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  • 1 там не было ни одной живой души

    General subject: there wasn't a soul there

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > там не было ни одной живой души

  • 2 Ш-37

    ХОТЬ ШАРОМ ПОКАТИ где coll (хоть + VPimper Invar impers predic with быть» fixed WO
    there is no one, nothing, or none of some type of person or thing present or available in some place (often in refer, to a complete lack of food or belongings in s.o. 's home): в месте X хоть шаром покати = there is no NP (not a single NP, not a bite to eat etc) in place X
    you can search place X and not find one NP (a single NP) place X is (as) bare as a bone.
    "А что, бабоньки, нету ведь у нас в институте мужчин, хоть шаром покати! Одни только и. о. (исполняющие обязанности)?»...- «Черт с ними, с мужиками, но ведь и женщины из-за этого лишены своего самого сильного оружия — любовных чар! Кого очаровывать-то: исполняющих обязанности, да?» (Залыгин 1). "Too bad, eh, girls! Not a single real man in the whole institute, not one! Nothing but understudies."..."To hell with them! Men! Trouble is there's no one for us women to use our strongest weapon on-charm! No point trying to charm understudies, is there?"(la).
    В доме хоть шаром покати - никакой еды. О. М(андельштам) отправился к соседям раздобыть что-нибудь на ужин Анне Андреевне... (Мандельштам 2). There wasn't а bite to eat in the house and M(andelstam) went around to the neighbors to try and get something for Akhmatova's supper (2a).
    Остался (я) один. Родни - хоть шаром покати, — нигде, никого, ни одной души» (Шолохов 1). "I was left entirely alone. You could search the whole world and not find one relation of mine, not a single soul" (1 a).
    «По базу хоть шаром покати, хворостины на растопку - и то не найдёшь. Вот до чего дожили!» (Шолохов 5). "The yard's as bare as a bone, there's not even a twig to light a fire with. That's what we've come to!" (5a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ш-37

  • 3 хоть шаром покати

    [ хоть + VPimper; Invar; impers predic with быть; fixed WO]
    =====
    there is no one, nothing, or none of some type of person or thing present or available in some place (often in refer, to a complete lack of food or belongings in s.o.'s home):
    - в месте X хоть шаром покати there is no [NP] (not a single [NP], not a bite to eat etc) in place X;
    - place X is (as) bare as a bone.
         ♦ "А что, бабоньки, нету ведь у нас в институте мужчин, хоть шаром покати! Одни только и. о. [исполняющие обязанности]?"... - "Чёрт с ними, с мужиками, но ведь и женщины из-за этого лишены своего самого сильного оружия - любовных чар! Кого очаровывать-то: исполняющих обязанности, да?" (Залыгин 1). "Too bad, eh, girls! Not a single real man in the whole institute, not one! Nothing but understudies."..."To hell with them! Men! Trouble is there's no one for us women to use our strongest weapon on-charm! No point trying to charm understudies, is there?"(1a).
         ♦ В доме хоть шаром покати - никакой еды. О. М[андельштам] отправился к соседям раздобыть что-нибудь на ужин Анне Андреевне... (Мандельштам 2). There wasn't a bite to eat in the house and M[andelstam] went around to the neighbors to try and get something for Akhmatova's supper (2a).
         ♦ "Остался [ я] один. Родни - хоть шаром покати, - нигде, никого, ни одной души" (Шолохов 1). "I was left entirely alone. You could search the whole world and not find one relation of mine, not a single soul" (1a).
         ♦ "По базу хоть шаром покати, хворостины на растопку - и то не найдёшь. Вот до чего дожили!" (Шолохов 5). "The yard's as bare as a bone, there's not even a twig to light a fire with. That's what we've come to!" (5a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хоть шаром покати

  • 4 О-34

    В ОБЩЕМ PrepP Invar sent adv (often parenth)) generally speaking, considering everything together, taking everything important into consideration
    on the whole
    by and large all in all all things considered in general (in limited contexts) in sum taken as a whole (when summarizing) in short put simply.
    (Астров:) Переходим к третьей части: картина уезда в настоящем... От прежних выселков, хуторков, скитов, мельниц и следа нет. В общем, картина постепенного и несомненного вырождения... (Чехов 3). (A.:) Now let's go to the third section: a map of the district as it is today...There's not a trace of the settlements, farms, hermitages, water mills. On the whole it is a picture of gradual and unmistakable degeneration.. (3a).
    Я спросил хозяев, не трудно ли им живется. Они сказали, что, в общем-то, нелегко (Войнович 1). I asked our hosts if life was difficult for them. They said by and large it wasn't easy (1a).
    Вечером должны были идти в гости к Володе, моему кузену... Володя и Ляля относились к нам как будто дружески, но с какой-то внутренней настороженностью... В общем, родственники как родственники (Трифонов 5). That evening we were supposed to visit my cousin Vo-lodya....Volodya and Lyalya were friendly though somewhat guarded in their relations with us....All in all, they were relatives like any other relatives (5a).
    В общем-то, лицо Мансурова было довольно красивым, особенно на первый взгляд... (Залыгин 1). Taken as a whole Mansurov's face was quite handsome, especially at first glance... (1a).
    Ух, дядя Митя веселился на свадьбе! Читал куплеты, разыгрывал с тещей сценки, пел, плясал — в общем, был душой общества (Аксенов 10). Oh, how Old Mitya enjoyed himself at the wedding! He recited couplets, acted scenes with his mother-in-law, sang and danced —in short, he was the life and soul of the party (10a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > О-34

  • 5 в общем

    [PrepP; Invar; sent adv (often parenth)]
    =====
    generally speaking, considering everything together, taking everything important into consideration:
    - [in limited contexts] in sum;
    - [when summarizing] in short;
    - put simply.
         ♦ [Астров:] Переходим к третьей части: картина уезда в настоящем... От прежних выселков, хуторков, скитов, мельниц и следа нет. В общем, картина постепенного и несомненного вырождения... (Чехов 3). [A.:] Now let's go to the third section: a map of the district as it is today....There's not a trace of the settlements, farms, hermitages, water mills. On the whole it is a picture of gradual and unmistakable degeneration... (За).
         ♦ Я спросил хозяев, не трудно ли им живется. Они сказали, что, в общем-то, нелегко (Войнович 1). I asked our hosts if life was difficult for them. They said by and large it wasn't easy (1a).
         ♦ Вечером должны были идти в гости к Володе, моему кузену... Володя и Ляля относились к нам как будто дружески, но с какой-то внутренней настороженностью... В общем, родственники как родственники (Трифонов 5). That evening we were supposed to visit my cousin Volodya.... Volodya and Lyalya were friendly though somewhat guarded in their relations with us....All in all, they were relatives like any other relatives (5a).
         ♦ В общем-то, лицо Мансурова было довольно красивым, особенно на первый взгляд... (Залыгин 1). Taken as a whole Mansurov's face was quite handsome, especially at first glance... (1a).
         ♦ Ух, дядя Митя веселился на свадьбе! Читал куплеты, разыгрывал с тещей сценки, пел, плясал - в общем, был душой общества (Аксёнов 10). Oh, how Old Mitya enjoyed himself at the wedding! He recited couplets, acted scenes with his mother-in-law, sang and danced-in short, he was the life and soul of the party (10a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в общем

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