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61 features\ of\ belles-lettres\ style
- use of words in contextual and very often in more than one dictionary meaning, or at least greatly influenced by the lexical environment.- a vocabulary which will reflect to a greater or lesser degree of author's personal evaluation of things or phenomena;- a peculiar individual selection of vocabulary and syntax, a kind of lexical and syntactical idiosyncrasy;- the introduction of the typical features of colloquial language to a full degree (in plays) or a lesser one (in emotive prose) or a slight degree, if any (in poems)- individual, distinctive properties, aesthetic-cognitive effect.Source: I.R.G.English-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > features\ of\ belles-lettres\ style
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62 come\ along
1. I[do] come along [ну] пошли!2)take every chance that comes along не упускайте ни единой возможности3)we explained our proposal but he wouldn't come along мы объяснили наше предложение, но он не согласился [поддержать его] /не принял его/2. II1) come along at some time you go now, I'll come along later вы идите, я подойду позже2) come along in some manner the patient is coming along nicely больной поправляется; the garden is coming along very well сад очень хорошо разрастается; how is your work coming along? как идет ваша работа?3. XVI1) come along with smb. may I come along with you? можно мне пойти с вами?2) come along with smth. he is coming along with his work работа у него подвигается /идет/4. XXVcome along when... these things come along when you least expect them такие вещи происходят /случаются/, когда их меньше всего ждешь -
63 little
['lɪtl] 1. прил.; сравн. ст. less, lesser; превосх. ст. least1) маленький, небольшой, малый ( о размере); малочисленный ( о количестве)little bird — пташка, птичка
little cap — чепец, шапочка
little man — человечек; карлик
little finger — анат. мизинец ( на руке)
little toe — анат. мизинец ( на ноге)
Syn:2) короткий, близкий (о времени, расстоянии)It'll take a little while. — Это займёт немного времени.
It's a little way to go. — Это недалеко.
3) маленький ( по возрасту); младшийlittle boy / fellow — мальчуган / паренёк
little children / ones — маленькие дети
4) небольшой, незначительный; несущественный; несерьёзный; мелкийlittle use — небольшая польза, немного пользы
Syn:•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]little[/ref]2. нареч.1) малоI understood little in his speech. — Я мало что понял в его речи.
It matters little to her what people think of her. — Её мало волнует, что о ней думают люди.
2) ( a little) немного3) совсем не, вовсе не (обычно в инверсивной конструкции с глаголами know, dream, think и др.)Little he thinks that we need his help. — Он совсем не думает, что нам нужна его помощь.
•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]a little[/ref]3. сущ.немногое; небольшое количество; непродолжительное времяlittle by little — мало-помалу, постепенно
- for a littleThe little we do know about the people who lived here suggests they had a very sophisticated society. — То немногое, что мы знаем об этих людях, заставляет предположить, что у них было очень сложное общество.
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64 see smb. at Jericho first
1. разг.-фам.; int phr(see smb. at Jericho (или York) first (тж. see smb. blowed, damned или уст. d - d, farther, further, hanged или in hell first; жарг. see smb. shot first))≈ как бы не так!, ещё чего захотел!, и не подумаю (это делать)!; держи карман шире!, черта с два!‘Fifteen hundred a year is the least you can do for us.’ ‘See you d - d first.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Stoic’) — - Тысяча пятьсот фунтов - минимальная сумма, которую мы ждем от вас. - Держите карман шире!
2. разг.-фам.; v phrShe was always longing to dock his grub, he knew. Would see her further first! (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Stoic’) — Ей всегда очень хотелось заставить его есть меньше. Черта с два ей это удастся!
(see smb. at Jericho (или York) first (тж. see smb. blowed, damned или уст. d - d, farther, further, hanged или in hell first; жарг. see smb. shot first))послать кого-л. ко всем чертям, куда подальше‘You're coming, Mrs. Milfess?’ His tone rather implied that he'd see her damned before he took her along. (R. Aldington, ‘Very Heaven’, part II, ch. 1) — - Вы с нами, миссис Мильфес? - По тону Джералда не трудно было понять, что он скорее готов спровадить ее на тот свет, чем взять с собой.
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