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1 Not to be able to see the wood for the trees
За деревьями леса не видатьDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Not to be able to see the wood for the trees
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2 not be able to see the wood for the trees
см. not see the wood for the treesConcise English-Russian phrasebook > not be able to see the wood for the trees
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3 not (be able to) see the wood for the trees
зa дepeвьями лeca нe видeтьEven if you've been forced to learn a bit of law, you often can't see the wood for the trees (C. R. Snow)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > not (be able to) see the wood for the trees
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4 not to see the wood for the trees
Even if you're been forced to learn a bit of law, you often can't see the wood for the trees. (C. P. Snow, ‘Strangers and Brothers’, ch. 36) — Хотя вы, джентльмены, и искушены в законах, но часто за деревьями не видите леса.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > not to see the wood for the trees
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5 Wald
m; -(e)s, Wälder wood(s Pl.); (großer Wald) forest (auch fig.); (Waldfläche) woodland; ein Wald von Masten etc. fig. a forest of masts; einen ganzen Wald absägen umg., fig. (schnarchen) snore like a buzz saw; er sieht den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht fig. he can’t see the wood (Am. forest) for the trees; ich glaub, ich steh im Wald umg. well, blow me (Am. blow me down); wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt’s heraus you get what you give* * *der Waldforest; wood; woods* * *Wạld [valt]m -(e)s, -er['vɛldɐ] wood(s pl); (großer) forest; (no pl = Waldland) woodland(s pl), wooded countryWald und Wiese/Feld or Flur (liter) — woods and meadows/fields
ich glaub, ich steh im Wald (inf) — I must be seeing/hearing things! (inf)
er sieht den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht — he can't see the wood (Brit) or forest (US) for the trees (Prov)
wie es in den Wald hineinschallt or wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es wieder heraus (Prov) — you get as much as you give
der Thüringer Wald — the Thuringian Forest, the Thüringer Wald
* * *der1) ((a large piece of) land covered with trees.) forest2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) wood* * *<-[e]s, Wälder>[valt, pl ˈvɛldɐ]m (mit Bäumen bestandenes Land) wood, forestBayrischer \Wald the Bavarian ForestThüringer \Wald the Thuringian Forest▶ wie man in den \Wald hineinruft, so schallt es wieder heraus (prov) you are treated as you treat others▶ den \Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht sehen (fam) to not be able to see the wood [or forest] for the trees* * *der; Wald[e]s, Wälder wood; (größer) forestden Wald vor [lauter] Bäumen nicht sehen — (fig.) not see the wood for the trees
* * *ein Wald von Masten etc fig a forest of masts;einen ganzen Wald absägen umg, fig (schnarchen) snore like a buzz saw;ich glaub, ich steh im Wald umg well, blow me (US blow me down);wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt’s heraus you get what you give* * *der; Wald[e]s, Wälder wood; (größer) forestden Wald vor [lauter] Bäumen nicht sehen — (fig.) not see the wood for the trees
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6 Wald
( mit Bäumen bestandenes Land) wood, forest;Bayrischer \Wald the Bavarian Forest;Thüringer \Wald the Thuringian ForestWENDUNGEN:den \Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht sehen ( fam) to not be able to see the wood [or forest] for the trees;wie man in den \Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus ( so schallt es heraus) you are treated as you treat others
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