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1 that cock won't fight
разг.≈ этот номер не пройдётI tried to see the arms on the carriage, but there were none so that cock wouldn't fight. (Ch. Kingsley, ‘Alton Locke. Tailor and Poet’, ch. XXIV) — Я попытался увидеть герб на карете, но такового не оказалось, и дело не выгорело.
One of these days they'd try and bring in Prohibition, he shouldn't wonder; but that cock wouldn't fight in England - too extravagant! (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part III, ch. XII) — Чего доброго, в Англии скоро попытаются ввести сухой закон; но этот номер не пройдет - не по карману!
Lickcheese: "...Well that cock won't fight any longer; and to put it short, the game is up for men in the position of you and Mr. Sartorius." (B. Shaw, ‘Widowers' Houses’, act III) — Ликчиз: "...Ну, эта лошадка больше не играет; короче говоря, таким людям, как вы и мистер Сарториус, тут больше делать нечего."
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2 that cock won't fight
paзг.тaк дeлo нe пoйдёт, дeлo нe выгopeлo; этoт нoмep нe пpoйдётOne of these days they'd try and bring in Prohibition, he shouldn't wonder; but that cock wouldn't fight in England - too extravagant (J. Galsworthy). Uckcheese....Well, that cock wont [-won't] fight any longer; and to put it short, the game is up for men in the position of you and Mr. Sartorius (G. B. Shaw) -
3 dress
I [dres] nплатье, одеждаThe dress is too small (long, big) for her. — Платье ей слишком мало (длинно, велико).
This blue dress becomes/suits you. — Вам к лицу это голубое платье.
She is slovenly in her dress. — Она неряшлива в одежде
- simple dress- evening dress
- old dress
- funny dress
- low dress
- open dress
- scanty dress
- national dress
- official dress
- ceremonial dress
- walking dress
- travelling dress
- working dress
- illfitting dress
- close-fitting dress
- patched dress
- sport dress
- fancy dress
- dress material
- dress uniform
- dress coat
- dress rehearsal
- dress for a party
- dress with lace collar
- articles of dress
- in festive dresses
- in ancient dress
- in civilian dress
- in female dress
- in formal dress
- in full dress
- in service dress
- in combat dress
- in court dress
- in country dress
- be extravagant in dress
- change one's dress
- forsake the national dress
- have a new dress made
- have a new dress on
- let out one's dress
- make a dress
- put on a dress
- spend too much on dress
- splash smb's dress with mud
- spoil the dress
- talk dress
- trim a dress with ribbon
- wear a wide dress
- wear light dresses
- it's a dress affair
- street dress II [dres] v1) одевать, наряжать2) одеваться, наряжаться- dress for dinner- dress for the theatre
- dress well•USAGE:(1.) При обозначении действий, направленных на самого себя, таких, как одеваться, мыться, бриться (to dress, to wash, to shave) возвратные местоимения (oneself) не употребляются: it didn't take him long to dress он быстро оделся; he has half an hour to wash and shave у него есть полчаса, чтобы умыться и побриться. (2.) В разговорной речи это значение глагола to dress 2. чаще передается оборотом to get dressed: please, hurry and get dressed пожалуйста, одевайтесь побыстрее; I got dressed and went downstairs я оделся и спустился вниз -
4 high-priced
a дорогой, дорогостоящийСинонимический ряд:1. expensive (adj.) elegant; estimable; expensive; lavish; opulent; rich; valuable2. high (adj.) costly; dear; high3. too expensive (adj.) exorbitant; extravagant; precious; too expensive
См. также в других словарях:
extravagant — ex‧trav‧a‧gant [ɪkˈstrævəgənt] adjective 1. disapproving spending a lot of money when it is not necessary: • It s a bit too extravagant to buy both. • Even when in debt, he continued to enjoy an extravagant lifestyle. 2. very extreme and not… … Financial and business terms
extravagant — ex|trav|a|gant [ıkˈstrævəgənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: Latin vagans, present participle of vagari to wander about ] 1.) spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is necessary or more than you can afford ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
extravagant — adjective 1 spending a lot of money on things that are not necessary: It was very extravagant of you to spend 500 on a dress. 2 extravagant with sth using too much of something or wasting it: We mustn t be too extravagant with the electricity. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
extravagant — UK [ɪkˈstrævəɡənt] / US adjective 1) a) spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is reasonable an extravagant present It would be too extravagant to go by taxi. b) using too much of something an extravagant use of natural… … English dictionary
extravagant — [ek strav′əgənt, ik strav′əgənt] adj. [ME & Anglo Fr extravagaunt < ML extravagans, prp. of extravagari, to stray < L extra, beyond + vagari, to wander < vagus: see VAGUE] 1. Obs. straying beyond bounds; wandering 2. going beyond… … English World dictionary
extravagant — ex|trav|a|gant [ ık strævəgənt ] adjective 1. ) spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is reasonable: an extravagant present a ) using too much of something: an extravagant use of natural resources extravagant with: We ve been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
extravagant — [14] An extravagant person is literally one who ‘wanders out of’ the proper course. The word comes from the present participle of medieval Latin extrāvagārī, a compound formed from the prefix extrā ‘outside’ and vagārī ‘wander’ (source of English … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
too much — Synonyms and related words: a bit much, abandon, abandoned, at the height, at the limit, bibulous, boundless, boundlessness, crapulence, crapulency, crapulent, crapulous, crapulousness, drunkenness, egregious, egregiousness, enormous,… … Moby Thesaurus
extravagant — [14] An extravagant person is literally one who ‘wanders out of’ the proper course. The word comes from the present participle of medieval Latin extrāvagārī, a compound formed from the prefix extrā ‘outside’ and vagārī ‘wander’ (source of English … Word origins
extravagant — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian, Corinthian, Gothic, a bit much, abandoned, abounding, absurd, abundant, acute, affluent, aggrandized, all sufficing, ample, amplified, aplenty, awe inspiring, awful, ballyhooed, barbaric, baroque, beyond… … Moby Thesaurus
extravagant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. profuse, prodigal, lavish, excessive, extreme; wasteful, profligate, rampant, wild; bombastic, fantastic; high, exorbitant, unreasonable; unreal, flighty, visionary, absurd, fanciful, grotesque. See … English dictionary for students