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1 THIN
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2 Кашу маслом не испортишь
Abundance of what you need, of what is useful or healthy will do you no harmCf: Never too much of a good thing (Br.). Plenty is no plague (Br.). You can never have too much of a good thing (Am.). You can't be too rich or too thin (Am.). You can't have too much of a good thing (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Кашу маслом не испортишь
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3 Т-9
HE ТАК ЧТОБ(Ы) (очень, слишком и т. п.) какой, как coll (Particle these forms only) (used to express mild negation) not especially, not overly...: not very (really, particularly)... not (all) that... not too...(in limited contexts) not what you would call... "Я туда (в институт) поступил ещё перед войной. Не так чтоб особенный интерес был. Но там броню давали...» (Копелев 1). "I had started there (at the institute) before the war. Not that I was particularly interested. But they gave a military deferment" (1a).В бричке сидел господин, не красавец, но и не дурной наружности, ни слишком толст, ни слишком тонок нельзя сказать, чтоб стар, однако ж и не так чтобы слишком молод (Гоголь 3). The gentleman in the carriage was not handsome, but neither was he particularly bad-looking, he was neither too fat, nor too thinhe could not be said to be old, but he was not too young, either (3a)....Дела в колхозе шли плохо. То есть не так чтобы очень плохо, можно было бы даже сказать - хорошо, но с каждым годом всё хуже и хуже (Войнович 2)....Things at the kolkhoz were going poorly. Not what you would call very poorly, you could even say things were going well, except that they were getting worse and worse every year (2a). -
4 не так чтоб
• НЕ ТАК ЧТОБ(Ы) (очень, слишком и т.п.) какой, как coll[Particle; these forms only]=====⇒ (used to express mild negation) not especially, not overly...:- not very (really, particularly)...;- not (all) that...;- not too...;- [in limited contexts] not what you would call...♦ "Я туда [в институт] поступил ещё перед войной. Не так чтоб особенный интерес был. Но там броню давали..." (Копелев 1). "I had started there [at the institute] before the war. Not that I was particularly interested. But they gave a military deferment" (1a).♦ В бричке сидел господин, не красавец, но и не дурной наружности, ни слишком толст, ни слишком тонок; нельзя сказать, чтоб стар, однако ж и не так чтобы слишком молод (Гоголь 3). The gentleman in the carriage was not handsome, but neither was he particularly bad-looking; he was neither too fat, nor too thin; he could not be said to be old, but he was not too young, either (3a).♦...Дела в колхозе шли плохо. То есть не так чтобы очень плохо, можно было бы даже сказать - хорошо, но с каждым годом всё хуже и хуже (Войнович 2)....Things at the kolkhoz were going poorly. Not what you would call very poorly, you could even say things were going well, except that they were getting worse and worse every year (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не так чтоб
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5 не так чтобы
• НЕ ТАК ЧТОБ(Ы) (очень, слишком и т.п.) какой, как coll[Particle; these forms only]=====⇒ (used to express mild negation) not especially, not overly...:- not very (really, particularly)...;- not (all) that...;- not too...;- [in limited contexts] not what you would call...♦ "Я туда [в институт] поступил ещё перед войной. Не так чтоб особенный интерес был. Но там броню давали..." (Копелев 1). "I had started there [at the institute] before the war. Not that I was particularly interested. But they gave a military deferment" (1a).♦ В бричке сидел господин, не красавец, но и не дурной наружности, ни слишком толст, ни слишком тонок; нельзя сказать, чтоб стар, однако ж и не так чтобы слишком молод (Гоголь 3). The gentleman in the carriage was not handsome, but neither was he particularly bad-looking; he was neither too fat, nor too thin; he could not be said to be old, but he was not too young, either (3a).♦...Дела в колхозе шли плохо. То есть не так чтобы очень плохо, можно было бы даже сказать - хорошо, но с каждым годом всё хуже и хуже (Войнович 2)....Things at the kolkhoz were going poorly. Not what you would call very poorly, you could even say things were going well, except that they were getting worse and worse every year (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не так чтобы
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6 нельзя сказать
разг.I wouldn't say; you couldn't say...В бричке сидел господин, не красавец, но и не дурной наружности, ни слишком толст, ни слишком тонок; нельзя сказать, чтобы стар, однако ж и не так, чтобы слишком молод. (Н. Гоголь, Мёртвые души) — The gentleman seated in this carriage was no Adonis, but he wasn't bad to look at, either; he was neither too stout nor too thin; you couldn't say he was old, but still he wasn't what you might call any too young, either.
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7 разбрасываться
1) General subject: slather (чем-л.), spread oneself (о спящем), spread oneself thin, squander (money), spread oneself too thin (слишком много брать на себя), squander one's energies, throw around (о словах)2) Metrology: scatter -
8 белыми нитками шито
General subject: that is too thin, easily seen through, too obviousУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > белыми нитками шито
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9 одновременно взяться за слишком много дел
Colloquial: spread yourself too thin (to try to do too many things at the same time so that you do not do any of them effectively)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > одновременно взяться за слишком много дел
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10 RICH
• Everyone is akin to the rich - Кому счастье служит, тому и люди (K)• He is rich enough that wants nothing (who is contented with little) - Довольствуйся тем, что имеешь (Д)• He is rich who does not desire more - Довольствуйся тем, что имеешь (Д), Не тем богат, что есть, а тем богат, что рад (H)• If rich, be not elated; if poor, be not dejected - Не радуйся нашедши, не плачь потерявши (H)• Richest is he who wants least - Довольствуйся тем, что имеешь (Д)• Rich folk have many friends - Кому счастье служит, тому и люди (K)• Rich has many friends (The) - Кому счастье служит, тому и люди (K)• Rich man has the world by the tail (А) - Деньги все двери открывают (Д)• Rich man never lacks relatives (A) - Кому счастье служит, тому и люди (K)• Rich today, poor tomorrow - Разом густо, разом пусто (P), Сегодня пан, а завтра пропал (C), Часом с квасом, порой с водой (4)• You can't be too rich or too thin - Кашу маслом не испортишь (K) -
11 в масштабе
•The master form is drawn to a scale corresponding to the magnification of the optical system.
•Antennas are often constructed to scale in miniature.
* * *В масштабе (рисунка)-- These features are not noticeable on the scale of Fig. В масштабе (30:1)-- Painted wooden blocks to simulate the bearing were manufactured to a scale of 30 times full size. В масштабе -- on the scale of; to a scale of; to scale (т.е. не в натуральную величину)These [cylinders] are pictured diagrammatically ( to scale) in Fig.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > в масштабе
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12 в масштабе
•The master form is drawn to a scale corresponding to the magnification of the optical system.
•Antennas are often constructed to scale in miniature.
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > в масштабе
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13 чрезмерно
•Such deposits yield badly broadened spectra.
•Materials that excessively load ( забивают) grinding wheels...
•The errors so obtained are apt to be unduly pessimistic.
•A prohibitively long exposure...
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > чрезмерно
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14 to be involved in so many activities that one cannot do any of them well
Idiomatic expression: stretched too thinУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > to be involved in so many activities that one cannot do any of them well
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15 to have so many expenses that one cannot pay them all
Idiomatic expression: stretched too thinУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > to have so many expenses that one cannot pay them all
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16 быть на грани, быть на пределе
Idiomatic expression: stretched too thin, have so many expenses that one cannot pay them allУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть на грани, быть на пределе
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17 заниматься слишком многими делами, что невозможно больше делать их хорошо
Idiomatic expression: stretched too thinУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься слишком многими делами, что невозможно больше делать их хорошо
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18 иметь слишком много затрат и расходов, что невозможно оплатить их всех
Idiomatic expression: stretched too thin, have so many expenses that one cannot pay them allУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > иметь слишком много затрат и расходов, что невозможно оплатить их всех
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19 имеющийся в недостаточном количестве
General subject: out, spread too thinУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > имеющийся в недостаточном количестве
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20 это белыми нитками шито
General subject: that is too thinУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > это белыми нитками шито
См. также в других словарях:
spread oneself too thin — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
spread oneself too thin — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
spread yourself too thin — spread ((yourself/itself) too) thin 1. to try to do too many different things at the same time. Max has spread himself thin and needs to focus on just a couple of his best ideas. The company has expanded into many different areas and has probably … New idioms dictionary
spread itself too thin — spread ((yourself/itself) too) thin 1. to try to do too many different things at the same time. Max has spread himself thin and needs to focus on just a couple of his best ideas. The company has expanded into many different areas and has probably … New idioms dictionary
spread too thin — spread ((yourself/itself) too) thin 1. to try to do too many different things at the same time. Max has spread himself thin and needs to focus on just a couple of his best ideas. The company has expanded into many different areas and has probably … New idioms dictionary
spread oneself too thin — If you spread yourself too thin, you do too many things at the same time and can t do any of them well. Don t spread yourself too thin or you ll get nowhere … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
spread yourself too thin — spread (yourself) too thin to try to do too many things at the same time, so that you cannot give enough time or attention to any of them. I realised I d been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club … New idioms dictionary
spread too thin — spread (yourself) too thin to try to do too many things at the same time, so that you cannot give enough time or attention to any of them. I realised I d been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club … New idioms dictionary
spread yourself too thin — If you spread youself too thin, you overextend yourself and take on too many things to deal with them properly … The small dictionary of idiomes
spread\ oneself\ too\ thin — v. phr. To try to do too many things at one time. As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin … Словарь американских идиом
spread oneself too thin — try to do too many things at one time She has been spreading herself too thin lately and is not accomplishing very much of anything … Idioms and examples
