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61 set at naught
1) (smb. или smth.) относиться с пренебрежением к кому-л. или чему-л., ни во что не ставить кого-л.; ≈ смотреть на кого-л. как на пустое местоSo you're teaching them American law! you're teaching them by setting at naught every law of your town and state, every constitutional guarantee... (U. Sinclair, ‘King Coal’, book IV) — И это называется, вы их учите американским законам! Хорошо же учите, не ставя ни во что законы города и законы штата, лишая людей всех прав, гарантированных им конституцией...
He was friends with the two youngest boys. Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first. And Miriam also refused to be approached. She was afraid of being set at naught as by her own brothers. (D. H. Lawrence, ‘Sons and Lovers’, part II, ch. VII) — Поль подружился с двумя младшими братьями. Эдгар - старший брат - вначале не удостаивал его своим вниманием. А Мириам его сторонилась, так как боялась насмешек своих братьев.
2) (smth.) сводить что-л. на нет, сводить к нулю; положить конец чему-л. (тж. bring smth. to naught)Her feeling that Cowperwood needed her... was hereby set at naught. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. LXXI) — Ее уверенности, что она... нужна Каупервуду, был, таким образом, положен конец.
For a moment he saw himself controlling the situation, the foremost figure in his State, feared, respected... his career, once apparently brought to naught, completed; success a palpable achievement. (Fr. Norris, ‘The Octopus’, book I, ch. V) — На мгновение он представил себе, что снова стал хозяином положения, самым видным лицом в штате, все боятся, все уважают его... он неоднократно терпел поражения, пытаясь сделать политическую карьеру, теперь же перед ним опять открываются широкие перспективы.
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62 set the scene
1) oпиcывaть дeйcтвующиx лиц и мecтo пpoиcшecтвия, уcтaнoвить мecтo дeйcтвия (в пьece, poмaнe и т. п.)', дaвaть пpeдвapитeльныe пoяcнeния (тж. lay the scene)'The editor gave me the name, you know, and then I had to write the story...' 'Of two rival knights in love with the same lady... The scene is laid in Ireland, I presume?' (A. Trollope). After the guide had spent a few minutes setting the scene, the tourists were allowed to wonder around the castle as they liked2) (for) пoдгoтoвить пoчву (для чeгo-л.), пpeдвeщaть (чтo-л.); coздaть блaгoпpиятную oбcтaнoвку (для чeгo-л.; тж. set the stage for smth.)For this contingency also, Landau now meticulously set the scene (J. le Carre). Thurgood Marshall retires, setting the stage for Bush to strengthen a conservative majority that could dominate the High Bench [Bepxoвный cуд CШA] for decades (Time) -
63 set the seal on smth.
(oфициaльнo) oдoбpить чтo-л., дaть coглacиe нa чтo-л., caнкциoниpoвaть, пoдтвepдить чтo-л.When he had offered me a friendly hand, Mrs. Lew set the seal upon our meeting. 'You two young men ought to have much in common' (A. I. Cronin). Some day she knew life would set the seal of security on their love (D. Cusack) -
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عَيَّنَ \ appoint: to choose for a position: He was appointed captain of the team. determine: to decide; be the cause of; control: We must determine the rights and wrongs of the case. The weather determines the size of the crop. make: (with two objects) to cause to become; appoint: They made my father a judge. nominate: to suggest or name (sb.) officiallly for a position: She was nominated for President of the club. post: to send (sb.) to a place of duty: He was posted to his firm’s branch office in Rome. set: cause (sb.) to do sth.: I set the boy to work in my shop. specify: to state clearly, giving a name or an exact description: She asked for flowers, but she did not specify the kind that she wanted. \ See Also سمى (سَمَّى)، رشح (رَشَّحَ) -
65 set about
بَدَأَ \ begin, (began, begun): (with to; also with - ing except after the form beginning) to start: It began to rain (or began raining). It was beginning to rain. It’s time to begin work. break out: (of a fire, a disease, or fighting) to start: World War Two broke out on September 3rd, 1939. commence: to begin: Our school year commences in September. launch: to begin (an attack, a new business, a plan, etc.). originate: to start: Who originated these weekly meetings? They originated long ago. set about: to begin doing: I want to repair this, but I don’t know how to set about it. start: to begin: We Started (work) at daybreak. It started to rain. -
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фраз. гл.; разг. вступать в дракуThe two brothers set to and fought bitterly. — Два брата сцепились и дрались беспощадно.
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67 set one's sights on smth.
поставить своей целью (сделать что-л.), сосредоточиться на чём-л.By studying Dr Conroy, and by staying for a month or two in an area where most people spoke Welsh, Roger hoped to increase his professional potency and set his sights definitely on Uppsala. (J. Wain, ‘A Winter in the Hills’, part I) — Живя месяц-другой в краю, где говорят по-валлийски, и изучая труды доктора Конроя, он, конечно, значительно расширит свои филологические познания и тогда сможет мечтать об Упсале.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > set one's sights on smth.
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68 two-sided Poincare map
двухстороннее преобразование исследования Пуанкаре (отображение исследования Пуанкаре, определяемое переходом траектории динамической системы через секущую поверхность в фазовом пространстве (в любом направлении)); см. map; two-sided limit set; ср. one-sided Poincare mapАнгло-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > two-sided Poincare map
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69 two-circuit
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70 two-level floor
I felt the floor trembling — я почувствовал, что пол дрожит
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > two-level floor
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71 set/put/have at loggerheads
Общая лексика: (two or more individuals or groups) рассоритьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > set/put/have at loggerheads
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72 two-piece
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73 set|ka
Ⅰ f pot. 1. (liczba sto) hundred- liczyć/dodawać setkami to count/add up in hundreds2. (sto elementów) hundred- setka uczniów/żołnierzy a hundred students/soldiers- setki tysięcy mieszkańców hundreds of thousands of inhabitants3. (banknot) one hundred (units) (of a given currency)- płacić setkami to pay in hundreds4. (mapa) 1:100 000 map 5. (porcja alkoholu) ≈ jigger (100 ml)- zamówił dwie setki wódki he ordered two large vodkas6. sgt (sto lat) dziadek dożył setki the grandfather lived to be a hundred (years old) 7. (w numeracji) mieszkam pod setką I live at No. 100- setka uciekła jej sprzed nosa she just missed the No. 100 bus8. sgt pot. (prędkość) starał się nie przekraczać setki na autostradzie he was trying not to go over 100 kph on the motorway- jechać setką to do 100 kph9. (wełna) pure wool- garnitur/płaszcz z setki a pure wool suit/coat10. Sport (dystans) hundred metres GB, hundred meters US- biegał i pływał na setkę he ran and swam in the hundred metres- na wiosnę odbył się półfinał setki the hundred metre semi-finals were held in springⅡ plt (bardzo dużo) hundreds- przeczytał (całe) setki książek i artykułów he read hundreds of books and articles- setki razy hundreds of times- widział ten film setki razy he saw that film hundreds of timesThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > set|ka
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74 two-address architecture
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75 set of inks
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76 set-off
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77 set up a number
English-Russian dictionary of Information technology > set up a number
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78 two-dimensional layout
The English-Russian dictionary general scientific > two-dimensional layout
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79 two-doffer two-card set
< textil> ■ Doppelflorzweikrempelsatz mEnglish-german technical dictionary > two-doffer two-card set
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80 two-car set
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > two-car set
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