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1 виляние
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2 виляние хвостом
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3 махания
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4 давать повод к сплетням
General subject: set beards wagging, set chins wagging, set jaws wagging, set tongues wagging, see tongues waggingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > давать повод к сплетням
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5 заставлять о себе говорить
General subject: set beards wagging, set chins wagging, set jaws wagging, set tongues wagging, see tongues waggingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заставлять о себе говорить
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6 виляние
1) wagging
2) разг. prevarication, equivocation (уклонение от прямого ответа); subterfuges, evasions мн. (увертки)* * ** * * -
7 бряцание оружием
1) General subject: flag wagging, flag-wagging, sabre rattling, sabre-rattling, sword-rattling, warlike gesture2) Military: arms rattling, engaging in rattling, muscle-flexing -
8 веерное колебание
Makarov: wag modes, wagging, wagging vibration -
9 идут толки
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10 сигнализация флагами
1) General subject: flag wagging2) Military: flag-waggingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сигнализация флагами
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11 Л-177
ТОЧЙТЬ/ПОТОЧЙТЬ ЛЯСЫ (БАЛЙСЫ) (с кем) highly coll VP subj: human to be occupied with idle chatter (often to the detriment of the matter at hand)X точит лясы (с Y-ом) = X is chewing the fat (with Y)X is shooting the breeze (the bull) (with Y) X is wagging his tongue....За делом Алёша лясы не точил, знал прежде дело, а уж потом всё остальное... (Распутин 4). Alyosha never chewed the fat when there was work to be done, he did the work first and then whatever else he might have felt like... (4a).Вот мы с вами сидим, лясы точим и ноги чешем, а там, за окном, быть может... всему свету наступает конец... (Терц 6). Here we sit, you and I, wagging our tongues and scratching our heels, and who knows if there, outside the window...the whole world is coming to an end... (6a)....Лясы» or «балясы» were small, decorative columns used to adorn banisters. While making them, craftsmen entertained themselves by chatting with each other. м -
12 Я-20
ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ (ПОПАДАТЬСЯ/ ПОПАСТЬСЯ) НА ЯЗЫК (НА ЯЗЫЧОК) (к) кому coll VP subj: human to become the subject of gossip or ( usu. unkind) conversationX попал(ся) Y-y на язык = X fell victim to Y's tongueX is the victim of Yb tongue Y's tongue is wagging about X....Я стал перебирать присутствующих и отсутствующих наших знакомых, сначала выказывал смешные, а после дурные их стороны. Жёлчь моя взволновалась я начал шутя - и кончил искренней злостью... «Вы опасный человек, -сказала она мне: - я бы лучше желала попасться в лесу под нож убийцы, чем вам на язычок...» (Лермонтов 1)....I went through all our acquaintances, present and absent, pointing out their comic features, then their bad ones. I was in a jaundiced mood, and though I began in jest, I was being really spiteful at the end.... "You're a dangerous man," she said. "I'd rather fall victim to a cut-throat's knife in the forest than to your tongue" (1c).«Нашим бабам только попади на язык, такого наговорят!» (Максимов 3). "Once our women's tongues start wagging about you, there's no knowing what they'll say" (3a). -
13 Я-32
ЧЕСАТЬ/ПОЧЕСАТЬ (ТРЕПАТЬ/ПОТРЕ-ПАТЬ) ЯЗЫК (ЯЗЫКОМ) МОЗОЛИТЬ/ПОМОЗОЛИТЬ ЯЗЫК МОЛОТЬ/ПОМОЛОТЬ (ТРЕЩАТЬ/ПОТРЕЩАТЬ) ЯЗЫКОМ all coll VP subj: human often infin with любит, хочется etc or impfv infin with хватит, нечего etc) to talk to no purpose, saying nothing important, occupy o.s. with empty chatterX чешет язык ' X is wagging his tongue (chin)X is flapping his jaw (gums) X is gabbing (jabbering, prattling etc) (on)Х-ы чешут языки - Xs are chewing the fat (the rag)Xs are shooting the breeze (the buU).«Довольно чесать языком! Ещё писатель называется!» — не раз возмущался я его способностью вечно плести всякую чушь (Терц 4). "Stop wagging your tongue! Call yourself a writer?" I often said in indignation at his capacity for perpetually concocting every possible kind of nonsense (4a).«Валяй, Пряслин! -Першин взмахнул кулаком. - Покажем, на что способна советская молодёжь... Партия тебе доверяет». И пошёл чесать языком — про эпоху, про восстановительный период, про кадры. Как будто с трибуны высказывается (Абрамов 1). "Go to it, Pryaslin," said Pershin with a swing of his fist. "Let's show 'em what Soviet youth can do....The Party is placing its trust in you." He went jabbering on about the era, the period of reconstruction, cadres, as if he were on a rostrum making a speech (1a).С этими интеллигентами только чай пить интересно. Больно складно языками чешут» (Максимов 3). "Those intellectuals are only interesting at tea-time. They're mighty good at chewing the rag" (3a). -
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ЯЗЫК БЕЗ КОСТЕЙ у кого coll, disapprov VP subj. with бытье, pres only fixed WOs.o. is very talkative, says things he should not, is not careful about what he says: у X-a язык без костей = X has a loose tongueX's tongue runs away with him X runs off at the mouth X's tongue is out of control X's tongue is always wagging.«Ишь, сопит! Обиделся, видно, малолетка... Я ведь так, не со зла... Язык без костей, вот и мелю...» (Максимов 2). "Hell, he's snivelling! Must have offended him....Don't mind me, kid, I don't mean any harm. My tongue runs away with me and I say all kinds of junk..." (2a).«Молотишь, папаня, что ни попадя, язык без костей» (Максимов 1). "You're talking a lot of rubbish, Dad, your tongue's out of control" (1a).У нас, знаешь, в деревне языки без костей - кому чего на ум взбредет, то и болтают». - «А чего болтают, - возразила Ксения. — Хоть и деревня, а тоже народ живет не дурее других. Болтать зря не будут» (Войнович 4). "You know, tongues are always wagging in this village, someone gets an idea, they've got to blab about it." "What do you mean blab," objected Ksenia. "It might be a village but people here don't live any worse than other people. We don't go in for idle talk" (4a). -
15 поточить балясы
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to be occupied with idle chatter (often to the detriment of the matter at hand):- X is wagging his tongue.♦...За делом Алёша лясы не точил, знал прежде дело, а уж потом всё остальное... (Распутин 4). Alyosha never chewed the fat when there was work to be done, he did the work first and then whatever else he might have felt like... (4a).♦ Вот мы с вами сидим, лясы точим и ноги чешем, а там, за окном, быть может... всему свету наступает конец... (Терц 6). Here we sit, you and I, wagging our tongues and scratching our heels, and who knows if there, outside the window...the whole world is coming to an end... (6a).—————Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поточить балясы
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16 поточить лясы
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to be occupied with idle chatter (often to the detriment of the matter at hand):- X is wagging his tongue.♦...За делом Алёша лясы не точил, знал прежде дело, а уж потом всё остальное... (Распутин 4). Alyosha never chewed the fat when there was work to be done, he did the work first and then whatever else he might have felt like... (4a).♦ Вот мы с вами сидим, лясы точим и ноги чешем, а там, за окном, быть может... всему свету наступает конец... (Терц 6). Here we sit, you and I, wagging our tongues and scratching our heels, and who knows if there, outside the window...the whole world is coming to an end... (6a).—————Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поточить лясы
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17 точить балясы
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to be occupied with idle chatter (often to the detriment of the matter at hand):- X is wagging his tongue.♦...За делом Алёша лясы не точил, знал прежде дело, а уж потом всё остальное... (Распутин 4). Alyosha never chewed the fat when there was work to be done, he did the work first and then whatever else he might have felt like... (4a).♦ Вот мы с вами сидим, лясы точим и ноги чешем, а там, за окном, быть может... всему свету наступает конец... (Терц 6). Here we sit, you and I, wagging our tongues and scratching our heels, and who knows if there, outside the window...the whole world is coming to an end... (6a).—————Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > точить балясы
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18 точить лясы
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to be occupied with idle chatter (often to the detriment of the matter at hand):- X is wagging his tongue.♦...За делом Алёша лясы не точил, знал прежде дело, а уж потом всё остальное... (Распутин 4). Alyosha never chewed the fat when there was work to be done, he did the work first and then whatever else he might have felt like... (4a).♦ Вот мы с вами сидим, лясы точим и ноги чешем, а там, за окном, быть может... всему свету наступает конец... (Терц 6). Here we sit, you and I, wagging our tongues and scratching our heels, and who knows if there, outside the window...the whole world is coming to an end... (6a).—————Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > точить лясы
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19 попадать на язык
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to become the subject of gossip or (usu. unkind) conversation:- Y's tongue is wagging about X.♦...Я стал перебирать присутствующих и отсутствующих наших знакомых, сначала выказывал смешные, а после дурные их стороны. Жёлчь моя взволновалась; я начал шутя - и кончил искренней злостью... "Вы опасный человек, - сказала она мне: - я бы лучше желала попасться в лесу под нож убийцы, чем вам на язычок..." (Лермонтов 1)....I went through all our acquaintances, present and absent, pointing out their comic features, then their bad ones. I was in a jaundiced mood, and though I began in jest, I was being really spiteful at the end.... "Youre a dangerous man," she said. Td rather fall victim to a cut-throat's knife in the forest than to your tongue" (lc).♦ "Нашим бабам только попади на язык, такого наговорят!" (Максимов 3). "Once our women's tongues start wagging about you, there's no knowing what they'll say" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попадать на язык
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20 попадать на язычок
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to become the subject of gossip or (usu. unkind) conversation:- Y's tongue is wagging about X.♦...Я стал перебирать присутствующих и отсутствующих наших знакомых, сначала выказывал смешные, а после дурные их стороны. Жёлчь моя взволновалась; я начал шутя - и кончил искренней злостью... "Вы опасный человек, - сказала она мне: - я бы лучше желала попасться в лесу под нож убийцы, чем вам на язычок..." (Лермонтов 1)....I went through all our acquaintances, present and absent, pointing out their comic features, then their bad ones. I was in a jaundiced mood, and though I began in jest, I was being really spiteful at the end.... "Youre a dangerous man," she said. Td rather fall victim to a cut-throat's knife in the forest than to your tongue" (lc).♦ "Нашим бабам только попади на язык, такого наговорят!" (Максимов 3). "Once our women's tongues start wagging about you, there's no knowing what they'll say" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попадать на язычок
См. также в других словарях:
Wagging — Wag Wag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wagging}.] [OE. waggen; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. vagga to rock a cradle, vagga cradle, Icel. vagga, Dan. vugge; akin to AS. wagian to move, wag, wegan to bear, carry, G. & D.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wagging — wæg n. side to side movement (as of a tail); swinging, shake; joker, humorous person (Informal) v. move from side to side or up and down; move the tongue rapidly (as in gossip or purposeless speech); shake, sway … English contemporary dictionary
wagging — present part of wag … Useful english dictionary
tongues are wagging — tongues (are) wagging ◇ If something sets/gets tongues wagging or if tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about something. The news of their engagement set tongues wagging. = Tongues were wagging over their engagement. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
tongues wagging — tongues (are) wagging ◇ If something sets/gets tongues wagging or if tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about something. The news of their engagement set tongues wagging. = Tongues were wagging over their engagement. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
the tail wagging the dog — (informal) A situation in which the less important element or factor controls or influences the more important • • • Main Entry: ↑tail * * * the tail wagging the dog see ↑tail, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑dog the tail wagging the dog informal used to … Useful english dictionary
set tongues wagging — set/start tongues wagging informal if something that someone says or does sets tongues wagging, it causes people to talk about them. His late night visit to her home has set tongues wagging … New idioms dictionary
start tongues wagging — set/start tongues wagging informal if something that someone says or does sets tongues wagging, it causes people to talk about them. His late night visit to her home has set tongues wagging … New idioms dictionary
chin-wagging — chin wag chin wag, chin wagging chin wagging . a light informal conversation for social occasions. Syn: chitchat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle tattle, chin wag, causerie. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tongues are wagging — When tongues are wagging, people are beginning to spread gossip or rumours, often about someone s private life. The photograph of the couple that appeared in a magazine really set tongues wagging … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(the) tail wagging the dog — if you describe a situation as the tail wagging the dog, you mean that the least important part of a situation has too much influence over the most important part. Steve thinks we should buy an orange carpet to match the lampshade but I think… … New idioms dictionary