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1 room\ to\ swing\ a\ cat
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2 no room to swing a cat
очень тесно; ≈ повернуться негде; см. тж. you cannot swing a cat...he was perfectly charmed with his accommodation. Mrs. Crupp had indignantly assured him that there wasn't room to swing a cat there; but as Mr. Dick Justly observed to me sitting down on the foot of the bed, nursing his leg, ‘You know, Trotwood, I don't want to swing a cat. I never do swing a cat. Therefore, what does that signify to me!’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘David Copperfield’, ch. XXXV) —...мистер Дик был очарован своей комнатой. Правда, миссис Крапп с негодованием объявила ему, что там и кошку негде повесить, но мистер Дик, усевшись на кровать и обхватив ногу руками, справедливо заметил: - Но я совсем не хочу вешать кошку, Тротвуд. Я никогда не вешал кошек. Не понимаю, какое это имеет отношение ко мне!
He found Joe in the liner in a little cabin with three other men where there was not room to swing a cat. (D. Garnett, ‘Beany-Eye’, ch. III) — Он нашел Джо в маленькой каюте лайнера. В ней, кроме Джо, было еще трое, так что негде было повернуться.
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oчeнь тecнo; пoвepнутьcя нeгдeHe found Joe in the liner in a little cabin with three other men where there was not room to swing a cat (D. Garnett) -
4 no room to swing a cat
яблоку негде упасть; негде повернутьсяBut you can't possibly live and work in this tiny flat. There isn't enough room to swing a cat.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > no room to swing a cat
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5 not room to swing a cat
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > not room to swing a cat
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6 no room to swing a cat
1) Общая лексика: негде повернуться, очень тесно, повернуться негде, яблоку негде упасть2) Дипломатический термин: здесь повернуться негде-такая теснотаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > no room to swing a cat
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7 no room to swing a cat in
Общая лексика: повернуться негде, яблоку негде упастьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > no room to swing a cat in
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אין מקום יותר* * *◙ רתוי םוקמ ןיא◄ -
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10 not room to swing a cat
avuç içi kadar yer -
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12 no room to swing a cat
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13 no room to swing a cat
nav kur apgriezties -
14 no room to swing a cat
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16 No room to swing a cat in
Повернуться негде. Яблоку негде упастьDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > No room to swing a cat in
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17 there's not enough room to swing a cat in here
no cabe ni un alfilerEnglish-spanish dictionary > there's not enough room to swing a cat in here
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18 there’s not enough room to swing a cat
there’s not enough room to swing a catnão cabe mais nem um alfinete neste lugar.English-Portuguese dictionary > there’s not enough room to swing a cat
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19 there's not enough room to swing a cat in
English-Dutch dictionary > there's not enough room to swing a cat in
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20 no room to swing a cat, no room to turn in, no room to move
Общая лексика: негде повернутьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > no room to swing a cat, no room to turn in, no room to move
См. также в других словарях:
room to swing a cat — A minimum of space • • • Main Entry: ↑cat … Useful english dictionary
room to swing a cat — (not) room to swing a cat informal if there is not room to swing a cat in a place, that place is very small. There isn t room to swing a cat in the third room, it s so tiny. Get a sofa in the living room? You ll be lucky there isn t room to swing … New idioms dictionary
not room to swing a cat — (not) room to swing a cat informal if there is not room to swing a cat in a place, that place is very small. There isn t room to swing a cat in the third room, it s so tiny. Get a sofa in the living room? You ll be lucky there isn t room to swing … New idioms dictionary
no room to swing a cat — no (or not) room to swing a cat humorous used in reference to a very confined space Origin: cat in the sense ‘cat o nine tails’ * * * no room to swing a ˈcat idiom (informal) when sb says there s no room to swing a cat, they mea … Useful english dictionary
no room to swing a cat — ► no room to swing a cat humorous a very confined space. [ORIGIN: cat in the sense «cat o nine tails».] Main Entry: ↑room … English terms dictionary
not enough room to swing a cat — If a room is very small, you can say that there isn t enough room to swing a cat in it … The small dictionary of idiomes
no (or not) room to swing a cat — humorous used in reference to a very confined space. [cat in the sense cat o nine tails .] → room … English new terms dictionary
not enough room to swing a cat — informal phrase used for saying that a room is very small and there is not enough space to live comfortably in it Thesaurus: words that describe buildings or rooms and parts of buildingshyponym farm buildings and structures where animals are… … Useful english dictionary
not enough room to swing a cat — If a room is very small, you can say that there isn t enough room to swing a cat in it. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Not enough room to swing a cat — If a room is very small, you can say that there isn t enough room to swing a cat in it … Dictionary of English idioms
not enough room to swing a cat — tv. very crowded or cramped; [of a room] small, □ It’s really crowded in here. Not enough room to swing a cat … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions