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1. Перевод слова balloon Balloon – воздушный шар, аэростат Перевод слова Toy balloon – детский воздушный шар to blow up a balloon – надуть воздушный шар sounding balloon – шар-зонд Blow up a Balloon and tie the end. Надуйте шарик и завяжите его ниткой. A Balloon popped. Воздушный шар лопнул. People first flew in a Balloon in 1783. Первый […]...
2. Значение идиомы trial balloon [trial balloon] {n.} A hint about a plan of action that is givenout to find out what people will say. John mentioned the classpresidency to Bill as a trial balloon to see if Bill might beinterested in running. The editorial was a trial balloon to testthe public’s reaction to a change in the school day....
3. Значение идиомы go over like a lead balloon [go over like a lead balloon] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail togenerate a positive response or enthusiasm; to meet with boredom ordisapproval. The president’s suggested budget cuts went over like alead balloon. Jack’s off-color jokes went over like a leadballoon....
4. Перевод идиомы trial balloon, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: trial balloon Перевод: пробный шар; что-либо, направленное на проверку чей-либо реакции Пример: If you want to know public opinion, send up a trial balloon and listen to what they say. Если хочешь узнать общественное мнение, запусти пробный шар, и послушай, что будут говорить....
5. Two Girls, a Golden Balloon, and Fate Chance is a strange thing. Over the course of history, truly astonishing things have happened – the man who won the lottery twice in one day, or the woman who was struck by lightning four times, for instance – but most of these circumstances have been dissected by statisticians and scientists, and demystified. Sometimes though, […]...
6. A small boy was lost at a large shopping mall A small boy was lost at a large shopping mall. He approached a uniformed policeman and said, “I’ve lost my dad!” The cop asked, “What’s he like?” The little boy replied, “Beer and women with big tits.”...
7. One day a man was walking in the woods when he got lost One day a man was walking in the woods when he got lost. For two days he roamed around trying to find a way out. He had not eaten anything during this period and was famished. Over on a rock ledge he spotted a bald eagle, killed it, and started to eat it. Surprisingly a […]...
8. Перевод сленгового выражения Get lost!, значение и пример использования Сленговое выражение: Get lost! Сленговое выражение: Get lost! груб. Перевод: Свали! Отвали! Отстань! Пошел вон! Пример: I’m so angry with you. Now get lost! Я так на тебя зол! Проваливай!...
9. Значение идиомы get lost [get lost] {v. phr.}, {slang} Go away! – Used as a command. Getlost! I want to study. John told Bert to get lost. Compare: DROPDEAD....
10. Lost and Found Airport employee: Hello, Portland Airport, Lost and Found. Lucas: Hello. I was a passenger on a SunCal Airlines flight yesterday and I think I left my keys on the plane. Airport employee: I see. To Claim the item, you have to fill out a Claim form. What did you lose again? Some Luggage? You’ll need […]...
11. Значение идиомы no love lost [no love lost] {n. phr.} Bad feeling; ill will. Bob and Dickboth wanted to be elected captain of the team, and there was no lovelost between them. There was no love lost between the sales andthe accounting departments....
12. Be afraid if you annoy this husband A man and woman where on their honeymoon after a long and very happy courtship. On their honeymoon, they decide to take their horses through the beautiful mountain passes of Europe. As the horses were crossing a small stream, the woman’s horse mis-steps and jostles the man’s wife. Once across the stream, the man dismounts, […]...
13. What can 28,000 rubber duckies lost at sea teach us about our oceans? A shipping container filled with rubber duckies was lost at sea in 1992, and the bath toys are still washing ashore today. In 1992, a shipping crate containing 28,000 plastic bath toys was lost at sea when it fell overboard on its way from Hong Kong to the United States. No one at the time […]...
14. Перевод идиомы a lost cause, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: a lost cause Перевод: безнадежное дело Пример: Trying to change the work habits of our secretary is a lost cause. She will never change. Пытаться изменить рабочие привычки нашего секретаря – это безнадежное дело. Она никогда не поменяется....
15. Lost all my luggage McAteer arrived at J. F. K. Airport and wandered about the terminal with tears streaming down his cheeks. An airline employee asked him if he was already homesick. “No,” replied McAteer. “I’ve lost all me luggage!” “How’d that happen?” “The cork fell out,” said the Irishman....
16. Пословица / поговорка he who hesitates is lost – перевод и значение, пример использования Пословица / поговорка: he who hesitates is lost Перевод: кто колеблется – тот проигрывает Эквивалент в русском языке: промедление смерти подобно Пример: Call that girl and ask her out. Call her right now. He who hesitates is lost. Позвони этой девушке и пригласи ее на свидание. Кто колеблется – тот проигрывает....
17. Using nails on a house These two newfies are building a house. One of them is putting on the siding. He picks up a nail, hammers it in. Picks up another nail, throws it away. Picks up a nail, hammers it in. Picks up another, throws it away. This goes on for a while, and finally his friend comes over […]...
18. Purchasing the shoes A shoeseller meets a mathematician and complains that he does not know what size shoes to buy. “No problem,” says the mathematician, “there is a simple equation for that,” and he shows him the Gaussian normal distribution. The shoeseller stares some time at het equation and asks, “What is that symbol?” “That is the Greek […]...
19. Three guys are in a plane, lost in fog Three guys are in a plane, lost in fog, and they don’t know where they are. The first guy says “I’ll find out” and puts his arm out the plane, then brings it back in and says “We’re just over Paris” “How do you know” ask the others “Well I’ve just felt the top of […]...
20. Перевод идиомы make up for lost time, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: make up for lost time Перевод: делать что-либо быстро, из-за потерянного раннее времени Пример: We wasted several days before we started to prepare for our holiday so we had to work hard to make up for lost time. Мы потеряли несколько дней, перед тем, как начали готовиться к отпуску, поэтому нам пришлось делать все […]...
21. I’ll use my Seeing Eye Dog A blind man with a seeing eye dog at his side walks into a grocery store. The man walks to the middle of the store, picks up the dog by the tail, and starts swinging the dog around in circles over his head. The store manager, who has seen all this, thinks this is quite […]...
22. Lost In The Snow A blonde got lost in her car in a snow storm. She remembered what her dad had once told her. “If you ever get stuck in a snow storm, wait for a snow plow and follow it.” Pretty soon a snow plow came by, and she started to follow it. She followed the plow for […]...
23. The work qualification test Murphy applied for an engineering position at an Irish firm based in Dublin. An American applied for the same job and both applicants having the same qualifications were asked to take a test by the Department manager. Upon completion of the test both men only missed one of the questions. The manager went to Murphy […]...
24. There were three men who were lost in the forest There were three men who were lost in the forest. They were then captured by cannibals. The cannibal king then told the prisoners that they could live if they pass the trial. First step of the trial is to go to the forest with the cannibals and get ten pieces of the same kind of […]...
25. A blonde got lost in her car in a snow storm A blonde got lost in her car in a snow storm. She remembered what her dad had once told her. “If you ever get stuck in a snow storm, wait for a snow plow and follow it”. Pretty soon a snow plow came by, and she started to follow it. She followed the plow for […]...
26. Sadie lost her husband almost four years ago and still Sadie lost her husband almost four years ago and still has not gotten out of her depression, mourning as if it were only yesterday. Her daughter constantly is calling her and urging her to get back into the world. Finally, Sadie says she’d go out, but didn’t know anyone. Her daughter immediately replies, “Mama! I […]...
27. Значение идиомы wind [wind] See: GET WIND OF, GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, GONE WITH THE WIND, IN THE WIND, IT’S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODYGOOD, SECOND WIND, STRAW IN THE WIND, TAKE THE WIND OUT OF ONE’SSAILS, THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND or THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND, THROWCAUTION TO THE WIND, WAY […]...
28. Equally qualified Young man Murphy applied for an engineering position at an Irish firm based in Dublin. An American applied for the same job and both applicants having the same qualifications were asked to take a test by the Department manager. Upon completion of the test both men only missed one of the questions. The manager went […]...
29. Accountant and farmer A man walking along a road in the countryside comes across a shepherd and a huge flock of sheep. Stopping to rest, he tells the shepherd, “I will bet you $100 against one of your sheep that I can tell you the exact number in this flock”. The shepherd thinks it over. It’s a big […]...
30. Значение идиомы up to the last minute [up to the last minute] {adv. phr.} Until the last possible moment;until the very end. When I try to send in an important eyewitnessreport from the scene of a major accident, I must keep working up tothe last minute. Compare: TO THE BITTER END, UNDER THE WIRE....
31. Перевод слова manager Manager – управляющий, руководитель, менеджер Перевод слова Manager of distribution – менеджер отдела сбыта branch manager – заведующий отделением, заведующий филиалом campaign manager – руководитель избирательной кампании He was appointed Manager. Его назначили управляющим. He will make a good Manager. Он станет хорошим управляющим. I demand to see the Manager. Я хочу видеть менеджера. Происхождение […]...
32. Перевод слова minute Minute – минута; мелкий Перевод слова Minute hand – минутная стрелка in a minute – скоро, прямо сейчас to measure very minute changes of temperature – измерять малейшие изменения температуры minute particles of dust – мельчайшие частицы пыли I’ll be back in a Minute. Я вернусь через минуту. Hey, wait a Minute! Эй, подождите минутку! […]...
33. Bank Teller Bank Teller A middle aged man walks into the bank and says to the young teller, “I want to open a fucking checking account”. “Please sir”, she replies, “we can’t have language like that in here.” “Why the Fuck not?” he asked. “Sir,” Came her retort, “I must ask you to refrain from swearing.” “I […]...
34. Перевод слова wind Wind – ветер Перевод слова A bitter wind – резкий ветер wheat buckling in the wind – пшеница, сгибающаяся от ветра fierce wind – свирепый ветер The Wind favoured us. Ветер был попутный. A Wind rose. Задул сильный ветер. You’re just wasting Wind. Ты только сотрясаешь воздух....
35. Talking About Intelligence Andre: Mom, I can’t believe I got Stuck with Matt as my Lab partner in school. Josephine: Matt? Do I know Matt? Andre: He lives down the street. He’s Mr. and Mrs. Kemp’s son. He’s a total Airhead. Josephine: Oh, I remember him. He was at your birthday party. Andre: Yeah, when I was nine […]...
36. A bartender was getting ready to close for the night A bartender was getting ready to close for the night when a robber with a ski mask burst in and pulls a gun. He yells to the bartender, “This is a stick-up! Put all your dough in this bag!” The scared bartender pleads, “Don’t shoot, please! I’ll do as you say!” The robber yells, “Shut […]...
37. Значение идиомы all-out effort [all-out effort] {n.} A great and thorough effort at solving a given problem. The President is making an all-out effort to convince Congress to pass the pending bill on health care....
38. Перевод слова effort Effort – усилие, попытка Перевод слова Last effort – последнее усилие to make efforts – приложить усилия a peace effort – усилия в борьбе за мир Success waits on Effort. Успех требует усилий. We need to expend more Effort. Мы должны прилагать больше усилий. Her Efforts were rewarded with a new contract. Ее усилия были […]...
39. Похвала и восхищение на английском Excellent! Perfect! Brilliant! Fantastic! Magnificent! Phenomenal! Terrific! You’re doing great! Fantastic job! You did a great job! I like that! Well done! Very good! Good. That’s nice. Right. Fine. Quite right. That’s right. That’s it. That’s perfectly correct. That’s correct. That’s quite right. Yes, you’ve got it. You’ve got the idea. Exactly. There’s nothing wrong […]...
40. Where are you from The cowboy lay sprawled across three entire seats in the posh Amarillo theatre. When the usher came by and noticed this he whispered to the cowboy, “Sorry, sir, but you’re only allowed one seat.” The cowboy groaned but didn’t budge. The usher became more impatient. “Sir, if you don’t get up from there, I’m going […]...