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1 more often than not
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2 more often than not
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3 more luck than (good) management
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4 more often than not
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5 more kin than kind
≈ хоть родной, да недобрый [изменённое шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]King: "...But now, my cousin Hamlet, and my son, -" Hamlet (aside): "A little more than kin and less than kind." (W. Shakespeare, ‘Hamlet’, act I, sc. 2) — Король: "...Ну как наш Гамлет, близкий сердцу сын?" Гамлет (в сторону): "И даже слишком близкий, к сожаленью. " (перевод Б. Пастернака)
These rooks were usually accompanied by two or three... crows - a bird of so ill-repute... the rooks must think... that this frequent visitor and attendant of theirs is more kin than kind. (W. H. Hudson, ‘Birds in a Village’, Kenk) — Этих грачей обычно сопровождали две-три вороны... это птица с очень плохой репутацией... грачи, должно быть, думают... что вороны, их частые гости и попутчики, хоть и близкая родня, но не добрая.
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6 more dead than alive
полумёртвый, смертельно усталый (не смешивать с русск. ни жив ни мёртв)He staggered into the "Coach and Horses" more dead than alive, and flung his portmanteau down. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 1) — Он вошел в трактир "Кучер и кони", еле передвигая ноги от холода и усталости, и бросил чемодан на пол.
The boat was small and the sea was rough. Mr. Satterthwaite was decanted at Ajaccio in the early hours of the morning more dead than alive. (A. Christie, ‘The Mysterious Mr. Quin’, ‘The World's End’) — Лодка была маленькая, а море бурное. Мистера Саттертуайта высадили в Аяччо рано утром. Он чувствовал себя смертельно усталым.
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7 more dead than alive
пoлумёpтвый, cмepтeльнo уcтaлый (нe cмeшивaть c pуccк. ни жив ни мёpтв)It wasn't till the early hours of the morning that a policeman found him lying, more dead than alive, in the side street where he had been beaten up. The boat was small and the sea was rough. Mr. Satterthwaite was decanted at Apaccio in the early hours of the morning more dead than alive (A. Christie) -
8 more holy than the Pope
Пословица: быть святее папы римского ("More holy than the Pope" denotes s.o. who is trying to seem better than he is)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > more holy than the Pope
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9 more heat than light
Идиоматическое выражение: пустая болтовня (The meeting that was held to discuss the problem generated more heat than light. Встреча, которая состоялась для обсуждения проблемы, вылилась в пустую болтовню.), одни разговоры, пустой трёп -
10 more long than wide
Общая лексика: вытянутый в длину (They have flattened bodies that are more long than wide.) -
11 more wide than long
Общая лексика: вытянутый в ширину (Since the map is more wide than long, it feels smaller.) -
12 more often than not
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13 more kicks than halfpence
"больше тумаков, чем монет"; больше неприятностей, чем выгодыYou know, we critics get more kicks than halfpence. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Colonel's Lady’) — Мы, критики, знаете ли, зарабатываем больше неприятностей, чем денег.
The working-man... gets all kicks and no halfpence. But it's labour produce everything. (J. Joyce, ‘Dubliners’, ‘Ivy Day in the Committee Room’) — Рабочему человеку... гроша ломаного не перепадет, а ведь все производится его трудом.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > more kicks than halfpence
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14 more offers than enquiries
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > more offers than enquiries
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15 more often than not
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > more often than not
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16 more offers than enquiries
предложение превышает спросАнгло-русский словарь экономических терминов > more offers than enquiries
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17 more good than harm: a first principle for environmental agencies and reviewing courts
Макаров: "больше пользы, чем вреда": первый принцип природоохранных органов и кассационных судовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > more good than harm: a first principle for environmental agencies and reviewing courts
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18 More times than not
Общая лексика: зачастую -
19 more ass than Jessie
Табуированная лексика: толстозадый -
20 more dead than alive
1) Общая лексика: ни жив ни мёртв, смертельно уставший, смертельно усталый, ужасно усталый, еле живой
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