Angielskie porównania, cz. 2

TOMEK ERNESTOWICZ • dawno temu

Dzisiaj druga część angielskich porównań typu as… as…

Lista poniżej podaje polskie odpowiedniki angielskich porównań, nie są to zawsze ich tłumaczenia. Zwróćcie uwagę, że czasem polski odpowiednik angielskiej konstrukcji nie jest porównaniem.

as sober as judge – absolutnie trzeźwy vs. as drunk as a lord – pijany jak szewc
as light as a feather – lekki jak piórko vs. as heavy as lead – ciężki jak ołów
as soft as silk – miękki jak jedwab vs. as hard as nails – twardy jak kamień
as pretty as a picture – jak z obrazka vs. as ugly as sin/night – brzydki jak noc
as fit as a fiddle – zdrowy jak rydz/ryba = as sound as a bell – zdrów jak koń
as neat as a pin – jak spod igły = as good as new – jak nowy
as cool as a cucumber – niespotykanie spokojny
as cold as ice – zimny jak lód
as old as the hills – stary jak świat
as sharp as a knife – ostry jak brzytwa
as good as gold – złoty człowiek
as fresh as a daisy – świeży jak pączek róży
as clear as a day – jasne jak słońce
as flat as a pancake – płaski jak stół
as silent as the grave – milczący jak grób/głaz
as regular as clockwork – jak w zegarku
as big as a house – wielki jak byk
as brittle as glass – kruchy jak szkło
as pale as death – blady jak śmierć/ściana
as easy as pie – łatwizna, dziecinnie proste
as easy/simple as ABC – prosty jak drut, łatwizna
as sure as fate – pewny jak amen w pacierzu
as sure as eggs is eggs – pewne na 100%; jak 2 razy 2 jest cztery
as though as old boots – twarda sztuka
ass odd as two left feet – straszne dziwadło
as right as rain – niczego sobie; zdrów jak ryba
as thick as (two) planks – głupi jak but
as deaf as a post – głuchy jak pień
as far as eye can see – jak okiem sięgnąć
as thin as a lath/a rake – chudy jak szczapa/tyczka
as smooth as velvet – gładki jak aksamit
as pure as the driven snow – czysty jak łza
as large as life – naturalnej wielkości
as dull as ditch-water – nudny jak flaki z olejem
as dry as a bone – suchy jak pieprz/wiór
as cheap as dirt – tani jak barszcz