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1 old bird
идиом. стреляный воробей an old bird is not caught with chaff посл. ≈ старого воробья на мякине не проведешьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > old bird
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2 old bird
An old bird is not caught with chaff. посл. — Старого воробья на мякине не проведёшь.
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3 old bird
1) Общая лексика: стреляный воробей, "тёртый калач"2) Сельское хозяйство: птица старше года (рыночная классификация) -
4 old bird
стреляный воробейАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > old bird
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5 old bird
בעל ניסיון, שועל ותיק* * *◙ קיתו לעוש,ןויסינ לעב◄ -
6 old bird
deneyimli kimse, ihtiyar kurt -
7 old bird
deneyimli kimse, ihtiyar kurt -
8 old bird
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iem. met veel ervaring -
10 old bird
slīpēts zellis -
11 old bird
gammal räv, en som har erfarenhet -
12 Old bird
Стреляный воробейDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Old bird
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13 old bird is not caught with chaff
Общая лексика: старого воробья на мякине не проведёшьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > old bird is not caught with chaff
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14 an old bird
1) paзг.-фaм. oпытный, ocтopoжный, бывaлый чeлoвeк; cтpeляный вopoбeй [чacть пocлoвицы you cannot catch old birds with chaff cтapoгo вopoбья нa мякинe нe пpoвeдёшь]2) пpeнeбp., шутл. cтapикaн, cтapикaшкa; cтapушкa, cтapушoнкaUnscrupulous old bird by the look of him (R. Greenwood). She rather amuses me. What a detective the old bird is!.. How she enjoyed tracking down the unfortunate (R. Aldington) -
15 an old bird
1) опытный, осторожный, бывалый человек; ≈ стреляный воробей [часть пословицы old birds are not to be caught with chaff; см. old birds are not to be caught with chaff]2) пренебр., фам. старикан, старикашка; старушка, старушонкаUnscrupulous old bird by the look of him. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. XV) — Бессовестный старый жулик, это и по роже видно.
She rather amuses me. What a detective the old bird is!.. How she enjoyed tracking down the unfortunate Carrington... (R. Aldington, ‘The Colonel's Daughter’, part I, ch. 6) — Забавная старуха. И какой опытный сыщик!.. Как она наслаждается тем, что выследила несчастного Каррингтона...
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16 an old bird
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17 he's a rum old bird
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18 a knowing old bird
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19 an old bird
1) Общая лексика: стреляный воробей2) Пословица: стреляный воробей (only sing.) -
20 an old bird is not caught by chaff
Пословица: старого воробья на мякине не проведёшьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > an old bird is not caught by chaff
См. также в других словарях:
old bird — noun An astute, experienced person • • • Main Entry: ↑old … Useful english dictionary
old bird — /oʊld ˈbɜd/ (say ohld berd) noun Colloquial an old person: a tough old bird …
old bird — someone who has experience, veteran worker … English contemporary dictionary
old bird — Experienced person … A concise dictionary of English slang
bird — W2S2 [bə:d US bə:rd] n [: Old English; Origin: bridd] 1.) a creature with wings and feathers that can usually fly. Many birds sing and build nests, and female birds lay eggs. ▪ wild birds ▪ The dawn was filled with the sound of birds. ▪ a flock… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bird — ► NOUN 1) a warm blooded egg laying vertebrate animal which has feathers, wings, and a beak, and typically is able to fly. 2) informal a person of a specified kind or character: she s a sharp old bird. 3) Brit. informal a young woman or… … English terms dictionary
bird — [ bɜrd ] noun count *** 1. ) an animal covered in feathers, with two wings for flying and a hard pointed mouth called a beak or a bill. Birds build nests, in which female birds lay eggs. 2. ) OLD FASHIONED a particular type of person: She s a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bird — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ birds 1) N COUNT A bird is a creature with feathers and wings. Female birds lay eggs. Most birds can fly. 2) N COUNT Some men refer to young women as birds. This use could cause offence. [BRIT, INFORMAL] 3) → See also game… … English dictionary
bird — noun (C) 1 BIRD a creature with wings and feathers that lays eggs and can usually fly: The tree was full of tiny, brightly coloured birds. 2 a little bird told me spoken used to say that you know something, but you will not say how you found out … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bird — This word had been associated with ‘girl’ since the fourteenth century. Originally it may have been a separate word, ‘burd’, a poetic word for woman, and there may have been confusion with ‘bride’, since ‘bird’ itself was often written as… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
bird */*/*/ — UK [bɜː(r)d] / US [bɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms bird : singular bird plural birds 1) an animal covered in feathers, with two wings for flying and a hard pointed mouth called a beak or a bill. Birds build nests, in which female birds lay eggs … English dictionary
