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121 ни в дудочку, ни в сопёлочку
уст., прост., неодобр., пренебр.cf. neither fish nor flesh < nor good red herring>; neither fish, flesh nor fowl- Только слава, что купец, а купец-то этот ни в дудочку ни в сопёлочку. (А. Левитов, Накануне Христова дня) — 'Merchant my foot. This merchant is neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни в дудочку, ни в сопёлочку
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122 nici albă, nici neagră
1. ( nehotărât) shilly-shallyblowing hot and coldneither off nor onhum and haw.2. neither fish nor flesh (nor good red herring)neither fish, flesh nor fowlbetwixt and between. 3. ( pe neaşteptate) unexpectedlywithout noticeunawareslike a thunderbolt.v. şi \nici albă, nici neagră una \nici albă, nici neagră alta. 4. ( fără ceremonie) without much / more ado / ceremonyunceremoniously. -
123 Ни рыба, ни мясо
Someone is a mediocre man with no strong will or intelligence У or.:Ни рыба, ни мясо, ни кафтан, ни рясаCf: Neither fish, flesh, nor fowl (Am.). Neither fish, nor flesh, nor good ed herring (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Ни рыба, ни мясо
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124 ни рыба ни мясо
[ni ryba ni m'aso] Neither fish nor meat. A mediocre person. Cf. Neither fish, flesh nor fowl.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > ни рыба ни мясо
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125 frigati
vt impf cul - pržiti I fig ni -n ni pečen neither fish nor flesh nor fowl; neither here nor there -
126 fugl
sg - fuglen, pl - fugleпти́ца ж••hvérken fugl éller fisk — погов. ни ры́ба ни мя́со
* * ** * *(en -e) bird;(omtr) veal olives;[ gadens løse fugle] the women of the street;[ hverken fugl eller fisk] neither one thing nor the other; neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red herring;[ én fugl i hånden er bedre end ti på taget] a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush;[ jeg har hørt en fugl synge om det] a little bird told me;(fig) the bird had flown;[ det er bedst at lade den fugl flyve] you (etc) had better put that out of your (etc) head; you had better drop that idea;[ hun spiser som en fugl] she eats no more than a sparrow. -
127 ни то, ни сё
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128 ни рыба, ни мясо
General subject: between hay and grass, flesh nor fowl, flesh nor good red herring, neither fish, flesh nor fowl
См. также в других словарях:
neither\ fish\ nor\ fowl — • neither fish nor fowl • neither fish, flesh, nor fowl Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone or something odd or hard to understand. The man is neither fish nor fowl; he… … Словарь американских идиом
Neither fish nor fowl — Fish Fish, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh [e^]z), or collectively, {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neither fish nor fowl — Something or someone that is neither fish nor fowl doesn t really fit into any one group … The small dictionary of idiomes
neither fish nor fowl — phrasal : one that does not belong to a definite class, party, or category : a nondescript person or thing; also : a person without convictions : trimmer often used in the phrase neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring * * * neither fish nor… … Useful english dictionary
neither fish nor fowl — also[neither fish, flesh, nor fowl] Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone or something odd or hard to understand. * /The man is neither fish nor fowl; he votes Democrat or … Dictionary of American idioms
neither fish nor fowl — also[neither fish, flesh, nor fowl] Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone or something odd or hard to understand. * /The man is neither fish nor fowl; he votes Democrat or … Dictionary of American idioms
neither fish nor fowl — Something or someone that is neither fish nor fowl doesn t really fit into any one group. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** People or things that are difficult to classify because they are neither one thing nor another are neither fish… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
neither fish nor fowl — not clearly separated, a little of both Our experiment produced a being that was neither fish nor fowl … English idioms
neither fish nor fowl — something that does not belong to a definite group I don t know where we should put those books in the library. They are neither fish nor fowl … Idioms and examples
Neither fish nor fowl — Something or someone that is neither fish nor fowl doesn t really fit into any one group … Dictionary of English idioms
neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring — anything not belonging to a particular class or category; indefinite; indeterminate; to be hesitant or undecided; having no specific characteristics; neither one thing nor the other. May appear as neither fish nor good red herring, neither fish… … Dictionary of ichthyology