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122 at odds
1) (of smb.) в ссоре, не в ладах (с)I admire you, too, though we have been at odds with each other. (M. West, ‘The Ambassador’, ch. VIII) — Восхищаюсь я и вами, хотя мы с вами не очень ладим.
There was no one so stubborn as a Catholic at odds with his conscience. (M. West, ‘The Devil's Advocate’, ch. III) — Нет большего упрямца, чем католик, который не в ладах со своей совестью.
And at last he fell asleep, at odds with himself and with the whole world and above all, with Jean. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 3) — И Тигр уснул в конце концов - злой на себя и на весь мир, а пуще всего на Джин.
2) (of smth.) в противоречии, в дисгармонии (с)In the passage they encountered Mr. Mould the undertaker: a little elderly gentleman... with... a face in which a queer attempt at melancholy was at odds with a smirk satisfaction... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XIX) — В коридоре их встретил гробовщик мистер Моулд, коротенький пожилой человечек... с... несколько странным выражением лица, на котором попытка выразить печаль боролась с довольной улыбкой...
His mouth was full lipped and jovial and completely at odds with his long and villainously beaked nose. (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Pastures of Heaven’, ch. 9) — Его толстые губы и веселая улыбка совершенно не гармонировали с длинным, крючковатым, злодейского вида носом.
The apple pie looked very good too: it was not one of those pies in which the crust and the fruit are still leading separate existences and continue being at odds inside the eater... (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Doomsday Men’, ch. 6) — Этот яблочный пирог тоже имел очень аппетитный вид: он был не из тех пирогов, у которых корочка и содержимое враждуют между собой и, попав в желудок голодного человека, начинают настоящую войну.
Esther's geography was at odds with the facts... Londoners always minimize the distance between themselves and a park. (S. Chaplin, ‘Sam in the Morning’, ch. 7) — Географические представления Эстер расходились с действительностью... Лондонцы ведь всегда уменьшают расстояние между собой и парком.
3) в невыгодном положении, в неблагоприятных условияхWhat warrior was there, however famous and skilful, that could fight at odds with him? (W. Thackeray quoted in EI) — Какой воин, сколь бы знаменит и искусен он ни был, мог бы сражаться с ним, находясь в таком невыгодном положении?
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123 at odds (with)
1) (of smb.) в ccope, нe в лaдax (c кeм-л.)I admire you, too, though we have been at odds with each other (M. West). There was no one so stubborn as a Catholic at odds with his conscience (M. West). And at last he fell asleep, at odds with himself and with the whole world and above all, with Jean (S. Chaplin)2) (of smth.) в пpoтивopeчии, нe гapмoниpующий c чём-л.; нe cooтвeтcтвующий чeму-л.His mouth was full lipped and jovial and completely at odds with his long and villainously beaked nose (J. Steinbeck). Esther's geography was at odds with the facts (S. Chaplin). It never ceased to surprise me that Mark's opinions should so often be at odds with the majority of other people's (5. Howatch)3) в нeвыгoднoм пoлoжeнии, в нeблaгoпpиятныx уcлoвияxWhat warrior was there, however famous and skilful, that could fight at odds with Mm? (W. M. Thackeray) -
124 by long odds
разг.(by long odds (амер. by all odds или by odds))во всех отношениях; намного, значительно, гораздо; несомненно, бесспорноLee said that McCellan was the best Union general he fought against by all odds. (J. P. Marquand, ‘Melville Goodwin, USA’, ch. X) — Ли утверждал, что самым достойным противником из северян был, несомненно, генерал Мак-Келлан.
It was certainly by all odds the most extraordinary voice that Monk had ever heard. (Th. Wolfe, ‘The Web and the Rock’, ch. 35) — Бесспорно, лучшего голоса, чем у мистера Малона, Монк никогда не слыхал.
He is by long odds the ablest of the candidates. (EI) — Он во всех отношениях самый достойный кандидат.
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125 short odds
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127 make odds
expr infmlDoes it really make any odds if I don't come? — Какая разница, приду я или не приду?
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128 long odds
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