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61 the tune the old cow died of
разг.; шутл.режущий слух мотив, какофония; скучная, плохо исполняемая музыка; ≈ от этого мухи дохнут [выражение ведёт происхождение от старинной баллады:There was an old man, and he had an old cow.But he had no fodder to give her,So he took up his fiddle and played her the tune:‘Consider, good cow, consider,This isn't the time for the grass to grow.Consider, good cow, consider’]It was kind of poor, and when he was going to start on the next verse one of them said it was the tune the old cow died on, and another one said, ‘Oh, give us a rest’... (M. Twain, ‘Life on the Mississippi’, ch. III) — Выходило у него неважно, и, когда он начал следующий куплет, один из сидевших высказал догадку, что именно от этой песни околела старая корова, другой же сказал: "Дай нам передохнуть".
...that is enough of the tune the old cow died of; take and play something to keep our hearts up. (Ch. Reade, ‘Love Me Little, Love Me long’, ch. III) —...сыграйте что-нибудь повеселее, хватит с нас этой унылой музыки.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the tune the old cow died of
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62 play etc the devil with something
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > play etc the devil with something
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63 play off
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64 play up to
phrvi infmlHe's the son of man who dislikes being played up to — Ему не нравится, когда перед ним лебезят
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65 good as a play
очень интересно, забавно; ≈ как в театре [выражение употребил король Карл II, слушая обсуждение в парламенте предложенного лордом Россом законопроекта о разводе]It was as good as a play to see his father with the children. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Man of Property’, part II, ch. VI) — Приятно было видеть отца и детей вместе.
Ah, Niccolo, Niccolo, what a good companion! No one can tell a story as he can. What humour, what wit! It's as good as a play to listen to him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XVI) — О, Никколо, Никколо, какой чудесный собеседник! Ни один рассказчик не может с ним сравниться. Какой юмор, какой ум! Слушать его - огромное удовольствие.
To listen to him was as the phrase goes, as good as a play and much better than most. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Moon and Sixpence’, ch. LV) — Слушать доктора было истинное наслаждение: с ним, как говорится, можно в театр не ходить.
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66 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) das Verbrechen* * *n no pl\foul play is not suspected ein Verbrechen wird ausgeschlossen* * *n1) (SPORT) unfaires or regelwidriges Spiel; (= fouls) Fouls pl2) (fig) Unredlichkeiten plthe police do not suspect foul play — die Polizei hat keinen Verdacht auf einen unnatürlichen or gewaltsamen Tod
there was no evidence of foul play — es gab keine Beweise, die auf Mord or einen gewaltsamen Tod schließen ließen
* * *1. unfaires Spiel, Unsportlichkeit f2. (Gewalt)Verbrechen n, besonders Mord m:he met with foul play er fiel einem Verbrechen zum Opfer -
67 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) forbrydelse; uærligt spil* * *(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) forbrydelse; uærligt spil -
68 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) hecho delictivoSMALLSPORT/SMALL juego sucio 2 SMALLLAW/SMALL hecho delictivo: actos mpl criminalesmass nouna) ( Law)b) ( Sport) juego m sucio* * *mass nouna) ( Law)b) ( Sport) juego m sucio -
69 foul play
1) (malicious act) delitto m., crimine m.2) sport gioco m. irregolare* * *(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) omicidio* * *n1) (murder) delitto, atto criminale, (dishonesty) imbroglio, raggiroa body has been found, but foul play is not suspected — è stato rinvenuto un cadavere, ma si è scartata l'ipotesi di un omicidio
2) Sport gioco scorretto* * *1) (malicious act) delitto m., crimine m.2) sport gioco m. irregolare -
70 make play
1) охот. доставить много хлопот охотникам ( о звере)A young bull of great game, made play for no less than nine-and-twenty dogs. (‘Sporting Magazine’, OED) — Разъяренный молодой бык доставил много хлопот чуть не тридцати собакам.
I trust that the Duke will muster every man he can, and make play until the royal forces come up. (A. C. Doyle, ‘Micah Clarke’, ch. IX) — Я надеюсь, что герцог, использовав каждого человека, не даст противнику передышки до подхода королевских войск.
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71 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) sujeira* * *foul play[faul pl'ei] n 1 velhacaria, desonestidade. 2 traição, perfídia. 3 injustiça. 4 infração, violência, crime. -
72 foul play
nprzestępstwo nt* * *(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) zbrodnia -
73 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) forbrytelse, mordsubst.1) forbrytelse2) lureri, falskt spill -
74 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) glæpur -
75 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) gazság -
76 foul play
kurallara aykırı oyun, faul, suikâst, hainlik* * *hatalı oyun* * *(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) cinayet -
77 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) nasilje, zločin -
78 foul play
law• rikos• epärehellinen peli• väkivalta• kieropeli* * *(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) kiero peli, rikos -
79 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) vardarbība; slepkavība* * *negodīga spēle -
80 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) nešvarus reikalas
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