have a hollow ring

have a hollow ring
(have a hollow ring (тж. ring false или hollow))
звучать неискренне, неправдоподобно, фальшиво; см. тж. have the right ring about it

His courtesy of manner rang a little false. (J. Joyce, ‘A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man’, ch. V) — В его любезности проскальзывали неискренние нотки.

‘Of course, you'll be eligible for pension. It's only fair after thirty-two years.’ O'Donnell knew, as he said them, the words had a hollow ring. (A. Hailey, ‘The Final Diagnosis’, ch. 21) — - Конечно, вы будете иметь право на пенсию. Это ведь справедливо после тридцати двух лет работы. Говоря это, О'Доннел понимал, что слова его звучали неубедительно.

A: "...I don't believe half the story he told us." B: "It struck me that it rang pretty hollow..." (SPI) — А: "...Я и наполовину не поверил его истории." Б: "И мне эта история показалась маловероятной."


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • have a hollow ring — or ring hollow to not seem sincere or real • See: ring hollow …   English dictionary

  • have a hollow ring — ring/sound hollow if something someone says rings hollow, it does not sound true or sincere. In view of the government s financial problems, these promises have a hollow ring …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a hollow ring — ring hollow phrase to not seem sincere or real Thesaurus: to seem unreal or untruesynonym Main entry: hollow …   Useful english dictionary

  • hollow — hol|low1 [ halou ] adjective * 1. ) empty inside: The tree trunk was completely hollow. hollow chocolate eggs 2. ) hollow promises or threats are not sincere, or are about things that will not really happen: EMPTY: The president s election… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hollow — I UK [ˈhɒləʊ] / US [ˈhɑloʊ] adjective Word forms hollow : adjective hollow comparative hollower superlative hollowest * 1) empty inside The tree trunk was completely hollow. hollow chocolate eggs 2) a hollow sound is a low sound like something… …   English dictionary

  • ring hollow — to sound false or not sincere The company s claim that it is an unwitting participant rings hollow. • See: have a hollow ring …   English dictionary

  • ring — ring1 W2S1 [rıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jewellery)¦ 2¦(circle)¦ 3 give somebody a ring 4¦(bells)¦ 5¦(criminals)¦ 6 have the/a ring of something 7 have a familiar ring 8 run rings around somebody 9¦(cooking)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ring — 1 /rIN/ noun 1 JEWELLERY (C) a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger: a diamond ring (=decorated with diamonds) see also: engagement ring, wedding ring 2 CIRCLE (C) a) a circular line or mark: Martha had dark rings round her eyes from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ring (past tense rang) — ring1 (past tense rang [ ræŋ ] ; past participle rung [ rʌŋ ] ) verb *** 1. ) transitive to make a bell produce a sound: He rang the doorbell. a ) intransitive if a bell rings, it produces a sound: A bell rang and the children trooped back into… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ring — I [[t]rɪ̱ŋ[/t]] TELEPHONING OR MAKING A SOUND ♦♦ rings, ringing, rang, rung (Please look at category 11 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB When you ring someone, you telephone them. [mainly… …   English dictionary

  • ring */*/*/ — I UK [rɪŋ] / US verb Word forms ring : present tense I/you/we/they ring he/she/it rings present participle ringing past tense rang UK [ræŋ] / US past participle rung UK [rʌŋ] / US 1) [transitive] to make a bell produce a sound He rang the… …   English dictionary


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