big as a barn

big as a barn
((as) big as a barn (as a barn-door или barndoor))
очень большой, огромный; ≈ с гору

...she's a fine woman. Heart big as a barn. (T. Capote, ‘In Cold Blood’, part III) — ...она прекрасная женщина. Человек большой души.


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

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  • barn — BARN, barni, s.m. Unitate de suprafaţă, de 10 24 cm2, în fizica nucleară. – Din fr. barn. Trimis de paula, 05.04.2002. Sursa: DOOM  barn s. m., pl. barni Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  BARN s.m. ( …   Dicționar Român

  • barn — [ barn ] n. m. • 1950; mot angl. ♦ Métrol. Unité de mesure de superficie (symb. b) utilisée en physique nucléaire (10 28 m2). ● barn nom masculin (de l anglais big as a barn, grand comme une grange) Unité d aire, valant 10−28 m2, utilisée pour… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • barn — [bärn] n. [ME < OE bern, berern < bere,BARLEY + ærn, house: see REST1] 1. a farm building for sheltering harvested crops, livestock, machines, etc. ☆ 2. a large building for streetcars, trucks, etc. 3. [arbitrary use, from phr. as big as a… …   English World dictionary

  • Barn — This article is about the building. For other uses, see Barn (disambiguation). A barn in Pennsylvania, U.S. A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store… …   Wikipedia

  • Barn (unit) — A barn (symbol b) is a unit of area. Originally used in nuclear physics for expressing the cross sectional area of nuclei and nuclear reactions, today it is used in all fields of high energy physics to express the cross sections of any scattering …   Wikipedia

  • Barn — Einheit Norm Richtlinie 80/181/EWG Einheitenname Barn Einheitenzeichen b Dimensionsname Fläche Dimensionssymbol A In SI Einheiten 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Barn — Bạrn 〈n. 15; 〉 Maßeinheit für Wirkungsquerschnitte, die nicht gesetzlich ist (bes. in der Kernphysik), 1b = 10−28 m2 [engl.] * * * Barn [ba:n; engl. barn = Scheune], das; s; Einheitenzeichen: b: in der Kernphysik gelegentlich als Flächeneinheit… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Barn — Le barn (symbole b) est une unité spéciale employée en physique nucléaire et en physique des particules pour exprimer les sections efficaces. Elle figure dans le tableau X du Système international : Unités à maintenir temporairement avec le… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • barn — I [[t]bɑrn[/t]] n. 1) a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock 2) a very large garage for buses, trucks, etc.; carbarn 3) to store (hay, grain, etc.) in a barn • Etymology: bef. 950; ME bern, OE berern=bere (see… …   From formal English to slang

  • barn — (b)    a slightly humorous unit of area used in nuclear physics. When atoms are bombarded with smaller particles such as electrons, the electrons are scattered as if the nucleus of the atom was a tiny solid object. The barn is used to express the …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • barn — 1. n. 1 a large farm building for storing grain etc. 2 derog. a large plain or unattractive building. 3 US a large shed for storing road or railway vehicles. Phrases and idioms: barn dance 1 an informal social gathering for country dancing, orig …   Useful english dictionary


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