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1 дрова рубят - щепки летят
Set phrase: if you sell the cow you will sell her milk too, one (you) cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs, one (you) cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs, one (you) cannot make omelets without breaking eggs, one (you) cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs, splinters will fly when the axe you ply, you can't chop wood without making the chips flyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дрова рубят - щепки летят
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2 рубить
(вн.)1. ( о деревьях) fell (d.)3. (о капусте, мясе и т. п.) mince (d.), chop (up) (d.)6. горн. cut* (d.), hew (d.)рубить уголь — cut* coal
7. разг. (действовать, говорить резко) give* it to smb. straight from the shoulder, not mince matters -
3 рубить
(вн.)1) ( деревья) cut (d), fell (d)2) ( дрова) hew (d), hack (d), chop (d)3) (капусту, мясо и т.п.) mince (d), chop (up) (d)4) ( саблей) cut (d), sabre (d), slash (d)5) ( строить из брёвен) put up (d), erect (d) (of logs)6) горн. cut (d), hew (d)руби́ть у́голь — cut coal
7) разг. (действовать, говорить резко) give it to smb straight from the shoulder, not to mince matters8) жарг. (в пр.; понимать, знать) know a thing or two (about)••руби́ть с плеча́ (действовать сгоряча) — ≈ shoot from the hip
лес ру́бят - ще́пки летя́т посл. — ≈ you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
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4 лес рубят - щепки летят
1) General subject: you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs2) Set phrase: if you sell the cow you will sell her milk too, one (you) cannot make an omelet(te) without breaking eggs, one (you) cannot make an omelet(te)s without breaking eggs, splinters will fly when the axe you ply, you can't chop wood without making the chips fly, you can't make omelet without breaking eggs, you can't make omelette without breaking eggs, More rubble, less trouble (употребляется применительно к войне США в Ираке), omelettes are not made without breaking eggsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > лес рубят - щепки летят
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5 OMELET(TE)
• You cannot make an omelet(te) (pancakes) without breaking eggs - Где дрова, там и щепа (Г), Лес рубят - щепки летят (Л), 2160Ь (У)• You can't have an omelette unless you break the eggs - Лес рубят - щепки летят (Л) -
6 Лес рубят - щепки летят
When doing a great job, it is not without sacrificing, hurting someone or damaging something. See Где дрова, там и щепа (Г), У хлеба не без крох b (У)Var.: Дрова рубят - щепки летят Cf: You cannot make an omelet(te) (pancakes) without breaking eggs (Am., Br.). You can't have an omelette unless you break the eggs (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Лес рубят - щепки летят
См. также в других словарях:
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