Usage examples of "cat o' nine tails" in English with translation to Russian

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A cat has nine lives У кошки девять жизней

Fifth, a poll of the residents of the city of Barnaul (population 650,000) showed that of the nine candidates put forward for post of mayor, 90% of the votes were cast for a Siamese cat. В-пятых (так в тексте — прим. пер.), опрос жителей Барнаула (города с населением 500 тысяч человек) показал, что из девяти кандидатов, выдвинутых на пост мэра, 90% голосов получил сиамский кот.

The cat was on the table. На столе был кот.

There are nine million bicycles in Beijing. В Пекине девять миллионов велосипедов.

Whips can have one or many tails. У хлыстов один или много концов.

The cat started to scratch the carpet. Кот стал царапать ковёр.

I slept for nine hours. Я спал девять часов.

Heads or tails? Орел или решка?

The cat slowly approached the mouse. Кошка медленно приблизилась к мыши.

Our school has nine classes. В нашей школе девять классов.

What are little boys made of? Snips and snails and puppy dog tails. Из чего сделаны мальчишки? Из пружинок и картинок, из стекляшек и промокашек.

The cat couldn't care less about the mouse's opinion. Для кошки не имеет значения точка зрения мышки.

We learned at school that the square root of nine is three. В школе мы выучили, что квадратный корень из девяти — это три.

We were unfortunately unable to make heads or tails of the drawings sent to us. К сожалению, с присланными нам чертежами мы ничего не смогли сделать.

When the cat is away, the mice will play. Кот за двери - мыши в пляс.

We have to be at work by nine. Мы должны быть на работе в девять.

It will probably not be long before we understand why their tails sometimes go one way, sometimes the other Вероятно, уже скоро мы поймем, почему их хвосты иногда направляются в одну сторону, а иногда - в другую

Look! There's a cat in the kitchen. Смотри! На кухне кот.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Один, два, три, четыре, пять, шесть, семь, восемь, девять, десять.

Earlier research had revealed that happy dogs wag their tails more to the right (from the dog's point of view), while nervous dogs have a left-dominated swish. Более ранние исследования показали, что довольные собаки виляют хвостом в правую сторону (с точки зрения собаки), в то время как встревоженные собаки помахивают хвостом преимущественно в левую сторону.

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