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101 In The Grease
Signifies wool in its natural state as it comes, from the sheep's back with all the grease and other impurities attached to it. -
102 a black sheep
"паршивая овца", позор семьи, негодяй [часть пословицы there is a black sheep in every flock; см. it is a small flock that has not a black sheep. По старому поверью, чёрная овца отмечена печатью дьявола]...like her father, she was, she said, the religious black sheep of the family. She had never been able to believe anything save that which appealed to her as reasonable. (Th. Dreiser, ‘A Gallery of Women’, ‘Rona Murtha’) —...Рона говорила, что, подобно своему неверующему отцу, она была паршивой овцой в семье. Она всегда верила только тому, что казалось ей разумным.
I'm the black sheep of the family. I don't belong. I've violated the rules. (M. Dodd, ‘Sowing the Wind’, ch. VIII) — У моих родственников я бельмо на глазу, чужая: я ведь нарушила неписаные законы.
But Sally was worried, and she still felt rather a black sheep with her sisters. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 46) — Однако Салли встревожилась; кроме того, она все-таки чувствовала себя здесь белой вороной и не находила общего языка с сестрами.
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103 Broad-Tailed Sheep
Practically the same as fat-tailed sheep. The pelt or skin of the young Broadtail is of value to the fur-manufacturing industry, and a genuine Broadtail skin is that from the Bokharan breed of sheep The R.T.S.A. specify that the expression " Genuine Broadtail " may be used to describe only the skin of the very young of the Bokharan breed of sheep.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Broad-Tailed Sheep
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104 cast sheep's eyes at smb.
(cast (или make) sheep's eyes at smb.)смотреть на кого-л. влюблённо, преданно...when the young man casts sheep's eyes at the gel [= girl] every time she moves, and the gel is either singin' about the house or sittin' quiet as a mouse in a brown study - what do you think that means? (R. Aldington, ‘The Colonel's Daughter’, part V, ch. I) —...когда молодой человек влюбленными глазами следит за каждым движением девушки, а девушка или поет на весь дом, или сидит, тихая как мышка, погрузившись в задумчивость, - то, как вы думаете, что это значит?
Miss Layton of course had been rather silly, but then she always was making sheep's eyes at Mr Baker all the evening. (N. Coward, ‘Collected Short Stories’, ‘The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe’) — Конечно, мисс Лейтон особа глуповатая. От этого никуда не денешься. Надо же, весь вечер есть глазами мистера Бейкера!
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105 Fat-Tailed Sheep
Common sheep, native to Asia Minor, Russia and the Balkan States. The fat, which is secured from the enormous tails of these sheep, is the most valuable product of the carcass. The fleeces are unusually kempy and graded as carpet wools. -
106 Lonk Sheep
A big and hardy type of sheep reared on the moorlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire and is the largest of the mountain sheep. They give a fleece of fairly long wool and with the fibres fairly elastic and strong. The wool is mostly used for worsted cloths. The weight of fleece averages 6-lb., spinning quality 28's. -
107 black sheep
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108 black sheep
«Чёрная овца», паршивая овца. Чёрные овцы не столь ценны, как белые, и в далёкие тёмные времена даже считались знаком дьявола. Существует пословица there are black sheep in every flock (в любом стаде есть чёрные овцы), от которой, в свою очередь, пошло выражение there's a black sheep in every family (в любой семье есть чёрная овца). Natasha is the black sheep of the family. She's always in trouble with the police. — Наташа — позор семьи. Она постоянно попадает в полицию. -
109 black sheep
(a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way: My brother is the black sheep of the family.) ovelha negra* * *black sheep[blæk ʃ'i:p] n coll ovelha negra: membro (sem valor) de uma família.————————black sheeppessoa de má reputação. -
110 as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
посл."если суждено быть повешенным за ягнёнка, почему бы не украсть овцу" (ср. семь бед - один ответ) [по старому английскому закону кража овцы каралась смертной казнью через повешение]The Archbishop: "I prophesy now that you will be hanged... if you do not learn when to laugh and when to pray." Bluebeard: "My lord: I stand rebuked. I am sorry: I can say no more. But if you prophesy that I shall be hanged, I shall never be able to resist temptation because I shall always be telling myself that I may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb." (B. Shaw, ‘Saint Joan’, sc. II) — Архиепископ: "Я предсказываю, что вас повесят, если вы не усвоите, где следует смеяться, а где - молиться." Синяя Борода: "Милорд, ваш упрек я заслужил. И я очень сожалею. Но ваше пророчество большой для меня соблазн. Ведь если, как говорят, суждено быть повешенным за кражу ягненка, почему бы лучше не украсть овцу."
Richard: ".When you make up your mind to hang a man, you put yourself at a disadvantage with him. Why should I be civil to you? I may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb." (B. Shaw, ‘The Devil's Disciple’, act III) — Ричард: "...Если вы решили повесить человека, вы тем самым даете ему в руки преимущество. Зачем мне быть вежливым с вами? Двум смертям не бывать, а одной не миновать."
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111 Texel Sheep
Flanders sheep, a cross of the English Lincoln with the long-legged Guinea sheep. -
112 black sheep
(a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way: My brother is the black sheep of the family.) sorte får* * *(a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way: My brother is the black sheep of the family.) sorte får -
113 it is a small flock that has not a black sheep
посл.(it is a small flock that has not a black sheep (тж. there is a black sheep in every flock или fold))≈ в семье не без урода; см. тж. a black sheepWe know there are always black sheep in every family. And the trade union movement is bound to have them. (‘Labour Monthly’) — В семье не без урода - известная истина. Профсоюзное движение в этом смысле не исключение.
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114 black sheep
(a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way: My brother is the black sheep of the family.) oveja negrafigurative use oveja negranoun oveja f negra* * *noun oveja f negra -
115 follow the pack
follow v the pack (AE; infrml) GEN, STOCK (infrml) dem Rudel nachlaufen, dem Rudel hinterherlaufen, mit der Herde laufen (behaviour of an investor without a focused trading strategy who trades on emotion and the suggestions of others, including friends, family and financial gurus, i.e. relying on a leader for guidance; the behaviour contrasts with that of bulls and bears, who have focused views about the market; like a sheep, this type of investor is a follower; Verhalten eines Anlegers ohne klare Anlagestrategie; cf herd mentality, follow the herd; sheep)Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > follow the pack
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116 if one sheep leap o'er the dyke all the rest will follow
посл."одна овца перепрыгнет через канаву, а за ней все"; ≈ последовать примеру кого-л.Call in the other fellow who has some common sense. One sheep will leap the ditch when another goes first. (W. Scott, ‘Old Mortality’, ch. 36) — Введите второго заключенного. Может быть, у него больше здравого смысла. И он подаст пример другим.
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117 Kentish Sheep
The Romney Marsh sheep raised in Kent, yields fleeces from 7-lb. to 10-lb. -
118 count sheep
«cчитaть oвeц», cчитaть дo cтa (для тoгo, чтoбы зacнуть)After a bit of a look round, I decided that the best chance of getting a sort of night's rest was to doss as well as I could in the armchair. I pinched a couple of pillows off the bed, shoved the hearth rug over my knees, and sat down started counting sheep (P. G. Wodehouse) -
119 black sheep
a good-for-nothing member of the family паршивая овцаTheir second son is the black sheep of the family, he is good for nothing.
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120 as a sheep among the shearers
≈ ободранный как липкаPoor Leslie, he was as a sheep among the shearers when he got into the hands of that money-lending firm. (DEI) — Бедняга Лесли попал в руки ростовщиков, и они ободрали его как липку.
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