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101 человек, очень глупо себя ведущий
Jargon: room for rent (My brother is a room for rent if I ever saw one. Мой брат ведёт себя очень глупо когда я вижусь с ним.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > человек, очень глупо себя ведущий
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102 Г-75
ЗАПУСКАТЬ/ЗАПУСТИТЬ ГЛАЗА (ГЛАЗЕ-НАПА obs) highly coll VP subj: human1. \Г-75 куда to glance furtively, hurriedly at sth. (one should not)X запускает глаза вна etc) Y - X sneaks peeks (a peek, looks, a look) at (in, into) YX steals glances (a glance) at Y.Как только Шурочка вышла из комнаты, молодой человек запустил глаза в её раскрытый дневник, лежавший на столе. The moment Shurochka left the room, the young man sneaked a peek at her open diary lying on the table.2. \Г-75 на что to show a mercenary interest in sth. in the hope of obtaining itX запускает глаза на Y - X is eyeing YX has (got) his eye on Y.(Кочкарёв:)...(Дом невесты) не только заложен, да за два года ещё проценты не выплачены. Да в сенате есть ещё брат, который тоже запускает глаза на дом сутяги такого свет не производил... (Гоголь 1). (К.:) Not only is it (the young lady's house) mortgaged, the interest hasn't been paid for two years. And there's a brother in the Senate who's got his eye on the property-a shysteryou've never seen anything like him (1b).3. \Г-75 на кого to look at a person (of the opposite sex) with desireX запускает глаза на Y-a - X has his eye on Y.«Заметили, как Фуфков переживает? На новопреставленную смотрел, слёзы градом... А рядом муж». - «Он всю жизнь на неё запускал глазенапа» (Пастернак 1). "Did you see how upset Fuflcov was? Looking at her (the deceased), tears pouring down his face....Standing next to her husband at that." "He always had his eye on her" (1a). -
103 Г-295
ГОЛОД HE ТЁТКА (saying) hunger is a serious matter, hunger leaves you little choice (used to explain or justify why a person is eating sth. he does not like, doing sth. he would not ordinarily do, being especially resourceful etc): — hunger is no joke.(Любим Карпыч:) Нет, брат, воровать скверно! Это штука стара, ее бросить пора... Да ведь голод-то не тётка, что-нибудь надобно делать! (Островский 2). (L.K.:) No, brother, stealing's a bad business, and an old one to boottime to have done with it. But hungers no joke, a man's got to eat (2b).Abbreviated variant of the saying «Голод не тётка, пирожка не поднесёт (не подсунет)». -
104 Г-391
ОТ ГРЕХА ПОДАЛЬШЕ coll AdvP Invar adv usu. this WO in order to avoid some conflict, misfortune, a fight etc: (in order) to be (to get s.o. etc) out of harnris way (in order) to get (to keep) away from trouble (from temptation) (in order) to keep ( s.o.) (to stay) out of trouble (in order) to flee from temptation (from trouble) (in order) to steer clear of trouble (of temptation) before something happens to one.«Пока нас не трогают и силком не берут в часть, надо... уезжать от греха подальше...»(Шолохов 5). "We've got to get out of harm's way... before someone recruits us by force..." (5a).«... Я пойду узнаю, как там дела». И пошел (Едигей) с потемневшим, неприязненным лицом, подальше от греха. Брови его сошлись на переносице (Айтматов 2). "...I will go and see how things are out there." Off he (Yedigei) went, his face dark and hostile, to get away from temptation, his brows furrowed with anger (2a).Оба (брата) исчезли в ночь перед арестом Ивана Хохлушки на. Матвей всегда отличался скрытностью и, видно почуяв неладное, ушёл и увёл за собой брата... от греха подальше (Максимов 1)....They (the two brothers) both disappeared the night before Ivan Khokhlushkin was arrested. Matvei was always secretive and he'd evidently got wind of something being up, for he had gone off, taking his brother with him, so as to keep him out of trouble (1a).Пока полк выстраивался на дороге, генерал вместе с Ревкиным сел в бронетранспортёр и уехал. Уехал от греха подальше и Голубев (Войнович 2). While the regiment was forming on the road, the general and Revkin climbed into the armored carrier and drove away. Golubev drove away as well, before something happened to him too (2a). -
105 Д-64
НА ДЕЛЕ PrepP Invar usu. advin actuality, in action (as distinguished from words)in deedin one's deeds in practice in life in actual fact in actuality in reality (in limited contexts) learn by experience.Он скептик и матерьялист, как все почти медики, а вместе с этим поэт, и не на шутку, - поэт на деле всегда и часто на словах... (Лермонтов 1). Не is a sceptic and a materialist like most medical men, but he is also a poet, and that quite in earnest-a poet in all his deeds and frequently in words.. (1b).(Треплев:) Как легко, доктор, быть философом на бумаге и как это трудно на деле! (Чехов 6). (Т.:) How easy it is, Doctor, to be a philosopher on paper, and how hard it is in life! (6d).На словах провозглашался исторический материализм, на деле чистейший идеализм (Орлова 1). Historical materialism was being professed in words, but it was pure idealism in actual fact (1a)....В ту пору он у нас слишком уж даже выделанно напрашивался на свою роль шута, любил выскакивать и веселить господ, с видимым равенством конечно, но на деле совершенным пред ними хамом (Достоевский 1)... At that time he was even overzealously establishing himself as a buffoon, and loved to pop up and amuse the gentlemen, ostensibly as an equal, of course, though in reality he was an absolute boor beside them (1a).Ну, насчет общины... поговорите лучше с вашим братцем. Он теперь, кажется, изведал на деле, что такое община, круговая порука, трезвость и тому подобные штучки» (Тургенев 2). "Well, so far as the commune is concerned...you'd better talk with your brother about it. I think he has now learned by experience what the commune is mutual responsibility, sobriety, and all that kind of thing" (2f). -
106 Д-203
ДНЕВАТЬ И НОЧЕВАТЬ у кого, где coll VP subj: human fixed WOto be at a specified place constantly, spend almost all one's time thereX днюет и ночует в месте Y = X is at place Y day and nightX spends day and night at place Y X spends all day and all night at place Y X practically lives at place Y."...B этом дурацком, как вы его называете, сигнале (я бы попросту назвала его доносом!) сказано, что Сергей Павлович днюет и ночует у Ларичевой?» (Грекова 3). "...In this idiotic 'complaint,' as you call it-I would simply call it a denunciation-it states that Sergei Pavlovich spends day and night at Laricheva's?" (3a).«...(Брат) днюет и ночует в камышах, на люди совсем не показывается...» (Максимов 1). "...(My brother) spends all day and night in the reeds. He never sees anyone..." (1a). -
107 Ж-6
ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ (ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ) ЖАРУ кому highly coll VP subj: human usu. pfv)1. to scold s.o. severelyX дал Y-y жару ' X gave Y hellX gave it to Y good X chewed (bawled) Y out X raked Y over the coals X let Y have it (with both barrels) Y caught hell (from X).2. ( subj: usu. pi) to fight s.o. ( usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehementlyto overwhelm, defeat s.o.: Х-ы задали Y-ам жару - Xs gave it to Ys hot Xs crushed (clobbered, routed) Ys Xs ran Ys into the ground.Перестрелка стала стихать, и из боковой улицы высыпали оживленные говором солдаты. «Цел, Петров?» - спрашивал один. «Задали, брат, (французам) жару. Теперь не сунутся», - говорил другой (Толстой 4). When the shooting on both sides began to die down, soldiers in animated conversation streamed out of a side street "Not hurt, Petrov?" asked one. "We gave it to them (the French) hot, brother. They won't mess around with us again," said another (4a).3. to do sth. very intensely, with maximum effortX дает жару - X is going all outX is really going at it ( at his work etc) X is going at it ( at his work etc) hammer and tongs ( usu. in refer, to a physical activity, task etc) X is (doing sth.) with might and main. -
108 Ж-72
HE ЖИЛЕЦ (НА СВЕТЕ (НА БЕЛОМ СВЕТЕ, НА ЗТОМ СВЕТЕ» NP these forms only subj-compl with бытье (subj: human the masc form жилец is used with both male and female subjects usu. pres) one is expected to die soon ( usu. because of serious illness, old age etc)X не жилец на белом свете - X is not long for this worldX doesn't have long (much longer) to live.«Насчет него (Ильи), твоя правда, брат, клеймо на нем, печать каинова, не жилец он...» (Максимов 1). "As for him (Нуa), you are right, brother, he has the brand on him, the mark of Cain, he is not long for this world" (1a).Старуха слышала, как загудела корова, но не стала кричать Надю: пускай привыкнет подниматься сама, а она веб равно не жилец на этом свете (Распутин 3). She (the old lady) heard the cow starting its morning lowing, but did not call out to Nadia: Nadia would have to get used to getting up by herself, since she, Anna, hadn't much longer to live (3a). -
109 И-26
идти/пойти впрок кому VP subj: usu. abstr) to be beneficial to s.o., improve s.o. 's well-being, health etc: X пойдёт Y-y впрок = X will do Y good Y will profit by ( from) X X will have a beneficial effect on Y.Не знаю... Леонид Владимирович, пошёл бы ему этот разговор впрок, если бы не твои пайковые обеды в актёрской столовой в саду «Эрмитаж» в голодном сорок втором году, которые ты по-братски делил с ним пополам... (Максимов 2). I doubt, Leonid Vladimirovich, whether this conversation with you would have done him any good, had it not been for the meals, obtained on your special ration card at the actors' canteen in the Hermitage Gardens during that hungry year of 1942, which you shared equally with him like a brother (2a).«Я вижу, друзья, - сказал Джам-хух, - наше путешествие идёт вам впрок» (Искандер 5). "Friends, I can see you're profiting by our journey,'' Jamkhoukh said (5a).Небритый спешил и жадничал, когда ел арбузы... Только всё ему не шло впрок, был он худой, изнурённый, и с утра никогда не понять: не то недоспал, не то переспал, но арбузы любил (Ерофеев 2). The unshaven one was always in a greedy hurry when he ate watermelons....But all this eating seemed to have no effect on him. He was skinny and emaciated, and in the morning it was hard to tell whether he hadn't gotten enough sleep or had overslept. But he did love watermelons (2a). -
110 К-475
СТРИЧЬ КУПОНЫ VP subj: human1. to live on the revenue earned by invested moneyX стрижет купоны ' X lives off (on) his investments.2. \К-475\К-475 с чего coll to gain from sth. one did earlier or receive recompense from s.o. in return for a previous favorX стрижет купоны с Y-ов — X is profiting from YsX reaps his reward(s).«Теперь он (мой старший брат) купается в дерьме номенклатурной славы, стрижет купоны с лент о счастливой жизни туземцев в эпоху социализма, а ваш покорный слуга всё ещё пребывает в состоянии бедной, но благородной праздности» (Максимов 2). ( context transl) "Now he (my elder brother) is wallowing in official fame, pulling in a fortune from making films about how happy the natives are in the era of socialism, while your humble servant remains in a state of indigent yet noble idleness" (2a). -
111 П-258
КТО БЫ МОГ ПОДУМАТЬ! КТО БЫ ПОДУМАЛ! both coll (sent these forms only used as Interj or indep. clause foil. by а что-clause fixed WOit is hard to believe (that the situation has turned out this way), no one could ever have predicted (that things would turn out this way)who would (ever) have thought?who could have imagined? it's hard to believe! I never would have guessed! (just) imagine! (used as Interj only) what do you know! imagine that! incredible!(Сарафанов:) Нина! У меня никакого сомнения! Он твой брат!.. Боже мой... Ну кто бы мог подумать? (Вампилов 4). (S.:) Nina! I don't have any doubts at all! He's your brother!...My God....Well, who would ever have thought? (4b)....Кто бы мог подумать, что Варвара не одна дома? А она таки действительно была не одна - с Анисьей Лобановой (Абрамов 1). Who could have imagined that Varvara would not be alone in the house? But in fact, she was not alone, she was with Anisya Loba-nova (1a). -
112 П-409
ПОСЛАТЬ (КУДА) ПОДАЛЬШЕ кого ПОСЛАТЬ КУДА СЛЕДУЕТ all highly coll VP subj: human the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WOto tell s.o. to stop bothering one and go awayX послал Y-a подальше - X told Y to go to hell (to blazes)X told Y where to go (to head) X told Y to get lost X sent Y on Y's way."...Если мы не найдём общего языка, если вы меня пошлёте сейчас подальше, я и это пойму, поверьте...» (Аксёнов 7). "...If we, shall we say, fail to find a common language, if you tell me to go to blazes, I'll understand, believe me" (7a).«...Конечно, в гражданской жизни такого положения не бывает, потому что там каждый человек отработал свои восемь часов на производстве, считает себя уже свободным, и если какой инженер или мастер прикажет ему что-нибудь, так он может послать его куда подальше и правильно сделает» (Войнович 2)."...Of course in civilian life such a situation is impossible because there, after a persons put in his eight hours at the factory, he can think of himself as a free man, and if some engineer or foreman orders him to do anything, he can just tell him where to go and he'd be right to do it" (2a).В сопровождении работницы иностранной комиссии Союза писателей входит мистер Гопкинс... Будь это какой-нибудь болгарин или другой социалистический брат, так его можно бы послать подальше. Но за мистером Гопкинсом международная разрядка и конвертируемая валюта (Войнович 3). Accompanied by a worker from the foreign office of the Writers' Union, Mr. Hopkins enters... If he were a Bulgarian or some other brother in socialism, he (Ivanko) could send him on his way. But behind Mr. Hopkins there is international detente and convertible foreign currency (3a). -
113 Р-333
МАХНУТЬ РУКОЙ (на кого-что) coll VP subj: human fixed WOto cease attending to s.o. or sth., cease expending time, effort etc on s.o. or sth. upon realizing that one's efforts are futileX махнул на Y-a рукой = X gave up on YX gave Y up as a hopeless case (cause) X gave thing Y up as hopeless (as lost, for lost) X gave up the struggleX махнул на себя рукой - X stopped caring (about himself)X stopped taking care of himself.(Аннунциата:)...Государь махнул рукой на дела управления. Первые министры с тех пор стали сами сменять друг друга. А государь занялся театром (Шварц 3). (А.:)...The King gave up on this business of running things. Since then the Prime Ministers themselves have done the replacing of each other. And the King took up the theater (3a)....(Николай Петрович) должен был, подобно брату Павлу, поступить в военную службу но он переломил себе ногу в самый тот день, когда уже прибыло известие об его определении, и, пролежав два месяца в постели, на всю жизнь остался «хроменьким». Отец махнул на него рукой и пустил его по штатской (Тургенев 2)....(Nikolai Petrovich) was destined, like his brother Pavel, to take up a military career, but he broke his leg on the very day that news was received that he had been accepted for the army and, having lain in bed for two months, was left with a slight limp which remained with him for the rest of his life. His father gave him up as a hopeless case and permitted him to take up a civilian career (2e).(Мелузов:) А если я перестану учить, перестану верить в возможность улучшать людей или малодушно погружусь в бездействие и махну рукой на всё, тогда покупайте мне пистолет, спасибо скажу (Островский 11). (М.:) And if I do stop teaching, stop believing in the possibility of improving people, or pusillanimously sink into idleness and give up everything for lost, then buy me a revolver and 1*11 thank you! (11a).Инженеру (Хлебцевичу) ничего не оставалось после этого, как махнуть рукой и вернуться к своей работе, пока не выгнали и оттуда (Владимиров 1). There was nothing left for Khlebtsevich to do but give up the struggle and return to his own work until such time as he was thrown out of his job (1a)....Заметней всех изменилась Луиза, похудела, ссутулилась, и платье на ней было такой чудовищной пошлости и дешевизны, что Ольга Васильевна ужаснулась: женщина махнула на себя рукой! (Трифонов 3)... The most noticeable change had occurred in Louisa, she had grown much thinner, she had a pronounced stoop and the dress she wore was so appallingly tasteless and cheap that Olga was horrified: the woman had so obviously stopped caring (3a). -
114 С-76
CO СВИДАНЬИЦЕМ (СВИДАНИЕМ) coll PrepP these forms only usu. used as indep. sent) the first toast offered at an informal get-together of acquaintances, relatives etc who have not seen each other for a considerable period of timenere's to our reunion.Трясущимися руками он разлил непочатую ещё четвертинку в два стакана и один из них пододвинул брату: «Со свиданьицем...» (Максимов 3). With shaky hands he poured a still untouched quarter into two glasses and pushed one over to his brother. "Here's to our reunion..." (3a). -
115 С-131
ДЕРЖАТЬ (ИМЕТЬ) СЕРДЦЕ на кого substand VP subj: human to have or harbor a feeling of dislike, ill will toward s.o. (for sth. bad that he has said or done)X держал сердце на Y-a - X bore (nursed) a grudge against YX held something (it) against Y X had hard feelings toward Y X was angry with (at) Y.Дуняшка, провожая его (Григория) на новое жительство, всплакнула. «Братушка, не держите на меня сердца, я перед вами не виноватая», - сказала она, умоляюще глядя на брата (Шолохов 5). Dunyashka wept when she saw him (Grigory) off to his new home. "Don't hold it against me, brother. It's not my fault," she said, looking up at him imploringly (5a).«Не держи на меня сердца, я сам по себе хочу, чтобы как у людей: кто как, а я навоевался» (Максимов 3). "Don't be angry with me, I want to go on my own way, like everyone else. I, for one, have had my fill of fighting" (3a). -
116 С-521
КАК СПИЧКА (худой, тощий и т. п.) coll (как + NP Invar modif (intensif)) extremely (skinny): (as) (thin (spindly etc)) as a matchstick (a rail) (one is) a toothpick.Старшая девочка, лет девяти, высокенькая и тоненькая как спичка...'стояла в углу подле маленького брата... (Достоевский 3). The elder daughter, about nine, stood in the corner by the side of her small brother. She was rather tall, and spindly as a match-stick... (3b). -
117 Ц-25
С ЦЕЛЬЮ PrepP Invar1. - чего.Also: В ЦЕЛЯХ Prep the resulting PrepP is advhaving sth. as one's goalwith the purpose (the aim, the object, the motive) offor AdjP (NP) purposes....Он с негодованием отверг даже предположение о том, что брат мог убить с целью грабежа... (Достоевский 2)....He indignantly rejected even the suggestion that his brother could have killed with the purpose of robbery... (2a).Версия у него была такая: Сандро убил бухгалтера с целью грабежа... (Искандер 3). This was his version of the story: Sandro had killed the bookkeeper with the motive of robbery... (3a).Гитлеровцы широко использовали его имя в целях своей пропаганды (Рыбаков 1). The Nazis did use his name widely for propaganda purposes (1a).2. (used with infinthe resulting PrepP is advas a means to (achieving sth.)with the aim (the purpose, the intention, the object, the motive) of (doing sth.)for the purpose of (doing sth.) (in order) to with a view to (doing sth.).Колония была заключена в сравнительно изолированное помещение с целью наблюдать законы крысиной жизни в чистом виде (Зиновьев 1). The colony was housed in a fairly isolated environment with the aim of observing the laws of rodent life in their pure form (1a).«...Вы напросились ко мне в гости именно с целью подсмотреть и подслушать всё, что можно» (Булгаков 9). "...You invited yourself to see me with the intention of spying and eavesdropping as much as you could" (9b).Видно было, что этот план давно был составлен Армфельдом и что он теперь изложил его не столько с целью отвечать на предлагаемые вопросы, на которые план этот не отвечал, сколько с целью воспользоваться случаем высказать его (Толстой 6). It was obvious that this plan had been formulated by Armfeldt long ago, and put forward now not so much with the object of meeting the present problem, to which it offered no solution, as to avail himself of the opportunity of airing it (6a). -
118 Ч-95
ЧЁРТ НЕСЁТ2/ПОНЁС кого НЕЛЁГКАЯ НЕСЁТ/ПОНЕСЛА all highly coll VP subj. these forms only foil. by infin) (in refer, to a reckless, foolhardy action) s.o. is going to do or has done sth. foolish: черт понес X-a сделать Y — the devil must have prompted X to do Y for some damn reason X did Yзачем чёрт несёт (понёс) Х-а делать Y? = what the devil (the hell, the dickens, in blazes) would X do Y for?why the devil (the hell, the dickens, in blazes) is X going to do Y? why the devil (the hell, the dickens, in blazes) does X want to do Y? (past only) what the devil (the hell, the dickens, in blazes) made X do Y?"И зачем нас нелегкая несет воевать с Бонапартом?» -сказал Шиншин (Толстой 4). "And why the devil are we going to fight Bonaparte?" asked Shinshin (4a).«Все это, брат, хорошо одно нехорошо: зачем тебя черт несет жениться?» (Пушкин 2). "That's all very well, brother, one thing is not, however: why the devil do you want to get married?" (2b). -
119 Ш-99
ШУТИТЬ HE ЛЮБИТ HE ШУТИТ ШУТИТЬ НЕЛЬЗЯ с кем-чем all coll VP subj: human, collect, or a noun denoting a natural phenomenon (1st and 2nd variants) impers predic with бытье, pres only (3rd var.) fixed WO (1st var.)) a person (group, or force of nature) should be taken seriously, paid serious attention to, obeyed etc because he (or it) may cause trouble (if s.o. is careless, disobedient etc)X шутить не любит - X is not to be taken lightlyX is not something (someone) to mess with there's no fooling around with X (of a person only) X doesn't (won't) stand for any nonsense X dislikes being trifled withX шутить этим (такими вещами и т. п.) не любит - X doesn't treat such things (things like this etc) lightly."А ты вот лучше деньги-то за полгода вперёд отдай». — «У меня нет денег». - «Где хочешь достань брат кумы, Иван Матвеич, шутить не любит» (Гончаров 1). "You'd better let me have the rent for six months in advance." "I haven't any money." "Well, you can get it. My friend's brother (Ivan Matveyevich) won't stand for any nonsense" (1b).Прачка Палашка, толстая и рябая девка, и кривая коровница Акулька как-то согласились в одно время кинуться матушке в ноги, винясь в преступной слабости и с плачем жалуясь на мусье, обольстившего их неопытность. Матушка шутить этим не любила и пожаловалась батюшке (Пушкин 2). The washerwoman Palashka, a fat and pockmarked wench, and the one-eyed dairymaid Akulka somehow decided to throw themselves at my mother's feet at the same time, confessing to a reprehensible weakness and complaining in tears against the moun-seer, who had seduced their innocence. My mother did not treat such things lightly, and complained to my father (2a). -
120 поставить себя на место
1) General subject: (чьё-л.) put oneself in (one's) place (I can't put myself in the place of your brother because I don't have a wife and kids.), (чьё-л.) try to walk in (someone's) shoesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > поставить себя на место
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