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1 turn back the clock
1) Общая лексика: повернуть время вспять -
2 turn back the clock (of history)
см. put back the clock( of history)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > turn back the clock (of history)
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3 put back the clock
тopмoзить, зaдepживaть paзвитиe, пытaтьcя вepнуть пpoшлoe, (пытaтьcя) пoвepнуть вcпять кoлeco иcтopии 'Anything else, grandfather?' 'I should have liked to ask you not to cheapen our name any more, but I suppose that would be putting the clock back. The spirit of the age is against me' (J. Galsworthy). Times have changed, and it is useless trying to put the clock back -
4 turn back
1) (turn around) (on foot) tornare indietro, sui propri passi; (in vehicle) tornare indietrothere's no turning back — fig. non si torna più indietro
2) (in book) tornare (to a); turn [sth.] back, turn back [sth.]3) (rotate backwards) (ri)mettere indietro [dial, clock]4) (fold back) piegare, ripiegare [sheet, lapel]; piegare [corner, page]; turn [sth., sb.] back, turn back [sth., sb.] fare tornare indietro [ heavy vehicle]; respingere, ricacciare indietro [ refugees]* * *(to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction: He got tired and turned back; The travellers were turned back at the frontier.) tornare indietro; far tornare indietro* * *1. vi + adv1) (on journey) ritornare, tornare indietro2) (in book) ritornare2. vt + adv1) (fold: bedclothes) ripiegare2) (send back) far tornare indietro* * *1) (turn around) (on foot) tornare indietro, sui propri passi; (in vehicle) tornare indietrothere's no turning back — fig. non si torna più indietro
2) (in book) tornare (to a); turn [sth.] back, turn back [sth.]3) (rotate backwards) (ri)mettere indietro [dial, clock]4) (fold back) piegare, ripiegare [sheet, lapel]; piegare [corner, page]; turn [sth., sb.] back, turn back [sth., sb.] fare tornare indietro [ heavy vehicle]; respingere, ricacciare indietro [ refugees] -
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phr.v. l. (се) враќа (назад): It was getting dark so we decided to turn back Се стемнуваше, та решивме да се вратиме; There's no turning back Нема враќање назад2. turn the clock back; turn back the clock го враќа часовникот/времето назад: We can't turn the clock back He можеме да го вратиме часовникот назад; The new legislation has turned the clock back 10 years Новиот закон значи враќање десет години наназад -
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1. Iwe have come so far in our programme) of reorganization that there can be no turning back реорганизация зашла так далеко, что отступать нельзя2. III1) turn back smth. /smth. back / turn back a sheet (a bedspread, cuffs, the edge, one's collar, etc.) отогнуть /отвернуть/ простыню и т.д.; he turn backed back the coverlet and slipped between the sheets он отогнул /откинул/ покрывало и нырнул под простыню2) turn back smb. /smb. back/ turn the enemy back заставить противника отступить3) turn back smth. / smth. back / turn back the clack of civilization повернуть цивилизацию вспять3. Vturn smth. back some time turn the clock back an hour перевести часы на час назад4. XIbe turned back at some place he was turned back at the frontier его не пустили через границу5. XVI1) turn back from (into, to, etc.) smth. turn back from the frontier (from the station, etc.) повернуть назад от границы и т.д.; turn back (in)to the right path вернуться и пойти по правильной тропинке2) turn back (up)on (over, etc.) smth. the collar turns back (up)on (over) the shoulders воротник откидывается на плечи3) turn back to smth. turn back to page five вернуться /вновь обратиться/ к странице пятой; turn back in smth. turn back in imagination to one's childhood (in memory to those difficult times, in her recollections to her former happy days, in one's autobiography to the past, etc.) перенестись в воображении [обратно] и детство и т.д.6. XXIIturn back smth. /smth. back/ by doing smth. turn back a critical remark (his words, his objections, her reproaches, her complaints, etc.) by saying that they didn't understand him ответить на критику /парировать критическое замечание/ и т.д., сказав, что тебя не поняли -
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8 ■ turn back
■ turn backA v. i. + avv.1 tornare indietro; tornare sui propri passi: The storm forced us to turn back, il temporale ci costrinse a tornare indietro2 piegarsi all'indietro; ripiegarsi; The lid turns back to show the contents of the box, il coperchio si piega all'indietro per rendere visibile il contenuto della scatolaB v. t. + avv.1 piegare, ripiegare, fare la piega a ( lenzuola, coperte, ecc.); piegare, fare un'orecchia a ( una pagina di libro, ecc.); alzare ( una coperta) piegando un lembo2 mandare indietro; rimandare; respingere: The Mexican workers were turned back at the border, i lavoratori messicani sono stati respinti al confine4 ( calcio, ecc.) rilanciare, toccare indietro ( la palla) □ to turn the clock back, rimettere indietro l'orologio; (fig.) andare contro il progresso □ to turn back to one's work, rimettersi al lavoro. -
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10 turn back
(to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction: He got tired and turned back; The travellers were turned back at the frontier.) (hacer) retroceder/volver, volverse atrásturn back vb volverse atrásv.• atrasar v.• cejar v.• contramarchar v.1) v + adva) ( go back) volver*, regresar, devolverse* (AmL exc RPl)b) ( change plan) echarse or volverse* atrás2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( send back)he was turned back at the border — en la frontera lo hicieron regresar or lo mandaron de vuelta
b) ( fold) \<\<bedclothes\>\> doblar1. VI + ADV1) (in journey etc) volverse (atrás), desandar el caminothere can be no turning back now — (fig) ahora no vale volverse atrás
2) (in book) volver2. VT + ADV1) (=fold) [+ bedclothes] doblar2) (=send back) [+ person] hacer volver, hacer regresar, devolver; [+ vehicle] volver, dar la vuelta a3) [+ clock] retrasarto turn the clock back —
we can't turn the clock back — no podemos dar marcha atrás or volver al pasado
- turn the clock back 20 years* * *1) v + adva) ( go back) volver*, regresar, devolverse* (AmL exc RPl)b) ( change plan) echarse or volverse* atrás2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( send back)he was turned back at the border — en la frontera lo hicieron regresar or lo mandaron de vuelta
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1. phr v заставить повернуть назад, прогнать2. phr v повернуть назад; отступить3. phr v возвращаться4. phr v возвращать5. phr v обернуться6. phr v отвернуть, отогнутьСинонимический ряд:1. backtrack (verb) backtrack; circle around; double back; loop; reverse2. return (verb) react; recrudesce; recur; return; revert -
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1 **2 **today we must turn the clock back one hour დღეს საათი ერთი საათით უკან უნდა გადავწიოთ -
13 turn the clock back
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14 turn the clock back
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > turn the clock back
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15 turn the clock back
Общая лексика: тряхнуть стариной -
16 turn the clock back
1. идиом. повернуть время вспять2. поворачивать стрелки назадАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > turn the clock back
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17 turn the clock back
להחזיר את השעה אחורנית; לשוב לחיות את העבר* * *◙ רבעה תא תויחל בושל ;תינרוחא העשה תא ריזחהל◄ -
18 turn the clock back
de klok terugzetten; naar het verleden terugkeren -
19 turn the clock back
поверну́ть вре́мя вспятьThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > turn the clock back
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20 put back the clocks
(put (set или turn) back the clocks (of history; тж. put, set или turn the clock back, stop the clock))тормозить, задерживать развитие, (пытаться) повернуть вспять колесо истории‘Anything else, grandfather?’ ‘I should have liked to ask you not to cheapen our name any more, but I suppose that would be putting the clock back. The spirit of the age is against me.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part III, ch. X) — - Что еще, дедушка? - Я бы тебя попросил больше не позорить наше имя, но, пожалуй, это старомодно. Дух времени против меня.
Eva: "Would you marry him over again if you could put the clock back?" Ethel: "Why, of course. He's been a wonderful husband." (W. S. Maugham, ‘For Services Rendered’, act 1) — Ева: "Вы опять вышли бы за него замуж, если бы могли вернуть прошлое?" Этель: "Ну конечно. Он был чудесным мужем."
См. также в других словарях:
turn back the clock — See: PUT BACK THE CLOCK … Dictionary of American idioms
turn back the clock — See: PUT BACK THE CLOCK … Dictionary of American idioms
turn\ back\ the\ clock — • put back the clock • turn back the clock v. phr. To go back in time; relive the past. If I could put back the clock I d give more thought to preparing for a career. Richard wishes that he had lived in frontier days, but he can t turn back the… … Словарь американских идиом
turn back the clock — to make things the same as they were at an earlier time. I cannot vote for someone who promises to turn back the clock to better days because that s impossible. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form turn the clock back … New idioms dictionary
turn back the clock (to) — Go back to earlier times. ► “Uncertainty will continue, because the power struggle is not over between the reformers and those who want to turn back the clock.” (Business Week, Jan. 30, 1995, p. 50) … American business jargon
turn back the clock — verb To return to a previous state. We had a terrible year so we agreed to turn back the clock and go on as if it hadnt happened … Wiktionary
turn back the clock — ► turn (or put) back the clock return to the past or to a previous way of doing things. Main Entry: ↑clock … English terms dictionary
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