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scoring a victory — одерживающий победу; завоевание победы
bloodless victory — победа, доставшаяся малой кровью
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a victory where the loss is bigger than the gain; Пиррова победа - победа, где потери больше, чем выигрыш; -
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пиррова победапиррова победаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > Pyrrhic victory
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пиррова победа; успех, достигнутый слишком большой ценой.* * *пиррова победа; успех, достигнутый слишком большой ценой. -
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пиррова победаАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > Pyrrhic victory
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[Pyr·rhic vic·to·ry || 'pɪrɪk] пиррова победа -
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пиррова победаEnglish-Russian dictionary of technical terms > pyrrhic victory
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Пиррова победаDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Pyrrhic victory
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['pɪrɪk -]сущ.пиррова победа (сомнительная победа, не оправдывающая принесенных ради неё жертв) -
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пиррова победа (сомнительная победа, не оправдывающая принесенных ради нее жертв) -
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English-Russian dictionary of popular words > Pyrrhic victory
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пиррова победаSo it looks as if the politicians have won. My only point is that it has been a Pyrrhic victory.
Winning the case may well prove to be a Pyrrhic victory as the award will not even cover their legal fees.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a Pyrrhic victory
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пиppoвa пoбeдa [пo пpeдaнию, цapь эпиpcкий Пиpp пocлe пoбeды нaд pимлянaми вocкликнул: "Eщё oднa тaкaя пoбeдa, и я ocтaнуcь бeз вoйcкa'."]Not so fast, gentlemen! Other events are taking place that will make the fall of Kiev a Pyrrhic victory (H. Pollitt) -
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<01> Пиррова победа. Plutarch (Плутарх).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > A Pyrrhic victory.
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пиррова победа (победа, стоившая громадных жертв, почти равная поражению) [по преданию, царь эпирский Пирр после победы над римлянами воскликнул: "Ещё одна такая победа, и я останусь без войска!"] -
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[̈ɪˈpɪrɪk]Pyrrhic древнегреческий военный танец Pyrrhic прос. пиррихий (тж. Pyrrhic foot) Pyrrhic victory пиррова победа
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Pyrrhic victory — Pyrrhic Pyr rhic, a. [L. pyrrhichius, Gr. ? belonging to the ? (sc. ?) a kind of war dance.] 1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. ye have the pyrrhic dance as yet. Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. (Pros.) Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pyrrhic victory — A Pyrrhic victory is one that causes the victor to suffer so much to achieve it that it isn t worth winning … The small dictionary of idiomes
Pyrrhic victory — [pir′ik, pir′ik] n. [Gr Pyrrhikos] a too costly victory: in reference to either of two victories of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, over the Romans in 280 and 279 B.C., with very heavy losses … English World dictionary
Pyrrhic victory — A Pyrrhic victory (IPAEng|ˈpɪrɪk) is a victory with devastating cost to the victor. The phrase is named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at Heraclea in 280 BC and Asculum in 279 BC … Wikipedia
pyrrhic victory — UK [ˌpɪrɪk ˈvɪkt(ə)rɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms pyrrhic victory : singular pyrrhic victory plural pyrrhic victories a victory that is not worth winning because you lost a lot in order to achieve it … English dictionary
Pyrrhic victory — A victory that is obtained at a tremendous cost, or causes such a great loss that it is not worth winning, is called a Pyrrhic victory. It was a Pyrrhic victory. The shop owner won the lawsuit but went bankrupt because of the legal… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pyrrhic victory — [[t]pɪ̱rɪk vɪ̱ktəri[/t]] pyrrhic victories N COUNT If you describe a victory as a pyrrhic victory, you mean that although someone has won or gained something, they have also lost something which was worth even more … English dictionary
Pyrrhic Victory — A victory or success that comes at the expense of great losses or costs. In business, examples of such a victory could be succeeding at a hostile takeover bid or winning a lengthy and expensive lawsuit. In 2001, Microsoft won a Pyrrhic victory in … Investment dictionary
Pyrrhic Victory — Pyrrhus (319 272 B.C.), king of Epirus, a kingdom in northern Greece, engaged the Romans in a bloody battle at Asculum in 279 B.C. Pyrrhus s troops defeated the Roman legions, but at a tragic cost. So many of his soldiers were lost all his… … Dictionary of eponyms
pyrrhic victory — A Pyrrhic victory is one that causes the victor to suffer so much to achieve it that it isn t worth winning. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Pyrrhic victory — A Pyrrhic victory is one that causes the victor to suffer so much to achieve it that it isn t worth winning … Dictionary of English idioms