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1 кормить обещаниями
Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > кормить обещаниями
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2 кормить
накормить, покормить (вн.)1. ( питать) feed* (d.)кормить больного — feed* an invalid
здесь кормят хорошо — the food is good* here
кормить лошадь (в дороге) уст. — bait a horse
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кормить обещаниями — feed* with promises (d.) -
3 кормить
несов. - корми́ть, сов. - накорми́ть, покорми́ть; (вн.)1) ( давать пищу кому-л) feed (d)корми́ть больно́го — feed a sick person
здесь ко́рмят хорошо́ — the food is good here
2) ( грудью) suckle (d), nurse (d); breastfeed ['brest-] (d)••корми́ть обеща́ниями — feed (d) with promises
соловья́ ба́снями не ко́рмят посл. — ≈ fine words butter no parsnips
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4 кормить завтраками
( кого)прост., неодобр., ирон.feed smb. with promises (hopes); put smb. off from day to day; make a fool of smb.- Привезли нас сюда. "Вот, говорят, начинайте проходку". - "Чем?" - спрашиваем. "Пока ломами. Завтра инструмент прибудет, начальство приедет". Вот так десять дней нас и кормят завтраками. (А. Чаковский, Год жизни) — 'When we got here they told us, 'Start working.' 'What with?' we asked. 'With crowbars, for a start. Tomorrow the tools will be coming and there'll be someone from the management.' They've been putting us off like that from day to day for the last ten days.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кормить завтраками
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5 мазать по губам
прост.cf. feed smb. with hopes; whet smb.'s appetite; break promisesСтал я подумывать, не надул ли меня немец, по губам только не помазал ли... Однако ж, нет... Честный человек, не надул. (А. Мельников-Печерский, Именинный пирог) — Then I got to thinking. What if that German had duped me, only whetting my appetite?.. But no... He had not. He proved to be an honest fellow.
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