A BOOK IS A MIRROR IF AN ASS PEERS INTO IT YOU CAN'T EXPECT AN APOSTLE TO LOOK OUT

Англо-русский перевод A BOOK IS A MIRROR IF AN ASS PEERS INTO IT YOU CAN'T EXPECT AN APOSTLE TO LOOK OUT

Книга подобна зеркалу: если в нее заглядывает осел, трудно ожидать, что там отразится апостол. Lichtenberg (Лихтенберг).

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AN — indefinite article COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 5 minutes/an hour/20 years etc ago ▪ Her husband died 14 years ago. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AN — I. noun suffix or -ian also -ean ( -s ) Etymology: -an & -ian from Middle English -an, -ian, -ien, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN — I. noun suffix or -ian also -ean Etymology: -an & -ian from Middle English -an, -ian, from Anglo-French & Latin; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
-AN — [-an] or -ian also -ean n suffix [-an & -ian fr. ME -an, -ian, fr. OF & L; OF -ien, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OUT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) ▪ The bells rang out …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOU — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it ,’ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IF — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As if! spoken informal ▪ He asked if I’d go out with him. As …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
APOSTLE — Apostle ( pl. Apostles ) n One of Jesus Christs disciples: one of the 12 followers of Jesus Christ chosen …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
APOSTLE — apóstol (-ic), disoiple
English interlingue dictionary
ASS — or wild ass Either of two species of small, sturdy Asses are 3–5 ft (90–150 cm) high at the shoulder. …
Английский словарь Британика
APOSTLE — Any of the 12 disciples chosen by Jesus . They were Peter , James and John (sons of Zebedee), Andrew …
Английский словарь Британика
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IF — I. (ˌ)if, _əf, f, chiefly dial (|)ef conjunction Etymology: Middle English yif, if, from Old English gif; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXPECT — I. ikˈspekt, ek- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin expectare, exspectare to await, look forward to, from ex- ex- (I) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APOSTLE — əˈpäsəl also -ȯs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English apostle, apostel, from Old French & Old English; Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
Английский словарь Webster
EXPECT — (v. t.) To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to …
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXPECT — ( v. t. ) To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
APOSTLE — ( n. ) The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IF — /if/ , conj. 1. in case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that: Sing if you want to. Stay …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXPECT — — expectable , adj. — expectably , adv. — expectedly , adv. — expectedness , n. — expecter , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOK — — bookless , adj. — booklike , adj. /book/ , n. 1. a written or printed work of fiction or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, Gothic boka letter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ASS — I. ˈas noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English assa, probably from Old Irish asan, from Latin asinus Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MIRROR — vt to reflect, as in a mirror. 2. mirror ·noun ·see speculum. 3. mirror ·noun a looking-glass or a speculum; …
Webster English vocab
LOOK — vt to expect. 2. look ·vt to express or manifest by a look. 3. look ·vt to look at; to …
Webster English vocab
INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
Webster English vocab
EXPECT — noun expectation. 2. expect ·vt to wait for; to await. 3. expect ·vt to wait; to stay. 4. expect ·vt …
Webster English vocab
OUT- — [out-] prefix [[1] out]: in a manner that exceeds or surpasses and sometimes overpowers or defeats "outmaneuver"out.achieve out.act out.bar.gain out.bid …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOOK — [look] vb [ME, fr. OE locian; akin to OS locon to look] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to make sure or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EXPECT — [ex.pect] vb [L exspectare to look forward to, fr. ex- + spectare to look at, fr. spectus, pp. of specere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOK — [book] n [ME, fr. OE boc; akin to OHG buoh book, Goth boka letter] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a set …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MIRROR — any polished surface that diverts a ray of light according to the law of reflection. The typical mirror is a …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOOK — published work of literature or scholarship; the term has been defined by UNESCO for statistical purposes as a non-periodical printed …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASS — also called Wild Ass, either of two species belonging to the horse family, Equidae, especially the African wild ass, Equus …
Britannica English vocabulary
APOSTLE — (from Greek apostolos, person sent), any of the 12 disciples chosen by Jesus Christ; the term is sometimes also applied …
Britannica English vocabulary
MIRROR — mirror BrE AmE ˈmɪr ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ mirror|ed d ▷ mirroring ˈmɪr ə r ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EXPECT — expect BrE AmE ɪk ˈspekt ( ˌ ) ek-, ək- ▷ expect|ed ɪd əd ▷ expect|ing ɪŋ ▷ expect|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MIRROR — / ˈmɪrə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a piece of special flat glass that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOK — / lʊk; NAmE / verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb USE EYES 1. [ v ] look (at sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IF — / ɪf; NAmE / conjunction , noun ■ conjunction 1. used to say that one thing can, will or might …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OUT — I. out 1 S1 W1 /aʊt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ut ] 1 . FROM …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MIRROR — I. mir ‧ ror 1 S3 W3 /ˈmɪrə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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