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The Universal Dictionary- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
не первой свежести
разг. (о продуктах) not to be very / particulary fresh, to start to spoil, to be going bad; (о предмете одежды) not to be completely / quite / very clean / fresh, to be worn / used; (о новостях, информации) stale, old, already known; (о человеке) not exactly in the first flush / blush of youth, not exactly in the flower of (one's) youth
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На ней была матросская шляпка из черной соломки, белая блузка не первой свежести и коричневая юбка.She wore a sailor hat of black straw, a white blouse which was not quite clean, and a brown skirt.Моэм, Сомерсет / Бремя страстей человеческихMaugham, Somerset / Of Human BondageOf Human BondageMaugham, Somerset© 1915, 1936 by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.Бремя страстей человеческихМоэм, Сомерсет© "Издательство иностранной литературы", 1959
Хоть лицо у него не первой свежести, волосы черные, как вакса, и лежат на голове, будто нарисованные, волосок к волоску.Though his face shows a lot of wear, his hair is black as shoe polish, and lies as flat on his head as if painted in place.Апдайк, Джон / Кролик успокоилсяUpdike, John / Rabbit At RestRabbit At RestUpdike, John© 1990 by John UpdikeКролик успокоилсяАпдайк, Джон© Перевод. Н. Роговская, 2009© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009© John Updike, 1990
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не первой свежести
not to be very / particulary fresh; to start to spoil; to be going bad; not to be completely / quite / very clean / fresh; to be worn / used; stale; old; already known; not exactly in the first flush / blush of youth; not exactly in the flower of (one's) youth
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быть не первой молодости (о людях), не первой свежести (о вещах)
be past one's prime
быть не первой свежести
to smell past one's prime