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меч, не обагрённый кровью — maiden sword
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Синонимический ряд:бросай (глаг.) бросай; запускай; кидай; пускай; швыряй -
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ДАМОКЛОВ МЕЧ висит над кем or над чьей головой ПОД ДАМОКЛОВЫМ МЕЧОМ был*, жить, ходить и т. п. all lit NP, sing only, usu. subj (1st van) PrepP, Invar, subj-compl with copula (subj: human or adv (2nd var.) fixed WOdanger, trouble that is constantly threatening s.o.: sword of Damocles....Всегда над головой его висел дамоклов меч - в любую минуту ему могли припомнить те анонимки (Эткинд 1)....Always he lived under this sword of Damoclesat any time those anonymous letters could be held against him (1a).From the story of Damocles, courtier of the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius in classical mythology. At a banquet, Dionysius had Damocles seated under a sword suspended by a single hair to show him how precarious power and the ruler's happiness were. -
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• ДАМОКЛОВ МЕЧ висит над кем or над чьей головой; ПОД ДАМОКЛОВЫМ МЕЧОМ быть, жить, ходить и т.п. all lit[NP, sing only, usu. subj (1st var.; PrepP, Invar, subj-compl with copula (subj: human) or adv (2nd var.); fixed WO]=====⇒ danger, trouble that is constantly threatening s.o.:- sword of Damocles.♦...Всегда над головой его висел дамоклов меч - в любую минуту ему могли припомнить те анонимки (Эткинд 1)....Always he lived under this sword of Damocles; at any time those anonymous letters could be held against him (1a).—————← From the story of Damocles, courtier of the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius in classical mythology. At a banquet, Dionysius had Damocles seated under a sword suspended by a single hair to show him how precarious power and the ruler's happiness were.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дамоклов меч
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• ДАМОКЛОВ МЕЧ висит над кем or над чьей головой; ПОД ДАМОКЛОВЫМ МЕЧОМ быть, жить, ходить и т.п. all lit[NP, sing only, usu. subj (1st var.; PrepP, Invar, subj-compl with copula (subj: human) or adv (2nd var.); fixed WO]=====⇒ danger, trouble that is constantly threatening s.o.:- sword of Damocles.♦...Всегда над головой его висел дамоклов меч - в любую минуту ему могли припомнить те анонимки (Эткинд 1)....Always he lived under this sword of Damocles; at any time those anonymous letters could be held against him (1a).—————← From the story of Damocles, courtier of the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius in classical mythology. At a banquet, Dionysius had Damocles seated under a sword suspended by a single hair to show him how precarious power and the ruler's happiness were.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > под дамокловым мечом
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книжн.А надо мной, как меч Дамоклов, / Мой смертный час, и я спешу. / Ведь я свой собственный биограф, - / Я биографию пишу! (Е. Винокуров, Автобиография) — Death's sword of Damocles hangs over / My head. Time's running out for me. / My own biographer am I, / I'm writing my biography!
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муж.скрещивать мечи/шпаги (с кем-л.) — to cross/measure swords
поднимать меч, обнажать меч — to take up the sword against, to unsheath one's sword
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м.sword♢
поднять меч ( начать войну) — unsheathe one's swordвложить меч в ножны ( кончить войну) — sheathe the sword
скрестить мечи — cross / measure swords
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м.sword [sɔːd]••дамо́клов меч — sword of Damocles [-kliːz]
меч правосу́дия — the sword of justice
скрести́ть мечи́ (с тв.) — cross / measure swords (with)
подня́ть меч (начать войну) — unsheathe one's sword
вложи́ть меч в но́жны (закончить войну) — sheathe the sword
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скрестить мечи — to cross / to measure swords (with)
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General subject: hang like a sword of Damocles (over - над)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > висеть как дамоклов меч
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ВИСЕТЬ (ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ)/ПОВИСНУТЬ НА ВОЛОСКЕ (НА НИТОЧКЕ, НА НИТКЕ) VP subj: human or abstr, often жизнь if subj: human, usu. one's life or career is involved) to be in a perilous position or condition, be threatened by imminent danger, ruin, or deathX висит на волоске = X is hanging by a threadperson X is within a hairbreadth (a hairsbreadth etc) of death person X is on the brink of death (in limited contexts) X is within a hairbreadth of disaster (ruin) X is on the brink of disaster (ruin) thing X is touch and go.Долгое время жизнь князя висела на волоске (Окуджава 2). His (the prince's) life hung by a thread for a long time (2a).«Жить в городе стало невозможно, скажите спасибо вашему Голему -кстати, вы знаете, что Голем - скрытый коммунист?.. Да-да, уверяю вас, есть материалы... он на ниточке висит, ваш Голем...» (Стругацкие 1). "It's impossible to live in this town, for which you can say thank you to your buddy Golem-incidentally, are you aware of his Communist leanings? Yes, I assure you, we have evidence, he's hanging by a thread, your Golem" (1a).(Елена Федотовна:) Ты обострил с ним отношения?.. Ах, молчишь... Ты повис на волоске! (Салынский 1). (Е.Е:) You've spoilt your relations with him? Why don't you answer?...You are on the brink of disaster! (1a).Мне претила ложь и скука старой семьи, и я участвовала в её разрушении. Выход я нашла в свободном союзе. Случайно мой опыт удался, но всё всегда висело на волоске (Мандельштам 2)....Repelled by the hypocrisy and tedium of conventional family life, I helped to undermine it...by seeking my own solution in a free union based on love, not marriage. It so happens that in my particular case it succeeded-though it was very much always touch and go (2a).From the story of Damocles, courtier of the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius in classical mythology. At a banquet, Dionysius had Damocles seated under a sword suspended by a single hair to show him how precarious power and the ruler's happiness were.
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sword of Damocles — sword of Dam|o|cles [ ,sɔrd əv dæməkliz ] noun singular LITERARY something that is always present as a danger or threat to a person, place, or situation: The nuclear sword of Damocles hangs over the region by a thread … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sword of Damocles — UK [ˌsɔː(r)d əv ˈdæməkliːz] / US [ˌsɔrd əv ˈdæməklɪz] noun [singular] literary something that is always present as a danger or a threat to a person, place, or situation The nuclear sword of Damocles hangs over the region by a thread … English dictionary
sword of Damocles — noun a constant and imminent peril the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles • Hypernyms: ↑hazard, ↑jeopardy, ↑peril, ↑risk, ↑endangerment … Useful english dictionary
sword of Damocles — sword′ of Dam′ocles n. cvb any situation threatening imminent harm or disaster • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
sword of Damocles — [ daməkli:z] noun a precarious situation. Origin with ref. to Damocles, a courtier who praised the happiness of the Greek ruler Dionysius I so much that the king made him feast sitting under a sword suspended by a single hair to show him how… … English new terms dictionary
sword of Damocles. — See Damocles (def. 2). [1810 20] * * * … Universalium
sword of Damocles — noun an immediate threat or danger, especially in otherwise favourable circumstances. {from the Greek legend of Damocles} …
sword of Damocles. — See Damocles (def. 2). [1810 20] … Useful english dictionary
sword of Damocles — Usage: often capitalized S Date: 1820 an impending disaster … New Collegiate Dictionary
sword of Damocles — noun A thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune … Wiktionary
sword of Damocles — Synonyms and related words: bulldozing, chanciness, commination, criticalness, delicacy, denunciation, doubtfulness, dubiousness, empty threat, foreboding, hazardousness, idle threat, imminence, implied threat, insecurity, instability,… … Moby Thesaurus