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1 purse
1. n1) гаманець; сумочка; ридикюль2) гроші, багатствоa long (fat, heavy) purse — багатство
3) грошовий фонд; зібрані кошти4) грошовий приз; премія (подарунок) на зібрані гроші5) мішок, сумка6) анат. мошонка7) матня (у неводі)2. v2) класти у гаманець* * *I n1) гаманець; cл. ( жіноча) сумочка, ридикюль; гроші, багатство, калитка2) грошовий фонд; зібрані кошти; грошовий приз; премія або подарунок на гроші, зібрані за підпискою3) що-небудь, що нагадує мішок, сумку4) зooл. сумка5) aнaт. мошонка7) знак, провісник чого-небудьII v1) морщити; збирати в складки ( часто purse up); морщитися -
2 purse
[pɜːs]n1) гамане́ць2) гро́ші, бага́тствоlong purse — бага́тство, ро́зкіш
3) грошови́й фонд; зі́брані ко́шти; приз, пре́міяthe public purse — казна́
to put up [to give] a purse — прису́джувати пре́мію
4) мішо́к, су́мка (тж. зоол.) -
3 _вміння; здібності; можливості
attempt not to fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren blind men can judge no colours the difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer he who pleased everybody died before he has born it is impossible to hoist oneself by one's own boot's straps much is expected where much is given no living man all things can one cannot put back the clock those who think they can't are generally right the wind cannot be prevented from blowing you cannot chop wood with a penknife you cannot eat your cake and have it you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear you cannot please everyone and your wifeEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _вміння; здібності; можливості
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