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1 to be no great shakes
no ser gran cosa————————no ser nada del otro mundo, no ser nada del otro jueves -
2 to be no great shakes
Общая лексика: не иметь большого значения, не представлять собой ничего особенного -
3 no great shakes
n sing infmlI dare say the school was no great shakes educationally — Должен сказать, что школа мало что дала в плане образования
Your idea is no great shakes but we'll try it anyway — Твоя идея не слишком чтобы того, но мы попробуем
I'm no great shakes, sure, but I want you like hell — Жених я, конечно, незавидный, но я без тебя жить не могу
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4 no great shakes
разг.не ахти что, не бог весть что [букв. небольшое количество очков (выпавшее при игре в кости)]‘Tell me about your school, Dad.’ ‘My school, Jo? It was no great shakes.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘On Forsyte 'Change’, ‘Sands of Time’) — - Расскажи мне о школе, где ты учился, папа. - Рассказывать-то, собственно, нечего.
Tyrone: "You're no great shakes as a son. It's a case of "A poor thing but mine own"." (E. O'Neill, ‘Long Day's Journey into Night’, act IV) — Тайрон: "Сын из тебя получился не ахти какой. Вот уж действительно: худое добро, да зато свое, кровное."
After a year, they moved into a bungalow, which, though of no great shakes, at least was cleaner than the horrible cottage... (S. O'Casey, ‘Rose and Crown’, ‘A Gate Clangs Shut’) — Через год они перебрались в бунгало. Это было не бог весть что, но по крайней мере чище, чем та ужасная лачуга, где они жили до этого.
‘I'm no great shakes, God knows, and your father's right, Phyll,’ he gasped. ‘But I want you like hell.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Coonardoo’, ch. XXVIII) — - Видит бог, твой отец прав, Фил, я жених незавидный, - с трудом проговорил он. - Но ты мне чертовски необходима.
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5 no great shakes
paзг.нe бoг вecть чтo, нe axти чтo [букв. нeбoльшoe кoличecтвo oчкoв (выпaвшee пpи игpe в кocти)] 'Tell me about your school, Dad.' 'My school, Jo? It was no great shakes' (J. Galsworthy). 'I'm no great shakes, God knows, and your father's right, Phyll,' he gasped. 'But I want you like hell' (K. S. Prichard). I'm no great shakes as a politician (J. Shaw) -
6 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) ikke det helt store* * *(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) ikke det helt store -
7 no great shakes
no great shakes неважный, нестоящий -
8 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) no ser gran cosa -
9 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) ekkert sérstakur -
10 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) nem nagy durranás -
11 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) de pouco valor -
12 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) önemsiz, fevkalâdeliği olmayan -
13 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) ne biti kaj prida -
14 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) ei kaksinen -
15 no great shakes
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16 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) ikke rare greiene -
17 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) (niente di straordinario) -
18 no great shakes
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19 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) nic specjalnego -
20 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) nekas sevišķs* * *nekā sevišķa; nekas sevišķs; diez kas nav
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