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1 not to the point
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2 not to the point
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3 not to the point
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4 not to the point
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5 not\ to\ the\ point
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6 that’s not to the point
that’s not to the pointisto não vem ao caso, não diz respeito à questão. -
7 that's (not) to the point
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8 I do not understand the point of his remark
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I do not understand the point of his remark
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9 I will not labor the point
Общая лексика: я не буду подробно останавливаться на этомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I will not labor the point
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10 I will not labour the point
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I will not labour the point
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11 I will not press the point
Макаров: я не буду настаивать на этомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I will not press the point
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12 answer not to the point
Общая лексика: ответ невпопадУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > answer not to the point
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13 be not to the point
Общая лексика: отклониться от темы -
14 your answer is not to the point
Макаров: ваш ответ не по существуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > your answer is not to the point
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15 not to see the point
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16 the point here lay not at all
Общая лексика: дело тут вовсе неУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the point here lay not at all
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17 come to the point
1) дойти до сути дела, до главного‘Come to the point,’ said Miss Sally, ‘And don't talk so much.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. LI) — - Ближе к делу, - сказала мисс Салли. - Не тратьте лишних слов.
‘Almighty God,’ Curtis O'Keefe intoned... ‘We ask thy blessing and thine active help in acquiring this hotel...’ Even when dealing with God, Curtis O'Keefe believed in coming directly to the point. (A. Hailey, ‘Hotel’, ch. 10) — - Всемогущий Боже, - начал Кертис О'Киф... - Мы просим твоего благословения и действенной помощи в приобретении этой гостиницы... Даже обращаясь к Богу, О'Киф переходил к делу без всяких околичностей.
2) назреть, накалиться; приблизиться к решающему моменту, клониться к развязкеI'm not quickly moved. I suppose that's why I've never married. I've liked several men, but when it came to the point they didn't move me. (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 24) — Мое сердце не так-то легко затронуть, поэтому я не вышла до сих пор замуж. Мне нравилось несколько мужчин, но, когда доходило до решающего объяснения, сердце мое становилось спокойным.
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18 come to the point
1) дoйти дo cути дeлa, дo глaвнoгo'Come to the point,' said Miss Sally, 'and don't talk so much' (Ch. Dickens). 'Almighty God,' Curtts O'Keefe intoned... 'We ask thy blessing and thine active help in acquiring this hotel...' Even when dealing with God, Curtis O'Keefe believed in coming directly to the point (A. Hailey)2) нaзpeть, нaкaлитьcя; пpиблизитьcя к peшaющeму мoмeнту, клoнитьcя к paзвязкeI'm not quickly moved. I suppose that's why I've never married. I've liked several men, but when it came to the point they didn't move me (J. Lindsay) -
19 to the point
относящийся к делу, существенный; кстати, уместныйI must speak to the point or not at all. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. I) — Мне следует либо говорить по существу, либо молчать.
Instead of "seeing 'bout it", however, Hall on his return, was severely rated by his wife on the length of time he had spent in Sidderbridge, and his mild inquiries were answered snappishly and in a manner not to the point. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 2) — Однако, вместо того чтобы наводить порядок, Холлу по возвращении домой пришлось выслушать множество упреков за то, что он так долго пробыл в Сиддербридже. На свои робкие вопросы о новом постояльце он получил короткие резкие ответы, из которых трудно было что-то понять.
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20 at the point
1. на этой стадии; на данном этапе2. на данном этапе
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