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1 live by (or on) one's wits
извopaчивaтьcя, вceми пpaвдaми и нeпpaвдaми дoбывaть cpeдcтвa к жизни; жить нa coмнитeльныe дoxoдыMitzi. Alas, yes - the life of an adventuress is not an easy one. Duchess. Adventuress? Mitzi. Hasn't Monsieur Felix warned you - I live by my wits (N. Coward). Fred Hardy was no fool; he could hardly have lived for twenty-five years on his wits in tolerable comfort unless he had them all about him (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > live by (or on) one's wits
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2 live by one's wits
изворачиваться, всеми правдами и неправдами добывать средства к жизни; жить на сомнительные доходы...gentlemen who, like Messrs. Pyke and Pluck, live upon their wits (or not so much perhaps, upon the presence of their own wits as upon the absence of wits in other people) are occasionally reduced to very narrow shifts and straits... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Nicholas Nickleby’, ch. XXVII) — Такие джентльмены, как Пайк и Плак, живущие своим умом (или, пожалуй, не столько своим умом, сколько отсутствием оного у других), иной раз попадают в весьма затруднительное положение...
Fred Hardy was no fool; he could hardly have lived for twenty-five years on his wits in tolerable comfort unless he had had them all about him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Lion's Skin’) — Фред Харди был не глуп. Вряд ли он прожил бы целых двадцать пять лет в относительном комфорте на сомнительные доходы, если бы не соображал, что к чему.
Mitzi: "Alas, yes - the life of an adventures is not an easy one." Duchess: "Adventuress!" Mitzi: "Hasn't Monsieur Felix warned you - I live by my wits." (N. Coward, ‘Operette’, act I, sc. II) — Митци: "Увы, жизнь авантюристки не легкая!" Герцогиня: "Авантюристки!" Митци: "Разве мосье Феликс не предупредил вас, что я добываю себе пропитание всеми правдами и неправдами?"
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3 live by one's wits
live by one's wits кое-как изворачиваться -
4 live by/on one's wits
live by/on one's witsop ongeregelde/bijdehante manier aan de kost komen -
5 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) vivir del cuentoexpr.• vivir de gorra expr. -
6 live by one’s wits
كَسَبَ قُوْتَه (بأساليب بارعة ولكنها ليست دائمًا شريفة) \ live by one’s wits: to gain what one needs by cleverness rather than by work. -
7 live on one's wits
см. live by one's wits -
8 live by one's wits
[liv bai uans wits] e nxjerr jetesën me marifete të holla -
9 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) leve af at snyde folk* * *(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) leve af at snyde folk -
10 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) bjarga sér á klókindum -
11 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) máról-holnapra él -
12 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) viver de expedientes -
13 live by one's wits
her türlü yola basvurarak geçinmek* * *(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) açık gözlülükle geçinmek -
14 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) živeti od svoje prebrisanosti -
15 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) keinotella elantonsa -
16 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) leve av å lure folk -
17 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) (vivere di espedienti) -
18 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) sich durch's Leben schlagen -
19 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) żyć z kombinowania -
20 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) būt (dzīvē) apsviedīgam; pamanīties
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live by one's wits — ► live by one s wits earn money by clever and sometimes dishonest means. Main Entry: ↑wit … English terms dictionary
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Wits and Wagers — Wits Wagers is a board game designed by Dominic Crapuchettes and published by North Star Games. The first edition of the game was introduced in 2005, but the more popular second edition was released in 2007 and continues to be available today.The … Wikipedia
live — live1 W1S1 [lıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a place/home)¦ 2¦(plant/animal)¦ 3¦(at a particular time)¦ 4¦(be/stay alive)¦ 5¦(way of life)¦ 6¦(earn a living)¦ 7¦(exciting life)¦ 8¦(imagine something)¦ 9¦(be kept somewhere)¦ 10 … Dictionary of contemporary English
live — 1. v. 1 intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed (lives on fruit). 3 intr. (foll. by on, off) depend for subsistence (lives off the family; lives on income from investments). 4 intr. (foll. by on,… … Useful english dictionary
live — I verb 1) the greatest mathematician who ever lived Syn: exist, be alive, be, have life; breathe, draw breath, walk the earth Ant: die, be dead 2) I live in Arkansas Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
live — live1 [ lıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 be/stay alive ▸ 2 have home in place ▸ 3 have kind of life ▸ 4 keep alive certain way ▸ 5 continue to exist ▸ 6 have interesting life ▸ 7 be kept in certain place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to be or stay alive: She s … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
