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1 tomba
f grave* * *tomba s.f.1 grave (anche fig.), tomb: tomba di famiglia, family vault; le tombe romane lungo la via Appia, the Roman tombs along the Appian Way // essere ( muto) come una tomba, to be as silent as a grave: puoi dirmi tutto, sarò una tomba, you can tell me everything, my lips are sealed // silenzio di tomba, deathly (o deathlike) silence // portare un segreto nella tomba, to carry a secret to the grave // una voce di tomba, a sepulchral voice // lo farebbe rivoltare nella tomba, it's enough to make him turn in his grave // avere un piede nella tomba, to have one foot in the grave // discendere nella tomba, to go down into the tomb // il dolore lo ha portato alla tomba, his grief was the cause of his death // dalla culla alla tomba, from the cradle to the grave* * *['tomba]sostantivo femminile1) (fossa) grave; (monumento) tomb2) fig. (persona discreta)non parlerà, è una tomba — he will keep mum
••portare qcn. alla tomba to be the death of sb.; ha già un piede nella tomba he has one foot in the grave, he is pretty far gone; silenzio di tomba — dead silence
* * *tomba/'tomba/sostantivo f.rivoltarsi nella tomba to turn in one's grave; essere muto come una tomba to be as silent as the grave; portare qcn. alla tomba to be the death of sb.; ha già un piede nella tomba he has one foot in the grave, he is pretty far gone; silenzio di tomba dead silence. -
2 scheintot
Adj. MED. in a state of suspended animation, seemingly dead; er ist ja schon scheintot (ziemlich alt) umg. he’s got one foot in the grave; die Gäste sind zwischen achtzig und scheintot umg. the guests are somewhere between the age of eighty and living death* * *schein|totadjin a state of apparent death or of suspended animation; (fig) Mensch, Partei on one's/its last legs* * *schein·totadj apparently [or seemingly] dead* * *er ist ja schon scheintot (ziemlich alt) umg he’s got one foot in the grave;die Gäste sind zwischen achtzig und scheintot umg the guests are somewhere between the age of eighty and living death* * *adj.seemingly dead adj. -
3 Л-12
ДЫШАТЬ НА ЛАДАН coll VP pres or past usu. 3rd pers)1. (subj: human (of a mortally ill or old and feeble person) to be about to dieX дышит на ладан = X has one foot in the graveX is on his last legs X is breathing his last....Почему-то в нём (Мите)... основалось убеждение, что этот старый развратитель, дышащий теперь на ладан, может быть, вовсе не будет в настоящую минуту противиться, если Грушенька устроит как-нибудь свою жизнь честно и выйдет за «благонадёжного человека» замуж (Достоевский 1)....For some reason the conviction had settled in him (Mitya)...that this old profligate, now with one foot in the grave, might not be at all averse at the moment to Grushenka somehow arranging her life honorably and marrying ua trustworthy man" (1a).«Дышит на ладан, — возразил полковник. - Оставь его, Филюков. Можете оба идти» (Войнович 2). "He's breathing his last," retorted the colonel. "Leave him alone, Filiukov. You're both dismissed" (2a).2. ( subj: concr or collect) to be in the final period of existence, be about to stop functioningX дышит на ладан - X is on its last legsX is on the verge of collapse X is in its last days X is dying out.Второй - чистовой - экземпляр («Шума времени») кочевал по редакциям, и все отказывались печатать эту штуку, лишённую фабулы и сюжета, классового подхода и общественного значения. Заинтересовался Георгий Блок, двоюродный брат поэта, работавший в дышавшем на ладан частном издательстве (Мандельштам 2). The fair copy (of Noise of Time) went the rounds of various publishers who all rejected it, devoid as it was of plot, story, class consciousness, or any kind of social significance. The only person to show interest was Georgi Blok, the cousin of the poet, who worked for a private publishing firm already on its last legs (2a). -
4 М-205
СМОТРЕТЬ (ГЛЯДЕТЬ) В МОГЙЛУ (В ГРОБ) coll VP subj: human, usu. sing pres or past) (of a sick or very old person) to be near the end of one's life, close to deathX в могилу смотрит = X has one foot in the graveX is knocking at deaths door X is living on borrowed time.(Войницкий:) Моя старая галка, maman, всё еще лепечет про женскую эмансипацию одним глазом смотрит в могилу, а другим ищет в своих умных книжках зарю новой жизни (Чехов 3). (V.:) And my dear mother, the old chatterbox, still keeps burbling on about the emancipation of women She's got one foot in the grave, but she still reads all those solemn pamphlets and thinks they'll lead her to a new life (3c). -
5 Н-162
(СТОЯТЬ) ОДНОЙ НОГОЙ В МОГИЛЕ (В ГРОБУ) coll VP or NPins(rum (used as subj-compl with бытье) subj: human fixed WO with the verb movable) (of a seriously ill or very old person) to be nearing the end of one's life, be near deathX стоит одной ногой в могиле = X has one foot in the graveX is at deaths door.Голодный, холодный и бесправный, он ежедневно закапывал по десять-пятнадцать покойников, похоронил жену и сына и сам одной ногой стоял в могиле (Рыбаков 1). Hungry and cold, stripped of all rights, every day he was burying ten or fifteen dead, he buried his own wife and son, and he had one foot in the grave himself (1a). -
6 дышать на ладан
• ДЫШАТЬ НА ЛАДАН coll[VP; pres or past; usu. 3rd pers]=====1. [subj: human]⇒ (of a mortally ill or old and feeble person) to be about to die:- X is breathing his last.♦...Почему-то в нём [Мите]... основалось убеждение, что этот старый развратитель, дышащий теперь на ладан, может быть, вовсе не будет в настоящую минуту противиться, если Грушенька устроит как-нибудь свою жизнь честно и выйдет за "благонадёжного человека" замуж( Достоевский 1)....For some reason the conviction had settled in him [Mitya]... that this old profligate, now with one foot in the grave, might not be at all averse at the moment to Grushenka somehow arranging her life honorably and marrying ua trustworthy man" (1a).♦ "Дышит на ладан, - возразил полковник. - Оставь его, Филюков. Можете оба идти" (Войнович 2). "He's breathing his last," retorted the colonel. "Leave him alone, Filiukov. You're both dismissed" (2a).2. [subj: concr or collect]⇒ to be in the final period of existence, be about to stop functioning:- X is dying out.♦ Второй - чистовой - экземпляр ["Шума времени"] кочевал по редакциям, и все отказывались печатать эту штуку, лишённую фабулы и сюжета, классового подхода и общественного значения. Заинтересовался Георгий Блок, двоюродный брат поэта, работавший в дышавшем на ладан частном издательстве (Мандельштам 2). The fair copy [of Noise of Time] went the rounds of various publishers who all rejected it, devoid as it was of plot, story, class consciousness, or any kind of social significance. The only person to show interest was Georgi Blok, the cousin of the poet, who worked for a private publishing firm already on its last legs (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дышать на ладан
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7 глядеть в гроб
[VP; subj: human, usu. sing; pres or past]=====⇒ (of a sick or very old person) to be near the end of one's life, close to death:- X is living on borrowed time.♦ [Войницкий:] Моя старая галка, maman, всё еще лепечет про женскую эмансипацию; одним глазом смотрит в могилу, а другим ищет в своих умных книжках зарю новой жизни (Чехов 3). [V.:] And my dear mother, the old chatterbox, still keeps burbling on about the emancipation of women She's got one foot in the grave, but she still reads all those solemn pamphlets and thinks they'll lead her to a new life (3c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > глядеть в гроб
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8 глядеть в могилу
[VP; subj: human, usu. sing; pres or past]=====⇒ (of a sick or very old person) to be near the end of one's life, close to death:- X is living on borrowed time.♦ [Войницкий:] Моя старая галка, maman, всё еще лепечет про женскую эмансипацию; одним глазом смотрит в могилу, а другим ищет в своих умных книжках зарю новой жизни (Чехов 3). [V.:] And my dear mother, the old chatterbox, still keeps burbling on about the emancipation of women She's got one foot in the grave, but she still reads all those solemn pamphlets and thinks they'll lead her to a new life (3c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > глядеть в могилу
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9 смотреть в гроб
[VP; subj: human, usu. sing; pres or past]=====⇒ (of a sick or very old person) to be near the end of one's life, close to death:- X is living on borrowed time.♦ [Войницкий:] Моя старая галка, maman, всё еще лепечет про женскую эмансипацию; одним глазом смотрит в могилу, а другим ищет в своих умных книжках зарю новой жизни (Чехов 3). [V.:] And my dear mother, the old chatterbox, still keeps burbling on about the emancipation of women She's got one foot in the grave, but she still reads all those solemn pamphlets and thinks they'll lead her to a new life (3c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смотреть в гроб
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10 смотреть в могилу
[VP; subj: human, usu. sing; pres or past]=====⇒ (of a sick or very old person) to be near the end of one's life, close to death:- X is living on borrowed time.♦ [Войницкий:] Моя старая галка, maman, всё еще лепечет про женскую эмансипацию; одним глазом смотрит в могилу, а другим ищет в своих умных книжках зарю новой жизни (Чехов 3). [V.:] And my dear mother, the old chatterbox, still keeps burbling on about the emancipation of women She's got one foot in the grave, but she still reads all those solemn pamphlets and thinks they'll lead her to a new life (3c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смотреть в могилу
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11 одной ногой в гробу
[VP or NPins(rum (used as subj-compl with быть; subj: human; fixed WO with the verb movable]=====⇒ (of a seriously ill or very old person) to be nearing the end of ones life, be near death:- X is at deaths door.♦ Голодный, холодный и бесправный, он ежедневно закапывал по десять-пятнадцать покойников, похоронил жену и сына и сам одной ногой стоял в могиле (Рыбаков 1). Hungry and cold, stripped of all rights, every day he was burying ten or fifteen dead, he buried his own wife and son, and he had one foot in the grave himself (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > одной ногой в гробу
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12 одной ногой в могиле
[VP or NPins(rum (used as subj-compl with быть; subj: human; fixed WO with the verb movable]=====⇒ (of a seriously ill or very old person) to be nearing the end of ones life, be near death:- X is at deaths door.♦ Голодный, холодный и бесправный, он ежедневно закапывал по десять-пятнадцать покойников, похоронил жену и сына и сам одной ногой стоял в могиле (Рыбаков 1). Hungry and cold, stripped of all rights, every day he was burying ten or fifteen dead, he buried his own wife and son, and he had one foot in the grave himself (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > одной ногой в могиле
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13 стоять одной ногой в гробу
[VP or NPins(rum (used as subj-compl with быть; subj: human; fixed WO with the verb movable]=====⇒ (of a seriously ill or very old person) to be nearing the end of ones life, be near death:- X is at deaths door.♦ Голодный, холодный и бесправный, он ежедневно закапывал по десять-пятнадцать покойников, похоронил жену и сына и сам одной ногой стоял в могиле (Рыбаков 1). Hungry and cold, stripped of all rights, every day he was burying ten or fifteen dead, he buried his own wife and son, and he had one foot in the grave himself (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > стоять одной ногой в гробу
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14 стоять одной ногой в могиле
[VP or NPins(rum (used as subj-compl with быть; subj: human; fixed WO with the verb movable]=====⇒ (of a seriously ill or very old person) to be nearing the end of ones life, be near death:- X is at deaths door.♦ Голодный, холодный и бесправный, он ежедневно закапывал по десять-пятнадцать покойников, похоронил жену и сына и сам одной ногой стоял в могиле (Рыбаков 1). Hungry and cold, stripped of all rights, every day he was burying ten or fifteen dead, he buried his own wife and son, and he had one foot in the grave himself (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > стоять одной ногой в могиле
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15 been
2 [lichaamsdeel met betrekking tot een dier] leg3 [bot; stof waaruit botten bestaan] bone5 [met betrekking tot een kous; met betrekking tot een voorwerp] leg♦voorbeelden:een houten been • a wooden legop het verkeerde been gezet worden • 〈 sport〉 be wrong-footed; 〈 figuurlijk〉 be misled; 〈informeel; figuurlijk〉 be sent barking up the wrong treehij brak zijn been • he broke his legde benen strekken • stretch one's legsmet de benen over elkaar • with one's legs crosseder was veel volk op de been • a great many people were aboutik kan niet meer op mijn benen staan • I can't keep on my feet any longereen leger op de been brengen • raise an armyop de been blijven • remain on one's feetweer op de been zijn • be up and about (again)hij is al de hele dag op de been • he's been on his feet all daystevig op zijn benen staan • be steady on one's legsgoed ter been zijn • be a good walkerzich de benen uit het lijf lopen • run one's legs off〈 spreekwoord〉 het zijn sterke benen die de weelde kunnen dragen • it is no easy matter to bear prosperity decently -
16 teneşirlik
1. place for washing corpses (in the courtyard of a mosque). 2. slang person who´ll keep on misbehaving or being wicked right up to the day he dies. 3. (material) suitable for making a bench or table on which corpses are washed. 4. (person) who´s at death´s door, who has one foot in the grave. -
17 кандидат на тот свет
Colloquial: (smb.) who has one foot in the grave, a goner, toast (очень больной человек a gravely ill person; youth)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > кандидат на тот свет
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18 ha già un piede nella tomba
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19 scheintot
schein·tot adjapparently [or seemingly] dead;sich \scheintot stellen to pretend to be deadWENDUNGEN:der ist doch schon \scheintot (doch schon \scheintot) he has one foot in the grave -
20 кандидат на тот свет
КАНДИДАТ НА ТОТ СВЕТsb who has one foot in the grave / a goner / toast < youth> очень больной человек a gravely ill personДополнение к русско-английским словарям > кандидат на тот свет
См. также в других словарях:
one foot in the grave — {n. phr.} Near to death. * /The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave./ * /Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one foot in the grave./ … Dictionary of American idioms
one foot in the grave — {n. phr.} Near to death. * /The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave./ * /Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one foot in the grave./ … Dictionary of American idioms
one\ foot\ in\ the\ grave — n. phr. Near to death. The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave. Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one foot in the grave … Словарь американских идиом
one foot in the grave — near death Her grandmother has one foot in the grave and is not expected to live much longer … Idioms and examples
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foot in the grave — A person who is either very old or very ill and close to death has onefoot in the grave. It s no use talking to the owner. The poor man has one foot in the grave … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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