lobster

lobster
ˈlɔbstə сущ.
1) а) омар (а также некоторые другие представители ракообразных) б) мясо ракообразных
2) уст.;
презр. солдат британской армии, 'красномундирник'
3) разг. а) болван, простофиля, зануда б) неуклюжий человек Syn : fool, dupe;
bore II
1. ∙ lobster shift омар (Homarus) лангуст (Palinurus;
тж. spiny *) большой речной рак (кулинарное) мясо омара, лангуста, ракообразных - * Newburg омар "Ньюберг" (жаренный ломтиками со сметаной и хересом) - * thermidor омар "термидор" (вареный, с подливкой и тертым сыром) неуклюжий человек, каракатица (американизм) простак, простофиля > raw /unboiled/ * полицейский, полисмен > red as a * красный как рак lobster уст. презр. английский солдат, "красномундирник" ~ разг. неуклюжий человек;
lobster shift = graveyard shift ~ омар;
red as a lobster = красный как рак ~ разг. неуклюжий человек;
lobster shift = graveyard shift ~ омар;
red as a lobster = красный как рак

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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