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первые часы после полуночи, предрассветные часыThere was no one about and the street was empty. It might have been the small hours of the morning. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Gentlemen in the Parlour’, ch. XLIII) — Кругом не было ни души, улица казалась вымершей. Только что, по-видимому, перевалило за полночь.
There were brawls in the small hours and reconciliations over the bars in the evening. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 7) — Под утро начинались драки, а вечером - в кабачках - примирение шло полным ходом.
We talked until the small hours and then we went to sleep. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Lazy Lover’, ch. 14) — Мы проговорили полночи, а затем пошли спать.
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Эти «маленькие часы» не миниатюрные часовые механизмы. The small hours — это те часы в начале суток, которые обозначаются самыми «низкими» цифрами, скажем, от 1 до 5.I'm so tired. I've been up since the small hours. — Я так устал. Я на ногах с самого раннего утра.
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Общая лексика: время после полуночи, первые часы после полуночи, предрассветные часы -
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17 talks went into the small hours of the morning
Politics english-russian dictionary > talks went into the small hours of the morning
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18 he got up in the small hours
Общая лексика: он встал ни свет ни заряУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he got up in the small hours
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19 well on into the small hours
Общая лексика: далеко за полночьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > well on into the small hours
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20 stay\ up\ into\ the\ small\ hours
English-Estonian dictionary > stay\ up\ into\ the\ small\ hours
См. также в других словарях:
(the) small hours — the early hours of the morning. I was up till the small hours of Wednesday morning finishing off that report. (often + of) She was born in the small hours of Saturday morning … New idioms dictionary
The small hours — Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. ?, orig., a definite space of time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See {Year}, and cf. {Horologe}, {Horoscope}.] 1. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the small hours — the early hours of the morning after midnight. → small hours … English new terms dictionary
the small hours — UK / US noun [plural] the time when it is very early in the morning, soon after midnight … English dictionary
small hours — The term the small hours means after midnight or the very early hours of the day. Sarah worked until the small hours on her speech for the ceremony … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
small hours — ► PLURAL NOUN (the small hours) ▪ the early hours of the morning after midnight … English terms dictionary
small hours — hours after midnight; early morning hours: We danced into the small hours. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
small hours — noun (plural) the small hours the early morning hours, between about one and four o clock: We stayed up talking into the small hours … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
small hours — N PLURAL: usu in the N, oft N of n If something happens in the small hours, it happens soon after midnight, in the very early morning. They were arrested in the small hours of Saturday morning … English dictionary
small\ hours — n. phr. the very early hours of the morning between 1 and 4 A.M. My brother was in trouble for coming home in the small hours. See: wee hours … Словарь американских идиом
small hours — plural noun (the small hours) the early hours of the morning after midnight … English new terms dictionary
