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1 BIRD
• As the old bird sings, so the young ones twitter - Щенок лает, от больших слышит (Щ)• Bad bird, bad eggs - Каково дерево, таковы и сучья (K), От худого семени не жди доброго племени (O), От худой курицы худые яйца (O)• Bird has flown /the coop/ (The) - Ищи ветра в поле (И)• Bird in the hand is better than two in the bush (A) - Птица в руках стоит двух в устах (П)• Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (A) - Ближняя копеечка дороже дальнего рубля (Б), Лучше сегодня яичко, чем курица завтра (Л), Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе (Л), Не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки (H), Птица в руках стоит двух в устах (П)• Bird in the sack is worth two on the wing (A) - Не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки (H)• Bird is known by his note and a man by his talk (A) - Знать птицу по перьям, а молодца по речам (3)• Bird is known by its flight (A) - Видать птицу по полету (B)• Bird is known by its note, and the man by his words (The) - Знать птицу по перьям, а молодца по речам (3)• Bird is known by its song (A) - Знать птицу по перьям, а молодца по речам (3)• Birds of a color flock together - Рыбак рыбака видит издалека (P)• Birds of a feather flock together - Масть к масти подбирается (M), Рыбак рыбака видит издалека (P)• Birds once snared fear all bushes - Пуганая ворона и куста боится (П)• Each bird likes his own nest best - Всякая птица свое гнездо любит (B), Всяк кулик свое болото хвалит (B)• Each bird loves to hear himself sing - Всяк сам себе загляденье (B)• Early bird catches (gets) the worm (The) - Кто рано встает, тому Бог дает (K)• Every bird likes its own nest - Всяк кулик свое болото хвалит (B)• Every bird likes to hear himself sing - Всяк сам себе загляденье (B)• Every bird thinks her /own/ nest beautiful (his nest best) - Всякая птица свое гнездо любит (B), Всяк кулик свое болото хвалит (B)• Faraway birds have fine feathers - Славны бубны за горами (C)• God gives (sends) every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest - Пироги на кустах не растут (П)• It is a foolish bird that defiles (fouls) its own nest - Глупа та птица, которой гнездо свое не мило (Г)• It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest - Глупа та птица, которой гнездо свое не мило (Г)• It is the early bird that catches the worm - Кто рано встает, тому Бог дает (K)• It's a poor bird that will dirty its own nest - Глупа та птица, которой гнездо свое не мило (Г)• Little bird told me (A) - Слухом земля полнится (C), Сорока на хвосте принесла (C)• Little bird whispered to me (A) - Слухом земля полнится (C)• Old bird is not /to be/ caught by (with) chaff (An) - Старого воробья на мякине не проведешь (C)• One bird in the cage is worth two in the bush - Не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки (H)• One bird in the net is better than a hundred flying - Не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки (H)• Old birds are hard to pluck - В могилу глядит, а над копейкой дрожит (B)• Older the bird, the more unwillingly it parts with its feathers (The) - В могилу глядит, а над копейкой дрожит (B)• Such /a/ bird, such /a/ nest - Какова пряха, такова на ней и рубаха (K), Каков Дема, таково у него и дома (K), Каков мастер, такова и работа (M), Каков строитель, таков и дом (K)• Such bird, such egg - Яблочко от яблони недалеко падает (Я)• There are no birds in the last year's nest - Битого, пролитого да прожитого не воротишь (Б)• You cannot catch old birds with chaff - Старого воробья на мякине не проведешь (C) -
2 EARLY
• Better early than late - Искру туши до пожара, беду отводи до удара (И)• Early bird catches (gets) the worm (The) - Кто рано встает, тому Бог дает (K)• Early start makes easy stages - Встать пораньше, шагнуть подальше (B), Раньше начнешь, раньше поспеешь (P)• Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise - Кто рано ложится и рано встает, здоровье, богатство и ум наживет (K), Ложись с курами, а вставай с петухами (Л)• He who gets up early has gold in his mouth - Кто рано встает, тому Бог дает (K)• It is the early bird that catches the worm - Кто рано встает, тому Бог дает (K) -
3 al que madruga Dios le ayuda
• the downside• the dust of ages• the early bird gets the worm• the early hours of the morningDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > al que madruga Dios le ayuda
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4 el que madruga come pechuga
• the downside• the early bird gets the wormDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > el que madruga come pechuga
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5 las primeras horas de la mańana
• the early bird gets the worm• the earsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > las primeras horas de la mańana
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6 Кто рано встает, тому Бог дает.
фраз. Early bird gets the worm.Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > Кто рано встает, тому Бог дает.
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7 ранняя пташка носок прочищает, а поздняя глаза продирает
Set phrase: Early start makes easy stages, Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, First come, first served, Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark!, He that will thrive, must rise at five, The early bird catches the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plenty of work (and has earned one's meal)), The early bird cleans its beak while the late one's half asleep, The early bird gets the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plentv of work (and has earned one's meal)), the early bird catches the worm (дословно: Ранняя птичка ловит червя)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ранняя пташка носок прочищает, а поздняя глаза продирает
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8 ранняя пташка носок очищает, а поздняя глаза продирает
Set phrase: Early start makes easy stages, Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, First come, first served, Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark!, He that will thrive, must rise at five, The early bird catches the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plenty of work (and has earned one's meal)), The early bird cleans its beak while the late one's half asleep, The early bird gets the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plentv of work (and has earned one's meal))Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ранняя пташка носок очищает, а поздняя глаза продирает
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9 ранняя пташка носок очищает, а поздняя глаза протирает
Set phrase: Early start makes easy stages, Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, First come, first served, Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark!, He that will thrive, must rise at five, The early bird catches the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plenty of work (and has earned one's meal)), The early bird cleans its beak while the late one's half asleep, The early bird gets the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plentv of work (and has earned one's meal))Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ранняя пташка носок очищает, а поздняя глаза протирает
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10 ранняя пташка носок очищает, а поздняя глазки продирает
Set phrase: Early start makes easy stages, Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, First come, first served, Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark!, He that will thrive, must rise at five, The early bird catches the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plenty of work (and has earned one's meal)), The early bird cleans its beak while the late one's half asleep, The early bird gets the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plentv of work (and has earned one's meal))Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ранняя пташка носок очищает, а поздняя глазки продирает
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11 ранняя пташка носок очищает, а поздняя глазки протирает
Set phrase: Early start makes easy stages, Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, First come, first served, Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark!, He that will thrive, must rise at five, The early bird catches the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plenty of work (and has earned one's meal)), The early bird cleans its beak while the late one's half asleep, The early bird gets the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plentv of work (and has earned one's meal))Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ранняя пташка носок очищает, а поздняя глазки протирает
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12 ранняя пташка носок прочищает, а поздняя глаза протирает
Set phrase: Early start makes easy stages, Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, First come, first served, Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark!, He that will thrive, must rise at five, The early bird catches the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plenty of work (and has earned one's meal)), The early bird cleans its beak while the late one's half asleep, The early bird gets the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plentv of work (and has earned one's meal))Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ранняя пташка носок прочищает, а поздняя глаза протирает
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13 ранняя пташка носок прочищает, поздняя глаза продирает
Set phrase: Early start makes easy stages, Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, First come, first served, Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark!, He that will thrive, must rise at five, The early bird catches the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plenty of work (and has earned one's meal)), The early bird cleans its beak while the late one's half asleep, The early bird gets the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plentv of work (and has earned one's meal))Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ранняя пташка носок прочищает, поздняя глаза продирает
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14 ранняя пташка носок прочищает, поздняя глаза протирает
Set phrase: Early start makes easy stages, Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, First come, first served, Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark!, He that will thrive, must rise at five, The early bird catches the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plenty of work (and has earned one's meal)), The early bird cleans its beak while the late one's half asleep, The early bird gets the worm (Used to mean: when a lazy person is just getting up in the morning, the industrious one has already done plentv of work (and has earned one's meal))Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ранняя пташка носок прочищает, поздняя глаза протирает
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15 кто первый встал того и тапки
1) General subject: The early bird catches the worm2) American English: first come, first serve, the early bird GETS the worm., you snooze, you loozeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > кто первый встал того и тапки
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16 пташка
ж. разг.little bird; birdie••во́льная пта́шка разг. — one's own master
ра́нняя пта́шка — early bird
ра́нняя пта́шка зобо́к набива́ет погов. — the early bird gets the worm
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17 кто успел, тот и съел
General subject: the early bird gets the wormУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > кто успел, тот и съел
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18 Кто рано встает, тому Бог дает
The man who takes the earliest opportunity of doing his job will get the reward. See Встать пораньше, шагнуть подальше (B), Заря деньгу дает (3)Var.: Кто рано встаёт, тому Бог подаётCf: The early bird catches (gets) the worm (Am.). Не that will thrive, must rise at five (Br.). Не that would thrive must rise at five (Am.). Не who gets up early has gold in his mouth (Am.). An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening (Am., В г.). It is the early bird that catches the worm (Br.). The morning has gold in its mouth (Am.). The morning hour has gold in its mouth (Am., Br.). Plow deep while sluggards sleep /, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep/ (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Кто рано встает, тому Бог дает
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19 ayudar
v.to help.ayudar a alguien a hacer algo to help somebody (to) do something¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you?¿puedo ayudar? can I help?Ella asiste a todo el mundo She helps everybody.* * *1 to help, aid, assist■ ¿en qué podemos ayudarte? how can we help you?1 (apoyarse) to make use (de/con, of)* * *verbto help, aid, assist* * *1.VT (=asistir) to help, assist, aid¿me puedes ayudar con la limpieza esta tarde? — can you help me out with the cleaning this afternoon?
me ayuda muchísimo — he's a great help to me, he helps me a lot
2.See:AYUDAR Ayudar se puede traducir por help, assist y aid. ► La manera más frecuente de traducir ayudar es por help. Si help va seguido de un verbo, este puede ir en infinitivo {con} {o} {sin} to: ¿Puedes ayudarnos? Can you help (us)? Siempre le ayuda con la tarea He always helps her with her homework ¿Me puedes ayudar a preparar la cena? Can you help me (to) get dinner ready? ► Ayudar se traduce por assist en un registro bastante más formal y se construye frecuentemente en la estructura to assist somebody with something: La comadrona ayudó al médico con el parto The midwife assisted the doctor with the delivery ► Ayudar se traduce por aid en inglés formal en el contexto de asesorar o prestar ayuda a un grupo de personas necesitadas: ... los intentos de Estados Unidos de ayudar a los refugiados kurdos...... attempts by the United States to aid Kurdish refugees... Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo to help¿te ayudo? — do you need any help?
2.ayudar a alguien a + inf — to help somebody (to) + inf
ayudar vi to help¿puedo ayudar en algo? — can o shall I give you a hand?, can I do anything to help?
3.ayudar a or en misa — to serve at mass
ayudarse v pron to help oneselfayudarse de or con algo: camina ayudándose de or con un bastón — he walks with the aid o help of a stick
* * *= aid, do + good, encourage, enlighten, help, provide + assistance, provide + guidance, tide over, assist, jump-start [jump start], lend + a (helping) hand, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, give + Nombre + a hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in, chip in, succour [succor, -USA].Ex. Although others aided in the compilation of the schedules they were essentially the work of one man.Ex. You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex. Librarians often work with students who possess few library skills and teachers whose assignments neither improve these skills nor enlighten the students on their research.Ex. How can we help library users to gain confidence?.Ex. Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.Ex. There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.Ex. Reading aloud, in these circumstances, might be the only contact the adolescent gets with literature, tiding him over to the time when he is prepared to read for himself again.Ex. Any project which assists the use of coal and steel would be eligible.Ex. Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.Ex. In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.Ex. Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.Ex. These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.Ex. She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.Ex. They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.Ex. The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.Ex. All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.Ex. It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.Ex. We're asking you to 'chip in' by investing your time and talents in your parks and your community.Ex. There are tens of thousands of hungry children in the world today and well-meant efforts are being made to succour them.----* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.* ayudar a = play + an instrumental role in.* ayudar a Alguien a recuperarse = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, give + an insight into, glean + insights, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.* ayudar a + Infinitivo = go some (of the) way to(wards) + Gerundio.* ayudar a la causa de = help + in the cause of.* ayudar a + Nombre/Infinitivo = assist in + Nombre/Gerundio.* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.* ayudar bastante a = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* ayudar e instigar = aid and abet.* dispuesto a ayudar = willing, willing to help.* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.* * *1.verbo transitivo to help¿te ayudo? — do you need any help?
2.ayudar a alguien a + inf — to help somebody (to) + inf
ayudar vi to help¿puedo ayudar en algo? — can o shall I give you a hand?, can I do anything to help?
3.ayudar a or en misa — to serve at mass
ayudarse v pron to help oneselfayudarse de or con algo: camina ayudándose de or con un bastón — he walks with the aid o help of a stick
* * *= aid, do + good, encourage, enlighten, help, provide + assistance, provide + guidance, tide over, assist, jump-start [jump start], lend + a (helping) hand, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, give + Nombre + a hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in, chip in, succour [succor, -USA].Ex: Although others aided in the compilation of the schedules they were essentially the work of one man.
Ex: You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex: Librarians often work with students who possess few library skills and teachers whose assignments neither improve these skills nor enlighten the students on their research.Ex: How can we help library users to gain confidence?.Ex: Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.Ex: There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.Ex: Reading aloud, in these circumstances, might be the only contact the adolescent gets with literature, tiding him over to the time when he is prepared to read for himself again.Ex: Any project which assists the use of coal and steel would be eligible.Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.Ex: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.Ex: Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.Ex: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.Ex: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.Ex: It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.Ex: We're asking you to 'chip in' by investing your time and talents in your parks and your community.Ex: There are tens of thousands of hungry children in the world today and well-meant efforts are being made to succour them
.* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.* ayudar a = play + an instrumental role in.* ayudar a Alguien a recuperarse = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, give + an insight into, glean + insights, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.* ayudar a + Infinitivo = go some (of the) way to(wards) + Gerundio.* ayudar a la causa de = help + in the cause of.* ayudar a + Nombre/Infinitivo = assist in + Nombre/Gerundio.* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.* ayudar bastante a = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* ayudar e instigar = aid and abet.* dispuesto a ayudar = willing, willing to help.* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.* * *ayudar [A1 ]vtto helpayudar al prójimo to help one's neighbor¿te ayudo? do you need any help?, can o shall I help you?, can o shall I give you a hand? ( colloq)vino a ayudarme unos días she came to help me out for a few daysayudar a algn CON algo to help sb WITH sthayuda a tu hermano con los deberes help your brother with his homeworkmis padres me ayudaron con los gastos de la fiesta my parents helped me (out) with the cost of the partyayudar a algn A + INF to help sb (to) + INFayúdame a poner la mesa help me (to) set the tablelo ayudé a arreglar la moto I helped him (to) fix his motorbike■ ayudarvito help¿puedo ayudar en algo? can o shall I give you a hand?, can I do anything to help?, can I help you with anything?ayudar a or en misa to serve at mass■ ayudarseto help oneselftú mismo tienes que ayudarte you've got to do something to help yourselfpara ayudarse empezó a dar clases de inglés he started giving English classes to earn a bit more moneyayudarse DE or CON algo:camina ayudándose de or con un bastón he walks with the aid o help of a stick, he walks with a stick* * *
ayudar ( conjugate ayudar) verbo transitivo
to help;
¿te ayudo? do you need any help?;
vino a ayudarme she came to help me out;
ayúdame a poner la mesa help me (to) set the table
verbo intransitivo
to help;
¿puedo ayudar en algo? can I do anything to help?
ayudar verbo transitivo to help: ¿puedes ayudarme a mover la mesa?, can you help me to move the table? ➣ Ver nota en help
' ayudar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
- imposible
- volcarse
- asistir
- condición
- dedicar
- favorecer
- mano
- mucho
- poco
- pretender
- solícito
English:
aid
- appreciate
- assist
- back
- desire
- finger
- fund
- help
- help out
- minister
- offer
- ostensible
- pitch in
- propensity
- see
- short
- talk down
- tide over
- unable
- useful
- wave aside
- anything
- do
- not
- patch
- precious
- rally
- rely
- sorry
- unhelpful
- way
- well
* * *♦ vtto help;ayudar a alguien a hacer algo to help sb (to) do sth;me ayudaron a subir el piano they helped me carry the piano up;una profesora particular le ayuda en los estudios a private tutor is helping him with his studies;necesito que me ayuden con este problema I need your help with this problem;¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you?♦ vito help;¿puedo ayudar? can I help?* * *v/t help;¿le ayudo? can I help?, would you like some help?;le ayudó a ponerse el abrigo he helped her put on her coat* * *ayudar vt: to help, to assist* * *ayudar vb to help -
20 кто рано встаёт, тому Бог даёт
Set phrase: early sow, early mow, early start makes easy stages, first come, first served, gets the first of the dew, he that comes first to the hill, may sit where he will, it's the early bird that catches the worm, the cow that's first up, the early bird catches the worm, the foremost dog may catch the hare, the foremost dog may catches the hareУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > кто рано встаёт, тому Бог даёт
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the early bird gets the worm — the one who arrives first gets the reward etc. I want to go to the sale at 8 a.m. The early bird gets the worm! … English idioms
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the early bird catches the worm — The corollary in quot. 2001, it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese, is attributed to US comedian Steven Wright; it may be used independently to counsel caution. 1636 W. CAMDEN Remains concerning Britain (ed. 5) 307 The early bird catcheth… … Proverbs new dictionary
early\ bird\ catches\ the\ worm — • early bird gets the worm • early bird catches the worm proverb A person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of succeeding; if you arrive early or are quicker, you get ahead of others. When Billy s father woke him up for school… … Словарь американских идиом
early bird catches the worm — or[early bird gets the worm] A person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of succeeding; if you arrive early or are quicker, you get ahead of others. A proverb. * /When Billy s father woke him up for school he said, The early… … Dictionary of American idioms
early bird catches the worm — or[early bird gets the worm] A person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of succeeding; if you arrive early or are quicker, you get ahead of others. A proverb. * /When Billy s father woke him up for school he said, The early… … Dictionary of American idioms
early bird — See the early bird gets the worm … English idioms
the early bird catches/gets the worm — see ↑early, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑bird the early bird catches/gets the worm see ↑early, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑worm … Useful english dictionary
early bird — early ,bird noun count INFORMAL 1. ) someone who gets up early in the morning 2. ) someone who arrives somewhere or does something before other people do the early bird catches the worm used for saying that if you arrive somewhere or do something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
early bird — noun 1. a person who arrives early before others do • Hypernyms: ↑arrival, ↑arriver, ↑comer 2. a person who gets up very early in the morning • Hypernyms: ↑riser * * * early bird, Informal. a person who gets up, arrives, or does something early:… … Useful english dictionary
early bird catches the worm — a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success He always goes to work before his colleagues because he knows that the early bird catches the worm … Idioms and examples