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1 the end justifies the means
syn: all is fair in love and warціль виправдовує засоби all is fair in love and war a stick is quickly found to beat a dog withEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the end justifies the means
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2 end
1) кінець; мета; закінчення, завершення; смерть, кончина2) припиняти(ся), закінчувати(ся)•- end debate
- end hostilities
- end justified
- end justifies means
- end not justified
- end of the Cold War
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3 the end crowns all
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the end crowns all
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4 all is fair in love and war
syn: the end justifies the meansв коханні та на війні всі засоби добрі the end justifies the meansEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > all is fair in love and war
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5 _початок та кінець
all good things come to an end all great things had a small beginning all is well that ends well better never begin than never make an end the end crowns the work the end justifies the means the first blow is half the battle everything has an end first impressions are half the battle the hardest step is over the threshold a good beginning makes a good ending it is the first step that costs the opera isn't over till the fat lady sings the sooner begun, the sooner doneEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _початок та кінець
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6 totalitarian
adj1) тоталітарний2) тотальний* * *a1) тоталітарний; деспотичний, диктаторський-бюрократичнийtotalitarian state — тоталітарна держава; тоталітарістський, властивий тоталітарному ладу (про філософію, ідеї)
the totalitarian concept that the end justifies the means — тоталітарістське уявлення про те, що мета виправдовує засоби
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7 totalitarian
a1) тоталітарний; деспотичний, диктаторський-бюрократичнийtotalitarian state — тоталітарна держава; тоталітарістський, властивий тоталітарному ладу (про філософію, ідеї)
the totalitarian concept that the end justifies the means — тоталітарістське уявлення про те, що мета виправдовує засоби
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8 a stick is quickly found to beat a dog with
syn: if you want a pretence to whip a dog, it is enough to say he ate the frying-pan≅ аби шия, а ярмо найдеться аби болото, а жаби будуть аби було корито, а свині будуть аби мед, а мухи налізутьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a stick is quickly found to beat a dog with
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