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I Adj.1. grateful ( für for), appreciative (of); Publikum: appreciative; wir sind für oder um umg. jeden Beitrag dankbar we appreciate ( oder are grateful for) every contribution; ich wäre Ihnen dankbar, wenn... I’d be much obliged if... (auch iro.), I’d appreciate it if...; ich wäre Ihnen sehr dankbar, wenn Sie sich um Ihre eigenen Angelegenheiten kümmerten iro. auch I’ll thank you to mind your own business; man muss für alles dankbar sein you have to be thankful for small mercies ( oder for every little thing)2. (lohnend) worthwhile; Aufgabe: auch rewarding; er ist ein dankbares Opfer für ihre Sticheleien he’s an easy target ( oder a sitting duck) for her gibes3. umg. (strapazierfähig) Stoff: hard-wearing, durable; (anspruchslos) Pflanze: easy(-care), hardy; eine dankbare Pflanze a plant which doesn’t need much attention* * *grateful; thankful; rewarding* * *dạnk|bar1. adjjdm dankbar sein — to be grateful to sb (für for)
sich dankbar erweisen or zeigen — to show one's gratitude (gegenüber to)
2) (= lohnend) Arbeit, Aufgabe, Rolle rewarding; Stoff easy-care attr; (= haltbar) hard-wearing; Opfer worthwhile2. adv(= voller Dank) gratefully* * *1) (giving due thanks or praise; grateful: an appreciative audience.) appreciative3) (feeling thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.) grateful4) (grateful; relieved and happy: He was thankful that the journey was over; a thankful sigh.) thankful5) thankfully* * *dank·bar[ˈdaŋkba:ɐ̯]I. adj2. (lohnend) Aufgabe, Rolle rewarding, profitable3. (anspruchslos) appreciativeein \dankbarer Stoff a hard-wearing materialeine \dankbare Pflanze a plant which doesn't need much attention4. (verbunden) obligedich wäre dir/Ihnen \dankbar, wenn... I would be obliged [or grateful] [or I would appreciate it] if you...* * *1.1) grateful; (anerkennend) appreciative <child, audience, etc.>sich dankbar zeigen — show one's gratitude or appreciation
2.für eine baldige Antwort wären wir dankbar — we should be grateful for an early reply
adverbial gratefullyjemanden dankbar anblicken — give somebody a look of gratitude
* * *A. adj1. grateful (um umgjeden Beitrag dankbar we appreciate ( oder are grateful for) every contribution;ich wäre Ihnen dankbar, wenn … I’d be much obliged if … (auch iron), I’d appreciate it if …;ich wäre Ihnen sehr dankbar, wenn Sie sich um Ihre eigenen Angelegenheiten kümmerten iron auch I’ll thank you to mind your own business;man muss für alles dankbar sein you have to be thankful for small mercies ( oder for every little thing)er ist ein dankbares Opfer für ihre Sticheleien he’s an easy target ( oder a sitting duck) for her gibeseine dankbare Pflanze a plant which doesn’t need much attentionB. adv gratefully;etwas dankbar annehmen accept sth gratefully ( oder with thanks)* * *1.1) grateful; (anerkennend) appreciative <child, audience, etc.>sich dankbar zeigen — show one's gratitude or appreciation
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Пословица: с лихой собаки хоть шерсти клок (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him), с паршивой овцы хоть шерсти клок (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him), с паршивой собаки хоть шерсти клок (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > you can have no more of a cat but her skin
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23 you can have no more of a cat than her skin
Пословица: с лихой собаки хоть шерсти клок (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him), с паршивой овцы хоть шерсти клок (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him), с паршивой собаки хоть шерсти клок (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > you can have no more of a cat than her skin
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24 с паршивой овцы хоть шерсти клок
Set phrase: a tuft of hair from a mangy mare!, even a bad sheep gives a bit of wool, half a loaf is better than no bread, you can have no more of a cat but her skin (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him), you can have no more of a cat than her skin (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him), everything is good for somethingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > с паршивой овцы хоть шерсти клок
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26 с лихой собаки хоть шерсти клок
Set phrase: a tuft of hair from a mangy mare!, even a bad sheep gives a bit of wool, half a loaf is better than no bread, you can have no more of a cat but her skin (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him), you can have no more of a cat than her skin (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > с лихой собаки хоть шерсти клок
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Set phrase: a tuft of hair from a mangy mare!, even a bad sheep gives a bit of wool, half a loaf is better than no bread, you can have no more of a cat but her skin (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him), you can have no more of a cat than her skin (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > с паршивой собаки хоть шерсти клок
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'mə:siplural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) barmhjertighet, medlidenhet2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) hell, velsignelse, under•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy onnådeIsubst. \/ˈmɜːsɪ\/1) barmhjertighet, skånsel2) nåde, miskunn3) medlidenhet4) ( jus) benåding5) barmhjertighetshandling, barmhjertighetsgjerning6) kilde til takknemlighetask for mercy be om nådebe a\/God's mercy that det er en (Guds) lykke\/velsignelsebe at the mercy of somebody\/something eller be at somebody's\/something's mercy være i noens\/noes vold, være prisgitt noen\/noebe left to the tender mercy\/mercies of somebody\/something være\/bli overlatt til noen\/noe på nåde og unådedrift about at the mercy of the winds and the waves ( sjøfart) drive for vind og værfor mercy's sake for Guds skyldbe grateful\/thankful for small mercies være takknemlig for de små tinghave mercy (up)on somebody forbarme seg over noen, ha barmhjertighet med noen, ha medlidenhet med noenimplore for mercy trygle om nådeimplore somebody's mercy eller implore mercy of\/from somebody trygle noen om nådepetition for mercy ( jus) benådningsansøkningput oneself at somebody's mercy legge sin skjebne i noens henderrecommend somebody to the King's mercy innstille noen til benådningshow mercy vise barmhjertighet, la nåde gå for rettsister of mercy barmhjertighetssøsterthrow oneself (up)on somebody's mercy overgi seg på noens nåde og unåde ( hverdagslig) be noen om hjelp eller tilgivelse i en vanskelig situasjonIIinterj. \/ˈmɜːsɪ\/ ( hverdagslig)1) ( uttrykk for frykt) nåde, Gud være oss nådig2) ( uttrykk for overraskelse) bevare meg vel -
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appreciative, grateful* * *adj grateful;( lettet; taknemlig over for forsynet) thankful ( fx we were thankful that it was over (, that nobody was killed));( om arbejde) rewarding, worthwhile;[ dybt taknemlig] deeply (, profoundly) grateful;[ vi er Dem meget taknemlige] we are very grateful (el. very much obliged) to you;[ vise sig taknemlig] show gratitude;[ taknemlig for] grateful for; thankful for;[ være taknemlig for lidt] be grateful (el. thankful) for small mercies;[ med sb:][ taknemligt hverv] rewarding task;[ taknemlig jord] productive soil;[ han er et taknemligt offer] he is an easy victim (el. mark, target);[ taknemligt publikum] appreciative audience. -
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['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) usmiljenje2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) sreča•- merciful- mercifully
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- have mercy on* * *[mɜ:si]nounusmiljenje, sočutje, milost, odpuščanje; sreča, blagoslov; American juridically pomilostitev na smrt obsojenega na dosmrtno ječoat the mercy of — v oblasti koga, prepuščen na milost in nemilostit is a mercy that — sreča je, dathat's a mercy! — na srečo!, hvala bogu!to throw o.s. on s.o.'s mercy — prepustiti se komu na milost in nemilost -
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['mɜːsɪ]сущ.1)а) милосердие; жалость, сожаление, состраданиеat smb.'s mercy — в чьей-л. милости
to throw oneself at smb.'s mercy — отдаваться на чью-л. волю
to be left to the tender mercies of smb. — ирон. быть отданным на милость кого-л.
We turned him over to the tender mercies of the student court. — Мы отдали его на милость студенческого суда.
Syn:б) рел.; = God's mercy милость (Божия), милосердие (Господне)2)а) милость; помилование, прощениеto have mercy (up)on — щадить, миловать (кого-л.)
Syn:б) проявление мягкости (по отношению к кому-л.)••at the mercy of smb. / smth. — во власти кого-л. / чего-л.
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n. medelijden; genade; zegen; vergevensgezindheid, goedhartigheid[ mə:sie] 〈meervoud: mercies〉2 zegen♦voorbeelden:♦voorbeelden:mercy (up)on us! • goeie genade! -
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mercy n1 ( clemency) clémence f ; to show mercy to ou towards sb se montrer clément à l'égard de qn ; to have mercy on sb avoir pitié de qn ; to beg for mercy demander grâce ; in his mercy he let them go en or dans sa miséricorde il les laissa partir ; an act of mercy un acte de compassion ; a recommendation to mercy Jur un recours en grâce ; for mercy's sake ○ ! pitié! ;2 ( power) merci f ; to be at the mercy of être à la merci de ; to leave sb to the tender mercies of sb iron abandonner qn à la merci de qn ; to throw oneself on sb's mercy s'en remettre au bon vouloir de qn ;let's be grateful ou thankful for small mercies sachons apprécier notre chance. -
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mercy [ˊmɜ:sɪ] n1) ми́лость; поща́да; поми́лование;to beg for mercy проси́ть поща́ды
;to have mercy on ( или upon) smb. щади́ть, ми́ловать кого́-л.
2) милосе́рдие; сострада́ние;sisters of mercy сёстры милосе́рдия
;to be left to the tender mercy ( или mercies) of smb. ирон. быть о́тданным на ми́лость кого́-л. (обыкн. жесто́кого челове́ка)
3) уда́ча, сча́стье;that's a mercy! э́то пря́мо сча́стье!
;thankful for small mercies дово́льный ма́лым
4) attr.:mercy killing эйтана́зия, умерщвле́ние неизлечи́мых больны́х
;mercy flight доста́вка по во́здуху в больни́цу ра́неных и больны́х
◊at the mercy of во вла́сти
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mercy [ˊmɜ:sɪ] n1) ми́лость; поща́да; поми́лование;to beg for mercy проси́ть поща́ды
;to have mercy on ( или upon) smb. щади́ть, ми́ловать кого́-л.
2) милосе́рдие; сострада́ние;sisters of mercy сёстры милосе́рдия
;to be left to the tender mercy ( или mercies) of smb. ирон. быть о́тданным на ми́лость кого́-л. (обыкн. жесто́кого челове́ка)
3) уда́ча, сча́стье;that's a mercy! э́то пря́мо сча́стье!
;thankful for small mercies дово́льный ма́лым
4) attr.:mercy killing эйтана́зия, умерщвле́ние неизлечи́мых больны́х
;mercy flight доста́вка по во́здуху в больни́цу ра́неных и больны́х
◊at the mercy of во вла́сти
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mercy [ˊmɜ:sɪ] n1) ми́лость; поща́да; поми́лование;to beg for mercy проси́ть поща́ды
;to have mercy on ( или upon) smb. щади́ть, ми́ловать кого́-л.
2) милосе́рдие; сострада́ние;sisters of mercy сёстры милосе́рдия
;to be left to the tender mercy ( или mercies) of smb. ирон. быть о́тданным на ми́лость кого́-л. (обыкн. жесто́кого челове́ка)
3) уда́ча, сча́стье;that's a mercy! э́то пря́мо сча́стье!
;thankful for small mercies дово́льный ма́лым
4) attr.:mercy killing эйтана́зия, умерщвле́ние неизлечи́мых больны́х
;mercy flight доста́вка по во́здуху в больни́цу ра́неных и больны́х
◊at the mercy of во вла́сти
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noun1) милосердие; сострадание; to be left to the tender mercy (или mercies) of smb. iron. быть отданным на милость кого-л. (обыкн. жестокого человека)2) милость; прощение, помилование; to beg for mercy просить пощады; to have mercy on (или upon) smb. щадить, миловать кого-л.3) удача, счастье; that's a mercy! это прямо счастье!at the mercy of во властиthankful for small mercies довольный малым* * *(n) милосердие* * ** * *[mer·cy || 'mɜrsɪ /'mɜːsɪ] n. милосердие, сострадание; прощение, помилование, пощада; милость, счастье, удача* * *милосердиемилосердиямилостьпомилованиепрощениесостраданиесчастьеудача* * *Мерси (женское имя) -
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1.1. прил. smallмалый ростом — short, of small stature, below middle height
малые формы театр. — variety entertainments
театр малых форм — variety show, vaudeville
малая скорость ж.-д. — low speed
малый ход мор. — slow speed
2. как сущ. с. the littleдовольствоваться малым — be thankful for small mercies, be grateful for small favours
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без мала, без малого — almost, all but2. м. скл. как прил. разг.мал золотник, да дорог погов. — little bodies may have great souls
fellow, boy, lad; guy амер.славный малый — nice fellow / chap
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s milosrđe; sažaljenje; smilovanje; milost; blagost; blagoslov, sreća / at the # of (a p, a th) = na milost i nemilost (koga, čega); to have # (up)on, to show # to = smilovati se komu; # on us ! = neka nam se Bog smiluje !; to be left to the tender # (mercies) of = biti prepušten na (čiju) milost i nemilost; thankful for small mercies = zadovoljan i malim what a # that... = kakva sreća što...; # killing = ubijanje iz samilosti, eutanazija* * *
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1. Imy mother teaches моя мать /у меня мать/ преподает; where does he-? где он преподает?2. IIteach in some manner teach well (competently, skilfully, badly, etc.) хорошо и т.д. учить /преподавать/3. III1) teach smb. teach a boy (children, students, adults, apprentices, a mixed class of boys and girls, etc.) учить /обучать/ мальчика и т.д.; teach school быть /работать/ учителем; teach smth. teach this subject (English, French, classics, social sciences, humanities, botany, grammar, music, the violin, the piano, riding, drawing, etc.) преподавать этот предмет и т.д., обучать этому предмету и т.д.; teach scientific classes (literary classes, etc.) вести занятия по естествознанию и т.д.2) teach smb. that will teach him это его научит /послужит ему уроком/4. IVteach smb. in some manner teach smb. well (competently, efficiently, poorly, etc.) хорошо и т.д. учить /обучать/ кого-л.; teach smth. in some manner teach English well (competently, badly, etc.) хорошо и т.д. преподавать английский язык /обучать английскому языку/5. Vteach smb. smth.1) teach the children English (the students mathematics, them the elements of logic, her music, the girls singing, his son bridge, them a trade, etc.) учить /обучать/ детей английскому [языку] и т.д., преподавать детям английский язык и т.д.; who taught you French? кто учил вас французскому языку?; teach oneself smth. обучаться чему-л. самоучкой /самостоятельно/; I taught myself a little English я сам выучился немного английскому языку2) teach smb. a [good] lesson проучить кого-л.; this experience taught him a good lesson это был для него хороший урок, это послужило ему хорошим уроком; 1 will teach him a lesson in politeness я хочу проучить его, чтобы он был вежливым в следующий раз; he taught me a thing or two он меня кое-чему научил id you can't teach an old dog new tricks a старого воробья на мякине не проведешь6. VIIteach smb. to do smth.1) teach the child to write (the girls to speak French, her children to play the piano, all her pupils to sing, the boy to swim under water, them to drive, etc.) учить /научить/ ребенка писать и т.д.; he taught me to cut flowers properly он научил меня правильно срезать цветы; teach the child to obey (the girl to behave properly, them to tell the truth, her never to tell a lie, the boy not to use the word, etc.) научать /приучить/ ребенка слушаться] и т.д.; misfortune has taught him to be thankful for small mercies несчастье научило его довольствоваться малым; they taught the dog to beg (to do tricks, to stand on hind legs, to give voice, etc.) они научили собаку просить и т.д., они так выдрессировали собаку, что она просит и т.д.2) this will teach you to speak the truth это научит тебя говорить правду; I will teach him (not) to meddle in my affairs я научу его не соваться /покажу ему, как соваться/ в мои дела7. XIbe taught smth. he was taught English (piano, driving, etc.) его учили /обучали/ английскому и т.д.; what subjects are you taught at your college? какие предметы /дисциплины/ преподаются у вас /преподают вам/ в институте?; it is time the boy was taught something мальчика уже пора [начать] чему-нибудь обучать; be taught somewhere he was taught at home его учили /он учился/ дома /у домашних учителей/; he was taught in the bitterest of all schools, that of experience он прошел самую горькую школу teach школу жизни /жизненного опыта/; be taught that... they were taught that they must fight against evil их учили, что они должны бороться со злом8. XVIteach at /in /smth. teach at school (in a high school, in a secondary school, in a country school, in the eighth form /grade/, at an institute, at a college, at /in/ a university, etc.) преподавать /работать преподавателем/ в школе и т.д.; teach for smth. teach for a living зарабатывать себе на жизнь преподаванием; teach through smth. teach through practice обучать при немощи упражнений9. XXI1teach smth. to smb. teach this subject to the pupils (first aid to the girls, etc.) преподавать этот предмет ученикам и т.д., учить /обучать/ учеников этому предмету и т.д.; he taught this hobby to me он научил меня любить это занятие; teach smb. about smth. teach smb. about hygiene (about flying, etc.) (на)учить кого-л. гигиене и т.д.; he taught them about freedom он научил их любить свободу; you can't teach me anything about it в этом деле вам меня учить нечему; teach smth., smb. for smth. he teaches Greek for a living он зарабатывает на жизнь тем, что преподает греческий язык /преподаванием, уроками греческого языка/; she teaches little children for a small fee за небольшую плату она обучает детишек || teach smb. through practice обучать кого-л. на практике /при помощи упражнений/10. XXVIteach smb. that... teach smb. that it is wrong to answer back (that two sides of a triangle are greater than the third, etc.) объяснить кому-л., что огрызаться нельзя и т.д.; teach smb. how... teach smb. how to behave (how to do the work, how to stamp receipts, etc.) научить кого-л. как себя вести и т.д.
См. также в других словарях:
be thankful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small mercies if someone should be grateful for small mercies, they should feel grateful that something good has happened, although it is not everything that they wanted. They ve agreed to end the meeting half an hour… … New idioms dictionary
(be) thankful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small ˈmercies idiom to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been • Well, at least you weren t hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. Main entry: ↑smallidiom … Useful english dictionary
be thankful for small mercies — be thankful/grateful/for small mercies phrase used to say that you should be grateful for something good that has happened because it is one of the few good things in a bad situation Thesaurus: grateful and gratitudesynonym Main entry: mercy … Useful english dictionary
be grateful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small mercies if someone should be grateful for small mercies, they should feel grateful that something good has happened, although it is not everything that they wanted. They ve agreed to end the meeting half an hour… … New idioms dictionary
(be) grateful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small ˈmercies idiom to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been • Well, at least you weren t hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. Main entry: ↑smallidiom … Useful english dictionary
be grateful for small mercies — be thankful/grateful/for small mercies phrase used to say that you should be grateful for something good that has happened because it is one of the few good things in a bad situation Thesaurus: grateful and gratitudesynonym Main entry: mercy … Useful english dictionary
small — small1 W1S1 [smo:l US smo:l] adj comparative smaller superlative smallest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(not important)¦ 3 no small degree/achievement/task etc 4¦(young)¦ 5 small business/firm/farmer etc 6¦(letter)¦ 7 conservative with a small c /democrat… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thankful — thank|ful [ˈθæŋkfəl] adj [not before noun] [: Old English; Origin: thancful, from thanc; THANKS2] grateful and glad about something that has happened, especially because without it the situation would be much worse thankful for ▪ I ll be thankful … Dictionary of contemporary English
thankful — adjective (not before noun) grateful and glad about something that has happened, especially because without it the situation would be much worse (+ for): I ll be thankful for a good night s sleep after the week I ve had. | thankful (that): You… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mercy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ divine, infinite ▪ God s infinite mercy ▪ great ▪ tender ▪ I left him to the tender mercies of his mother … Collocations dictionary
mercy — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)si[/t]] mercies 1) N UNCOUNT If someone in authority shows mercy, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they forgive someone they have the right to punish. Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy... They… … English dictionary