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1 seldom
advрідко, нечасто, зрідкаseldom or never — майже ніколи, дуже рідко
seldom seen soon forgotten — зникне з очей, зійде з думки
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2 seldom
adv,нечасто, зрідка -
3 seldom
['seldəm]advрі́дко -
4 seldom seen, soon forgotten
рідко бачиш, скоро забуваєш out of sight, out of mindEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > seldom seen, soon forgotten
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5 laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed
надто м'яким законам рідко підкоряються; надто суворі закони рідко виконуютьсяEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed
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6 a bad vessel is seldom broken
поганий посуд рідко б'єтьсяEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a bad vessel is seldom broken
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7 a good horse should be seldom spurred
доброго коня не треба підганяти ≅ де руки й охота, там скора робота don't spur a willing horseEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a good horse should be seldom spurred
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8 a patched-up friendship seldom becomes whole again
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a patched-up friendship seldom becomes whole again
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9 a rich man's wooing is seldom long of doing
багатому рідко доводиться довго залицятися ≅ у багатої молодої горба не видноEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a rich man's wooing is seldom long of doing
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10 a threatened blow is seldom given
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a threatened blow is seldom given
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11 a word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain
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12 a wounded reputation is seldom cured
var: a broken reputation is never mendedпоранену репутацію рідко виліковуютьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a wounded reputation is seldom cured
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13 an evil chance seldom comes alone
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > an evil chance seldom comes alone
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14 barking dogs seldom bite
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > barking dogs seldom bite
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15 friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom
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16 good and quickly seldom meet
те, що робиться швидко, рідко буває добреEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > good and quickly seldom meet
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17 good things are seldom cheap
якісні речі рідко бувають дешевимиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > good things are seldom cheap
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18 man changes often but gets better seldom
людина часто змінюється, але рідко на кращеEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > man changes often but gets better seldom
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19 opportunity seldom knocks twice
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > opportunity seldom knocks twice
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20 patience is a virtue; catch it if you can: seldom in a woman and never in a man
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > patience is a virtue; catch it if you can: seldom in a woman and never in a man
См. также в других словарях:
Seldom — Sel dom (s[e^]l d[u^]m), adv. [Usually, Compar. {More seldom} (m[=o]r s[e^]l d[u^]m); superl. {Most seldom} (m[=o]st s[e^]l d[u^]m); but sometimes also, {Seldomer} (s[e^]l d[u^]m*[ e]r), {Seldomest}.] [AS. seldan, seldon, seldum, fr. seld rare;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seldom — Sel dom, a. Rare; infrequent. [Archaic.] A suppressed and seldom anger. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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seldom — O.E. seldum, alteration of seldan rare, on analogy of adverbial dative plurals in um (e.g. whilom at one time ), from P.Gmc. *selda strange, rare (Cf. O.N. sjaldan, O.Fris. selden, Du. zelden, Ger. selten), perhaps ultimately from the base of… … Etymology dictionary
seldom — [adv] infrequently a few times, every now and then, from time to time, hardly, hardly ever, in a few cases, inhabitually, irregularly, little, not often, not very often, occasionally, on and off, once in a blue moon*, once in a while, rarely,… … New thesaurus
seldom — ► ADVERB ▪ not often. ► ADJECTIVE dated ▪ infrequent. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
seldom — [sel′dəm] adv. [ME selden < OE seldan, strange, rare, akin to Ger selten < Gmc base * selda < ? IE * selo : see SELF] not often; rarely; infrequently adj. rare; infrequent seldomness n … English World dictionary
seldom — sel|dom [ˈseldəm] adv [: Old English; Origin: seldan] very rarely or almost never ▪ Karen had seldom seen him so angry. ▪ Ellie seldom wears slacks. seldom has sb done sth ▪ Seldom have I read an article that was so full of lies. see usage note… … Dictionary of contemporary English
seldom — [[t]se̱ldəm[/t]] ADV BRD NEG, ADV before v, ADV with cl/group If something seldom happens, it happens only occasionally. They seldom speak... I ve seldom felt so happy... We were seldom at home. Ant: often … English dictionary
seldom — rarely, seldom It is acceptable to say rarely if ever or seldom if ever but not (except informally) rarely ever or seldom ever: We rarely if ever go out / ☒ We rarely ever go out. In the second example, hardly ever or scarcely ever could be… … Modern English usage
seldom — Synonyms and related words: abnormally, at infrequent intervals, few, hardly, hardly ever, incredibly, infrequently, irregularly, little, not often, occasional, occasionally, rare, rarely, scarce, scarcely, scarcely ever, seldom if ever, sparsely … Moby Thesaurus