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Общая лексика: купить за бесценок -
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4 buy something for a song
купить что-то очень дёшевоNo one else wanted it, so I bought it for a song.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > buy something for a song
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5 Buy something for a song
Клише: приобрести(купить) что-л очень дёшево (To purchase something very cheaply.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Buy something for a song
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(for a song (тж. for a mere song или for an old song))за бесценок (обыкн. употр. с гл. to buy, to get и to sell)All of these lovely things by which he had set great store... went for a song. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. LXIX) — Все эти очаровательные вещицы, которые он так ценил... пошли с молотка за бесценок.
The somebodies (I forget the name my father mentioned) made all their money by bying up land round New York for a mere song. (J. K. Jerome, ‘Paul Kelver’, book I, ch. I) — Такие-то (я забыл упомянутую отцом фамилию) нажили все свое состояние тем, что за бесценок скупили земли вокруг Нью-Йорка.
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[fo: ë song] shumë lirë, gati falas, për një copë buke, fare xhaba, fare lirë, badiava. ( BADIHAVA ndajf. bised. 1. Falas. Merrte ( jepte) badihava. Hante badihava. Punonte badihava. 2. Shumë lirë, gati falas. E bleu ( e shiti) badihava. 3. fig. Pa dobi, kot së koti, kot; pa e marrë me gjithë mend dhe pa ndier përgjegjësi; në erë, në tym. Fliste ( bluante) badihava. Dëgjonte badihava. 4. përd. mb. Që kushton shumë lirë; që jepet falas ose pothuaj falas. Mall ( plaçkë) badihava.)● I bought it for a song e bleva për një copë bukë/fare lirë/gati falas● buy something for a song ( for a mere song, for an old) blej diçka për pesë para (badiava); blej falë diçka -
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All of these lovely things by which he had set great store... went for a song -
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Общая лексика: купить за бесценок, покупать за бесценок -
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to buy something for a songcomprar algo a preço de banana, pagar muito barato. -
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n1) пісня2) спів3) літ. пісняthe S. of Songs — бібл. Пісня пісень
the S. of Roland — Пісня про Роланда
song and dance — амер., розм. марнослів'я
* * *n1) пісня2) спів3) лiт. пісня4) cл. шум, скандал5) cл. зізнання ( арештованого) з видачею спільників; донос ( у поліцію) -
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♦ song /sɒŋ/n.canto; canzone; cantico; aria; romanza; (fig.) poesia: a love song, una canzone d'amore; folk song, canto popolare; canzone folk; to sing a song, cantare una canzone; the Song of Songs, il Cantico dei Cantici; the song of the lark, il canto dell'allodola; celebrated in song, celebrato in poesia; cantato dai poeti; to burst into song, mettersi a cantare; to break into song, mettersi a cantare; intonare una canzone● (fig. fam.) song and dance, agitazione; diavolo a quattro; casino (pop.); ( USA) balla, discorso lungo ed evasivo; spiegazione contorta □ song book, canzoniere □ song contest, festival della canzone □ song sheet, spartito musicale ( con il testo delle canzoni): (polit., org. az.) to sing from the same song sheet, fare gioco di squadra (spec. ripetendo le stesse cose) □ (zool.) song thrush ( Turdus ericetorum), tordo bottaccio □ (fig.) to buy [to sell] st. for a song (o for an old song), comprare [vendere] qc. per una cifra irrisoria (o per quattro soldi) □ (fig.) to be on song, essere all'unisono; ( di un gruppo, ecc.) essere affiatato; ( anche) essere in gran forma, essere in forma smagliante □ (fig.) The song remains the same, la musica non cambia □ (fig.) It's nothing to make a song ( and dance) about, non c'è da farne una questione; è cosa da nulla □ (fig. fam.) You're singing my song, mi hai tolto le parole di bocca!; sono pienamente d'accordo con te. -
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soŋ1) (something (to be) sung: He wrote this song for his wife to sing.) canción2) (singing: He burst into song.) canto3) (the sound(s) made by a bird: birdsong.) canto•- songbird- songwriter
song n cancióntr[sɒŋ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(going) for a song regalado,-ato burst into song ponerse a cantarto make a song and dance about something armar un revuelo por algosong ['sɔŋ] n: canción f, canto m (de un pájaro)n.• balada s.f.• canción s.f.• cantar s.m.• cantilena s.f.• canto s.m.• cántico s.m.sɔːŋ, sɒŋa) c ( piece) canción fto burst into songu — ponerse* a cantar
to buy/sell something for a song — (colloq) comprar/vender algo por una bicoca (fam)
b) u ( of bird) canto m[sɒŋ]1. N1) (=ballad etc) canción fgive us a song! — ¡cántanos algo!
festival of Spanish song — festival m de la canción española
- make a song and dance about sth- be on song- sing another song2) [of birds] canto m2.CPDsong and dance routine N — número m de canción y baile
song book N — cancionero m
song cycle N — ciclo m de canciones
Song of Solomon, Song of Songs N — Cantar m de los Cantares
song sheet N — = songsheet
song thrush N — tordo m cantor, tordo m melodioso
* * *[sɔːŋ, sɒŋ]a) c ( piece) canción fto burst into songu — ponerse* a cantar
to buy/sell something for a song — (colloq) comprar/vender algo por una bicoca (fam)
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1. Ithe best that money can buy лучшее [из того], что можно купить /достать за деньги/2. III1) buy smth. buy a new hat (a book, tickets, flowers, a present, a house, etc.) купить новую шляпу и т. д.2) buy smb. buy a witness (the guards, a public official, etc.) подкупать свидетеля и т. д. lV buy smth. in some manner buy things cheaply /cheap/ (books eagerly, pictures secretly, land recklessly, etc.) дешево покупать вещи и т. д.; we buy goods wholesale (retail) мы покупаем товары оптом (в розницу); buy smth. in /at/ some place I shall buy it elsewhere я еще где-нибудь это куплю, я куплю это в другом месте3. Vbuy smb. smth. please buy me a new pair of shoes (him a bag, the child some sweets, etc.) пожалуйста, купите мне новые туфли и т. д.4. XIbe bought the judge was said to have been bought говорили, что судья был подкуплен; be bought in sоme manner peace (victory, happiness, etc.) was dearly bought мир и т. д. был куплен дорогой ценой; be bought for smth. it cannot be bought for gold этого и за золото не купишь; it cannot be bought for all the world этого нельзя купить ни за какие сокровища мира5. XXI1buy smth. in (at) smth. buy butter in a shop (newspapers at a stall, this coat at a sale, these things at the market, etc.) покупать масло в магазине и т. д.; buy smth. from /of/ smb. buy the book from him (the wood of the farmers, etc.) покупать / купить/ книгу у него и т. д.; from whom did you buy it? у кого вы это купили?; buy smth. for smb., smth. buy a new pair of shoes for me (a bag for him, a present for one's brother, a rare stamp for a certain collector, a typewriter for one's own use, etc.) купить новые туфли для меня и т. д.; buy smth. for smth. buy smth. for cash (for half its value, etc.) покупать что-л. за наличные и т. д).: buy smth. at some price buy smth. at any price (at a reasonable price, at low prices, at a dollar a piece, etc.) покупать /купить/ что-л. за любую цену и т. д., buy smth. by smth. buy smth. by the pound (by the yard, by the hundred, by weight, etс.) покупать что-л. фунтами и т. д.; buy smth. with smth. buy smb.'s happiness with one's life (smb.'s favours with flattery, fame with bitter experience, etc.) купить чье-л. счастье ценою собственной жизни и т. д., you cannot buy his respectwith flattery его уважение лестью не купишь; buy victory with one's life (at the expense of one's health and happiness) заплатить за победу ценой жизни и т. д. || buy smth. for a song купить что-л. очень дешево /даром, за бесценок/, buy smth. for its weight in gold купить что-л. за очень большие деньги; buy smth. on credit покупать что-л. в кредит; I shall buy a radio set on credit я куплю радиоприемник в кредит -
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I [baɪ] II 1. [baɪ]1) (purchase) acquistare, comprare [food, car, shares, house]to buy sth. from the supermarket, from the baker's — comprare qcs. al supermercato, dal panettiere
to buy sb. sth. — comprare qcs. a qcn.
2) (obtain with money) procurare, comprare [fame, freedom, friends]3) (bribe) comprare [person, loyalty, silence]4) colloq. (believe)2.to buy oneself sth. — comprarsi qcs
- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up* * *present participle - buying; verb(to get (something) by exchanging it for money: He has bought a car.) comprare* * *buy /baɪ/n.(fam.) acquisto; compera: a good buy, un buon acquisto; un affare (fam.); a bad buy, un cattivo acquisto; un bidone (fam.)● buy-back, riacquisto ( in genere); ( Borsa, fin.) acquisto di azioni proprie; (comm. est.) compensazione; acquisto dei prodotti di un impianto costruito all'estero □ buy-in, (fin.) rilevamento, acquisto del pacchetto di maggioranza ( di una società); ( a un'asta) riscatto; (org. az.) operazione di stoccaggio □ ( Borsa) buy on close [on opening], ordine d'acquisto in chiusura [in apertura] □ ( Borsa) buy order, ordine di comprare (o d'acquisto).♦ (to) buy /baɪ/(pass. e p. p. bought), v. t.1 acquistare; comprare: DIALOGO → - Taking things back- I bought this book here last week, ho comprato questo libro qui la settimana scorsa; I bought her a present, le comprai un regalo; to buy for cash, comprare a contanti; to buy on credit, comprare a credito; to buy st. from (o off) sb., comprare qc. da q.; His wealth was dearly bought, la sua ricchezza era stata acquistata a caro prezzo2 comprare; corrompere3 (fam. USA) credere; bere (fam.); cascarci (fam.): I don't buy it!, non ci credo!; non la bevo!; non ci casco!● ( slang USA) to buy the farm = to buy it ► sotto □ (fin.) to buy for forward delivery, comprare a termine □ (fam.) to buy st. for a song, comprare qc. per quattro soldi □ ( slang) to buy it, morire; lasciarci la pelle; restarci □ ( Borsa) to buy long, acquistare titoli in previsione di un rialzo □ to buy on easy terms, comprare con agevolazioni di pagamento □ to buy on instalments, comprare a rate □ to buy a pig in a poke, comprare qc. a occhi chiusi; impegnarsi in qc. senza riflettere □ (fam.) to buy time, guadagnare tempo □ to buy wholesale, comprare all'ingrosso □ all that money can buy, tutto ciò che il denaro può procurare.* * *I [baɪ] II 1. [baɪ]1) (purchase) acquistare, comprare [food, car, shares, house]to buy sth. from the supermarket, from the baker's — comprare qcs. al supermercato, dal panettiere
to buy sb. sth. — comprare qcs. a qcn.
2) (obtain with money) procurare, comprare [fame, freedom, friends]3) (bribe) comprare [person, loyalty, silence]4) colloq. (believe)2.to buy oneself sth. — comprarsi qcs
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noun1) Lied, das; (esp. political ballad, pop song) Song, deron song — (fig. coll.) in Spitzenform
break or burst into song — ein Lied anstimmen
for a song — für einen Apfel und ein Ei (ugs.)
a song and dance — (Brit. coll.): (fuss; Amer. coll.: rigmarole) viel od. großes Trara (ugs.)
* * *[soŋ]2) (singing: He burst into song.) der Gesang•- academic.ru/68845/songbird">songbird- songwriter* * *[sɒŋ, AM sɑ:ŋ]nfolk/love \song Volks-/Liebeslied ntpop \song Popsong mto give sb a \song jdm etw vorsingen [o ein Lied singen]to sing a \song ein Lied singen4.* * *[sɒŋ]nSong of Songs, Song of Solomon — Lied nt der Lieder, Hohelied nt Salomos
2) (= singing, bird song) Gesang m3) (Brit fig inf)to make a song and dance about sth — eine Haupt- und Staatsaktion aus etw machen (inf)
that's nothing to make a song (and dance) about — darauf brauchst du dir/braucht er sich etc nichts einzubilden
to be on song (Brit) — in Hochform sein
to sell/buy sth for a song — etw für einen Apfel und ein Ei or für ein Butterbrot verkaufen/kaufen
it was going for a song — das gab es für einen Apfel und ein Ei
* * *song [sɒŋ] s1. MUS Lied n:he got it for a song fig er bekam es für ein Butterbrot;be on song Br umg in Höchstform sein2. Song m3. Poesie f, Dichtung f4. Singen n, Gesang m (auch von Vögeln):that’s nothing to make a song (and dance) about das ist nichts Besonderes oder nicht so toll oder nicht gerade berauschend, darauf brauchst du dir nichts einzubilden;* * *noun1) Lied, das; (esp. political ballad, pop song) Song, deron song — (fig. coll.) in Spitzenform
break or burst into song — ein Lied anstimmen
for a song — für einen Apfel und ein Ei (ugs.)
a song and dance — (Brit. coll.): (fuss; Amer. coll.: rigmarole) viel od. großes Trara (ugs.)
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[soŋ]1) (something (to be) sung: He wrote this song for his wife to sing.) pesem2) (singing: He burst into song.) petje3) (the sound(s) made by a bird: birdsong.) petje•- songbird- songwriter* * *[sɔŋ]nounpesem (za petje), petje; spev, pesem, pesnitev, poezija; figuratively malenkostfor an old song figuratively zelo pocenisong of a motor — šum, brnenje motorjano song, no supper figuratively za malo denarja, malo muzike, za (iz) nič ni ničfolk song, traditional song — ljudska (narodna) pesempart song music pesem za več glasovto buy (to sell, to get) for a song (for a mere song) — kupiti (prodati, dobiti) za skorjico kruha (zelo poceni, skoraj zastonj)he gave me a song and dance about how busy he was — pripovedoval mi je čuda o tem, koliko dela imato sing another song (a different song) — drugo pesmico zapeti, figuratively spremeniti ton, ubrati druge strunethat's nothing to make a song about — zaradi tega ni treba delati nobenega hrupa, to ni važno
См. также в других словарях:
buy for a song — {v. phr.} To buy something very cheaply. * /Since the building on the corner was old and neglected, I was able to buy it for a song./ … Dictionary of American idioms
buy for a song — {v. phr.} To buy something very cheaply. * /Since the building on the corner was old and neglected, I was able to buy it for a song./ … Dictionary of American idioms
buy\ for\ a\ song — v. phr. To buy something very cheaply. Since the building on the corner was old and neglected, I was able to buy it for a song … Словарь американских идиом
for a song — {adv. phr.}, {informal} At a low price; for a bargain price; cheaply. * /He sold the invention for a song and its buyers were the ones who got rich./ * /They bought the house for a song and sold it a few years later at a good profit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for a song — {adv. phr.}, {informal} At a low price; for a bargain price; cheaply. * /He sold the invention for a song and its buyers were the ones who got rich./ * /They bought the house for a song and sold it a few years later at a good profit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for a song — If you buy or sell something for a song, it is very cheap … The small dictionary of idiomes
for a song — for very little money He was able to buy his new car for a song … Idioms and examples
for a song — adverb Almost free. Very cheap I had to buy it there and then. They were selling it for a song … Wiktionary
for a song — If you buy or sell something for a song, it is very cheap. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
For a song — If you buy or sell something for a song, it is very cheap … Dictionary of English idioms
go for a song — If something goes for a song, it is sold at an unexpectedly low price. I was able to buy the car simply because it was going for a song … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions