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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > long story
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долгая, длинная историяOh, it's a long story! — Ну, об этом долго рассказывать!
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expr infmlThen the guy comes over and - long story short - "You got a match?" — Короче говоря, этот парень подходит и спрашивает: "Спички есть?"
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > long story short
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долгая, длинная историяАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > long story
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короче говоря, одним словомSo to make a long story short, when it were all o'er eh' lecturer thanked me... (E. Gaskell, ‘Mary Barton’, ch. 8) — Короче говоря, когда все кончилось, лектор меня благодарил...
It was a beautiful afternoon. The sky was blue, the sun yellow, butterflies flitted, birds tooted, bees bussed and, to cut a long story short, all Nature smiled. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Plum Pie’, ch. 8) — Был чудесный день. Небо голубое, солнце оранжевое, в воздухе порхали бабочки, щебетали птицы, жужжали пчелы. Одним словом, природа улыбалась нам.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > to cut a long story short
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paзг.кopoчe гoвopя, oдним cлoвoмTo cut a long story short, I want you back (A, J. Cronin)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > to cut a long story short
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in short короче говоряTo make a long story short, we won.
English-Russian mini useful dictionary > to make a long story short
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Concise English-Russian phrasebook > to make a long story short
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art is long, life is short — жизнь коротка, искусство вечно
short fuse — короткий взрыватель, взрыватель с замедлением
Синонимический ряд:come to the point (verb) be explicit; come out with it; come to the point; cut the matter short; define; descend to particulars; get down to brass tacks; get specific -
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1) Пословица: короче говоря (used as paren.)2) Макаров: короче говоряУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > cut a long story short
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13 make a long story short
Общая лексика: короче говоря, проще говоряУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make a long story short
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<05> короче говоря...Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > to make a long story short
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фраз. короче говоря, …Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > to make long story short
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20 Cutting a long story short
Короче говоряDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Cutting a long story short
См. также в других словарях:
long story short — phr. to make a long story short. □ Okay, long story short: everything that goes up comes down, okay? □ Then the guy comes over, and long story short “You got a match?” … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
long story short — adverb Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story. Anyway, long story short, I totally screwed up today … Wiktionary
it's a long story — it’s a long story spoken phrase used for saying that the answer to a particular question would be long and complicated ‘Why was Martin wandering around the streets at 2 o’clock in the morning?’ ‘It’s a long story.’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that… … Useful english dictionary
It's a long story. — something that you say when someone has asked you about something that happened and you do not want to explain it to them because it would take too long. So why was Carlo knocking on your door at midnight? It s a long story … New idioms dictionary
it's a long story — spoken used for saying that the answer to a particular question would be long and complicated Why was Martin wandering around the streets at 2 o clock in the morning? It s a long story … English dictionary
it's a long story. — it s a ˌlong ˈstory. idiom (informal) used to say that the reasons for sth are complicated and you would prefer not to give all the details Main entry: ↑longidiom … Useful english dictionary
long story — lengthy tale, long tale … English contemporary dictionary
to make a long story short — to cut/make/a long story short phrase used for saying that you will tell the end or the main point of a story without giving all the details To cut a long story short, we both spent the night in jail. Thesaurus: expressions used in… … Useful english dictionary
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cut a long story short — • the long and the short of it • to cut a long story short • to put smth in a nutshell (from Idioms in Speech) the general result or effect; all that need be said; the upshot (in the fewest words possible, in short, in brief); the substance of… … Idioms and examples
to cut a long story short — to cut/make/a long story short phrase used for saying that you will tell the end or the main point of a story without giving all the details To cut a long story short, we both spent the night in jail. Thesaurus: expressions used in… … Useful english dictionary