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1 the devil take the hindmost
≈ горе неудачникам, к чёрту неудачников [часть выражения each for himself and the devil take the hindmost; см. each for himself and the devil take the hindmost]Under "In God We Trust" on our dollar might be written: "The Devil Take the Hindmost!" - that is the laborer. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Tragic America’, ch. I) — Под девизом, стоящим на нашем долларе, "на Бога уповаем" следовало бы приписать: "и к черту неудачников", т. е рабочих.
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2 the devil take the hindmost
Общая лексика: всяк за себя, к черту неудачников, к чертям неудачниковУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the devil take the hindmost
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3 the devil take the hindmost
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4 the devil take the hindmost
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5 The devil take the hindmost!
Горе неудачникам! Пусть неудачник плачет! К чёрту неудачников!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > The devil take the hindmost!
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6 devil take the hindmost
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7 devil take the hindmost
Общая лексика: всяк за себя, горе неудачникам, к чёрту неудачниковУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > devil take the hindmost
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8 devil take the hindmost!
Общая лексика: к чёрту отстающих!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > devil take the hindmost!
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9 devil take the hindmost
על כל אחד לדאוג לעצמו; האחרון מפסיד* * *◙ דיספמ ןורחאה ;ומצעל גואדל דחא לכ לע◄ -
10 devil take the hindmost
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11 Devil take the hindmost!
Спасайся, кто может!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Devil take the hindmost!
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12 each for himself and the devil take the hindmost
"всяк за себя и к чёрту отстающих"; см. тж. the devil take the hindmostCapitalism is ruthless on this point: its principle is "Each for himself and the devil take the hindmost!" (B. Shaw, ‘The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism’, ch. 57) — Капитализм неумолим в этом отношении; принцип его: каждый за себя - и к чертям отстающих.
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13 every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost
Пословица: своя рубаха ближе к телу, своя рубашка ближе к телуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost
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14 everyone for himself and the devil take the hindmost
Общая лексика: спасайся кто можетУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > everyone for himself and the devil take the hindmost
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• Devil takes (take) the hindmost (The) - Последнего и собаки рвут (11)• Each for himself, and the devil take the hindmost - Последнего и собаки рвут (П)• Every man (fellow) for himself, and the devil take the hindmost - Последнего и собаки рвут (П) -
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1 noun∎ Religion the Devil le Diable, Satan m;∎ old-fashioned the devil take him! qu'il aille au diable!, que le diable l'emporte!;∎ you little devil! petit monstre!;∎ you lucky devil! veinard!;∎ British poor devil! pauvre diable!∎ what the devil are you doing? mais enfin, qu'est-ce que tu fabriques?;∎ where the devil is it? où diable peut-il bien être?, mais où est-ce que ça pourrait bien être?;∎ how the devil should I know? comment voulez-vous que je sache?□ ;∎ who the devil are you? qui diable êtes-vous?, et d'où est-ce que vous sortez, vous?;∎ this house is the very devil to keep clean c'est vraiment la galère de nettoyer cette maison;∎ they worked/ran like the devil ils ont travaillé/couru comme des fous ou des malades;∎ he has a devil of a temper il a un fichu caractère, il a un caractère de cochon;∎ I had a devil of a time getting here j'ai eu un mal fou ou un mal de chien à arriver jusqu'ici;∎ there'll be the devil to pay when your father finds out ça va barder quand ton père apprendra ça;∎ we had the devil of a job or the devil's own job finding the house on a eu un mal fou à trouver la maison;∎ to be (caught) between the devil and the deep blue sea être pris entre deux feux, être entre le marteau et l'enclume;∎ to give the devil his due… en toute honnêteté, il faut dire que…, rendons ou rendons-lui justice…;∎ he has the luck of the devil or the devil's own luck il a une veine de pendu ou de cocu;∎ speak or talk of the devil (and he's sure to appear)! quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue)!;∎ proverb better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) mieux vaut se contenter de ce qu'on a que de risquer de trouver pire;∎ proverb the devil finds or makes work for idle hands (to do) l'oisiveté est (la) mère de tous les vices;∎ proverb (every man for himself and) let the devil take the hindmost chacun pour soi et Dieu pour tous∎ Typography printer's devil apprenti(e) m,f imprimeur∎ devilled egg œuf m à la diable∎ British to devil for sb (author) servir de nègre à qn; (lawyer) être avocat stagiaire auprès de qn; Typography (printer) être apprenti imprimeur chez qn►► devil's advocate avocat m du diable;∎ to play devil's advocate se faire l'avocat du diable;American devil's food cake gâteau m au chocolat noir;Cookery devils on horseback pruneaux mpl au bacon;Devil's Island l'île f du Diable;devil worship culte m du diable -
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♦ devil /ˈdɛvl/n.1 [u] (relig., spesso maiuscolo) diavolo; demonio: God and the devil, Dio e il diavolo; possessed by the devil, posseduto dal demonio; devil worship, adorazione del diavolo; satanismo; devil-worshipper, adoratore del diavolo; satanista; the devil of greed, il demone della cupidigia2 (fig. fam.) tipo; diavolo: He's lost his job, poor devil!, povero diavolo, ha perso il posto; He's a cheeky devil, ha una bella faccia tosta; He's a lucky devil!, ha una fortuna sfacciata!; little devil, ( di bambino) diavoletto; piccola peste3 (fam. antiq., intensificativo) – a devil of a, un grande, un bel: a devil of a fine horse, un gran bel cavallo; I had a devil of a ( o the devil's own) job to convince him, ho avuto un bel daffare per convincerlo; What the devil are you doing?, che diavolo state facendo?; Who the devil are you?, chi diavolo sei?; How the devil do you expect me to do that?; come diavolo pensi che io possa farlo?6 (edil.) braciere portatile; fornacetta7 (ind. tess.) macchina per triturare gli stracci● the devil's advocate, l'avvocato del diavolo ( nel diritto canonico): (fig.) to play devil's advocate, fare l'avvocato del diavolo (bot.) devil's-bit ( Scabiosa succisa), morso del diavolo □ the devil's book, le carte da gioco □ (bot.) devil's claw ( Harpagophytum procumbens), artiglio del diavolo □ (zool.) devil's coach-horse ( Staphylinus olens), stafilino odoroso □ devil's dozen, (il numero) tredici □ devil's food cake, sorta di torta fondente al cioccolato □ devil-may-care, avventato, scavezzacollo □ (bot., slang) devil's milk, euforbia □ devils on horseback, involtini di prugne e bacon ( serviti come antipasto) □ ( gioco) devil on two sticks, diabolo □ (fam.) ( there'll be) the devil to pay, saranno guai grossi: If he finds out, there'll be the devil to pay, se lo scopre, saranno guai grossi (o succederà il finimondo) □ (fam.) Be a devil!, lasciati tentare!; buttati! □ to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, essere tra l'incudine e il martello; essere tra Scilla e Cariddi □ (fam. antiq.) to be the very devil, essere difficilissimo; essere faticosissimo □ to bring out the devil in sb., tirare fuori gli istinti peggiori (o il lato peggiore) di q. □ to give the devil his due, riconoscere i meriti di q., anche se è un poco di buono □ to go to the devil, andare in malora; andare in rovina □ (fam. antiq.) Go to the devil!, va al diavolo! □ (fam.) to have the luck of the devil, avere una fortuna del diavolo □ (fam.) like the devil, a gran velocità; moltissimo: to drive like the devil, guidare come un pazzo; to run like the devil, correre all'impazzata (o a rotta di collo) □ to play the devil with, sconvolgere; fare scempio di □ to raise the devil, evocare il demonio; (fig. fam.) fare il diavolo a quattro, fare un chiasso del diavolo □ (fam. antiq.) The devil you will [he can't, they do, etc.]!, ( come reazione di incredulità o diniego) figuriamoci!; neanche per sogno! □ (prov.) Better the devil you know ( than the devil you don't), chi lascia la via vecchia per la nuova (sa quel che lascia e non sa quel che trova) □ ( Every man for himself and) the Devil take the hindmost!, ognuno per sé, e Dio per tutti □ (prov.) Speak (o Talk) of the devil, lupus in fabula; si parla del diavolo (e spuntano le corna) □ (prov.) The devil finds work for idle hands, l'ozio è il padre dei vizi □ (prov.) The devil has all the best tunes, il peccato (o il vizio) è più attraente della virtù □ (prov.) The devil is not so black as he is painted, il diavolo non è così brutto come lo si dipinge □ (prov.) The devil looks after his own, la fortuna va spesso a chi se la merita di meno □ (prov.) The devil's in the detail, è nei dettagli che si nascondono le insidie.(to) devil /ˈdɛvl/A v. i. (antiq.)B v. t.(fam. USA) infastidire; tormentare. -
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devil [ˊdevl]1. n1) (обыкн. the D.) дья́вол, сатана́2) чёрт, бес3) стра́шный, кова́рный челове́к, настоя́щий дья́вол4) разг. энерги́чный, напо́ристый челове́к;a devil to work рабо́тает, как чёрт
;a devil to eat ест за четверы́х
5) разг. челове́к, па́рень;lucky devil счастли́вец
;poor devil бедня́га
;a devil of a fellow хра́брый ма́лый
;little ( или young) devil шутл. чертёнок; ирон. су́щий дья́вол, отча́янный ма́лый
6) разг. тру́дное де́ло, дья́вольская шту́каwhat the devil do you mean? что вы э́тим хоти́те сказа́ть, чёрт возьми́?; как бы не так!
;devil a bit of money did he give! дал он де́нег, чёрта с два! [ср. deuce Ⅱ]
8) литера́тор, журнали́ст, выполня́ющий рабо́ту для друго́го, «негр»9) ма́льчик на побегу́шках, учени́к в типогра́фии (тж. printer's devil)11) зоол. су́мчатый волк ( в Тасмании); су́мчатый дья́вол12) тех. волк-маши́на◊talk of the devil (and he is sure to appear) ≅ лёгок на поми́не!
;а) о́бщая дра́ка, сва́лка;б) род фейерве́рка;the devil (and all) to pay грозя́щая неприя́тность, беда́; затрудни́тельное положе́ние
;the devil is not so bad as he is painted посл. не так стра́шен чёрт, как его́ малю́ют
;to paint the devil blacker than he is сгуща́ть кра́ски
;between the devil and the deep sea ≅ ме́жду двух огне́й
;devil's own luck ≅ черто́вски везёт; необыкнове́нное сча́стье
;devil take the hindmost ≅ го́ре неуда́чникам; к чёрту неуда́чников; всяк за себя́
;to give the devil his due отдава́ть до́лжное проти́внику
;to play the devil with причини́ть вред; испо́ртить
;to raise the devil шуме́ть, буя́нить; поднима́ть сканда́л
2. v1) гото́вить о́строе мясно́е или ры́бное блю́до2) рабо́тать ( for — на); исполня́ть чернову́ю рабо́ту для литера́тора, журнали́ста3) амер. надоеда́ть; дразни́ть -
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hindmost /ˈhaɪndməʊst/a. (superl. di hind)(il) più indietro; (l') ultimo● (prov.) ( Every man for himself) and the devil take the hindmost!, ciascuno per sé e Dio per tutti!; gli altri si arrangino! -
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run, boys, and the devil take the hindmost! sauve qui peut!
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(the) devil take the hindmost — phrase used for talking about a situation where people do only what is best for themselves and do not care what happens to other people Thesaurus: selfish, greedy and not generoussynonym Main entry: devil … Useful english dictionary
(the) devil take the hindmost — (let) the devil take the hindmost old fashioned something that you say to mean that you should only think about yourself and your own success and not care about other people. You ve got to be tough to survive in this business grab what you can… … New idioms dictionary
the Devil take the hindmost — Meaning Origin Samuel Butler. 1600 1680. And bid the devil take the hin most. Canto ii. Line 633 … Meaning and origin of phrases
devil take the hindmost — Take care of yourself and never mind about others • • • Main Entry: ↑devil * * * (the) devil take the hindmost proverb everyone should (or does) look after their own interests rather than considering those of others full speed ahead and the devil … Useful english dictionary
devil take the hindmost — A shortened version of every man for himself, and devil take the hindmost. A Latin version of this sentiment is HORACE Ars Poetica 417 occupet extremum scabies, may the itch take the one who is last. 1620 BEAUMONT & FLETCHER Philaster V. i. What… … Proverbs new dictionary
devil take the hindmost — noun → miss and out. {from the phrase (the) devil take the hindmost. See hindmost (def. 2) …
devil take the hindmost — This expression means that you should think of yourself and not worry about other people. When the boat capsized it was a case of the devil take the hindmost , but luckily they all survived … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
every man for himself, and devil take the hindmost — The two earliest examples are more closely aligned in form to the following proverb (every man for himself, and God for us all). See also devil take the hindmost. 1530 A. BARCLAY Eclogues (EETS) I. 1009 Eche man for him selfe, and the fiende for… … Proverbs new dictionary
devil take the hindmost — So much the worse for whatever or whoever is unfortunate enough to be victim, or to come last, etc … A concise dictionary of English slang
let the devil take the hindmost — (let) the devil take the hindmost old fashioned something that you say to mean that you should only think about yourself and your own success and not care about other people. You ve got to be tough to survive in this business grab what you can… … New idioms dictionary
let the devil take the hindmost — This idiom means that you should think of yourself and not be concerned about other people; look after yourself and let the devil take the hindmost … The small dictionary of idiomes