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  • 61 ни больше и ни меньше

    • НИ МНОГО НИ МАЛО; НИ <НЕ> БОЛЬШЕ (И) НИ <НЕ> МЕНЬШЕ; НИ <НЕ> БОЛЕЕ (И) НИ <НЕ> МЕНЕЕ
    [these forms only; used as Particle; all variants are often foll. by как... when used prepositively, and variants with больше may be foll. by чем... as well; variants with больше and более have fixed WO]
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    1. [usu. used with a quantit NP or a Num]
    ⇒ exactly the amount indicated (often a sizable amount, quantity of sth.):
    - no more, no less (than);
    - [in limited contexts] no less (fewer) than.
         ♦ Недели через две, когда уже вернулся он из отпуска в Москву, получил "Новый мир" среди дня распоряжение из ЦК: к утру представить ни много ни мало - 23 экземпляра повести. А в редакции их было три (Солженицын 2). Two weeks later, when he returned to Moscow from leave, Novy Mir received at midday an order from the Central Committee: submit no fewer than twenty-three copies by the following morning. The office had only three (2a).
    2. precisely what is named (usu. used to emphasize that the person, phenomenon, place, action etc in question is in some way unexpected, surprising, extraordinary etc in the given circumstances): no more, no less;...no less; [when foll. by an anim noun only] none other than; [in limited contexts](the) [NP]
    ⇒ himself (itself); [when stressing the element of surprise, occas. flavored by indignation]... of all people (things, places); [when stressing the relative importance of sth.] nothing less than (short of); [when stressing the relative unimportance of sth.] nothing more than.
         ♦ Никандров был крестьянским сыном, любил об этом говорить, любил это в себе, умел связать это с чем-то далеким и очень нужным для себя - ни больше ни меньше как с самой античностью... (Залыгин 1). Nikandrov was the son of a peasant, and he liked talking about it. It was something he liked about himself He could establish a connection between it and something remote from it, but essential to him, with antiquity, no less (1a).
         ♦ Оказался он ни много ни мало в Париже. He turned up in Paris of all places
         ♦...Пронеслись слухи, что он не более не менее как миллионщик (Гоголь 3)....The rumor spread that he was nothing Lss than a millionaire (3e).
         ♦ Оказался этот вьюн ни больше ни меньше как лентой кардиограммы (Аксёнов 6). This eel turned out to be nothing more than a long paper printout of an electrocardiograph (6a).
         ♦...Среди женщин в отделе информации... не было плакс и нытиков. И если уж слезы - значит, ни много ни мало как ЧП [чрезвычайное происшествие] (Залыгин 1). [context transl]... Among the women [in the department], there were no sissies or bleaters. If they did shed a tear, then it was a full-scale state of emergency (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни больше и ни меньше

  • 62 ни больше ни меньше

    • НИ МНОГО НИ МАЛО; НИ <НЕ> БОЛЬШЕ (И) НИ <НЕ> МЕНЬШЕ; НИ <НЕ> БОЛЕЕ (И) НИ <НЕ> МЕНЕЕ
    [these forms only; used as Particle; all variants are often foll. by как... when used prepositively, and variants with больше may be foll. by чем... as well; variants with больше and более have fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [usu. used with a quantit NP or a Num]
    ⇒ exactly the amount indicated (often a sizable amount, quantity of sth.):
    - no more, no less (than);
    - [in limited contexts] no less (fewer) than.
         ♦ Недели через две, когда уже вернулся он из отпуска в Москву, получил "Новый мир" среди дня распоряжение из ЦК: к утру представить ни много ни мало - 23 экземпляра повести. А в редакции их было три (Солженицын 2). Two weeks later, when he returned to Moscow from leave, Novy Mir received at midday an order from the Central Committee: submit no fewer than twenty-three copies by the following morning. The office had only three (2a).
    2. precisely what is named (usu. used to emphasize that the person, phenomenon, place, action etc in question is in some way unexpected, surprising, extraordinary etc in the given circumstances): no more, no less;...no less; [when foll. by an anim noun only] none other than; [in limited contexts](the) [NP]
    ⇒ himself (itself); [when stressing the element of surprise, occas. flavored by indignation]... of all people (things, places); [when stressing the relative importance of sth.] nothing less than (short of); [when stressing the relative unimportance of sth.] nothing more than.
         ♦ Никандров был крестьянским сыном, любил об этом говорить, любил это в себе, умел связать это с чем-то далеким и очень нужным для себя - ни больше ни меньше как с самой античностью... (Залыгин 1). Nikandrov was the son of a peasant, and he liked talking about it. It was something he liked about himself He could establish a connection between it and something remote from it, but essential to him, with antiquity, no less (1a).
         ♦ Оказался он ни много ни мало в Париже. He turned up in Paris of all places
         ♦...Пронеслись слухи, что он не более не менее как миллионщик (Гоголь 3)....The rumor spread that he was nothing Lss than a millionaire (3e).
         ♦ Оказался этот вьюн ни больше ни меньше как лентой кардиограммы (Аксёнов 6). This eel turned out to be nothing more than a long paper printout of an electrocardiograph (6a).
         ♦...Среди женщин в отделе информации... не было плакс и нытиков. И если уж слезы - значит, ни много ни мало как ЧП [чрезвычайное происшествие] (Залыгин 1). [context transl]... Among the women [in the department], there were no sissies or bleaters. If they did shed a tear, then it was a full-scale state of emergency (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни больше ни меньше

  • 63 ни много ни мало

    • НИ МНОГО НИ МАЛО; НИ <НЕ> БОЛЬШЕ (И) НИ <НЕ> МЕНЬШЕ; НИ <НЕ> БОЛЕЕ (И) НИ <НЕ> МЕНЕЕ
    [these forms only; used as Particle; all variants are often foll. by как... when used prepositively, and variants with больше may be foll. by чем... as well; variants with больше and более have fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [usu. used with a quantit NP or a Num]
    ⇒ exactly the amount indicated (often a sizable amount, quantity of sth.):
    - no more, no less (than);
    - [in limited contexts] no less (fewer) than.
         ♦ Недели через две, когда уже вернулся он из отпуска в Москву, получил "Новый мир" среди дня распоряжение из ЦК: к утру представить ни много ни мало - 23 экземпляра повести. А в редакции их было три (Солженицын 2). Two weeks later, when he returned to Moscow from leave, Novy Mir received at midday an order from the Central Committee: submit no fewer than twenty-three copies by the following morning. The office had only three (2a).
    2. precisely what is named (usu. used to emphasize that the person, phenomenon, place, action etc in question is in some way unexpected, surprising, extraordinary etc in the given circumstances): no more, no less;...no less; [when foll. by an anim noun only] none other than; [in limited contexts](the) [NP]
    ⇒ himself (itself); [when stressing the element of surprise, occas. flavored by indignation]... of all people (things, places); [when stressing the relative importance of sth.] nothing less than (short of); [when stressing the relative unimportance of sth.] nothing more than.
         ♦ Никандров был крестьянским сыном, любил об этом говорить, любил это в себе, умел связать это с чем-то далеким и очень нужным для себя - ни больше ни меньше как с самой античностью... (Залыгин 1). Nikandrov was the son of a peasant, and he liked talking about it. It was something he liked about himself He could establish a connection between it and something remote from it, but essential to him, with antiquity, no less (1a).
         ♦ Оказался он ни много ни мало в Париже. He turned up in Paris of all places
         ♦...Пронеслись слухи, что он не более не менее как миллионщик (Гоголь 3)....The rumor spread that he was nothing Lss than a millionaire (3e).
         ♦ Оказался этот вьюн ни больше ни меньше как лентой кардиограммы (Аксёнов 6). This eel turned out to be nothing more than a long paper printout of an electrocardiograph (6a).
         ♦...Среди женщин в отделе информации... не было плакс и нытиков. И если уж слезы - значит, ни много ни мало как ЧП [чрезвычайное происшествие] (Залыгин 1). [context transl]... Among the women [in the department], there were no sissies or bleaters. If they did shed a tear, then it was a full-scale state of emergency (1a).

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