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1 рельеф местности
1) General subject: relief, the lay of the land, the lie of the ground2) Geology: lay of land3) Naval: configuration of terrain, lay-of-the-land4) Military: configuration of the ground, configuration of the terrain, ground form, ground relief, terrain features5) Engineering: accidents of the ground, accidents of the terrain, lay of the ground, relief of the terrain, topography6) Agriculture: feature7) Railway term: surface relief8) Mining: topographic features9) Astronautics: surface geometry10) Cartography: conformation11) Geophysics: terrain relief, topographical relief12) Ecology: land configuration, land topography, landscape, surface topography13) Drilling: terrain14) Makarov: lie of the ground -
2 характер местности
1) General subject: relief, relievo, the lay of the land3) Agriculture: lay of land4) Construction: configuration of terrain5) Railway term: nature of ground7) Topology: land form8) Ecology: feature, land forms9) Drilling: topography10) Makarov: lie of the land, nature of the terrain, the lie of the landУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > характер местности
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3 положение дел
1) General subject: circs, circumstance, conjuncture, development, juncture, lay-out, the state of things, the time of day, circumstances, state of affairs, lie of the land, lay of the land2) American: contour3) Military: (современное) state of the art (в науке и технике)4) Bookish: state of the art (в науке и технике)5) Cinema: posture6) Jargon: scene7) Mass media: juncture of events8) Business: situation, state of things9) Quality control: state-of-the-art10) Makarov: lie of matters, the lie of matters -
4 рельеф
1) General subject: lay, relief (изображение), salience, terrain (местности), geography (и другие особенности территории)2) Geology: accidence, prominence4) Engineering: pattern, terrain (географический)5) Construction: country, raised work, relievo apx., topography (на карте, плане)6) Mathematics: contour7) Railway term: accident, accident of the ground8) Automobile industry: salient9) Geography: conformation10) Art: relief sculpture (в противопоставление круглой скульптуре)11) Italian: relievo (изображение)13) Metallurgy: relief (для рельефной сварки)14) Information technology: patn ( потенциальный), pattern (потенциальный)15) Oil: topography16) Cartography: altimetric data, ground forms, hill features, hypsography (в абсолютных высотных отметках), hypsometric features, lay-of-the-land, orography, topographies17) Geophysics: geometry18) Ecology: ground features, land forms, surface pattern19) Welding: button, projection20) Advertising: embossing21) Automation: projection (для рельефной сварки), relief (поверхности)22) leg.N.P. relief (English feudal law)23) Makarov: profile, projecture, topography (поверхности)24) Gold mining: monotonous landscape25) General subject: landscape -
5 очертания и расположение страны
Makarov: lay of the land, the lay of the landУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > очертания и расположение страны
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6 характер или рельеф местности
Makarov: lay of the land, the lay of the landУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > характер или рельеф местности
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7 П-307
ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ ВЕЩЕЙ NP sing only usu. subj or obj) the situation, circumstancesthe state of affairsthe lay of the land the way things are (often after каково) how things are how the land lies."Я понимаю, тебе очень тяжело. Но я хочу, чтобы ты ясно представила себе положение вещей» (Рыбаков 2). UI know it's very hard for you, but I want you to have a clear understanding of the way things are" (2a). -
8 положение вещей
[NP; sing only; usu. subj or obj]=====⇒ the situation, circumstances:- [often after каково] how things are;- how the land lies.♦ "Я понимаю, тебе очень тяжело. Но я хочу, чтобы ты ясно представила себе положение вещей" (Рыбаков 2). "I know it's very hard for you, but I want you to have a clear understanding of the way things are" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > положение вещей
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9 расклад
м.1) карт. spread, layout; ( после сдачи карт) deal2) ( положение дел) state of affairs / things; the lie of the land брит.; the lay of the land, ball game амер. -
10 П-455
ПРОЩУПЫВАТЬ/ПРОЩУПАТЬ (НАЩУПЫВАТЬ/НАЩУПАТЬ) ПОЧВУ (для чего) coll VP subj: human to (try to) find out what the situation is, what the circumstances are ( usu. in order to see whether they are conducive to the realization of one's goals)X прощупывает почву — X is testing the watersX is putting out feelers X is feeling (checking) out the situation X is getting the lay of the land X is exploring (testing) the ground (in limited contexts) X is sounding (feeling) person Y out.Он хочет выяснить, поддержим ли мы его, поэтому и задает столько вопросов. Прощупывает почву. Не wants to find out whether or not we'll support him, that's why he's asking so many questions He's testing the waters -
11 нащупать почву
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to (try to) find out what the situation is, what the circumstances are (usu. in order to see whether they are conducive to the realization of one's goals):- [in limited contexts] X is sounding (feeling) person Y out.♦ Он хочет выяснить, поддержим ли мы его, поэтому и задает столько вопросов. Прощупывает почву. He wants to find out whether or not we'll support him, that's why he's asking so many questions Hes testing the watersБольшой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > нащупать почву
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12 нащупывать почву
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to (try to) find out what the situation is, what the circumstances are (usu. in order to see whether they are conducive to the realization of one's goals):- [in limited contexts] X is sounding (feeling) person Y out.♦ Он хочет выяснить, поддержим ли мы его, поэтому и задает столько вопросов. Прощупывает почву. He wants to find out whether or not we'll support him, that's why he's asking so many questions Hes testing the watersБольшой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > нащупывать почву
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13 прощупать почву
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to (try to) find out what the situation is, what the circumstances are (usu. in order to see whether they are conducive to the realization of one's goals):- [in limited contexts] X is sounding (feeling) person Y out.♦ Он хочет выяснить, поддержим ли мы его, поэтому и задает столько вопросов. Прощупывает почву. He wants to find out whether or not we'll support him, that's why he's asking so many questions Hes testing the watersБольшой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прощупать почву
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14 прощупывать почву
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to (try to) find out what the situation is, what the circumstances are (usu. in order to see whether they are conducive to the realization of one's goals):- [in limited contexts] X is sounding (feeling) person Y out.♦ Он хочет выяснить, поддержим ли мы его, поэтому и задает столько вопросов. Прощупывает почву. He wants to find out whether or not we'll support him, that's why he's asking so many questions Hes testing the watersБольшой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прощупывать почву
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15 реалии
1) явления, предметы, особенности, характерные для данной страны, данного времениредк. realia objects or activities used by a teacher to relate classroom teaching to real life, especially things (as costumes, tools, objects of worship) related to the daily living of people studied in geography or language classes.2) реальная ситуация, с которой приходится считатьсяРеалии таковы, что государство в ближайшем будущем вряд ли сможет полностью компенсировать потери для переселенцев (интервью Ю.Лужкова в газете «Труд»). — The reality/fact is (The uncomfortable truth is) that in the short term the government is unlikely to be able to provide full compensation for the migrants’ losses.
3) частотное употребление, синтезирующее первое и второе значениясм. тж. раскладМы оказываем содействие с учетом знания реалий в Афганистане, оказываем содействие Северному альянсу (из интервью В.Путина). — [ we are] helping you because we know the realities of Afghanistan/the lay of the land in Afghanistan, and we are helping the Northern Alliance.
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16 почва
жен.1) soil, ground, earthистощать почву — to exhaust/emaciate/impoverish the soil
тощая почва — meagre/poor soil
2) перен. ground, basis, footingзондировать почву — to explore/test the ground
на почве — (чего-л.) owing (to), because (of)
подготавливать почву — перен. to pave the way (for)
прощупывать почву — to get the lay of the land, to sound out the possibilities
••выбивать почву из-под ног — to cut the ground from the under smb./smb.'s feet, to take the wind out of smb.'s sails
иметь под собой почву — to be grounded in fact, to be well-grounded
не иметь под собой почвы — to be groundless/ungrounded
почва уплывает из-под ног — the ground is giving way under smb.
терять почву под ногами — to have/feel the ground slipping away from under one's feet
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17 расклад
2) Colloquial: the deal, the lay of the land (Какой расклад?-Все-таки нас увольняют.-So what's the deal?-They're going to fire us after all.; положение, расстановка сил, диспозиция the current situation), the way things are -
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РАСКЛАД разг.THE DEAL / the way things are / the lay of the land положение, расстановка сил, диспозиция the current situation- Какой расклад? - Все-таки нас увольняют. - So what's the deal? - They're going to fire us after all.
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19 расклад
situation, configuration, the lay of the land ситуация, соотношение силсм. тж. реалииВ Вашингтоне задумываются о новом геополитическом раскладе, о необходимости менять привычные стереотипы («Известия»). — Washington is mulling over the new geopolitics/ geopolitical situation and the need to rethink habitual/established stereotypes.
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20 нащупывать почву
to (try to) get the lie/AE lay of the land, to sound out the possibilities/the ground for sth
См. также в других словарях:
lay of the land — the disposition of circumstances which one is considering wanted to know more about the lay of the land before investing * * * the general state or condition of affairs under consideration; the facts of a situation: We asked a few questions to… … Useful english dictionary
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lay of the land — The lay of the land is the way something is organised, runs, is arranged, etc. ( The lie of the land is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
lay of the land — the general state or condition of affairs under consideration; the facts of a situation: We asked a few questions to get the lay of the land. Also, esp. Brit., lie of the land. * * * … Universalium
lay of the land — n. 1. the arrangement of the natural features of an area 2. the existing state or disposition of affairs … English World dictionary
lay of the land — See get the lay of the land … English idioms
the lay of the land — Lay Lay, n. 1. That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood. Addison. [1913 Webster] A viol should have a lay of wire strings below. Bacon.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the lay of the land — the lay (Brit. lie) of the land the way in which the features or characteristics of an area present themselves ■ figurative the current situation or state of affairs she was beginning to see the lay of the land with her in laws * * * the lay of… … Useful english dictionary
(the) lay of the land — the lay of the land american phrase the lie of the land Thesaurus: general words for situations and circumstancessynonym views and landscapessynonym difficult situations and experiencessynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary