-
41 see how (or which way) the cat jumps (or the wind is blowing)
paзг.зaнять выжидaтeльную пoзицию, ждaть, кaк paзвepнутcя coбытия; дepжaть нoc пo вeтpу, ждaть, oткудa вeтep пoдуeтChaplin wanted to see which way the cat would jump before making any decisions (A Myrer). I've seen which way the wind is blowing, and I know how to turn my sails (Th. Dreiser). He needed to see which way the wind was blowing before he told them his plansConcise English-Russian phrasebook > see how (or which way) the cat jumps (or the wind is blowing)
-
42 see stars
cвeтa нeвзвидeть, иcкpы из глaз пocыпaлиcь, нeбo в oвчинку пoкaзaлocьThe slap that he received made him see stars (L. Hughes). He'd fix you up an old-fashioned whisky cocktail that would just about make you see stars (S. Lewis) -
43 see to
-
44 would like
to fit like a glove — быть как раз ; полностью подходить
I like my tea hot — я люблю, чтобы чай был горячий
-
45 see stars
света невзвидеть; искры из глаз посыпались, небо с овчинку показалось‘... I mean that if you want my opinion I fancy we could make a match of it.’ It was at this point that he saw stars. (A. Bennett, ‘Buried Alive’, ch. V) — "... Если хотите знать мое мнение, я считаю, что нам следует пожениться". Именно в этот момент у Прайама Фарла искры из глаз посыпались.
And in private life, say, Ed was one of the most charming hosts you ever met - he'd fix you up an oldfashioned whisky cocktail that would just about make you see stars... (S. Lewis, ‘The Man Who Knew Coolidge’, part II) — Эд и дома был очень мил, умел принять гостей: мог приготовить такой коктейль, что глаза на лоб лезли...
-
46 Would you like to see my etchings?
Табуированная лексика: фраза намекающая на приглашение к совокуплениюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Would you like to see my etchings?
-
47 would you like to see it?
Общая лексика: вы не хотели бы это посмотреть?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > would you like to see it?
-
48 blind Freddy could see it
австрал.; разг.((even) blind Freddy could (или would) see it (тж. even blind Freddy wouldn't miss it))≈ это и слепому ясно [по имени уличного торговца в Сиднее в 20-х гг. XX в., который, несмотря на слепоту, свободно передвигался по городу и узнавал по голосу многих своих клиентов]Well, whadda you keep askin' people for. Blind Freddy could see the way things shaped last Saturday, when they was here. It's Johnny.... they couldn' take Johnny. That was it. (D. Hewett, ‘Bobbin Up’, ch. 14) — И зачем ты все ищешь жильцов? Даже дураку ясно, в чем дело. Ну вот хоть те, кто был в субботу... Они не пойдут к нам из-за Джонни. В этом вся загвоздка.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > blind Freddy could see it
-
49 one will never see thirty again
(one will never see thirty (forty, fifty, etc.) again)ему (ей и т. д.) за тридцать (за сорок, за пятьдесят и т. д.)Even a casual glance could tell that she would never see thirty again. But to Joe she probably did not look more than seventeen... (W. Faulkner, ‘Light in August’, ch. 8) — Даже с первого взгляда было видно, что этой официантке за тридцать. Но Джо, видимо, считал, что ей не больше семнадцати...
Large English-Russian phrasebook > one will never see thirty again
-
50 I can see now ...
Общая лексика: Теперь я понимаю, что... (I can see now it would have been a mistake. -) -
51 wait-and-see approach
Общая лексика: выжидатель (China has adopted a wait-and-see approach to Arctic developments, wary that active overtures would cause alarm in other countries due to China’s size and status as a rising global power.) -
52 tack-see
сущ.; SK, DTискаж. taxiРоланд, слыша незнакомые для себя слова, часто, повторяя, ненамеренно их искажает. Это слово – искажение от taxi – такси.“You make it sound very easy, and why not? To you three, the concept of doorways between this world and your world of tack-sees and astin and fottergrafs seems almost as mundane as riding a mule would to me. Or strapping on a sixgun. — У вас все получается очень просто, и действительно, почему нет? Для вас троих идея перемещения из этого мира в ваш мир с его такси, небоскребами и фотографиями выглядит такой же естественной, как для меня – поездка на муле. (ТБ 5)
English-Russian dictionary of neologisms from a series of books by Stephen King "Dark Tower" > tack-see
-
53 if we could see ourselves as others see us, we would probably change our views
Общая лексика: взгляни на себя глазами других-и ты, возможно, изменишь свои взглядыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > if we could see ourselves as others see us, we would probably change our views
-
54 If we could see ourselves as others see us, we would probably change our views.
<02> Взгляни на себя глазами других – и ты, возможно, изменишь свои взгляды.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > If we could see ourselves as others see us, we would probably change our views.
-
55 I little thought I would see him again
1) Общая лексика: никак не ожидал (вот уж не думал), что вновь его увижу2) Макаров: вот уж не думал, что вновь его увижу, я никак не ожидал, что вновь его увижуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I little thought I would see him again
-
56 I was sure he would see me through
1) Общая лексика: я был уверен, что он выручит меня из беды, я был уверен, что он меня не оставит (поддержит, в тяжелую минуту)2) Макаров: я был уверен, что он меня поддержит (в тяжелую минуту)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I was sure he would see me through
-
57 I would so love to see you again
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I would so love to see you again
-
58 a blind man would be glad to see
Пословица: "посмотрим", - сказал слепой, слепой сказал: "посмотрим", посмотрим, сказал слепой (дословно: Слепой был бы рад видеть)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a blind man would be glad to see
-
59 he would see her again some odd day
Общая лексика: он ещё когда-нибудь с ней увидитсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he would see her again some odd day
-
60 it would never do for you to see them
Общая лексика: не годится вам встречаться с ними, не следует вам встречаться с нимиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it would never do for you to see them
См. также в других словарях:
see — English has two words see. The older is the verb, ‘perceive visually’ [OE]. Like its Germanic cousins, German sehen, Dutch zien, and Swedish and Danish se, it goes back to a prehistoric *sekhwan, which was descended from an Indo European base… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
see — English has two words see. The older is the verb, ‘perceive visually’ [OE]. Like its Germanic cousins, German sehen, Dutch zien, and Swedish and Danish se, it goes back to a prehistoric *sekhwan, which was descended from an Indo European base… … Word origins
would see (someone) in hell before (you) would (do something) — if you say that you would see someone in hell before you would do something, especially something that they have asked you to do, you mean that you would never do that thing. I d see her in hell before I d agree to an arrangement like that … New idioms dictionary
would — [ wud ] modal verb *** Would is usually followed by an infinitive without to : A picnic would be nice. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: They didn t do as much as they said they would. In conversation and informal writing,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
See More Business — was a top class National Hunt chaser in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won the 1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup as well as the 1997 and 1999 King George VI Chase. He was trained by Paul Nicholls and ridden by Mick Fitzgerald in two of those races… … Wikipedia
Would — Would, imp. of {Will}. [OE. & AS. wolde. See {Will}, v. t.] Commonly used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense or in the conditional or optative present. See 2d & 3d {Will}. [1913 Webster] Note: Would was formerly used also as the past… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
would — [wood] v.aux. [ME wolde < OE, pt. of willan, to wish, WILL1] 1. pt. of WILL2 [she said she would be finished before six, in those days we would talk for hours on end] 2. used to express a supposition or condition [he would write if he knew you … English World dictionary
See 'n Say — is an educational toy created by the toy company Mattel in 1965 after the success of its talking Chatty Cathy doll. In the 1960s, after introducing several toys that uttered phrases when a cord protruding from their back was pulled, Mattel… … Wikipedia
See See Rider — also known as C.C. Rider or See See Rider Blues or Easy Rider is a popular American 12 bar blues song. It was first recorded, and copyrighted, by Gertrude Ma Rainey in 1924, and since then has been recorded by many other artists.The song uses mo … Wikipedia
see — vb 1 See, behold, descry, espy, view, survey, contemplate, observe, notice, remark, note, perceive, discern can all mean to take cognizance of something by physical or sometimes mental vision. See, the most general of these terms, may be used to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
See Emily Play — «See Emily Play» Сингл Pink Floyd Сторона «Б» The Scarecrow Выпущен 16 июня 1967 Формат 7 Записан май 1967 Жанр … Википедия