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61 если бы да кабы, да во рту росли грибы, то был бы не рот, а целый огород
Set phrase: if ifs and ans were pots and pans, there'd be no trade for tinkers, if my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my uncle (used to mean: you indulge in wishful thinking, it can't be so)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > если бы да кабы, да во рту росли грибы, то был бы не рот, а целый огород
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62 Кабы бабушка не бабушка, так была б она дедушкой
See Если бы, да кабы, да во рту росли грибы, тогда бы был не рот, а целый огород (Е)Cf: If "ifs" and "ands" were pots and pans /, there would be no need for tinkers (tinkers' hands)/ (Am.). If my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my uncle (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Кабы бабушка не бабушка, так была б она дедушкой
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63 Кабы не плешь, так бы не голо
See Если бы, да кабы, да во рту росли грибы, тогда бы был не рот, а целый огород (Е)Cf: If "ifs" and "ands" were pots and pans /there would be no need for tinkers/ (Am.). If my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my uncle (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Кабы не плешь, так бы не голо
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64 nenek
grandmother* * *grandmother* * *grandmother, great-aunt; (in some regions) grandfather, great-uncle; respectful term of reference and address (esp. as 'nek') for elderly persons (esp. women) and, in some areas, dangerous wild animals, e.g. tigers, etc -
65 dacă badea ar avea cosiţe i s-ar zice lele
if my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my unclepigs might flyif ifs and ands were pots and pans.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > dacă badea ar avea cosiţe i s-ar zice lele
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66 a bottomless pit
≈ бездонная бочка; см. тж. the bottomless pitAunt Rebecca drew the checks, uncle Samuel connived with a shrug; it was money thrown into a bottomless pit, and he knew it. (Ch. Reade, ‘Good Stories’, ‘There's Many a Slip 'Twixt the Cup and the Lip’) — Тетя Ребекка получала деньги по чекам, а дядя Самьюэл только пожимал плечами. Он хорошо знал: это все равно что бросать деньги в бездонную бочку.
The attempt to solve traffic congestion merely by spending money on roads is a bottomless pit. — Решать проблему заторов уличного движения только путем затрат на ремонт и строительство дорог означает, что этим затратам конца не будет.
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67 evil communications corrupt good manners
посл.худые сообщества развращают добрые нравы; ≈ с кем поведёшься, от того и наберёшься [этим. библ. 1 Corinthians XV, 33]My aunt said I'd be wanting to go to the coal merchant's next, and my uncle said: ‘Evil communications corrupt good manners.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Cakes and Ale’, ch. III) — Тетя сказала, что этак я потом захочу бывать у торговца углем, а дядя добавил: "С кем поведешься, от того и наберешься"
Large English-Russian phrasebook > evil communications corrupt good manners
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68 nenek
grandmother, great-aunt. 2 k.r(In some regions) grandfather, great-uncle. 3 respectful term of reference and address k.r(esp. as nek) for elderly persons k.r(esp. women) and, in some areas, dangerous wild animals, e.g. tigers, etc. -
69 زوجة
زَوْجَة \ wife. \ زَوْجَة (صاحب البيت) \ housewife: a woman who works at home for her family, cleaning, cooking, etc., esp. one who does not work outside the home. wife: a woman to whom a man is married. \ زَوْجَةُ الابْن \ daughter-in-law: a son’s wife. \ زَوْجَةُ الأخ \ sister-in-law: one’s brother’s wife. \ زَوْجَةُ أمير \ princess: a prince’s wife. \ زَوْجَةُ العَمّ أَو الخَال \ aunt: the sister of one’s mother or father or the wife of one’s uncle. \ زَوْجَةُ لُورْد أو فارس (لقب إنجليزي) \ lady: (as a title) the wife of a Lord or of a Knight: The lord and Lady Mountbatten; Sir Winston and Lady Churchill. \ زَوْجَةُ مَلِك \ queen: the wife of a king. \ See Also ملكة (مَلِكَة) -
70 Г-67
ДЁЛАТЬ/СДЁЛАТЬ СТРАШНЫЕ ГЛАЗА (СТРАШНОЕ ЛИЦб) coll VP subj: human usu. this WO to express one's fear, relay a warning to s.o., alert s.o. to some threat etc through the look in one's eyes or on one's faceX сделал страшные глаза - X gave (person Y) a look (a glance) of warningX gave (person Y) a warning look (glance) X gave (person Y) a menacing (dreadful) look X darted a dreadful look (at person or thing Y) X made a terrifying face.Хозяин переводил и, делая страшные глаза, косился на щелкающую камчу, но дядя Сандро предпочёл не заметить намёка (Искандер 3). The host translated, darting dreadful looks at the flicking quirt, but Uncle Sandro preferred not to take the hint (3a).(Надя (вбегает):) Тётя Таня, он глуп, этот поручик!.. И он, должно быть, бьёт солдат... Кричит, делает страшное лицо... (Горький 1). IN.:) Aunt Tanya, he's a fool, that Lieutenant. And he probably beats the soldiers. He shouts, makes terrifying faces... (1a). -
71 Д-281
НА ДОРОГУ PrepP Invar adv1. поесть, выпить, закурить \Д-281 (to eat, drink sth., have a smoke) before setting out on a trip: (have a bite (a cigarette etc)) before going (hitting the road)(have a bite (have one, left have one etc)) for the road.Тетя Зина сказала, что дядю Сашу надо отвести домой... Мы выпили на дорогу (Кожевников 1). Aunt Zina said that Uncle Sasha had better be taken home....We had a drink for the road (1a).2. to be used on a trip, while travelingfor the (one's) trip (journey)....Он вынул бумажник и спросил, не нужно ли мне денег на дорогу (Герцен 1)....Не took out his notecase and asked if I did not need some money for the journey (1a). -
72 делать страшное лицо
• ДЕЛАТЬ/СДЕЛАТЬ СТРАШНЫЕ ГЛАЗА < СТРАШНОЕ ЛИЦО> coll[VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]=====⇒ to express one's fear, relay a warning to s.o., alert s.o. to some threat etc through the look in one's eyes or on one's face:- X made a terrifying face.♦ Хозяин переводил и, делая страшные глаза, косился на щелкающую камчу, но дядя Сандро предпочёл не заметить намёка (Искандер 3). The host translated, darting dreadful looks at the flicking quirt, but Uncle Sandro preferred not to take the hint (3a).♦ [Надя (вбегает):] Тётя Таня, он глуп, этот поручик!.. И он, должно быть, бьёт солдат... Кричит, делает страшное лицо... (Горький 1). [N.:] Aunt Tanya, he's a fool, that Lieutenant. And he probably beats the soldiers. He shouts, makes terrifying faces... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > делать страшное лицо
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73 делать страшные глаза
• ДЕЛАТЬ/СДЕЛАТЬ СТРАШНЫЕ ГЛАЗА < СТРАШНОЕ ЛИЦО> coll[VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]=====⇒ to express one's fear, relay a warning to s.o., alert s.o. to some threat etc through the look in one's eyes or on one's face:- X made a terrifying face.♦ Хозяин переводил и, делая страшные глаза, косился на щелкающую камчу, но дядя Сандро предпочёл не заметить намёка (Искандер 3). The host translated, darting dreadful looks at the flicking quirt, but Uncle Sandro preferred not to take the hint (3a).♦ [Надя (вбегает):] Тётя Таня, он глуп, этот поручик!.. И он, должно быть, бьёт солдат... Кричит, делает страшное лицо... (Горький 1). [N.:] Aunt Tanya, he's a fool, that Lieutenant. And he probably beats the soldiers. He shouts, makes terrifying faces... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > делать страшные глаза
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74 сделать страшное лицо
• ДЕЛАТЬ/СДЕЛАТЬ СТРАШНЫЕ ГЛАЗА < СТРАШНОЕ ЛИЦО> coll[VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]=====⇒ to express one's fear, relay a warning to s.o., alert s.o. to some threat etc through the look in one's eyes or on one's face:- X made a terrifying face.♦ Хозяин переводил и, делая страшные глаза, косился на щелкающую камчу, но дядя Сандро предпочёл не заметить намёка (Искандер 3). The host translated, darting dreadful looks at the flicking quirt, but Uncle Sandro preferred not to take the hint (3a).♦ [Надя (вбегает):] Тётя Таня, он глуп, этот поручик!.. И он, должно быть, бьёт солдат... Кричит, делает страшное лицо... (Горький 1). [N.:] Aunt Tanya, he's a fool, that Lieutenant. And he probably beats the soldiers. He shouts, makes terrifying faces... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сделать страшное лицо
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75 сделать страшные глаза
• ДЕЛАТЬ/СДЕЛАТЬ СТРАШНЫЕ ГЛАЗА < СТРАШНОЕ ЛИЦО> coll[VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]=====⇒ to express one's fear, relay a warning to s.o., alert s.o. to some threat etc through the look in one's eyes or on one's face:- X made a terrifying face.♦ Хозяин переводил и, делая страшные глаза, косился на щелкающую камчу, но дядя Сандро предпочёл не заметить намёка (Искандер 3). The host translated, darting dreadful looks at the flicking quirt, but Uncle Sandro preferred not to take the hint (3a).♦ [Надя (вбегает):] Тётя Таня, он глуп, этот поручик!.. И он, должно быть, бьёт солдат... Кричит, делает страшное лицо... (Горький 1). [N.:] Aunt Tanya, he's a fool, that Lieutenant. And he probably beats the soldiers. He shouts, makes terrifying faces... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сделать страшные глаза
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76 на дорогу
[PrepP; Invar; adv]=====1. поесть, выпить, закурить на дорогу (to eat, drink sth., have a smoke) before setting out on a trip:- (have a bite <a cigarette etc>) before going (hitting the road);- (have a bite <have one, let's have one etc>) for the road.♦ Тётя Зина сказала, что дядю Сашу надо отвести домой... Мы выпили на дорогу (Кожевников 1). Aunt Zina said that Uncle Sasha had better be taken home....We had a drink for the road (1a).2. to be used on a trip, while traveling:- for the (one's) trip (journey).♦...Он вынул бумажник и спросил, не нужно ли мне денег на дорогу (Герцен 1)....He took out his notecase and asked if I did not need some money for the journey (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на дорогу
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77 świetnie
Ⅰ adv. [czuć się, trzymać się] great pot.- świetnie jeździsz na nartach you’re an excellent skier- świetnie wyglądała w nowej sukience she looked great in the new dress- jemu się świetnie powodzi he is doing great- świetnie, że jesteś it’s great that you’re hereⅡ inter. excellent!, great!- świetnie, brawo, doskonała odpowiedź! great, bravo an excellent answer!* * *advona świetnie gotuje/gra — she's an excellent cook/player
* * *adv.great, splendidly; czuć się świetnie feel great; świetnie się bawić have a great time, have a whale of a time; świetnie wyglądać look great; świetnie cię rozumiem I understand you only too well; świetnie nam idzie we're doing great; moja ciocia i wujek świetnie gotują my aunt and uncle are excellent cooks; świetnie! great!; no to świetnie! t. iron. that's just great!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > świetnie
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78 ♦ great
♦ great /greɪt/A a.1 grande; grosso; grave; importante; nobile e generoso; forte; intenso: a great painter, un grande pittore; a great loss, una grave perdita; a great friend of mine, un mio grande amico; a great occasion, un'occasione importante3 (fam.) divertente; eccellente; magnifico; meraviglioso: That's great!, (è) fantastico!; Wouldn't it be great if I could go abroad?, non sarebbe meraviglioso se io potessi andare all'estero?; It was great to hear your voice again on the phone, mi ha fatto un immenso piacere risentirti al telefono NOTA D'USO: - bello e beautiful-4 eminente; famoso; insigne; ( con i nomi di re, papa, ecc.) grande, magno: great Victorians, uomini famosi dell'età vittoriana; Alexander the Great, Alessandro Magno; Peter the Great, Pietro il Grande5 (fam.) abile; bravo; bravissimo (a fare qc.): She's great at playing the piano, è bravissima a suonare il pianoforteB n.1 (spec. al pl.) grande; personaggio illustre2 (al pl.) (fam.) – the Greats, gli esami finali per la laurea in discipline umanistiche ( a Oxford e Cambridge)C avv.(fam.) alla grande; benissimo; al meglio: ( tennis, calcio, ecc.) He's not playing great today, oggi non sta giocando al meglio● great and small, grandi e piccoli; (uomini) importanti e di poco conto □ (zool.) great ape, scimmia antropomorfa □ the Great Assize (o the Great Day, the Great Inquest), il Giudizio Universale □ (zool.) great auk ► auk □ great-aunt, prozia □ (astron.) the Great Bear, l'Orsa Maggiore □ the great beyond, l'aldilà □ great big (agg.), grandissimo; enorme; grande e grosso: a great big man, un omone (grande e grosso); We travelled on a great big plane, abbiamo viaggiato su un aereo enorme □ (geogr.) Great Britain, la Gran Bretagna NOTE DI CULTURA: Great Britain: in senso geografico è l'isola che comprende la Scozia, il Galles, e l'Inghilterra, mentre nel contesto politico è sinonimo di Regno Unito (cfr. United Kingdom, sotto united, e British Isles, sotto British) □ great circle, ( geodesia) gran circolo; (geom.) cerchio massimo ( di una sfera) □ (naut.) great-circle, ortodromico: great-circle track, rotta ortodromica □ (zool.) Great Dane, alano; danese ( cane) □ a great deal (of), molto; un bel po' (di): He has a great deal of money, ha molto denaro; He's a great deal better, sta molto meglio □ (econ., stor.) the Great Depression, la Grande Depressione (grave crisi economica iniziata negli USA nell'ottobre del 1929 ed estesasi rapidamente al resto del mondo) □ great divide, (geogr.) spartiacque continentale; (fam. USA) divorzio □ a great eater, uno che mangia molto; un mangione □ (stor.) the Great Fire of London, il Grande Incendio di Londra NOTE DI CULTURA: Great Fire of London: è il terribile incendio che nel 1666 distrusse gran parte della ► «City of London» (► city, def. 3), tra cui l'antica cattedrale di S. Paolo. Le vittime, fortunatamente, furono solo quattro. L'incendio si sprigionò in Pudding Lane, vicino al London Bridge, dove fu poi eretta, ed esiste tuttora, una colonna commemorativa chiamata The Monument ( il monumento) □ (stor.) the Great Game, il Grande Gioco □ Great God!, Dio buono! □ great-grandchild, pronipote ( di nonni) □ great-granddaughter, pronipote ( femmina, di nonni) □ great-grandfather, bisnonno, bisavolo □ great-grandmother, bisnonna, bisavola □ great-grandparent, bisnonno, bisnonna □ great-grandson, pronipote ( maschio, di nonni) □ great-great-grandfather, trisavolo □ great-great-grandmother, trisavola □ great gross, dodici grosse ( cioè 12 volte 144 unità) □ (fam.) a great guy, un tipo eccezionale; un tipo in gamba □ great-hearted, che ha un gran cuore; magnanimo; nobile e generoso □ great-heartedness, magnanimità; generosità □ (zool.) great-horned owl ( Bubo virginianus), gufo della Virginia □ great house, casa principale, più grande delle altre ( in un paese) □ (geogr.) the Great Lakes, i Grandi Laghi ( tra gli USA e il Canada) □ a great many, moltissimi, moltissime □ (bot.) great mullein = Aaron's rod ► Aaron □ great-nephew, pronipote ( maschio, di zii) □ great-niece, pronipote ( femmina, di zii) □ (fam.) to be great on st., essere appassionato di qc.; avere il pallino di qc. □ to be a great one for, avere la passione di: He's a great one for do-it-yourself, ha la passione del fai da te □ (mus.) great organ, grand'organo □ Great Paul, la campana della chiesa di San Paolo ( a Londra) □ (stor.) the Great Plague ( of London), la Grande Peste (di Londra) ( 1664-65) □ (tipogr.) great primer, corpo 18 □ the Great Seal, il sigillo ufficiale ( di uno stato) □ the great staircase, la scala principale □ great thoughts, pensieri nobili, elevati □ (zool.) great tit ( Parus major), cinciallegra □ (anat.) great toe, alluce; dito grosso del piede □ (stor.) the Great Train Robbery, la Grande Rapina del Treno ( 1963) □ great-uncle, prozio □ (geogr.) the Great Wall of China, la Grande Muraglia Cinese □ (stor.) the Great War, la Grande Guerra ( 1914-18) □ a great while, molto (o un bel po' di) tempo □ (zool., Carcharodon carcharias) great white ( shark), squalo bianco □ (arc. o lett.) great with child, incinta □ the great world, il gran mondo; la società elegante; l'aristocrazia □ (astron.) great year, grande anno ( circa 25 800 anni) □ (bot.) greater celandine ( Chelidonium majus), celidonia; erba da porri □ Greater London, la Grande Londra; Londra e i sobborghi NOTE DI CULTURA: Greater London: è la zona amministrativa che comprende la ► «City of London» (► city, def. 3) e 32 distretti detti boroughs: copre circa 1700 kilometri quadrati e ha oltre sette milioni di abitanti □ (mat.) greatest common divisor, massimo comun divisore □ to live to a great age, vivere fino a tarda età □ (fam.) I don't feel too great today, oggi non mi sento in forma NOTA D'USO: - big, grand, great o large?-. -
79 great
great [greɪt]1. adjectivea. (in size, importance) grand• the greatest names in football/poetry les plus grands noms du football/de la poésie• you were great! tu as été sensationnel ! (inf)• he's the greatest! il est formidable !• that's great! c'est super ! (inf)c. ( = enthusiastic) he's a great angler il est passionné de pêche2. adverba. ( = excellently) super bien (inf)3. exclamation4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED KINGDOMDans l'usage courant, il est fréquent d'employer les mots Britain ou England pour désigner l'ensemble du Royaume-Uni, mais cet usage est impropre.La Grande-Bretagne, Great Britain ou Britain en anglais, est, strictement parlant, un terme géographique. Il désigne la plus grande des îles Britanniques et englobe donc l'Écosse et le pays de Galles. Avec l'Irlande, l'île de Man et les îles Anglo-Normandes, la Grande-Bretagne constitue les îles Britanniques ou British Isles, qui sont également une notion géographique puisqu'elles comprennent deux pays: le Royaume-Uni (capitale: Londres) et la République d'Irlande (capitale: Dublin).Le Royaume-Uni (de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord), en anglais United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) ou UK, est la désignation officielle d'une entité politique. Ses citoyens sont des Britanniques.* * *[greɪt] 1.2.the great — (+ v pl) les grands mpl
1) ( large) [height, speed, majority, object, danger, improvement] grand (before n); [number] grand (before n), important; [increase] fort (before n), important2) ( as intensifier) [excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy] grand (before n); [heat] fort (before n)a great many people — beaucoup de personnes, un grand nombre de personnes
you're a great help! — iron tu m'aides vraiment beaucoup!
3) ( remarkable) [person, name, painting, discovery] grand (before n)4) (colloq) ( excellent) [book, party, weather] génial (colloq), formidable (colloq); [opportunity] formidable (colloq)you look great! — ( healthy) tu as l'air en pleine forme!; ( attractive) tu es superbe!
that dress looks great on you — cette robe est géniale (colloq) sur toi
X is the greatest! — X est génial! (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( talented) génial (colloq), formidable (colloq)to be great at — être un as (colloq) à [tennis, football]
to be great with — être génial (colloq) avec [children, animals]
to be great on — être imbattable (colloq) sur [history, architecture]
6) (colloq) ( inveterate) [worrier, organizer] de première (colloq); [admirer, fan] grand (before n)3.(colloq) adverb•• -
80 oboj|e
num. mult. both- oboje dzieci both (the) children, both of the children- często myślę o nich obojgu I often think of them both- fotografia obojga wujostwa a photo of one’s/sb’s aunt and uncleThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > oboj|e
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