Who is this fellow Chichester, I wonder. He looks mild as milk. But looks are deceptive. (A. Christie, ‘The Man in the Brown Suit’, ch. XI) — Хотелось бы знать, что за человек этот Чичестер. Выглядит кротким как овечка. Но ведь наружность обманчива.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
Dovelike — Dove like , a. Mild as a dove; gentle; pure and lovable. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soft — adj 1. plushlike, plushed, squashy, squishy, mushy, spongy; pulpy, pulpal, pulpous, pulplike, pul paceous, overripe, overmature; pappy, paplike, mashed, softened; thin, watery, runny, liquid; loamy, friable, crumbly; marshy, paludal, boggy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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Teufel — (s. ⇨ Teixel). 1. A mol muess ma m Teuffel uff de Wedel treta. – Birlinger, 1036. 2. All, wat de Düwel nich lesen kann (will), dat sleit he vörbi (oder: sleit he äwer). – Frommann, II, 389, 123; Eichwald, 346; Goldschmidt, 57; Kern, 1430. 3. Als… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Wein — 1. Abgelegener Wein macht ungelegene Köpfe. 2. Allezeit Wein oder Wasser trinken ist nicht lustig. – Froschm., BVI. 3. Allkant Wein ist mein Latein, wirfft den Bawren vber die Zäun vnd stosst die Burger an die Schienbein. – Fischart, Gesch., in… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
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Wort — 1. A guids Woat pfint a guids Oat. (Steiermark.) – Firmenich, II, 767, 73. 2. A güt Wort bringt a güte Äntver (Antwort). (Warschau. Jüd. deutsch.) Freundliches Entgegenkommen gewinnt die Herzen. 3. Allen Worten ist nicht zu glauben. – Henisch,… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
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