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1 whole-cloth
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2 whole-cloth
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3 whole-cloth
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4 whole-cloth
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > whole-cloth
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5 whole cloth
Общая лексика: ложный, являющийся чистейшей выдумкой, штука (текстильного товара) -
6 whole-cloth
['həʊlklɒθ]Общая лексика: ложный, являющийся чистейшей выдумкой -
7 whole cloth
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8 out of whole cloth
амер.нагло, беспардонно; от начала до конца (обыкн. употр. с гл. to lie); см. тж. a lie out of whole clothHe was lying out of the whole cloth about Frieda, but Angela didn't know and he knew she didn't know. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The ‘Genius’’, book II, ch. XVII) — В том, что он говорил о Фриде, не было ни слова правды, но Анджела не знала этого, и он знал, что она не знает.
There was considerable bickering between Mr. Steger and Mr. Shannon, for the former was very anxious to make it appear that Mr. Stener was lying out of the whole cloth... (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. LIII) — Мистер Стегер и мистер Шэннон постоянно пререкались, так как первый успешно доказывал, что мистер Стенер беспардонно лгал...
...the whole story was a fabrication, pure and simple out of whole cloth. (U. Sinclair, ‘The Brass Check’, ch. LIX) —...вся история - сплошная выдумка от начала до конца.
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9 a lie out of whole cloth
наглая, вопиющая ложь; см. тж. out of whole clothThat's a lie and it's out of the whole cloth! She's here, and you know it. Anyhow I am going to see for myself. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The ‘Genius’’, book III, ch. XIX) — Это ложь. Самая бессовестная ложь. Сюзанна здесь, и вы это прекрасно знаете. Но как бы там ни было, я хочу в этом удостовериться.
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10 made out of whole cloth
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11 made out of whole cloth
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12 made out of whole cloth
adj AmE infmlCan't you see that his story is made out of whole cloth? — Разве ты не видишь, что он врет как сивый мерин?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > made out of whole cloth
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13 (made) out of whole cloth
Общая лексика: ложный, фиктивный, являющийся чистейшей выдумкойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > (made) out of whole cloth
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14 a whole-cloth lie
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15 made out of whole cloth
Общая лексика: выдуманный, совершенно не соответствующий действительностиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > made out of whole cloth
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16 the entire story is made of whole cloth
Общая лексика: вся эта история - сплошная выдумкаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the entire story is made of whole cloth
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17 out of whole cloth
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18 a lie out of whole cloth
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19 out of whole cloth
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20 out of whole cloth
hayal ürünü, uydurma, asılsız
См. также в других словарях:
whole cloth — noun Cloth in its full manufactured size (cut out of whole cloth (N Am inf) wholly fabricated, utterly false) • • • Main Entry: ↑whole … Useful english dictionary
whole cloth — (USA) If something is made out of whole cloth, it is a fabrication and not true … The small dictionary of idiomes
whole cloth — early 15c., piece of cloth of full size, as opposed to a piece cut out for a garment; figurative sense first attested 1570s … Etymology dictionary
whole cloth — noun a) A newly made textile which has not yet been cut. Also called broad cloth. Mr. Does account of the accident was made from whole cloth. b) A complete fabrication. A lie with no basis in the truth. The plans for the widget were drawn from… … Wiktionary
whole cloth — noun Date: 1840 pure fabrication usually used in the phrase out of whole cloth < the theory was created out of whole cloth > … New Collegiate Dictionary
whole cloth — noun cloth of the full size as manufactured, as distinguished from a piece cut off for a garment or other item. Phrases out of (the) whole cloth N. Amer. informal with no basis in fact or reality … English new terms dictionary
out of whole cloth — phrasal : out of pure fabrication : without basis a tissue of lies made up out of whole cloth Current History * * * out of whole cloth see ↑whole cloth above. • • • Main Entry: ↑whole * * * out of (the) whole cloth … Useful english dictionary
make something up out of whole cloth — make (something) up out of whole cloth American, American if a story or excuse is made up out of whole cloth, it is not true. Yet the explanation was too strange for Joan to have made up out of whole cloth … New idioms dictionary
make up out of whole cloth — make (something) up out of whole cloth American, American if a story or excuse is made up out of whole cloth, it is not true. Yet the explanation was too strange for Joan to have made up out of whole cloth … New idioms dictionary
made up out of whole cloth — (made up) out of whole cloth to be completely invented. The whole article was a fairy tale, made up out of whole cloth … New idioms dictionary
out of whole cloth — (made up) out of whole cloth to be completely invented. The whole article was a fairy tale, made up out of whole cloth … New idioms dictionary