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Hobson’s choice [ˈhɒbsnz; US ˈhɑbsənz] s:it was (a case of) Hobson’s choice es gab nur eine Möglichkeit;he had to take Hobson’s choice er hatte nur eine Möglichkeit, es blieb ihm keine andere Wahl -
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Hobson's choice ['hɒbsənz-]∎ it's (a case of) Hobson's choice il n'y a pas vraiment le choix (se dit d'une situation où le choix n'est qu'apparent)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > Hobson's choice
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'hɑːbsənz, 'hɒbsənz['hɒbsǝnz'tʃɔɪs]N (Brit) opción f única* * *['hɑːbsənz, 'hɒbsənz] -
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N1. जो मिले सो लेना नहीं तो कुछ नहीं मिलेगावह फकीर'hobson's choice'वाला है(जो कुछ मिले लेता है नहीं तो कुछ नहीं लेता). -
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[hɔbsnzčɔis]nounsamo ena stvar na izbiro, nikakršna izbira -
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['hɒbsəns'tʃɔɪs]nit's Hobson's choice — da habe ich (wohl) keine andere Wahl
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n. it's (a case of) Hobson's choice (навистина) не постои друг избор -
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[ˌhɒbsənzʼ-, Am ʼhɑ:b-] nbut it was a case of \Hobson's choiceich hatte einfach keine andere Wahl ( hum) -
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[͵hɒbs(ə)nzʹtʃɔıs]выбор без выбора, отсутствие выбора, принудительный ассортиментit's (a case of) Hobson's choice - выбирать не из чего; выбора нет
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вынужденный выбор, отсутствие выбора [по имени некоего Гобсона, содержателя платной конюшни в Кембридже в XVI в., который обязывал своих клиентов брать только ближайшую к выходу лошадь]Apparently he did not even trouble to acknowledge a very gracious epistle from Richard giving him the Hobson's choice of going to the Egypt expedition as second-in-command or returning to Mysore (R. Aldington, ‘The Duke’, ch. 7) — Артур Весли даже не потрудился ответить на любезное письмо Ричарда, в котором ему предлагалось либо стать помощником начальника египетской экспедиции, либо вернуться в Майсур.
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вынуждeнный выбop, oтcутcтвиe выбopa [пepвoнaч. унивepcитeтcкий жapгoн; пo имeни нeкoeгo Гoбcoнa, coдepжaтeля плaтнoй кoнюшни в Keмбpиджe в XVI в., кoтopый oбязывaл cвoиx клиeнтoв бpaть тoлькo ближaйшую к выxoду лoшaдь]Apparently he did not even trouble to acknowledge a very gracious epistle from Richard giving him the Hobson's choice of going to the Egypt expediton as second-in-command or returning to Mysore (R. Aldington) -
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Hob.son’s choice[hɔbsənz tʃ'ɔis] n 1 escolha entre o objeto oferecido e nada. 2 falta de alternativa (segundo Thomas Hobson, cavalariço inglês). -
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subst. \/ˌhɒbssənzˈtʃɔɪs\/ingen reell valgmulighet, forklaring: valget mellom det som tilbys eller ingenting (etter Thomas Hobson, 1544-1631, i Cambridge, som leide ut hester under forutsetning av at kunden tok den som var nærmest døren) -
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отсутствие выбора (только одно предложение)выбор без выбора, отсутствие выбора, принудительный ассортимент - it's (a case of) * выбирать не из чего;
выбора нетБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > Hobson's choice
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1) Общая лексика: выбор без выбора, отсутствие альтернативы, принудительный ассортимент, (идиома) возможность выбора из нескольких (в равной степени невыгодных) вариантов, ситуация, формально предполагающая возможность выбора, но фактически не обеспечивающая данной возможности2) Экономика: отсутствие выбора (только одно предложение)3) Американский английский: меж двух огней
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