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1 lamé
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2 osoba na izmaku mandata
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3 persona que no puede atender sus deudas
• lame duckDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > persona que no puede atender sus deudas
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4 неисправная машина
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5 Politiker am Ende der Regierungsperiode
Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Politiker am Ende der Regierungsperiode
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6 hatalmát vesztett politikus
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7 széltoló
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8 неудачник
lame duck; an ill-starred/-fated person, an unlucky person; failure* * *неуда̀чник,м., -ци ill-starred/-fated person, unlucky person; failure; no-hoper; lame duck; разг. dud; sl. never-wuzzer.* * *lame duck;an ill-starred/-fated person, an unlucky person; failure -
9 бедолага
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10 несчастненький
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11 разорившийся маклер
lame duck имя существительное:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > разорившийся маклер
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12 expresión incompleta
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13 expresión vana
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14 ברווז צולע
lame duck, ineffectual person, one who has no power to bring about change (often used about a politician who is nearing the end of his final term in office) -
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16 відстаюча галузь
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17 відстаюче підприємство
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18 галузь, що перебуває у важкому стані
lame-duck industry; financially strapped industryУкраїнсько-англійський словник > галузь, що перебуває у важкому стані
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19 підприємство, що перебуває у важкому становищі
lame-duck industry; faltering enterprise; enterprise in distress; failing company; financially strapped company; problem company; ailing companyУкраїнсько-англійський словник > підприємство, що перебуває у важкому становищі
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20 хромая утка
lame duck (напр., о президенте, у которого заканчиваются полномочия)Путин ослабеет внутри собственной страны и станет «хромой уткой» в 2006 г., когда в России вовсю будет идти борьба за власть.
Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > хромая утка
См. также в других словарях:
lame duck — ˌlame ˈduck noun [countable] informal 1. a politician or a government that no longer has any real power or authority: • A bad defeat for his party in October risks making him a lame duck for the remaining two years of his presidency. 2. COMMERCE… … Financial and business terms
lame duck — {n.}, {informal} An elected public official who has been either defeated in a new election or whose term cannot be renewed, but who has a short period of time left in office during which he can still perform certain duties, though with somewhat… … Dictionary of American idioms
lame duck — {n.}, {informal} An elected public official who has been either defeated in a new election or whose term cannot be renewed, but who has a short period of time left in office during which he can still perform certain duties, though with somewhat… … Dictionary of American idioms
Lame duck — can refer to:* Lame duck (politics), an elected official who has lost political power * Lame duck (game design), a player in a game who cannot win, yet remains in the game. * Lame duck (tango), a position in tango * Lame Ducks (TV series), a… … Wikipedia
lame duck — lame ducks 1) N COUNT: oft N n (disapproval) If you describe someone or something as a lame duck, you are critical of them because they are not successful and need to be helped a lot. Look, I m not one of your lame ducks... It is not proper to… … English dictionary
Lame duck — Duck Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[ae]}, family {Anatid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lame duck — n. A public official still in office after the election but before the inauguration of his or her successor. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. lame duck … Law dictionary
lame´-duck´ — lame duck, 1. U.S. a public official, especially a Congressman, who has been defeated for reelection and is serving the last part of his term: »Like a lame duck President, a Prime Minister who is known to be on the way out cannot command… … Useful english dictionary
Lame duck — Lame Lame (l[=a]m), a. [Compar. {Lamer} (l[=a]m [ e]r); superl. {Lamest}.] [OE. lame, AS. lama; akin to D. lam, G. lahm, OHG., Dan., & Sw. lam, Icel. lami, Russ. lomate to break, lomota rheumatism.] 1. (a) Moving with pain or difficulty on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lame-duck — adjective only before noun a lame duck leader or LEGISLATOR is one that is not powerful: a lame duck president … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lame duck — 1761, any disabled person or thing; especially Stock Exchange slang for defaulter. A lame duck is a man who cannot pay his differences, and is said to waddle off. [Thomas Love Peacock, Gryll Grange, 1861] Sometimes also in naval use for an old,… … Etymology dictionary