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К МЕСТУ И HE К МЕСТУ PrepP Invar adv fixed WOall the time, regardless of appropriatenessin and out of seasonwhether (it is) relevant (appropriate, apropos) or not even when nothing calls (seems to call) for it."...Как всякий безграмотный человек, ты имеешь необъяснимое пристрастие к звучным иностранным словам, употребляешь их к месту и не к месту...» (Шолохов 5)...Like any half-literate person, you have an inexplicable love of foreign words and use them in and out of season..." (5a).Видно, друзья по блату устроили ему однодневный пропуск. С тех пор он к месту и не к месту вспоминал об этом (Искандер 3). Evidently some friends had used influence to arrange a one-day pass for him. He was forever bringing it up, whether it was relevant or not (3a).Варвара) ещё больше потолстела, стала к месту и не к месту по-старушечьи вздыхать, плакаться... (Распутин 3). (Varvara) had put on more weight, started snivelling and heaving old-maidenly sighs even when nothing seemed to call for them... (3a). -
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[PrepP; Invar; adv; fixed WO]=====⇒ all the time, regardless of appropriateness:- whether (it is) relevant (appropriate, apropos) or not;- even when nothing calls (seems to call) for it.♦ "...Как всякий безграмотный человек, ты имеешь необъяснимое пристрастие к звучным иностранным словам, употребляешь их к месту и не к месту..." (Шолохов 5)...Like any half-literate person, you have an inexplicable love of foreign words and use them in and out of season..." (5a).♦ Видно, друзья по блату устроили ему однодневный пропуск. С тех пор он к месту и не к месту вспоминал об этом (Искандер 3). Evidently some friends had used influence to arrange a one-day pass for him. He was forever bringing it up, whether it was relevant or not (3a).♦ [Варвара] ещё больше потолстела, стала к месту и не к месту по-старушечьи вздыхать, плакаться... (Распутин 3). [Varvara] had put on more weight, started snivelling and heaving old-maidenly sighs even when nothing seemed to call for them... (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > к месту и не к месту
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