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we know (can tell) a bird by its flight

  • 1 П-616

    ВИДНА ПТИЦА ПО ПОЛЁТУ ВИДНО (ВИДАТЬ) ПТИЦУ (СОКОЛА) ПО ПОЛЁТУ disapprov |sayingl you can tell by a persons behavior, actions, looks, and/or deeds what kind of person he is: - we know (can tell) a bird by its flight the bird is known by his note (his song)
    you can tell a leopard by its spots. (authors usage) «Вы, я знаю, привыкли к роскоши, к удовольствиям, но и великие мира сего не гнушаются провести короткое время под кровом хижины». - «Помилуйте, - возопил Аркадий, - какой же я великий мира сего? И к роскоши я не привык». - «Позвольте, позвольте, -возразил с любезной ужимкой Василий Иванович. - Я хоть теперь и сдан в архив, а тоже потерся в свете - узнаю птицу по полету» (Тургенев 2). "You, I know, are accustomed to luxury and enjoyment, but even the great ones of this world would not disdain to spend a short time under a cottage roof " "Good heavens," protested Arkady, "as though I were one of the great ones of this world' And I'm not accustomed to luxury either." "Pardon me, pardon me," Vassily Ivanych retorted with a polite simper "Though I'm a back number now, I have knocked about the place in my time-I know a bird by its flight" (2c).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-616

  • 2 видать птицу по полету

    ВИДНА ПТИЦА ПО ПОЛЕТУ; ВИДНО < ВИДАТЬ> ПТИЦУ < СОКОЛА> ПО ПОЛЕТУ usu. disapprov
    [saying]
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    you can tell by a persons behavior, actions, looks, and/ or deeds what kind of person he is:
    - you can tell a leopard by its spots.
         ♦ [author's usage] "Вы, я знаю, привыкли к роскоши, к удовольствиям, но и великие мира сего не гнушаются провести короткое время под кровом хижины". - "Помилуйте, - возопил Аркадий, - какой же я великий мира сего? И к роскоши я не привык". - "Позвольте, позвольте, - возразил с любезной ужимкой Василий Иванович. - Я хоть теперь и сдан в архив, а тоже потерся в свете - узнаю птицу по полету" (Тургенев 2). "You, I know, are accustomed to luxury and enjoyment, but even the great ones of this world would not disdain to spend a short time under a cottage roof " "Good heavens," protested Arkady, "as though I were one of the great ones of this world' And I'm not accustomed to luxury either." "Pardon me, pardon me," Vassily Ivanych retorted with a polite sImper "Though I'm a back number now, I have knocked about the place in my time-I know a bird by its flight" (2c).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > видать птицу по полету

  • 3 видать сокола по полету

    ВИДНА ПТИЦА ПО ПОЛЕТУ; ВИДНО < ВИДАТЬ> ПТИЦУ < СОКОЛА> ПО ПОЛЕТУ usu. disapprov
    [saying]
    =====
    you can tell by a persons behavior, actions, looks, and/ or deeds what kind of person he is:
    - you can tell a leopard by its spots.
         ♦ [author's usage] "Вы, я знаю, привыкли к роскоши, к удовольствиям, но и великие мира сего не гнушаются провести короткое время под кровом хижины". - "Помилуйте, - возопил Аркадий, - какой же я великий мира сего? И к роскоши я не привык". - "Позвольте, позвольте, - возразил с любезной ужимкой Василий Иванович. - Я хоть теперь и сдан в архив, а тоже потерся в свете - узнаю птицу по полету" (Тургенев 2). "You, I know, are accustomed to luxury and enjoyment, but even the great ones of this world would not disdain to spend a short time under a cottage roof " "Good heavens," protested Arkady, "as though I were one of the great ones of this world' And I'm not accustomed to luxury either." "Pardon me, pardon me," Vassily Ivanych retorted with a polite sImper "Though I'm a back number now, I have knocked about the place in my time-I know a bird by its flight" (2c).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > видать сокола по полету

  • 4 видна птица по полету

    ВИДНА ПТИЦА ПО ПОЛЕТУ; ВИДНО < ВИДАТЬ> ПТИЦУ < СОКОЛА> ПО ПОЛЕТУ usu. disapprov
    [saying]
    =====
    you can tell by a persons behavior, actions, looks, and/ or deeds what kind of person he is:
    - you can tell a leopard by its spots.
         ♦ [author's usage] "Вы, я знаю, привыкли к роскоши, к удовольствиям, но и великие мира сего не гнушаются провести короткое время под кровом хижины". - "Помилуйте, - возопил Аркадий, - какой же я великий мира сего? И к роскоши я не привык". - "Позвольте, позвольте, - возразил с любезной ужимкой Василий Иванович. - Я хоть теперь и сдан в архив, а тоже потерся в свете - узнаю птицу по полету" (Тургенев 2). "You, I know, are accustomed to luxury and enjoyment, but even the great ones of this world would not disdain to spend a short time under a cottage roof " "Good heavens," protested Arkady, "as though I were one of the great ones of this world' And I'm not accustomed to luxury either." "Pardon me, pardon me," Vassily Ivanych retorted with a polite sImper "Though I'm a back number now, I have knocked about the place in my time-I know a bird by its flight" (2c).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > видна птица по полету

  • 5 видно птицу по полету

    ВИДНА ПТИЦА ПО ПОЛЕТУ; ВИДНО < ВИДАТЬ> ПТИЦУ < СОКОЛА> ПО ПОЛЕТУ usu. disapprov
    [saying]
    =====
    you can tell by a persons behavior, actions, looks, and/ or deeds what kind of person he is:
    - you can tell a leopard by its spots.
         ♦ [author's usage] "Вы, я знаю, привыкли к роскоши, к удовольствиям, но и великие мира сего не гнушаются провести короткое время под кровом хижины". - "Помилуйте, - возопил Аркадий, - какой же я великий мира сего? И к роскоши я не привык". - "Позвольте, позвольте, - возразил с любезной ужимкой Василий Иванович. - Я хоть теперь и сдан в архив, а тоже потерся в свете - узнаю птицу по полету" (Тургенев 2). "You, I know, are accustomed to luxury and enjoyment, but even the great ones of this world would not disdain to spend a short time under a cottage roof " "Good heavens," protested Arkady, "as though I were one of the great ones of this world' And I'm not accustomed to luxury either." "Pardon me, pardon me," Vassily Ivanych retorted with a polite sImper "Though I'm a back number now, I have knocked about the place in my time-I know a bird by its flight" (2c).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > видно птицу по полету

  • 6 видно сокола по полету

    ВИДНА ПТИЦА ПО ПОЛЕТУ; ВИДНО < ВИДАТЬ> ПТИЦУ < СОКОЛА> ПО ПОЛЕТУ usu. disapprov
    [saying]
    =====
    you can tell by a persons behavior, actions, looks, and/ or deeds what kind of person he is:
    - you can tell a leopard by its spots.
         ♦ [author's usage] "Вы, я знаю, привыкли к роскоши, к удовольствиям, но и великие мира сего не гнушаются провести короткое время под кровом хижины". - "Помилуйте, - возопил Аркадий, - какой же я великий мира сего? И к роскоши я не привык". - "Позвольте, позвольте, - возразил с любезной ужимкой Василий Иванович. - Я хоть теперь и сдан в архив, а тоже потерся в свете - узнаю птицу по полету" (Тургенев 2). "You, I know, are accustomed to luxury and enjoyment, but even the great ones of this world would not disdain to spend a short time under a cottage roof " "Good heavens," protested Arkady, "as though I were one of the great ones of this world' And I'm not accustomed to luxury either." "Pardon me, pardon me," Vassily Ivanych retorted with a polite sImper "Though I'm a back number now, I have knocked about the place in my time-I know a bird by its flight" (2c).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > видно сокола по полету

  • 7 видно птицу по полёту

    видно (видать) птицу (сокола, сову) по полёту
    погов.
    lit. you can tell a (the) bird by its flight; cf. a bird may be known by its song; a good horse cannot be of a bad colour; the ass is known by its ears

    - Из каких? не знаешь? Кто такая? - Француженка, должно быть, из эдаких, - шепнул я. - А, видна птица по полёту. Видно, что коготок востёр. (Ф. Достоевский, Игрок) — 'Who is she? Don't you know? Who is she?' 'She's French, I think, a you-know-what,' I whispered. 'Oh, yes - you can see from her flight what kind of a bird she is! Her claws are no doubt sharp enough.'

    - Мы начинаем понимать, что если человек талантлив, так это обязательно проявится... Птицу видно по полёту, говаривали в старину. (В. Ерёменко, Слепой дождь) — 'We begin to understand that if a person is talented then this will be bound to show... You can tell a bird by its flight, they used to say in olden times...'

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > видно птицу по полёту

  • 8 видать птицу по полёту

    Set phrase: a bird may be known by its song (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds), it's easy to know a hawk from a handsaw, one can tell a (the) bird by its flight, one can tell a (the) bird by the way it flies, The ass is known by its ears

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > видать птицу по полёту

  • 9 видать сову по полёту

    Set phrase: a bird may be known by its song (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds), it's easy to know a hawk from a handsaw, one can tell a (the) bird by its flight, one can tell a (the) bird by the way it flies

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > видать сову по полёту

  • 10 видать сокола по полёту

    Set phrase: a bird may be known by its song (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds), it's easy to know a hawk from a handsaw, one can tell a (the) bird by its flight, one can tell a (the) bird by the way it flies

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > видать сокола по полёту

  • 11 видно птицу по полёту

    Set phrase: a bird may be known by its song (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds), it's easy to know a hawk from a handsaw, one can tell a (the) bird by its flight, one can tell a (the) bird by the way it flies

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > видно птицу по полёту

  • 12 видно сову по полёту

    Set phrase: a bird may be known by its song (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds), it's easy to know a hawk from a handsaw, one can tell a (the) bird by its flight, one can tell a (the) bird by the way it flies

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > видно сову по полёту

  • 13 видно сокола по полёту

    Set phrase: a bird may be known by its song (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds), it's easy to know a hawk from a handsaw, one can tell a (the) bird by its flight, one can tell a (the) bird by the way it flies

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > видно сокола по полёту

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