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1 powder
[ˈpaudə]1. noun1) any substance in the form of fine particles:مَسْحوقmilk-powder.
2) a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc:مَسْحوق الزّينَه، بودرهtalcum powder.
3) formerly, gunpowder:مَسْحوق البارودpowder and shot.
2. verbto put powder on (one's face or body):تَضَع المَسْحوق، تَتَبَرَّجShe powdered her nose.
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2 kuler og krutt
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3 Pulver
n; -s, -; powder; (Schießpulver) (gun)powder; umg., fig. (Geld) cash, dough Sl., bread Sl.; zu Pulver zerstoßen pound to powder, pulverize; er hat das Pulver nicht erfunden umg., fig. he’s not very bright, he’s not exactly an Einstein; sein Pulver verschossen haben have shot one’s bolt; es ist keinen Schuss Pulver wert it’s not worth a bean (Am. dime); er ist keinen Schuss Pulver wert he’s useless* * *das Pulverdough; powder; dust; gunpowder* * *Pul|ver ['pʊlfɐ, -vɐ]nt -s, -powder; (= Schießpulver) gunpowder, powderer hat das Pulver nicht erfunden (fig) — he'll never set the Thames on fire (prov)
sein Pulver verschossen haben (fig) — to have shot one's bolt
See:→ Schuss* * *das1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) powder2) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) powder* * *Pul·ver<-s, ->[ˈpʊlvɐ]nt1. (pulverisiertes Material/Mittel) powderetw zu einem \Pulver zerreiben/zerstoßen to pulverize sthein \Pulver gegen Kopfschmerzen a powder for a headache2. (Schießpulver) [gun]powder3.▶ das \Pulver [auch] nicht [gerade] erfunden haben (fam) to be not exactly the brightest [or hum an Einstein]* * *das; Pulvers, Pulver1) powder2) (SchießPulver) [gun]powderdas Pulver hat er [auch] nicht [gerade] erfunden — (ugs.) he'll never set the world or (Brit.) the Thames on fire
sein Pulver verschossen haben — (fig. ugs.) have shot one's bolt
* * *zu Pulver zerstoßen pound to powder, pulverize;sein Pulver verschossen haben have shot one’s bolt;es ist keinen Schuss Pulver wert it’s not worth a bean (US dime);er ist keinen Schuss Pulver wert he’s useless* * *das; Pulvers, Pulver1) powder2) (SchießPulver) [gun]powderdas Pulver hat er [auch] nicht [gerade] erfunden — (ugs.) he'll never set the world or (Brit.) the Thames on fire
sein Pulver verschossen haben — (fig. ugs.) have shot one's bolt
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4 овчинка выделки не стоит
1) General subject: not worth powder and shot, be more trouble than it's worth, it is not worth the trouble, it's not worth the bother2) Set phrase: it is not worth powder and shot, the game is not worth the can die, the game is not worth the candle3) Makarov: he is not a halfpenny the worse for itУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > овчинка выделки не стоит
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5 ammunition
ذَخِيرَة حَرْبِيّة \ ammunition: powder and shot for guns. \ عَتَاد حَرْبِي \ ammunition: powder and shot for guns. -
6 cartridge
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7 خرطوشة
خَرْطُوشَة \ cartridge: a case containing powder and shot for a gun. \ خَرْطُوشَة بِدون رَصَاص \ blank cartridge: a case placed inside a gun containing a charge of explosive but no shot. -
8 mai mare daraua decât ocaua / iacaua
much ado about nothingthe game is hardly worth the candlegreat boast little roastmuch cry and little woolmuch bran and little mealof worth powder and shotthe devil rides on a fiddlestickto make a long harvest about / for a little coinmore kicks than halfpenceit is a grain of wheat in a bushel of chaffaprox. break a butterflyfly upon the wheel.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > mai mare daraua decât ocaua / iacaua
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9 овчинка выделки не стоит
погов.cf. the game is not worth the candle (the candles); it's not worth powder and shot- Это какая птица, значит, будет? - прибавил Рябинин, презрительно глядя на вальдшнепов, - вкус, значит, имеет. - И он неодобрительно покачал головой, как бы сильно сомневаясь в том, что эта овчинка стоила выделки. (Л. Толстой, Анна Каренина) — 'What kind of bird may it be, pray?' added Ryabinin, looking contemptuously at the snipe: 'a great delicacy, I suppose.' And he shook his head disapprovingly, as though he had grave doubts whatever this game were worth the candle.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > овчинка выделки не стоит
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10 боеприпасы
1) General subject: am, amm, ammunition (а не амуниция), armament, munition, munitions, powder and shot2) Military: ammo, ammunition supplies, cannon fodder, ordnance, rounds, service ammunition, (основные) service ammunition (системы оружия), store, weapons3) Diplomatic term: hardware4) Abbreviation: a.m.5) Makarov: war stores -
11 игра не стоит свеч
1) General subject: not worth the trouble, the game is not worth the candle, it isn't worth while, game isn't worth the candle2) Makarov: game is not worth the candle, not worth powder and shot3) Idiomatic expression: cake is not worth the candleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > игра не стоит свеч
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12 ломанного гроша не стоит
General subject: it doesn't matter a sixpence, not worth powder and shotУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ломанного гроша не стоит
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13 тратить понапрасну силы
General subject: waste powder and shotУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > тратить понапрасну силы
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14 WORTH
• He whose own worth does speak need not speak his own worth - Хороший товар сам себя хвалит (X)• I give it for what it is worth - За что купил, за то и продаю (3), Люди ложь, и мы то ж (Л)• It is not worth powder and shot - Игра не стоит свеч (И)• I will tell you for what it's worth - За что купил, за то и продаю (3), Люди ложь, и мы то ж (Л)• We know the worth of a thing when we have lost it - Цену вещи узнаешь, когда потеряешь (Ц), Что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем (4)• Worth of a thing is best known by its want (by the want of it) (The) - Что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем (4) -
15 Игра не стоит свеч
Profits, pleasures or results gained are not worth the trouble, the time or the expenses involved Cf.:The game is not worth the candle (Am., Br.). The game is not worth the money (Am.). It is not worth powder and shot (Br.). It's not worth the effort (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Игра не стоит свеч
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16 a nu face bani
not to be worth the powder and shot. -
17 a nu merita osteneala
not to be worthwhile / worth the candle / worth the powder and shot. -
18 a se da peste cap
fig. to lay oneself outto leave / to lat no stone unturnedto go all outamer. to fall over oneself to do smth.to do one's utmostto waste powder and shot. -
19 nu merită osteneala!
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20 даром тратить порох
даром (напрасно, зря, впустую) тратить порохразг.waste one's time (energy, etc.); spend one's wits to no purpose; cf. waste one's powder and shot; waste one's fire- Вы напрасно тратите порох, Людмила! - успокоительно сказал Николай. - Ведь они не слышат вас. (М. Горький, Мать) — 'Don't waste your energy, Ludmila,' said Nikolai in an effort to soothe her. 'They can't hear you, you know.'
Когда я принёс этот свой первый рассказ в редакцию журнала, где раньше печатали мои стихи, редактор сказал: - Зря тратили порох, молодой человек. (К. Паустовский, Золотая роза) — I took it to the editor of a magazine which had previously published some of my verses. 'A waste of time,' said the editor.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > даром тратить порох
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