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1 Я-13
ЗЛОЙ ЯЗЫК NP sing only)1. \Я-13 чей, когоNP sing only) a person's habit of saying unkind, mocking etc things at the expense of s.o. or sth.: malicious (spiteful, vicious, evil, sharp etc) tongue.Так как никому не было пощады, то никто особенно не сердился на злой язык доктора (Герцен 1). Since no one was spared, по one particularly resented the doctor's spiteful tongue (1a)....Его обыкновенная угрюмость, крутой нрав и злой язык имели сильное влияние на молодые наши умы (Пушкин 3)....His habitual sullenness, acrimonious temper, and sharp tongue made a strong impression on our young minds (3a).2. \Я-13- у когоVP subj. with copula) s.o. speaks in an unkind, mocking, sarcastic manner: у X-a злой язык - X has a malicious (spiteful, vicious, evil etc) tongue X is evil-tongued.У него был злой язык: под вывескою его эпиграммы не один добряк прослыл пошлым дураком (Лермонтов 1). Не had a malicious tongue, and, branded by his epigrams, more than one good soul came to be regarded as a vulgar fool (1b). -
2 злой язык
[NP; sing only]=====⇒ a person's habit of saying unkind, mocking etc things at the expense of s.o. or sth.:- malicious <spiteful, vicious, evil, sharp etc> tongue.♦ Так как никому не было пощады, то никто особенно не сердился на злой язык доктора (Герцен 1). Since no one was spared, no one particularly resented the doctor's spiteful tongue (1a).♦...Его обыкновенная угрюмость, крутой нрав и злой язык имели сильное влияние на молодые наши умы (Пушкин 3)....His habitual sullenness, acrimonious temper, and sharp tongue made a strong impression on our young minds (3a).2. у кого [VPsubj with copula] s.o. speaks in an unkind, mocking, sarcastic manner: у X-a злой язык ≈ X has a malicious <spiteful, vicious, evil etc> tongue; X is evil-tongued.♦ У него был злой язык: под вывескою его эпиграммы не один добряк прослыл пошлым дураком (Лермонтов 1). He had a malicious tongue, and, branded by his epigrams, more than one good soul came to be regarded as a vulgar fool (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > злой язык
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3 О-147
НИ В ЧЁМ СЕБЕ НЕ ОТКАЗЫВАТЬ VP, subj: human not to limit o.s. in anything, to live in grand styleX ни в чём себе не отказывает - X denies himself nothingX does not refuse himself anything X spares no expense to gratify his fancies (desires etc) (in limited contexts) X doesn't have to deny (to refuse) himself anything.Там у ней (Одинцовой) был великолепный, отлично убранный дом, прекрасный сад с оранжереями: покойный Одинцов ни в чём себе не отказывал (Тургенев 2). There she (Mme Odin-tsov) was mistress of a magnificent, excellently appointed house with a beautiful garden and conservatories: the late Odintsov had denied himself nothing (2e). There she (Mme Odintsov) had a magnificent, splendidly furnished house and a beautiful garden, with conservatories, her late husband had spared no expense to gratify his fancies (2b)....Губернские дамы... всё-таки были не более как чиновницы, какие-нибудь председательши, командирши и советницы, родившиеся и воспитывавшиеся в четвёртых этажах петербургских казённых домов и только недавно, очень недавно, получившие понятие о комфорте и о том, что такое значит «ни в чём себе не отказывать» (Салтыков-Щедрин 2)....Our provincial ladies...were after all only the wives and daughters of civil servants, a wife of some departmental president or of the commanding officer of the local garrison or of some councillor, all born and educated on some fourth story of a Petersburg government building, who had obtained their ideas of comfort only very recently, since it was only quite recently that they had really understood the meaning of the phrase, "not to have to deny oneself anything" (2a). -
4 ни в чем себе не отказывать
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ not to limit o.s. in anything, to live in grand style:- X spares no expense to gratify his fancies <desires etc>;- [in limited contexts] X doesn't have to deny < to refuse> himself anything.♦ Там у ней [Одинцовой] был великолепный, отлично убранный дом, прекрасный сад с оранжереями: покойный Одинцов ни в чём себе не отказывал (Тургенев 2). There she [Mme Odintsov] was mistress of a magnificent, excellently appointed house with a beautiful garden and conservatories: the late Odintsov had denied himself nothing (2e). There she [Mme Odintsov] had a magnificent, splendidly furnished house and a beautiful garden, with conservatories; her late husband had spared no expense to gratify his fancies (2b).♦...Губернские дамы... всё-таки были не более как чиновницы, какие-нибудь председательши, командирши и советницы, родившиеся и воспитывавшиеся в четвёртых этажах петербургских казённых домов и только недавно, очень недавно, получившие понятие о комфорте и о том, что такое значит "ни в чём себе не отказывать" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2)....Our provincial ladies...were after all only the wives and daughters of civil servants, a wife of some departmental president or of the commanding officer of the local garrison or of some councillor, all bom and educated on some fourth story of a Petersburg government building, who had obtained their ideas of comfort only very recently, since it was only quite recently that they had really understood the meaning of the phrase, "not to have to deny oneself anything" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни в чем себе не отказывать
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5 В-318
САМОЕ ВРЕМЯ NP Invar usu. impers predic with быть» foil. by infin fixed WO(it is) the appropriate moment (to do sth.): самое время (X-y) делать Y - now is (this might be etc) the right (the perfect, the very, an ideal etc) time (for X) to do Ythis is (that might be etc) the ideal (a perfect etc) moment (for X) to do Y now etc is (just) the time (for X) to do Y the time is right (for X) to do Y if ever there was a time (for X) to do Y, this is it....Я уезжаю с Юркой на юг! Он сказал вчера, что мы с ним поедем. Если меня отпустят... И если - самое главное! -тетя Муза разрешит мне. Я вчера робела поговорить с тётей Музой. А сейчас мы обе торопимся на работу и самое время поговорить (Михайловская 1).... Yuri and I are going to the south! He told me yesterday that we would go. If they will let me off....And if - most important of all - Aunt Musa gives me her permission. Yesterday I hesitated to talk to Aunt Musa. Now we are both in a hurry to go to work and this might be the right time to talk (1a).Все студенческие пять лет мечтал он прочесть заветную эту книгу («Капитал») и не раз брал её в институтской библиотеке...но никогда не оставалось времени... И даже когда проходили политэкономию, самое время было читать «Капитал» - преподаватель отговаривал: «Утонете!» (Солженицын 12). All the five years that he had been a student, he had dreamt of reading this cherished book (Das Kapitat). He had borrowed it time and again from the university library...but he had never managed to find the time.... Even when they were doing political economy, the very time to read Das /Capital, the lecturer had advised them against it-"It's too much for you" (12a).Тут бы, конечно, самое время сиониста зацапать и передать в руки закона... (Войнович 6). This, of course, was the ideal moment to seize the Zionist and deliver him into the hands of the law (6a).Когда общественной жизни нет... тогда самое время удариться в мистику (Войнович 1). When there is no public life...that's the time to get hooked on mysticism (1a).Я заказывал. Я не скупился. Коньяк - так «Отборный», прекрасно. Не время мне было скупиться и зажимать монету. Самое время было разойтись вовсю (Аксенов 2). I did the ordering. I spared no expense. Cognac-"Select," the best. This was no time for me to scrimp and save. If ever there was a time to go all out, this was it (2a). -
6 самое время
[NP; Invar; usu. impers predic with быть; foll. by infin; fixed WO]=====⇒ (it is) the appropriate moment (to do sth.):- самое время (X-y) делать Y - now is (this might be etc) the right (the perfect, the very, an ideal etc) time (for X) to do Y;- this is (that might be etc) the ideal (a perfect etc) moment (for X) to do Y;- now etc is (just) the time (for X) to do Y;- if ever there was a time (for X) to do Y, this is it.♦...Я уезжаю с Юркой на юг! Он сказал вчера, что мы с ним поедем. Если меня отпустят... И если - самое главное! - тетя Муза разрешит мне. Я вчера робела поговорить с тётей Музой. А сейчас мы обе торопимся на работу и самое время поговорить (Михайловская 1).... Yuri and I are going to the south! He told me yesterday that we would go. If they will let me off....And if - most important of all - Aunt Musa gives me her permission. Yesterday I hesitated to talk to Aunt Musa. Now we are both in a hurry to go to work and this might be the right time to talk (1a).♦ Все студенческие пять лет мечтал он прочесть заветную эту книгу [" Капитал"] и не раз брал её в институтской библиотеке...но никогда не оставалось времени... И даже когда проходили политэкономию, самое время было читать " Капитал" - преподаватель отговаривал: "Утонете!" (Солженицын 12). АН the five years that he had been a student, he had dreamt of reading this cherished book [Das Kapital]. He had borrowed it time and again from the university library...but he had never managed to find the time.... Even when they were doing political economy, the very time to read Das Kapital, the lecturer had advised them against it-"It's too much for you" (12a).♦ Тут бы, конечно, самое время сиониста зацапать и передать в руки закона... (Войнович 6). This, of course, was the ideal moment to seize the Zionist and deliver him into the hands of the law (6a).♦ Когда общественной жизни нет... тогда самое время удариться в мистику (Войнович 1). When there is no public life...that's the time to get hooked on mysticism (1a).♦ Я заказывал. Я не скупился. Коньяк - так "Отборный", прекрасно. Не время мне было скупиться и зажимать монету. Самое время было разойтись вовсю (Аксенов 2). I did the ordering. I spared no expense. Cognac-"Select," the best. This was no time for me to scrimp and save. If ever there was a time to go all out, this was it (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > самое время
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