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1 be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
1) ≈ родиться в сорочке, родиться под счастливой звездойShe was born with a silver spoon in her mouth; she thinks she can do what she likes. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part I, ch. IX) — Флер родилась в сорочке; она уверена, что может делать все, что ей вздумается.
He was careless about money, because it had always come to him easily... Men born with a silver spoon in the mouth were like that. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 2) — Моррис потому не знал счета деньгам, что они всегда давались ему слишком легко... Таковы все, кто родился с серебряной ложкой во рту.
The sewing-girl was dismissed to the kitehen, for the rigid etiquette of the British Samurai forbids the presence at the sacred tea ceremony of all who were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths. (R. Aldington, ‘Very Heaven’, part I, ch. VII) — Белошвейку отправили на кухню, ибо строгий этикет британских самураев не допускает к священной церемонии чаепития никого из тех, кто родился бедняком.
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2 be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
1) poдитьcя в copoчкe, poдитьcя пoд cчacтливoй звeздoйShe was born with a silver spoon in her mouth: she thinks she can do what she likes (J. Galsworthy)2) poдитьcя в бoгaтoй ceмьeThe sewing-girl was dismissed to the kitchen for the rigid etiquette of the British Samurai forbids the presence at the sacred tea ceremony of all who were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths (R. Aldington). 'I wasn't born with any silver spoon in my mouth,' she told us not once but many times. 'Many was the day we didn't know where the next meal was coming from,' she said (K. Vonnegut)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
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3 born
born [bɔ:n]∎ to be born naître;∎ she was born blind elle est née aveugle;∎ the town where I was born la ville où je suis né, ma ville natale;∎ Victor Hugo was born in 1802 Victor Hugo est né en 1802;∎ two children were born to her elle a mis au monde deux enfants;∎ born of an American father né d'un père américain;∎ a child born into this world un enfant qui vient au monde;∎ born and bred né et élevé;∎ she was born and bred in Boston c'est une Bostonienne de souche;∎ they were born to riches ils sont nés riches;∎ she was born Elizabeth Hughes, but writes under the name E.R. Johnson elle est née Elizabeth Hughes mais écrit sous le nom d'E.R. Johnson;∎ figurative the place where communism was born le lieu où est né le communisme;∎ anger born of frustration une colère née de ou due à la frustration;∎ familiar in all my born days de toute ma vie□ ;∎ familiar I wasn't born yesterday! je ne suis pas né d'hier ou de la dernière pluie!;∎ she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth elle est née avec une cuillère en argent dans la bouche;∎ she was born lucky elle est née coiffée, elle est née sous une bonne étoile;∎ familiar there's one born every minute! il y en a toujours un qui tombe dans le panneau!∎ he's a born musician il est né musicien, c'est un musicien né;∎ you're a born fool tu es un parfait idiot;∎ she's a born worrier elle s'inquiète à tout propos;∎ he's a born loser il est né sous une mauvaise étoile -
4 born
III see bear IfødtIverb \/bɔːn\/perf. partisipp av ➢ bear, 4IIadj. \/bɔːn\/1) født2) medfødt3) komplett, uforbederlig, kron-• you're a born idiot!be a born something være født noe, være den fødte noeborn and bred ekte, sannborn of født avsom resultat av, med utspring i, skapt avborn on the wrong side of the blanket ( gammeldags) født utenfor ekteskapbe born with something ha noe medfødt, være født med noebe lowly born være av lav byrdnever in (all) my born days aldri i livetbe well born være av høy byrd -
5 silver
'silvə 1. noun1) (an element, a precious grey metal which is used in making jewellery, ornaments etc: The tray was made of solid silver.) sølv2) (anything made of, or looking like, silver especially knives, forks, spoons etc: Burglars broke into the house and stole all our silver.) sølv(tøy)2. adjective1) (made of, of the colour of, or looking like, silver: a silver brooch; silver stars/paint.) sølv-2) ((of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) twenty-fifth: We celebrated our silver wedding (anniversary) last month.) sølv(bryllup), tjuefemårsjubileum•- silvery- silver foil/papersølvIsubst. \/ˈsɪlvə\/1) sølv, sølv-• did they come to your silver wedding?2) sølvmynt, sølvpenger, penger• I have £5 in silver3) sølvtøyborn with a silver spoon in one's mouth ( overført) født med sølvskje i munnenevery cloud has a silver lining etter regn kommer solskinn, over skyene er himmelen alltid blåhave a silver tongue være veltalende, ha ordet i sin maktsilver lining lys i tunnelen, solskinnspeech is silver tale er sølvIIverb \/ˈsɪlvə\/ ( også overført)1) forsølve, gi sølvglans, få sølvglans2) forsølves, bli sølvgrå -
6 make a point of smth.
(make a point of (doing) smth.)1) считать что-л. важным, существенным; обратить особое внимание на что-л.; подчеркнуть важность чего-л.; считать что-л. обязательным для себя, считать своим долгом; поставить себе за правило [этим. фр. faire un point de]Blackberries tasted of rain. Soames made a point of eating one every year and by the flavour could tell what sort of year it had been. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part I, ch. II) — Ежевика поспела водянистая. Сомс имел обыкновение каждый год съедать одну ягодку; он утверждал, что по ее вкусу можно определить, дождливый ли был год.
She grinned and I saw why she made a point of not laughing. With her mouth closed she was a rather pretty girl. (E. Hemingway, ‘The Sun Also Rises’, ch. III) — Девушка ухмыльнулась, и я понял, почему она упорно не хочет смеяться. С закрытым ртом она очень недурна собой.
‘Is there much of a flap at Corps?’ ‘Yes, there's a certain amount of it, but you can never tell with Major Bane, he always makes a point of laughing a thing off.’ (C. MacInnes, ‘To the Victors the Spoils’, ‘The Rehearsal’) — - Нет ли панических настроений в войсках? - Кое у кого есть, но ведь от Бейна толку не добьешься. Он старается все обратить в шутку.
Mary isn't even New Baytown born. She came from a family of Irish extraction but not Catholic. She always makes a point of that. (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Winter of Our Discontent’, part I, ch. III) — Мэри даже не уроженка Нью-Бейтауна. Ее родные ирландского происхождения, но не католики. Последнее обстоятельство она всегда подчёркивает.
2) настаивать на чём-л.However, there is my card since you make a point of having it. (Fl. Marryat, ‘Under the Lilies and Roses’, ch. XXX) — Хорошо, вот моя визитная карточка, если вы так настаиваете.
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