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трусость (как черта характера)Jack has a yellow streak in his character; he is afraid of his enemies and never defends his friends. -
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{'jelou,stri:k}
n страхливост, малодушие (като черта на характера)* * *{'jelou,stri:k} n страхливост, малодушие (като черта на* * *n страхливост, малодушие (като черта на характера)* * *yellow streak[´jelou¸stri:k] n sl страх, страхливост. -
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n AmE infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > yellow streak
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yel.low streak[jelou str'i:k] n tendência de covardia. -
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(разговорное) трусоватость, трусливостьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > yellow streak
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[͵jeləʋʹstri:k] разг.трусоватость, трусливость -
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[ˌjeləʊ'striːk]Разговорное выражение: трусливость, трусоватость -
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[jéloustri:k]nounpoteza strahopetnosti, obupanosti (v značaju) -
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разг трусли́вость жThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > yellow streak
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n AmE slHe's got a yellow streak down his back a mile wide — То, что он трусливый малый, видно с первого взгляда
I think that he has a yellow streak down his back. That's what's wrong — Я думаю, что у него просто очко играет, и больше ничего
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > yellow streak down one's back
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склонность к трусости или предательству [первонач. амер.]‘I don't know why you think I should do that.’ Campion chuckled good-naturedly... ‘The yellow streak,’ he replied. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Yellow Streak’) — - Я не знаю, почему вы считаете, что я должен спасать вас. Кампион добродушно усмехнулся... - Да, вы человек ненадежный.
He's got a yella [= yellow] streak a mile wide... (J. Salinger, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, ch. 25) — Он страшный трус...
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20 she has a yellow streak in her
См. также в других словарях:
yellow streak — If someone has a yellow streak, they are cowardly about something … The small dictionary of idiomes
yellow streak — ☆ yellow streak n. a tendency to be cowardly, craven, etc … English World dictionary
yellow streak — Informal. a trait of cowardice in a person s character. [1910 15, Amer.] * * * yellow streak noun A tendency to cowardly behaviour • • • Main Entry: ↑yellow * * * yellow streak, 1. = cowardice. (Cf. ↑cowardice) 2. an indication of cowardice … Useful english dictionary
yellow streak — cowardice in a person s character He has a real yellow streak and will not say anything to defend his friends … Idioms and examples
Yellow streak — If someone has a yellow streak, they are cowardly about something … Dictionary of English idioms
yellow streak (down someone’s back) — n. tendency toward cowardice. □ Tim’s got a yellow streak down his back a mile wide. □ Get rid of that yellow streak. Show some courage … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
yellow streak — yel′low streak n. inf a strain of cowardice • Etymology: 1910–15, amer … From formal English to slang
yellow streak — Informal. a trait of cowardice in a person s character. [1910 15, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
yellow streak — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. Ignoble lack of courage: chickenheart edness, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faint heartedness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanliness. Slang: gutlessness, yellowness. See FEAR … English dictionary for students
yellow streak — /ˈjɛloʊ strik/ (say yeloh streek) noun a cowardly trait in a person s character …
Barley yellow streak mosaic virus — Taxobox color=violet name = Barley yellow streak mosaic virus virus group = familia = genus = species = Barley yellow streak mosaic virus synonyms = Barley yellow streak mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus.External links*… … Wikipedia