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Devil’s advocate
| Русско-английский глоссарий христианской лексики |
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Адвокат дьявольский, русский
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Advocate, английский
An advocate is a person who can both listen to you and speak for you in times of need. having an advocate can be helpful in situations where you are finding it difficult to make your views known, or to make people listen to them and take them into account. see our pages on advocacy for more information.
Advocate, английский
Advocate counselor, английский
Advocate general, английский
An officer of the high court of admiralty, whose duty it is to appear for the lord high-admiral in that court, the court of delegates, or any other wherein his rights are concerned.— judge-advocate of the navy, a law officer appointed to watch over and direct proceedings connected with courts-martial.—deputy judge-advocate, an appointment made by the sudden selection of some secretary, or captain`s clerk, to perform the duty at a court-martial (where no legal person is empowered), utterly ignorant of the law or the customs of the naval service.
Devil, английский
- A sort of priming made by damping and bruising gunpowder.
- Any of various long seams that are difficult to caulk due to shape or position (e.g., between keel and garboard strake, or between deck planking and an adjacent waterway).
Devil, английский
Devil and his angels, английский
Devil float., английский
Devil of work, английский
Devil seam, английский
The devil was possibly a slang term for the garboard seam, hence "between the devil and the deep blue sea" being an allusion to keel hauling, but a more popular version seems to be the seam between the waterway and the stanchions which would be difficult to get at, requiring a cranked caulking iron, and a restricted swing of the caulking mallet.
Devil to pay, английский
Despite claims of a naval origin, this phrase almost certainly originated on shore during the 15th century, as a forecast of future retribution for an action about to be taken, the reference being clearly to the inevitable outcome of a faustian bargain with old nick. after the cliche had been established, the punning instinct of seamen probably led them to apply it to one of the most despised and unpleasant of shipboard duties, frequently considered a minor form of punishment. the long outermost deck seam in a wooden ship was one of several known to seamen as a difficult (the devil) to caulk with pitch (pay). the job involved squatting uncomfortably in the bilges for hours on end, pressed tight against the bulwark, without enough space to properly hammer in the oakum. the later addition of “and no pitch hot” was probably reverse- transferred back to the shore after the alternate nautical meaning had been established.
Devil to pay (or devil to pay, and no pitch hot), английский
Paying the devil is sealing the devil seam. it is a difficult and unpleasant job (with no resources) because of the shape of the seam (up against the stanchions) or if the devil refers to the garboard seam, it must be done with the ship slipped or careened.
Devil to pay and no pitch hot, английский
The seam which margins the water-ways was called the “devil,” why only caulkers can tell, who perhaps found it sometimes difficult for their tools. the phrase, however, means service expected, and no one ready to perform it. impatience, and naught to satisfy it.
Devil's advocate, английский
Devil-billy, английский
Devil; satan; evil angel, английский
Deviling, английский
- Scratching or roughening plaster.
- Обработка штукатурки гвоздевой тёркой (для придания шероховатости)
Devilish, английский
Devilish, infernal, английский
Devilline, английский
Devillite, английский
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Divine will, god’s will, английский
Чёрт, русский
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