TO GIVE A LARK TO CATCH A KITE

Meaning of TO GIVE A LARK TO CATCH A KITE in English

Отдать жаворонка, чтобы поймать коршуна. Ср. Променять кукушку на ястреба

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LARK — Any of about 75 species of songbirds (family Alaudidae) found throughout the continental Old World. Only the horned, or shore, …
Английский словарь Британика
KITE — I Any of numerous lightly built They are found worldwide in warm regions. Some live on insects; others are primarily …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
KITE — I. ˈkīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cȳta; akin to Middle High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LARK — lark 1 /lahrk/ , n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KITE — kite 1 — kiter , n. — kitelike , adj. /kuyt/ , n. , v. , kited, kiting . n. …
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GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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CATCH — — catchable , adj. /kach/ , v. , caught, catching , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to seize or capture, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LARK — I. ˈlärk noun Etymology: Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāwerce; akin to Old High German lērihha lark Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KITE — I. ˈkīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cȳta; akin to Middle High German kūze owl Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LARK — vi a frolic; a jolly time. 2. lark ·vi to catch larks; as, to go larking. 3. lark ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
KITE — noun fig. : one who is rapacious. 2. kite ·noun the belly. 3. kite ·noun the brill. 4. kite ·noun …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
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CATCH — vi to attain possession. 2. catch ·noun act of seizing; a grasp. 3. catch ·noun a slight remembrance; a trace. …
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LARK — [lark] n [ME laveroc, laverke, fr. OE lawerce; akin to OHG lerihha lark] (bef. 12c): any of a family (Alaudidae) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KITE — [kite] n [ME, fr. OE cyta; akin to MHG kuze owl] (bef. 12c) 1: any of various usu. small hawks …
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
LARK — family name Alaudidae, any of about 75 species of a songbird family (order Passeriformes). Larks occur throughout the continental Old …
Britannica English vocabulary
KITE — any of numerous birds of prey belonging to one of three subfamilies (Milvinae, Elaninae, Perninae) of the family Accipitridae. Typically, …
Britannica English vocabulary
LARK — lark, Lark BrE AmE lɑːk AmE lɑːrk ▷ larked lɑːkt AmE lɑːrkt ▷ larking ˈlɑːk ɪŋ AmE ˈlɑːrk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KITE — kite, Kite BrE AmE kaɪt ▷ kited ˈkaɪt ɪd -əd AmE ˈkaɪt̬- ▷ kites kaɪts ▷ kiting ˈkaɪt ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LARK — / lɑːk; NAmE lɑːrk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small brown bird with a pleasant song —see also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KITE — / kaɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a toy made of a light frame covered with paper, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATCH — / kætʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( caught , caught / kɔːt; NAmE /) HOLD 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARK — I. lark 1 /lɑːk $ lɑːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1,5: Language: Old English ; Origin: lawerce ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KITE — I. kite 1 /kaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cyta ] 1 . a light …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CATCH — I. catch 1 S1 W1 /kætʃ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LARK — n. & v. colloq. --n. 1 a frolic or spree; an amusing incident; a joke. 2 Brit. a type of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LARK — n. 1 any small bird of the family Alaudidae with brown plumage, elongated hind claws and tuneful song, esp. the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KITE — n. & v. --n. 1 a toy consisting of a light framework with thin material stretched over it, flown in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KITE — n. & v. n. 1 a toy consisting of a light framework with thin material stretched over it, flown in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CATCH — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LARK — 1. n.1 any small bird of the family Alaudidae with brown plumage, elongated hind claws and tuneful song, esp. the …
Oxford English vocab
KITE — n. & v. --n. 1. a toy consisting of a light framework with thin material stretched over it, flown in …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1. tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARK — ( larks) 1. A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound. N-COUNT 2. If you say …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KITE — ( kites) 1. A kite is an object, usually used as a toy, which is flown in the air. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATCH — ( catches, catching, caught) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARK — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The trip to Dresden was a lark . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KITE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES high as a kite (= strongly affected by drugs or alcohol ) ▪ Steve …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KITE — (FLYING OBJECT) [noun] [C] - an object consisting of a frame covered with plastic, paper or cloth that is flown …
Cambridge English vocab
LARK — n. Any of about 75 species of songbirds (family Alaudidae) found throughout the continental Old World. Only the horned, or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KITE — n. Any of numerous lightly built birds of prey that have a small head, partly bare face, short beak, and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KITE — n. Light frame covered with paper or cloth, often provided with a balancing tail, and designed to be flown in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CATCH — Synonyms and related words : OD, abash, abduction, absorb, absorb the attention, accept, acquire, acquisition, allure, ambition, anchor, appreciate, apprehend, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
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