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41 break a butterfly on the wheel
≈ стрелять из пушки по воробьям [break on the wheel казнить посредством колесования; выражение break a butterfly upon the wheel создано А. Попом (1688-1744): Satire or sense, alas! Can Sporus feel? Who breaks a butterfly upon the wheel? (Epictle to Dr. Arbuthnot)]There isn't much in the book, certainly... I should have said that violent censure or violent praise would be equally thrown away upon it. One doesn't want to break a butterfly on the wheel... (A. Trollope, ‘The Way We Live Now’, ch. 11) — Конечно, это довольно серая книга. Ни хвалить ее, ни ругать особенно нечего - она того не стоит.
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42 throat of the wheel
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43 throats of the wheel
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > throats of the wheel
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44 spoke in the wheel
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45 a fly on the wheel
человек, сильно преувеличивающий своё значение, влияние или участие в каком-л. деле; ≈ он много мнит о себе; от скромности он не умрёт [из басни Лафонтена (La Fontaine, 1621-95) "Дилижанс и муха" (‘Le Coche et la Mouche’), в основу которой положена басня Эзопа; ср.; фр. la mouche du coche]Franklyn: "Come! Confess, both of you! You were only flies on the wheel." (B. Shaw, ‘Back to Methuselah’, part II) — Франклин: "Послушайте! Признайте же наконец вы оба, что вы слишком много о себе возомнили."
The world grinds on: we are a fly on the wheel. (W. Lippmann, ‘A Preface to Politics’, ch. I) — Мир идет вперед, и нам не следует преувеличивать своих заслуг в этом.
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46 put one's shoulder to the wheel
энергично взяться за дело, приналечьThis has been made a test case, all who would prosper in the future must put a shoulder to the wheel. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Catriona’, ch. VI) — Это пробный камень. Всякий, кто хочет преуспеть в будущем, должен горячо взяться за дело.
...you must put your shoulder to the wheel, old chap. You've had a fine long holiday. (J. Joyce, ‘A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man’, ch. II) —...тебе пора за дело взяться, старина. Ты ведь хорошо отдохнул.
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47 be at the wheel
руководить (чем-л.), стоять во главе (чего-л.)His ambition is to be at the wheel of a large corporation by the age of forty. (RHD) — К сорока годам он надеется стать управляющим крупной корпорации.
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48 (a) drunk at the wheel
фраз. пьяный за рулемIn France the chances of being killed by a drunk at the wheel increase dramatically over Christmas. — Во Франции шанс быть убитым пьяным водителем за рулем резко увеличивается на Рождество.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (a) drunk at the wheel
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49 (a) drunk at the wheel
фраз. пьяный за рулемIn France the chances of being killed by a drunk at the wheel increase dramatically over Christmas. — Во Франции шанс быть убитым пьяным водителем за рулем резко увеличивается на Рождество.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (a) drunk at the wheel
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50 put one's shoulder to the wheel
засучить рукава (энергично взяться за работу); поднатужиться; поднажатьIf everyone puts their shoulder to the wheel, the job will be finished in no time.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > put one's shoulder to the wheel
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51 to reinvent the wheel
«Заново изобретать колесо». Зря тратить время и усилия, создавая то, что уже существует; изобретать велосипед. Колесо — это одно из ранних и самых гениальных изобретений человечества, известное с 3500 г. до нашей эры.The problem of refugees has been with us for many years, yet we seem constantly to be creating a new way of dealing with every new influx. Why is it necessary to reinvent the wheel every time? — Проблема беженцев существует у нас многие годы, но мы почему-то каждый раз придумываем новые пути решения этого вопроса. Зачем нужно всякий раз изобретать велосипед?
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52 put shoulder to the wheel
1) Общая лексика: оказать поддержку, приналечь, энергично взяться за дело, приналечь, сделать усилие2) Разговорное выражение: упорно работать (You must put your shoulder to the wheel - ты должен впрячься в работу)3) Макаров: (one's) оказать поддержкуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put shoulder to the wheel
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53 Break a butterfly on the wheel
• Break a < butter>fly on the wheel Стрелять из пушки по воробьямDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Break a butterfly on the wheel
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54 Break a fly on the wheel
• Break a < butter>fly on the wheel Стрелять из пушки по воробьямDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Break a fly on the wheel
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55 spoke in the wheel
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56 put one's shoulder to the wheel
энepгичнo взятьcя зa дeлo, пpинaлeчь (нa paбoту, учёбу и т. п.)You must put your shoulder -to the wheel, old chap. You've had a fine long holiday (J. Joyce)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > put one's shoulder to the wheel
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57 web of the wheel
wheel sensor — датчик, устанавливаемый на колесе автомобиля
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58 loading of the wheel
The English-Russian dictionary general scientific > loading of the wheel
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59 turn back the wheel of history
Their whole policy, such as it is, based upon the profitless effort of trying to turn back the wheels of history. — Вся их нынешняя политика представляет собой бесплодную попытку повернуть колесо истории вспять.
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60 head height loss (wear on the top of the railhead i.e. reduction of the railhead caused by the wheel tread - result of abrasive action between the steel wheel on the steel rail)
Тенгизшевройл: износ рельса вертикальныйУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > head height loss (wear on the top of the railhead i.e. reduction of the railhead caused by the wheel tread - result of abrasive action between the steel wheel on the steel rail)
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