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1 неуловимое
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2 блуждающий огонек
Русско-английский синонимический словарь > блуждающий огонек
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3 нечто неуловимое
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4 нечто обманчивое
will-o'-the-wisp имя существительное: -
5 блуждающий огонёк
1) General subject: elf fire, elf-fire, fen fire, fen-fire, ignis fatuus, jack a lantern, jack o' lantern, jack-a-lantern, jack-o'-lantern, jack-o-lantern, marsh fire, marsh light, marsh-fire, marsh-light, spunkie, will o' the wisp, will-o'-the wisp, will-o'-the-wisp, will-o-the-wisp, ghost-light, spook-light2) Dialect: will3) Latin: ignis fatirus5) Makarov: wildfire -
6 ненадёжный человек
1) General subject: a bad actor, a broken reed, a bruised reed, a man not to be trusted, a man of straw, an unreliable man, broken reed, flibbertigibbet, man of straw, poor risk, straw man, weak vessel, weathercock, will o' the wisp, will-o'-the-wisp, wisp, wrongo2) Colloquial: flake, sleaze-bag, sleazebag3) American: bad actor4) Bible: the weaker vessel5) Diplomatic term: wobbler6) Jargon: kittle-cattle, ring-tail, yaffer, weak sister, wrong numberУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ненадёжный человек
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7 недостижимая цель
1) General subject: lost cause, will o' the wisp, will-o'-the-wisp, wisp2) Mass media: unattainable objective3) Business: unattainable goal -
8 обманчивая надежда
1) General subject: elf fire, elf-fire, ignis fatuus, will o' the wisp, will-o'-the-wisp, wisp2) Religion: ignis fatuus (A deceptive goal or hope)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > обманчивая надежда
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9 нечто неуловимое
1) General subject: intangible, je ne sais quoi, marsh-fire, will-o'-the-wisp3) Makarov: fugitive -
10 блуждающий огонек
1. will-o-the-wisp2. will-o'-the-wispРусско-английский большой базовый словарь > блуждающий огонек
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11 нечто обманчивое
1) General subject: marsh fire, marsh light, marsh-fire, will-o'-the-wisp2) Australian slang: min min -
12 блуждающий
прич. и прил.wandering, roaming и т. д. (см. блуждать)блуждающий взгляд — wandering / roving look
блуждающие звёзды уст. — comets
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блуждающая почка — floating kidneyблуждающий нерв — vagus (nerve); pneumogastric (nerve)
блуждающий огонёк — will-o-the-wisp; ignis fatuus научн.
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13 огонёк
м.(small) light; (перен.) zest, vim♢
блуждающий огонёк — will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus научн.работать с огоньком — put* vim into one's work
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14 блуждающий
прич. и прил.(см. блуждать)wandering, roamingблужда́ющий взгляд — wandering / roving look
блужда́ющие звёзды уст. — comets
блужда́ющие то́ки эл. — stray currents
••блужда́ющая по́чка — floating kidney
блужда́ющий нерв — vagus (nerve); pneumogastric (nerve)
блужда́ющий огонёк — will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus научн.
блужда́ющая ма́ска кино — travelling matt
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15 огонёк
м.2) ( слабый свет) light3) (увлечение, задор) zest, energy, enthusiasm; vim уст.дава́йте рабо́тать с огонько́м! — lete's put more vim and vigour into our work!
4)голубо́й огонёк — entertainment party (esp one fashioned after a TV show, with guests at tables watching a variety concert)
••блужда́ющий огонёк — will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus научн.
зайти́ на огонёк (к) — drop in (on)
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См. также в других словарях:
will-o'-the-wisp — [wil′ə thə wisp′] n. [earlier Will with the wisp < Will (nickname for WILLIAM1) + WISP] 1. JACK O LANTERN (sense 1) 2. any hope or goal that leads one on but is impossible to reach … English World dictionary
will-o'-the-wisp — 1660s, earlier Will with the wisp (c.1600), from the masc. proper name Will + wisp bundle of hay or straw used as a torch … Etymology dictionary
will-o'-the-wisp — ► NOUN 1) a phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating at night on marshy ground, thought to result from the combustion of natural gases. 2) a person or thing that is difficult or impossible to reach or catch. ORIGIN originally as Will with… … English terms dictionary
Will-o'-the-wisp — n. See {Ignis fatuus}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
will-o'-the-wisp — Something that deceives by its appearance is a will o’ the wisp; it looks good, but turns out to be a disappointment … The small dictionary of idiomes
will-o'-the-wisp — will o the wisp; will o the wisp·ish; … English syllables
will i the wisp — will i(n) the wisp see will o the wisp … Useful english dictionary
will in the wisp — will i(n) the wisp see will o the wisp … Useful english dictionary
will o' the wisp — [ ,wıl əðə wısp ] noun count 1. ) LITERARY something that is impossible to achieve 2. ) LITERARY someone you cannot depend on 3. ) a blue light caused by burning gases that you sometimes see at night over wet ground … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
will o' the wisp — n [C usually singular] 1.) someone that you can never completely depend on, or something that you can never achieve 2.) a blue moving light caused by natural gases, that can be seen over wet ground at night … Dictionary of contemporary English
Will-o'-the-wisp — For other uses, see Will o the wisp (disambiguation). Will o the wisp Phenomenon An 1882 oil painting of a will o the wisp by Arnold Böcklin See also … Wikipedia