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1 strive against the stream
Общая лексика: бороться с течениемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > strive against the stream
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2 go against the stream
(go (row, strive или swim) against the stream)идти, плыть против течения, действовать, преодолевая сопротивление; см. тж. drift with the stream и go against the tideBut no one shall find me rowing against the stream... I write for general amusement. (W. Scott, ‘The Fortunes of Nigel’, ‘Introduction’) — Никто не скажет, что я иду против течения... Я ведь пишу для развлечения публики.
He knew he was swimming against the stream; he had to; he was working not just for today and tomorrow, but for the days that would come after. (S. Heym, ‘Goldsborough’, ch. 20) — Он знал, что плывет против течения, но иначе он не мог: ведь он действовал не только ради сегодняшнего или завтрашнего дня, он думал о будущем.
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3 strive
[straıv] v (strove; striven)1. стараться, прилагать усилияto strive to do smth. - стараться /силиться/ сделать что-л.
to strive to win - стараться выиграть /победить/
he is striving hard to succeed - он прилагает все усилия, чтобы добиться успеха
she strove to keep her self-control - она старалась сохранить самообладание
to strive for /after/ smth. - стремиться добиться чего-л.
mistakes are inevitable, but strive for accuracy - ошибки неизбежны, но стремитесь к точности
to strive after effect - стремиться произвести впечатление; гнаться за эффектом
what are you striving after? - на что направлены ваши усилия?
2. боротьсяto strive against /with/ smth. - бороться против чего-л.
to strive for smth. - бороться за что-л.
strive against the stream [fate, difficulties] - бороться с течением [роком, трудностями]
3. (for) состязаться, споритьto strive (with one another) for smth. - бороться (друг с другом) за что-л.
he strove with his fellow-students for a prize - он боролся с соучениками за приз
4. редк. с трудом пробираться -
4 strive
past tense - strove; verb(to try very hard or struggle: He always strives to please his teacher.) prizadevati si* * *[stráiv]intransitive verbprizadevati si, truditi se, težiti ( after k); tekmovati ( with z); boriti se ( for za); ogorčeno se biti, upirati ( against čemu); prepirati se, pričkati seto strive against the stream — plavati proti toku (tudi figuratively)he strove to get there first — trudil se je, da bi prvi prispel tja -
5 strive
straɪv гл.
1) стараться;
прилагать усилия (for/after/towards) Syn: try
2) бороться (against, with - против) to strive for peace ≈ бороться за мир The minister begged the worshippers to strive against evil. ≈ Министр пообещал поддерживающим его гражданам страны, что будет бороться с пороками и несправедливостью. стараться, прилагать усилия - to * to do smth. стараться /силиться/ сделать что-л. - to * to win стараться выиграть /победить/ - he is striving hard to succeed он прилагает все усилия, чтобы добиться успеха - she strove to keep her self-control она старалась сохранить самообладание - to * for /after/ smth. стремиться добиться чего-л. - mistakes are inevitable, but * for accuracy ошибки неизбежны, но стремитесь к точности - to * after effect стремиться произвести впечатление;
гнаться за эффектом - what are you striving after? на что направлены ваши усилия? бороться - to * against /with/ smth. бороться против чего-л. - to * for smth. бороться за что-л. - to * against oppression бороться против угнетения - to * for victory бороться за победу - * against the stream бороться с течением (for) состязаться, спорить - to * (with one another) for smth. бороться (друг с другом) за что-л. - he strove with his fellow-students for a prize он боролся с соучениками за приз( редкое) с трудом пробираться - to * through the surge пробиваться к берегу сквозь волны strive бороться (against, with - против) ~ прилагать усилия ~ (strove;
striven) стараться;
прилагать усилия;
to strive for victory стремиться к победе ~ стараться ~ (strove;
striven) стараться;
прилагать усилия;
to strive for victory стремиться к победе -
6 STRIVE
• It is ill striving against the stream - Лбом стены не прошибешь b (Л), Плетью обуха не перешибешь b (П), Против рожна не попрешь b (П), Тяжело против воды плыть (T)• Strive not against the stream - Лбом стены не прошибешь b (Л), Плетью обуха не перешибешь b (П), Против рожна не попрешь b (П), Тяжело против воды плыть (T) -
7 идти против течения
lit. go against the stream; strive against the stream; row against the tideРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > идти против течения
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8 бороться с течением
General subject: strive against the streamУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бороться с течением
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9 Против рожна не попрешь
а) Power makes you submit to it See a) Лбом стены не прошибешь а (Л), Плетью обуха не перешибешь а(77);b) Do not struggle against things which you cannot overcome. See Лбом стены не прошибешь b (JI), Плетью обуха не перешибешь b (П), Тяжело против воды плыть (T)Cf:a) It is hard to live in Rome and strive against the Pope (Am.). It is hard to sit in Rome and strive against the Pope (Br.). There is no arguing with a large fist (Am.). What may the mouse do against the cat? (Am.). You cannot fight City Hall (Am., Br.)b) Do not kick against the pricks (Br.). Don't kick aginst pricks (Am.). It is ill striving against the stream (Br.). Puff not against the wind (Br.). Strive not against the stream (Am.). You can't fight guns with sticks (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Против рожна не попрешь
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10 Лбом стены не прошибешь
а) See Против рожна не попрешь а (П); b) See Против рожна не попрешь b (П)Cf:a) There is no arguing with a large fist (Am.). What may the mouse do against the cat? (Am., Br.). You cannot fight City Hall (Am., Br.). You can't fight guns with sticks (Br.)b) Do not kick against the pricks (Br.). Don't kick against pricks (Am.). It is ill striving against the stream (Br.). Strive not against the stream (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Лбом стены не прошибешь
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11 Плетью обуха не перешибешь
See Против рожна не попрешь а (П), Против рожна не попрешь b (П)Cf:a) There is no arguing with a large fist (Am.). What may the mouse do against the cat? (Am.). You cannot fight City Hall (Am., Br.)b) Do not kick against the pricks (Br.). Don't kick against pricks (Am.). It is ill striving against the stream (Br.). Strive not against the stream (Am.). You can't fight guns with sticks (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Плетью обуха не перешибешь
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12 Тяжело против воды плыть
See Против рожна не попрешь b (П) Cf;It is ill striving against the stream (Br.). Strive not against the stream (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Тяжело против воды плыть
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13 struggle
1. n борьбаall-absorbing struggle — борьба, требующая затраты всех сил
life-and-death struggle — борьба не на жизнь, а на смерть
2. n напряжение, усилие3. v бороться4. v биться, отбиватьсяstruggle for existance — борьба за существование; бороться; биться; делать усилия
5. v делать усилия; стараться изо всех силto struggle to succeed — всячески стараться преуспеть, прилагать все усилия, чтобы добиться успеха
6. v пробиватьсяwe struggled through — мы пробились, мы преодолели все препятствия
Синонимический ряд:1. attempt (noun) attempt; endeavor; essay; hassle; trial; try; undertaking2. effort (noun) effort; endeavour; exertion; labor; labour; pains; strain; strive; striving; trouble3. fight (noun) battle; brush; clash; conflict; contest; encounter; fight; skirmish; strife; vying4. fight (verb) battle; combat; conflict; contend; contest; fight; grapple; oppose; tilt; tussle; vie; wrestle5. try (verb) assay; attempt; endeavor; essay; offer; seek; try; undertake6. work (verb) labor; labour; strive; toil; workАнтонимический ряд:relax; succumb -
14 a merge împotriva curentului
fig. to go / to row / to strive / to swim against the stream / the tideto breast the current.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a merge împotriva curentului
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15 a se împotrivi tendinţei generale
to go / to strive / to swim against the stream / the tide.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se împotrivi tendinţei generale
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16 BRJÓTA
* * *(brýt; braut, brutum; brotinn), v.1) to break;brjóta fót sinn, to break one’s leg;brjóta tennr ór höfði manns, to break the teelh out of the head;brjóta mann um stein, to break a man on a stone;brjóta e-n í hjóli, to break on the wheel;2) to break open (brjóta haug, búr);3) to destroy, demolish (brjóta hof, skurðgoð, kastala);brjóta skip, to break one’s ship, be shipwrecked;4) to break, violate, transgress (brjóta heit, lög);en þér konungr brutuð lög á Agli, you broke the law in Egil’s case;5) to force, compel (brjóta menn til kristni);brjóta e-n til hlýðni, to force to submission;6) in various fig. phrases;brjóta odd af oflæti sínu, to break the point of one’s pride, to humble oneself;brjóta straum fyrir e-m, to break the stream before one, to bear the brunt of battle;7) with preps.:brjóta af brúna, to break off the bridge;brjóta af við e-n, to wrong one;brjóta á bak, to force or drive back (brjóta fylking á bak);to neglect, disregard (brjóta á bak ráð e-s);brjóta niðr, to demolish, break down (brjóta niðr hús);brjóta niðr blótskap, villu, to put down, abolish;brjóta sik niðr við jörðu, to bow down to the earth;brjóta saman, to fold (brjóta saman skikkju);to unite (brjóta saman et forna lögmál ok nýja);brjóta sundr, í sundr, to break asunder (brjóta sundr silfrker);to unfold (clothes);brjóta (land, þjóð) undir sik, to subdue;brjóta upp, to break up (þeir brutu upp þilit);to force or break open (brjóta upp hurð, búr, kirkju, bréf);to unpack (brjóta upp gersemar sínar);brjóta upp vistir, to bring out the victuals (for the mess);brjóta upp vápn, to get out the weapons, prepare for battle;8) refl., brjótast á e-t, to break in upon;Önundr brauzt á hurðina, tried to break in the door;brjótast á milli, to break out between;brjótast fram, to break forth;brjótast í haug, to break into a cairn;brjótast í e-u, to exert oneself in a thing;þessi maðr brýzt í miklu ofrefli, struggles against great odds;brjótast um, to make a hard struggle (björn brauzt um í vök);brjótast við e-t, to fight or struggle hard against;brjótast við ofrefli, to fight against odds;brjótast við borgargørðina, to exert oneself in making the burg;brjótast við e-u, to struggle against (brjótast við forlögunum, gæfu sinni);9) impers. in a passive sense;skipit (acc.) braut í spán, the ship was broken to pieces;þá braut kirkju (acc.), the church was blown down;strauminn braut á öxlinni, the current broke against his shoulder.* * *pret. braut; 2nd pers. brautt is obsolete; commonly brauzt or brauztu, Ó. H. 24 (in a verse), Fms. vi. 139 (in a verse of A. D. 1050); pl. brutu; sup. brotið; pres. brýt: [this word does not occur in Ulf. and is unknown in Germ.; the A. S. has breâtan, breôtan, but rarely and in the sense to destroy, demolish: but the Scandin. dialects all have it; Swed. bryta; Dan. bryde; whereas the Goth. braican, Germ. brechen, Engl. break are unknown to the Scandin. idioms. Du Cange records a Latin-Spanish britare = destruere; it is therefore likely that it came into Spain with the Goths, although Ulfilas does not use it]:—to break; with acc., Nj. 64, Bs. i. 346; þeir brutu báða fótleggi í honum, Hom. 115; sumir brutu ( hurt) hendr sínar, sumir fætr, Bs. i. 10; ef maðr brýtr tennr or höfði manns, Grág. ii. 11; hvárz þat er höggit, eðr brotið, cut or broken, id.; þeir kómu við sker ok brutu stýri, Fms. ix. 307; Þormóðr kvað betra at róa minna ok brjóta ekki, Grett. ch. 50: phrases as, b. á bak, to break the back, Fms. vii. 119; á háls, the neck, Vígl. 21; b. í hjóli (hveli), to break on the wheel, of capital punishment, Fms. xi. 372, Hom. 147; í þeim hring stendr Þórs steinn, er þeir menn vóru brotnir um ( on which the men were broken) er til blóta vóru hafðir, Eb. 26.2. denoting to destroy, demolish; b. skurðgoð, Fms. x. 277, Bs. i. 10; þeir höfðu brotið hof en kristnað land, Fms. i. 32; Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167.β. b. skip, to shipwreck (skip-brot); brutu þar skipit allt í span, Nj. 282, Ld. 8, Landn. 149: absol., hón kom á Vikarsskeið, ok braut þar, 110: nú er á ( a river) brýtr af annars manns landi, Gþl. 419; cp. land-brot.3. adding prepp.; niðr, sundr, af, upp, to break down, asunder, off, or the like; sá er niðr braut alla Jerusalem, 673. 51; b. niðr blótskap, Fms. iii. 165, viii. (pref.); brutu þá Baglar af brúna, B. broke the bridge off, x. 331; b. sundr, ix. 482; b. upp, to break up; þeir brutu upp þilit, Eg. 235; þeir brutu upp búr hans (of burglars), 593; b. upp kirkju, Fms. ix. 12; b. upp hlið, to break up a fence, K. Þ. K. 84.β. b. upp, to break up a package, unpack; brýtr hann nú upp gersemar sínar, Fær. 6:—as a naut. term, b. upp means to bring out victuals for the mess, Dan. bakke op; jarl ok hans menn b. upp vistir ok setjast til matar, Fms. xi. 147: milit., b. upp vápn means to take arms, prepare for battle (in a sea fight); brjóta upp vápn sín ok berjask, Fær. 85; menn brutu upp um annan öll vápn, Fms. vi. 313 (in a verse).γ. b. or b. saman, to fold (clothes or the like); b. sundr, to unfold, Nj. 171: in mod. usage also b. bréf, to fold a letter (hence brot, to denote the size of a book); b. upp bréf, to break a letter open, Barl. 181; b. blað, to fold down a leaf in a book, etc.; b. út, to break ( a channel) through, Landn. 65 (of a river); þá var út brotinn óssinn, Bs. i. 315.4. various metaph. phrases; b. bág við, to fight, v. bágr, Fas. i. 43; b. odd af oflæti sínu, to break the point off one’s pride, to humble oneself, Nj. 94 (where to disgrace oneself); b. straum fyrir e-u, to break the stream for one, metaphor from a post or rock in a stream, to bear the brunt of battle, Orkn. 344; b. bekrann, vide bekri, Grett.5. metaph. to break, violate, lög, rétt, etc.; mun ek þó eigi fyrir þínar sakir brjóta lögin né konungs tignina, eða svá landsréttinn, Fms. iv. 263; en þér, konungr, brutuð lög á Agli, you broke the law in Egil’s case, Eg. 416, Fms. x. 401; at þú brjótir lög þín, xi. 93; engi skyídi annars ráð brjóta, Bret.; b. á bak, to infringe, Fas. i. 528 (cp. lög-brot, laga-brot); b. af við e-n, to wrong one, iii. 551: in theol. sense, H. E. i. 460 (vide af-brot, mis-brot, crime, sin): absol. to transgress, brjóta þau ok bæði, ok göra hórdóm, K. Á. 134.β. denoting force, to force, compel; b. menn til Kristni, Ld. 178, Fms. i. 142; til trúar, Fs. 98; til hlýðni, to force to submission; allt landsfólk var undir brotið ríki þeirra, all people were brought under their rule, Fms. iv. 64; hón er í hernaði ok brýtr undir sik víkinga, Odd. 22; b. konu til svefnis, a law term, violare, Grág. i. 338.II. reflex., with prepp. í, ór, um, út, við, or adv. braut; brjótask, to break in, out, etc.; hann brauzk í haug Hrólfs Kraka, Landn. 169; brjótumk vér þá burt ór húsinu, to break out of the house, Fas. i. 88; brjótask á, to break in upon, press; Önundr brauzk á hurðina, Onund tried to break in the door, Fs. 101, Fms. vii. 187; b. fram, to break forth, Bb.; b. milli, to break out between, Bs. i. 634; b. út, to break out, esp. in the metaph. sense of plague, disease, fire, or the like; er út brýzk vökvi ok úhreinindi, Greg. 22 (út-brot, a breaking out, eruption); b. um, to make a hard struggle (e. g. of one fettered or pinioned); því harðara er hann brauzk um, Edda 20; björn einn brauzk um í vök, Fs. 146; af ofrgangi elds þess er um brýtsk ( rages) í grundvöllum landsins, Sks. 151; b. við e-t, to struggle ( wrestle) hard against; þeir brutusk við skóga eðr stóra steina, of enraged berserkers, Fas. i. 515: metaph. to fight hard against, hann brauzk við heiðinn lýð, Fms. xi. 396; b. við ofrefli, to fight against odds, Ísl. ii. 394: absol. to strive hard, Stj. 411; Hákoni jarli var ekki mikit um at b. við borgargörðina, Haco did not care to exert himself much about making the burg, Fms. ix. 46: with dat., b. við e-u, to fight against (in a bad sense); b. við gæfu sinni, to break with one’s good luck, iv. 233; b. við forlögunum, to struggle against fate, Fs. 20; b. í e-u, to be busy, exert oneself in a thing; eigi þarftú í þessu at brjótask lengr, i. e. give it up, Fms. iii. 102; því at þessi maðr Ólafr brýzk í miklu ofrefli, this man Olave struggles against great odds, iv. 77.2. recipr., þeir rérust svá nær, at brutusk árarnar fyrir, that they broke one another’s oars, Fms. viii. 216.III. impers. in a pass. sense; skipit (acc.) braut í spán, the ship was broken to pieces, Ld. 142; skip Þangbrands braut austr við Búlandshöfða, Nj. 162; tók út skip Þangbrands ok braut mjök, Bs. i. 15: of a house, or the like, destroyed by wind or wave, þá braut kirkju (acc.), the church was blown down, 30: the phrase, straum (acc.) brýtr á skeri, the stream is broken against a skerry ( rock); strauminn braut á öxlinni, the stream broke against his shoulders, Grett. 140 (the new Ed.), the old Ed. straumrinn—not so well; lá (acc.) brýtr, the surf breaks, abates, Edda (Ht. verse 78).IV. part. brotinn, broken; sverð slæ ok brotin, Hkr. i. 343: as adj. in such compds as fót-brotinn, væng-brotinn, háls-brotinn, hrygg-brotinn, etc., with broken leg, wing, etc. -
17 contracorriente
f.countercurrent.ir a contracorriente to go against the current o tide* * *1 crosscurrent\ir contracorriente to go against the tide* * *ir a contracorriente — (lit) to go against the current, go upstream; (fig) to go against the tide
* * *femenino crosscurrentir a contracorriente — barco to go against the current; nadador to swim against the current; diseñador/escritor to go o swim against the tide
* * *= cross-current, upstream, undertow, countercurrent.Ex. This article examines cross-currents which pit the interests of special collections librarians against those of general, academic librarians.Ex. The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream.Ex. The article is entitled 'Surfing corporate intranets: search tools that control the undertow'.Ex. A countercurrent in the Western tradition rejects the Socratic position, however, and depicts the human pursuit of knowledge as a burden under which humans labor and from which they should strive to free themselves.----* a contracorriente = against the grain.* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.* * *femenino crosscurrentir a contracorriente — barco to go against the current; nadador to swim against the current; diseñador/escritor to go o swim against the tide
* * *= cross-current, upstream, undertow, countercurrent.Ex: This article examines cross-currents which pit the interests of special collections librarians against those of general, academic librarians.
Ex: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream.Ex: The article is entitled 'Surfing corporate intranets: search tools that control the undertow'.Ex: A countercurrent in the Western tradition rejects the Socratic position, however, and depicts the human pursuit of knowledge as a burden under which humans labor and from which they should strive to free themselves.* a contracorriente = against the grain.* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.* * *crosscurrenta contracorriente: un diseñador de moda que siempre va a contracorriente a fashion designer who is always swimming against the tidenunca una obra ha nacido más a contracorriente de la época never has there been a work which has been so out of step with the times* * *
contracorriente sustantivo femenino
crosscurrent;◊ ir a contracorriente [ barco] to go against the current;
[ nadador] to swim against the current;
[diseñador/escritor] to go o swim against the tide
' contracorriente' also found in these entries:
English:
stream
- undercurrent
- under
* * *countercurrent;ir a contracorriente to go against the current o tide* * *f crosscurrent;ir a contracorriente fig swim against the tide* * *1) : crosscurrent2)ir a contracorriente : to go against the tide
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