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1 by the merest accident
Общая лексика: чисто случайноУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > by the merest accident
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2 случайно
нареч.
1) by chance, by accident, accidentally встретиться случайно
2) вводн.;
разг. by any chanceслучайн|о - нареч.
1. by chance, by accident, accidentally;
~ быть где-л. happen to be somewhere;
встретиться с кем-л. happen to meet smb. ;
~ найти что-л., ~ наткнуться на что-л. chance upon smth. ;
2. в знач. вводн. сл. разг. by any chance;
вы, ~, не знаете? do you by any chance know?;
если, ~, вы его увидите... if you (should) happen to see him...;
не ~ (что) it is no mere chance (that) ;
это не ~! е there is something behind it!;
~ость ж.
3. chance/accidental nature, fortuity;
~ость встречи accidental nature of an encounter;
4. (непредвиденное обстоятельство) chance, coincidence;
по счастливой ~ости luckily, by good fortune, by a happy/lucky chance;
по несчастной ~ости as ill luck would have it;
чистая ~ость the merest chance, a pure chance/accident;
5. филос. chance;
accident, matter of chance, chance occurrence;
~ый
6. (возникший непредвиденно) chance attr., accidental;
~ая встреча chance/accidental meeting;
~ое знакомство chance acquaintance;
~ый попутчик chance companion;
~ое совпадение coincidence;
~aя ошибка a mere slip;
7. (появляющийся от случая к случаю) occasional, sporadic, casual;
~ый заработок sporadic earnings pl. ;
~ый посетитель casual visitor;
8. (незакономерный) fortuitous, accidental;
~ое явление chance phenomenon, accident.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > случайно
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3 mere
1. n поэт. озеро; пруд; водное пространство2. n диал. болото3. n арх. рубеж, граница; межа4. v уст. ограничивать, проводить границу; межевать5. a усил. простой, чистый, не более чемmere accident — чистый случай, абсолютная случайность
a mere tool — всего-навсего орудие; не больше чем пешка
6. a усил. единственный; не более чем, всего лишь7. a усил. сущий, настоящий; всего лишьshe is a mere child — она сущий ребёнок, она всего лишь ребёнок
8. a усил. чистый, без примесейСинонимический ряд:1. common (adj.) common; commonplace; insignificant; minor; ordinary; plain; small2. simple (adj.) bare; entire; pure; scant; sheer; simple; unmixed; veryАнтонимический ряд:compound; considerable; impure; mixed; significant
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