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bɪˈtwɪkst (устаревшее) между - * and between( разговорное) ни то ни се( устаревшее) = betweenbetwixt уст., поэт. см. between;
betwixt and between ни то ни се 'twixt: 'twixt сокр. разг. = betwixtbetwixt уст., поэт. см. between;
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[bɪˈtwɪkst]betwixt уст., поэт. см. between; betwixt and between ни то ни се 'twixt: 'twixt сокр. разг. = betwixt betwixt уст., поэт. см. between; betwixt and between ни то ни се -
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[bɪ'twɪkst] 1. предл.; уст.Syn:2. нареч.; уст.; = in betwixtSyn:•• -
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1. [bıʹtwıkst] adv ист., поэт.между2. [bıʹtwıkst] уст. = between IIIbetwixt and between - разг. ни то ни сё
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adv ист. поэт. междуСинонимический ряд:between (other) amid; among; between; mid; midst; surrounded by -
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[bɪ`twɪkst]междумеждуАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > betwixt
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не то, не сёTom is so betwixt and between about getting married. I don’t think he’s ready.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > betwixt and between
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разг. ни то ни сёIt is not proper, nor is it improper — in short it is betwixt and between. (V. Woolf) — Это ни правильно, ни неправильно, в общем - ни то ни сё.
Betwixt and Between: The Self Identity Problems of Immigrant Children. — "Ни там, ни тут: проблемы самоидентичности детей иммигрантов" ( заголовок статьи)
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Ни тот ни другой, посередине. Например, серый цвет не белый и не чёрный, а что-то betwixt and between. Эта фраза может также выражать неуверенность:'Are you going to Moscow or St Petersburg?' — 'Well, I'm a bit betwixt and between at the moment. I haven't made my mind up'. — «Вы собираетесь в Москву или в С.-Петербург?» — «Хм, я пока на распутье. Я ещё не решил».
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > betwixt and between
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разг.ни то ни сё, так себе, средне; нечто среднее (ср. серёдка на половинку) [betwixt поэт. или уст. = between; сохраняется в данном выражении благодаря аллитерации]‘Dark or fair?’ ‘I don't know - betwixt and between...’ (A. Christie, ‘Selected Stories’, ‘The Adventure of the Cheap Flat’) — - Муж миссис Ролинсон брюнет или блондин? - Ни то ни сё...
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• Between [betwixt] grass and hay амер. В юношеском возрастеDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Betwixt grass and hay
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Макаров: посредиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > betwixt (уст. = betweem)
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1) Общая лексика: ни то ни сё2) Пословица: серёдка на половинку, серединка на половинку -
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Общая лексика: ни рыба ни мясоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > betwixt hawk and buzzard
См. также в других словарях:
Betwixt — Be*twixt , prep. [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt, AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betw[=i]h; pref. be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two. See {Between}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In the space which separates; between. [1913 Webster] From betwixt two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
betwixt — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB archaic ▪ between. ● betwixt and between Cf. ↑betwixt and between ORIGIN Old English, related to TWO(Cf. ↑twofold) … English terms dictionary
betwixt — [bē twikst′, bitwikst′] prep., adv. [ME bitwix < OE betwix < be, BY + a form related to twegen,TWAIN; t is unhistoric] between: archaic except in the phrase betwixt and between, in an intermediate position; neither altogether one nor… … English World dictionary
betwixt — O.E. betweox between, among, amidst, meanwhile, from bi by (see BE (Cf. be )) + tweox for two, from P.Gmc. *twa two + * isk ish. With parasitic t that first appeared in O.E. and became general after c.1500 … Etymology dictionary
Betwixt — Infobox Musical name= Betwixt image size= 188 music= Ian McFarlane lyrics= Ian McFarlane book= Ian McFarlane productions= 2008 London Betwixt is a musical comedy conceived and written by Ian McFarlane. [ [http://www.betwixtthemusical.com/… … Wikipedia
betwixt — /bi twikst /, prep., adv. 1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. between. 2. betwixt and between, neither the one nor the other; in a middle or unresolved position: Not wanting to side with either her father or her mother, she was betwixt and … Universalium
betwixt — preposition /bɪˈtwɪkst/ between, specifically between two objects When I saw the coffin I knew that I was respited, for, as I judged, there was space between it and the wall behind enough to contain my little carcass; and in a second I had put… … Wiktionary
betwixt — be|twixt [bıˈtwıkst] prep [: Old English; Origin: betwux] 1.) literary between 2.) betwixt and between old fashioned not quite belonging to one group or to another … Dictionary of contemporary English
betwixt — be|twixt [ bı twıkst ] preposition LITERARY between betwixt and between INFORMAL not definitely belonging to any of several possibilities … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
betwixt — preposition & adverb archaic term for between. Phrases betwixt and between informal neither one thing nor the other. Origin OE betwēox, from be by + a Gmc word related to two … English new terms dictionary
betwixt — preposition 1 poetic or old use between 2 betwixt and between old fashioned not quite belonging to one group or to another … Longman dictionary of contemporary English