WAIT FOR THE CAT TO JUMP

Meaning of WAIT FOR THE CAT TO JUMP in English

Подожди, пока кошка не прыгнет. Смысл: выжди, пока не станет ясно, куда ветер подует. Ср. Посмотрим, куда ветер подует. Держи нос по ветру

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

WAIT FOR THE CAT TO JUMP — выжидать
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WAIT FOR THE CAT TO JUMP — выжидать
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WAIT FOR THE CAT TO JUMP — выжидать; смотреть, куда ветер подует; действовать в зависимости от сложившихся обстоятельств
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
WAIT FOR THE CAT TO JUMP — выжидать; смотреть, куда ветер подует; действовать в зависимости от сложившихся обстоятельств
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
Английский словарь Британика
WAIT — I. ˈwāt, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English waiten, from Old North French waitier to watch, of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUMP — I. ˈjəmp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably akin to Swedish gumpa to jump, Low German gumpen intransitive verb 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAIT — /wayt/ , v.i. 1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JUMP — — jumpable , adj. — jumpingly , adv. /jump/ , v.i. 1. to spring clear of the ground or other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAIT — I. ˈwāt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JUMP — I. ˈjəmp verb Etymology: probably akin to Low German gumpen to jump Date: 1530 intransitive verb 1. a. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAIT — vi one who watches; a watchman. 2. wait ·vi ambush. 3. wait ·vi the act of waiting; a delay; a …
Webster English vocab
JUMP — adv exactly; pat. 2. jump ·vt to bore with a jumper. 3. jump ·vt to join by a butt weld. …
Webster English vocab
CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
Webster English vocab
WAIT — [wait] vb [ME, fr. ONF waitier to watch, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG wahta watch, OE waeccan to watch--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JUMP — [jump] vb [prob. akin to LG gumpen to jump] vi (1530) 1 a: to spring into the air: leap; esp: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAIT — / weɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. wait (for sb/sth) to stay where you are or delay …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUMP — / dʒʌmp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MOVE OFF / TO GROUND 1. to move quickly off the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAIT — I. wait 1 S1 W1 /weɪt/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: waitier …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JUMP
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAIT — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JUMP — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAIT — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JUMP — v. & n. v. 1 intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAIT — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Oxford English vocab
JUMP — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
Oxford English vocab
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Oxford English vocab
WAIT — ( waits, waiting, waited) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUMP — ( jumps, jumping, jumped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT — ( cats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cat is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAIT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a waiting list (= a list of people who are waiting for something ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JUMP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES BASE jumping be jumping for joy (= be very pleased about something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cow/cat etc swishes its tail (= quickly moves it from side to side ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JUMP — (IN THE AIR) [verb] [I] - to raise yourself off the ground and into the air using your legs and …
Cambridge English vocab
CAT
Cambridge English vocab
CAT — n. Abyssinian cat Burmese cat calico cat cat's eye domestic cat house cat Kit Cat Club Maine coon cat Manx …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAIT — Synonyms and related words : abide, administer to, afterthought, attend, attend on, await, ballad singer, balladeer, bard, be patient, bear …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
JUMP — Synonyms and related words : Highland fling, abandon, abscond, absquatulate, accept, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, advantage, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT …
Slang English vocab
WAIT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless , lengthy , long ▪ We had a long ~ to see the doctor. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAIT — See ↑ WAIT 1,2,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't wait • ↑ lie in wait • ↑ make sb wait • …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAIT — INDEX: 1. to wait 2. what you say to tell someone to wait 3. a period of time when you …
Longman Activator English vocab
JUMP — INDEX: 1. to jump in the air 2. to go over something by jumping RELATED WORDS see also ↑ UP …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAIT — n. 25B6; verb we'll wait in the airport : STAY (PUT), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause; linger, loiter, dally; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JUMP — n. 25B6; verb the cat jumped off his lap 007C; Flora began to jump about : LEAP, spring, bound, hop; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAIT — v. 1 tarry, linger, hold on, stay, bide (one's) time, mark time, stand by, Colloq cool (one's) heels, stick around, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
JUMP
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CAT — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT …
Словарь английских идиом
WAIT — verb 1 BAD : I'm waiting a letter from my boyfriend. GOOD : I'm expecting a letter from my boyfriend. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WAIT — 1. сущ. 1) ожидание; время ожидания long wait ≈ долгое ожидание We had a long wait for the bus. ≈ …
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