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| English | Russian |
| a flick of the finger on someone's forehead | щелбан (used as "payment" when losing a bet; the winning party delivers the flick SirReal) |
| could you just flick the dust off the windows? | вы не могли бы просто смахнуть пыль с окон? |
| flick of the switch | одним движением (ya) |
| flick of the wrist | взмах рукой (Сова) |
| flick of the wrist | мановение руки (Сова) |
| flick on the nose | щелчок по носу (the context in which the phrase is used will determine the best translation. For example, if the phrase is used in a playful way, then "a flick on the nose" or "a tap on the nose" would be appropriate. If the phrase is used to express anger or annoyance, then "a nose pinch" or "a nose swat" would be more accurate: The teacher flicked the student on the nose as a warning to pay attention • The playful puppy gave the kitten a quick flick on the nose Taras) |
| flick on the raw | задеть за живое (Wakeful dormouse) |
| flick on the raw | резануть по больному (Wakeful dormouse) |
| flick someone on the nose | щёлкать кого-либо по носу |
| flick someone on the nose | щёлкать кого-либо в нос |
| give smb. a flick on the nose | щёлкнуть кого-л. по носу |
| he drove faster, watching the needle flick up to a hundred | он прибавил скорость, наблюдая, как стрелка спидометра приближается к сотне |
| the flicks | кино |
| the flicks | кинематограф |
| the horse flicked the flies away with its tail | лошадь отмахивалась от мух хвостом |
| with a flick of the switch | нажатием кнопки (Mr. Wolf) |
| with a flick of the wrist | ловким движением руки (You might suppose that I would have been used by this time to seeing him pull rabbits out of a hat with a flick of the wrist and solve in a flash problems which had defied the best efforts of the finest minds, but it always comes fresh to me, depriving me of breath and causing the eyeballs to rotate in the parent sockets. (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver) |