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  • 61 что ни есть

    I
    [NP; subj or obj; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ it is inconsequential what; anything, regardless of what it might be:
    - anything, it doesn't matter what;
    - anything that's available <handy etc>;
    - [only when всё is stated or implied] anything and everything;
    - anything in the world.
         ♦ "Что тебе дать поесть?" - "Что ни на есть, лишь бы побыстрее". "What shall I get you to eat?" "Anything at all, as long as it's quick."
         ♦ Ноздрев во многих отношениях был многосторонний человек... В ту же минуту он предлагал вам ехать куда угодно, хоть на край света, войти в какое хотите предприятие, менять всё, что ни есть, на всё, что хотите (Гоголь 3). Nozdryov was a man of great versatility in many way s.... In the same breath he would offer to go with you anywhere you liked, even to the ends of the earth, to become your partner in any enterprise you might choose, to exchange anything in the world for anything you like (3a).
    II
    • (самый) ЧТО НИ (НА) ЕСТЬ coll
    [intensif Particle; usu. preceded by самый; foll. by NP or AdjP; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ used to express that s.o. or sth. exhibits the highest or most extreme degree possible (of the characteristic named) or represents the ultimate example (of the type, group etc named):
    - the most <the worst etc>...you can imagine <imaginable, in the world, you've ever seen, you've ever set eyes on, that ever existed etc>;
    - a...if ever there was one;
    - [in limited contexts] s.o. < sth.> couldn't be (a) more...
         ♦...Через год, в мае, было подано от имени его сыновей (он, конечно, об этом не знал) прошение, в самом что ни на есть пышном, душещипательном стиле... (Набоков 1). A year later, in May, a petition was submitted in his sons' names (he, of course, knew nothing of this), in the most florid and tear-jerking style imaginable (1a).
         ♦ Самая что ни на есть пытка и с питьём и с оправкой (Марченко 1). It's the worst kind of torture you can imagine, both with the dnnking and the toilet (1a).
         ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведёшь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).
         ♦ "Ну, а теперь, друзья-товарищи и граждане-враги, - говорит Дзюба, - нехай выступает перед нами самая что ни на есть реакционная шкура мракобесья..." (Алешковский 1). "Now, comrade-friends and citizen-enemies," said Dziuba, "we're going to hear a speech by the most reactionary obscurantist asshole who ever existed..." (1a).
         ♦ Упомянули Антона. Я сказал, что он самый что ни на есть русский, глубинный русский... (Зиновьев 2). [context transl] Anton's name was mentioned. I said that he was the most Russian of Russians, profoundly Russian... (2a).

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  • 62 что ни на есть

    I
    [NP; subj or obj; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ it is inconsequential what; anything, regardless of what it might be:
    - anything, it doesn't matter what;
    - anything that's available <handy etc>;
    - [only when всё is stated or implied] anything and everything;
    - anything in the world.
         ♦ "Что тебе дать поесть?" - "Что ни на есть, лишь бы побыстрее". "What shall I get you to eat?" "Anything at all, as long as it's quick."
         ♦ Ноздрев во многих отношениях был многосторонний человек... В ту же минуту он предлагал вам ехать куда угодно, хоть на край света, войти в какое хотите предприятие, менять всё, что ни есть, на всё, что хотите (Гоголь 3). Nozdryov was a man of great versatility in many way s.... In the same breath he would offer to go with you anywhere you liked, even to the ends of the earth, to become your partner in any enterprise you might choose, to exchange anything in the world for anything you like (3a).
    II
    • (самый) ЧТО НИ (НА) ЕСТЬ coll
    [intensif Particle; usu. preceded by самый; foll. by NP or AdjP; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ used to express that s.o. or sth. exhibits the highest or most extreme degree possible (of the characteristic named) or represents the ultimate example (of the type, group etc named):
    - the most <the worst etc>...you can imagine <imaginable, in the world, you've ever seen, you've ever set eyes on, that ever existed etc>;
    - a...if ever there was one;
    - [in limited contexts] s.o. < sth.> couldn't be (a) more...
         ♦...Через год, в мае, было подано от имени его сыновей (он, конечно, об этом не знал) прошение, в самом что ни на есть пышном, душещипательном стиле... (Набоков 1). A year later, in May, a petition was submitted in his sons' names (he, of course, knew nothing of this), in the most florid and tear-jerking style imaginable (1a).
         ♦ Самая что ни на есть пытка и с питьём и с оправкой (Марченко 1). It's the worst kind of torture you can imagine, both with the dnnking and the toilet (1a).
         ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведёшь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).
         ♦ "Ну, а теперь, друзья-товарищи и граждане-враги, - говорит Дзюба, - нехай выступает перед нами самая что ни на есть реакционная шкура мракобесья..." (Алешковский 1). "Now, comrade-friends and citizen-enemies," said Dziuba, "we're going to hear a speech by the most reactionary obscurantist asshole who ever existed..." (1a).
         ♦ Упомянули Антона. Я сказал, что он самый что ни на есть русский, глубинный русский... (Зиновьев 2). [context transl] Anton's name was mentioned. I said that he was the most Russian of Russians, profoundly Russian... (2a).

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  • 63 más allá

    adv.
    further on, beyond, farther, farther on.
    m.
    hereafter, other world, after life, life after death.
    * * *
    * * *
    el más allá the other world; voces del más allá voices from beyond the grave
    * * *
    = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that
    Ex. This chapter is relatively succinct and goes little further than identifying the major ideas.
    Ex. Modern abstracting can be traced at least as far back as the beginning of printing, and with a liberal definition of the term, much farther than that.
    Ex. His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
    Ex. Beyond that, no uniform policy seems to have been developed.
    * * *
    el más allá the other world; voces del más allá voices from beyond the grave
    * * *
    el más allá
    = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the

    Ex: Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies.

    Ex: Having journeyed to the ends of the earth and the land of the dead, Heracles could therefore suggest closing down the Eleusian mysteries.

    = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that

    Ex: This chapter is relatively succinct and goes little further than identifying the major ideas.

    Ex: Modern abstracting can be traced at least as far back as the beginning of printing, and with a liberal definition of the term, much farther than that.
    Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
    Ex: Beyond that, no uniform policy seems to have been developed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > más allá

  • 64 gana

    f.
    1 desire, wish.
    me dan o entran ganas de llorar I feel like crying
    tener ganas de (hacer) algo to feel like (doing) something
    ¡qué ganas tengo de empezar las vacaciones! I can't wait for the holidays to start!
    no tengo ganas de que me pongan una multa I don't fancy getting a fine
    quedarse con (las) ganas de hacer algo not to manage to do something
    de buena gana willingly
    de mala gana unwillingly
    hace/come todo lo que le viene en gana she does/eats whatever she pleases
    ¿por qué habrá dicho eso? — son ganas de fastidiar why would he say a thing like that? — he's just being nasty
    2 appetite (apetito).
    comer sin ganas to eat without appetite, to pick at one's food
    3 Gana.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ganar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ganar.
    * * *
    1 (deseo) wish (de, for), desire
    2 (apetito) appetite; (hambre) hunger
    \
    dar a alguien la gana de hacer algo familiar to feel like doing something
    de buena gana willingly
    de mala gana reluctantly
    entrarle a uno ganas de (hacer) algo to really feel like (doing) something
    hacer algo con ganas familiar to really enjoy doing something
    quedarse con las ganas de hacer algo familiar not to get to do something, not get a chance to do something
    tener gana (hambre) to be hungry
    tener ganas de (hacer) algo to feel like (doing) something
    tenerle ganas a alguien familiar to have it in for somebody
    * * *
    noun f.
    desire, wish
    * * *
    SF
    1)

    • hacer algo con ganas — to do sth willingly o enthusiastically

    comer/reírse con ganas — to eat/laugh heartily

    • dar ganas, esto da ganas de comerlo — it makes you want to eat it

    • le entran ganas de hacer algo — he gets the urge to do sth

    • quedarse con las ganas — to be left disappointed, be left wanting

    • quitársele a algn las ganas de algo, se me han quitado las ganas de ir — I don't feel like going now o any more

    • hacer algo sin ganas — to do sth reluctantly o unwillingly

    • tener ganas de hacer algo — to feel like doing sth

    tengo ganas de vomitar — I feel sick, I'm going to be sick

    hola, ¿cómo estás? tenía ganas de verte — hi, how are you? I was hoping I'd see you

    tengo unas ganas locas de verte — I can't wait to see you, I'm dying to see you

    tengo pocas ganas de ir — I don't feel like going much, I don't really want to go

    malditas las ganas que tengo de ir — * there's no way I want to go

    2)

    de buena gana te ayudaría, pero no puedo — I'd gladly help you, but I can't

    me visto como me da la gana — I dress the way I want to, I dress as I please

    ¡no me da la gana! — I don't want to!

    me da la gana de — + infin I feel like + ger, I want to + infin

    pagar hasta las ganas — * to pay over the odds

    ser ganas de —

    son ganas de molestar o fastidiar — they're just trying to be awkward

    venirle en gana a algn —

    no me viene en gana — I don't feel like it, I can't be bothered

    * * *
    a) ( deseo)

    haz lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana — do what you like

    quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas — (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be

    si te crees que va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas — (fam) if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming (colloq)

    con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down; es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!; de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly; tenerle ganas a alguien — (fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get somebody (colloq); ( sexualmente) (Col, CS) to have the hots for somebody (colloq)

    b)

    ganas de + inf: jóvenes con ganas de pasarlo bien young people out for a good time; qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!; (no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going; tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again; tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!; (te) dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it all; le dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing; se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more; tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom, I want to go to the toilet (BrE); me entraron ganas de vomitar — I felt sick

    c)

    gana(s) de que + subj: tengo ganas de que llegue el verano — I'm looking forward to the summer

    * * *
    a) ( deseo)

    haz lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana — do what you like

    quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas — (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be

    si te crees que va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas — (fam) if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming (colloq)

    con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down; es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!; de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly; tenerle ganas a alguien — (fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get somebody (colloq); ( sexualmente) (Col, CS) to have the hots for somebody (colloq)

    b)

    ganas de + inf: jóvenes con ganas de pasarlo bien young people out for a good time; qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!; (no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going; tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again; tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!; (te) dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it all; le dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing; se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more; tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom, I want to go to the toilet (BrE); me entraron ganas de vomitar — I felt sick

    c)

    gana(s) de que + subj: tengo ganas de que llegue el verano — I'm looking forward to the summer

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    A
    1
    (deseo): ¡con qué ganas me comería un helado! I'd love an ice cream!, I could murder an ice cream! ( colloq)
    ¡me iría a la cama con unas ganas! what I wouldn't give to be able to go to bed now! ( colloq)
    lo hizo sin ganas he did it very half-heartedly, he did it without much enthusiasm
    no fui porque no tenía ganas I didn't go because I didn't feel like it
    haz lo que te digo — no me da la gana do as I tell you — I don't want to! o why should I?
    no lo hizo porque no se le pegó la gana ( Méx); he didn't do it because he didn't feel like it o he couldn't be bothered
    siempre hace su regalada gana he always does what the hell he likes ( colloq)
    por mí puedes hacer lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana you can do what you like for all I care
    no lo hace porque no le da la real or realísima gana he doesn't do it because he just can't be bothered
    siempre termina haciendo lo que le viene en gana she always ends up doing just what she likes o exactly as she pleases
    queríamos ir pero al final nos quedamos con las ganas ( fam); we wanted to go, but it wasn't to be
    me quedé con las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba I never got to tell him what I really thought
    si te crees que te va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas ( fam); if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming o you're in for a disappointment ( colloq)
    con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down
    es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!, is he ever ugly/stupid! ( AmE colloq)
    de buena/mala gana: me ayudó de muy buena gana she helped me very willingly, she was very glad o happy to help me
    de buena gana me iría a acostar I would quite gladly o quite happily just go to bed
    está trabajando de muy mala gana she's being very unenthusiastic o half-hearted about her work
    me lo prestó de mala gana he lent it to me reluctantly o unwillingly
    le cobraron hasta las ganas por arreglarlo they charged him a fortune o the earth for repairing it ( colloq)
    las ganas ( fam): ánimo que ya estás terminando — sí, … las ganas come on, you've nearly finished — finished? if only! o you must be joking! ( colloq)
    tenerle ganas a algn ( fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get sb ( colloq) (sexualmente) ( AmS) to have the hots for sb ( colloq)
    2 gana(s) DE + INF:
    jóvenes con muchas ganas de pasárselo bien young people out for a good time
    ¡qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!
    me muero de ganas de verlo I can't wait o ( colloq) I'm dying to see him
    tengo muchas ganas de volver a verte I'm really looking forward to seeing you again
    tiene unas ganas locas de conocerte ( fam); she's dying to meet you ( colloq)
    ¡tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!
    tengo muy pocas ganas de ir I don't feel like going in the least o one little bit
    tantas ganas que tenías de tener la muñeca y ahora … you just had to have o you were so keen to have that doll and now …
    ¡malditas las ganas que tengo de trabajar! I don't feel at all like o a bit like working!, the last thing I feel like doing is working
    no es cierto, son ganas de hablar que tiene la gente it's not true, people just want something to talk about
    no tengo nada de ganas or no tengo ningunas ganas de estudiar I don't feel at all like o I don't feel a bit like studying
    parece que hoy anda con ganas de molestar it seems he's out to be difficult today ( colloq)
    con este calor no dan ganas de trabajar you just don't feel like working in this heat
    te dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it all
    me dieron or entraron ganas de estrangularlo I could have strangled him o I felt like strangling him
    le dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing
    no le van a quedar ganas de volverlo a hacer he isn't going to want to do that again in a hurry
    se me han quitado las ganas I don't feel like it any more
    3 gana(s) DE QUE + SUBJ:
    tengo ganas de que llegue el verano I can't wait for the summer, I'm looking forward to the summer
    no tengo ganas de que me detengan I don't feel like getting (myself) arrested
    (necesidad): tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom ( AmE), I want to go to the lavatory ( BrE)
    me entraron ganas de vomitar I felt sick o ( AmE) nauseous
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    Del verbo ganar: ( conjugate ganar)

    gana es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Del verbo gañir: ( conjugate gañir)

    gaña es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    gana    
    ganar    
    gañir
    gana sustantivo femenino ( deseo):
    ◊ ¡con qué ganas me comería un helado! I'd love an ice cream!;

    lo hizo sin ganas he did it very half-heartedly;
    siempre hace lo que le da la gana she always does just as she pleases;
    quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be;
    tener ganas de hacer algo to feel like doing sth;
    (no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going;
    tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again;
    le dieron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing;
    se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more;
    tengo ganas de que llegue el verano I'm looking forward to the summer;
    con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down;
    es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!;
    de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly
    ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹ sueldo› to earn;


    b) ‹ tiempo› to gain;

    ◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?


    2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;

    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( vencer) to win;


    ganale a algn to beat sb;
    nos ganaon por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points
    b) ( aventajar):


    me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
    salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
    al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
    ganarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;
    ◊ ganase la vida to earn a/one's living

    2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
    3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;
    ◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect

    4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;

    gana sustantivo femenino
    1 (deseo) wish [de, for]: tengo muchas ganas de verle, I really want to see him
    2 (voluntad) will: no tengo ganas de discutir contigo, I don't want to argue with you
    de buena gana, willingly
    de mala gana, reluctantly
    familiar no le da la gana, she doesn't feel like it
    3 (hambre, apetencia) appetite: se me quitaron las ganas de comer, I lost my appetite
    ganar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (un salario) to earn
    2 (un premio) to win
    3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
    4 (al contrincante) to beat
    5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
    ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (vencer) to win
    2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
    ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
    ' gana' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bien
    - cacarear
    - decente
    - ganar
    - ganarse
    - mantenerse
    - mí
    - miserable
    - sustentar
    - tahúr
    - talante
    - apostar
    - haragán
    - justo
    - miseria
    - real
    - tanto
    English:
    begrudge
    - bring in
    - decent
    - earn
    - get
    - grudge
    - grudgingly
    - herself
    - himself
    - less
    - livelihood
    - outsmart
    - pay up
    - petulantly
    - please
    - readily
    - reluctantly
    - unwillingly
    - unwillingness
    - willingly
    - double
    - lazybones
    - whoever
    * * *
    gana nf
    1. [afán, deseo] desire, wish (de to);
    de buena/mala gana: lo hizo de buena/mala gana she did it willingly/unwillingly;
    de buena gana lo dejaría todo y me iría lejos I'd quite happily drop everything and go off somewhere far away;
    no es nada trabajador, todo lo hace de mala gana he's not very hard-working, he always drags his feet when he has to do something;
    comía con mucha gana he ate with great relish o gusto;
    hace el trabajo con ganas she goes about her work with relish o enthusiastically;
    ¡con qué ganas la mandaría a paseo! I'd just love to tell her to get lost!;
    me dan ganas de llorar I feel like crying;
    me entraron ganas de marcharme I felt like walking out;
    le entraron ganas de llorar he felt like crying;
    hacer algo sin ganas to do sth without any great enthusiasm;
    morirse de ganas de hacer algo to be dying to do sth;
    me quedé con las ganas de contestarle I would have loved to answer her back;
    se me han quitado las ganas de volver al cine it's made me feel like never going to the cinema again;
    tener o [m5] sentir ganas de (hacer) algo to feel like (doing) sth;
    ya tengo ganas de que vuelvas I'm really looking forward to you coming back;
    tengo ganas de comerme un pastel I feel like (eating) a cake;
    no tengo ganas de que me pongan una multa I don't Br fancy o US relish getting a fine;
    tengo ganas de ir al baño I need to go to the toilet;
    ¡qué ganas tengo de empezar las vacaciones! I can't wait for the holidays to start!;
    ¡qué ganas tienes de buscarte problemas! you just can't resist looking for trouble!;
    ¿por qué habrá dicho eso? – son ganas de fastidiar why would he say a thing like that? – he's just being nasty;
    Fam
    con ganas: tu amigo es tonto con ganas Br your friend isn't half stupid, US your friend sure is stupid;
    es un libro malo con ganas it's a terrible book;
    Fam
    dar la gana: no me da la gana I don't feel like it;
    Fam
    no le dio la real gana de ayudar she couldn't be bothered to help;
    porque me da la (real) gana because I (jolly well) feel like it;
    Fam
    tenerle ganas a alguien [odiarlo] to have it in for sb;
    Andes, RP Fam [desearlo] to be after sb, to have one's eye on sb;
    venirle en gana a alguien: hace/come todo lo que le viene en gana she does/eats whatever she pleases
    2. [apetito] appetite;
    comer sin ganas to eat without appetite, to pick at one's food;
    no tengo gana I've got no appetite;
    el paciente ha perdido la gana the patient has lost his appetite
    * * *
    f
    1
    :
    no me da la gana I don’t want to;
    hace lo que le da la gana he does what he likes, he does as he pleases;
    … me da ganas de … … makes me want to …;
    tener ganas de algo/de hacer algo feel like sth/like doing sth;
    quedarse con las ganas never get (the chance) to do sth
    :
    de mala gana unwillingly, grudgingly;
    de buena gana willingly
    * * *
    gana nf
    1) : desire, inclination
    2)
    de buena gana : willingly, readily, gladly
    3)
    de mala gana : reluctantly, half-heartedly
    4)
    tener ganas de : to feel like, to be in the mood for
    tengo ganas de bailar: I feel like dancing
    5)
    ponerle ganas a algo : to put effort into something
    * * *
    gana n
    dar la gana to want / to like

    Spanish-English dictionary > gana

  • 65 кінець

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    1) (крайній пункт, межа; завершення) end; termination, close; ( мета) aim, purpose

    кінець абзаца (символ) — paragraph mark, paragraph break

    до кінця тижня (раніше) — within the week, before the week is out; ( в кінці тижня) by the end of the week

    на кінець листопада — by/towards the end of November

    доводити справу до кінця — to carry through, to see out, to bring to an end, to carry smth. to its conclusion; to complete smth., to put a finish to smth., to achieve, to execute

    кінець світу — doomsday; the end of the world

    наближатися до кінця — to draw to a close, to be approaching completion

    час наближається до кінця — time is nearly up; the sands are running out

    не з того кінця — from/at the wrong end, the wrong way

    2) ( відстань) distance, journey, way

    в обидва кінці — the way there and back; a round trip

    3) мор. rope's end, tag
    4)

    під кінець — latterly, in the end, towards the end

    кінець кінцем — after all, in the long run, finally, at last

    до кінця — to the end, to the last; completely, totally, fully

    Українсько-англійський словник > кінець

  • 66 STANDA

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    (stend; stóð, stóðum; staðinn), v.
    1) to stand, opp. to sitja or liggja (hann stóð við vegginn);
    koma standandi niðr, to come down on one’s feet;
    skal mik niðr setja standanda, in a standing position;
    standa fast, to stand fast;
    standa höllum fœti, to stand slanting;
    2) to stand, stick (G. skaut svá fast niðr skildinum, at hann stóð fastr í jörðunni);
    sveininum stóð fiskbein í hálsi, the bone stuck in his throat;
    3) to stand, remain;
    borð stóðu, stood, were not removed;
    4) to stand, be situated (bœr einn stóð skamt frá þeim);
    5) to stand still, rest, pause (stóð þá kyrrt nökkura hríð);
    verðr hér fyrst at standa sagan, the story must stop here for the present;
    6) to last (hafði lengi staðit bardaginn);
    7) to befit, become (konungr kvað þat eigi standa, at menn lægi svá);
    ekki stendr þér slíkt, it does not befit thee;
    8) to stand in a certain way, project, trend (fjögur horn ok stóðu fagrt, hit þriðja stóð í lopt upp);
    stendr inn straumrinn, the tide (current) stands in;
    blóðbogi stóð ór hvárutveggja eyranu, a stream of blood gushed out of both his ears;
    kallar hann betr standa veðrit at fara landhallt, that the wind stands better for making land;
    stóð vindr af landi, the wind blew from the land;
    standa grunnt, to be shallow (vinátta okkur stendr grunnt);
    standa grunn, to stick on the ground (örkin stóð grunn);
    10) to catch, overtake (hann drap menn Eiríks konungs, hvar sem hann stóð þá);
    standa e-n at e-u, to catch one doing a thing (ef maðr verðr at því staðinn, at hann meiðir smala manna);
    11) to stand, endure, bear (standa e-t or e-u);
    12) to press, urge, trouble (elli stóð Hárek);
    hvat stendr þik, what ails thee?
    13) to weigh so much (gullhringr, er stóð mörk);
    14) to stand by one, side with one, with dat.;
    mikils er vert, hversu fast N. stendr þér um alla ráðagerð, how close N. stands by thee in all counsel;
    15) with preps.:
    standa af e-u, to proceed from, be caused by (opt stendr illt af kvenna hjali);
    vil ok ek eigi, at af mér standi brigð okkarrar vináttu, nor do I wish to be the cause of a breach in our friendship;
    standa af e-u við e-n, to give up, cede to one;
    impers., segir hann honum, hvernig af stóð um ferð hans, how the matter stood as to his journey;
    standa at e-m, to attack (var við sjálft, at þeir mundu standa at prestinum);
    to stand by one, on one’s side (ek veit eigi víst, hvaðan G. inn ríki stendr at);
    standa á e-u, to stand on, insist on (statt ei á því, er þér er bannat);
    impers., stendr á illu einu með þeim, they are on very bad terms;
    standa á e-m, to hang over one (sú skóggangssök, er á þér stendr); to refer to (þat heilræði stóð upp á þenna sama sendiboða);
    standa eptir, to remain, be left;
    standa fyrir e-u, to stand in the way of (þeir kváðu geip hennar ekki skyldu standa fyrir þingreið þeira);
    standa e-m fyrir þrifum, to stand in the way of one’s thriving;
    to stand before one, protect one (vér skulum Egil af lífi taka, en hlífa engum, er fyrir honum vill standa);
    standa hjá e-m, to stand by one, assist one;
    standa í e-u, to be engaged in, busied with (standa í bardögum, einvígum, málum, kvánbœnum);
    impers., stendr í deilu með þeim, there is a quarrel between them;
    standa móti (á móti, í móti) e-u, to stand against;
    standa saman, to stand together, be gathered, amassed (þar stóð auðr mikill saman);
    standa til e-s, to tend towards;
    standa til umbótar, to stand for mending, need it;
    sem bœn yður stendr til, as your prayer tends to;
    eptir þeim efnum, sem honum þœtti til standa, according to the merits of the case;
    eptir því sem lög stóðu til, as the law was (taka þeir allir við bótum, sem lög stóðu til);
    impers., stendr til e-s, it is to be expected, feared (til langra meina mun standa, ef);
    standa e-m til e-s, to assist, help one (B. segir, hversu Ó. hafði honum til staðit);
    standa undan, to be lacking (mikit stendr undan við hann í vinfenginu);
    standa vel undir e-t, to support well, back it up well (munu margir vel undir þat standa);
    standa undir e-m, to be in one’s possession, keeping (féit stendr undir honum);
    standa upp, to stand up from a seat (þá stóð S. upp ok mælti hátt); to rise from bed (standa upp ok klæðast); to be left standing (fimm einir menn stóðu upp á skipinu);
    standa uppi, to be left standing (K. hinn auðgi flýði ok allt lið hans, þat er uppi stóð; hús þau, er uppi stóðu);
    to be laid up ashore, of a ship (stigu þeir á skip þat, er þar hafði uppi staðit um vetrinn);
    of a corpse, to lie on the bier (lík Kjartans stóð uppi í viku í Hjarðarholti);
    of a bow, to be kept bent (boginn má eigi einart uppi standa);
    standa við e-u, to withstand (víkingar svá harðfengir, at ekki stendr við);
    impers., stendr við e-t, it is on the verge of (þeir áttu svá harða leika, at við meiðingar stóð);
    standa yfir e-u, to be present at (heldr vildi hann þenna kjósa en standa yfir drápi Þorgils frænda síns); to extend (þar er þeira ríki stendr yfir);
    standa yfir, to stand over, last (hversu lengi skal fjárbón sjá yfir standa?);
    í þessum griðum ok svardögum, sem yfir standa, which now stand, are in force;
    16) refl., standast.
    * * *
    pres. stend, stendr, stöndum, standit, standa; pret. stóð, stótt, stóttú (mod. stóðst, stóðstú), stóð, pl. stóðum; subj. stæði; imperat. statt, stattú (cp. stand-þú); part. staðinn; pret. infin. stóðu = stelisse, Fms. vi. (in a verse); a medial form, pres. stöndumk (= stat mihi), Fm. 1. Kormak; pret. stóðumk (= stabant mihi), Hm. 106: with neg. suff. stóð-k-at, Fas. iii. 22 (in a verse). [Common to all Indo-Germ. languages.]
    A. To stand; þó at hann gangi eðr standi áðr, Grág. ii. 95; hann stóð við vegginn, … stóð á víxl fótunum, Sturl. ii. 158; standa höllum fæti, Nj. 97; koma standandi niðr, to come down standing (after a leap), 85, Grág. ii. 110; skal mik niðr setja standanda, in a standing position, Ld. 54; munkr er eigi mátti standa á bænum ok reikaði, Greg. 62; standa á götu e-s, Nj. 109; standa fast, to stand fast, 92; standa frammi, to stand, be on one’s feet, Fms. vii. 85; s. fyrir dómstóli keisarans, 656 C. 19; s. fyrir manni, to stand before a man, so as to screen him, Grág. ii. 12. 115, Eg. 357: s. hjá, to stand by, metaph. to assist, Fas. ii. 501: standa nær e-m, to stand near one, metaph. to back, Nj. 76; nær standa vinir Gunnars, 88.
    2. to stay; Egill stóð meðan ok beið þeirra, Eg. 483; statt ( stop) ok trú mér, 623. 17.
    3. to stand, stick; stóðu spjót þeirra ofan frá þeim, Nj. 253; at hann standi fastr í fönninni, 84; skildinum, svá at fastr stóð í vellinum, 262; öxin stóð á hamri, i. e. went through to the back, and stuck there, 165; sveininum stóð fiskbein í hálsi, the bone stuck in his throat, Blas. 40; ef nökkurum stendr bein í hálsi, 655 ix. B. 2: absol., það stendr í e-m, it sticks in one’s throat.
    4. to stand, remain; borð stóðu, stood, were not removed, Fms. vii. 144; skála þann sem enn stendr í dag, Þórð. 58 new Ed.; svá lengi sem heimrinn stendr, Rb. 64; skyli bú yðr standa ú-rænt, Nj. 208.
    5. to stand, be seated, placed;í þeim dal stendr kirkja, Greg. 57; kirkja sú er stendr í Reykja-holti, D. I. i. 476; bær einn stóð skamt frá þeim, Eg. 230; ór þeim sal er und þolli stendr … ask veit ek standa, … stóð fyrir norðan salr, sal veit hón standa, Vsp.; Lissibón stendr á Spáni, Fms. vii. 80; Narbón stendr vid Jórsala-haf, x. 85; öll þau fylki er í hans biskups-ríki stóðu, vii. 300; Illugastaði ok Hrafnagil er standa í Laxárdal, Dipl. v. 17; standa á bók, reikningi, skrá …, [Germ. es steht geschrieben], ii. 12, 13, Bs. i, passim. II. with prepp.; standa á e-u, to stand on, insist on, persevere in; statt eigi á því er þér er bannat, Mirm.; s. á illu ráði, id.; s. á hendi e-m, Nj. 88, Grág. i. 121 (see hönd); mest mundi á fyrir-mönnum standa, Nj. 106: to stand upon, s. á lögum, Js. 41; s. á rétti sínum, … standa á dómi e-s, to stand by, abide by:—s. gegn, á móti, to withstand, Hom. 7, Fms. ii. 36, 225, x. 401:—s. af e-u, to give up, Dan. afstaae, Fb. i. 523:—s. at, to help (at-stoð); hvaðan Guðmundr stendr at, … hvaðan sem hann stendr at, Nj. 214; þeim er þaðan standa at, 193:—s. eptir, to remain, N. G. L. i. 335, Fms. ii. 231, vi. 248, Grág. ii. 301, Eg. 202, Rb. 116, Hom. 12, Stj. 422 (eptir-stöðvar = arrears):—s. fyrir, to stand before, to stand in the way of a thing, Ísl. ii. 262, Fms. vi. 61, Grág. i. 140; s. e-m fyrir þrifum, Fms. ii. 154; s. e-m fyrir gleði, vii. 162; s. e-m fyrir svefni, Gísl. (in a verse); s. e-m fyrir ljósi, to stand in the way of one’s light; láta e-t s. fyrir kaupi, Nj. 17; láta s. fyrir kviðburði, 87; ef afl hefir staðit fyrir kvið þeirra, Grág. i. 53; þat á eigi fyrir málum at s., 106; eiðr Vermundar stóð fyrir, Fbr. 22; járni á hann fyrir at standa, N. G. L. i. 342; s. fyrir með eineiði, 346:—s. í e-u, to be deeply engaged in; s. í bardögum, einvígum, málum, stórmælum, kvánbænum, etc., Eg. 486, Ld. 262, Nj. 53, 224, 227, Ísl. ii. 216; standa í ábirgð, Dipl. v. 24; s. í þjónustu, Mar.:—standa saman, to stand together, put together in one place; þar stóðu saman fé mikil, Eg. 318; stóð úmegð mörg saman, Ísl. ii. 198; þar stóð auðr mikill saman, Ld. 124: to consist, Hom. 2:—s. undir e-u, to be subject to; s. undir prófi, Dipl. i. 6; féit stendr undir honum, is in his keeping, Grág. i. 395: standa undir með e-m, to support, Sturl. i. 20; s. vel undir e-t, to support well, back, Nj. 215, Fms. vii. 125; jarl stóð vel undir hans mál, viii. 282; munu margir vel undir þat s., to back it up well, Ó. H. 52:—standa upp, to stand up from a seat, Nj. 3, Fms. i. 33, x. 401: to rise from bed, Nj. 69, Eg. 121; s. upp fyrir dag, 577; s. upp ok klæðask, Ld. 44; hann liggr sjúkr … þar er standi aldri upp, Nj. 80 (standa upp ór sótt); s. upp með e-m, to rise, join one, Sturl. ii. 203:—s. uppi, of a ship, to be laid up ashore (during the winter), Nj. 259, Ísl. ii. 273: of a corpse, to lie on the bier, Fms. ii. 257, Ám. 101: of a bow, to be kept bent, 623. 19: standa upp, to be standing, be left standing on one’s feet; færri standa upp enn fallnir eru, Fms. xi. 110; stóðu þá enn upp mjök margir á skeiðinni, many still stood up (not dead or wounded), 142; flýði allt lið er upp stóð, Eg. 33; fimm einir menn stóðu upp á skipinu, Orkn. 356 old Ed., (new Ed. 414 l. c. leaves out ‘upp’); meðan ek má upp standa ok vápnum valda, Ld. 170: standa uppi, id., Fms, viii. 139, Hkr. i. 210:—standa við e-u, to withstand, Grág. i. 1, 336 (við-staða); svá harðfengir at ekki stendr við, Nj. 271; svá mikit troll at ekki stendr við honum, Bárð. 177; þeir skutu svá hart, at ekki stóðu við hlífarnar, Fms. i. 173: to stand against, stop, hann stóð við litla stund (við-staða, a pause, halt):—standa yfir, svá lengi sem þingboð stæði yfir, lasted, Fms. ii. 216: hversu lengi skal fjárbón sjá yfir standa? Nj. 141; í þessum griðum ok svardögum sem yfir standa, which now stand, are in force, Fms. xi. 365; þar er þeirra ríki stendr yfir, extends, Eg. 344.
    B. Metaph. usage, to stand still, rest, pause; verðr hér fyrst at standa sagan, the story must stop here, Fms. vi. 56: nú skal hér standa um athæfi Varbelgja, ix. 473; skulu sóknir standa, meðan leiðangr er úti, Gþl. 486; útlegðar-sakir skulu eigi standa um várþing, Grág. i. 103; skyldi málit standa um nóttina til rannsaks, Fms. ix. 414; skal þá standa leigan í hross-verðinu, Grág. i. 434; stóð þá kyrrt nokkura hrið, Fms. xi. 397; at svá búit stæði, Nj. 139; eigi mátti svá búit s., Fms. ii. 9; standa með blóma; stendr búit með miklum blóma, Band. 2.
    2. to last; Guðs ríki stendr ei ok ei, Hom. 160; ok standa eina þrjá vetr, Sks. 323; þá sjau daga sem veizlan stóð, Stj.; en er þrjár nætr hafði veizlan staðit, Landn. 117; hafði lengi staðit bardaginn, Odd. 18; er deildir várar s. lengr, Eg. 738; stóð mikil deila milli þeirra langa hríð, Fms. x. 169; stóð þetta heimboð nokkut skeið, Nj. 81; meðan erfit stóð, Eb. ch. 54; stóð hennar hagr með þeim hætti, Bs. ii. 166:—to be valid, skal þetta testamentum s. ok haldask, Dipl. iv. 8; ok standa enn þau lög, Ver. 52; um tólf mánaðr stendr þeirra mál, Grág. i. 143; skal þat allt s. ok satt vera, 655 xxvii. 28; hans tala skal s. á fé sjálfs hans, K. Þ. K. 146; má þat eigi s. né fyrir satt halda, Stj. 31; hann mun láta s. boð þessi (stand by it), Nj. 77; þrjú kúgildi þau er standa með jörðunni, Dipl. iii. 8; ekki á Bjarkeyjar-réttr á því máli at standa, this case does not fall under the town jurisdiction, Fms. vii. 130; stendr þat mál ( it extends) um þrjá fjórðunga, Grág. i. 464.
    3. to befit, become; konungr kvað þat ekki standa, at menn lægi svá, Fms. x. 157; berr þat eigi né stendr þvílíkum, Stj. 132; hví stalt þú guðum mínum, ekki stendr þér slíkt, 181.
    4. phrases, nú stóð í stilli, see stilli; var þat boð með svá miklu kappi, at stóð í stönginni (cp. Dan. saa at det stod efter), Fms. xi. 424; standa í háska, Mar.
    5. sem inn átti dagr Jóla standi á Dróttins degi, Rb. 128; en á þeim degi stóð Ólafs messu-aptann, Hom. 111.
    II. of direction, to stand in a certain way, project, trend; fjögur horn ok stóðu fagrt, hit þriðja stóð í lopt upp, hit fjórða stóð ór enni, ok niðr fyrir augu honum, Ld. 120; geitar-horn stendr ór höfði henni, Fms. vii. 156; vápn stóðu á Birkibeini svá þykt at varla mátti hann falla, 325; gákk af bryggjunni eðr spjotið stendr á þér, 144; ella hefði spjótið staðit gegnum hann, Nj. 246; blóðbogi stóð ór hváru-tveggja eyranu, 210, Fms. vi. 419; boginn stóð inn um ræfrit, Eg. 239; kallar hann betr standa veðrit, at fara landhallt, the wind stands better for making land, Fms. x. 347; sunnan-vindr hvass ok stóð at virkinu, xi. 34; stóð gnæðingr með fjöllum, Bárð. 171; af íllsku ok úþef þeim er af stóð, Fms. iii. 128; stóð vindr af landi, Vigl. 79 new Ed.; stendr inn straumrinn, Bs. ii. 143: stóð stropinn um kyrtilinn, Clar.; standa grunnt, to be shallow; vinátta okkur stendr grunnt, Eg. 520; stóð hón alla vega jörð, touched the earth. Art.; stafir stórir ok stóðu grunn í ánni, Fb. ii. 19; örkin stóð grunn, stuck to the ground, Stj. 50, Gþl. 460, Grág. ii. 358; þrjár rætr standa; á þrjá vega undir aski Yggdrasils, Gm.; augu yður standa lengra fram, Sturl. iii. 129; finnr konungr at mikit stendr undan við hann í vinfenginu al hendi Sigvalda, Fms. xi. 106; heilræðit stóð á þenna sama sendiboða, referred to him, 433; hvaðan Guðmundr inn ríki stendr, on which side he stands, with whom he sides, Nj. 214.
    2. to proceed from, be caused by; eigi standa þin orð af litlu fári, Fas. i. 195; stóð lítil stjórn af honum, Fms. xi. 223; þótti af honum minni ógn standa, Eg. 268; e-m stendr mein, úhapp, útili, íllt, gagn, hjálp … af e-m, 175; guðin rökðu til spádóma at af systkinum þessum mundi þeim mikil mein ok úhapp standa, Edda 18, Nj. 65, Barl. 39; eigi mun svá mikit íllt af þér standa, Nj. 368; opt stendr íllt af kvenna hjali. Gísl. 15: yðr munn vandræði af standa, Nj. 175.
    3. standa til, to tend towards; nú stóð áðr til svá mikils váða, at …, Fms. vii. 144; þá stendr þó til meira geigs, xi. 275; standa til umbótar, to stand for mending, need it, Fb. ii. 234; flest frumsmíð stendr til bóta, needs mending; standa til mikils kostnaðar, D. N. ii. 18; sem bæn yður stendr til, tends to, Nj. 192; hvárt honum standi hugr til nökkurrar konu, Ísl. ii. 285; engi ván eða verðleikr stendr til at fáisk, Al. 91; sem bæn yður stendr til, Nj. 192; eptir þeim efnum sem honum þætti til standa, according to the merits of the case, Fms. vii. 60; eptir þvi sem lög stódu til, as the law stood, Nj. 146, Ld. 28; frekari álög en forn lög stæði til, Fms. xi. 224; latari enn líkendi stæði til, 256; fremr enn ritningar stóðu til, tended towards, i. e. warranted, Mar.; líta á mál hans eptir þeim efnum sem honum þætti til standa, as the merits were, Fms. vii. 60; eptir því sem lög stóðu til, Nj. 146, Ld. 28; standa til váða ok auðnar, Fms. x. 271.
    III. to catch, overtake; hann drap menn Eiríks konungs hvar sem hann stóð þá, Hkr. i. 91; var hverr drepinn þar er staðinn varð, 107; lét hann ræna hvar sem hann stóð þá, Fms. vii. 181; hörmuðu bæði at þau máttu eigi fá staðit hann, Hom. 120; ef hann er með vátta inni staðinn, Grág. ii. 18; ef maðr tekr fé manns ok vinnr þjófskap at, enda standi hinn hann (acc.) at þvi er fé þat á, svá at handnumit verðr, ok …, 136; hinum er þýfð var í höndum staðin, id.; nú stendr maðr fé sitt þjófstolit í hendi öðrum manni, Gþl. 537.
    2. to stand, i. e. to endure or bear; hverr sem fyrir-smár dómarann, ok vill eigi dóm standa, N. G. L. i. 452: to discharge, skal dæma landit þeim manni er varðveizlu stendr, to the man who stands as guardian, Grág. ii. 251; sá er vitna þarf skal standa þeim kost allan, Jb. 358.
    3. to press, urge, trouble; ef ofviðri stendr mann, N. G. L. i. 349; Alfhildi stóð sótt, Hkr. ii. 199, Stj. 425; mun þik nú hræðsla standa, Fas. iii. 429; elli stóð Hárek, Ísl. ii. 482; hver fjölskylda sem þik stendr, Fms, xi. 429; segja máttu hvat þik stendr, what urges thee. Mar.; ok vænti af þér mests trausts, því heldr sem mik stendr meirr, Fms. iii. 70; standa mik svá stórar þröngslir, at …, Stj. 495; hvat stendr þik, what ails thee? Grett. 75 new Ed.; hvat stendr þik, Bergr, sagði biskup, Bs. i. 807; því at eins at þeim (þá?) standi ofviðri, N. G. L. i. 371.
    4. to be of weight, value; skal hann eigi standa tómr meirr enn átta merkr, Gþl. 524; gullhringr stendr sex aura, mörk, Fms. ii. 246, xi. 204; strútrinn stóð tíu merkr, 77; vættir þær er hver þeirra standi hálfa níundu mörk, Gþl. 523.
    C. Reflex. to stand right, be able to stand; steðjaði hann upp yfir törguna ok stóðsk þó, Nj. 144; þar mundir þú eigi hafa staðizk fylgjur þeirra Þorvarðs, Lv. 104; hann druknaði, því hann stóðsk ekki fjölkyngi Ragnars, Bárð. 181.
    2. standask e-t, standask áhlaup, Sks. 411; höggum standask fáir, Sks. 411 B; fáir stóðusk honum, þótt fræknir væri, Grett. 87 A; gull stendsk elding, Grág. i. 501; þetta éi var með svá miklum býsnum, at ekki máttu sumir menn betr enn fá staðizk, Fms, xi. 136; var við sjálft at ek mætta eigi standask, x. 331; stóðsk hann eigi ok dó, 623. 33; hví lét Guð þeira freista, þar er hann sá at þau máttu eigi standask, Eluc. 28; at þér standisk jafnvel ef þér sjáit frændr yðra svívirða, Fms. v. 270.
    3. to stand, bear, tolerate; hann skekr at honum sverðit, þetta fá þeir eigi staðizk ok hlaupa, Ísl. ii. 364; Kári stóðsk þetta eigi, Nj. 270; Björn stóðsk eigi ámælis-orð Sigmundar, Valla L. 218; standask frýju-orð, Fær. 196.
    4. standask við e-m, to stand, be able to withstand; Heiðrekr vá með Tyrfingi ok stóðsk ekki við honum, Fas. i. 526; engi hlutr var svá sterkr at standask mætti fyrir honum. Edda.
    5. to be valid; skulut mál hans standask um þá sök, Grág. i. 64; á þeirra dómr at standask, 80; eigu jammikit þeira orð at standask, sem annarra lögréttu-manna, 10; ef þú kemr til konungsins, ok megi þín orð nokkut standask, Fms. xi. 193; hennar orð stóðusk svá mikit, at …, Fas. i. 208; um þat vilda ek at mín at kvæði stæðisk, at …, Eb. 98.
    6. of direction, to proceed from; standask af e-m, af henni mun standask allt it ílla, Nj. 49; svá stenzk af um ferð mína, the matter stands so as to my journey; Ólafr sagði jarli hversu af stóðsk um ferð hans, Ld. 112 (hversu af stóð, 340); ekki sagði Kjartan föður sínum hversu af stóðsk um ferð þessa, 208; Gautr segir honum geiniliga allt hversu af stóðsk inn ferðir hans, Fms. iii. 57; svá stendsk af um ferðir mínar, at ek má hér ekki dvelja lengr, vi. 350; eigi veit ek hvernig af stenzk (stennz) um för þína, hvárt þú ferr nökkut í konungs leyfi, Ó. H. 143.
    7. a middle form; yfir ok undir stóðumk jötna vegir, the ‘giant-ways’ ( rocks) stood above and below, Hm.; stöndumk hjörr til hjarta, the sword touches me to the heart, Fm. 1.
    II. recipr. to stand opposite one another in the same line: to meet, of ends; þat stóðsk á, nesit þvert ok fylking þeirra, Ísl. ii. 326; stóðsk þat á, at Jólin þraut ok lokit var sögunni. Fms. vi. 356; vígin Áskels ok Steingríms skyldi á standask, Rd. 281; stóðsk þat á endum ok ostkistan, Nj. 76; stóðsk þat á endum ok þat er Gunnarr; átti at gjalda, 111; létu þeir þat á endum standask, 120; standask á mót; sandmelr sá er á stendzk ok Seftjörn, Gísl. 23; bær hans stóðsk á ok konungs atsetr, Fas. ii. 63: bíða þess at á stæðisk misganga straumanna ok austan-veðr, Orkn. 266: stendzk heldr í móti með þeim hjónum, they were rather at sixes and sevens, did not agree well, Bjarn. 21: hendingar standask sem næst, to stand as close to one another as possible, Edda (Ht.); tungl þau er næst standask, nearest to one another, Rb. 34, 1812. 56.
    III. staðinn = staddr, steadfast, placed, abiding; hvar sem maðr er staðinn, N. G. L. i. 163; vildi hann nú til staðins vita ( knew for certain) hver svör jarl vildi gefa, Vígl. 18.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > STANDA

  • 67 cardo

    cardo, ĭnis, m. [cf. kradê, a swing; kradainô, to swing, wave; Sanscr. kurd, a spring, a leap; old Germ. hrad, lively, and Germ. reit in bereit, ready] (f., Gracch. ap. Prisc. p. 683 P.; Graius ap. Non. p. 202, 20; cf. infra in Vitr.), the pivot and socket, upon which a door was made to swing at the lintel and the threshold, the hinge of a door or gate, Enn. Trag. 119 Vahl.:

    paene ecfregisti foribus cardines,

    Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 6; id. As. 2, 3, 8:

    postis a cardine vellit Aeratos,

    Verg. A. 2, 480:

    cardo stridebat,

    id. ib. 1, 449; cf. id. Cir. 222:

    num muttit cardo?

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 94:

    immoti,

    Plin. 16, 43, 84, § 230:

    singuli,

    id. 36, 15, 24, § 117:

    facili patuerunt cardine valvae,

    Juv. 4, 63:

    versato cardine Thisbe Egreditur,

    opening the door, Ov. M. 4, 93; cf. Verg. A. 3, 448:

    nec strepitum verso Saturnia cardine fecit,

    Ov. M. 14, 782 al. —
    B.
    Meton.
    1.
    Cardines, in mechanics, beams that were fitted together; and specifically, cardo masculus, a tenon, Vitr. 9, 6, and cardo femina, a socket, a mortise, id. 9, 6:

    cardo securiclatus,

    axeshaped tenon, a dovetail, id. 10, 15, 3.— Hence,
    b.
    In garlands, the place where the two ends meet, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 18.—
    2.
    In astron., the point about which something turns, a pole. So of the North pole:

    caeli,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 4:

    mundi,

    Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 89; cf.: extremusque adeo duplici de cardine vertex Dicitur esse polus, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 41, 105; Ov. P. 2, 10, 45; Stat. Th. 1, 349:

    cardo glacialis ursae,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 1139:

    Arctoae cardo portae,

    Stat. Th. 7, 35;

    hence anal. to this, with the agrimensores,

    the line limiting the field, drawn through from north to south, Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 326; 17, 22, 35, § 169; cf. Fest. s. v. decimanus, p. 71 Müll., and accordingly the mountain Taurus is called cardo, i. e. line or limit, Liv. 37, 54, 23; cf. id. 40, 18, 8; 41, 1, 3.—Of the four cardinal points of the world, Quint. 12, 10, 67; so, Hesperius Eous, Luc. 5, 71; Stat. Th. 1, 157:

    occiduus,

    Luc. 4, 672:

    medius,

    id. 4, 673.— Of the earth as the centre of the universe, acc. to the belief of the ancients, Plin. 2, 64, 64, § 160; 2, 9, 6, § 44.—Of the intersection of inclined surfaces:

    reperiuntur (aquae)... quodam convexitatis cardine aut montium radicibus,

    Plin. 31, 3, 26, § 43.—Of the summer solstice:

    anni,

    Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 264; and so of the epochs of the different seasons:

    temporum,

    id. 18, 25, 58, § 218; 18, 25, 59, § 220.—Hence, of the time of life:

    extremus,

    old age, Luc. 7, 381.—
    II.
    Trop., that on which every thing else turns or depends, the chief point or circumstance (so not before the Aug. per.):

    haud tanto cessabit cardine rerum,

    at such a turn of affairs, so great a crisis, in so critical a moment, decisive, Verg. A. 1, 672 (hoc est in articulo, Serv.; cf. Isid. Orig. 15, 7, 6; Gr. akmê):

    fatorum in cardine summo,

    Stat. Th. 10, 853: litium. Quint. 12, 8, 2:

    causae,

    id. 5, 12, 3:

    satellitem in quo totius dominationis summa quasi quodam cardine continetur,

    Val. Max. 3, 3, ext. 5:

    unum eligamus in quo est summum ac principale, in quo totius sapientiae cardo versatur,

    Lact. 3, 7, 6.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > cardo

  • 68 У-20

    ГДЕ (КУДА) УГОДНО AdvP these forms only adv fixed WO
    1. \У-20 (кому) at or to any place one desires or chooses
    wherever (anywhere) you (they etc) like (please, want, wish etc).
    Когда сидишь в битком набитом театре в духоте, приятно сознавать, что над одной из дверей... горят буквы: «Запасный выход». В любую минуту можешь встать с кресла и направиться к этим буквам. И выйти на улицу, на воздух, и, пользуясь тем, что вечер лишь начинается, отправиться куда угодно - в ресторан, к приятелю (Трифонов 5). When you sit in a packed, stuffy theater, it is pleasant to see the brightly illuminated emergency exit sign above one of the doorways. At any time, you can get up from your seat and head for this sign. You can step outside into the fresh air and, taking advantage of the fact that the evening is just beginning, you can go wherever you please—to a restaurant or to visit a friend (5a).
    Ноздрёв во многих отношениях был многосторонний человек... В ту же минуту он предлагал вам ехать куда угодно, хоть на край света, войти в какое хотите предприятие, менять всё, что ни есть, на все, что хотите (Гоголь 3). Nozdryov was a man of great versatility in many ways.... In the same breath he would offer to go with you anywhere you liked, even to the ends of the earth, to become your partner in any enterprise you might choose, to exchange anything in the world for anything you like (3a).
    2. at or to any location (used to emphasize limitless possibilities)
    anywhere
    anyplace.
    Он перебирал в уме все места, где мог бы быть Трофимович, но тот мог быть где угодно... (Войнович 2). Не mentally reviewed all the places Trofimovich could possibly be, but he could be anywhere... (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > У-20

  • 69 где угодно

    • ГДЕ < КУДА> УГОДНО
    [AdvP; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. где угодно (кому) at or to any place one desires or chooses:
    - wherever < anywhere> you <they etc> like <please, want, wish etc>.
         ♦ Когда сидишь в битком набитом театре в духоте, приятно сознавать, что над одной из дверей... горят буквы: "Запасный выход". В любую минуту можешь встать с кресла и направиться к этим буквам. И выйти на улицу, на воздух, и, пользуясь тем, что вечер лишь начинается, отправиться куда угодно - в ресторан, к приятелю (Трифонов 5). When you sit in a packed, stuffy theater, it is pleasant to see the brightly illuminated emergency exit sign above one of the doorways. At any time, you can get up from your seat and head for this sign. You can step outside into the fresh air and, taking advantage of the fact that the evening is just beginning, you can go wherever you please - to a restaurant or to visit a friend (5a).
         ♦ Ноздрёв во многих отношениях был многосторонний человек... В ту же минуту он предлагал вам ехать куда угодно, хоть на край света, войти в какое хотите предприятие, менять всё, что ни есть, на все, что хотите (Гоголь 3). Nozdryov was a man of great versatility in many ways.... In the same breath he would offer to go with you anywhere you liked, even to the ends of the earth, to become your partner in any enterprise you might choose, to exchange anything in the world for anything you like (3a).
    2. at or to any location (used to emphasize limitless possibilities):
    - anyplace.
         ♦ Он перебирал в уме все места, где мог бы быть Трофимович, но тот мог быть где угодно... (Войнович 2). He mentally reviewed all the places Trofimovich could possibly be, but he could be anywhere... (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > где угодно

  • 70 куда угодно

    • ГДЕ < КУДА> УГОДНО
    [AdvP; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. куда угодно (кому) at or to any place one desires or chooses:
    - wherever < anywhere> you <they etc> like <please, want, wish etc>.
         ♦ Когда сидишь в битком набитом театре в духоте, приятно сознавать, что над одной из дверей... горят буквы: "Запасный выход". В любую минуту можешь встать с кресла и направиться к этим буквам. И выйти на улицу, на воздух, и, пользуясь тем, что вечер лишь начинается, отправиться куда угодно - в ресторан, к приятелю (Трифонов 5). When you sit in a packed, stuffy theater, it is pleasant to see the brightly illuminated emergency exit sign above one of the doorways. At any time, you can get up from your seat and head for this sign. You can step outside into the fresh air and, taking advantage of the fact that the evening is just beginning, you can go wherever you please - to a restaurant or to visit a friend (5a).
         ♦ Ноздрёв во многих отношениях был многосторонний человек... В ту же минуту он предлагал вам ехать куда угодно, хоть на край света, войти в какое хотите предприятие, менять всё, что ни есть, на все, что хотите (Гоголь 3). Nozdryov was a man of great versatility in many ways.... In the same breath he would offer to go with you anywhere you liked, even to the ends of the earth, to become your partner in any enterprise you might choose, to exchange anything in the world for anything you like (3a).
    2. at or to any location (used to emphasize limitless possibilities):
    - anyplace.
         ♦ Он перебирал в уме все места, где мог бы быть Трофимович, но тот мог быть где угодно... (Войнович 2). He mentally reviewed all the places Trofimovich could possibly be, but he could be anywhere... (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > куда угодно

  • 71 Pol

    m; -s, -e
    1. GEOG. pole
    2. ETECH. pole; einer Batterie: terminal
    3. der ruhende Pol fig. the stabilizing element, the calming influence
    * * *
    der Pol
    (Physik) pole
    * * *
    [poːl]
    m -s, -e
    pole

    der ruhende Pól (fig) — the calming influence

    * * *
    der
    1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pole
    2) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pole
    3) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pole
    4) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) terminal
    * * *
    <-s, -e>
    [po:l]
    m GEOG, ELEK, PHYS pole
    ▶ der ruhende \Pol the calming influence
    * * *
    der; Pols, Pole pole

    der ruhende Pol — (fig.) the calming influence

    * * *
    Pol m; -s, -e
    1. GEOG pole
    2. ELEK pole; einer Batterie: terminal
    3.
    der ruhende Pol fig the stabilizing element, the calming influence
    * * *
    der; Pols, Pole pole

    der ruhende Pol — (fig.) the calming influence

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Pol

  • 72 skraj

    m (G skraju) 1. (lasu, skarpy, drogi) edge; (miasta, wsi) edge, outskirts pl
    - usiąść na skraju łóżka to sit on the edge of the bed
    - dom na skraju miasteczka a house on the outskirts of the town
    - iść skrajem doliny/drogi to walk along the edge of the valley/road
    2. (stan) verge, brink
    - na skraju nędzy on the verge of poverty
    - na skraju bankructwa on the brink of ruin
    - na skraju upadku on the verge a. brink of collapse
    * * *
    -u; -e; m

    na skraju nędzy/przepaści — on the brink of poverty/a precipice

    * * *
    mi
    Gen.pl. -ów (= krawędź) edge; (= granica) border; (= brzeg) brink, verge; na skraju miasta on the outskirts of the city; być na skraju nędzy be on the brink of poverty; pójść za kimś na skraj świata follow sb to the ends of the Earth.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > skraj

  • 73 estremità

    f invar extremity
    ( punta) tip
    * * *
    1 ( parte estrema) extremity; end; point; tip: le estremità della Terra, the farthest ends of the earth; l'estremità di una corda, the end of a rope; l'estremità di una lancia, the tip of a spear; l'estremità di un dito, delle dita, the tip of a finger, fingertips; l'estremità di uno spillo, the point of a pin; estremità superiore, inferiore di un lago, head, foot of a lake; da un'estremità all'altra della Francia, from one end of France to the other
    2 pl. ( arti) extremities, limbs: le estremità inferiori, the lower limbs; le estremità superiori, the upper limbs; aveva le estremità gelate, his hands and feet were frozen
    3 (letter.) ( eccesso, estremo) extremity, extreme; last degree; urgency: l'estremità di un bisogno, the urgency of a need
    4 (fig. letter.) scope, ultimate goal.
    * * *
    [estremi'ta] 1.
    sostantivo femminile invariabile (capo) end, extremity; (punta) tip, point
    2.
    sostantivo femminile plurale estremità (piedi o mani) extremities
    * * *
    estremità
    /estremi'ta/
    I f.inv.
      (capo) end, extremity; (punta) tip, point
    II estremità f.pl.
      (piedi o mani) extremities.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > estremità

  • 74 stuk

    stuk1
    〈 het〉
    1 [deel] piece ⇒ part, fragment, 〈 land〉 lot, length 〈 stof, plank, koord〉 〈ook → link=stukje stukje〉
    2 [(grote) hoeveelheid] lot
    3 [één uit een verzameling] piece ⇒ item
    4 [poststuk] (postal) article ⇒ (postal) item
    5 [aantrekkelijk iemand] 〈 vrouw〉 piece; 〈 man〉 hunk
    6 [geschrift] piece ⇒ article 〈ook → link=stukje stukje〉
    7 [document] document, paper
    8 [kunstwerk] piece ⇒ picture
    9 [toneelstuk] piece ⇒ play
    10 [muziekstuk] piece (of music)
    11 [ingevoegd/opgelegd deel] piece ⇒ patch
    12 [pejoratief] [mens] piece ⇒ swine
    13 [gestalte] stature, build
    14 [schaaksport, damsport] piece ⇒ 〈 schaaksport ook〉 chessman, 〈 damsport ook〉 draughtsman
    15 [effect] security
    17 [daad] feat ⇒ 〈 staaltje〉 piece
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   stukken en brokken • bits and pieces, odds and ends
         〈 sport〉 op het laatste rechte stuk • on the home stretch
         iets in stukken snijden • cut something up (into pieces)
         een stuk met iemand meelopen • accompany someone part of the way
         〈 figuurlijk〉 werken dat de stukken er af vliegen • work with a vengeance/at full tilt
         iets aan stukken slaan/gooien • knock/smash something to pieces
         iets in stukken scheuren • tear something to pieces
         het perceel werd in drie stukken verdeeld • the parcel was divided into three lots
         een stuk uit een boek voorlezen • read a passage/section from a book
         〈 figuurlijk〉 een man uit één stuk • a man of character/of honour, salt of the earth
         〈 figuurlijk〉 aan één stuk doorpraten • talk for hours on end
         uit één stuk vervaardigd • made in/of one piece
    2   een stuk duidelijkheid • some clarity
         een goed stuk werk • a fine piece of work
         een stuk beter • much/a lot better
         stukken beter • quite a lot/far better
         mijn klas is een heel stuk voor • my class is well ahead
         zij is een stuk afgeslankt • she has lost quite a bit of weight
         dat zou ons een stuk verder brengen • that would help us a lot
         iets/iemand met stukken slaan • defeat someone/something by a large margin
         op geen stukken na • not by a long way/shot/ 〈 Brits-Engels ook〉chalk, not nearly
    3   een stuk gereedschap • a piece of equipment, a tool
         een stuk speelgoed • a toy
         een groot stuk zeep • a large cake/tablet of soap
         sigaren van twee gulden per stuk • cigars of two guilders each/apiece/a piece
         per stuk verkopen • sell by the piece/singly
         stuk voor stuk werden de onderdelen vervangen • the parts were replaced one by one
         het zijn stuk voor stuk deugnieten • they're rascals, every one of them
         twintig stuks vee • twenty head of cattle
         vier stuks bagage • four pieces of luggage
         een stuk of tien appels • about ten/ten or so apples
    4   aangetekend stuk • registered mail/letter/item
    5   een lekker stuk • a nice bit of skirt/stuff/crumpet
    6   ingezonden stukken • letters to the editor
    7   ingekomen stukken • letters received
         iets met de stukken kunnen bewijzen • have documents to prove something
    11  een stuk in een broek zetten • patch a pair of trousers/ Apants
         hij had stukken op zijn ellebogen • he had elbow patches
    12  een stuk verdriet • a misery; a miserable sod/swine
         〈 informeel〉 een misselijk stuk vreten • a real creep; a nasty bit/piece of works
         〈 informeel〉 een raar stuk vreten • a rum customer, a right one
    13  klein van stuk • small, of small stature, short
    15  stukken met winst verkopen • sell securities at a profit
         stukken aan toonder • bearer securities
    16  de stukken in stelling brengen • place the guns in position
    17  een stout stuk(je) • a bold feat
    ¶   op zijn stuk blijven staan • hold one's ground, stick to one's guns
         van zijn stuk raken • lose one's head, be put off one's balance
         iemand van zijn stuk brengen • unsettle/unnerve/disconcert someone
         een stuk in de kraag hebben • be tight/plastered
         op het stuk van … • as far as … is concerned
    ————————
    stuk2
    1 [aan stukken] apart, to pieces
    2 [defect] out of order ⇒ broken down, 〈 informeel〉 bust
    3 [onder de indruk, ingenomen met] impressed (by)
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   een boek stuk lezen • read a book to pieces
         het kopje viel stuk • the cup fell to pieces/fell and broke
    2   de machine ging stuk • the machine broke down
         iets stuk maken • break/ruin something

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > stuk

  • 75 سطح

    سَطْح \ roof: the top of a building or of a vehicle. surface: the outside of any object; the top of a liquid: A brick has six surfaces (a top, a bottom, two sides and two ends). Ice forms on the surface of a lake, outward appearance On the surface, all was calm; but secretly there was great excitement. top: an upper surface: a table top. \ سَطْح \ deck: a floor or level of a ship (but not its bottom): Rowing-boats have no deck. Big ships have several decks. \ See Also ظَهْر السفينة \ سَطْح ارْتِكاز \ bearing: part of a machine that allows another part resting on it or turn freely: Ball bearings are metal balls, set in a ring round a bar. \ سَطْح الأرض \ ground: the solid surface of the earth: He sat on the ground. \ السَّطح الجاف \ rind: a hard skin (of an orange, of cheese, etc.). \ See Also القِشْرَة \ سَطْح الشارع المُعَبَّد \ pavement: the paved surface of a street. \ سَطْح مائِل \ slope: a hillside; a surface that rises as a hillside does: a steep slope; the slope of a roof.

    Arabic-English dictionary > سطح

  • 76 З-110

    ЗА ТРИДЕВЯТЬ ЗЕМЕЛЬ (от кого-чего) coll or folk poet PrepP Invar adv or subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. human or concr) fixed WO
    very far away
    at (to) the other end of the world
    far, far away a long, long way (away) (in limited contexts) in (to) a faraway land (in refer, to location only) miles (oceans) apart (in refer, to direction only) to the ends of the earth.
    Через минуту они уже были за тридевять земель, врывались на скорости 90 в тоннельный мрак под площадью Маяковского (Аксёнов 6). A minute later they were already at the other end of the world, tearing along at ninety kilometers into the gloom of the tunnel under Mayakovsky Square (6a).
    (Эльза:) Эти чудовища сторожат нас. А мы ушли от них за тридевять земель (Шварц 2). (Е.:) Those monsters are watching us. But we managed to get a long, long way from them (2a).
    И хотя бы ты был за тридевять земель, но жив, всё равно, невыносима эта мысль, что ты жив и всё знаешь, и меня судишь» (Достоевский 1). "And even if you had been in a faraway land, but still alive, the thought that you were alive and knew everything, and were judging me, would in any case have been unbearable" (1a).
    Конечно, это были смешные письма - хотя бы потому, что почти в каждом письме он сообщал, что ему «живётся всё хуже и хуже», как будто мы были за тридевять земель друг от друга (Каверин 1). Of course these were ridiculous letters, if only because in nearly every one he informed me that "his life grew worse and worse," as though we were miles apart (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > З-110

  • 77 Н-86

    НЕСМОТРЯ НИ НА ЧТО PrepP Invar adv fixed WO
    under any circumstances, despite all obstacles
    despite everything (all)
    in spite of everything regardless regardless of anything (everything, what happens etc) no matter what (in limited contexts) against all (the) odds.
    Любой из них расхохотался бы, если б узнал, что человек в сползающих брюках и без единой театральной интонации, тот самый человек, которого к ним приводят под конвоем в любой час дня и ночи, не сомневается, несмотря ни на что, в своем праве на свободные стихи (Мандельштам 1). Any one of them would have laughed out loud at the idea that a man who could be brought before them under guard at any time of the day or night, who had to hold up his trousers with his hands and spoke without the slightest attempt at theatrical effects-that such a man might have no doubt, despite everything, of his right to express himself freely in poetry (1a).
    «Черта-то она отчасти карамазовская... жажда-то эта жизни, несмотря ни на что...» (Достоевский 1). "...It's а feature of the Karamazovs, to some extent, this thirst for life despite all..." (1a).
    Полюби мать Гайка, она ушла бы за ним на край света, несмотря ни на что и вопреки всему... (Рыбаков 1)...If mother had loved Gaik she would have followed him to the ends of the earth, regardless and in spite of everything... (1a).
    Нещадно вырубаемая, истребляемая пожарами от чьих-то недотоп-танных костров и дурацкими химическими опрыскиваниями... тайга все же боролась за собственное существование, не сдавалась и, несмотря ни на что, оставалась прекрасной и великой (Евтушенко 1). Mercilessly hacked down, damaged by campfires that hadn't been put out properly, and by idiotic chemical sprays.the taiga nevertheless went on struggling for its very existence, it had not succumbed and it retained its beauty and strength no matter what (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Н-86

  • 78 за тридевять земель

    [PrepP; Invar; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human or concr); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ very far away:
    - far, far away;
    - a long, long way (away);
    - [in limited contexts] in (to) a faraway land;
    - [in refer, to location only] miles (oceans) apart;
    - [in refer, to direction only] to the ends of the earth.
         ♦ Через минуту они уже были за тридевять земель, врывались на скорости 90 в тоннельный мрак под площадью Маяковского (Аксёнов 6). A minute later they were already at the other end of the world, tearing along at ninety kilometers into the gloom of the tunnel under Mayakovsky Square (6a).
         ♦ [Эльза:] Эти чудовища сторожат нас. А мы ушли от них за тридевять земель (Шварц 2). [Е.:] Those monsters are watching us. But we managed to get a long, long way from them (2a).
         ♦ "И хотя бы ты был за тридевять земель, но жив, всё равно, невыносима эта мысль, что ты жив и всё знаешь, и меня судишь" (Достоевский 1). "And even if you had been in a faraway land, but still alive, the thought that you were alive and knew everything, and were judging me, would in any case have been unbearable" (1a).
         ♦ Конечно, это были смешные письма - хотя бы потому, что почти в каждом письме он сообщал, что ему "живётся всё хуже и хуже", как будто мы были за тридевять земель друг от друга (Каверин 1). Of course these were ridiculous letters, if only because in nearly every one he informed me that "his life grew worse and worse," as though we were miles apart (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > за тридевять земель

  • 79 несмотря ни на что

    [PrepP; Invar; adv; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ under any circumstances, despite all obstacles:
    - regardless of anything (everything, what happens etc);
    - [in limited contexts] against all (the) odds.
         ♦ Любой из них расхохотался бы, если б узнал, что человек в сползающих брюках и без единой театральной интонации, тот самый человек, которого к ним приводят под конвоем в любой час дня и ночи, не сомневается, несмотря ни на что, в своем праве на свободные стихи (Мандельштам 1). Any one of them would have laughed out loud at the idea that a man who could be brought before them under guard at any time of the day or night, who had to hold up his trousers with his hands and spoke without the slightest attempt at theatrical effects-that such a man might have no doubt, despite everything, of his right to express himself freely in poetry (1a).
         ♦ "Черта-то она отчасти карамазовская... жажда-то эта жизни, несмотря ни на что..." (Достоевский 1). "...It's a feature of the Karamazovs, to some extent, this thirst for life despite all..." (1a).
         ♦...Полюби мать Гайка, она ушла бы за ним на край света, несмотря ни на что и вопреки всему... (Рыбаков 1)....If mother had loved Gaik she would have followed him to the ends of the earth, regardless and in spite of everything... (1a).
         ♦ Нещадно вырубаемая, истребляемая пожарами от чьих-то недотоптанных костров и дурацкими химическими опрыскиваниями... тайга все же боролась за собственное существование, не сдавалась и, несмотря ни на что, оставалась прекрасной и великой (Евтушенко 1). Mercilessly hacked down, damaged by campfires that hadn't been put out properly, and by idiotic chemical sprays.the taiga nevertheless went on struggling for its very existence; it had not succumbed and it retained its beauty and strength no matter what (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > несмотря ни на что

  • 80 más allá, el

    = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the
    Ex. Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies.
    Ex. Having journeyed to the ends of the earth and the land of the dead, Heracles could therefore suggest closing down the Eleusian mysteries.

    Spanish-English dictionary > más allá, el

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