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they sat motionless

  • 1 motionless

    motionless adj [sit, stand] sans bouger ; [hawk, cloud] immobile ; they sat motionless ils restèrent assis sans bouger.

    Big English-French dictionary > motionless

  • 2 quieto

    adj.
    1 quiet, quiescent.
    2 motionless.
    intj.
    stay, stay put.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: quietar.
    * * *
    1 (sin movimiento) still, motionless
    ¡estáte quieta! keep still!, don't move!
    2 figurado (sosegado) quiet, calm
    * * *
    (f. - quieta)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [animal, persona] (=parado) still; (=inmóvil) motionless

    ¡quieto! — [al perro] down boy!; [a un niño] keep still!, stop fidgeting!; (=sé bueno) behave yourself!

    ¡estáte quieto! — keep still!

    estar quieto como un poste o una estatua — to stand stock-still, be as still as a statue

    2) [carácter] calm, placid
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo still

    estáte or quédate quieto! — keep still!

    quieto! — ( a un perro) down, boy!

    * * *
    = still, unmoving, motionless.
    Ex. He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.
    Ex. The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.
    Ex. In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.
    ----
    * no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets, fidget.
    * permanecer quieto = stand + still.
    * quedarse quieto = stand + still, stand by.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo still

    estáte or quédate quieto! — keep still!

    quieto! — ( a un perro) down, boy!

    * * *
    = still, unmoving, motionless.

    Ex: He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.

    Ex: The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.
    Ex: In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.
    * no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets, fidget.
    * permanecer quieto = stand + still.
    * quedarse quieto = stand + still, stand by.

    * * *
    quieto -ta
    still
    ¡estáte or quédate quieto! keep still!
    no han parado quietos ni un momento they haven't stopped for a minute
    ¡todo el mundo quieto! everybody freeze!, nobody move!
    ¡las manos quietas! keep your hands to yourself!
    ¡quieto! (a un perro) down, boy!
    * * *

    quieto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    still;
    ¡estate quieto! keep still!
    quieto,-a adjetivo
    1 (sin movimiento) still: ¡estáte quieto!, don't move
    2 (tranquilo, pacífico) placid, calm

    ' quieto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estarse
    - quieta
    - estar
    - parar
    - ser
    English:
    stand
    - fidget
    - keep
    - stay
    - still
    * * *
    quieto, -a adj
    1. [parado] still;
    ¡estate quieto! keep still!;
    ¡quieto ahí! don't move!;
    ¡las manos quietas! keep your hands to yourself!
    2. [tranquilo] quiet;
    desde que se fue el director el trabajo está quieto things have been a lot quieter at work since the boss left
    * * *
    adj still;
    ¡estáte quieto! keep still!
    * * *
    quieto, -ta adj
    1) : calm, quiet
    2) inmóvil: still
    * * *
    quieto adj still
    ¡estáte quieto! keep still!

    Spanish-English dictionary > quieto

  • 3 fijo

    adj.
    1 fixed, set, firm, stationary.
    2 fixed, unblinking, unvarying.
    3 flat, fixed.
    4 fixed, not extendible, not postponable, peremptory.
    m.
    external fixed panel.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fijar.
    * * *
    1 (sujeto) fixed, fastened
    2 (establecido) set, definite, firm
    3 (firme) steady, stable, firm
    4 (permanente) permanent
    \
    de fijo for certain, for sure
    estar fijo,-a en to be settled in
    * * *
    (f. - fija)
    adj.
    2) firm
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=sujeto) fixed
    barra 1), foto, piñón II
    2) (=inmóvil) [mirada] fixed, steady; [punto] fixed

    estaba de pie, con la vista fija en el horizonte — he was standing staring at the horizon, he was standing with his gaze fixed on the horizon

    3) (=no variable) [fecha, precio] fixed

    fiestas fijas, como el día de Navidad — fixed holidays, like Christmas Day

    no hay una fecha fija de aperturathere's no definite o fixed o set date for the opening

    no tengo hora fija para ir al gimnasio — I don't go to the gym at any particular time, I don't have a fixed time for going to the gym

    como soy fotógrafo, no tengo horario fijo de trabajo — being a photographer, I don't have fixed o regular work hours

    "sin domicilio fijo" — "of no fixed abode"

    imposición a plazo fijo — fixed term deposit

    fondos de renta fija — fixed-interest funds

    4) (=regular) [sueldo, novio] steady; [cliente] regular

    el padre no tenía trabajo fijo — the father didn't have a steady job, the father was not in regular employment frm

    5) (=permanente) [plantilla, contrato, empleado] permanent

    ¿cuándo os van a hacer fijos? — when will you get a permanent contract?

    6) [propósito] fixed, firm
    idea 3), rumbo I, 1)
    7)

    de fijo — * for sure *

    de fijo que llueve esta noche — it's definitely going to rain tonight, it's going to rain tonight, that's for sure *

    2. ADV
    1) * (=con certeza) for sure *

    ya sé que no voy a ganar, eso fijo — I know I'm not going to win, that's for sure *

    2) (=con fijeza) fixedly
    * * *
    I
    - ja adjetivo
    1) ( no movible) fixed

    de fijo: de fijo que vienen — I'm sure they'll turn up

    2) <sueldo/precios> fixed; <trabajo/empleado> permanent; < cliente> regular
    3) ( definitivo) < fecha> definite, firm
    II
    adverbio (fam)

    ¿crees que vendrá? - fijo — do you think she'll come? - definitely o (colloq) sure

    en cuanto entre en la ducha, fijo que suena el teléfono — you can bet that as soon as I get in the shower, the phone will ring

    * * *
    = fixed, stationary, unwavering, standing, unmoving, motionless, permanent.
    Ex. Affinitive relationships that exist between terms are not necessarily connected to one another in any fixed hierarchical manner.
    Ex. In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
    Ex. Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.
    Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
    Ex. The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.
    Ex. In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.
    Ex. Abstracts planned primarily as alerting devices may be shorter than those abstracts which are to be stored for permanent reference.
    ----
    * activo fijo tangible = tangible fixed assets.
    * bienes fijos tangibles = tangible fixed assets.
    * campo de longitud fija = fixed length field.
    * capital fijo = fixed capital.
    * caravana fija = mobile home.
    * clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.
    * cliente fijo = loyalty of custom.
    * de campos fijos = fixed-field.
    * de longitud fija = fixed-length.
    * demanda fija = inelastic demand.
    * disco fijo = fixed disc.
    * imagen fija = still, still image, movie still.
    * imposición a plazo fijo = certificate of deposit.
    * ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.
    * línea fija = fixed line.
    * norma fija = firm rule.
    * permanecer fijo = remain + in place.
    * préstamo de periodo fijo = fixed date loan period.
    * registro de longitud fija = fixed-length record.
    * regla fija = firm rule.
    * sin domicilio fijo = of no fixed abode.
    * sin residencia fija = of no fixed abode.
    * teléfono fijo = fixed telephone, landline [land line].
    * * *
    I
    - ja adjetivo
    1) ( no movible) fixed

    de fijo: de fijo que vienen — I'm sure they'll turn up

    2) <sueldo/precios> fixed; <trabajo/empleado> permanent; < cliente> regular
    3) ( definitivo) < fecha> definite, firm
    II
    adverbio (fam)

    ¿crees que vendrá? - fijo — do you think she'll come? - definitely o (colloq) sure

    en cuanto entre en la ducha, fijo que suena el teléfono — you can bet that as soon as I get in the shower, the phone will ring

    * * *
    = fixed, stationary, unwavering, standing, unmoving, motionless, permanent.

    Ex: Affinitive relationships that exist between terms are not necessarily connected to one another in any fixed hierarchical manner.

    Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
    Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.
    Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
    Ex: The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.
    Ex: In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.
    Ex: Abstracts planned primarily as alerting devices may be shorter than those abstracts which are to be stored for permanent reference.
    * activo fijo tangible = tangible fixed assets.
    * bienes fijos tangibles = tangible fixed assets.
    * campo de longitud fija = fixed length field.
    * capital fijo = fixed capital.
    * caravana fija = mobile home.
    * clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.
    * cliente fijo = loyalty of custom.
    * de campos fijos = fixed-field.
    * de longitud fija = fixed-length.
    * demanda fija = inelastic demand.
    * disco fijo = fixed disc.
    * imagen fija = still, still image, movie still.
    * imposición a plazo fijo = certificate of deposit.
    * ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.
    * línea fija = fixed line.
    * norma fija = firm rule.
    * permanecer fijo = remain + in place.
    * préstamo de periodo fijo = fixed date loan period.
    * registro de longitud fija = fixed-length record.
    * regla fija = firm rule.
    * sin domicilio fijo = of no fixed abode.
    * sin residencia fija = of no fixed abode.
    * teléfono fijo = fixed telephone, landline [land line].

    * * *
    fijo1 -ja
    A (no movible) fixed
    la estantería no se puede mover, está fija the shelving can't be moved, it's fixed to the wall ( o floor etc)
    asegúrate de que la escalera está bien fija make sure the ladder is steady
    una lámpara fija a la pared a lamp fixed to the wall
    tenía la mirada fija he was staring into space, he had a glazed look in his eyes
    con los ojos fijos en ella with his eyes fixed on her
    de fijo ( fam); for sure
    si te lo prometió, te lo trae de fijo if he promised it to you, I'm sure he'll bring it
    hoy que no preparé nada, de fijo que vienen I haven't prepared anything today so you can bet they'll turn up
    B
    1 (no sujeto a cambios) ‹sueldo/renta/precios› fixed
    hace cinco meses que trabajo aquí pero todavía no estoy fijo I've been working here for five months and they still haven't made me permanent
    2 (permanente) ‹trabajo› permanent; ‹empleado› permanent
    C (definitivo) ‹fecha› definite, firm
    D ( Tel) land ( before n)
    ( fam):
    ¿crees que vendrá? — fijo do you think she'll come? — definitely o ( colloq) sure
    fijo que el fin de semana llueve you can bet it'll rain at the weekend
    en cuanto entre en la ducha suena el teléfono, fijo you can bet that as soon as I get in the shower, the phone will ring
    ( RPl)
    set scrum
    * * *

     

    Del verbo fijar: ( conjugate fijar)

    fijo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    fijó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    fijar    
    fijo
    fijar ( conjugate fijar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) (poner, clavar) ‹poste/estantería to fix;

    ( on signs) prohibido fijar carteles stick no bills;

    b)atención/mente to focus

    2
    a) residencia to take up, establish (frml)

    b)fecha/cifra/precio to set

    c) [reglamento/ley] to state

    fijarse verbo pronominal


    fíjate en lo que haces watch o pay attention to what you're doing

    ¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? have you noticed that they never quarrel?;

    ¡fíjate lo que ha crecido! just look how she's grown!
    fijo 1
    ◊ -ja adjetivo



    con los ojos fijos en ella with his eyes fixed on her;
    asegúrate de que la escalera está bien fija make sure the ladder is steady
    b)sueldo/precios fixed;

    trabajo/empleado permanent;
    cliente regular

    fijo 2 adverbio (fam):
    ¿crees que vendrá? — fijo do you think she'll come? — definitely o (colloq) sure;

    fijo que el domingo llueve it's bound to rain on Sunday
    fijar verbo transitivo
    1 to fix: se prohíbe fijar carteles, (en letrero) post no bills
    2 (la atención, los ojos, etc) fijar la vista en algo, to fix one's eyes on
    3 (acordar, establecer) to set: fija el día y la hora, set a date
    fijo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 fixed
    2 (trabajo) steady
    II adverbio for sure: fijo que protesta, you can bet he'll complain

    ' fijo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bambolearse
    - clavada
    - clavado
    - domicilio
    - fija
    - fijarse
    - imposición
    - piñón
    - puesta
    - puesto
    - sujeta
    - sujeto
    - tasa
    - vagar
    - vagabundear
    - fijar
    - punto
    - rumbo
    - trabajo
    English:
    aimlessly
    - apprentice
    - fix
    - fixed
    - flat
    - go
    - permanent
    - piecemeal
    - set
    - stand about
    - stand around
    - steady
    - steady-job
    - tack
    - abode
    - aimless
    - built
    - float
    - intent
    - standing
    * * *
    fijo, -a
    adj
    1. [sujeto] firmly attached;
    un mueble fijo a fixed piece of furniture
    2. [inmóvil] fixed;
    tiene residencia fija en Lima he is domiciled in Lima, his permanent home is in Lima
    3. [mirada, vista] fixed;
    tenía los ojos fijos en él she didn't take her eyes off him, she had her eyes fixed on him
    4. [seguro, definitivo] definite;
    [empleado, trabajo] permanent; [cliente] regular;
    estoy fijo en la empresa I've got a permanent job in the company;
    no tienen fecha fija para la boda they haven't set a date for the wedding;
    el reglamento todavía no es fijo the rules haven't been fixed yet
    adv
    Fam definitely;
    fijo que viene he's definitely coming;
    en que llegue a casa te llamo, fijo I promise I'll phone you as soon as I get home
    de fijo loc adv
    Fam definitely
    * * *
    I adj
    1 espejo, balda fixed
    2 trabajo permanent
    3 fecha definite
    4
    :
    idea fija idée fixe, obsession
    II adv
    :
    mirar fijo stare at
    * * *
    fijo, -ja adj
    1) : fixed, firm, steady
    2) permanente: permanent
    * * *
    fijo adj
    1. (en general) fixed
    2. (firme) steady [comp. steadier; superl. steadiest]
    ¿está bien fijo? is it steady?
    3. (permanente) permanent

    Spanish-English dictionary > fijo

  • 4 sit

    1. I
    1) Parliament (the board, the committee, etc.) is sitting заседает парламент и т.д.; the court is sitting идет суд
    2) don't disturb hens when they are sitting когда курицы высаживают цыплят, их нельзя трогать
    2. II
    1) sit in some manner sit calmly (proudly, comfortably, awkwardly, upright, erect, side by side, back to back, etc.) сидеть спокойно и т.д.; sit closer together сядьте потеснее друг к другу, потеснитесь; he sat alone он сидел один /в одиночестве/; sit somewhere would you rather sit here? вам удобнее посидеть здесь?; you won't finish today if you just sit there вы сегодня не кончите, если будете сидеть сложа руки; let's go and sit out in the open пойдемте выйдем и посидим на свежем воздухе; sit at some time the hens don't sit this year в этом году куры плохо высиживают цыплят
    2) into some time sit far into the night (into the early hours of the morning, etc.) засиживаться до глубокой ночи и т.д. || sit at home сидеть дома, быть домоседом
    3) sit at some time the court sits next month заседание суда состоится в следующем месяце; they sit all the year round они заседают /у них проходят заседания/ круглый год; the committee sits regularly комиссия заседает /собирается/ регулярно
    4) sit in some manner the coat (the jacket, her dress, etc.) sits well (not too well, badly, etc.) пальто и т.д. сидит хорошо и т.д.
    3. III
    sit smb.
    1) she didn't know how to sit the guests она не знала, как рассадить гостей; our dining-room table sits [only] six people у нас за обеденный стол могут сесть [только] шесть человек
    2) sit a horse (a mule, a camel, etc.) сидеть /держаться/ на лошади и т.д.
    4. IV
    sit smb. in some manner sit a horse gracefully (well, badly, etc.) грациозно и т.д. сидеть /держаться/ на лошади
    5. XI 6. XIV
    sit doing smth. sit reading (looking at each other, writing, thinking, weeping, etc.) сидеть и читать и т.д.
    7. XV
    sit in some state sit silent (perfectly still, mute, alone, motionless, etc.) сидеть молча и т.д.; sit idle сидеть сложа руки: sit cross-legged сидеть, заложив нога на ногу; cheese sits heavy on the stomach сыр тяжел для желудка id sit tight coll. сидеть и не рыпаться
    8. XVI
    1) sit in (on, at, around, by, etc.) smth. sit in one's study (in the hall, in an armchair, in the middle of one's bed, etc.) сидеть в своем кабинете и т.д.; the birds are sitting in the tree птицы сидят на дереве; sit on the floor (on a.bench, on a branch, on the roof, on the platform, on the fence, on the throne, etc.) сидеть на полу и т.д.; sit [well] on horseback [хорошо] сидеть /держаться/ на лошади; sit on one's heels присесть /сидеть/ на корточках; the dog was sitting on its haunches собака сидела на задних лапах; sit at a table (at a desk, at a window, by the river, by the roadside, by his bedside, etc.) сидеть за столом и т.д.; they were sitting at the fire они сидели у камина; sit around the fire сидеть у /вокруг/ костра; sit around the room сидеть /рассесться/ по всей комнате; sit by /next to/ smb. sit by /next to/ one's wife сидеть рядом со своей женой
    2) sit oner / at/ smth. sit over one's books (over one's work, over the problem, at needlework, etc.) сидеть над книгами и т.д.; he sits for hours over each line он часами корпит над каждой строчкой; sit at tea (at dinner, etc.) сидеть за чаем и т.д.; sit over a glass of wine сидеть за стаканчиком вина; she sits a long time over her meals она долго сидит за едой, она медленно ест; sit over a pipe сидеть, покуривая трубку; sit through smth. sit through a long sermon высидеть всю длинную проповедь до конца; I could hardly sit through the play (through the performance, etc.) я едва высидел до конца пьесы и т.д. || sit by oneself сидеть в одиночестве
    3) sit on smth. the house (the city, etc.) sits [well] on the slope (on a hill, etc.) дом и т.д. [красиво] расположен на склоне горы и т.д.; the glass (the clock, etc.) sits on the table (on that shelf, etc.) стакан и т.д. стоит на столе и т.д.
    4) sit in smth. they sat in conference у них было заседание; sit at some time the committee sits on Thursdays комиссия заседает /собирается/ по четвергам; Parliament sits from August till October заседания парламента продолжаются с августа по октябрь; the House was still sitting at 8 o'clock в восемь часов палата все еще заседала; the judge will not sit on Saturday в субботу у судьи неприёмный день; sit on smth. sit on a case рассматривать /разбирать/ дело; а committee is sitting on the question по этому вопросу заседает комиссия; sit in /on/ smth. sit in Parliament (in Congress, on a committee, on a commission, on a board, on a jury, on court-martial, etc.) быть членом парламента и т.д.; sit for smth. sit for a constituency (for a borough of A, for Liverpool, etc.) представлять округ и т.д. (в парламенте и т.п.)
    5) sit for smth. sit for a portrait (for a photograph, etc.) позировать для портрета и т.д.; who sat for this statue? с кого лепили эту статую?; sit to smb. sit to an artist (to a sculptor, to a photographer, etc.) позировать художнику и т.д.
    6) sit for smth. sit for an examination (for one's finals, for a degree, for a scholarship, etc.) сдавать экзамен на что-л.
    7) sit on smb. her riding-habit doesn't sit well on her костюм для верховой езды сидит на ней не очень хорошо; her dress sits loosely on her платье на ней болтается
    9. XVIII
    sit oneself on (in, at, etc.) smth. sit oneself on the sofa (on a mossy bank, in a corner, etc.) усаживаться /устраиваться/ на диване и т.д.; sit oneself at my side сядьте рядом со мной; sit oneself beside /next to/ smb. he sat himself beside /next to/ me он уселся рядом со мной
    10. XXI1
    sit smb. in (at, on) smth. sit the visitors in the hall усадить посетителей в холле; sit one's guests at the table (a child in a chair, the baby in a pram, etc.) посадить /усадить/ всех гостей за стол и т.д.; she sat the baby on her knees она посадила ребенка на колени; sit smb. for some time the waiter couldn't sit us for half an hour официант целых полчаса не мог найти для нас места
    11. XXV
    sit when... they were sitting when we came in они сидели, когда мы вошли

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > sit

  • 5 С-178

    HE В СИЛАХ PrepP Invar used without negation to convey the opposite meaning)
    1. ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. human, collect, animal, or мозг, сердце etc) or part of detached modif
    usu. used with infin) a person (a group of people etc) does not have the capability to do sth. (because of inadequate physical or emotional strength, a lack of means, low status etc)
    X не в силах делать Y = X lacks (doesn't have) the strength (the power) to do Y
    X cannot (is (quite) unable to) do Y X is incapable of doing Y Y is more than X can handle (take, bear) Y is too much for X X is powerless to do Y X doesn't have it in him to do Y Y is beyond X's power (capability) X is not strong enough to do Y.
    Илюша болезненно ему улыбался, всё ещё не в силах сказать слова. Коля вдруг поднял руку и провёл для чего-то своею ладонью по волосам Илюши (Достоевский 1). Ilyusha kept smiling wanly, still unable to say a word. Kolya suddenly reached out and for some reason stroked Ilyusha s hair with his hand (1a).
    Когда день полон грохота и человек по уши погружён в котёл войны, он не в силах понять, увидеть свою жизнь... (Гроссман 2). When a man is plunged up to his neck into the cauldron of war, he is quite unable to look at his life and understand anything... (2a).
    Ноги у Лёньки гудели. Он сидел неподвижно, не в силах пошевелиться (Семёнов 1). Lyonka's legs throbbed painfully. He sat motionless, incapable of stirring (1a).
    В конце 1936 года Коган, переведённый к тому времени в Ярославль, бросился под поезд, не в силах больше переносить ожидания ареста (Гинзбург 1). At the end of 1936 Kogan, by then transferred to Yaroslavl, found the daily expectation of arrest more than he could bear and threw himself under a train (1b).
    ...Его внимание не в силах сосредоточиться на чем-нибудь одном...» (Катаев 3). "...It is too much for his mind to concentrate on one thing" (3a).
    Они (чегемские старцы) как бы осознают, что происходящее должно было быть ими остановлено, но понимая, что не в силах ничего сделать, они чувствуют гнёт вины за собственное молчание, оскверненность своей духовной власти (Искандер 5). They (the elders of Chegem) seem to recognize that they should have stopped what is happening, and though they realize that they are powerless to do anything, they feel oppressed by guilt for their own silence, the defilement of their spiritual authority (5a).
    2. не в моих (твоих и т. п.) силах ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: infin or abstr)) sth. (or doing sth.) is beyond the limits of s.o. 's physical strength, ability, competence etc: (с)делать X не в Y-овых силах = Y cannot do X
    Y lacks (doesn't have) the power to do X (doing) X is beyond Y's power (capability) X is more than Y can do (handle) Y is powerless to do X.
    «Юрий Андреевич, будьте умницей, выйдите на минуту к мадемуазель, выпейте воды, голубчик, и возвращайтесь сюда таким, каким я вас привыкла и хотела бы видеть. Слышите, Юрий Андреевич? Я знаю, это в ваших силах. Сделайте это, я прошу вас» (Пастернак 1). "Yurii Andreievich...do be sensible, go off to Mademoiselle for a minute, have a drink of water and come back, please, as I've always known you till now and as I want you to be. Do you hear, Yurii Andreievich? I know you can do it. Please do it, I beg you" (1a).
    «Свободу вы у меня давно отняли, а вернуть её не в ваших силах, ибо её нет у вас самого» (Солженицын 3). "You took my freedom away long ago, and you don't have the power to return it because you don't have it yourself" (3a).
    Скоро тут произойдёт невообразимая свалка. Предотвратить её не в наших силах» (Пастернак 1). "There will be an unimaginable mess here soon, it's beyond our power to avert it" (1a).

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  • 6 не в силах

    [PrepP; Invar; used without negation to convey the opposite meaning]
    =====
    1. [subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, animal, or мозг, сердце etc) or part of detached modif; usu. used with infin]
    a person (a group of people etc) does not have the capability to do sth. (because of inadequate physical or emotional strength, a lack of means, low status etc):
    - X не в силах делать Y X lacks (doesn't have) the strength < the power> to do Y;
    - X cannot < is (quite) unable to> do Y;
    - Y is more than X can handle <take, bear>;
    - Y is beyond X's power < capability>;
    - X is not strong enough to do Y.
         ♦ Илюша болезненно ему улыбался, всё ещё не в силах сказать слова. Коля вдруг поднял руку и провёл для чего-то своею ладонью по волосам Илюши (Достоевский 1). Ilyusha kept smiling wanly, still unable to say a word. Kolya suddenly reached out and for some reason stroked Ilyusha's hair with his hand (1a).
         ♦ Когда день полон грохота и человек по уши погружён в котёл войны, он не в силах понять, увидеть свою жизнь... (Гроссман 2). When a man is plunged up to his neck into the cauldron of war, he is quite unable to look at his life and understand anything... (2a).
         ♦ Ноги у Лёньки гудели. Он сидел неподвижно, не в силах пошевелиться (Семёнов 1). Lyonka's legs throbbed painfully. He sat motionless, incapable of stirring (1a).
         ♦ В конце 1936 года Коган, переведённый к тому времени в Ярославль, бросился под поезд, не в силах больше переносить ожидания ареста (Гинзбург 1). At the end of 1936 Kogan, by then transferred to Yaroslavl, found the daily expectation of arrest more than he could bear and threw himself under a train (1b).
         ♦ "...Его внимание не в силах сосредоточиться на чем-нибудь одном..." (Катаев 3). "...It is too much for his mind to concentrate on one thing" (3a).
         ♦ Они [чегемские старцы] как бы осознают, что происходящее должно было быть ими остановлено, но понимая, что не в силах ничего сделать, они чувствуют гнёт вины за собственное молчание, оскверненность своей духовной власти (Искандер 5). They [the elders of Chegem] seem to recognize that they should have stopped what is happening, and though they realize that they are powerless to do anything, they feel oppressed by guilt for their own silence, the defilement of their spiritual authority (5a).
    2. не в моих (твоих и т. п.) силах [subj-compl with copula (subj: infin or abstr)]
    sth. (or doing sth.) is beyond the limits of s.o.'s physical strength, ability, competence etc:
    - (с)делать X не в Y-овых силах Y cannot do X;
    - Y is powerless to do X.
         ♦ "Юрий Андреевич, будьте умницей, выйдите на минуту к мадемуазель, выпейте воды, голубчик, и возвращайтесь сюда таким, каким я вас привыкла и хотела бы видеть. Слышите, Юрий Андреевич? Я знаю, это в ваших силах. Сделайте это, я прошу вас" (Пастернак 1). "Yurii Andreievich...do be sensible, go off to Mademoiselle for a minute, have a drink of water and come back, please, as I've always known you till now and as I want you to be. Do you hear, Yurii Andreievich? I know you can do it. Please do it, I beg you" (1a).
         ♦ "Свободу вы у меня давно отняли, а вернуть её не в ваших силах, ибо её нет у вас самого" (Солженицын 3). "You took my freedom away long ago, and you don't have the power to return it because you don't have it yourself" (3a).
         ♦ "Скоро тут произойдёт невообразимая свалка. Предотвратить её не в наших силах" (Пастернак 1). "There will be an unimaginable mess here soon; it's beyond our power to avert it" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не в силах

  • 7 Т-118

    тогда как
    subord Conj
    contrastive, contrastive-temporal, or contrastive-concessive) while at the same time: while whereas when (in fact) (in limited contexts) although even though by contrast.
    Она сидела неподвижно, опустив голову на грудь перед нею на столике была раскрыта книга, но глаза её, неподвижные и полные неизъяснимой грусти, казалось, в сотый раз пробегали одну и ту же страницу, тогда как мысли её были далеко... (Лермонтов 1). She sat motionless, her head sunk on her breast, on a table before her lay an open book, but her fixed gaze, full of inexplicable sadness, seemed to be skimming one and the same page for the hundredth time while her thoughts were far away... (1b).
    ...Подсудимый, войдя в залу... шагал вперёд как солдат и держал глаза впереди себя, упираясь, тогда как вернее было ему смотреть налево, где в публике сидят дамы, ибо он был большой любитель прекрасного пола... (Достоевский 2)....The defendant, on entering the courtroom...marched along like a soldier, and kept his eyes fixed straight in front of him, whereas it would have been more correct for him to look to the left where, among the public, the ladies were sitting, since he was a great admirer of the fair sex... (2a).
    Было непонятно, во-первых, как он (котёл) здесь очутился, а во-вторых, как он уцелел, будучи медным, тогда как чугунный не выдержал и лопнул (Искандер 3). They could not understand, in the first place, how it (the kettle) had gotten here, and in the second place, how it had survived, being copper, when the iron one had not withstood the fire and had sp lit (3a).
    «Я очень рад буду, - сказал князь. — Скажите, — прибавил он, как будто только что вспомнив что-то и особенно-небрежно, тогда как то, о чём он спрашивал, было главною целью его посещения, - правда, что l'imperatrice-mere желает назначения барона Функе первым секретарём в Вену?» (Толстой 4). "Ah! I shall be delighted," said the Prince. "Tell me," he added, with elaborate casual-ness, as if the question he was about to ask had just occurred to him, when in fact it was the chief purpose of his visit, "is it true that the Dowager Empress wants Baron Funke to be appointed first secretary in Vienna?" (4a).
    В простой крестьянской жизни всякий дар человека, если смысл этого дара ясен и нагляден, признаётся окружающими спокойно и безоговорочно. Тогда как в интеллигентной среде... оценки людей гораздо более запутанны и авторитеты гораздо чаще ложны (Искандер 5). In the simple peasant way of life, any gift of a man's, if the significance of the gift be clear and demonstrable, is calmly and unreservedly acknowledged by those around him. In a cultured milieu, by contrast...assessments of men are much more muddled and the experts much more often in error (5a).

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  • 8 тогда как

    [subord conj; contrastive, contrastive-temporal, or contrastive-concessive]
    =====
    while at the same time:
    - [in limited contexts] although;
    - by contrast.
         ♦ Она сидела неподвижно, опустив голову на грудь; перед нею на столике была раскрыта книга, но глаза её, неподвижные и полные неизъяснимой грусти, казалось, в сотый раз пробегали одну и ту же страницу, тогда как мысли её были далеко... (Лермонтов 1). She sat motionless, her head sunk on her breast, on a table before her lay an open book, but her fixed gaze, full of inexplicable sadness, seemed to be skimming one and the same page for the hundredth time while her thoughts were far away... (1b).
         ♦...Подсудимый, войдя в залу... шагал вперёд как солдат и держал глаза впереди себя, упираясь, тогда как вернее было ему смотреть налево, где в публике сидят дамы, ибо он был большой любитель прекрасного пола... (Достоевский 2)....The defendant, on entering the courtroom...marched along like a soldier, and kept his eyes fixed straight in front of him, whereas it would have been more correct for him to look to the left where, among the public, the ladies were sitting, since he was a great admirer of the fair sex... (2a).
         ♦ Было непонятно, во-первых, как он [ котёл] здесь очутился, а во-вторых, как он уцелел, будучи медным, тогда как чугунный не выдержал и лопнул (Искандер 3). They could not understand, in the first place, how it [the kettle] had gotten here, and in the second place, how it had survived, being copper, when the iron one had not withstood the fire and had split (3a).
         ♦ "Я очень рад буду, - сказал князь. - Скажите, - прибавил он, как будто только что вспомнив что-то и особенно-небрежно, тогда как то, о чём он спрашивал, было главною целью его посещения, - правда, что l'imperatrice-mere желает назначения барона Функе первым секретарём в Вену?" (Толстой 4). "Ah! I shall be delighted," said the Prince. "Tell me," he added, with elaborate casualness, as if the question he was about to ask had just occurred to him, when in fact it was the chief purpose of his visit, "is it true that the Dowager Empress wants Baron Funke to be appointed first secretary in Vienna?" (4a).
         ♦ В простой крестьянской жизни всякий дар человека, если смысл этого дара ясен и нагляден, признаётся окружающими спокойно и безоговорочно. Тогда как в интеллигентной среде... оценки людей гораздо более запутанны и авторитеты гораздо чаще ложны (Искандер 5). In the simple peasant way of life, any gift of a man's, if the significance of the gift be clear and demonstrable, is calmly and unreservedly acknowledged by those around him. In a cultured milieu, by contrast...assessments of men are much more muddled and the experts much more often in error (5a).

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