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на дурне запитання дають дурну відповідь яке запитання, така й відповідь ask a silly question and you get a silly answerEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > silly question, silly answer
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var: silly question, silly answerтой, хто ставить дурне запитання, отримує дурну відповідьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > ask a silly question and you get a silly answer
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6 Ask a silly question and you will get a silly answer.
фраз. Не задавай глупых вопросов, и не получишь глупых ответов.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > Ask a silly question and you will get a silly answer.
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silly [ˈsɪlɪ]a. ( = foolish) bête• don't be silly! ne sois pas bête !• you silly fool! espèce d'idiot(e) !• (if you) ask a silly question, (you) get a silly answer à question idiote, réponse idiote• I'm sorry, it was a silly thing to say excusez-moi, j'ai dit une bêtiseb. ( = ridiculous) ridicule* * *['sɪlɪ] 1.adjective [person] idiot; [question, game] stupide; [behaviour, clothes] ridicule2.to make somebody look silly — faire passer quelqu'un pour un/-e idiot/-e
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1. adjectivethe silly season — (Journ.) die Sauregurkenzeit
a silly thing — (a foolish action) etwas Dummes od. (ugs.) Blödes; (a trivial matter) eine blödsinnige Kleinigkeit (ugs.)
it/that was a silly thing to do — es/das war dumm od. (ugs.) blöd
2. nounI was scared silly — mir rutschte das Herz in die Hose (ugs.)
* * *['sili]- academic.ru/67282/silliness">silliness* * *sil·ly[ˈsɪli]I. adj1. (foolish) albern, dummdon't be \silly! (make silly suggestions) red keinen Unsinn!; (ask silly questions) frag nicht so dumm!; (do silly things) mach keinen Quatsch! fama \silly idea eine blöde Ideeto look \silly albern aussehento be bored \silly zu Tode gelangweilt sein famto be worried \silly außer sich dat vor Sorge seinto knock sb \silly jdn ohnmächtig schlagenII. n Dussel mto be a \silly sich akk kindisch benehmen* * *['sIlɪ]1. adj (+er)albern, dumm, doof (inf)that was silly of you, that was a silly thing to do — das war dumm (von dir)
I've done a silly thing and come without the key — ich war so dumm, ohne Schlüssel zu kommen, ich Dussel bin ohne Schlüssel gekommen (inf)
it was a silly thing to say — es war dumm, das zu sagen
I hope he doesn't do anything silly — ich hoffe, er macht keine Dummheiten
I know it's silly to feel jealous — ich weiß, es ist dumm, eifersüchtig zu sein
I feel silly in this hat — mit diesem Hut komme ich mir albern or lächerlich vor
that remark of yours made him look/left him looking a bit silly — nach dieser Bemerkung von dir stand er ziemlich dumm da
to pay a silly price for sth ( inf high price ) (low price) —, high price ) für etw einen sündhaft teuren Preis bezahlen (low price) für etw einen Spottpreis bezahlen
silly money (inf) — Wahnsinnssummen pl (inf)
2. n (Brit)Dussel m (inf)you big silly — du Dummerchen (inf)
* * *silly [ˈsılı]A adj (adv sillily)1. dumm, blöd(e), dämlich:ask a silly question, get a silly answer (Sprichwort) wer dumm fragt, bekommt dumme Antworten2. dumm, albern3. unklug, leichtfertig4. betäubt, benommen (nach einem Schlag etc)B s umg Dummkopf m, Dummerchen n* * *1. adjectivedumm; blöd[e] (ugs.); (imprudent, unwise) töricht; unklug; (childish) albernthe silly season — (Journ.) die Sauregurkenzeit
a silly thing — (a foolish action) etwas Dummes od. (ugs.) Blödes; (a trivial matter) eine blödsinnige Kleinigkeit (ugs.)
2. nounit/that was a silly thing to do — es/das war dumm od. (ugs.) blöd
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['sɪlɪ] 1. прил.1) глупый; дурацкий; нелепыйsilly ass — дурак, "осёл"
It is a silly thing to do. — Глупо поступать так.
it is silly of smb. — глупо с чьей-л. стороны
silly house — разг. больница для душевнобольных
Syn:2) слабоумный, придурковатыйSyn:3) оглушённый, ошеломлённый ( как будто после удара)4) уст.а) слабый, немощный, беспомощныйSyn:б) ничтожный, небольшой; незначительныйSyn:••2. сущ.; разг.; = silly billyглупыш, дурачок3. гл.; уст.She is what is called a silly. — Она из тех, кого называют глупышками.
1) оглушать, ошеломлятьIt didn't kill it, it only sillied it a bit. — Это не убило его, а только слегка оглушило.
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['sɪlɪ]adjглупый, неумный, неразумныйDon't be silly. — Не глупи!
It is a silly thing to do. — Глупо так поступать
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(a) (foolish → person) bête, stupide; (→ quarrel, book, grin, question) bête, stupide, idiot; (infantile) bébête;∎ I'm sorry, it was a silly thing to say excusez-moi, c'était bête de dire ça;∎ I'll pay - don't be silly! je vais payer - ah ça, pas question!;∎ don't do anything silly ne fais pas de bêtises;∎ how silly of me! que je suis bête!;∎ it's silly to worry c'est idiot de s'inquiéter;∎ it was silly of me to ask c'était idiot de ma part de demander ça;∎ you silly idiot! espèce d'idiot ou d'imbécile!;∎ you look silly in that tie tu as l'air ridicule avec cette cravate;∎ but that's silly, she was here half an hour ago mais c'est ridicule, elle était ici il y a une demi-heure;∎ there was a new manager every week, it was or things were getting silly il y avait un nouveau gérant chaque semaine, ça en devenait ridicule;∎ familiar I couldn't get the silly door open je n'arrivais pas à ouvrir cette fichue ou satanée porte;(b) (comical → mask, costume, voice) comique, drôle;∎ we all wore silly hats nous portions tous des chapeaux marrants2 adverb∎ the blow knocked me silly le coup m'a étourdi□ ;∎ to laugh oneself silly mourir de rire;∎ I was bored silly je m'ennuyais à mourir;∎ I was scared silly j'avais une peur bleue;∎ he drank himself silly il s'est complètement soûlé;∎ she's been worrying herself silly elle est morte d'inquiétude3 nounfamiliar idiot(e)□ mf;∎ don't be such a silly! que tu es bête! -
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B adj [person] idiot ; [question, mistake, story, game] stupide ; [behaviour, clothes] ridicule ; [price] astronomique ; don't be silly ne dis pas de bêtises ; you are a silly boy! tu es idiot! ; you silly fool! espèce d'idiot/-e! ; what a silly thing to do! quelle bêtise! ; he made me feel really silly! à cause de lui je me suis senti complètement idiot! ; to do something silly faire une bêtise ; to make sb look silly faire passer qn pour un/-e idiot/-e.C adv ( senseless) he knocked him silly il l'a mis KO ○ ; to drink oneself silly s'abrutir d'alcool ; to bore sb silly assommer qn. -
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['sɪlɪ] 1. 2.to bore sb. silly — stufare qcn. a morte
* * *['sili](foolish; not sensible: Don't be so silly!; silly children.) sciocco, stupido* * *['sɪlɪ] 1. 2.to bore sb. silly — stufare qcn. a morte
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1) a simple (complicated, clever, strange, silly) question простой (сложный, умный, странный, глупый) вопрос2) простой/лёгкий вопросEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) simple question
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17 No question too silly to answer
Клише: Не бывает глупых вопросовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > No question too silly to answer
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1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) ret; temmelig2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) hellere; i stedet for3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) snarere end* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) ret; temmelig2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) hellere; i stedet for3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) snarere end -
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actions speak louder than words better ask, than go astray better the foot slip than the tongue better one word in time than two afterwards brevity is the soul of wit by work you get money, by talk you get knowledge easier said than done empty vessels make the greatest sound fine words butter no parsnips fine words dress ill deeds first think, then speak a flow of words is no proof of wisdom a fool is known by his conversation a good tongue is a good weapon a good word costs no more than a bad one great barkers are no biters great cry and little wool a great talker may be no fool, but he is one that relies on him great talkers are like broken pitchers: everything runs out of them great talkers are little doers hard words break no bones he that talks much errs much he that talks much lies much he who says little may be a fool or a genius he who says what he likes shall hear what he does not like hear much, speak little hold your tongue an honest man's word is as good as his bond if your swear you will catch no fish immodest words are in all cases indefensible it is not with saying "honey, honey" that sweetness comes into the mouth a kind word goes a long way least said, soonest mended let not your tongue cut your throat a man never becomes an orator if he has anything to say a man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds many speak much who cannot speak well many a truth is spoken is jest more have repented speech than silence much ado about nothing never answer a question until it is asked no sooner said than done one tongue is enough for two women out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks pleasant words are valued but do not cost much the pen is mightier than the sword pigs grunt about everything and nothing say little but think more say little; write less; print least silly question, silly answer speak of angels and they flap their wings speak when you are spoken to; come when you are called speech is silver(n), silence is golden speech is the gift of all but the thought of few speech was given a man to conceal his thoughts a still tongue makes a wise head ten measures of talk were sent down from heaven, and women took nine it is not every question that deserves an answer the tongue always returns to the sore tooth the tongue is not steel but it cuts the tongue is the only tool that grows sharper with use an unkind word is better left unspoken what is writ is writ a woman fights with her tongue a woman's hair is long, but her tongue is longer a word before is worth two behind a word spoken is past recalling a word to the wise is sufficient words and deeds are not weighed in the same balance words are but wind words are the wise man's counters and the fool's money words cut more than swords words pay no debts the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise wounds made by words are hard to heal you are master of the unspoken word; the spoken word is master of youEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _слово; сила слова
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1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) bastante; más bien, un tanto, un poco, algo2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) antes que, mejor... que...3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) más bien, para ser más precisosrather adv bastante / algoit's rather expensive, is there nothing cheaper? es bastante caro, ¿no hay nada más barato?tr['rɑːðəSMALLr/SMALL]■ would you rather stay in? ¿preferirías quedarte en casa?■ rather than put my foot in it, I said nothing antes que meter la pata, preferí no decir nada3 (more precisely) o mejor dicho; (not) y no■ there was a river, or rather a stream había un río, o mejor dicho un arroyorather ['ræðər, 'rʌ-, 'rɑ-] advshe would rather stay in the house: preferiría quedarse en casaI'd rather not: mejor que nomy father, or rather my stepfather: mi padre, o mejor dicho mi padrastro3) instead: sino que, más que, al contrarioI'm not pleased; rather I'm disappointed: no estoy satisfecho, sino desilusionado4) somewhat: algo, un tantorather strange: un poco extraño5) quite: bastanterather difficult: bastante difíciladv.• algo adv.• bastante adv.• mejor adv.• mejor dicho adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.• más adv.• más bien adv.• por el contrario adv.• primero adv.• sino adv.• un poco adv.interj.• ya lo creo interj.'ræðər, 'rɑːðə(r)1)a) ( stating preference)b) ( more precisely)we're acquaintances rather than friends — somos conocidos, más que amigos
she has a shop, or rather a stall — tiene una tienda, o mejor dicho un puesto
she looks rather like Janet — se parece algo or un poco a Janet
['rɑːðǝ(r)]I rather think that... — me da la impresión or tengo la sensación de que...
1. ADV1) (preference)we decided to camp, rather than stay at a hotel — decidimos acampar, en lugar de quedarnos en un hotel
"would you like a sweet?" - "I'd rather have an apple" — -¿quieres un caramelo? -preferiría una manzana
would you rather stay here? — ¿prefieres quedarte?
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anything rather than that! — hum ¡cualquier cosa menos eso!•
"I'm going to have it out with the boss" - "rather you than me!" — -voy a planteárselo al jefe -¡allá tú!2) (=somewhat) algo, un poco•
he looks rather like his mother — se parece un poco a su madre•
I feel rather more happy today — hoy me siento algo más contento•
I rather suspected as much — me lo sospechaba•
I rather think he won't come — me inclino a creer que no vendrá•
that is rather too dear — es algo caro (para mí etc)3) (=quite) bastanteit's a rather difficult task, it's rather a difficult task — es una tarea bastante difícil
"isn't she pretty?" - "yes, she is rather" — -¿es guapa, eh? -sí, bastante
"are you keen to go?" - "yes, I am rather" — -¿tienes ganas de ir? -sí que quiero
£20! that's rather a lot! — ¡20 libras! ¡es bastante caro!
4) (=more accurately)rather it is a matter of money — antes es cuestión de dinero, es al contrario or más bien cuestión de dinero
or rather — o mejor dicho, es decir
a car, or rather an old banger — un coche, o mejor dicho, un trasto viejo
2.EXCL † ¡ya lo creo!, ¡cómo no! (LAm)"would you like some?" - "rather!" — ¿quieres algo de esto? - ¡ya lo creo! or ¡por supuesto!
* * *['ræðər, 'rɑːðə(r)]1)a) ( stating preference)b) ( more precisely)we're acquaintances rather than friends — somos conocidos, más que amigos
she has a shop, or rather a stall — tiene una tienda, o mejor dicho un puesto
she looks rather like Janet — se parece algo or un poco a Janet
I rather think that... — me da la impresión or tengo la sensación de que...
См. также в других словарях:
silly question — stupid question, dumb question … English contemporary dictionary
ask a silly question and you get a silly answer — With allusion to PROVERBS xxvi. 5 (AV) Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. c 1300 South English Legendary (EETS) 494 Ffor sothe thou axest as a fol, and swich ansuere me schul the yive. 1484 CAXTON Aesop… … Proverbs new dictionary
Silly — Sil ly, a. [Compar. {Sillier}; superl. {Silliest}.] [OE. seely, sely, AS. s?lig, ges?lig, happy, good, fr. s?l, s?l, good, happy, s?l good fortune, happines; akin to OS. s[=a]lig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG. s[=a]l[=i]g, Icel … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silly — 1 adjective 1 not sensible, showing bad judgment: This may sound like a silly question, but what is the point of this exercise? | a silly thing to do/say: I left my keys at home, which was a pretty silly thing to do. see shame 1 2 stupid in a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
silly — [[t]sɪ̱li[/t]] sillier, silliest 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone or something is silly, you mean that they are foolish, childish, or ridiculous. My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this... You silly boy; why did you… … English dictionary
question — see ask a silly question and you get a silly answer ask no questions and hear no lies a civil question deserves a civil answer fools ask questions that wise men cannot answer there are two sides to every question … Proverbs new dictionary
silly — see ask a silly question and you get a silly answer … Proverbs new dictionary
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question — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sentence, etc. that asks sth ADJECTIVE ▪ awkward, difficult, embarrassing, hard, tough, tricky ▪ pointed, probing … Collocations dictionary
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