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1 thumb one's nose at smb.
(thumb one's nose at smb. (или smth.))презрительно относиться к кому-л. (или к чему-л.) (первонач. амер.); см. тж. make a long nose at smb.That would make interesting reading-matter, that would, letting men who committed crimes in this county go off thumbing their noses at law enforcement here. (I. Shaw, ‘Sailor off the Bremen and Other Stories’, ‘The Deputy Sheriff’) — Интересно, очень интересно будет почитать о том, как ловко преступники утирают нос блюстителям закона в нашем округе.
The McCormacks have always had their own political machine and have tended to thumb their noses at building a strong Democratic Party in the state. (‘The New Republic’) — У семьи Мак-Кормак всегда был в распоряжении собственный политический аппарат, и они с презрением относились к усилению Демократической партии в штате Массачусетс.
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2 thumb one's nose at smb.
1) пoкaзaть нoc кoму-л.After I had called his name, Carson thumbed his nose at me and made a face (W. Saroyan)2) выкaзaть пpeзpeниe кoму-л., пpeзpитeльнo oтнocитьcя к кoму-л.That would make interesting reading matter, that would, letting men who committed crimes in this country go off thumbing their noses at law enforcement here (7. Shaw). Escobar even thumbed his nose at the government from his five star fortress [тюpьмa] (Newsweek)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > thumb one's nose at smb.
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3 thumb (one's) nose
Американизм: показать нос -
4 thumb one's nose
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5 thumb one's nose at somebody
Общая лексика: показать нос кому-либоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > thumb one's nose at somebody
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6 thumb one's nose behind smb's back
Общая лексика: держать кому-л кукиш, показывать кому-л кукиш в кармане, показывать кукиш в кармане, держать ( кому-л) кукиш в кармане, держать (кому-л) дулю в кармане, держать (кому-л) фигу в кармане, держать кому-л дулю в кармане, держать кому-л фигу в кармане, показывать (кому-л) дулю в кармане, показывать (кому-л) фигу в кармане, показывать кому-л дулю в кармане, показывать кому-л фигу в карманеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > thumb one's nose behind smb's back
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7 thumb one's nose at smb
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ни в грош не ставить (законы, власть); издеваться; насмехатьсяThe police must do something to prevent these criminals thumbing their noses at the authorities and getting away with it.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > thumb one's nose at
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11 thumb\ one's\ nose\ at
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12 thumb one's nose at
презри́тельно относи́тьсяThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > thumb one's nose at
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13 thumb one's nose at sb
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14 to thumb one's nose at so.
faire un pied de nez à; se rire de; se moquer deEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to thumb one's nose at so.
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15 to thumb one's nose at so. sth
faire un pied de nez à; se rire de; se moquer deEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to thumb one's nose at so. sth
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16 to thumb one's nose at somebody
parādīt kādam garu degunuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to thumb one's nose at somebody
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17 thumb
A n pouce m.B vtr1 feuilleter [book, magazine] ; a well-thumbed book un livre fatigué ;2 ○ ( hitchhiking) to thumb a lift ou a ride faire du stop ○ or de l'autostop ; I thumbed a lift from a truck driver je me suis fait prendre en stop ○ par un routier ; they thumbed a lift home ils sont rentrés en stop ○.to be all thumbs être très maladroit ; to be under sb's thumb être sous la domination de qn ; she's got him under her thumb elle le mène à la baguette ○ ; to thumb one's nose at sb lit faire un pied de nez à qn ; to thumb one's nose at sb/sth fig faire la nique ○ à qn/qch ; to stick out like a sore thumb faire tache pej, détonner.▶ thumb through [sth] feuilleter [book, magazine]. -
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thumb [θʌm]1 nounpouce m;∎ figurative to be under sb's thumb être sous la coupe de qn;∎ his mother's really got him under her thumb sa mère a vraiment de l'emprise sur lui ou en fait vraiment ce qu'elle veut;∎ to be all (fingers and) thumbs être maladroit;∎ that factory sticks out like a sore thumb cette usine fait tache∎ the catalogue has been well thumbed les pages du catalogue sont bien écornées∎ they thumbed a lift to Exeter ils sont allés à Exeter en stop;∎ I had to thumb a lift home j'ai dû rentrer (chez moi) en stop;∎ she thumbed a lift from a passing motorist elle a réussi à se faire prendre en stop par une voiture qui passait∎ to thumb one's nose at sb faire un pied de nez à qn►► thumb index répertoire m à onglets -
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thumb [θʌm]1. nounpouce ma. [+ book, magazine] feuilleter[+ book] feuilleter* * *[θʌm] 1.noun pouce m2.transitive verb1) feuilleter [book, magazine]2) (colloq) ( hitchhiking)to thumb a lift ou a ride — faire du stop (colloq)
•Phrasal Verbs:••to thumb one's nose at somebody — lit faire un pied de nez à quelqu'un; fig faire la nique (colloq) à quelqu'un
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thumb [θʌm]◊under smb.'s thumb всеце́ло под влия́нием или во вла́сти кого́-л.; под башмако́м
;Tom T. Ма́льчик-с-па́льчик
;to be all thumbs быть нело́вким, неуклю́жим
;thumbs up! неду́рно!, подходя́ще!
;to be thumbs down быть про́тив, выража́ть несогла́сие, неодобре́ние (on)
2. v1) захвата́ть, загрязни́ть2) листа́ть, смотре́ть (журнал, книгу; тж. thumb through)3) останови́ть проезжа́ющий автомоби́ль, подня́в большо́й па́лец (тж. thumb a lift)◊to thumb one's nose at smb. показа́ть нос кому́-л.
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