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1 clean the Augean stables
1) Общая лексика: навести порядок в запущенном деле (и т.п.)2) Макаров: навести порядок в запущенном деле (и т. п.), чистить авгиевы конюшниУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > clean the Augean stables
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2 Augean stables
[ɔː'dZiːən'steɪblz]plAugiasstall m -
3 the Augean stable(s)
aвгиeвы кoнюшни, зaпущeннoe, гpязнoe мecтo (oбыкн. упoтp. c гл. to clean или to cleanse) [этим. миф.]Don't think I don't appreciate what a job it is to keep this stockyard clean. It's the Augean Stable every day of the week (J. Updike). Although they usually resent outsiders' advice on how to run their affairs, law could use a hand in cleaning their Augean stables (Business Week International) -
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ɔ:ˈdʒi:ən прил.
1) греч.;
миф. авгиев, относящийся к Авгию
2) трудный, труднопреодолимый;
грязный, запущенный an Augean task ≈ тяжелая и грязная работа to clean the Augean stables ≈ чистить авгиевы конюшни;
навести порядок в давно запущенном деле(греческое) (мифология) авгиев, относящийся к Авгию грязный, запущенный - an * task тяжелая и грязная работа - to clean the * stables чистить авгиевы конюшни;
навести порядок в запущенном деле и т. п.Augean stables авгиевы конюшни -
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[ɔ:ʹdʒi(:)ən] a1) греч. миф. авгиев, относящийся к Авгию2) грязный, запущенныйto clean the Augean stables - а) чистить авгиевы конюшни; б) навести порядок в запущенном деле и т. п.
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6 Augean
[ɔː'ʤiːən]прил.1) греч.; миф. авгиев, относящийся к Авгию2) грязный, запущенный; тяжёлый, трудный,to clean the Augean stables — чистить авгиевы конюшни; навести порядок в давно запущенном деле
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7 Augean
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8 чистить авгиевы конюшни
Makarov: clean the Augean stablesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > чистить авгиевы конюшни
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9 навести порядок в запущенном деле
1) General subject: clean the Augean stables (и т.п.)2) Makarov: clean the Augean stables (и т. п.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > навести порядок в запущенном деле
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10 Augiasstall
m MYTH. Augean stables Pl.; den Augiasstall ausmisten MYTH. clean(se) the Augean stables; fig. create order out of chaos, tidy up a terrible mess* * *Au|gi|as|stall [au'giːas-, 'augias-] dunghill, Augean stables pl (liter)* * *Au·gi·as·stall[auˈgi:as-]* * *den Augiasstall ausmisten MYTH clean(se) the Augean stables; fig create order out of chaos, tidy up a terrible mess -
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АВГИЕВЫ КОНЮШНИ lit NP pl only fixed WO1. a very dirty or cluttered place: Augean stables.2. extreme disorder, a neglected state of affairs: Augean stablesgigantic (hopeless, dire) mess.Крупные промышленники, за исключением Дессера, поддержали кандидатуру Гранделя... Прошёл месяц. Грандель показал себя неутомимым работником... Грандель говорил: «Коммунисты... Дессер... Это - авгиевы конюшни. Прежде чем начать, нужно чистить, чистить и чистить!» (Эрен-бург 4). АН the big industrialists, with the exception of Desser, backed Grandel....A month went by. Grandel proved to be an indefatigable worker.... "It's the Communists and Desser," he said. "It's worse than the Augean stables! We've got to clean them out before anything can be done" (4a).Люди медленно и упорно фальсифицируют деталь за деталью, частность за частностью, а собранные вместе они составляют ткань истории. Пройдёт ещё полстолетия, и разобраться в этих авгиевых конюшнях не сможет никто (Мандельштам 2)....(People) go on slowly, stubbornly, embroidering the facts, inventing one detail after another, weaving them together to re-create the fabric of "history." Fifty years hence nobody will ever be able to clean up this gigantic mess (2a).From the name of Augeas, legendary king of Elis, whose stables (which sheltered 3000 oxen) had not been cleaned for thirty years. Cleaning the Augean stables was one of the twelve labors of Hercules. -
12 авгиевы конюшни
• АВГИЕВЫ КОНЮШНИ lit[NP; pl only; fixed WO]=====1. a very dirty or cluttered place:- Augean stables.2. extreme disorder, a neglected state of affairs:- gigantic (hopeless, dire) mess.♦ Крупные промышленники, за исключением Дессера, поддержали кандидатуру Гранделя... Прошёл месяц. Грандель показал себя неутомимым работником... Г рандель говорил: "Коммунисты... Дессер... Это - авгиевы конюшни. Прежде чем начать, нужно чистить, чистить и чистить!" (Эренбург 4). All the big industrialists, with the exception of Desser, backed Grandel....A month went by Grandel proved to be an indefatigable worker.... "It's the Communists and Desser," he said. "It's worse than the Augean stables! We've got to clean them out before anything can be done" (4a).♦ Люди медленно и упорно фальсифицируют деталь за деталью, частность за частностью, а собранные вместе они составляют ткань истории. Пройдёт ещё полстолетия, и разобраться в этих авгиевых конюшнях не сможет никто (Мандельштам 2)....[People] go on slowly, stubbornly, embroidering the facts, inventing one detail after another, weaving them together to re-create the fabric of "history." Fifty years hence nobody will ever be able to clean up this gigantic mess (2a).—————← From the name of Augeas, legendary king of Elis, whose stables (which sheltered 3000 oxen) had not been cleaned for thirty years. Cleaning the Augean stables was one of the twelve labors of Hercules.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > авгиевы конюшни
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13 Stall
m; -(e)s, Ställe1. (Pferdestall) stable; (Kuhstall) cowshed, Am. auch barn; (Schweinestall) sty, Am. auch pen; den Stall ausmisten muck out the stable; fig. have a good clearout; aus einem guten Stall umg., fig. (Familie) from a good stable; ein ganzer Stall voll umg., fig. a whole horde of; Pferd3. umg., fig. (Zimmer) hole4. umg. (Hosenschlitz) flies Pl., fly* * *der Stallhutch; barn; stable; barnstable; cowshed* * *Stạll [ʃtal]m -(e)s, -e['ʃtɛlə]1) (= Pferdestall, Gestüt AUT = Rennstall fig) stable; (= Kuhstall) cowshed, (cow) barn (US), byre (Brit); (= Hühnerstall) henhouse, coop; (= Kaninchenstall) hutch; (= Schafstall) (sheep)cote; (= Schweinestall) (pig)sty, (pig)pen (US)* * *(a building in which horses are kept.) stable* * *<-[e]s, Ställe>[ʃtal, pl ˈʃtɛlə]m1. AGR (Hühnerstall) coop, hen house; (Kaninchenstall) hutch; (Kuhstall) cowshed, [cow] barn, byre BRIT liter; (Pferdestall) stable; (Schweinestall) [pig]sty, [pig]pen AM3.ein ganzer \Stall voll Kinder a whole herd of kids* * *der; Stall[e]s, Ställe (PferdeStall, RennStall) stable; (KuhStall) cowshed; (HühnerStall) [chicken-]coop; (SchweineStall) [pig]sty; (für Kaninchen, Kleintiere) hutch; (für Schafe) pen* * *den Stall ausmisten muck out the stable; fig have a good clearout;aus einem guten Stall umg, fig (Familie) from a good stable;3. umg, fig (Zimmer) hole4. umg (Hosenschlitz) flies pl, fly* * *der; Stall[e]s, Ställe (PferdeStall, RennStall) stable; (KuhStall) cowshed; (HühnerStall) [chicken-]coop; (SchweineStall) [pig]sty; (für Kaninchen, Kleintiere) hutch; (für Schafe) pen* * *¨-e m.barn stable n.stable n.
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