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101 be-all and end-all
самое важное For some people, competing is the be-all and end-all of their running. ≈ Для некоторых чувство соперничества ≈ самое важно в жизни.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > be-all and end-all
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102 sit about
рассиживаться без дела It's lucky for some people, who can sit around( the house) with nothing to do. ≈ Везет же некоторым людям, которые могут сидеть дома и ничего не делать. рассиживаться без дела - we have no time to * and gossip нам некогда рассиживаться и сплетничатьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sit about
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103 sit around
рассиживаться без дела It's lucky for some people, who can sit around( the house) with nothing to do. ≈ Везет же некоторым людям, которые могут сидеть дома и ничего не делать. рассиживаться без дела - we have no time to * and gossip нам некогда рассиживаться и сплетничатьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sit around
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104 be-all and end-all
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105 sit about/around
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106 identity crisis
псих. личностный кризис (кризис осознания собственной идентичности, поиски самого себя)For some people, becoming a parent can bring on an identity crisis. — Для некоторых людей родительство может стать кризисом личности.
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107 taboo
1. сущ.1) религ., соц. табу (у первобытных народов: запрет, который налагается на какое-л. действие или предмет, нарушение которого карается сверхъестественными силами; подобные запреты регламентировали важнейшие стороны жизни человека, обеспечивали соблюдение брачных норм, коммуникацию, торговлю и т. п.; пережитки табу сохраняются во всех религиях; согласно теории З. Фрейда, в современной форме любая культурная норма представляет собой табу)In this society there is a taboo on [against\] any sort of public display of affection. — В этом обществе существует табу на любое проявление любви.
There is a taboo in Navajo culture that a pregnant woman must not look at a dead animal. — У племени Навахо существует табу на то, чтобы беременная женщина смотрела на мертвых животных.
See:2) общ. запрет2. гл.For some people, death is a taboo subject. — Для некоторых людей разговоры (упоминание) о смерти являются табу.
1) религ., соц. накладывать [подвергать\] табу, табуировать2) общ. запрещать, накладывать запрет3) общ. подвергать остракизму, бойкотироватьSee:3. прил.1) религ., соц. священный2) общ. запретный, запрещенныйAt one time, sex and money were taboo subjects in this culture. — Одно время разговоры о сексе и деньгах были запрещены в этой культуре.
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108 mep(s)
Сленг: мерердин, болеутоляющее "Demerol" (For some people, mep is highly addictive. Некоторые люди очень быстро привыкают к "Demerol".) -
109 мерердин, болеутоляющее Demerol
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > мерердин, болеутоляющее Demerol
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110 elusive
adjective1) (avoiding grasp or pursuit) schwer zu erreichen [Person]; schwer zu fassen [Straftäter]; scheu [Fuchs, Waldbewohner]2) (short-lived) flüchtig [Freude, Glück]3) (hard to define) schwer definierbar* * *[-siv]* * *elu·sive[ɪˈlu:sɪv]1. (evasive) ausweichendhe was a very \elusive person er war so jemand, der ständig ausweicht2. (difficult to obtain) schwer fassbar\elusive meaning schwer definierbare Bedeutung\elusive memory schlechtes Gedächtnis, schwache Erinnerung\elusive thought flüchtiger Gedanke3. (avoiding pursuit) schwer zu fassen* * *[I'luːsɪv]adjhappiness seems to be an elusive state for some people — Glück scheint für manche Menschen ein unerreichbarer Zustand zu sein
* * *elusive [-sıv] adj (adv elusively)3. unzuverlässig, schlecht (Gedächtnis)* * *adjective1) (avoiding grasp or pursuit) schwer zu erreichen [Person]; schwer zu fassen [Straftäter]; scheu [Fuchs, Waldbewohner]2) (short-lived) flüchtig [Freude, Glück]3) (hard to define) schwer definierbar* * *adj.trügerisch adj.unglaublich adj. -
111 Castilla
f.Castile.Castilla la Nueva/la Vieja New/Old Castile* * *1 Castile\¡ancha es Castilla! figurado it's a free world!Castilla la Nueva New CastileCastilla la Vieja Old Castile* * *SF Castile* * *femenino Castile* * *= Castile.Ex. The author compares the ornament with Islamic art in Spain and suggests that the chest was made ca.1350 in Castile.* * *femenino Castile* * *= Castile.Ex: The author compares the ornament with Islamic art in Spain and suggests that the chest was made ca.1350 in Castile.
* * *Castile¡ancha es Castilla!: tú sigue gastando, ¡ancha es Castilla! you just carry on spending like that, we're made of money! ( iro)se lo ofrecí pero no lo quiso — ¡ancha es Castilla! I offered it to him but he didn't want it — it takes all sorts! o well, it's up to him …!sí, tú sigue dándome trabajo, ¡ancha es Castilla! you just keep on giving me more work, I can cope with twice this amount! ( iro)Compuestos:New CastileOld Castile* * *
Castilla sustantivo femenino
Castile
Castilla sustantivo femenino Castile
' Castilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
natural
- por
- castellano
English:
Castile
- walnut
* * *Castilla nCastile;¡ancha es Castilla!: tú haz lo que te apetezca, ¡ancha es Castilla! you do what you want, it's Liberty Hall!;se han gastado 5 millones en la boda – ¡ancha es Castilla! they spent 5 million on the wedding – well, it's all right for some people!Castilla y León Castile and León; Antes Castilla la Nueva New Castile; Antes Castilla la Vieja Old Castile* * *f Castile -
112 tabú
m.taboo, tabu, no-no.* * *1 taboo1 taboo* * *1.ADJ INV taboo2.SM(pl tabús, tabúes) taboo* * *Iadjetivo invariable tabooII* * *= taboo, unmentionable.Ex. The word 'censorship', now considered taboo by librarians, was frequently used in the pages of the professional literature.Ex. Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' ( unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.* * *Iadjetivo invariable tabooII* * *= taboo, unmentionable.Ex: The word 'censorship', now considered taboo by librarians, was frequently used in the pages of the professional literature.
Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' ( unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.* * *tabú1tabooen esta casa la política es un tema tabú politics is a taboo subject in this house, politics are taboo in this housetabú2taboo* * *
tabú adjetivo invariable
taboo
■ sustantivo masculino (pl
tabú adjetivo & mpl tabúes taboo
♦ Locuciones: para algunos el sexo es tabú, sex is taboo for some people
' tabú' also found in these entries:
English:
taboo
* * *♦ adjtaboo;es un tema tabú it's taboo subject♦ nmtaboo* * *m taboo* * *tabú adj: taboo -
113 obsesionante
adj.obsessive, haunting, prepossessing.* * *ADJ [recuerdo] haunting; [manía, afición] obsessive* * *‹temor/aversión› obsessiveel dinero es algo obsesionante para algunos money is an obsession for some peoplela muerte se ha convertido en un tema obsesionante para ella she has become obsessed with the subject of death -
114 be-all and end-all
сущ.самое важное, сутьFor some people, competing is the be-all and end-all of their running. — Для некоторых чувство соперничества - самое важное в жизни.
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115 sit about
фраз. гл. рассиживаться без делаIt's lucky for some people, who can sit about / sit around (the house) with nothing to do. — Везет же некоторым людям, которые могут сидеть дома и ничего не делать.
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116 sit around
фраз. гл. рассиживаться без делаIt's lucky for some people, who can sit about / sit around (the house) with nothing to do. — Везет же некоторым людям, которые могут сидеть дома и ничего не делать.
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117 workday
workday ['wɜ:kdeɪ]1 noun(a) (day's work) journée f de travail(b) (working day) jour m ouvré ou où l'on travaille;∎ Sunday is a workday for some people il y a des gens qui travaillent le dimanche= workaday -
118 en provecho de
= for the benefit of, for the good ofEx. For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.Ex. It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.* * *= for the benefit of, for the good ofEx: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.
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119 Одни плачут, а другие скачут
Some people are successful and lucky, others are miserableCf: Some have the hap, others stick in the gap (Br.). Some of us have the hap; some stick in the gap (Am.). There's no great banquet but some fare ill (Br.). The world is a ladder for some to go up and some down (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Одни плачут, а другие скачут
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120 На одном месте и камень мохом обрастает
People get used to the routine of life and lose their interest in striving for some change of its monot ony. See Стоячее болото гниет (C)Var.: И камень лёжа обомнштся Cf: If you rest, you rust (Am.). tanding pools gather filth (Am., Br.). till water breeds vermin (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > На одном месте и камень мохом обрастает
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