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(as often as not (тж. more often than not))чаще всего; в большинстве случаев, большей частью, очень часто, почти всегдаAs often as not he rode into Marritown on Saturday and out again on Sunday night... (K. S. Prichard, ‘Working Bullocks’, ch. XXII) — Как правило, он ездил в Марритаун в субботу, а домой возвращался в воскресенье вечером.
Sometimes before he went west he would hunt moose in the marshes that spread out in the basin between the Four Lakes, but more often than not he was content with a deer on the ridges on the way over to Little River. (J. Aldridge, ‘The Hunter’, ch. 6) — Иногда до ухода на запад Рой охотился на лося в болотах между Четырьмя Озерами, по чаще стрелял оленей в горах по дороге к Литтл-Ривер.
...as often as not his lob claimed him seven days a week. (A. Hailey, ‘Wheels’, ch. 1) —...очень часто ему приходилось работать все семь дней в неделю.
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42 as often as not
(тж. more often than not)чaщe вceгo; в бoльшинcтвe cлучaeв, бoльшeй чacтью, oчeнь чacтo, пoчти вceгдaAs often as not he rode into Marritown on Saturday and out again on Sunday night (K. S. Prichard). Sometimes before he went west he would hunt moose in the marshes that spread out in the basin between the Four Lakes, but more often than not he was content with a deer on the ridges on the way over to Little River (J. Aldridge) -
43 can't do something often etc enough
expr infmlThey couldn't pick the flowers fast enough — Они рвали и рвали цветы, а им все было мало
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44 the pitcher goes often to the well
посл.≈ повадился кувшин по воду ходить (тут ему и голову сломить)‘he went after the poachers, did he not?’ said I. ‘Yes, as usual,’ replied my Tutor; ‘he has done it before scores of times.’ ‘The pitcher goes often to the well, but is broken at last,’ returned I. ‘I should not be surprised if the wretched man has been murdered by some of those against whom he waged such unceasing war.’ (J. Payn, ‘Lost Sir Massingberd’, ch XX) — - Сэр Массингберд охотится за браконьерами, не так ли? - спросил я. - Да, как обычно, - ответил мой учитель. - Не первый раз и не последний. - Повадился кувшин по воду ходить, тут ему и голову сломить, - заметил я. - Не удивлюсь, если этого несчастного укокошат те, с кем он непрестанно воюет.
‘...the thief, or the kleptomaniac, is always the same - convinced that she can get away with it.’ Battle nodded his head. ‘That's true enough. Incredibly stupid. The pitcher goes to the well time after time...’ (A. Christie, ‘Cards on the Table’, ch. XXIV) — -...воровки и клептоманки все на один манер: всегда уверены, что останутся безнаказанными. Бэттл кивнул головой. - Да, правда. И это ужасно глупо. Но повадился кувшин по воду ходить...
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45 dump on I've been dumped on too often
dump on обманывать; извлекать выгоду I've been dumped on too often, I don'tmake the mistake of trusting people too far. I've had all this work dumped onme.Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > dump on I've been dumped on too often
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47 ever so often
Общая лексика: частенько (путают с "every so often", означающее "something that just happens occasionally" ("случается временами", "бывает") - "Common Errors in English Usage.") -
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Общая лексика: редко (Maxim, the rowing coach? I don't see him very often. - Я его редко вижу.) -
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нареч.временамивремя от времениизредкаиногдаподчаспорой|| John comes to visit me every now and then.
It was hot work, but every so often Susan would bring us something cold to drink.
Every once in a while a dark horse candidate gets elected President.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > every so often
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время от времени, иногдаEvery so often we would hear the tender melancholy note of the horn. — Время от времени мы слышали тихий, печальный звук рожка.
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57 once too often
неодобр.No sudden catastrophe had overwhelmed them, no grand conflict in which they could at least die nobly. They had simply got drunk once too often and lost their money... (R. Aldington, ‘Soft Answers’, ‘Now Lies She There’) — Никакая внезапная катастрофа над ними не разразилась, не участвовали они и ни в каком социальном потрясении, благородно рискуя жизнью. Они просто слишком часто прикладывались к бутылке и в конце концов остались без цента...
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см. as often as not
См. также в других словарях:
often — often, frequently, oft, oftentimes may be used with little or no distinction to mean again and again in more or less close succession. But often stresses the number of times a thing occurs, without regard to the interval of recurrence; frequently … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Often — Of ten, a. Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] Thine often infirmities. 1 Tim. v. 23. [1913 Webster] And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Often I Am Permitted to Return to a Meadow — is a poem written by Robert Duncan in 1960. The poem was published in his book The Opening of the Field. The narrator describes a meadow to which he is often permitted to return. This meadow seems to represent a place that is metaphysically,… … Wikipedia
often — In current English this is more usually pronounced with the t silent. The comparative forms oftener and oftenest are permissible, although more often and most often are more commonly used … Modern English usage
often — (also archaic or N. Amer. oftentimes) ► ADVERB (oftener, oftenest) 1) frequently. 2) in many instances. USAGE The comparative and superlative forms oftener and oftenest are not incorrect, but are rarely used now in British English, the more usual … English terms dictionary
Often — Of ten ([o^]f n; 115), adv. [Compar. {Oftener} ([o^]f n*[ e]r); superl. {Oftenest}.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
often — index chronic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
often done — index frequent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
often met with — index common (customary) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
often — (adv.) c.1300, extended form of OFT (Cf. oft), originally before vowels and h , probably by influence of M.E. selden seldom. In common use from 16c., replacing oft … Etymology dictionary
often — [adv] frequently again and again, a number of times, generally, many a time, much, oftentimes, ofttimes, over and over, recurrently, regularly, repeatedly, time after time, time and again, usually; concept 541 Ant. infrequently, rarely, seldom … New thesaurus