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81 be not much to look at
разг.не отличаться привлекательной внешностью; ≈ не на что смотреть‘He's nothing much to look at,’ he said. (A. Christie, ‘So Many Steps to Death’, ch. 16) — - Директор не отличается привлекательной наружностью, - сказал Том Беттертон.
Don't get the idea that she's not much to look at. She's not bad. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Day of the Sardine’, ch. 4) — Не подумайте, что на Джоун глянешь и больше смотреть не захочется. Она очень недурна собой.
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82 he is not about to take any chances
Общая лексика: он не собирается рисковать (напр, history's verdict may not be determined by how many votes you win in the short term, but in the meantime, Rove is not about to take any chances)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he is not about to take any chances
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83 if not particularly (+ adj/adv)
Общая лексика: хоть и не (+прил./нареч.) (позволяет избежать двусмысленности конструкции if not + adj/adv в подобных предложениях: Many find Ya Bao smoky flavor intriguing, if not particularly delicious. без particularly присутствова)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > if not particularly (+ adj/adv)
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84 there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
посл."на старой скрипке можно сыграть не одну хорошую мелодию" (особ. о любвеобильной, но уже немолодой женщине)‘Ma Buggins was the only woman on Hannans for a while... not above doing a line with the boys, now and then.’ ‘Oh!’ Sally was horrified. ‘Frisco says there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle, and I dare say he knows what he's talking about.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 16) — - Матушка Баггинс долго была единственной женщиной в Хэннане... Говорят, она не гнушалась обществом здешних кавалеров. - Да что ты! - негодующе воскликнула Салли. - Фриско говорит, что чем старше вино, тем крепче, а уж он в этих делах знает толк.
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85 one man does not make a team
Пословица: один в поле не воин (contrast: many hands make light work. one man is worth a hundred and a hundred is not worth one)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > one man does not make a team
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86 including but not limited (to)
фраз.а) включая, но не ограничиваясь...б) в том числе включая...в) в частностиDerived from the fact that many Mexicans do yard work, including but not limited to using a leaf blower.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > including but not limited (to)
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87 including but not limited (to)
фраз.а) включая, но не ограничиваясь...б) в том числе включая...в) в частностиDerived from the fact that many Mexicans do yard work, including but not limited to using a leaf blower.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > including but not limited (to)
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88 reap where one has not sown
≈ пожинать плоды чужого труда [этим. библ. Matthew XXV, 24; см. тж. reap as one has sown]We admire aesthetically the marvellous masonry and architecture of the Great Pyramid... fruits of the hard labour unjustly imposed on the many to produce the fine flowers of civilization for the exclusive enjoyment of a few who reap where they have not sown. (A. J. Toynbee, ‘Civilization on Trial’, ‘The Present Point in History’, Kenk) — Мы получаем эстетическое удовольствие от архитектурных достоинств великой пирамиды... которая была создана принудительным трудом согнанных на строительство тысяч людей. Именно этот каторжный труд создал блестящие образцы искусства, которыми наслаждалось привилегированное меньшинство, любящее пожинать плоды чужого труда.
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89 the tongue is not steel but it cuts
посл.≈ злой язык убивает; не ножа бойся, а языкаIn a discourse warning against sins of the tongue, we might produce many words... less likely to be remembered than... the tongue is nor steel, but it cuts. (R. C. Trench, ‘On the Lessons in Proverbs’, DEP) — Многое можно сказать о том, какое зло язык. Но лучше всего предостережет пословица "язык острее кинжала".
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90 one's left hand does not know what one's right hand does
лeвaя pукa нe вeдaeт, чтo твopит пpaвaя [у oбopoтa c гл. let этим. библ. твopить дoбpo тaйнo, нe paccчитывaя нa блaгoдapнocть, пoxвaлу]'She's the type who's been in many a tight fix before,' Ethel West said. "There's a woman who doesn't let her left hand know what her right hand does' (E. S. Gardner). 'Allow me to introduce: Herr Schmidt - Mr Bradshow. Herr Schmidt is my secretary and my right hand. Only in this case,' Mr Morris tittered nervously, 'I can assure you that the right hand knows perfectly well what the left hand doeth' (C. Isherwood)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > one's left hand does not know what one's right hand does
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91 reap where one has not sown
пoжинaть плoды чужoгo тpудa [этим. библ.]We admire aesthetically the marvellous masonry and architecture of the Great Pyramid... fruits of the hard labour unjustly imposed on the many to produce the fine flowers of civilization for the exclusive enjoyment of a few who reap what they have not sown (A. J. Toynbee)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > reap where one has not sown
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92 a great many
1) Общая лексика: большое количество, великое множество, громадное количество, очень много, как собак нерезаных (The meaning becomes clear once you know that нерезаные is a synonym for "not castrated," and the image is a pack of dogs around a bitch in heat - The Moscow Times, Michele Berdy)2) Математика: многие3) Макаров: множество, очень большое количество -
93 in the world that are better than these (this one)) not the only pebble on the beach
Пословица: свет не клином сошёлся (a way out will be found, there are many other things I persons)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > in the world that are better than these (this one)) not the only pebble on the beach
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94 in the world that are better than these not the only pebble on the beach
Пословица: (this one) свет не клином сошёлся (a way out will be found, there are many other things I persons)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > in the world that are better than these not the only pebble on the beach
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95 still not fully understood
Математика: (many aspects of... are) все ещё полностью не изученыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > still not fully understood
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96 all asses do not go on four feet
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > all asses do not go on four feet
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97 there are a great many asses without long ears
var: one ass calls another long earsіснує велика кількість віслюків без довгих вухEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > there are a great many asses without long ears
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98 do not
I don’t write many letters. — Я не мастак писать письма. Don’t you even take a look at that bitch. — Не смей даже глядеть на эту суку. Пересказан вопрос: Знаю ли я… Ответ: Didn’t I. (примерно: неужели не знаю) — Еще бы не знать. Thinks Slim’s with his wife, don’t he? — Он думает, что Рослый сейчас с его супружницей, так, что ли? Why don’t you spen’ the night? — Отчего бы тебе у нас не заночевать? But don’t you appreciate the mess that Peterson’s in? — Да вы поймите, в какую он попал заваруху. Guys don’t come into a colored man’s room very much. — Кто ж заходит в жилище черномазого. You did say you loved me, didn’t you? — Правда, ведь вы сказали, что вы меня любите? -
99 the game is (not) worth the candle
игpa (нe) cтoит cвeч [этим. фр.]Billy persuaded Sam Geary the game was worth the candle, and he and Phyllis went with the next shipload of horses... for British India (K. S. Prichard). Morris still growled about the rooms Sally let to miners. He said she wore herself out cooking and washing for so many men, and "the game wasn't worth the candle" (K. S. Prichard)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > the game is (not) worth the candle
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100 Little (not much, not many)
malmulte.
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