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08:20 Aug 11, 2001 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | ||||
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na +1 | to make an ambitious,ostentatious display |
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na | meet by clothes |
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na | Meet by the way you are dressed |
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na | judge a book by its cover |
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na | a book is judged by its cover |
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meet by clothes Explanation: i'm surprised "recognize - uznavat'" was not used, or in a different option "meet support", which would have been podryozhka. |
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to make an ambitious,ostentatious display Explanation: I look from cross-dictionaries but that is an idiom, so you may meet with another idiom in English. |
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Meet by the way you are dressed Explanation: This is part of a common Russian phrase "vstrechaut po odyozhke, provozhaut po-umu" This phrase means your first impression is created by the way you are dressed (look) and your last impression is left by your intelligence. I am a native Russian. I hope this helps. |
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judge a book by its cover Explanation: this is the equivalent English idiom |
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a book is judged by its cover Explanation: slight variation of the above to suit the context |
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