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1 make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
≈ сделать человека из кого-л., перевоспитать кого-л. [часть пословицы one или you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear; см. one cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear]But nothing she said made any effect on Gyp... Opposition seemed to harden her resolution. And the good lady's natural optimism began to persuade her that Gyp would make a silk purse out of that sow's ear yet. After all, the man was a celebrity in his way. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Beyond’, part I, ch. VI) — Но никакие аргументы тети Розамунды не производили ни малейшего впечатления на Джип... Противодействие, видимо, только укрепляло принятое ею решение. И природный оптимизм тетушки, этой добрейшей женщины, начал подсказывать ей, что Джип сумеет сделать человека из Фиорсена. В конце концов, он же был своего рода знаменитостью.
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2 make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Общая лексика: сделать из кого-то человекаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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3 to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
сшить из свиного уха шёлковый кошелек, сделать из чего-л. конфеткуАнгло-русский современный словарь > to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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4 one cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
посл."из свиного уха шёлковый кошелёк не сошьёшь", т. е. такого человека не перевоспитаешь; см. тж. make a silk purse out of a sow's ear‘y' see, after all I want to be a reputable citizen, like y' said.’ ‘To look like one at least.’ ‘That's right,’ Paddy agreed. ‘Maybe, y' can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. I'm not wantin' to be a silk purse. But I'm after learnin' to behave so as Frisco and the mob he gets round with, won't sling off at me.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 4) — - Ну вот, я таки решил заделаться добропорядочным человеком, как вы мне когда-то советовали. - Хотя бы с виду? - Может, и так. Да я и не лезу куда не след. Мне бы только пообтереться малость, чтобы Фриско и вся его бражка, все это дерьмо, не слишком заносились передо мной.
Norah (beside herself): "I said I could teach you manners. I made a mistake. I couldn't teach you manners. One can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Land of Promise’, act 4) — Нора (вне себя): "Я сказала, что могла бы обучить тебя хорошим манерам. Нет, я ошиблась, не смогла бы! Горбатого только могила исправит."
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5 you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
no se puede pedir peras al olmoaunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se quedaEnglish-spanish dictionary > you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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6 you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
syn: what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh≅ з нічого нічого не зробиш барвінок на вінок, а полин на віник і з великого віслюка не буде слона віслюк від стусанів конем не станеEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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7 You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Общая лексика: из говна конфетку не сделаешьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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8 can the leopard change his spots? you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Пословица: горбатого могила исправит (one cannot correct someone else's bad habits or stupid convictions, a bad man will die a bad man), горбатого одна могила исправит (one cannot correct someone else's bad habits or stupid convictions, a bad man will die a bad man)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > can the leopard change his spots? you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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9 you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
1) Общая лексика: из свиного уха шёлковый кошелёк не сошьешь2) Пословица: нельзя сделать шёлковый кошелёк из свиного ухаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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10 You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
<01> Нельзя сделать шелковый кошелек из свиного уха. Proverb (Пословица).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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11 One can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
фраз. Кашу из топора не сваришь.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > One can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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12 One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
фраз. Кашу из топора не сваришь.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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13 You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
фраз. Кашу из топора не сваришь.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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фраз. Кашу из топора не сваришь.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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silk1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) seda2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; (also adjective) a silk dress.) (de) seda•- silky- silkiness
- silkworm
silk n sedatr[sɪlk]1 seda■ raw/pure silk seda cruda/natural1 de seda1 (jockeys' shirts) colores nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take silk SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL nombrarse fiscalyou can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear no se puede pedir peras al olmosilk screen printing serigrafíasilk ['sɪlk] n: seda fadj.• de seda adj.• sedeño, -a adj.n.• glasé s.m.• seda s.f.sɪlkmass noun seda f[sɪlk]artificial/pure silk — seda artificial/natural
1. N1) seda f2) (Brit) (Jur) (=barrister) abogado(-a) m / f superiorto take silk — (Brit) ser ascendido a la abogacía superior
See:see cultural note QC/KC in QC2.silksNPL (Racing) colores mpl3.CPD [blouse, scarf] de sedasilk finish N —
with a silk finish — (cloth, paintwork) satinado
silk industry N — industria f sedera
silk route N —
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the silk route — la ruta de la sedasilk thread N — hilo m de seda
* * *[sɪlk]mass noun seda fartificial/pure silk — seda artificial/natural
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{silk}
1. коприна
SILK culture бубарство
2. копринена дреха, копринена мантия на държавен адвокат
рl копринена униформа на жокей, борец и пр.
to take SILK ставам държавен адвокат
3. разг. държавен адвокат
4. коса, коприна (на царевица и пр.)
5. attr копринен* * *{silk} n 1. коприна; silk culture бубарство; 2. копринена дреха; ко* * *свила; коприна; копринен;* * *1. attr копринен 2. silk culture бубарство 3. to take silk ставам държавен адвокат 4. коприна 5. копринена дреха, копринена мантия на държавен адвокат 6. коса, коприна (на царевица и пр.) 7. рl копринена униформа на жокей, борец и пр 8. разг. държавен адвокат* * *silk [silk] I. n 1. коприна (нишки и плат); the \silk trade копринарство; \silk culture бубарство; artificial ( rayon) \silk изкуствена коприна; 2. копринена рокля (дреха, мантия); копринена мантия, носена от старши адвокат; pl ам. копринено сако и шапка на жокей; to take \silk юрид., разг. назначен съм за старши адвокат; 3. разг. старши адвокат; the \silk събир. старшите адвокати; 4. ам. копринка, коса (на царевица); 5. особен блясък в дефектни рубини и сапфири; • to hit the \silk ам. sl скачам с парашут; to make a \silk purse out of a sow's ear постигам с някого повече, отколкото позволяват възможностите му; II. adj копринен. -
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silk [sɪlk]1 noun∎ fine ladies in their silks and satins de belles dames dans leurs plus beaux atours(b) (filament → from insect, on maize) soie f(c) British Law (King's, Queen's Counsel) conseiller m du roi/de la reine; (collectively) conseillers mpl du roi/de la reine;∎ to take silk être nommé avocat de la couronne∎ to hit the silk sauter en parachute□(scarf, blouse etc) de ou en soie;∎ proverb you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear = on ne fait pas du bon avec du mauvais(jockey's jacket) casaque f;∎ Jo Burns, in the Graham (Stable) silks Jo Burns, portant les couleurs (de l'Écurie) Graham►► silk cotton kapok m;silk cotton tree fromager m;silk finish paint peinture f satinée;silk hat haut-de-forme m, chapeau m haut-de-forme;the silk industry l'industrie f de la soie;silk merchant marchand(e) m,f de soierie, soyeux m;silk moth bombyx m du mûrier;the Silk Road la route de la soie;silk screen printing or silk screen process sérigraphie f;silk trader marchand(e) m,f de soierie, soyeux m -
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[silk]1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) svila2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; ( also adjective) a silk dress.) svila•- silky- silkiness
- silkworm* * *[silk]1.nounsvila; svilena nit, svilena preja; plural svilena tkanina, svileno blago, svilene obleke; svilena obleka; colloquially državni odvetnikin silks and satins — v baržunu in svili, odlično oblečento hit the silk aeronautics slang odskočiti s padalomto make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — iz kremena izbrusiti (narediti) diamant, figuratively zahtevati lastnosti od koga (česa), ki jih le-ta ne more imeti, pričakovati od koga več, kot obetajo njegove sposobnostito take silk colloquially postati državni višji odvetnik;2.adjectivesvilensilk gown British English svilena halja državnega višjega odvetnikasilk stockings — svilene nogavice;3.transitive verbpokriti s svilo, obleči (koga) v svilo; intransitive verb American cveteti (o koruzi) -
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/silk/ * danh từ - tơ, chỉ tơ - tơ nhện - lụa - (số nhiều) quần áo lụa - (thông tục) luật sư hoàng gia (Anh) =to take silk+ được phong làm luật sư hoàng gia - nước ngọc (độ óng ánh của ngọc) - (định ngữ) (bằng) tơ =silk stockings+ bít tất tơ !to hit the silk - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (quân sự), (từ lóng) nhảy dù ra khỏi máy bay !to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear - ít bột vẫn gột nên hồ -
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1. noun1) Seide, dietake silk — (Brit. Law) Kronanwalt werden
2) in pl. (garments) seidene Kleider od. Kleidungsstücke3) (of spider etc.) [Spinnen]faden, der4) (Brit. Law coll.) Kronanwalt, der2. attributive adjectiveseiden; Seiden-* * *[silk]1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) die Seide2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; ( also adjective) a silk dress.) die Seide, seiden-...•- academic.ru/67278/silky">silky- silkiness
- silkworm* * *[sɪlk]I. nto receive [or take] \silk Kronanwalt/Kronanwältin werden3. (racing colours)▪ \silks pl [Renn]farben pl▶ you can't make a \silk purse out of a sow's ear ( prov) aus einem Ackergaul kann man kein Rennpferd machen prov* * *[sɪlk]1. n1) Seide f; (= silk dress) Seidene(s) nt, Seidenkleid ntdressed in beautiful silks —
dressed in silks and satins — in Samt und Seide (gekleidet)
3) pl (= racing colours) (Renn)farben pl2. adjSeiden-, seidenthe dress is silk — das Kleid ist aus Seide
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear (Prov) — aus einem Ackergaul kann man kein Rennpferd machen (prov)
* * *silk [sılk]A s1. Seide f:a) Seidenfaser fb) Seidenfaden mc) Seidenstoff m, -gewebe n:2. Seide(nkleid) f(n):in silks and satins in Samt und Seide3. pl Seidenwaren pl4. JUR Brb) umg Kronanwalt m:take silk Kronanwalt werden5. ZOOL Spinnfäden pl6. BOT US Seide f:7. Seidenglanz mB adj1. seiden, Seiden…:you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear (Sprichwort) aus einem Kieselstein kann man keinen Diamanten schleifen;silk culture Seiden(raupen)zucht f* * *1. noun1) Seide, dietake silk — (Brit. Law) Kronanwalt werden
2) in pl. (garments) seidene Kleider od. Kleidungsstücke3) (of spider etc.) [Spinnen]faden, der4) (Brit. Law coll.) Kronanwalt, der2. attributive adjectiveseiden; Seiden-* * *adj.Seiden- präfix. n.Seide -n f.
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make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear phrase to try to improve a person or object that cannot be changed Thesaurus: not possiblesynonym Main entry: silk * * * make a silk ˌpurse out of a sow s ˈear f8 idiom to succeed in making sth good out of… … Useful english dictionary
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you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — ► you can t make a silk purse out of a sow s ear proverb you can t create a fine product from inferior materials. Main Entry: ↑sow … English terms dictionary
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you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — If something isn t very good to start with, you can t do much to improve it … The small dictionary of idiomes
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