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жить в pocкoши, жить пpипeвaючи; кaк cыp в мacлe кaтaтьcяAs soon as Walter's back was turned he would prey upon the profits, altering a figure here, a figure there... and while he lived off the fat of the land my mine would be slowly choked to death in an economic noose (S. Howatch). We went to the theatre or the opera every night, and lived on the fat of the land in the best hotel in Europe (A. Bennett)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > live off (or on) the fat of the land
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см. live off the fat of the landConcise English-Russian phrasebook > live on the fat of the land
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4 live off the fat of the land
1) Общая лексика: кататься, как сыр в масле2) Образное выражение: жить в роскоши (библейск. происхождения), пользоваться дарами землиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > live off the fat of the land
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1) Общая лексика: пользоваться всеми благами, жить в роскоши2) Библия: жить роскошно3) Пословица: как сыр в масле кататьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > live on the fat of the land
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8 live\ off\ the\ fat\ of\ the\ land
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Как сыр в масле кататьсяDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Live on the fat of the land
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English-Hungarian dictionary > live\ on\ the\ fat\ of\ the\ land
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12 eat the fat of the land
(eat (live on, реже live off) the fat of the land)жить в роскоши; жить припеваючи; как сыр в масле кататься [eat the fat of the land этим. библ. Genesis XLV, 18] см. тж. the fat of the landWe went to the theatre or the opera every night, and lived on the fat of the land in the best hotel in Europe... (A. Bennett, ‘A Great Man’, ch. XXV) — Каждый вечер мы ходили в театр, в том числе и в оперу, и наслаждались комфортом лучшей гостиницы Европы...
He's not starving now. He's living off the fat of Australia, probably doing much better than we are. (M. Dickens, ‘The Happy Prisoner’, ch. 6) — Джон не голодает. Он припеваючи живет в Австралии. Наверное, гораздо лучше нас.
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English-spanish dictionary > to live off the fat of the land
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to live off the fat of the landviver na abundância.English-Portuguese dictionary > to live off the fat of the land
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15 to live off the fat of the land
baudīt visus labumus; dzīvot lepniEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to live off the fat of the land
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fat [fæt]1. noun2. adjective• fat chance! ça m'étonnerait !• he wants to be a racing driver -- fat chance! il veut être pilote de course -- il n'a aucune chance !a fat lot he cares! il s'en fiche ! (inf)• a fat lot of good that did! nous voilà bien avancés !• a fat lot of help she was! c'est fou ce qu'elle m'a aidé ! (inf)• a fat lot he knows about it! comme s'il y connaissait quelque chose !• that's a fat lot of use! pour ce que ça sert !3. compounds* * *[fæt] 1.1) ( in diet) matières fpl grassesanimal fats — graisses fpl animales
2) ( on meat) gras m3) ( for cooking) gen matière f grasse; ( from meat) graisse f4) ( in body) graisse f2.1) ( overweight) [person, animal, body, bottom, etc] gros/grosse; ( of child) [cheek] rebondi; [thigh, finger] dodu2) ( full) [wallet, envelope] rebondi; [file, magazine] épais/épaisse3) ( remunerative) [profit, cheque] gros/grosse••the fat's in the fire — (colloq) ça va faire des étincelles (colloq)
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(a) (heavy, overweight → person) gros (grosse), gras; (→ cheeks, limb) gros (grosse); (→ face) joufflu;∎ to get or to grow fat grossir, engraisser;∎ she's getting fat elle prend de l'embonpoint;∎ as fat as a pig gras comme un cochon ou un moine;∎ figurative they had grown fat on their investments ils s'étaient enrichis ou engraissés grâce à leurs investissements(c) (thick, hefty) gros (grosse);∎ a fat book un gros livre, un livre épais;∎ a fat wallet un portefeuille bien garni∎ he made a fat profit il a fait de gros bénéfices∎ get this into your fat head mets-toi ça dans la tête une fois pour toutes;∎ I reckon you'll get it back - fat chance! je pense qu'on te le rendra - tu parles!;∎ fat chance you have of winning! comme si tu avais la moindre chance de gagner!;∎ a fat lot of good that'll do you! cela vous fera une belle jambe!;∎ that was a fat lot of good or use! on est bien aidé avec ça!;∎ a fat lot of difference that has made! ça a bien avancé les choses!;∎ a fat lot of good it did him! ça l'a bien avancé!, le voilà bien avancé!;∎ a fat lot he cares! il s'en fout pas mal!;∎ a fat lot you know about it! comme si tu en savais quelque chose!;∎ it's not over till the fat lady sings il ne faut jamais perdre espoir□2 noun∎ rolls of fat des bourrelets mpl de graisse(b) Cookery (on raw meat) graisse f, gras m; (on cooked meat) gras m; (as cooking medium) matière f grasse; (as part of controlled diet) lipide m;∎ we are trying to eat less fat nous nous efforçons de manger moins de matières grasses ou corps gras;∎ this margarine is low in fat cette margarine est pauvre en matières grasses ou allégée;∎ beef/mutton fat graisse f de bœuf/de mouton;∎ pork fat saindoux m;∎ fry in deep fat faites frire;∎ fry in shallow fat faites revenir;∎ to live off the fat of the land vivre comme un coq en pâteengraisser;∎ figurative to kill the fatted calf tuer le veau gras►► familiar figurative fat cat (rich, prosperous) richard m; (in industry) = personne touchant un salaire extrêmement élevé de façon injustifiée;fat content (teneur f en) matières fpl grasses;fat intake ration f de corps gras;Agriculture fat stock bétail m d'engraissement -
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fat [fæt]1. n1) жир, са́ло; расти́тельное ма́сло (тж. vegetable fat)2) сма́зка, мазь; таво́т3) полнота́, ту́чность; ожире́ние;to be inclined to fat быть скло́нным к полноте́
;to run to fat разг. жире́ть, толсте́ть
4) лу́чшая часть (чего-л.);to live on the fat of the land библ. жить роско́шно
5) театр. вы́игрышная роль; вы́игрышное ме́сто в ро́ли◊fat cat амер. «де́нежный мешо́к», бога́ч-финанси́ст, субсиди́рующий разли́чные мероприя́тия
;а) жить ста́рыми запа́сами ( знаний и т.п.);б) жить на свой капита́л;the fat is in the fire ≅ де́ло сде́лано, быть беде́
2. a1) упи́танный, то́лстый, ту́чный; отко́рмленный;fat cheeks пу́хлые щёки
;fat fingers то́лстые коро́ткие па́льцы
2) жи́рный; са́льный ( о пище); масляни́стый;fat type жи́рный шрифт
3) плодоро́дный ( о почве)4) вы́годный, дохо́дный;fat job вы́годное де́ло; тёпленькое месте́чко
;fat part вы́игрышная роль
5) оби́льный, бога́тый6) тупоу́мный, глу́пый◊a fat lot разг. мно́го, о́чень (обыкн. ирон. ма́ло)
;a fat lot you care ≅ вам на э́то наплева́ть
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A n1 ( in diet) matières fpl grasses ; fat intake consommation f de matières grasses ; animal/vegetable fats graisses fpl animales/végétales ;3 ( for cooking) gen matière f grasse ; ( from meat) graisse f ; beef/mutton/goose fat graisse de bœuf/de mouton/d'oie ; fried in fat frit dans de la matière grasse ;4 ( in body) graisse f ; body fat tissu adipeux ; to lay down reserves of fat accumuler des réserves de graisse ; to run to fat prendre du poids ;5 Chem corps m gras.B adj1 ( overweight) [person, animal, body] gros/grosse ; [cheek, tummy, bottom] rebondi ; [thigh, arm, finger] dodu ; to get fat grossir ; to get fat on chocolates grossir à force de manger des chocolats ; to get ou grow fat on sth fig s'engraisser sur qch ;2 (full, swollen) [wallet, envelope] rebondi ; [file, novel, magazine] épais/épaisse ; [cushion] moelleux/-euse ; [fruit, peapod] gros/grosse ;4 ( fertile) [land, valley, year] fertile ;5 ( worthwhile) [rôle] beau/belle ;6 ( fatty) [meat, bacon] gras/grasse ;7 ○ iron ( not much) that's a fat lot of good! ça me/nous etc rend drôlement service! ○ iron ; you're a fat lot of use! tu es vraiment d'un grand secours! iron ; a fat lot you know!/you care! pour ce que tu en sais!/que ça t'intéresse ○ ! ; ‘will she go?’-‘fat chance!’ ‘elle ira?’-‘tu crois au père Noël ○ !’the fat's in the fire ○ ça va faire des étincelles ○ ; to be in fat city ○ US être plein aux as ○ ; to live off the fat of the land vivre grassement. -
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♦ fat /fæt/A a.1 (di persona, animale) grasso; pingue: fat cheeks, guance grasse; fat cattle, bestiame grasso; to get fat, ingrassare4 (di terreno, ecc.) fertile; grasso5 grosso; spesso; voluminoso; gonfio: a fat cigar, un grosso sigaro; a fat volume, un grosso volume; un volumone; a fat wallet, un portafogli gonfio6 (fig.) sostanzioso; ben fornito; pingue; lauto; ricco; lucroso: a fat fee, un lauto compenso; una ricca parcella; fat profits, ricchi profitti8 (fam. iron.) pochissimo; quasi nessuno: a fat lot of good, un bel niente: A fat lot of good it did you!, per quel che ti è servito!; Fat chance he has of winning, sai quante probabilità ha di vincere!B n.2 [u] (anat.) grasso; adipe; tessuto adiposo3 [cu] (chim.) grasso: vegetable fats, grassi vegetali; fat-free, senza grassi; fat content, contenuto di grassi; I can't eat fat, non posso mangiare cibi grassi4 [u] ( cucina) olio; burro; lardo; grasso; unto: to fry in deep fat, friggere con molto olio (o burro, ecc.)5 (teatr.) pezzo di bravura; pezzo forte● (zool.) fat body, corpo grasso □ ( USA) fat camp, campeggio estivo per bambini in sovrappeso ( a scopo di dimagrimento) □ (fam.) fat cat, ricco pezzo grosso, magnate; riccone □ (min.) fat coal, carbone grasso □ ( slang USA) fat farm, centro per cura dimagrante □ ( slang) fat guts, grassone; pancione □ (fam.) fat head, testone duro; zucca dura: Will you get that into that fat head of yours?, vuoi fartelo entrare in quella zucca dura? □ (fam.) fat-headed, stupido; sciocco □ (bot.) fat hen ( Chenopodium alba), spinacio selvatico; chenopodio □ fat lady, donna cannone ( di circo) □ (fam.) The opera (o It) isn't over until the fat lady sings, manca ancora la parte più importante; la faccenda non è ancora finita □ fat removal (o suction), liposuzione □ fat-witted, stupido; stolto □ (fig.) to chew the fat, chiacchierare; fare due chiacchiere □ (fig. slang) to cut it fat, fare bella mostra; fare sfoggio □ (fam. USA) to get (o to grow) fat, arricchirsi □ ( slang USA) to be in fat city, essere a cavallo (fig.) □ to live off (o on) the fat of the land, vivere nell'abbondanza; avere ogni ben di Dio □ to run to fat, appesantirsi; ingrassare □ (fam.) The fat is in the fire, la frittata è fatta!; ora arrivano i guai!
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