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1 играть незначительную роль
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > играть незначительную роль
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2 второй
1) порядк. числит. secondвторо́е ма́я [ию́ня] — the second of May [June]; May [June] the second
страни́ца [глава́] втора́я — page [chapter] two
второ́й но́мер — number two
ему́ (пошёл) второ́й год — he is in his second year
уже́ второ́й час — (it is) past one
во второ́м часу́ — past / after one
полови́на второ́го — half past one
три че́тверти второ́го — a quarter to two
одна́ втора́я (половина) — a / one half
2) порядк. числит. ( последний из двух названных) the latter3) прил. ( не главный) secondвторо́й го́лос — second part
втора́я скри́пка — second violin
заня́ть второ́е ме́сто спорт — be the runner-up
второ́й пило́т — copilot
роль второ́го пла́на — supporting / minor role
актёр [актри́са] второ́го пла́на — supporting actor [actress]
поли́тик второ́го разря́да / ра́нга — second-rate / small-time politician
••из вторы́х рук — 1) ( купить) second-hand 2) (узнать и т.п.) at second hand
игра́ть втору́ю скри́пку, быть на вторы́х роля́х — play the second fiddle
второ́й све́жести разг. ирон. — past one's best
второ́е дыха́ние — second wind
обрести́ второ́е дыха́ние — get one's second wind
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3 роль
жен.part; role прям. и перен.; театр.; lines мн. ч. (текст роли)решающая роль — crucial/decisive role
играть незначительную роль — to count very little, to be of minor/little importance
играть большую роль — to play a large role/part
в роли кого-л. — in the role of, as a sort of
играть роль — to play a role/part, to take the part (of), act; matter, to count, to be of importance перен.
входить в роль — to get into the role, to assume the role of smb.
выдерживать роль — to keep up one's role (as smb.), to play one's part to the end
играть первую роль — to play the key/leading role, to be number one
поменяться ролями — to exchange roles, to trade/switch roles with smb.
на вторых ролях — to play a supporting role, to be in a subordinate position
на первых ролях — to play a key role, to be in a key position
плохо знать роль — fluff театр.; сленг
главная роль, заглавная роль — key role, leading role, title role
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4 второстепенная роль
1) General subject: sidetrack, support role, underpart2) Politics: back-seat role, subordinate role3) Makarov: minor partУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > второстепенная роль
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5 значение значени·е
1) (смысл) significance, meaning, senseбуквальное значение — literal meaning / sense
двоякое значение — ambiguous / double meaning
очевидное / ясное значение — obvious meaning
переносное значение — figurative sense / meaning
прямое значение — direct sense / meaning
2) (важность) importance, weight, significanceне придавать значение доводам — to overlook arguments, to attach no importance to arguments
подчёркивать значение — to stress / to dramatize the importance (of)
придавать значение — to give weight (to), to lay weight (on), to attach great importance (to)
придавать особое значение — to lay / place special emphasis / stress (on)
большое значение — great / considerable significance / importance
приобретать большое значение — to accmire great importance / significance
важное значение — great / major significance / importance
второстепенное значение — secondary / minor importance / significance
историческое значение — historic importance / significance
международное значение — international significance / importance
неясное / туманное значение — obscure meaning
общественное / социальное значение — social implication
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