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  • 1 Л-54

    ВНОСИТЬ/ВНЕСТИ СВОЮ ЛЕПТУ во что rather elev often humor in contemp. usage VP subj: human to do one's part in a shared effort
    X внёс свою лепту в Y — X did his bit (for Y)
    X added (contributed) his mite to Y X contributed his (small) share to Y X made a (his) contribution to Y (in refer, to participation in a discussion etc) X put in his two cents worth.
    Председатель Голубев сидел сейчас в кабинете и вносил свою лепту в общее большое бумажное дело (Войнович 2). At that very moment Golubev was sitting in his office doing his bit for the great cause of paper work (2a).
    «Как строители древних соборов, люди разных стран внесут свою лепту в дело созидания новой, лучшей Европы» (Эренбург 4). "Like the builders of the ancient cathedrals, the people of the various countries add their mite to the work of creating a new and a better Europe" (4a).
    Их уже не встретишь на Невском, тех пионеров... Их раскидало и расшвыряло, и они - выросли. Больше или меньше, но вносят они какой-нибудь службой лепту и в сегодняшний день (Битов 2). You won't encounter them on the Nevsky anymore, those pioneers. They were routed and sent flying— and they grew up. Whether more or less, they contribute their mite by some sort of service to the modern day as well (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Л-54

  • 2 внести свою лепту

    • ВНОСИТЬ/ВНЕСТИ СВОЮ ЛЕПТУ во что rather elev; often humor in contemp. usage
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to do one's part in a shared effort:
    - X внёс свою лепту в Y ≈ X did his bit (for Y);
    - [in refer, to participation in a discussion etc] X put in his two cents worth.
         ♦ Председатель Голубев сидел сейчас в кабинете и вносил свою лепту в общее большое бумажное дело (Войнович 2). At that very moment Golubev was sitting in his office doing his bit for the great cause of paper work (2a).
         ♦ "Как строители древних соборов, люди разных стран внесут свою лепту в дело созидания новой, лучшей Европы" (Эренбург 4). "Like the builders of the ancient cathedrals, the people of the various countries add their mite to the work of creating a new and a better Europe" (4a).
         ♦ Их уже не встретишь на Невском, тех пионеров... Их раскидало и расшвыряло, и они - выросли. Больше или меньше, но вносят они какой-нибудь службой лепту и в сегодняшний день (Битов 2). You won't encounter them on the Nevsky anymore, those pioneers. They were routed and sent flying - and they grew up. Whether more or less, they contribute their mite by some sort of service to the modern day as well (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > внести свою лепту

  • 3 вносить свою лепту

    • ВНОСИТЬ/ВНЕСТИ СВОЮ ЛЕПТУ во что rather elev; often humor in contemp. usage
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to do one's part in a shared effort:
    - X внёс свою лепту в Y ≈ X did his bit (for Y);
    - [in refer, to participation in a discussion etc] X put in his two cents worth.
         ♦ Председатель Голубев сидел сейчас в кабинете и вносил свою лепту в общее большое бумажное дело (Войнович 2). At that very moment Golubev was sitting in his office doing his bit for the great cause of paper work (2a).
         ♦ "Как строители древних соборов, люди разных стран внесут свою лепту в дело созидания новой, лучшей Европы" (Эренбург 4). "Like the builders of the ancient cathedrals, the people of the various countries add their mite to the work of creating a new and a better Europe" (4a).
         ♦ Их уже не встретишь на Невском, тех пионеров... Их раскидало и расшвыряло, и они - выросли. Больше или меньше, но вносят они какой-нибудь службой лепту и в сегодняшний день (Битов 2). You won't encounter them on the Nevsky anymore, those pioneers. They were routed and sent flying - and they grew up. Whether more or less, they contribute their mite by some sort of service to the modern day as well (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вносить свою лепту

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