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В МУТНОЙ ВОДЕ РЫБУ ЛОВИТЬ disapprov VP subj: human often infin with пытаться, любить, хватит etc) to take advantage of a troubled situation or s.o. 's difficultiesX в мутной воде рыбу ловит - X fishes in troubled waters.(Золотилов:) Взгляни ты на себя... Ты изнурён, ты кашляешь, и кашляешь нехорошо... К нам отовсюду доходят слухи, что ты пьёшь... Я убежден, что эта госпожа поддерживает в тебе эту несчастную наклонность, чтобы ловчей в мутной воде рыбу ловить (Писемский 1). (Z.:) Just look at yourself.... You are worn out: you are coughing, and coughing like a sick man....Rumors come to us from all quarters that you are drinking....1 am also convinced that this woman encourages you in this unfortunate weakness, because it is easier to fish in troubled waters (1a).Loan translation of the French pecher en eau trouble. -
2 в мутной воде рыбу ловить
• В МУТНОЙ ВОДЕ РЫБУ ЛОВИТЬ disapprov[VP; subj: human; often infin with пытаться, любить, хватит etc]=====⇒ to take advantage of a troubled situation or s.o.'s difficulties:- X в мутной воде рыбу ловит≈ X fishes in troubled waters.♦ [Золотилов:] Взгляни ты на себя... Ты изнурён, ты кашляешь, и кашляешь нехорошо... К нам отовсюду доходят слухи, что ты пьёшь... Я убежден, что эта госпожа поддерживает в тебе эту несчастную наклонность, чтобы ловчей в мутной воде рыбу ловить (Писемский 1). [Z.:] Just look at yourself.... You are worn out: you are coughing, and coughing like a sick man....Rumors come to us from all quarters that you are drinking....I am also convinced that this woman encourages you in this unfortunate weakness, because it is easier to fish in troubled waters (1a).—————← Loan translation of the French pecher en eau trouble.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в мутной воде рыбу ловить
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3 взрывоопасная ситуация
1) General subject: hair-trigger situation2) Military: explosive situation3) Mass media: troubled situationУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > взрывоопасная ситуация
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4 сложное положение
1) General subject: complication, troubled waters, wheels within wheels2) Military: complex situation3) Diplomatic term: intricate situation4) Aviation medicine: unknown attitude (самолета) -
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ТРЫН-ТРАВА кому, для кого coll NP Invar subj-compl with быть0 ( subj: usu. всё, всё это)) s.o. is not troubled or concerned (about sth. or anything at all)X-y всё трын-трава — (in refer, to a given situation) it doesn't affect (ruffle) X at all (a bit)it has no effect on X X doesn't care (couldn't care less, could care less) about it X doesn't care a straw (a rap etc) for it it doesn't mean a thing to X X doesn't take it seriously (in refer, to s.o. 's general attitude toward things) nothing affects (ruffles) X X couldn't care less about anything X doesn't care a fig (a rap) for anything X doesn't take anything (takes nothing) seriously.«Безденежье, бесхлебье, бессапожье!.. Трын-трава бы это было все, если бы был молод и один» (Гоголь 3). "No money, no bread, no boots! I wouldn't care a straw for all that if only I were young and single" (3b).«Для Нади веб трын-трава!» - говорила с лёгким осуждением мама. Беспечность тети Нади вошла в нашей семье в поговорку (Паустовский 1). "Nadya doesn't саге а fig for anything!" Mama used to say with a slight reproach in her voice. Aunt Nadya's happy-go-lucky good spirits were proverbial in our family (1b). -
6 сложное положение
a difficult situation словосочетание:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > сложное положение
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