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81 too many cooks spoil the broth
посл.≈ у семи нянек дитя без глазу‘Tyre gone!’ said Fleur... She brought the car to a standstill, and they all got out. The off hind tyre was right down. ‘Pipe to!’ said Hilary, taking his coat off. ‘Jack her up, Adrian. I'll get the spare wheel off.’ Fleur's head was lost in the toolbox, but her voice was heard saying: ‘Too many cooks, better let me!’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XXVII) — - Камера лопнула, - сказала Флер... Она остановила машину, и все вышли. Правая задняя шина совсем спустила. - Аврал, - сказал Хилари, снимая пиджак. - Подними-ка ее домкратом, Адриан. Я достану запасное колесо. - Голова Флер скрылась в ящике с инструментами, и оттуда донесся ее голос: - У семи нянек... дайте-ка лучше я сама!
Large English-Russian phrasebook > too many cooks spoil the broth
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82 put one's finger in the fire
напрашиваться на неприятности, лезть на рожон, рисковать; ≈ обжечь крылышкиBut since you will needs put your finger in the fire, truth must be spoken. (W. Scott, ‘The Fair Maid of Perth’, ch. VII) — Вы сами любите играть с огнем. Ну так извольте, я скажу вам правду.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > put one's finger in the fire
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83 Union Maid
"Профсоюзочка"Песня на слова В. Гатри [ Guthrie, Woody (Woodrow Wilson)], ставшая своего рода гимном профсоюзного движения. Написана в 1947. Рассказывает о молодой женщине, активно участвующей в борьбе своего профсоюза: "Вам меня не испугать, я вместе с профсоюзом, я вместе с профсоюзом до конца моих дней" ["You can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union / Sticking to the union till the day I die"] -
84 a maid of honour
1) фрейлинаShe burst into a flood of tears, and nothing that her Maids of Honour could say comforted her. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Gentleman in the Parlour’, ch. XXXII) — Принцесса разрыдалась, и фрейлины ничем не могли ее утешить.
2) род ватрушкиThere were hams and tongues and rounds of cold beef... piles of jam tarts and maids of honour and cream puffs and almond tarts... (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Good Companions’, book I, ch. VI) — Стол ломился под тяжестью ветчины, копченых языков, холодного мяса... груды пирогов с вареньем, ватрушек, кремовых слоек и миндальных тортов...
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85 flutter the dove-cots
переполошить весь "курятник", вызвать переполох [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]; см. тж. a flutter in the dove-cotsCoriolanus: "...If you have writ your annals true, 't is there, That, like an eagle in a dove-cote, I Flutter'd your Volscians in Corioli: Alone I did it..." (W. Shakespeare, ‘Coriolanus’, act V, sc. 6) — Кориолан: "...Если правда есть В преданиях и летописях ваших, То там найдете вы, что я один Так, как орел, влетевший в голубятню, В Кориоли вгонял дружины вольсков!.." (перевод А. Дружинина)
‘There have been times, Dinny, when I've had my doubts.’ ‘Not about Michael.’ ‘No, no; he's a first-rate fellow. But Fleur has fluttered their dovecote once or twice; since her father's death, however, she's been exemplary.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XXII) — - Было время, Динни, когда я чувствовал тревогу. - Надеюсь, не из-за Майкла? - Нет, нет, на него вполне можно положиться. Но Флер раза два переполошила их курятник. Впрочем, после смерти отца она ведет себя примерно.
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86 from the mouth of smb.
книжн.(from the mouth of smb. (тж. from smb.'s mouth))из уст кого-л., исходящий от кого-л.My... nephew entertains with so much suspicion any admonition coming from my mouth. (W. Scott, ‘The Fair Maid of Perth’, ch. XIII) — Мой... племянник с большим подозрением относится к любому предостережению, исходящему от меня.
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87 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) pebermø* * *(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) pebermø -
88 parlour-maid
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89 stick-in-the-mud
1. n разг. отсталый человек, консерватор2. n разг. растяпа, раззява3. n разг. презр. как бишь его4. a разг. отсталый, косный5. a разг. расхлябанный; тяжёлый на подъёмСинонимический ряд:prig (noun) bluenose; goody-goody; old maid; prig; prude; prune; puritan; spoilsport; wet blanket -
90 one's (or the) mouth waters (after, at или for)
cлюнки тeкут (пpи видe)A child that was passing towed by a nurse-maid, tossed a luxurious big pear minus one bite into the gutter. I stopped, of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it, my whole being begged for it (M. Twain)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > one's (or the) mouth waters (after, at или for)
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91 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) peppermø, gammel jomfrusubst.1) gammel jomfru, gammel frøken, peppermø2) ( kortspill) gammel jomfru, svarteper -
92 parlour-maid
noun (a female servant who opens the door to visitors, serves tea etc.) camarera -
93 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) piparmey -
94 parlour-maid
noun (a female servant who opens the door to visitors, serves tea etc.) stofustúlka, þjónustustúlka -
95 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) vénkisasszony -
96 parlour-maid
felszolgáló szobalány, szobalány* * *noun (a female servant who opens the door to visitors, serves tea etc.) szobalány -
97 parlour-maid
noun (a female servant who opens the door to visitors, serves tea etc.) criada de fora -
98 old maid
kız kurusu, yaşlı kız, yaşlı bakire, aşırı titiz tip, titiz ve telâşlı tip* * *evlenmemiş yaşlı kadın* * *(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) evde kalmış kız -
99 parlour-maid
noun (a female servant who opens the door to visitors, serves tea etc.) sofra hizmetçisi -
100 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) stara devica* * *[óuldméid]nounstara devica
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