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  • 1 предел

    м.
    1) мат. limit

    тео́рия преде́лов — theory of limits

    2) (рд.; крайняя степень чего-л) limit (of)

    преде́л про́чности тех. — breaking point

    3) (конец, край) end

    преде́л жи́зни — the end of life

    в преде́лах (рд.) — within (d), within the limits

    за преде́лами (рд.) — beyond; outside the limits (of)

    в преде́лах го́рода [городско́й черты́] — within the city limits, within the bounds of the city

    за преде́лами страны́ — outside the country, beyond the borders of the country

    в преде́лах го́да — within a year

    5) (граница чего-л возможного, допустимого и т.п.) limit

    возрастно́й преде́л — age limit

    всему́ есть преде́л — there is a limit to everything

    положи́ть преде́л (дт.) — put an end (to)

    вы́йти за преде́лы (рд.) — overstep the limits (of), exceed the bounds (of)

    в преде́лах мои́х зна́ний — within my knowledge

    всё, что в преде́лах мои́х сил — all / everything in my power, all I can

    ••

    преде́л жела́ний — summit / pinnacle of one's desires

    преде́л мечта́ний — см. мечтание

    до преде́ла — extremely, to the highest degree

    на преде́ле в знач. нареч. — at the breaking point; strained to the limit

    в преде́лах досяга́емости — within striking distance, within close range

    в разу́мных преде́лах, в преде́лах разу́много — within reasonable limits, reasonably

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > предел

  • 2 К-359

    ДО КРАЙНОСТИ PrepP Invar modif or adv (intensif)) to a great degree, far beyond a normal level
    in the extreme
    to an extreme terribly to the utmost no end (in limited contexts) to the limit (with negated predic) (not...) at all (as modif only) extremely absolutely.
    ...Литературная жизнь ему уже успела опротиветь до крайности... (Битов 2)...The literary life had begun to disgust him in the extreme... (2a).
    (Астров:) Когда бываю в таком состоянии, то становлюсь нахальным и наглым до крайности (Чехов 3). (A..) When I'm in this state I get terribly bumptious and impudent (3c).
    Все в Шухове было напряжено до крайности -вот сейчас нарядчик в дверях заорёт (Солженицын 7). Every fiber in his (Shukhov's) body was tensed to the utmost: the work assigner would be bellowing at the door any moment now (7c).
    Нынче его напряжение действовало на Ирину Викторовну особенно, наверное, потому, что она и сама-то тоже до крайности была напряжена (Залыгин 1). Now Irina Viktorovna felt the strain in him more than ever, doubtless because she was strained to the limit herself (1a).
    А мне до крайности не нравится эта затея», — злобно поглядывая на афишу сквозь роговые очки, ворчал Римский... (Булгаков 9). "Well, I don't care for this business at all," Rimsky grumbled, glancing at the playbill angrily through his hornrimmed glasses (9a).
    Этот добродушный и несколько ленивый правитель вдруг сделался деятелен и настойчив до крайности... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). This genial and somewhat lazy ruler suddenly became extremely energetic and persistent... (1a).
    Знаешь, нам иногда до крайности необходимо вить друг из друга верёвки». - «Необходимо... а почему?» - «Наверное, потому, что мы не можем обойтись без того, чтобы не вить верёвок из самих себя. Ну а если так, наступает момент, когда приобретённые навыки обязательно нужно на ком-то испробовать» (Залыгин 1). uYou know, sometimes it's absolutely essential to wrap people round your little finger." "Essential? Why's that?" UI suppose because we can't get by if we don't wrap ourselves round our own little fingers. And that being so there comes a time when we absolutely have to test our acquired skills on somebody else" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > К-359

  • 3 П-503

    НА ПРЕДЕЛЕ PrepP Invar subj-compl with бытье)
    1. ( subj: нервы, терпение, силы etc) s.o. 's nerves are stressed, patience is tried, strength is depleted to the utmost degree (such that s.o. feels that he is about to break down, lose control etc): (be) about to give out
    (be) at the breaking point (be) strained to the limit (be) stretched to their (its) limit.
    От всех этих неприятностей у него началась бессонница, нервы его были на пределе. All these troubles had given him insomnia, and his nerves were at the breaking point.
    2. (subj: human one is extremely irritated, upset etc and is about to break down: Хна пределе - X is at the breaking point
    X can't take any more X has reached (is at) the end of his rope (tether) X has (about (just about)) had it.
    «Человек он странный, больной... Часто днём ему надо прилечь, а где он тут может? Он говорит: если б хоть свой угол, хоть маленькая верандочка...» - «Ну и?.. Что дальше?» - «Он говорит: больше сил нет. На птичьих правах... Понимаешь, он на пределе...» (Трифонов 6). "He's а strange, sick man.
    Не often needs to have a rest during the day, and where can he here? He says if only he had his own corner or a little veranda...." "So? What else?" "He says he can't bear it anymore. This living on sufferance....Do you understand? He's at the end of his tether" (6a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-503

  • 4 до крайности

    [PrepP; Invar; modif or adv (intensif)]
    =====
    ⇒ to a great degree, far beyond a normal level:
    - [in limited contexts] to the limit;
    - [with negated predic] (not...) at all;
    - [as modif only] extremely;
    - absolutely.
         ♦...Литературная жизнь ему уже успела опротиветь до крайности... (Битов 2)...The literary life had begun to disgust him in the extreme... (2a).
         ♦ [Астров:] Когда бываю в таком состоянии, то становлюсь нахальным и наглым до крайности (Чехов 3). [A..] When I'm in this state I get terribly bumptious and impudent (3c).
         ♦ Все в Шухове было напряжено до крайности - вот сейчас нарядчик в дверях заорёт (Солженицын 7). Every fiber in his [Shukhov's] body was tensed to the utmost: the work assigner would be bellowing at the door any moment now (7c).
         ♦ Нынче его напряжение действовало на Ирину Викторовну особенно, наверное, потому, что она и сама-то тоже до крайности была напряжена (Залыгин 1). Now Irina Viktorovna felt the strain in him more than ever, doubtless because she was strained to the limit herself (1a).
         ♦ "А мне до крайности не нравится эта затея", - злобно поглядывая на афишу сквозь роговые очки, ворчал Римский... (Булгаков 9). "Well, I don't care for this business at all," Rimsky grumbled, glancing at the playbill angrily through his hornrimmed glasses (9a).
         ♦ Этот добродушный и несколько ленивый правитель вдруг сделался деятелен и настойчив до крайности... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). This genial and somewhat lazy ruler suddenly became extremely energetic and persistent... (1a).
         ♦ "Знаешь, нам иногда до крайности необходимо вить друг из друга верёвки". - "Необходимо... а почему?" - "Наверное, потому, что мы не можем обойтись без того, чтобы не вить верёвок из самих себя. Ну а если так, наступает момент, когда приобретённые навыки обязательно нужно на ком-то испробовать" (Залыгин 1). "You know, sometimes it's absolutely essential to wrap people round your little finger." "Essential? Why's that?" "I suppose because we can't get by if we don't wrap ourselves round our own little fingers. And that being so there comes a time when we absolutely have to test our acquired skills on somebody else" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до крайности

  • 5 на пределе

    [PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with быть]
    =====
    1. [subj: нервы, терпение, силы etc]
    ⇒ s.o.'s nerves are stressed, patience is tried, strength is depleted to the utmost degree (such that s.o. feels that he is about to break down, lose control etc):
    - (be) stretched to their (its) limit.
         ♦ От всех этих неприятностей у него началась бессонница, нервы его были на пределе. All these troubles had given him insomnia, and his nerves were at the breaking point.
    2. [subj: human]
    ⇒ one is extremely irritated, upset etc and is about to break down:
    - X на пределе≈ X is at the breaking point;
    - X has (about < just about>) had it.
         ♦ "Человек он странный, больной... Часто днём ему надо прилечь, а где он тут может? Он говорит: если б хоть свой угол, хоть маленькая верандочка..." - " Ну и?.. Что дальше?" - "Он говорит: больше сил нет. На птичьих правах... Понимаешь, он на пределе..." (Трифонов 6). "He's a strange, sick man. He often needs to have a rest during the day, and where can he here? He says if only he had his own corner or a little veranda...." "So? What else?" "He says he can't bear it anymore. This living on sufferance....Do you understand? He's at the end of his tether" (6a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на пределе

  • 6 esforzarse

    1 (físicamente) to make an effort, exert oneself; (moralmente) to try hard, strive
    * * *
    verb
    to strive, make an effort
    * * *
    VPR to exert o.s., make an effort

    hay que esforzarse más — you must try harder, you must make more effort

    esforzarse en o por conseguir algo — to struggle o strive to achieve sth

    * * *
    = put forth + effort, put forth + energy, strive, strain, labour [labor, -USA], toil, struggle, work + hard, slave away, try + hard.
    Ex. Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.
    Ex. The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.
    Ex. The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.
    Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
    Ex. So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.
    Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
    Ex. Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.
    Ex. Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.
    Ex. Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.
    ----
    * esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.
    * esforzarse por = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to.
    * esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).
    * esforzarse por lograr = strive for.
    * * *
    = put forth + effort, put forth + energy, strive, strain, labour [labor, -USA], toil, struggle, work + hard, slave away, try + hard.

    Ex: Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.

    Ex: The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.
    Ex: The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.
    Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
    Ex: So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.
    Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
    Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.
    Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.
    Ex: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.
    * esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.
    * esforzarse por = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to.
    * esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).
    * esforzarse por lograr = strive for.

    * * *

    ■esforzarse verbo reflexivo to make an effort [por, to]: se esfuerza por ser agradable, he takes pains to be pleasant
    ' esforzarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    afanarse
    - aplicarse
    - desvivirse
    - esmerarse
    - pelear
    - pujar
    - sudar
    - trabajarse
    - empeñar
    - esforzar
    - matar
    English:
    all-out
    - buck up
    - effort
    - exert
    - flog
    - pain
    - peer
    - seek
    - strain
    - strive
    - endeavor
    - try
    - utmost
    * * *
    vpr
    to make an effort;
    tienes que esforzarte más si quieres aprobar you'll have to make more of an effort if you want to pass;
    nos esforzamos, pero fue imposible ganarlos we tried very hard, but they were impossible to beat;
    no te esfuerces, no puede oírte don't bother (shouting), she can't hear you;
    se esforzaron enormemente en la tarea they put a huge amount of effort into the task;
    esforzarse en o [m5] por hacer algo to make an effort to do sth;
    me esforcé por ayudarlos I made a real effort o did my best to help them;
    nos hemos esforzado mucho por ti we've made a real effort for you, we've really put ourselves out for you;
    se esforzó en contener las lágrimas she tried hard to hold back the tears
    * * *
    v/r make an effort, try hard
    * * *
    vr
    : to make an effort
    * * *
    esforzarse vb to try hard [pt. & pp. tried] / to work hard
    se esforzó mucho he tried very hard / he worked very hard

    Spanish-English dictionary > esforzarse

  • 7 poner a prueba

    to put to the test
    * * *
    (v.) = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge
    Ex. Written in a telegram style, telegraphic abstracts stretch the skills of the abstractor in writing in an abbreviated yet unambiguous style.
    Ex. However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.
    Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
    Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
    Ex. Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.
    Ex. This will be piloted during 1996 by academic libraries, systems vendors, publishers and intermediaries.
    Ex. There are 2 important areas where the librarian's interpretation of his role are put to the test: his involvement with audiovisual materials, and his attitude towards teaching.
    Ex. Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.
    Ex. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
    Ex. The concept was trialled in 1995 and subscribers to this service will be transferred with no additional charge.
    Ex. Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.
    Ex. This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.
    Ex. There's nothing flimsy about these leather boots, put them to the test this season - they'll pass with flying colours.
    Ex. The psychiatrist has been trying him on several different anti-depressants and group therapies, but none seems to be helping.
    Ex. But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.
    * * *
    (v.) = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge

    Ex: Written in a telegram style, telegraphic abstracts stretch the skills of the abstractor in writing in an abbreviated yet unambiguous style.

    Ex: However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.
    Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
    Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
    Ex: Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.
    Ex: This will be piloted during 1996 by academic libraries, systems vendors, publishers and intermediaries.
    Ex: There are 2 important areas where the librarian's interpretation of his role are put to the test: his involvement with audiovisual materials, and his attitude towards teaching.
    Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.
    Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
    Ex: The concept was trialled in 1995 and subscribers to this service will be transferred with no additional charge.
    Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.
    Ex: This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.
    Ex: There's nothing flimsy about these leather boots, put them to the test this season - they'll pass with flying colours.
    Ex: The psychiatrist has been trying him on several different anti-depressants and group therapies, but none seems to be helping.
    Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poner a prueba

  • 8 napregnut

    pp & adj strained, tense I maksimalno napregnut strained/stretched to the utmost (ili to the breaking point, to the limit)
    * * *
    • strained
    • tense
    • intent
    • fetched
    • far fetched
    • overwrought
    • pent up

    Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > napregnut

  • 9 накалять атмосферу

    книжн.
    strain the atmosphere; make the atmosphere strained (tense)

    Болезни, голод, кулацкие беспорядки в деревнях, наступающий с юга лавиной враг - всё это накалило атмосферу собрания до предела. (В. Бахметьев, Преступление Мартына) — Hunger, epidemics, kulak disturbances in the country, the avalanche of the enemy's offensive from the south - all that strained the atmosphere of the meeting to the limit.

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > накалять атмосферу

  • 10 maksimalno

    adv to the utmost, to a maximum degree, to the fullest, sl to the max I maksimalno iskoristiti make the best of it (ili of one's opportunities, of oneself); - izvući maksimum iz; maksimalno napregnut strained/stretched to the utmost (ili to the limit, to the breaking point

    Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > maksimalno

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