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1 после дождичка в четверг
1) General subject: at latter Lammas, in a month of Sundays, on (at) the Greek calends, on (at) the Greek kalends, till the cows come home, tomorrow come never, when two Sundays come together, when the cows come home, when it's Christmas in July, when hell freezes over (They will pay us when hell freezes over. Они нам заплатят после дождичка в четверг.)2) Colloquial: a cold day in hell (= никогда)3) Jocular: at the Greek calends, on the Greek calends, on/at the greek calends4) Jargon: until kingdom come, when two friday come together5) Set phrase: when pigs fly, when pigs fly (дословно: Когда свиньи полетят), when the devil is blind (дословно: Когда чёрт ослепнет (т.е. никогда))6) Makarov: once in a blue moon7) Saying: not in a month of Sundays8) Idiomatic expression: tomorrow never comesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > после дождичка в четверг
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2 дождичек
м.••по́сле до́ждичка в четве́рг погов. — ≈ God knows when; not in a month of Sundays; when hell freezes over
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3 SEE
• Eye that sees all things /else/ sees not itself (The) - Не видит сова, какова сама (H)• Hunchback cannot see his hunch (A) - Не видит сова, какова сама (H)• Hunchback does not see his hump, but sees his companion's (The) - Не видит сова, какова сама (H)• Hunchback only sees the hump of his neighbor (The) - Не видит сова, какова сама (H)• If we never see you again, it'll be too soon - Скатертью дорога (C)• I have not seen you in a month of Sundays - Сколько лет, сколько зим! (C)• I haven't seen you for ages (in a month of Sundays) - Сколько лет, сколько зим! (C)• I'll believe it (that) when I see it - Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать (Л)• Let me see, as a blind man said - Слепой сказал: "Посмотрим" (C)• Long time no see - Сколько лет, сколько зим! (C)• Never judge before you see - Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать (Л)• One cannot see through a brick wall - Выше лба уши не растут (B)• Seeing is believing - Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать (Л), Не верь чужим речам, верь своим очам (H), Не вижу, так и не верю (H)• Some people can't see beyond the tip of their nose - Умен, умен, а у себя под носом не видит (У)• That remains to be seen - Это еще вилами по воде писано (3)• We all see the world through different lenses - Каждый смотрит со своей колокольни (K)• We'll wait and see - Поживем - увидим (П), Слепой сказал: "Посмотрим" (C), Что было, то видели, что будет, то увидим (4)• We see a mote in other men's eyes when there's a beam in our own - В чужом глазу сучок велик (B)• We see a mote in our brother's eyes and don't see a (the) beam in our own - В чужом глазу сучок велик (B)• We see the failings of others but are blind to our own - В чужом глазу сучок велик (B)• We see the faults of others but not our own - В чужом глазу сучок велик (B)• We see the splinter in others' faults, but never the spike in our own - В чужом глазу сучок велик (B)• We shall see what we shall see - Поживем - увидим (П), Что было, то видели, что будет, то увидим (4)• What we see depends mainly on what we look for - Каждый смотрит со своей колокольни (K)• What we see we believe - Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать (Л), Не верь чужим речам, верь своим очам (H), Не вижу, так и не верю (H)• What you don't see you won't get hung for - Знать не знаешь, так и вины нет (3), Чего не знаешь, за то не отвечаешь (H)• When we laugh, everyone sees; when we cry, no one sees - В радости сыщут, в горе забудут (B), В слезах никто не видит, а в песне всяк слышит (B) -
4 никогда
1) General subject: a month of Sundays, at all, at latter Lammas, at no time, at the Greek calends (у греков не было календ), in no circumstances, in the reign of queen Dick, ne'er, never, never more (больше), nevermore (больше), not for a moment (в жизни), not once, on (at) the Greek calends, on (at) the Greek kalends, once in a blue moon, till the cows come home, under no circumstances, when three Sundays come together2) Colloquial: never ever4) Latin: ad Calendas Graecas5) Jocular: on the Greek calends (у греков календ не было), on the Greek kalends (у греков календ не было)6) Mathematics: never more7) Jargon: cold day in a hell, in a pig's eye, in the pig's eye8) Makarov: ad Kalendas Graecas, in no case9) Archaic: not evermore (уже) -
5 долгий срок
1) General subject: age, ages (I have not seen you for ages - я не видел вас целую вечность), long, month, long term2) Colloquial: months3) Jocular: a month of Sundays4) Economy: long time -
6 искать днём с огнем
Set phrase: you will not find it in a month of SundaysУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > искать днём с огнем
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7 никогда в жизни
1) General subject: never on this side of the grave2) Graphic expression: never in a month of Sundays, not for all the tea in China3) Makarov: never in my life -
8 искать днем с огнем
• искать/не найти днем с огнем [iskat'/n'e nayti dn'om s ogn'oin] To search for someone or something by day with a light. To seek in vain, to look hard for someone or something with little chance of finding; it's nowhere to be found. Cf. You will not find it in a month of Sundays; you can't get it for love or money.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > искать днем с огнем
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9 не найти днем с огнем
• искать/не найти днем с огнем [iskat'/n'e nayti dn'om s ogn'oin] To search for someone or something by day with a light. To seek in vain, to look hard for someone or something with little chance of finding; it's nowhere to be found. Cf. You will not find it in a month of Sundays; you can't get it for love or money.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > не найти днем с огнем
См. также в других словарях:
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not in a month of Sundays — not/never/in a month of Sundays informal old fashioned phrase used for saying that something will never happen Thesaurus: not likely to happensynonym general words meaning to happensynonym … Useful english dictionary
in a month of Sundays — (not) in a month of Sundays if you say that something will not happen in a month of Sundays, you mean that it is not likely to happen. He ll never run the marathon, not in a month of Sundays … New idioms dictionary
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month of Sundays — {n. phr.}, informal A very long time. Used for emphasis after for or in and usually with a negative verb. * /I have not had devil s food cake in a month of Sundays./ * /When he got her first letter, he felt that he had not heard from her for a… … Dictionary of American idioms
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never in a month of Sundays — not/never/in a month of Sundays informal old fashioned phrase used for saying that something will never happen Thesaurus: not likely to happensynonym general words meaning to happensynonym … Useful english dictionary
in a month of Sundays — in a ˌmonth of ˈSundays idiom (informal) used to emphasize that sth will never happen • You won t find it, not in a month of Sundays. Main entry: ↑monthidiom … Useful english dictionary
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