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  • 41 Ч-207

    ЧУТЬ HE (Particle Invar
    1. Also: ЕДВА HE
    ЧУТЬ-ЧУТЬ HE ( usu. foil. by a pfv past verb, Part, or Verbal Adv) s.o. was about to do sth. but did not, or began doing sth. but quickly stopped sth. was about to happen but did not, or began happening but was quickly interrupted
    almost
    (very) nearly all but (be) on the verge of (doing sth. (happening)) (of a person only) (come) near to (doing sth.).
    В войну сад едва не погиб (Трифонов 1). During the war the garden had almost perished (1a).
    «...Не дай господи, как он рассердился! чуть-чуть не отдал под суд» (Лермонтов 1). "...Goodness, how furious he was! He very nearly had us court-martialed" (1a).
    .В движениях девушки...было что-то такое очаровательное, повелительное, ласкающее, насмешливое и милое, что я чуть не вскрикнул от удивления и удовольствия... (Тургенев 3)____There was in the movements of the young girl...something so fascinating, imperious, caressing, mocking, and charming, that I nearly cried out with wonder and delight... (3a)....There was something so charming, so imperative, so gracious, amusing, and pleasant in the girls movements, that I all but cried out with amazement and delight... (3c).
    2. ( usu. foil. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP) almost but not quite or entirely
    almost
    nearly practically virtually (in limited contexts) barely just about.
    «Ну, веришь, Порфирий, (Раскольников) сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи...» (Достоевский 3). "Now, would you believe it, Porfiry, he (Raskolnikov) could hardly stand, and yet the minute we, that is Zosimov and I, turned our backs on him yesterday, he got dressed and sneaked out on the sly and was whooping it up somewhere till almost midnight..." (3a).
    «Мне сказывали, что в Риме наши художники в Ватикан ни ногой. Рафаэля считают чуть ли не дураком, потому что это, мол, авторитет а сами бессильны и бесплодны до гадости...» (Тургенев 2). "I am told that in Rome our artists never set foot in the Vatican. Raphael they practically regard as a fool because, if you pleaese, he is an authority. Yet they themselves are so impotent and sterile..." (2c). ш

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  • 42 в большом ходу

    В ХОДУ; В БОЛЬШОМ ХОДУ both coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: usu. abstr)]
    =====
    sth. occurs widely, enjoys popularity, is in general use:
    - X в (большом) ходу X is widespread (current, (very) popular, fashionable);
    - X is in (great) demand (in style, in vogue);
    || Neg X не в ходу X is outmoded (passe, out of style etc).
         ♦...Вообще пользование канвой лермонтовских стихов для шуток было так в ходу, что, в конце концов, становилось карикатурой на самое искусство пародии.. (Набоков 1)....The use of some of Lermontov's lyrical poems as a canvas for journalistic jokes about people and events was in general so widespread that in the long run it turned into a caricature of the very art of parody. (1a).
         ♦ Прочитав фразу про плен, я опять умилился и подумал, что, видимо, именно тогда ученые и другие общественные деятели стали попадать в плен. Помнится, в самые ранние школьные годы это выражение было в ходу, и я довольно картинно представлял себе этих самых ученых, попавших в плен к буржуям (Искандер 3). Reading the phrase about imprisonment, I was again filled with emotion. It struck me that this was just about the time when scholars and other public figures began to be taken prisoner. As I recall, this expression was current when I first started school, and I had a rather picturesque image of these scholars who had been taken prisoner by the bourgeoisie (3a).
         ♦ "Но я просто не могу себе представить его в роли грабителя". - " Почему?" - "Ну, теория квадратного подбородка, дегенеративного черепа и низкого лба, я это имею в виду. Ламорозо и его школа". - "...Ламорозо у нас не в ходу" (Семёнов 1). "But I simply can't see him as a robber." "Why?" "You know, the theory of the square chin, degenerate skull and low forehead, that's what I have in mind; Lombroso and his school." ".. Lombroso's not popular with us in this country" (1a).
         ♦ [Варравин:] Сделаем христианское дело; поможем товарищу - а?.. Нынче все общинное в ходу, а с философской точки, что же такое община, как не складчина? (Сухово-Кобылин 3). [V.:] Let's do the Christian thing; let's help a comrade, shall we?...Nowadays everything communal is fashionable, and from a philosophical standpoint, what is a community if not a pooling of resources? (3a).
         ♦ Вообще, политическая мечтательность была в то время в большом ходу... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). Political dreaminess was generally in vogue then... (1a).

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  • 43 в ходу

    В ХОДУ; В БОЛЬШОМ ХОДУ both coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: usu. abstr)]
    =====
    sth. occurs widely, enjoys popularity, is in general use:
    - X в (большом) ходу X is widespread (current, (very) popular, fashionable);
    - X is in (great) demand (in style, in vogue);
    || Neg X не в ходу X is outmoded (passe, out of style etc).
         ♦...Вообще пользование канвой лермонтовских стихов для шуток было так в ходу, что, в конце концов, становилось карикатурой на самое искусство пародии.. (Набоков 1)....The use of some of Lermontov's lyrical poems as a canvas for journalistic jokes about people and events was in general so widespread that in the long run it turned into a caricature of the very art of parody. (1a).
         ♦ Прочитав фразу про плен, я опять умилился и подумал, что, видимо, именно тогда ученые и другие общественные деятели стали попадать в плен. Помнится, в самые ранние школьные годы это выражение было в ходу, и я довольно картинно представлял себе этих самых ученых, попавших в плен к буржуям (Искандер 3). Reading the phrase about imprisonment, I was again filled with emotion. It struck me that this was just about the time when scholars and other public figures began to be taken prisoner. As I recall, this expression was current when I first started school, and I had a rather picturesque image of these scholars who had been taken prisoner by the bourgeoisie (3a).
         ♦ "Но я просто не могу себе представить его в роли грабителя". - " Почему?" - "Ну, теория квадратного подбородка, дегенеративного черепа и низкого лба, я это имею в виду. Ламорозо и его школа". - "...Ламорозо у нас не в ходу" (Семёнов 1). "But I simply can't see him as a robber." "Why?" "You know, the theory of the square chin, degenerate skull and low forehead, that's what I have in mind; Lombroso and his school." ".. Lombroso's not popular with us in this country" (1a).
         ♦ [Варравин:] Сделаем христианское дело; поможем товарищу - а?.. Нынче все общинное в ходу, а с философской точки, что же такое община, как не складчина? (Сухово-Кобылин 3). [V.:] Let's do the Christian thing; let's help a comrade, shall we?...Nowadays everything communal is fashionable, and from a philosophical standpoint, what is a community if not a pooling of resources? (3a).
         ♦ Вообще, политическая мечтательность была в то время в большом ходу... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). Political dreaminess was generally in vogue then... (1a).

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  • 44 едва не

    ЧУТЬ HE
    [Particle; Invar]
    =====
    1. Also: ЕДВА HE; ЧУТЬ-ЧУТЬ HE [usu. foll. by a pfv past verb, Part, or Verbal Adv]
    s.o. was about to do sth. but did not, or began doing sth. but quickly stopped; sth. was about to happen but did not, or began happening but was quickly interrupted:
    - (be) on the verge of (doing sth. < happening>);
    - [of a person only](come) near to (doing sth.).
         ♦ В войну сад едва не погиб (Трифонов 1). During the war the garden had almost perished (1a).
         ♦ "...Не дай господи, как он рассердился! чуть-чуть не отдал под суд" (Лермонтов 1). "...Goodness, how furious he was! He very nearly had us court-martialed" (1a).
         ♦...В движениях девушки...было что-то такое очаровательное, повелительное, ласкающее, насмешливое и милое, что я чуть не вскрикнул от удивления и удовольствия... (Тургенев 3) There was in the movements of the young girl...something so fascinating, imperious, caressing, mocking, and charming, that I nearly cried out with wonder and delight... (3a)....There was something so charming, so imperative, so gracious, amusing, and pleasant in the girl's movements, that I all but cried out with amazement and delight... (3c).
    2. [usu. foll. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP]
    almost but not quite or entirely:
    - [in limited contexts] barely;
    - just about.
         ♦ "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Now, would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand, and yet the minute we, that is Zosimov and I, turned our backs on him yesterday, he got dressed and sneaked out on the sly and was whooping it up somewhere till almost midnight..." (3a).
         ♦ "Мне сказывали, что в Риме наши художники в Ватикан ни ногой. Рафаэля считают чуть ли не дураком, потому что это, мол, авторитет; а сами бессильны и бесплодны до гадости..." (Тургенев 2). "I am told that in Rome our artists never set foot in the Vatican. Raphael they practically regard as a fool because, if you pleaese, he is an authority. Yet they themselves are so impotent and sterile..." (2c).

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  • 45 чуть не

    ЧУТЬ HE
    [Particle; Invar]
    =====
    1. Also: ЕДВА HE; ЧУТЬ-ЧУТЬ HE [usu. foll. by a pfv past verb, Part, or Verbal Adv]
    s.o. was about to do sth. but did not, or began doing sth. but quickly stopped; sth. was about to happen but did not, or began happening but was quickly interrupted:
    - (be) on the verge of (doing sth. < happening>);
    - [of a person only](come) near to (doing sth.).
         ♦ В войну сад едва не погиб (Трифонов 1). During the war the garden had almost perished (1a).
         ♦ "...Не дай господи, как он рассердился! чуть-чуть не отдал под суд" (Лермонтов 1). "...Goodness, how furious he was! He very nearly had us court-martialed" (1a).
         ♦...В движениях девушки...было что-то такое очаровательное, повелительное, ласкающее, насмешливое и милое, что я чуть не вскрикнул от удивления и удовольствия... (Тургенев 3) There was in the movements of the young girl...something so fascinating, imperious, caressing, mocking, and charming, that I nearly cried out with wonder and delight... (3a)....There was something so charming, so imperative, so gracious, amusing, and pleasant in the girl's movements, that I all but cried out with amazement and delight... (3c).
    2. [usu. foll. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP]
    almost but not quite or entirely:
    - [in limited contexts] barely;
    - just about.
         ♦ "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Now, would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand, and yet the minute we, that is Zosimov and I, turned our backs on him yesterday, he got dressed and sneaked out on the sly and was whooping it up somewhere till almost midnight..." (3a).
         ♦ "Мне сказывали, что в Риме наши художники в Ватикан ни ногой. Рафаэля считают чуть ли не дураком, потому что это, мол, авторитет; а сами бессильны и бесплодны до гадости..." (Тургенев 2). "I am told that in Rome our artists never set foot in the Vatican. Raphael they practically regard as a fool because, if you pleaese, he is an authority. Yet they themselves are so impotent and sterile..." (2c).

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  • 46 чуть-чуть не

    ЧУТЬ HE
    [Particle; Invar]
    =====
    1. Also: ЕДВА HE; ЧУТЬ-ЧУТЬ HE [usu. foll. by a pfv past verb, Part, or Verbal Adv]
    s.o. was about to do sth. but did not, or began doing sth. but quickly stopped; sth. was about to happen but did not, or began happening but was quickly interrupted:
    - (be) on the verge of (doing sth. < happening>);
    - [of a person only](come) near to (doing sth.).
         ♦ В войну сад едва не погиб (Трифонов 1). During the war the garden had almost perished (1a).
         ♦ "...Не дай господи, как он рассердился! чуть-чуть не отдал под суд" (Лермонтов 1). "...Goodness, how furious he was! He very nearly had us court-martialed" (1a).
         ♦...В движениях девушки...было что-то такое очаровательное, повелительное, ласкающее, насмешливое и милое, что я чуть не вскрикнул от удивления и удовольствия... (Тургенев 3) There was in the movements of the young girl...something so fascinating, imperious, caressing, mocking, and charming, that I nearly cried out with wonder and delight... (3a)....There was something so charming, so imperative, so gracious, amusing, and pleasant in the girl's movements, that I all but cried out with amazement and delight... (3c).
    2. [usu. foll. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP]
    almost but not quite or entirely:
    - [in limited contexts] barely;
    - just about.
         ♦ "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Now, would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand, and yet the minute we, that is Zosimov and I, turned our backs on him yesterday, he got dressed and sneaked out on the sly and was whooping it up somewhere till almost midnight..." (3a).
         ♦ "Мне сказывали, что в Риме наши художники в Ватикан ни ногой. Рафаэля считают чуть ли не дураком, потому что это, мол, авторитет; а сами бессильны и бесплодны до гадости..." (Тургенев 2). "I am told that in Rome our artists never set foot in the Vatican. Raphael they practically regard as a fool because, if you pleaese, he is an authority. Yet they themselves are so impotent and sterile..." (2c).

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  • 47 Б-97

    БОГ ЗНАЕТ ЧТО coll NP fixed WO usu. said with emphatic intonation) 1. \Б-97 творится, начинается городить, говорить и т. п. \Б-97 ( usu. subj or obj) sth. unimaginable, incredible, that elicits aggravation, indignation etc
    God (Lord, goodness, heaven) knows what (is going on) God (Lord, goodness) knows the sort of things (one is saying (that are happening etc))
    all kinds of strange (horrible etc) things (are happening etc) (one said (witnessed etc)) all sorts of bizarre (wild etc) things
    ii в месте X началось \Б-97 - all hell broke loose in place X. "А не боялся, что я не спала ночь, бог знает что передумала?..» (Гончаров 1). "But you weren't afraid of my spending sleepless nights, thinking God knows what?..." (1b).
    «Он дурно выбирал свои знакомства... Сын князя Василия, он и один Долохов, они, говорят, бог знает что делали» (Толстой 4). "Не made a bad choice of friends....Prince Vasily's son, he, and a certain Dolokhov, they say, have been up to heaven knows what!" (4a).
    Как я и ожидала, (в ЦК) нас с Борей повели в гардероб, а потом вверх по лестнице, а Иру не пропустили... Нас пригласили сесть... Боря начал первый и, конечно, с того, что потребовал пропуск для Иры. «Она меня будет отпаивать валерианкой». Поликарпов нахмурился: «...Зачем же девочку ещё путать? Она и так слышит Бог знает что!» (Ивинская 1). Just as I had thought, (at the Central Committee) Boria and I were taken through into the cloakroom, and then up the stairs, but Ira was not allowed to go with us....Boria and I were invited to sit down....Boria was the first to speak and he began, of course, by demanding a pass for Ira: "She will give me my valerian." Polikarpov frowned: "...Why involve the girl? Lord knows the sort of things she has to listen to as it is!" (1a).
    Когда объявили результаты голосования, в зале началось бог знает что: люди свистели, кричали, топали ногами. When the election results were announced, all hell broke loose in the auditorium: people started whistling, yelling, and stomping their feet.
    2. Invar Interj often preceded by это) used to express aggravation, indignation, extreme perplexity on account of sth.: itfs God (Lord, goodness) knows what! God (Lord, goodness) (only) knows whatfs going on (what it means etc)!
    3. \Б-97 дать, отдать, заплатить, запросить и т. п. (accus only
    obj
    (to pay, charge, be willing to give etc) very much (for sth.): God (Lord) knows what (one has to pay (one will charge etc))
    (pay (charge etc)) an exorbitant (enormous) amount (of money) ( usu. fut, subjunctive, or infin with готов) (give (pay, bet etc » anything (give) anything in the world (subjunctive only) what one wouldn't give (pay etc).
    «Клад! - закричал дед. — Я ставлю бог знает что, если не клад!» - и уже поплевал было в руки, чтобы копать, да спохватился, что нет при нём ни заступа, ни лопаты (Гоголь 5). "A treasure!" cried Grandad. "I'll bet anything it's a treasure!" And he was just about to spit on his hands to begin digging when he remembered that he had no spade or shovel with him (5a).

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  • 48 бог знает что

    [NP; fixed WO; usu. said with emphatic intonation]
    =====
    1. бог знает что творится, начинается; городить, говорить и т.п. бог знает что [usu. subj or obj]
    sth. unimaginable, incredible, that elicits aggravation, indignation etc:
    - God <Lord, goodness, heaven> knows what (is going on);
    - God <Lord, goodness> knows the sort of things (one is saying <that are happening etc>);
    - all kinds of strange (horrible etc) things (are happening etc);
    - (one said <witnessed etc>) all sorts of bizarre (wild etc) things;
    || в месте X началось бог знает что all hell broke loose in place X.
         ♦ "А не боялся, что я не спала ночь, бог знает что передумала?.." (Гончаров 1). "But you weren't afraid of my spending sleepless nights, thinking God knows what?..." (1b).
         ♦ "Он дурно выбирал свои знакомства... Сын князя Василия, он и один Долохов, они, говорят, бог знает что делали" (Толстой 4). "He made a bad choice of friends....Prince Vasily's son, he, and a certain Dolokhov, they say, have been up to heaven knows what!" (4a).
         ♦ Как я и ожидала, [в ЦК] нас с Борей повели в гардероб, а потом вверх по лестнице, а Иру не пропустили... Нас пригласили сесть... Боря начал первый и, конечно, с того, что потребовал пропуск для Иры. "Она меня будет отпаивать валерианкой". Поликарпов нахмурился: "...Зачем же девочку ещё путать? Она и так слышит Бог знает что!" (Ивинская 1). Just as I had thought, [at the Central Committee] Boria and I were taken through into the cloakroom, and then up the stairs, but Ira was not allowed to go with us....Boria and I were invited to sit down....Boria was the first to speak and he began, of course, by demanding a pass for Ira: "She will give me my valerian." Polikarpov frowned: "...Why involve the girl? Lord knows the sort of things she has to listen to as it is!" (1a).
         ♦ Когда объявили результаты голосования, в зале началось бог знает что: люди свистели, кричали, топали ногами. When the election results were announced, all hell broke loose in the auditorium: people started whistling, yelling, and stomping their feet.
    2. [Invar; Interj; often preceded by это]
    used to express aggravation, indignation, extreme perplexity on account of sth.:
    - it's God (Lord, goodness) knows what!;
    - God (Lord, goodness) (only) knows what's going on (what it means etc)!
    3. бог знает что дать, отдать, заплатить, запросить и т.п. [accus only; obj]
    (to pay, charge, be willing to give etc) very much (for sth.):
    - God (Lord) knows what (one has to pay <one will charge etc>);
    - (pay <charge etc>) an exorbitant (enormous) amount (of money);
    - [usu. fiit, subjunctive, or infin with готов] (give <pay, bet etc>) anything;
    - [subjunctive only] what one wouldn't give (pay etc).
         ♦ "Клад! - закричал дед. - Я ставлю бог знает что, если не клад!" - и уже поплевал было в руки, чтобы копать, да спохватился, что нет при нём ни заступа, ни лопаты (Гоголь 5). "A treasure!" cried Grandad. "I'll bet anything it's a treasure!" And he was just about to spit on his hands to begin digging when he remembered that he had no spade or shovel with him (5a).

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  • 49 было

    1. 3 л. ед. прош. вр. см. быть 2. частица разг.
    nearly; ( вот-вот) on the point of (+ ger.)

    он было стал засыпать — he had nearly fallen asleep, he was on the point of falling asleep, he was just going to fall asleep

    он было вовсе не хотел приезжать — he was on the point of not coming at all; he very nearly didn't come at all

    чуть было не — (very) nearly; on the point of

    он чуть было не ушёл — he was just about to leave, he was on the point of going

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > было

  • 50 хотеть

    захотеть (вн., рд., + инф.)
    want (d., + to inf.); like (d., + to inf.)

    он хочет, чтобы она пришла — he wants her to come

    хотеть спать — want to sleep, feel* sleepy

    он делает, что хочет — he does what he likes

    хотел бы я знать, кто это был — I wonder who it was

    хочешь не хочешь разг. — willy-nilly, like it or not

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > хотеть

  • 51 было

    I
    3 л. ед. прош. вр. см. быть
    II частица разг.
    ( почти) nearly; ( вот-вот) on the point of (+ ger)

    он бы́ло стал засыпа́ть — he had nearly fallen asleep, he was on the point of falling asleep, he was just going to fall asleep

    он бы́ло не хоте́л приезжа́ть — he was on the point of not coming at all; he very nearly didn't come at all

    чуть бы́ло не — (very) nearly; on the point of

    он чуть бы́ло не забы́л — he very nearly forgot

    его́ чуть бы́ло не уби́ло — he was nearly killed

    он чуть бы́ло не ушёл — he was just about to leave, he was on the point of going

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > было

  • 52 хотеть

    Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > хотеть

  • 53 хотел было

    General subject: (в прош. времени) be about to, I was (just) about

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > хотел было

  • 54 Д-445

    ЕЛЕ (ЕДВА, ЧУТЬ) ДЫШАТЬ coll VP fixed WO
    1. (subj: human to be very weak, decrepit, or incurably ill
    X еле дышит - X is on his last legs
    X is on his way out X is declining (failing, sinking fast).
    2. ( subj: concr) to become dilapidated, useless, unable to carry out its function
    X еле дышит - X is on its last legs
    X is on its way out X is about to fall apart X has just about had it X is dying (of a campfire etc) X is dying down (going out).
    Мне нужна новая пишущая машинка, моя еле дышит. I need a new typewriter-mine is on its last legs.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-445

  • 55 С-140

    СЕРДЦЕ ОТХОДИТ/ОТОШЛО (у кого) VP subj.) s.o. ceases to worry about or be irritated by sth.: сердце (у X-a) отошло =s X calmed (settled) down.
    «Ночью то погладишь его (сынишку) сонного, то волосенки на вихрах понюхаешь, и сердце отходит, становится мягче, а то ведь оно у меня закаменело от горя» (Шолохов 1). ( context transl) "At night, I can stroke him (the little boy) while he's sleeping, I can smell his curls. It takes some of the pain out of my heart, makes it a bit softer. It had just about turned to stone, you know" (lc)

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-140

  • 56 Т-149

    ТОЛЬКО ЧТО HE coll Invar sent adv
    1. very nearly
    almost
    practically all but just about (in limited contexts) virtually.
    Три дня терзал её своим великодушием Григорий, а на четвёртый день уехал в район. Да не один, а с Варварой Иняхиной. И Анфиса, когда узнала об этом, только что не перекрестилась от радости. Пускай, пускай будут счастливы! (Абрамов 1). For three days Grigory had tortured her with his magnanimity, and on the fourth day he had left for the district center. Not alone, but with Varvara Inyakhina. When Anfisa had learned about that she had practically crossed herself for joy. Let them be happy! (1a).
    Поместив сына по-прежнему в кабинет, он (Василий Иванович) только что не прятался от него и жену свою удерживал от всяких лишних изъявлений нежности (Тургенев 2). Having reinstalled his son in his study he (Vassily Ivanovich) all but hid himself from him and restrained his wife from too exuberant a display of affection (2a).
    2. (used to indicate that the attribute, quality etc following the idiom is the only one in a specified or implied series that a person or thing is missing) (a person or thing has all the qualities etc specified or implied) but not...: except that s.o. is not ( sth. does not etc)...
    the only thing lacking (that s.o. lacks etc) is... the only thing (problem) is, s.o. sth. doesn't (can't etc)... the only thing missing is... the only thing s.o. sth. doesn't have (can't do etc) is... s.o. sth. lacks only... Мальчик он неплохой, только что не умеет вести себя. He's basically a good kid, the only thing is he doesn't know how to behave himself.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Т-149

  • 57 Ч-206

    ЧУТЬ ЛИ HE... ЕДВА ЛИ HE... (Particle these forms only foil. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP)
    1. Also: ЧУТЬ ЧТО HE... obs almost but not quite or entirely
    almost
    nearly practically virtually (in limited contexts) barely just about.
    Их первую встречу (летом 56 года) Чернышевский спустя чуть ли не тридцать лет (когда писал и о Некрасове) вспоминал со знакомой нам уже детальностью... (Набоков 1). Their first meeting (summer 1856) was recalled almost thirty years later by Chernyshevski (when he also wrote about Nekrasov) with his familiar wealth of detail... (1a).
    ...В те далёкие, незлопамятные времена чудеса происходили чуть ли не каждый день (Искандер 5)....In those far-off, forgiving times miracles took place nearly every day (5a).
    Слава Голубев соскочил на перрон чуть ли не первым... (Черненок 2). Slava Golubyov was practically the first to jump down to the platform... (2a).
    Он (Сталин) и теперь... представляет себя чуть ли не инициатором и вдохновителем ленинских решений (Рыбаков 2). Even now...he (Stalin) presented himself virtually as the initiator and inspirer of Lenin's decisions (2a).
    Как-то так случилось, что с семьёй Ефима Петровича он расстался чуть ли не тринадцати лет, перейдя в одну из московских гимназий и на пансион к какому-то опытному и знаменитому тогда педагогу... (Достоевский 1)....It somehow happened that he parted from Yefim Petrovich's family when he was barely thirteen, passing on to one of the Moscow secondary schools and boarding with a certain experienced and then-famous pedagogue... (1a).
    Собрание ленинградских писателей вёл приехавший из Москвы Константин Симонов... Был он в зените славы... Любимец публики и сталинский любимец, многократно осыпанный Сталинскими премиями и орденами. Да к тому же ещё чуть ли не герой войны (Войнович 1). ( context transl) The meeting of the Leningrad writers was run by Konstantin Simonov, who had come from Moscow....He was at the height of his fame....The darling of the public as well as of Stalin, he had been heaped with prizes and decorations. And, on top of that, he was something of a war hero (1a).
    2. apparently, it seems
    possibly
    perhaps must (+ infin) most likely.
    ...Они возмечтали, что счастье принадлежит им по праву и что никто не в силах отнять его у них. Победа над Наполеоном ещё более утвердила их в этом мнении, и едва ли не в эту самую эпоху сложилась знаменитая пословица: шапками закидаем! - которая впоследствии долгое время служила девизом глуповских подвигов на поле брани (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)____They started dreaming that happiness belonged to them by right and that no one had the power to take it away from them. The victory over Napoleon convinced them of this opinion still more firmly. The famous saying "It's in the bag!"-which afterwards served for a long time as the motto for Foolovian exploits on the field of battle-must have arisen in this period (1a).
    ...Действительная причина его увольнения заключалась едва ли не в том, что он был когда-то в Гатчине истопником... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)....The real reason for his dismissal most likely lay in the fact that he had at one time been a stoker in Gatchina... (1b).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ч-206

  • 58 едва дышать

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, ЧУТЬ> ДЫШАТЬ coll
    [VP; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    to be very weak, decrepit, or incurably ill:
    - X еле дышит X is on his last legs;
    - X is declining (failing, sinking fast).
    2. [subj: concr]
    to become dilapidated, useless, unable to carry out its function:
    - X еле дышит X is on its last legs;
    - [of a campfire etc] X is dying down (going out).
         ♦ Мне нужна новая пишущая машинка, моя еле дышит. I need a new typewriter-mine is on its last legs.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва дышать

  • 59 еле дышать

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, ЧУТЬ> ДЫШАТЬ coll
    [VP; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    to be very weak, decrepit, or incurably ill:
    - X еле дышит X is on his last legs;
    - X is declining (failing, sinking fast).
    2. [subj: concr]
    to become dilapidated, useless, unable to carry out its function:
    - X еле дышит X is on its last legs;
    - [of a campfire etc] X is dying down (going out).
         ♦ Мне нужна новая пишущая машинка, моя еле дышит. I need a new typewriter-mine is on its last legs.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > еле дышать

  • 60 чуть дышать

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, ЧУТЬ> ДЫШАТЬ coll
    [VP; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    to be very weak, decrepit, or incurably ill:
    - X еле дышит X is on his last legs;
    - X is declining (failing, sinking fast).
    2. [subj: concr]
    to become dilapidated, useless, unable to carry out its function:
    - X еле дышит X is on its last legs;
    - [of a campfire etc] X is dying down (going out).
         ♦ Мне нужна новая пишущая машинка, моя еле дышит. I need a new typewriter-mine is on its last legs.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чуть дышать

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