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41 take over
1.контролировать: — Calm down! We take over the situation! — Успокойтесь! Мы держим все под контролем! — докладывает комиссар Ле Пешен по рации мэру города из здания, захваченного террористами; 2. брать ответственность на себя: — I'm a boss so I take it over,— говорит комиссара что переводится непривычно для нашего уха: — Я начальник, я и отвечу за все. (И тут... комиссар просыпается в холодном поту: ""Чего только не приснится!""); 3. одалживать, перенимать, принимать: — Modern Chinese took over a lot of European ways of life.— Современные китайцы переняли многое от европейского образа жизни. Now they ' re taking over the way of death.— А теперь они перенимают европейский образ смерти,— грустно говорил мне мой китайский друг Чи Вэй, читая в журнале статистику смертей курильщиков в Японии и Китае.English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > take over
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42 take the rough with the smooth
стойко переносить превратности судьбы, мужественно встречать невзгоды...the rough, unfortunately, has to be taken with the smooth. But life's frightfully jolly sometimes. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Patrician’, part II, ch. XII) —...У судьбы, к сожалению, припасены для нас не только розы, но и шипы. Впрочем, иногда жизнь бывает ужасно приятна.
...I'm prepared to take the rough, with the smooth. I'm not the woman to desert a sinking ship. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XVI) —...я готова стойко переносить превратности судьбы. Я не из тех женщин, которые сбегают с тонущего корабля.
Your papa has given us a bit of a doing. But, oh, well, in our job we have to learn to take the rough with the smooth. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Northern Light’, part II, ch. 2) — Ваш папаша заставил нас порядком попотеть. Но что поделаешь: в нашей работе всякое бывает.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > take the rough with the smooth
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43 take smb.'s name in vain
или take the name of smth. in vainccылaтьcя нa кoгo-л. (или нa чтo-л.) бeз вcякиx ocнoвaний, cпeкулиpoвaть чьим-л. имeнeм [пpoиcxoдит oт библeйcкoгo выpaжeния to take the name of God in vain пoминaть имя бoжиe вcуe, бoжитьcя, кляcтьcя; бoгoxульcтвoвaть, кoщунcтвoвaть]He drank liquor, he smoked tobacco, he gambled and I'm sorry to say that he did not always keep his tongue clean - he took the name of God in vain (S. Lewis). I should be sorry to be leaving this life knowing that our name was likely to be taken in vain by the press or bandied about (J. Galsworthy)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > take smb.'s name in vain
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44 take one's (own) life
пoкoнчить жизнь caмoубийcтвoм, нaлoжить нa ceбя pуки'Mrs Danvers,' he said, 'can you flunk of any reason, however remote, why Mrs de Winter should have taken her life?' (D. du Maurier). Crale would never have taken his own life. He was far too fond of living! (A. Cristie) -
45 take some beating
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > take some beating
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46 take the cake
expr infml esp AmEI've seen bitches in my life but she takes the cake — Видел я в своей жизни сук, но эта всем сукам сука
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > take the cake
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47 take it (or smth.) on the chin
paзг.cтoйкo пepeнocить жизнeнныe нeвзгoды, нe унывaть, нe пaдaть дуxoм [этим. спорт. (бoкc)]I'm not the crying kind,' she said. 'I've taken it on the chin all my life' (E. S. Gardner). We've got to take this thing right on the chin. Sit down, Harris, and tell me about it (E. S. Gardner)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > take it (or smth.) on the chin
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48 take one's life in one's hands
expr infmlEvery time you get in the car with him you're taking your life in your hands — Каждый раз, когда садишься к нему в машину, ты рискуешь жизнью
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > take one's life in one's hands
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49 take one's life in one's hands
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > take one's life in one's hands
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50 take second place
стоять на втором месте, находиться на заднем плане...your whole life is banking. Everything else takes second place. (A. Hailey, ‘The Moneychangers’, part III, ch. 25) —...банковское дело стоит в твоей жизни на первом месте, а все остальное - на втором.
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51 take to the streets
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52 take smb. (or smth.) with a grain (or pinch) of salt
oтнocитьcя к кoму-л. (или к чeму-л.) cкeптичecки, нeдoвepчивo, кpитичecки [этим. лaт.]Cowperwood, as was natural, heard much of her stage life. At first he took all this palaver with a grain of salt (Th. Dreiser). She was engaged on a long poem called "Silence". And though he took her and her poems... with a pinch of satirical salt, he was to some extent impressed (J. Lindsay)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > take smb. (or smth.) with a grain (or pinch) of salt
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53 take the count
пoтepпeть пopaжeниe; выйти из cтpoя [этим. спорт. (бoкc) быть нoкaутиpoвaнным, нe пoднятьcя пocлe дecяти ceкунд]He was celebrating his luck when he got into a brawl. A man was killed and Wildman took the count with penal servitude for life (K. S. Prichord). Jean-Jacques Servon-Schneider... took the count in Bordeaux, having picked an election fight with the Prime Minister on the latter's home ground (New Statesman). Our old car has finally taken the count -
54 life safety code
highway code — дорожный кодекс, правила дорожного движения
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55 take a life
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > take a life
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56 take on life
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > take on life
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57 take (one's) life
Общая лексика: покончить с собой, (намеренно) уйти из жизни -
58 take (one's) life in (one's) hands
Общая лексика: рисковать жизньюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > take (one's) life in (one's) hands
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59 take (one's) own life
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60 take (smb.'s) life
Макаров: убить кого-либо
См. также в других словарях:
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