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1 have\ the\ battle\ of\ wits
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2 to have the battle
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3 half the battle
залог успеха, победы [часть пословицы the first blow или stroke is half the battle; см. the first blow is half the battle]Not in my line, but she's a sticker, and I like to see perseverance. Where you've that, you've 'alf the battle of success. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Beyond’, part III, ch. IX) — Ее искусство не по моей части, но она настойчива, и мне это нравится. Упорство в достижении цели - залог успеха.
‘We'll be having our annual visit from the management committee this afternoon.’ ‘...What's the procedure?’ ‘We feed them - that's half the battle - then take them round.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book II, ch. 10) — - Сегодня к нам пожалует начальство из опекунского совета с ежегодным инспекционным визитом. -...А как это все происходит? - Мы их кормим - это уже полсражения выиграно, - затем водим по больнице.
‘You have a lovely wife. that's half the battle.’ ‘That is the whole battle.’ (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Winter of Our Discontent’, part I, ch. IX) — - У вас очаровательная жена. Такая жена - это уже пятьдесят процентов победы в любой драке. - Даже все сто процентов.
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4 get (or have) the best of sth
غَلَبَ \ beat (beat, beaten): to do better than; conquer (in a game or fight): they beat us at football. conquer: to beat (an enemy) or seize (a country) by force of arms; win a victory over (an opponent at sport, some fault or weakness, etc.): He conquered his fear of water and learnt to swim. defeat: to beat in a game or battle. get (or have) the best of sth: to be most successful in (a struggle, etc.): When we quarrel, she always gets the best of it.. overcome: to deal successfully with (a fault or difficulty); to conquer. subdue: conquer; bring under control; make quieter or gentler: Napoleon subdued several European states. \ See Also اسْتَوْلَى على، تَغَلَّبَ على، أَخْضَع -
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1. noun1) (fight) Schlacht, diethe battle at Amman — die Schlacht bei Amman
do or give battle — kämpfen
die in battle — [in der Schlacht] fallen
2. intransitive verb 3. transitive verbsomething is half the battle — mit etwas ist schon viel gewonnen
* * *['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) die Schlacht2. verb(to fight.) kämpfen- academic.ru/5845/battlefield">battlefield- battleship* * *bat·tle[ˈbætl̩, AM ˈbæt̬l̩]I. nto join \battle with sb sich dat mit jdm eine Schlacht liefernto have been killed in \battle [im Kampf] gefallen sein\battle of wills Machtkampf m\battle of wits geistiger Wettstreit\battle of words Wortgefecht ntto do \battle kämpfento fight a \battle einen Kampf führen3.▶ to fight a losing \battle auf verlorenem Posten kämpfen▶ that is half the \battle damit ist die Sache schon halb gewonnen▶ to lose the \battle but win the war ein Gefecht verlieren, aber den Krieg gewinnen▶ to win the \battle but lose the war ein Gefecht gewinnen, aber den Krieg verlierento \battle against prejudice gegen Vorurteile ankämpfen▪ to \battle with sb/sth mit jdm/etw kämpfenIII. vt AM* * *['btl]1. n (lit)Schlacht f; (fig) Kampf mto give/offer/refuse battle — sich zum Kampf or zur Schlacht stellen/bereit erklären/den Kampf or die Schlacht verweigern
to fight a battle — eine Schlacht schlagen (also fig), einen Kampf führen
I don't need you to fight my battles for me — ich kann mich schon alleine durchsetzen
to do battle for sb/sth — sich für jdn/etw schlagen, sich für jdn/etw einsetzen
to win the battle but lose the war (fig) — die Schlacht gewinnen, aber den Krieg verlieren
killed in battle — (im Kampf) gefallen
we are fighting the same battle — wir ziehen am selben Strang
getting an interview is only half the battle —
battle of the giants — Kampf m der Giganten
2. visich schlagen; (fig also) kämpfen, streitento battle through a book etc — sich durch ein Buch etc( durch)kämpfen
3. vt (fig)to battle one's way through difficulties/four qualifying matches — sich (durch Schwierigkeiten)/durch vier Qualifikationsspiele durchschlagen
* * *battle [ˈbætl]A v/iwith mit;for um;against gegen):battle against relegation SPORT gegen den Abstieg kämpfen;battle for breath nach Atem ringen;battle to get sth darum kämpfen, etwas zu bekommen2. battle through sich (durch-)kämpfen durch;B v/t1. US kämpfen gegen, bekämpfen (beide auch fig)2. battle one’s way through → A 2C sin battle in der Schlacht;battle of wits geistiger Wettstreit;battle for power Machtkampf3. Zweikampf m:4. MIL, HISTa) Heer n, Schlachtreihe fdo battle for sb, fight sb’s battle jemandes Sache verfechten;have the battle den Sieg davontragen;be killed in battle (im Kampf) fallen;the battle is to the strong der Sieg gehört den Starken;that is half the battle damit ist schon viel gewonnen, das ist schon die halbe Miete umg;a good start ( oder beginning) is half the battle (Sprichwort) frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen; → losing A 3* * *1. noun1) (fight) Schlacht, diedo or give battle — kämpfen
2. intransitive verb 3. transitive verbdie in battle — [in der Schlacht] fallen
* * *n.Kampf ¨-e m.Schlacht -en f. v.kämpfen v.sich schlagen v. -
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['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) batalha2. verb(to fight.) combater- battleship* * *bat.tle[b'ætəl] n 1 batalha, combate. drawn battle / batalha empatada. field of battle / campo de batalha. they gave battle, joined battle / eles entraram em combate. 2 duelo. 3 fig guerra, luta. 4 conflito, briga, contenda. • vt 1 tomar parte em batalha, combater, batalhar. 2 fig lutar, brigar. they battled the drought foor 3 years / eles lutaram contra a seca por três anos. that’s half the battle isto é meio caminho andado. to battle it (out) lutar por, lutar pela decisão. to fight a losing battle lutar por algo condenado ao fracasso. to give the battle prometer a vitória. to have the battle ganhar a batalha. to offer the battle dar combate. youth is half the battle a juventude é a melhor arma. -
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['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) bitka2. verb(to fight.) boriti se- battleship* * *I [baetl]nounbitka, bojto do battle — bojevati, vojskovati sethat's half the battle — to je že polovica uspeha, to je ugodnoto fight s.o.'s battles for him — spuščati se v prepir za drugegabattle royal — hud prepir, boj na življenje in smrtII [baetl] -
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['bætl] 1. сущ.1) битва, сражение, бойfierce / raging battle — жестокая схватка, яростная битва
losing battle — бесперспективное сражение, заведомо проигранное сражение
naval battle — морской бой, морское сражение
to do / give battle — дать бой
to fight / wage battle — вести бой
- battle alarmto break off, terminate a battle — завершить сражение
- battle honourSyn:2) борьбаSyn:3) уст. войско, армия4) поединок, схватка ( между двумя участниками)••- half the battle 2. гл.1) бороться, сражаться прям. и перен.The opposing armies battled on until night. — Враждующие армии сражались до наступления темноты.
Tomorrow we shall battle with our old enemies and defeat them. — Завтра мы сразимся с нашими старыми врагами и победим их.
Our team and their opponents battled for the prize in the football match. — В футбольном матче за приз боролись наши и их противники.
Some rare wild animals are battling for their existence. — Ряду редких животных приходится буквально сражаться за выживание.
The mountain climbers had to battle against great difficulties. — Альпинистам приходилось преодолевать большие трудности.
I've been battling with my conscience for several days, and now I know I have to write to you. — Я несколько спорил со своей совестью, и наконец решил, что должен написать тебе.
Scientists are still battling with many diseases. — Ученые ведут борьбу с множеством болезней.
2) добиваться, отстаиватьWomen must battle on until they have gained equality. — Женщины должны бороться, пока не добьются равенства.
3) преодолевать, противостоять4) пробиваться; прокладывать себе дорогу, преодолевая трудностиHe battled his way to the top of his profession. — Он упорно двигался по карьерной лестнице.
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bat·tle [ʼbætl̩, Am ʼbæt̬l̩] nto join \battle with sb sich dat mit jdm eine Schlacht liefern;to have been killed in \battle im Kampf] gefallen sein;\battle of wills Machtkampf m;\battle of wits geistiger Wettstreit;\battle of words Wortgefecht nt;to do \battle kämpfen;to fight a \battle einen Kampf führenPHRASES:to win the \battle but lose the war ein Gefecht gewinnen, aber den Krieg verlieren;to lose the \battle but win the war ein Gefecht verlieren, aber den Krieg gewinnen;that is half the \battle damit ist die Sache schon halb gewonnen;to fight a losing \battle auf verlorenem Posten kämpfen vi;to \battle against sth gegen etw akk kämpfen;to \battle against prejudice gegen Vorurteile ankämpfen;to \battle for sth um etw akk kämpfen;to \battle over sth um etw akk kämpfen;to \battle sth gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen; -
10 battle of the bulge
n infml esp AmEShe appears to have lost the battle of the bulge — Мне кажется, она плюнула на диету и снова начала полнеть
I've been fighting the battle of the bulge ever since I had the baby — Я все время стараюсь похудеть с тех пор, как родила ребенка
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11 battle on
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12 have one's back to the wall
(have one's back to the wall (тж. with one's back to the wall))быть припёртым к стенке, находиться в отчаянном положенииJust imagine the position of a general commanding an army of men with their backs to the wall, and daring to tell them in the supreme hour of battle that their defeat was inevitable! What would happen to him? He would be shot at dawn for treachery and cowardice... (H. Pollitt, ‘Selected Articles and Speeches’, ‘What Margate Means’) — Представьте себе положение генерала, командующего армией солдат, зажатых в кольцо наступающим врагом, который осмелился бы в критический момент сражения заявить солдатам, что их поражение неизбежно! Что произойдет с ним после этого? Он будет расстрелян за измену и трусость...
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13 have one's back to the wall
to be in a desperate situation:The army in the south have their backs to the wall, and are fighting a losing battle.
يكونُ ظَهْرُه إلى الحائِط، يكونُ في وَضْعٍ يائِس، وضْعٍ يَسْتَحيلُ فيه الفَرار; ظَهْرُهُ إلى الحائِط، مُحاصَرHe certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.
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14 battle on
продолжать сражаться, бороться The opposing armies battled on until night. ≈ Враждующие армии сражались до наступления темноты. Women must battle on until they have gained equality. ≈ Женщины должны бороться, пока не добьются равенства.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > battle on
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15 on the other hand
с другой стороны; зато; см. тж. on the one hand... on the other...it will always remain true that you must have great novelists before you get great novels. On the other hand, the sceptic would do well to remember that in the grim battle of ideas in the world of to-day, the majority of the best of the writers of the bourgeoisie have begun to move sharply to the Left... (R. Fox, ‘The Novel and the People’, ch. 9) —...и всегда будет справедливо положение, что великие романы могут быть написаны только великими писателями. С другой стороны, пускай скептики вспомнят, что в жестокой борьбе идей, происходящей сейчас в мире, большинство лучших писателей буржуазии начало резко двигаться влево...
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16 nail one's colours to the mast
открыто отстаивать своё мнение, свои убеждения, взгляды; проявлять настойчивость, стоять на своём, не сдавать своих позицийMrs. Chick had nailed her colours to the mast and repeated ‘I know it isn't...’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Dombey and Son’, ch. V) — Миссис Чик заупрямилась и повторила: "Знаю, что трудно..."
Don't go and nail your flag to the mast... Say nothing. Work as unobtrusively as you can. When you have won a battle or two you can begin to wave the banner... (A. Bennett, ‘Mental Efficiency’, ‘The Sure’) — Нечего сейчас лезть на рожон... Сейчас лучше помолчать. Работайте не привлекая к себе внимания, а когда одержите одну-две победы, можете выступать с открытым забралом...
‘Nothing venture, nothing have’ had always been her motto, nailed to her mast... (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XLV) — "Кто не рискует, тот не выигрывает", - таков всегда был девиз Эйлин, и она опять готовилась поднять его на мачте своего корабля...
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17 nail one's colours (or flag) to the mast
oткpытo oтcтaивaть cвoё мнeниe, cвoи убeждeния, взгляды, твёpдo cтoять нa cвoём, нe cдaвaть cвoиx пoзиций [букв. пpибить флaг к мaчтe]Don't go and nail your flag to the mast... Say nothing. Work as unobtrusively as you can. When you have won a battle or two you can begin to wave the banner (A. Bennett). In a letter addressed to all MPs the Editors of the document - Prof. Cox and Mr. A. E. Dyson - nail their colours firmly to the mast of maintaining class privileges in education (Morning Star)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > nail one's colours (or flag) to the mast
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18 ‘Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord’
«Мои глаза видели славу пришествия Господа», первая строка «Боевого гимна Республики» [‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’]США. Лингвострановедческий англо-русский словарь > ‘Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord’
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19 összeméri az eszét vki máséval
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20 der Sieg
- {day} ban ngày, ngày, ngày lễ, ngày kỷ niệm, thời kỳ, thời đại, thời buổi, thời, thời kỳ hoạt động, thời kỳ phồn vinh, thời kỳ thanh xuân, đời người, ngày thi đấu, ngày giao chiến, sự chiến thắng - sự thắng lợi, mặt ngoài, vỉa nằm sát mặt đất - {palm} cây cọ, cây họ cau dừa, cành cọ, chiến thắng, giải, gan bàn tay, lòng bàn tay, lòng găng tay - {win} sự thắng cuộc - {winning} sự thắng, tiền được cuộc, tiền được bạc, sự khai thác = der Sieg [über] {triumph [over]; victory [over]}+ = der knappe Sieg {close victory}+ = der leichte Sieg {walk-over}+ = ein klarer Sieg {a clear victory}+ = der überlegene Sieg (Sport) {walk-away}+ = den Sieg erringen {to get the victory}+ = einen Sieg erringen {to gain a victory}+ = den Sieg davontragen {to carry it; to have the battle; to overcome (overcame,overcome)+ = Er trug den Sieg davon. {He bore the palm.}+
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