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1 sow
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I. 1. сея, засявам, посявам
SOW the wind and reap the whirlwind който гроб копае другиму, сам пада в него
2. прен. сея, пораждам, слагам начало на, предизвиквам, подстрекавам
3. посипвам, обсипвам, покривам плътно (with с)
II. 1. свиня
2. метал. слитък
to get/take the wrong SOW by the ear правя/идвам до погрешно заключение, сгрешавам, сбърквам адреса* * *{sou} v (sowed {soud} ; sown {soun}, sowed) 1. сея, засявам, (2) {sou} n 1. свиня; 2. метал. слитък; to get/take the wrong sow b* * *свиня; садя; посявам; засявам;* * *1. i. сея, засявам, посявам 2. ii. свиня 3. sow the wind and reap the whirlwind който гроб копае другиму, сам пада в него 4. to get/take the wrong sow by the ear правя/идвам до погрешно заключение, сгрешавам, сбърквам адреса 5. метал. слитък 6. посипвам, обсипвам, покривам плътно (with с) 7. прен. сея, пораждам, слагам начало на, предизвиквам, подстрекавам* * *sow [sou] I. v (sowed; sown [soun], sowed) 1. сея, засявам; посявам (и прен.); to \sow o.'s wild oats налудувам се на младини; to \sow the wind and reap the whirlwind сея вятър, пожънвам бури; \sow out разсаждам; 2. само в рр посипвам, обсипвам; II. sow [sau] n 1. свиня; 2. мет. слитък; • you cannot make a silk purse out of a \sow's ear от всяко дърво свирка не става.
См. также в других словарях:
(sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind — suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions. [with biblical allusion to Hos. 8:7.] → whirlwind … English new terms dictionary
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind — ► (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Book of Hosea, chapter 8.] Main Entry: ↑whirlwind … English terms dictionary
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind — To act wrongly and receive a crushing retribution • • • Main Entry: ↑wind … Useful english dictionary
reap the whirlwind — ► (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Book of Hosea, chapter 8.] Main Entry: ↑whirlwind … English terms dictionary
reap the whirlwind — (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions Origin: with biblical allusion to Hos. 8:7 … Useful english dictionary
they that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind — The proverb is also used as a metaphorical phrase to sow the wind (and reap the whirlwind). With allusion to HOSEA viii. 7 (AV) They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. 1583 J. PRIME Fruitful & Brief Discourse II. 203 They who… … Proverbs new dictionary
sow the wind and to reap the whirlwind — v. start something small and end up with a major result … English contemporary dictionary
Reap — may refer to: *Reap, to Harvest grain crops **Reaper, a horse drawn farm implement invented in 1831 and patented by Cyrus McCormick **Reaping hook, see Sickle *Grim Reaper (disambiguation) **Grim Reaper, see Death (personification) * Whatsoever a … Wikipedia
whirlwind — ► NOUN 1) a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape. 2) a very energetic or tumultuous person or process. 3) (before another noun ) very rapid and unexpected: a whirlwind romance. ● (sow the wind and) reap… … English terms dictionary
Whirlwind — may refer to: * An atmospheric phenomenon, see whirlwind (atmospheric phenomenon) * whirlwind, an ancient chinese siege weapon * Whirlwind , an episode in the World War Two documentary The World at War concerning the allied bombing of Germany.… … Wikipedia
whirlwind — [hwʉrl′wind΄, wʉrl′wind΄] n. [ME whirlwynd, prob. based on ON hvirfilvindr] 1. a current of air whirling violently upward in a spiral motion around a more or less vertical axis that has a forward motion 2. anything resembling a whirlwind, as in… … English World dictionary
