь Елизарыч, когда-нибудь сквитаемся. Подхалюзин....Всё это буки-с. Улита едет, да когда-то она будет. (А. Островский, Свои люди - сочтёмся) — Rispolozhensky....I'll work it off, Lazar Elizarych; we'll be quits sometime or other. Podkhalyuzin....That's all talk, sir. The snail keeps going, and sometime she'll get there! -
18 Χῖαι
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19 warten, bis eine Stelle frei wird
Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > warten, bis eine Stelle frei wird
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20 мужская бальная туфля
Men's ballroom shoes имя существительное:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > мужская бальная туфля
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