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1 никогда
1) General subject: a month of Sundays, at all, at latter Lammas, at no time, at the Greek calends (у греков не было календ), in no circumstances, in the reign of queen Dick, ne'er, never, never more (больше), nevermore (больше), not for a moment (в жизни), not once, on (at) the Greek calends, on (at) the Greek kalends, once in a blue moon, till the cows come home, under no circumstances, when three Sundays come together2) Colloquial: never ever4) Latin: ad Calendas Graecas5) Jocular: on the Greek calends (у греков календ не было), on the Greek kalends (у греков календ не было)6) Mathematics: never more7) Jargon: cold day in a hell, in a pig's eye, in the pig's eye8) Makarov: ad Kalendas Graecas, in no case9) Archaic: not evermore (уже) -
2 до греческих календ
1) General subject: at the Greek calends, on (at) the Greek kalends, on the Greek calends2) Latin: ad Calendas Graecas3) History: to the Greek Kalends4) Religion: ad Kalendas Graecas (Latin for "at the Greek calends", i.e. never - since the Greeks had no calends)5) Makarov: ad Kalendas GraecasУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > до греческих календ
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3 после дождичка в четверг
1) General subject: at latter Lammas, in a month of Sundays, on (at) the Greek calends, on (at) the Greek kalends, till the cows come home, tomorrow come never, when two Sundays come together, when the cows come home, when it's Christmas in July, when hell freezes over (They will pay us when hell freezes over. Они нам заплатят после дождичка в четверг.)2) Colloquial: a cold day in hell (= никогда)3) Jocular: at the Greek calends, on the Greek calends, on/at the greek calends4) Jargon: until kingdom come, when two friday come together5) Set phrase: when pigs fly, when pigs fly (дословно: Когда свиньи полетят), when the devil is blind (дословно: Когда чёрт ослепнет (т.е. никогда))6) Makarov: once in a blue moon7) Saying: not in a month of Sundays8) Idiomatic expression: tomorrow never comesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > после дождичка в четверг
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4 откладывать до до греческих календ
Phraseological unit: put off to the Greek KalendsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > откладывать до до греческих календ
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5 когда рак свистнет
когда (пока) рак < на горе> свистнетпрост., шутл., ирон.cf. the day (when) pigs fly; when the moon turns green cheese; when two (three) Sundays come together; on the second Sunday of next week; tomorrow come never; when hell freezes over Amer.; when the devil is blind; when the Ethiopian changes his skin; at latter Lammas; at (on) the Greek calends (kalends); on St. Tib's eveРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > когда рак свистнет
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the Greek Calends — never The Romans were meant to settle their taxes and other accounts on the Calends, or first day, of each month, but the Greek calendar had no Calends: The emergence of chaos in Germany ... would put off the pacification of Europe to… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Greek kalends — Greek calends Greek calends or Greek kalends Greek kalends A time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Greek kalends — or calends A metaphorical expression for a time never likely to arrive, inasmuch as the Greeks had no calends … Black's law dictionary
Greek kalends — or calends A metaphorical expression for a time never likely to arrive, inasmuch as the Greeks had no calends … Black's law dictionary
The Greek calends — Calends Cal ends, n. pl. [OE. kalendes month, calends, AS. calend month, fr. L. calendae; akin to calare to call, proclaim, Gr. ??????. CF. {Claim}.] The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar. [Written also {kalends}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greek kalends — A colloquial expression to signify a time indefinitely remote, there being no such division of time known to the Greeks … Black's law dictionary
greek kalends — A colloquial expression to signify a time indefinitely remote, there being no such division of time known to the Greeks … Black's law dictionary
Greek calends — or Greek kalends Greek kalends A time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kalends, Greek — Greek kalends or calends A metaphorical expression for a time never likely to arrive, inasmuch as the Greeks had no calends … Black's law dictionary
kalends, Greek — Greek kalends or calends A metaphorical expression for a time never likely to arrive, inasmuch as the Greeks had no calends … Black's law dictionary
Greek calends — Greek kalends or calends A metaphorical expression for a time never likely to arrive, inasmuch as the Greeks had no calends … Black's law dictionary