 40  ходячий словарь; ходячая энциклопедия He 's a walking dictionary. And by the way he’s a great reader of your books. . Ask Rob -he's a walking encyclopedia of military history. a walking disaster тридцать три несчастья He’s an unlucky fellow: every day something happens to him, so they call him Walking Disaster. a wandering Jew (bibl) вечный жид Ronnie met her when he came to work in Norwich. -Another wandering Jew. Another one who can’t settle himself. a waste of space (inf) пустое место I Her husband's a complete was(e of space. a wet (inf) хлюпик; тряпка; размазня You can’t expect David to do anything about the problem. He's far too wet. He avoids all sorts of decisions. Don't be such a wet! a wet blanket нытик, зануда, кайфоломщик (на вечеринке) i Don t ask him to the party- he's such a wet blanket! a wheeler-dealer воротила; ловкач; делец He worked in the property business for a number of years, acquiring a reputation as a formidable wheeler-dealer a whippersnapper/whipper-snapper молокосос I I'm fed up with being told v/hat to do by young whip-persnappers barely out of school. a whip-round (inf) складчина (о сборе денег) We had a whip-round for Annie's leaving present. 40 |
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