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1 печальное зрелище
1) General subject: a sorry sight, pitiful sight, sad spectacle2) Makarov: pitiful -
2 жалкое зрелище
General subject: sore sight, sorry sight, tender sight, poor show, pitiful sight -
3 грустное зрелище
1) General subject: pitiful sight2) Makarov: pitiful -
4 жалкое зрелище
pitiful/sorry sight -
5 жалкий
1. ( возбуждающий сострадание) pitiful, pitiableжалкое зрелище — pitiful / sorry sight
иметь жалкий вид — be a sorry sight; cut* a poor figure
жалкие слова — pathetic / heart-rending words
2. ( ничтожный) poor, wretchedжалкие гроши — trifling sum sg.; (о вознаграждении и т. п.) pittance sg.
3. ( презренный) miserable / abject cowardжалкая роль — poor / wretched part
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6 жалкий
1) ( возбуждающий сострадание) pitiful, pitiable; patheticжа́лкая улы́бка — pitiful smile
жа́лкое зре́лище — pitiful / sorry sight
представля́ть собо́й жа́лкое зре́лище — present a sorry spectacle
име́ть жа́лкий вид — be a sorry sight; cut a poor figure
жа́лкие слова́ — pathetic / heart-rending words
2) (плохой, невзрачный) poor, wretchedжа́лкая оде́жда — wretched / shabby clothes pl
жа́лкая лачу́га — wretched hovel
жа́лкие гроши́ — trifling sum sg; (о вознаграждении и т.п.) pittance sg
жа́лкое подо́бие (рд.) — poor exuse (for), a makeshift substitute (for)
3) ( презренный) miserableжа́лкий трус — miserable / abject coward
жа́лкая роль — poor / wretched part
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7 зрелище
ср.sight, spectacle; show разг.; performance ( представление)представлять собой жалкое зрелище — to present/look a sorry spectacle, to be a sorry sight
жалкое зрелище — pitiful/sorry sight
тягостное зрелище — distressing/painful sight
тяжелое зрелище — painful/distressing sight
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8 жалкий
прил.pitiable, pitiful (вызывающий жалость); miserable, wretched, poor (вызывающий презрение)жалкая одежда — wretched/shabby clothes
жалкие гроши — trifling sum ед.; pittance ед. ( о вознаграждении)
жалкий трус — miserable/abject coward; craven
жалкое зрелище — pitiful/sorry sight
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9 К-481
(как) МОКРАЯ КУРИЦА coll, rather derog NP sing only often subj-compl with copula (subj: human fixed WO1. a person who looks pitiful, downtrodden, depressed: (be) a sorry sight(look) like something the cat dragged in (look) miserable.(Анна Петровна:) Прошлогодняя история... В прошлом году соблазнил и до самой осени ходил мокрой курицей, так и теперь... Дон-Жуан и жалкий трус в одном теле (Чехов 1). I А.Р:) Last year's business all over again. Last year you seduced some girl and the whole summer you went about looking miserable The same thing's happening now. Don Juan and a pitiful coward rolled into one (1a).«Крепкоголовые» хихикали и надрывали животики, видя, как крикливый господин... превращался из гордого петуха в мокрую курицу (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). ( context transl) The "die-hards" first sniggered and then nearly burst their sides laughing as they watched the clamourous gentleman...transform himself from a proud cock into a wet hen (2a).2. a person lacking decisiveness, willpower, a person likely to be dominated by anotherwimpmilksop jellyfish pushover. -
10 мокрая курица
• (КАК) МОКРАЯ КУРИЦА coll, rather derog[NP; sing only; often subj-compl with copula (subj: human); fixed WO]=====1. a person who looks pitiful, downtrodden, depressed:- (look) miserable.♦ [Анна Петровна:] Прошлогодняя история... В прошлом году соблазнил и до самой осени ходил мокрой курицей, так и теперь... Дон-Жуан и жалкий трус в одном теле (Чехов 1). I А.Р:] Last year's business all over again. Last year you seduced some girl and the whole summer you went about looking miserable The same thing's happening now Don Juan and a pitiful coward rolled into one (1a).♦ "Крепкоголовые" хихикали и надрывали животики, видя, как крикливый господин... превращался из гордого петуха в мокрую курицу (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). [context transl] The "die-hards" first sniggered and then nearly burst their sides laughing as they watched the clamourous gentleman...transform himself from a proud cock into a wet hen (2a).2. a person lacking decisiveness, willpower, a person likely to be dominated by another:- wimp;- milksop;- jellyfish;- pushover.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мокрая курица
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