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1 fleeting
1. a быстрый; мимолётный, скоротечный2. a быстро исчезающийfleeting target — быстропроходящая цель; появляющаяся мишень
Синонимический ряд:1. passing quickly (adj.) brief; cursory; ephemeral; evanescent; flitting; fugacious; fugitive; impermanent; lively; momentaneous; momentary; passing; passing quickly; short; short-lived; sudden; temporal; temporary; transient; transitory; vanishing; volatile2. hurrying (verb) barreling; bucketing; bustling; flitting; flying; hastening; hasting; hurrying; hustling; pelting; rocketing; rocking; running; rushing; sailing; scooting; scouring; skinning; smoking; speeding; staving; sweeping; whirling; whisking; whizzing; winging; zipping3. whiling (verb) beguiling; whiling; wilingАнтонимический ряд: -
2 make the best of a bad job
Общая лексика: мужественно переносить затруднения, мужественно переносить невзгоды, не падать духом в беде, придумать что-нибудь (Why don't you make the best of a bad job, instead of whiling away your time like that?)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make the best of a bad job
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3 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) mientras2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) aunque
2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) algún tiempo; mucho tiempo- worth one's while
while1 conj mientraswhile2 n ratotr[waɪl]1 (time) rato, tiempo■ you've been here all the while! ¡has estado aquí todo el rato!1 (when) mientras■ somebody stole our car while we were on holiday nos robaron el coche mientras estábamos de vacaciones2 (although) aunque■ while I sympathize with the cause, I cannot support your methods aunque simpatizo con la causa, no puedo apoyar tus métodos3 (whereas) mientras que■ he prefers to go out, while I like staying in él prefiere salir mientras que a mí me gusta quedarme en casato while away the time: matar el tiempowhile n1) time: rato m, tiempo mafter a while: después de un ratoin a while: dentro de poco2)to be worth one's while : valer la penawhile conj1) : mientraswhistle while you work: silba mientras trabajas2) whereas: mientras que3) although: aunquewhile it's very good, it's not perfect: aunque es muy bueno, no es perfectov.• pasar v.adv.• mientras adv.conj.• mientras conj.• mientras que conj.• ínterin conj.n.• rato s.m.
I hwaɪl, waɪl1) ( in time) mientrasthey don't drink while on duty — no beben cuando or mientras están de guardia
2) ( though) aunquethe situation, while tense, seems unlikely to lead to war — la situación aunque tensa, no es probable que lleve a una guerra
3) ( whereas) mientras que, en tanto que (frml)•Phrasal Verbs:
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a) ( period of time)wait a while — (a few days, weeks) espera un tiempo; (a few minutes, hours) espera un rato; ( a very short period) espera un ratito or un momentito
after a while she realized — después de or al cabo de un rato se dio cuenta
b)[waɪl](every) once in a while — de vez en cuando; see also worth I b)
1. N1)a while — (=some moments) un ratito; (=some minutes, hours) un rato; (=some weeks, months) un tiempo
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after a while — al cabo de un rato, al rato•
all the while — todo el tiempo•
I lived in Paris for a while — viví un tiempo en París•
it will be a good while before he gets here — tardará (un rato) en venir aún, todavía falta (un rato) para que venga (LAm)•
a little while ago — hace poco•
a long while ago — hace mucho•
once in a while — de vez en cuando•
it takes quite a while — lleva tiempo•
in a short while — dentro de poco, al rato (LAm)•
stay a while with us — quédate un rato con nosotros•
the while — entretanto, mientras tanto2)• it is worth while to ask whether... — vale la pena preguntar si...
2. CONJ1) (=during the time that) mientras2) (=as long as) mientras (que)3) (=although) aunque4) (=whereas) mientras queI enjoy sport, while he prefers reading — a mí me gusta el deporte, mientras que él prefiere la lectura
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I [hwaɪl, waɪl]1) ( in time) mientrasthey don't drink while on duty — no beben cuando or mientras están de guardia
2) ( though) aunquethe situation, while tense, seems unlikely to lead to war — la situación aunque tensa, no es probable que lleve a una guerra
3) ( whereas) mientras que, en tanto que (frml)•Phrasal Verbs:
II
a) ( period of time)wait a while — (a few days, weeks) espera un tiempo; (a few minutes, hours) espera un rato; ( a very short period) espera un ratito or un momentito
after a while she realized — después de or al cabo de un rato se dio cuenta
b)(every) once in a while — de vez en cuando; see also worth I b)
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4 while
[(h)waɪl] 1. союз1) пока, в то время какTake a nap while I'm out. — Поспи, пока меня не будет.
2)а) несмотря на то, что; тогда как ( вводит уступительные придаточные предложения)It was an easy task for an expert, while it was dangerous for a novice. — Для профессионала это была лёгкая задача, тогда как для новичка она была трудной.
Syn:б) хотяSyn:3) наряду с тем, чтоWhile the book will be welcomed by scholars, it will make an immediate appeal to the general reader. — Наряду с тем, что книга встретит одобрение специалистов, она найдёт живой отклик и у широкого читателя.
••2. сущ.While there's life there's hope. посл. — Пока живу, надеюсь.
1) время, промежуток времениfor a while — на (какое-то) время, ненадолго
in a little while — скоро, через какое-то время
2) поэт.; обычно the while всё время; тем временемThe while his right [hand] did shade / His eyes from the bright sun. (W. Morris) — Всё это время он правой рукой заслонял глаза от слепящего солнца.
Syn:all the time, in the meantime3) затраченное время и труд; хлопоты, беспокойствоto be worth a / smb.'s while — сто́ить затраченного времени и усилий
It would be worth your while to talk to the editor. — Тебе сто́ит поговорить с редактором.
Syn:trouble 1.3. гл.1) обычно while away проводить, коротать ( время)I'm just whiling away my time, waiting for the train to come in. — Я просто коротаю время в ожидании поезда.
2) диал. тянуться, ползти, медленно проходить ( о времени)That year whiled for me. — Тот год показался мне вечностью.
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5 passing
1. n прохождение2. n протекание3. n книжн. прекращение, исчезновение, уходI do not like to see the passing of these old customs — мне неприятно видеть, как эти старые обычаи уходят в прошлое
passing away — уходящий; уход
passing go — решающий ход в настольной игре «го»
4. n книжн. кончина, смерть5. n книжн. брод, переправа6. n ж. -д. запасный путь7. n ж. -д. следование поездов; сквозной проход8. n текст. декоративная шёлковая нить9. n текст. прогон ткани10. n спорт. обгон11. n спорт. пасование12. a проходящий мимо; обгоняющий13. a проходящий, мимолётный, мгновенный14. a беглый, случайный15. adv уст. очень, чрезвычайноСинонимический ряд:1. going by (adj.) crossing; departing; disappearing; dissipating; flashing by; gliding by; going by; speeding by2. transient (adj.) ephemeral; evanescent; fleeting; fugacious; fugitive; impermanent; momentaneous; momentary; mortal; short-lived; temporal; temporary; transient; transitory; vanishing; volatile3. death (noun) curtains; death; decease; defunction; demise; dissolution; extinction; grim reaper; quietus; silence; sleep; the Pale Horse4. adopting (verb) adopting; approving5. bucking (verb) bucking; handing; reaching6. clearing (verb) carrying; clearing7. dying or dieing (verb) cashing in; conking; deceasing; demising; departing; dropping; dying; dying or dieing; elapsing; expiring; go away; go by; pass away; passing away; passing out; pegging out; perishing; pipping; popping off; succumbing8. falling (verb) devolving; falling9. going (verb) faring; going; hying or hieing; journeying; proceeding; push on; pushing on; repairing; traveling or travelling; travelling; wending10. happening (verb) befalling; betiding; chancing; come about; come off; coming; coming off; developing; doing; falling out; happening; occurring; overtaking; passing; rising; transpiring11. leading (verb) leading; living; pursuing12. making (verb) covering; making; traversing13. neglecting (verb) blinking at; blinking away; discounting; disregarding; eliding; failing; forgetting; ignoring; missing; neglecting; omitting; overleaping; overlooking; passing by; passing over; slighting; sloughing over; slurring over14. posing (verb) impersonating; masquerading; posing; posturing15. promising (verb) engaging; pledging; promising; undertaking16. spending (verb) put in; spending; whiling away17. surpassing (verb) beating; besting; bettering; capping; eclipsing; exceeding; excelling; outdoing; outgoing; outshining; outstripping; overshadowing; surpassing; topping; transcending; trumping18. telling (verb) breaking; communicating; conveying; disclosing; get across; giving; imparting; reporting; sending; spreading; telling; transmitting -
6 spending
1. n трата, затрата2. n расходыСинонимический ряд:1. expenditure (noun) allocation; disbursement; doling out; expenditure; expense; payment; spending outlay2. disbursing (verb) disbursing; expending; forking out; giving; lay out; laying out; outlaying; paying; shelling out3. finishing (verb) consuming; depleting; draining; eat up; exhausting; finishing; going; play out; run through; running through; use up; using up; washing up4. passing (verb) passing; put in; whiling away
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