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1 разрубит гордиев узел
1. cutting the Gordian knot2. cut the Gordian knotРусско-английский большой базовый словарь > разрубит гордиев узел
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ГОРДИЕВ УЗЕЛ lit NP usu. sing fixed WOan extremely complicated problem or great difficulty: Gordian knot;разрубить (рассечь) гордиев узел = cut (through) the Gordian knot....(Голохвастов) рассказал мне все дело, прибавив, что именно потому поторопился приехать, чтоб предупредить меня, в чем дело, прежде чем я услышу что-нибудь о размолвке. «Недаром, - сказал я ему шутя, - меня зовут Александром: этот гордиев узел я вам тотчас разрублю» (Герцен 2)....He (Golokhvastov) told me all about it...adding that he had made haste to come to me expressly to warn me what was wrong before I should hear anything of the falling out. "I am not called Alexander for nothing," I said jokingly I shall cut this Gordian knot for you at once" (2a).From the name of an intricate knot tied by Gordius, legendary king of Phrygia, and supposedly cut by Alexander the Great with his sword. -
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• ГОРДИЕВ УЗЕЛ lit[NP; usu. sing; fixed WO]=====⇒ an extremely complicated problem or great difficulty:- Gordian knot;♦...[Голохвастов] рассказал мне все дело, прибавив, что именно потому поторопился приехать, чтоб предупредить меня, в чем дело, прежде чем я услышу что-нибудь о размолвке. "Недаром, - сказал я ему шутя, - меня зовут Александром: этот гордиев узел я вам тотчас разрублю" (Герцен 2).... Не [Golokhvastov] told me all about it...adding that he had made haste to come to me expressly to warn me what was wrong before I should hear anything of the falling out. "I am not called Alexander for nothing," I said jokingly; "I shall cut this Gordian knot for you at once" (2a).—————← From the name of an intricate knot tied by Gordius, legendary king of Phrygia, and supposedly cut by Alexander the Great with his sword.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > гордиев узел
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4 разрубать гордиев узел
1. cut the Gordian knot2. cutting the Gordian knotРусско-английский большой базовый словарь > разрубать гордиев узел
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••го́рдиев у́зел — Gordian knot
разруби́ть го́рдиев у́зел — cut the Gordian knot
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разрубить (вн.)cut* (d.), cleave* (d.)разрубать на части — cut* into pieces (d.)
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несов. - разруба́ть, сов. - разруби́ть; (вн.)cut (d), cleave (d)разруба́ть на ча́сти — cut (d) into pieces
••разруби́ть го́рдиев у́зел — cut the Gordian knot
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книжн.Gordian knot; an intricate problemЕй кажется, сложилась проблема неразрешимая. А это просто гордиев узел, и нужен для его рассечения самый обыкновенный меч самого обыкновенного Александра Македонского. (С. Сартаков, Свинцовый монумент) — She believes the problem is insoluble. But it is merely a Gordian knot, and only the most ordinary of swords of a most ordinary Alexander the Great is needed to cut it.
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I муж.1) (на веревке) тж. перен. knotзавязывать что-л. узлом — to knot smth.
беседочный узел — мор. bowline, bowline knot
завязывать узел — to tie/make a knot
морской узел — bend, hitch
2) centre; junction- узел дорог
- узел обороны
- узел связи
- узел сопротивления3) ( сверток) bale, bundle, pack4) бот. node, joint5) тех. (установки) unit, assembly; componentII муж.; мор.(мера скорости) knot
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cut the Gordian knot — To overcome a difficulty by violent measures, as Alexander the Great cut the Gordian knot with his sword • • • Main Entry: ↑Gordian * * * cut the Gordian knot phrase to solve a very difficult problem in a quick and determined way that may cause… … Useful english dictionary
cut the gordian knot — If someone cuts the Gordian knot, they solve a very complex problem in a simple way … The small dictionary of idiomes
To cut the Gordian knot — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cut the gordian knot — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. to find a quick solution to a deeply entangled problem. Somebody had to find a way to cut the Gordian knot of Congressional gridlock. SYN.: solve, untangle, *cut through red tape, extricate, free,… … English dictionary for students
cut the Gordian knot — If someone cuts the Gordian knot, they solve a very complex problem in a simple way. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cut the Gordian knot — to deal with a difficult problem in a strong, simple and effective way. There was so much fighting between staff, she decided to cut the Gordian knot and sack them all … New idioms dictionary
Cut the Gordian knot — If some cuts the Gordian knot, they solve a very complex problem in a simple way … Dictionary of English idioms
Gordian Knot Operation — The Gordian Knot Operation ( Operação Nó Górdio ) was the largest and most expensive Portuguese military campaign in the Portuguese overseas province of Mozambique, East Africa. It was performed in 1970, during the Portuguese Colonial War (1961… … Wikipedia
Gordian knot — [gôr′dē ən] n. 1. Gr. Legend a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, which an oracle reveals will be undone only by the future master of Asia: Alexander the Great, failing to untie it, cuts the knot with his sword 2. any perplexing problem cut… … Universalium
Gordian knot — Gordian Gor di*an, a. 1. Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable. [1913 Webster] {Gordian knot}, an intricate knot tied by Gordius in the thong which connected the pole of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gordian knot — [gôr′dē ən] n. 1. Gr. Legend a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, which an oracle reveals will be undone only by the future master of Asia: Alexander the Great, failing to untie it, cuts the knot with his sword 2. any perplexing problem cut… … English World dictionary
