light as a feather

light as a feather
((as) light as a feather (или as thistle-down))
лёгкий как пух; лёгкий как пёрышко

I... saw, now, that his easy-chair went on wheels. ‘It's an ingenious thing, ain't it?’ he inquired, following the direction of my glance... ‘It runs as light as a feather, and tracks as true as a mail-coach.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘David Copperfield’, ch. LI) — Я: ". увидел, что кресло у мистера Омера на колесиках. - Хитрая штука, правда? - спросил он, проследив за моим взглядом... - Легко на ходу, как перышко, а надежно, как почтовая карета."

She was a magnificent dancer, light as a thistle-down... (A. J. Cronin, ‘Adventures in Two Worlds’, ch. 12) — Мисс Малколм, легкая как пушинка, танцевала чудесно...

As light as a feather! That's the way my mother used to make them, and these are just as good, ay, better than we used to get. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book III, ch. 5) — Оладьи просто воздушные! Такие пекла мама, но эти, кажется, еще лучше, чем те, что мы ели в детстве.


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

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  • light as a feather — very light, light like a feather …   English contemporary dictionary

  • light as a feather — (as) light as a feather extremely light and insubstantial …   Useful english dictionary

  • Light as a feather, stiff as a board — Light as a feather, stiff as a board, sometimes known as party levitation, is a game often played by children at slumber parties. One participant lies flat on the floor, and then the others space themselves around him or her, each placing a few… …   Wikipedia

  • light as a feather — adjective extremely light, having minimal weight Syn: featherlight …   Wiktionary

  • be as light as a feather — to be very light in weight. I could easily pick you up you re as light as a feather …   New idioms dictionary

  • Feather — Feath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feathering.}] 1. To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap. [1913 Webster] An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing. L Estrange.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • as light as a feather — having very little weight, very light, almost weightless …   English contemporary dictionary

  • feather — n. 1) to pluck feathers (from a chicken) 2) (misc.) as light as a feather ( very light ); a feather in one s cap ( a symbol of accomplishment ); to smooth smb. s ruffled feathers ( to calm smb. ) * * * [ feðə] a feather in one s cap ( a symbol of …   Combinatory dictionary

  • feather — feath|er1 S3 [ˈfeðə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: fether] 1.) one of the light soft things that cover a bird s body ▪ an ostrich feather feather bed/pillow etc (=a bed etc that is filled with feathers) 2.) a feather in your cap something you… …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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