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1 PIG
• He who scrubs every pig he sees will not long be clean himself - Грязью играть - руки марать (Г)• If a pig had wings, he might fly - Бывает, что и корова летает (Б), На море овин горит, по небу медведь летит (H), Немой караул закричал, безногий на пожар побежал (H)• Lead a pig to Rhine, it remains a pig - Ворона за море летала, а умнее не стала (B)• Let every pig dig for himself - Всяк за себя (B), Спасение утопающего - дело рук самого утопающего (C)• Little pigs have long ears - Что говорит большой, слышит и малый (4)• Pig in the parlo(u)r is still a pig (A) - Посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол (11)• Pigs are pigs - Наряди свинью хоть в серьги, а она все в навоз пойдет (H), Посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол (П)• Pigs grunt about everything and nothing - На чужой роток не накинешь платок (H)• Pigs might fly /if they had wings/ (, but they are very unlikely birds) - Бывает, что и корова летает (Б), На море овин горит, по небу медведь летит (H), Немой караул закричал, безногий на пожар побежал (H)• Pig that has two owners is sure to die of hunger (A) - У семи нянек дитя без глазу (У)• Pig used to dirt turns up its nose at rice boiled in milk (A) - Кому что, а курице просо (K), У всякого свой вкус, а у осла ослиный (У)• Still pig gets all the slop (The) - Ласковое теля двух маток сосет (Л)• We don't kill a pig every day - Не все коту масленица (H), Праздник бывает не каждый день (П)• What can you expect from a pig but a grunt? - От лихого не услышишь доброго слова (O)• When a pig is proffered, hold up the poke - Дают - бери, а бьют - беги (Д)• When pigs fly - Когда рак свистнет и рыба запоет (K), После дождичка в четверг (П)• Young pig grunts as the old sow (The) - Маленькая собачка лает - большой подражает (M) -
2 бывает, что и коровы летают
1) General subject: pigs could fly if they had wings, pigs might fly if they had wings2) Set phrase: pigs might flyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бывает, что и коровы летают
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3 если бы да кабы
1) General subject: pigs could fly if they had wings, pigs might fly if they had wings, (one's) "could haves and should haves" (I could have done smth, but I didn't. Or: I should have done smth, but I didn't. It's a pity! Could/should + Perfect Infinitive (have+Past Participle) испол)2) Jocular: if the sky falls we shall catch larks (...) -
4 Бывает, что и корова летает
do not believe your improbable and extraordinary statement See На море овин горит, по небу медведь летит (H), Немой караул закричал, безногий на пожар побежал (H)Var.: Бывает, что и вошь кашляет (что и курица петухом поёт)Cf: If a pig had wings, he might fly (Am.). Pigs might fly /if they had wings/ (, but they are very unlikely birds) (Br.). A sow may whistle, though it has an ill mouth for it (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Бывает, что и корова летает
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5 На море овин горит, по небу медведь летит
See Бывает, что и корова летает (Б)Cf: If a pig had wings, he might fly (Am.). Pigs might fly /if they had wings/ (, but they are very unlikely birds) (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > На море овин горит, по небу медведь летит
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6 Немой караул закричал, безногий на пожар побежал
See Бывает, что и корова летает (Б)Cf: If a pig had wings it might fly (Am.). Pigs might fly if they had wings (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Немой караул закричал, безногий на пожар побежал
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