I WOULD SOONER READ A TIMETABLE OR A CATALOGUE THAN NOTHING AT ALL

Англо-русский перевод I WOULD SOONER READ A TIMETABLE OR A CATALOGUE THAN NOTHING AT ALL

Я скорее стану читать какое-нибудь расписание или каталог, чем не читать вообще ничего. Maugham (Моэм).

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOONER — plu tost; (rather) preferibilmen. NO ~ HAD HE GONE WHEN...: il apen departet quande...; ~ OR LATER: tost o tard
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SOONER — mas madali
English-Visayan vocabulary
TIMETABLE — noun Date: 1838 a table of departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or airplanes, 2. a schedule showing a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOONER — noun Etymology: ~, comparative of soon Date: 1890 a person settling on land in the early West before its official …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WOULD — I. _wəd, _(ə)d, (|)wu̇d Etymology: Middle English wolde, wulde, wold, from Old English wolde; akin to Old High German wolta …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
READ — I. ˈrēd verb ( read ˈred ; read “ ; reading ˈrēdiŋ, -dēŋ ; reads ˈrēdz) Etymology: Middle English reden …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOTHING — I. ˈnəthiŋ, -thēŋ pronoun Etymology: Middle English nothing, nathing, non thing, from Old English nāthing, nān thing, from nān no …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOONER — -nə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: from sooner, compar. of soon (I) 1. : a person settling on land in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
SOONER — (n.) In the western United States, one who settles on government land before it is legally open to settlement in …
Английский словарь Webster
CATALOGUE — (n.) A list or enumeration of names, or articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue of the …
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CATALOGUE — ( v. t. ) To make a list or catalogue; to insert in a catalogue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CATALOGUE — ( n. ) A list or enumeration of names, or articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WOULD — would 1 /wood/ ; unstressed /weuhd/ , v. 1. a pt. and pp. of will 1 . 2. (used to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOONER — /sooh"neuhr/ , n. a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma (the Sooner State ) (used as a nickname).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOONER — /sooh"neuhr/ , n. 1. a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
READ — read 1 /reed/ , v. , read /red/ , reading /ree"ding/ , n. v.t. 1. to look at carefully so …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOTHING — /nuth"ing/ , n. 1. no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing. 2. no part, share, or trace (usually fol. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
READ — I. ˈrēd verb ( read ˈred ; read·ing ˈrē-diŋ) Etymology: Middle English reden to advise, interpret, read, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOTHING — I. ˈnə-thiŋ pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nān thing, nāthing, from nān no + thing thing — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOULD — verb, past of will Etymology: Middle English wolde, from Old English; akin to Old High German wolta wished, desired Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIMETABLE — noun Date: 1838 1. : a table of departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or airplanes 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOONER — noun Etymology: sooner, comparative of soon Date: 1890 1. : a person settling on land in the early West before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
READ — noun rennet. ·see 3d reed. 2. read ·vi to learn by reading. 3. read ·vi to give advice or counsel. …
Webster English vocab
NOTHING — noun a cipher; naught. 2. nothing ·adv in no degree; not at all; in no wise. 3. nothing ·noun nonexistence; …
Webster English vocab
CATALOGUE — vt to make a list or catalogue; to insert in a catalogue. 2. catalogue ·noun a list or enumeration of …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
TIMETABLE — ■ noun a list or plan of times at which events are scheduled to take place. ■ verb schedule to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TIMETABLE — [time.ta.ble] n (1838) 1: a table of departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or airplanes 2. a: a schedule …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
READ — [read] vb read ; read.ing [ME reden to advise, interpret, read, fr. OE raedan; akin to OHG ratan to advise, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOTHING — [noth.ing] pron [ME, fr. OE nan thing, nathing, fr. nan no + thing thing--more at none] (bef. 12c) 1: not …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOTHING — nothing BrE AmE ˈnʌθ ɪŋ § \ ˈnɒθ- ▷ nothing|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ nothing ˈ doing BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOULD — / strong form wʊd; NAmE ; weak form wəd; əd/ modal verb ( short form 'd / d; NAmE /, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIMETABLE — / ˈtaɪmteɪbl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually sched·ule ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOTHING — / ˈnʌθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun 1. not anything; no single thing : There was nothing in her bag. There's nothing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATALOGUE — ( NAmE also cata·log ) / ˈkætəlɒg; NAmE -lɔːg; -lɑːg/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a complete list of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALL — / ɔːl; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner 1. (used with plural nouns. The noun may have …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOULD — would S1 W1 /wʊd/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form wouldn’t ) [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIMETABLE — I. time ‧ ta ‧ ble 1 /ˈtaɪmˌteɪb ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . British English a list …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOTHING — I. noth ‧ ing 1 S1 W1 /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ BrE AmE pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nan thing , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CATALOGUE — I. cat ‧ a ‧ logue 1 W3 BrE AmE ( also catalog American English ) /ˈkætəlɒɡ $ -lɒːɡ, -lɑːɡ/ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALL — I. all 1 S1 W1 /ɔːl $ ɒːl/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . the whole of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIMETABLE — n. & v. --n. a list of times at which events are scheduled to take place, esp. the arrival and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
READ — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. read) 1 tr. (also absol.) reproduce mentally or (often foll. by aloud, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOTHING — n. & adv. --n. 1 not anything (nothing has been done; have nothing to do). 2 no thing (often foll. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATALOGUE — n. & v. (US catalog) --n. 1 a complete list of items (e.g. articles for sale, books held by a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIMETABLE — n. & v. n. a list of times at which events are scheduled to take place, esp. the arrival and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
READ — v. & n. v. (past and past part. read) 1 tr. (also absol.) reproduce mentally or (often foll. by aloud, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOTHING — n. & adv. n. 1 not anything (nothing has been done; have nothing to do). 2 no thing (often foll. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CATALOGUE — raisonné n. a descriptive catalogue with explanations or comments. [ F, = explained catalogue ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIMETABLE — n. & v. --n. a list of times at which events are scheduled to take place, esp. the arrival and …
Oxford English vocab

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