SMALL RAIN LAYS GREAT DUST

Meaning of SMALL RAIN LAYS GREAT DUST in English

Небольшой дождь густую пыль прибивает. Ср. Мал, да удал. Мал золотник, да дорог

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
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SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAIN — I. ˈrān noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUST — I. ˈdəst noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAYS — present third singular of lay plural of lay
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMALL — — smallness , n. /smawl/ , adj., smaller, smallest , adv., smaller, smallest , n. adj. 1. of limited size; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAIN — — rainless , adj. — rainlessness , n. /rayn/ , n. 1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor …
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GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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DUST — — dustless , adj. /dust/ , n. 1. earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 2. a cloud of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal small, Greek mēlon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAIN — I. ˈrān noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUST — I. ˈdəst noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High German tunst storm, and probably to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMALL — vt to make little or less. 2. small ·adv not loudly; faintly; timidly. 3. small ·noun smallclothes. 4. small ·noun …
Webster English vocab
RAIN — noun & ·v reign. 2. rain ·vt to pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds. 3. …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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DUST — noun gold dust. 2. dust ·noun coined money; cash. 3. dust ·vt to sprinkle with dust. 4. dust ·noun figuratively, …
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SMALL — [small] adj [ME smal, fr. OE smael; akin to OHG smal small, Gk melon small domestic animal] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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RAIN — [rain] n, often attrib [ME reyn, fr. OE regn, ren; akin to OHG regan rain] (bef. 12c) 1 a: water …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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DUST — [dust] n [ME, fr. OE dust; akin to OHG tunst storm, and prob. to L fumus smoke--more at fume] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAIN — precipitation of liquid water drops with diameters greater than 0.5 mm (0.02 inch). When the drops are smaller, the precipitation …
Britannica English vocabulary
SMALL — small BrE AmE smɔːl smɑːl ▷ smaller ˈsmɔːl ə AmE - ə r ˈsmɑːl- ▷ smallest ˈsmɔːl ɪst -əst ˈsmɑːl- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUST — dust BrE AmE dʌst ▷ dusted ˈdʌst ɪd -əd ▷ dusting ˈdʌst ɪŋ ▷ dusts dʌsts ▶ ˈ dust ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SMALL — / smɔːl; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( small·er , small·est ) NOT LARGE 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAIN — / reɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , sing. ] water that falls from the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT
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DUST — / dʌst; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a fine powder that consists of very …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMALL — I. small 1 S1 W1 /smɔːl $ smɒːl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative smaller , superlative smallest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAIN — I. rain 1 S2 W2 /reɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: regn ] 1 . [uncountable] …
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GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUST — I. dust 1 S3 W3 /dʌst/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [uncountable] dry powder consisting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUST — n. & v. --n. 1 a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUST — n. & v. n. 1 a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Oxford English vocab
RAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
DUST — n. & v. --n. 1. a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Oxford English vocab
SMALL — ( smaller, smallest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A small person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAIN — ( rains, raining, rained) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rain is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUST — ( dusts, dusting, dusted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Dust is …
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SMALL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/large/wide/small mouth ▪ He had a big nose and a big mouth. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rain/snow storm ▪ They got caught in a terrible snow storm. acid rain …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dust storm (= one in which a lot of dust is blown around …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMALL — (LACKING IMPORTANCE) [adjective] -er, -est - not having much importance or effectTalking to her makes me feel small (= unimportant …
Cambridge English vocab
RAIN — [noun], [verb] - (to fall as) drops of water from cloudsRain is forecast for tomorrow. [U]Come inside out of the …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
DUST — [verb]I was dusting (= removing dust from) the mantelpiece when I noticed the piece of paper. [T]Would you prefer to …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SMALL — n. small beer small change small fry small minded small potato small potatoes small talk small time small town
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RAIN — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ driving , hard , lashing ( esp. BrE ), pelting , pounding ( esp. AmE ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DUST — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine ▪ airborne ▪ radioactive ▪ house , household ▪ desert ( esp. AmE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SMALL — See ↑ SHORT 7, ↑ SMALL 1,3,4, ↑ UNIMPORTANT 1, ↑ YOUNG 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a small amount • …
Longman Activator English vocab
SMALL — INDEX: 1. small in size 2. extremely small in size 3. small numbers/amounts 4. small and not making much difference …
Longman Activator English vocab
SMALL — n. 25B6; adjective a small flat : LITTLE, compact, bijou, tiny, miniature, mini; minute, microscopic, minuscule; toy, baby; poky, cramped, …
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