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1 ясный как день
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2 совершенно ясно
1) General subject: ( as) plain as a pikestaff (as the nose on your face, as the day, as daylight, as the sun at noonday), perfectly clear, in no uncertain terms (usually with action verbs), perfectly plain (It is perfectly plain to me why they are doing this. - Мне совершенно ясно)2) Colloquial: as plain as the nose on every face (The answer to that mathematical problem was as plain as the nose on every face-two hundred. Ответ в той математической задаче был совершенно ясен-двести.)3) Makarov: as plain as a pikestaff, as plain as daylight, as plain as the day, as plain as the nose on ( one's) face, as plain as the nose on your face, as plain as the sun at noonday -
3 очевидный
1) General subject: apparent, blatant, clear, conspicuous, downright, egregious error, egregious fool, egregious lie, evident, evidential, flagrant, frank, indubitable, manifest, obvious, open and shut, open-and-shut, ostensible, palpable, patent, plain, plain as a pikestaff, pure and simple, self-evident, transparent, transpicuous, undissembled, univocal, unmistakable, unmistakeable, visible (the trends became visible - выявились (скрытые) тенденции), overt, ascertainable2) Medicine: manifestative3) Engineering: understandable4) Chemistry: detectable5) Mathematics: compelling, trivial6) Diplomatic term: nude7) Logics: necessary8) Psychology: eminent9) Jargon: jazzy10) Information technology: axiomatic, demonstrable11) Business: decisive, simple, uncontested -
4 ясный как день
1) General subject: as clear as daylight, plain as a pikestaff -
5 ежу ясно
разг.cf. it is as plain as a pikestaff (as two and two makes four); even blind Freddie could see that- Вот, Андрей... запустили мы с тобой дело... - Ну, конечно, запустили, Михаил Архипович. О чём тут спорить? Это теперь и ежу понятно. Надо думать, как исправить. (В. Конов, Тёщина станция) — 'See, we have let the business slide, Andrei...' 'Of course we have, Mikhail Arkhipovich. No doubt about it. It is plain as a pikestaff now. We should find the way to put it right.'
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6 как дважды два
как дважды два < четыре> (ясно, понятно и т. п.)разг.<as> plain (clear) as two and two < make four>; cf. as simple as ABC; as plain as a pikestaff; <as> sure as eggs is eggs; <as> sure as a gun; as sure as shooting; <as> sure as death < and taxes>; as sure as fate; as plain as the nose on your face- Это просто, как дважды два. Чистая случайность, что это до сих пор не было построено. (А. Толстой, Гиперболоид инженера Гарина) — 'It's as simple as ABC. It's the purest accident that nobody discovered it before me.'
Она несчастна - это как дважды два, но об этом не стоит думать. (И. Эренбург, Оттепель) — She felt unhappy - that was clear as two and two - but she wouldn't think about it. It wasn't worth it.
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7 как дважды два четыре
[kak dvazhdy dva chetyr'e] Like two times two is four. Easy to see or comprehend; as plain or clear as can be; obvious to everyone. Cf. As plain as a pikestaff; as plain as the nose on your face.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > как дважды два четыре
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8 как дважды два четыре
1) General subject: as sure as a gun, as sure as eggs is eggs2) Set phrase: as clear as day, as plain as a pikestaff, as plain as the nose on your face, (often with obj. clause)(it is) crystal clear (that...)3) Makarov: as sure as death, as sure as fateУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > как дважды два четыре
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9 дважды
нареч.••как дважды два четыре — as sure(ly) as two and two makes four; as plain as day, as plain as a pikestaff
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10 ясно как день
= я́сно как Божий день as clear/plain as day coll, as plain as a pikestaff/as the nose on your face coll, crystal clear -
11 очевидный
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12 как дважды два
1) Set phrase: as clear as day, as plain as a pikestaff, (often with obj. clause)(it is) crystal clear (that...)2) Makarov: it is dollars to doughnuts -
13 ясно как божий день
General subject: as clear as noonday, plain as a pikestaffУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ясно как божий день
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14 дважды
нареч.twiceдважды два — четыре — twice two is four
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ясно как дважды два четыре — as plain as a pikestaff -
15 ёж
м.1) ( животное) hedgehog2) ( оборонительное сооружение) hedgehog ( obstructive device)••морско́й ёж (животное) — sea urchin; echinus (pl -ni) научн.
ежу́ поня́тно разг. — (it's as) clear as day, (it's as) plain as a pikestaff; any fool can see that
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16 очевидный
evident* * ** * *evident, obvious, manifest* * *apparentblatantdemonstrableevidentflagrantmanifestmereobviousostensibleovertpalpablepatentpikestaffplaintransparentvisible
См. также в других словарях:
plain as a pikestaff — see under ↑pike2 • • • Main Entry: ↑plain * * * (as) plain as a pikestaff very obvious ■ ordinary or unattractive in appearance Origin: alteration of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a peddler, on which he rested his pack of wares … Useful english dictionary
plain as a pikestaff — (UK) If something is as plain as a pikestaff, it is very clear … The small dictionary of idiomes
plain as a pikestaff — ► (as) plain as a pikestaff very obvious. [ORIGIN: the phrase is an altered version of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.] Main Entry: ↑pikestaff … English terms dictionary
plain as a pikestaff — (UK) If something is as plain as a pikestaff, it is very clear. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Plain as a pikestaff — (UK) If something is as plain as a pikestaff, it is very clear … Dictionary of English idioms
plain as a pikestaff — adjective Extremely clear and plain to see. Dont you know hes dead? says Joe … Wiktionary
plain as a pikestaff — clear, evident, obvious … English contemporary dictionary
(as) plain as a pikestaff — 1》 very obvious. 2》 ordinary or unattractive in appearance. [alt. of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.] → pikestaff … English new terms dictionary
as plain as a pikestaff — ► (as) plain as a pikestaff very obvious. [ORIGIN: the phrase is an altered version of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.] Main Entry: ↑pikestaff … English terms dictionary
as plain as a pikestaff — british old fashioned phrase very obvious Thesaurus: obvioussynonym Main entry: pikestaff … Useful english dictionary
(as) plain as a pikestaff — (as) plain as a ˈpikestaff | (as) plain as ˈday | (as) plain as the nose on your ˈface idiom very obvious Main entry: ↑plainidiom … Useful english dictionary