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1 древнейшая профессия
Русско-английский синонимический словарь > древнейшая профессия
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Idiomatic expression: the oldest profession (о проститутках)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > древнейшая профессия
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ОТ МАЛА ДО ВЕЛИКА coll PrepP Invar usu. nonagreeing postmodif usu. used after все, все люди etc fixed WO1. everyone regardless of age, absolutely everyoneyoung and old (alike)both young and old from the youngest to the oldest from the oldest to the youngest.Шёл (Прокофий) с ней за арбой с имуществом по хутору -высыпали на улицу все от мала до велика (Шолохов 2). As he (Prokofy) walked with her behind a wagon carrying all their belongings, the whole village, young and old, came out to watch (2a).(Мамаев:) Прежде, бывало, я у своих подданных во всякую малость входил. Всех поучал, от мала до велика (Островский 9). (М.:) Time was when I took up all the fine points with my— er-menials. Taught all of them, young and old alike (9b).Однажды часть галереи с одной стороны дома вдруг обрушилась... В доме сделался гвалт: все прибежали, от мала до велика... (Гончаров 1). One day...part of the balcony on one side of the house suddenly collapsed....There was a great commotion in the house: everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, rushed out... (1b).2. every member (of a certain group, profession etc) regardless of his status, degree of talent etc: (both) great and smallgreat and small alike.«Это и есть новое зрение, то самое, о котором вот уже пятьдесят лет говорят все художники от мала до велика» (Каверин 2). "It's the new vision which every artist, both great and small, has been talking about for the past fifty years" (2a). -
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• ОТ МАЛА ДО ВЕЛИКА coll[PrepP; Invar; usu. nonagreeing postmodif; usu. used after все, все люди etc; fixed WO]=====1. everyone regardless of age, absolutely everyone:- from the oldest to the youngest.♦ Шёл [Прокофий] с ней за арбой с имуществом по хутору - высыпали на улицу все от мала до велика (Шолохов 2). As he [Prokofy] walked with her behind a wagon carrying all their belongings, the whole village, young and old, came out to watch (2a).♦ [Мамаев:] Прежде, бывало, я у своих подданных во всякую малость входил. Всех поучал, от мала до велика (Островский 9). [М.:] Time was when I took up all the fine points with my - er-menials. Ikught all of them, young and old alike (9b).♦...Однажды часть галереи с одной стороны дома вдруг обрушилась... В доме сделался гвалт: все прибежали, от мала до велика... (Гончаров 1). One day...part of the balcony on one side of the house suddenly collapsed....There was a great commotion in the house: everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, rushed out... (1b).2. every member (of a certain group, profession etc) regardless of his status, degree of talent etc:- great and small alike.♦ "Это и есть новое зрение, то самое, о котором вот уже пятьдесят лет говорят все художники от мала до велика" (Каверин 2). "It's the new vision which every artist, both great and small, has been talking about for the past fifty years" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > от мала до велика
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5 проституция
1) General subject: harlotry, prostitution, sex work, social evil, white slavery (вынужденная), whoredom, sex trade2) Literal: skin trade3) Euphemism: the social evil4) Jargon: hooking, the bottle (особенно мужская), the life Life (обычно как профессия)5) Taboo: ( A) Sale of Two Titties (игра слов на названии романа Ч.Диккенса "A Tale of Two Cities"), Game, ass-peddling, bashing, distributive sex, fast life, life (как профессия), oldest profession, scrambling, social E (от social evil), street of shame, tail-trading
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