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1 can be counted on the fingers of one hand
paзг. мoжнo пepecчитaть пo пaльцaм You could count on the fingers of one hand the number of times old man arrived late at the office during the thirty years he worked for the firmConcise English-Russian phrasebook > can be counted on the fingers of one hand
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2 can be counted on the fingers of one hand
(can (или could) be counted on the fingers of one hand (тж. you can или could count them on the fingers of your hand))The number of monarchies now left in Europe can be counted on the fingers of one hand. — Количество монархий, оставшихся сейчас в Европе, можно сосчитать на пальцах одной руки.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > can be counted on the fingers of one hand
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3 палец
муж.
1) finger;
toe (ноги) большой палец руки ≈ thumb средний палец ≈ middle finger, third finger имеющий развитые пальцы ≈ digitate зоол. показывать пальцем на что-л., тыкать пальцем в кого-л. ≈ to point a finger at smth./smb. кончик пальца ≈ finger-tip указательный палец ≈ forefinger безымянный палец ≈ fourth finger;
ring-finger( на левой руке)
2) тех. (crank) pin, finger, cam ∙ знать что-л. как свои пять пальцев разг. ≈ to have smth. at one's finger-tips;
to know smth. backwards, to know smth. like the back of one's hand, to connive, to overlook он пальцем не шевельнет ≈ he won't lift a finger их можно перечесть по пальцам ≈ you could count them on the fingers of one hand обжечь себе пальцы на чем-л. ≈ to get burned (doing smth.), to have one's fingers burned попасть пальцем в небо ≈ to be wide of the mark;
to take the wrong sow by the ear идиом. палец о палец не ударить ≈ not to stir/lift/raise a finger обвести вокруг пальца ≈ to cheat, to dupe, to deceive, to take in;
to twist smb. round one's (little) finger высосать из пальца ≈ to fabricate, to concoct уплывать между пальцев ≈ to slip through smb.'s fingers проскакивать между пальцев ≈ to slip through smb.'s fingers смотреть сквозь пальцы ≈ to wink (at) ;
to look through one's fingers at smth.;
to shut one's eyes to smth.м.
1. (на руке) finger;
(на ноге) toe;
digit научн. ;
большой ~ (руки) thumb;
большой ~ (ноги) big toe;
средний ~ middle/second finger;
безымянный ~ fourth finger, ring finger;
2. тех. pin, cam;
~ о ~ не ударить not stir/lift a finger;
смотреть на что-л. сквозь пальцы turn a blind eye to smth. ;
wink/connive at smth. ;
знать как свои пять пальцев know* smth. backwards;
ему пальца в рот не клади watch your step with him;
give him a ring and he`ll take your whole arm;
он и пальцем никого не тронет he woldn`t hurt a fly;
высосать из пальца dream* the whole thing up. -
4 перечесть
I несовер. - пересчитывать;
совер. перечесть (кого-л./что-л.) ;
разг. их можно перечесть по пальцам ≈ you could count them on the fingers of one hand II несовер. - перечитывать;
совер. - перечитать, перечесть ( что-л.) rereadБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > перечесть
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