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1 boast
1. n1) хвастощі; похвальба2) предмет гордощів (пишання)to make boast of smth. — хвастати (хвалитися) чимсь
2. v1) (of, about) хвастати, хвалитися; вихвалятися; чванитися2) пишатися, гордитися3) грубо обтісувати (камінь)* * *I n1) хвастощі, похвальбаII v1) (of, about) хвастати, хвастатися, похвалятися2) пишатисяIII v IV n V v -
2 boast
I [bəust] 1. n1) хва́стощі2) предме́т го́рдощів, пиша́ння2. vto make boast of — хвали́тися чимсь
1) хва́стати, хвали́тися, чва́нитися (of, about)not much to boast about — ні́чим похвали́тися
2) пиша́тисяII [bəust] vгру́бо обті́сувати ка́мінь -
3 empty vessels make the greatest sound
syn: great boast, small roast≅ порожня бочка дзвенить, а повна мовчить порожніша бочка голосніше дзвенить порожній посуд здаля дзвенить колос повний до землі гнеться, а пустий угору дереться порожній колос вище всіх стоїть у високого жита колос пустий чим повніший колос, тим нижче хилиться правдива заслуга, як велика ріка, що глибша, то тихіше йде мала вода – великий шум чим слабше колесо, тим гірше скрипить great cry and little wool great talkers are little doers the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noiseEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > empty vessels make the greatest sound
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4 great boast, small roast
empty vessels make the greatest sound great talkers are little doers the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noiseEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > great boast, small roast
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5 great cry and little wool
syn: all talk and no cidergreat boast, little roast≅ шуму багато, а толку мало мала вода – великий шум глибока вода не каламутиться діла на копійку, а балачок на карбованець у високого жита колос пустий де багато крику, там мало роботи empty vessels make the greatest sound great talkers are little doersEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > great cry and little wool
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6 great talkers are little doers
var: the great talkers, the least doerssyn: great boast, small roastхто багато говорить, той мало робить ≅ словами за горами, а ділом за пічкою на язик гарячий, до роботи ледачий якби так до роботи, як на язик хто воркоче, той робити не хоче на словах як на цимбалах, а на ділі, як на балабайці не так то він діє, як словом сіє empty vessels make the greatest sound great cry and little woolEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > great talkers are little doers
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7 the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise
var: the worst wheel of a cart creaks mostsyn: shallow streams make most dingreat boast, small roastщо слабше колесо, то гірше скрипить ≅ мала вода – великий шум у високого жита колос пустий порожній посуд здаля дзвенитьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise
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