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61 as different as chalk and cheese
брит. идиом.абсолютно не похожесовершенно не похоженичего общегокак земля и небопохоже, как гвоздь на панихидуMozart and Wagner are as different as chalk and cheese.
if two people or things are like chalk and cheese or as different as chalk and cheese, they are completely different from each other
My father and I are totally different, like chalk and cheese.
син. (as like) as chalk and cheese; as different as chalk and cheese; as different as chalk from cheese; like chalk and cheeseАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > as different as chalk and cheese
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62 as different as chalk and cheese
(as different as chalk and (или from) cheese (реже as like as chalk and или to cheese))совершенно не похоже, ничего общегоIt is really very surprising that a man like you should fall so deeply in love with a girl like Margaret Dauncey... She has beauty and grace and sympathy. But your characters are more different than chalk and cheese. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Magician’, ch. I) — Приходится только удивляться, что вы влюбились в такую девушку, как Маргарита Донси... Она хороша собой, изящна, добра. Но, право же, ваши характеры диаметрально противоположны.
A: "Is Badminton anything like Tennis?" B: "Not a bit - as different as chalk from cheese." (SPI) — А: "Похож бадминтон на теннис? Б. Ничего общего."
Contemplate two men, as different as chalk and cheese, alike in each knowing that what he does is right, the one unconventional, the other conventional. (Kenk) — Вообразите себе двух совершенно разных людей: один - враг всяких условностей, другой - образец соблюдения правил и приличий; роднит их одно - вера в собственную правоту.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > as different as chalk and cheese
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63 as different as chalk from cheese
as different as chalk and/from cheese как небо и земля (отличаться); диаметрально противоположныThe two brothers are as different as chalk from cheese.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > as different as chalk from cheese
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64 speak a different language
(from smb.)"гoвopить нa paзныx языкax", нe нaйти oбщeгo языкa c кeм-л.Colonel....as for Jimmy - he just speaks a different language from any of us (J. Osborne). A difficulty with this debate is that the main protagonists speak quite different languages. The culture clash between trade experts and environmentalists is striking (The Economist)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > speak a different language
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65 as different as chalk and cheese
as different as chalk and/from cheese как небо и земля (отличаться); диаметрально противоположныThe two brothers are as different as chalk from cheese.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > as different as chalk and cheese
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66 speak a different language
(speak a different language (from smb.))не найти общего языка (с кем-л.); см. тж. speak smb.'s languageColonel: "...As for Jimmy - he just speaks a different language from any of us..." (J. Osborne, ‘Look Back in Anger’, act 2, sc. 2) — Полковник: "...Что касается Джимми, то мы все не нашли с ним общего языка..."
Large English-Russian phrasebook > speak a different language
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67 place smth. in a different light
(place (или put) smth. in a different (false, new, true, etc.) light)представить что-л. в ином (ложном, новом, истинном и т. п.) светеWhen the prosecution commenced to read from this document did they commence to read from the first page or did they take a particular paragraph which put the whole matter in a false light?.. As we go along, members of the jury, I hope to be able to put this paragraph in its true light. (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. 14) — Когда представитель обвинения читал выдержки из этого документа, начал ли он читать с первой страницы или же взял определенный абзац, представив, таким образом, все в ложном свете?.. В ходе своего выступления, господа присяжные, я надеюсь истолковать этот абзац в должном духе.
You have two advocates, each putting one side of a case in the best possible light. An impartial third party, the judge, strikes a balance between them. (R. Aldington, ‘Very Heaven’, part II, ch. 3) — Защитники обеих сторон стараются представить дело в самом выгодном для них свете. А третья сторона - судья - беспристрастно подводит итоги.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > place smth. in a different light
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68 IEDs from different vendors
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > IEDs from different vendors
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69 draw from
draw from а) получать что-л. What answer can you draw from the proofs thatare offered? The moral to be drawn from this story is that honesty is best.His income is drawn from several different businesses. б) списывать, копиро-вать all the characters in the story are drawn from life. The writer drew thestories from her own experience. в) собирать, отбирать Members of Parliamentare drawn from all classes of society. The children chosen to perform in thecity concert have been drawn from schools all over the city. Farmers have todraw seasonal helpers from the unemployed. -
70 as different again
совсем другое, совершенно иное (обыкн. об изменении к лучшему)The weather today is as different again from what it was yesterday. (ECI) — Погода сегодня совсем не похожа на вчерашнюю.
You can never tell what mood he will be in. One day he will be surly and ill-tempered, and the next day as different again. (ECI) — Никогда нельзя угадать, в каком он будет настроении. Сегодня он угрюмый и сердитый, а завтра - как подменили.
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71 (as) different as chalk and (or from) cheese
paзг. coвepшeннo нe пoxoжи, ничeгo oбщeгoIt is really very surprising that a man like you should fall so deeply in love with a girl like Margaret Dauncey... She has beauty and grace and sympathy. But your characters are more different than chalk and cheese (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > (as) different as chalk and (or from) cheese
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72 a far cry from
• a far cry from something very different, almost opposite (neg.) далеко не такой хороший, какHis second book wasn’t bad, but it was a far cry from his first book.
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73 far from it
разг.далеко не так, отнюдь нет, совсем нет, ничутьA: "I always thought you were such an expert at chess." B: "I? Far from it. If I know the moves of the different pieces, it's about all I do know." (SPI) — А: "Я всегда считал вас знатоком шахмат." Б: "Это далеко не так. Я знаю только, как ходят фигуры."
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74 far from it
paзг.дaлeкo нe тaк, oтнюдь нeт, coвceм нeт, ничутьA. I always thought you were such an expert at chess. B. I? Far from it. If I know the moves of the different pieces, it's about all I do know -
75 Jaiminiya Brahmana (One of the Brahmanas of the Samaveda, 25 books that expose different rites and ceremonies lasting from one to twelve days)
Религия: "Джайминийа Брахмана"Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Jaiminiya Brahmana (One of the Brahmanas of the Samaveda, 25 books that expose different rites and ceremonies lasting from one to twelve days)
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76 Pancavimsha Brahmana (One of the Brahmanas of the Samaveda, 25 books that expose different rites and ceremonies lasting from one to 12 days)
Религия: "Паньчавимша Брахмана"Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Pancavimsha Brahmana (One of the Brahmanas of the Samaveda, 25 books that expose different rites and ceremonies lasting from one to 12 days)
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77 amine drains from different equipments by nitrogen pressure
Общая лексика: слив амина из различного оборудования-под давлением азотаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > amine drains from different equipments by nitrogen pressure
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78 an instrument for measuring evaporation from different surfaces, including snow surface
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > an instrument for measuring evaporation from different surfaces, including snow surface
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79 as different as chalk from cheese
1) Общая лексика: ничего общего2) Британский английский: похож, как гвоздь на панихидуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > as different as chalk from cheese
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80 backing his opinion with pat sentences from different writers
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > backing his opinion with pat sentences from different writers
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