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1 let well alone
to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.يَتْرُك الأمور على حالتِها -
2 WELL
• Dig the well before it rains (before you get thirsty) - Готовь летом сани, а зимой телегу (Г)• Do well and have well - За добро добром и платят (3), На добрый привет и добрый ответ (H)• Do well, have well - За добро добром и платят (3), На добрый привет и добрый ответ (H)• Dry well pumps no water (A) - Как с быком ни биться, а молока от него не добиться (K)• Leave well /enough/ alone - Ладно уселся, так и сиди (Л), Лучшее - часто враг хорошего (Л), От добра добра не ищут (O)• Let well /enough/ alone - Ладно уселся, так и сиди (Л), Лучшее - часто враг хорошего (Л), От добра добра не ищут (O)• Thatch your roof before rainy weather, dig your well before you are thirsty - Гром не грянет - мужик не перекрестится (Г)• Well is that well does - Не по словам судят, а по делам (H), Слово делом красно (C)• When the well is full, it will run over - Всякому терпению приходит конец (B), Последняя капля переполняет чашу (П), Терпит брага долго, а через край пойдет - не уймешь (T)• You can't draw water from a dry well - Как с быком ни биться, а молока от него не добиться (K) -
3 let (someone or something) alone
1) to leave alone; not to disturb or worry:Why don't you let him be when he's not feeling well!
يَتْرُكه وشَأنَهDo let your father alone.
2) not to mention; without taking into consideration:ناهيكَ عَنThere's no room for all the adults, let alone the children.
Arabic-English dictionary > let (someone or something) alone
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4 let (someone or something) alone
1) to leave alone; not to disturb or worry:Why don't you let him be when he's not feeling well!
يَتْرُكه وشَأنَهDo let your father alone.
2) not to mention; without taking into consideration:ناهيكَ عَنThere's no room for all the adults, let alone the children.
Arabic-English dictionary > let (someone or something) alone
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5 let (someone or something) be
1) to leave alone; not to disturb or worry:Why don't you let him be when he's not feeling well!
يَتْرُكه وشَأنَهDo let your father alone.
2) not to mention; without taking into consideration:ناهيكَ عَنThere's no room for all the adults, let alone the children.
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6 let (someone or something) be
1) to leave alone; not to disturb or worry:Why don't you let him be when he's not feeling well!
يَتْرُكه وشَأنَهDo let your father alone.
2) not to mention; without taking into consideration:ناهيكَ عَنThere's no room for all the adults, let alone the children.
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7 leave alone, let alone
فَضْلاً عَنْ \ apart from: besides; except: Apart from that, he had little to say. in addition to: as well as: He lent me $3, in addition to paying my bill. leave alone, let alone: (showing that if a simple thing is not done, a less simple thing could clearly not be done either) certainly not: With that bad leg he can’t even walk, let alone run. -
8 патаксвам
let well alone; rest* * *пата̀ксвам,гл. диал. let well alone; rest.* * *let well alone; rest -
9 antaa olla
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10 nechať tak
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11 lade noget være som det er
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12 ... 그냥 놓아두다
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13 láta kyrrt liggja
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14 от добра добра не ищут
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15 hiç karışmamak
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16 modificar, não mexer/modificar
Dicionário português (brasileiro)-Inglês > modificar, não mexer/modificar
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17 لا يتدخل
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18 لا يغير ما هو مقبول
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19 от добра добра не ищут
1) General subject: enough is as good as a feast, leave well alone, let (leave) well alone, you may go farther and fare worse2) American: let well alone3) Set phrase: enough is as good as a feast (дословно: Иметь достаточно-все равно что пировать), enough is as good as feast, if you're well off don't seek better!, leave well (enough) alone (changes in one's happy life may hardlv do one any good and may do only harm. used by a person who does not want any such changes), let well (enough) alone, let well (enough) alone (дословно: Не трогайте того, что и так хорошо), the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good, the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good (дословно: Лучшее часто враг хорошего), too much of a good thing is good for nothing, we can't be too choosy, when fortune smiles do not further seek to better your lot, if it ain't broke don't fix it4) Saying: don't mess with success, leave well enough aloneУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > от добра добра не ищут
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20 ровя
1. dig(под земята) mine(с пръчка и под.) poke(за кокошка) scratch (for)(пепел) rake over(погребвам) buryровя дупка (за животно) burrowровя в сметта dig in the garbage2. (тършувам) hunt, rummage, ransack, rake, forage, scavenge(в джоб, торба) fumble, feel, gropeпрен. (раздухвам стари вражди и пр.) rake upровя из книжа rummage through/about among papersровя из дела rummage among filesровя из стая ransack a roomровя в паметта си search/ransack o.'s memory/mindровя в чекмедже rummage/feel in a drawerровя надълбоко прен. probe deepда не го ровим много best let well alone, the less said the betterда не ровим повече let it rest thereровя чужди работи poke o.'s nose into other people's affairs, be a busybody3. (заяждам се) badger, nagровя се dig, delveровя се в книги dig into books, pore over/browse among booksровя се из архивите rummage in the archivesровя се в миналото delve/dig into the pastровя се в историята probe into historyкакво се ровиш там? what are you rummaging for?* * *ро̀вя,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. ро̀вил 1. dig; ( под земята) mine; (с пръчка и под.) poke; (с муцуната си) nuzzle, rootle, (за свиня) root about (for); ( земята) grub (up/out); (за кокошка) scratch (for); ( пепел) rake over; ( погребвам) bury; \ровя в сметта dig in the garbage; \ровя дупка (за животно) burrow; \ровя ( изравям) земя dig up earth; \ровя земята с копито (за кон) paw the ground;2. ( тършувам) hunt, rummage, ransack, rake, ferret, forage, scavenge; grub (из in/among); (в джоб, торба) fumble, feel, grope; прен. ( раздухвам стари вражди и пр.) rake up; да не го ровим много best let well alone, the less said the better; да не ровим повече let it rest there; \ровя в паметта си search/ransack o.’s memory/mind; \ровя из дела rummage among files; \ровя из книжа rummage through/about/among papers; \ровя надълбоко прен. probe deep; \ровя чужди работи poke o.’s nose into other people’s affairs, be a busybody;\ровя се dig, delve; какво се ровиш там? what are you rummaging for? \ровя се в историята probe into history; \ровя се в книги dig into books, pore over/browse among books.* * *dig; grub; delve; grout (за свиня); nuzzle (с муцуна); poke (с пръчка); root; rootle; scratch{skrEtS} (за кокошка); rummage (тършувам): ровя among files - ровя из разни папки; ransack (тършувам); probe (се): ровя into the past - ровя се в миналото; dig (се): ровя into dictionaries - ровя се в речници* * *1. (в джоб, торба) fumble, feel, grope 2. (за кокошка) scratch (for) 3. (заяждам се) badger, nag 4. (пепел) rake over 5. (погребвам) bury 6. (под земята) mine 7. (с муцуната си) nuzzle, (за свиня) root about (for) 8. (с пръчка и под.) poke 9. (тършувам) hunt, rummage, ransack, rake, forage, scavenge 10. dig 11. РОВЯ (изравям) земя dig up earth 12. РОВЯ ce dig, delve 13. РОВЯ в кофите за смет forage in the dustbins, search the dustbins (for) 14. РОВЯ в паметта си search/ransack o.'s memory/ mind 15. РОВЯ в сметта dig in the garbage 16. РОВЯ в чекмедже rummage/feel in a drawer 17. РОВЯ дупка (за животно) burrow 18. РОВЯ земята с копито (за кон) paw the ground 19. РОВЯ из дела rummage among files 20. РОВЯ из книжа rummage through/ about among papers 21. РОВЯ из стая ransack a room 22. РОВЯ надълбоко прен. probe deep 23. РОВЯ се в историята probe into history 24. РОВЯ се в книги dig into books, pore over/browse among books 25. РОВЯ се в миналото delve/dig into the past 26. РОВЯ се из архивите rummage in the archives 27. РОВЯ чужди работи poke o.'s nose into other people's affairs, be a busybody 28. да не го ровим много best let well alone, the less said the better 29. да не ровим повече let it rest there 30. какво се ровиш там? what are you rummaging for? 31. прен. (раздухвам стари вражди и пр.) rake up
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