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Я приобщился к христианской, или, как ее некоторые называют, кэмпбеллитской церкви, совсем еще ребенком, когда у меня молоко на губах не обсохло.
I joined the Christian, or as some call it, the Campbellite Church as a mere boy, not yet dry behind the ears.
Льюис, Синклер / У нас это невозможноLewis, Sinclair / It can't happen here
It can't happen here
Lewis, Sinclair
© Sinclair Lewis, 1935
© renewed, Michael Lewis, 1963
У нас это невозможно
Льюис, Синклер
© Издательство "Правда", 1965
Матернее молоко на губах еще не обсохло.
His mother's milk is scarcely dry upon his lips.
Chekhov, A. / The steppeЧехов, А.П. / Степь
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
- Тоже, скажи пожалуйста! - усмехнулся Дымов. - Свиненок всякий, еще на губах молоко не обсохло, в указчики лезет.
"Say this too, please," laughed Dyrnov: "'every little sucking-pig wants to lay down the law.'
Chekhov, A. / The steppeЧехов, А.П. / Степь
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

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  1. 1.

    Wet (not dry) behind the ears

    translation added by Elena Bogomolova
    Gold ru-en
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