Last year's sales totals were a rather poor show — В прошлом году общий объем торговли явно не впечатлял
He stood with his hands in his pockets and never even offered to help. It was a pretty poor show, I think — Он стоял, засунув руки в карманы, и даже не предложил помочь. Это было довольно некрасиво с его стороны, должен сказать
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
poor show! — ► good (or bad or poor) show! informal, dated used to express approval (or disapproval or dissatisfaction). Main Entry: ↑show … English terms dictionary
bad/poor show! — ► good (or bad or poor) show! informal, dated used to express approval (or disapproval or dissatisfaction). Main Entry: ↑show … English terms dictionary
put up a poor show — put up a good/poor/show informal phrase to do something well badly They put up a poor show against the stronger team. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym to make a mistake, or to do so … Useful english dictionary
good (or bad or poor) show! Brit. — good (or bad or poor) show! Brit. informal, dated used to express approval (or disapproval or dissatisfaction). → shoveler … English new terms dictionary
poor show — interjection Used to express disapproval or dissatisfaction … Wiktionary
show — ► VERB (past part. shown or showed) 1) be, allow, or make visible. 2) exhibit or produce for inspection or viewing. 3) represent or depict in art. 4) display or allow to be perceived (a quality, emotion, or characteristic). 5) demonstrate or… … English terms dictionary
show — show1 [ ʃou ] (past tense showed; past participle shown [ ʃoun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 prove something is true ▸ 2 give information ▸ 3 behave in particular way ▸ 4 let someone see something ▸ 5 give instructions, etc. ▸ 6 lead someone somewhere ▸ 7 be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
show */*/*/ — I UK [ʃəʊ] / US [ʃoʊ] verb Word forms show : present tense I/you/we/they show he/she/it shows present participle showing past tense showed past participle shown UK [ʃəʊn] / US [ʃoʊn] 1) [transitive] to prove that something exists or is true The… … English dictionary
show — v. & n. v. (past part. shown or showed) 1 intr. & tr. be, or allow or cause to be, visible; manifest; appear (the buds are beginning to show; white shows the dirt). 2 tr. (often foll. by to) offer, exhibit, or produce (a thing) for scrutiny etc.… … Useful english dictionary
show — verb (past participle shown or showed) 1》 be, allow, or cause to be visible. ↘exhibit or produce for inspection. ↘present (a film or television programme) on a screen for viewing. ↘represent or depict in art. ↘(show oneself or one … English new terms dictionary
Poor Catholics — • A religious mendicant order, organized in 1208, to reunite the Waldenses with the Church and combat heresies such as Albigensianism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor Catholics Poor Catholics … Catholic encyclopedia
