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61 mercy killing
эвтана́зия жThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > mercy killing
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62 mercy killing
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63 mercy seat
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64 mercy drug
яд, даваемый из милосердияmaintenance drug — наркотик, официально выдаваемый наркоманам
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65 mercy killing
1. эйтаназия; умерщвление из милосердия; умерщвление неизлечимых больных; укол милосердия2. усыплениеСинонимический ряд:murder (noun) assassination; crime of killing; execution; homicide; killing; manslaughter; murder; slaying -
66 mercy seat
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67 fling on smb.'s mercy
(fling (или throw oneself) on smb.'s mercy (или on the mercy of smb.; тж. trust to the mercy of smb.))сдаться на милость (победителя), просить пощады; отдать себя на милость кого-л.Ardsley: "...my own opinion at the moment is that the best thing you can do is to plead guilty and throw yourself on the mercy of the court." (W. S. Maugham, ‘For Services Rendered’, act 2) — Ардсли: "...по-моему, самое лучшее, что вам остается, - это признать себя виновным и довериться милосердию суда."
Perhaps, thought Loomis, it was best to make a full confession and throw himself on the mercy of the Colonel and Willoughby. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book II, ch. 2) — "Может быть, лучше сразу во всем признаться, - подумал Лумис, - и отдать себя на милость Девитта и Уиллоуби".
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68 have mercy on
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69 a sister of mercy
(a sister of mercy (тж. a sister of mercy))Presently two Sisters of Mercy came in and went round to all the beds, and tried to make people a little more comfortable. (N. Coward, ‘Collected Short Stories’, ‘Aunt Tittie’) — Вскоре пришли две монахини, две сестры милосердия. Они обошли всех больных и старались хоть немного облегчить их страдания.
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70 at the mercy of someone
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > at the mercy of someone
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71 beg for mercy
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72 fling upon to fling oneself upon smb.'s mercy
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > fling upon to fling oneself upon smb.'s mercy
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73 have mercy upon
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74 Gracious mercy!
• Gracious Heavens [me, mercy, powers]! Господи! Боже мой! Вот те на!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Gracious mercy!
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75 to ask for mercy
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76 to crave for mercy
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77 out of mercy
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78 to show mercy on smb
to show mercy on/to smb пощадить кого-либо/проявить сострадание к кому-либоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to show mercy on smb
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79 an angel of mercy
шутл."ангел милосердия" ( о сестре милосердия)The women rolled bandages and wore Red Cross uniforms and thought of themselves as angels of Mercy. (J. Steinbeck, ‘East of Eden’, part IV, ch. 46) — Женщины носили форму Красного Креста, делали перевязки и считали себя ангелами милосердия.
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80 at the mercy of smb.
(at the mercy of smb. (или smth.))во власти кого-л. (или чего-л.)
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Mercy — (engl: Gnade, Mitleid, Barmherzigkeit) bezeichnet: Personen: Claudius Florimund Mercy (1666–1734), kaiserlicher Feldmarschall Dominique Mercy (* 1950), französischer Tänzer und Choreograf Eugéne Guillaume Alexis, Graf von Mercy Argenteau (1743… … Deutsch Wikipedia
MERCY — (Heb. רַחֲמִים), a feeling of compassion tempered with love, which engenders forgiveness and forbearance in man and which stimulates him to deeds of charity and kindness. This quality, inherent in man s attitude toward his loved ones, is an… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
mercy — [mʉr′sē] n. pl. mercies [OFr merci < L merces, hire, payment, reward (in LL, mercy, pity, favor) < merx, wares: see MARKET] 1. a refraining from harming or punishing offenders, enemies, persons in one s power, etc.; kindness in excess of… … English World dictionary
Mercy — Mer cy (m[ e]r s[y^]), n.; pl. {Mercies}. [OE. merci, F. merci, L. merces, mercedis, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to misericordia pity, mercy. L. merces is probably akin to merere to deserve, acquire. See {Merit}, and cf. {Amerce}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mercy — [mɛr si], 1) Anton Graf Mercy d Argenteau [ darʒã to], österreichischer Feldmarschall, * Lothringen 20. 11. 1692, ✝ Osijek 22. 1. 1767, Neffe und Adoptivsohn von 2); kämpfte im Türkenkrieg 1737 39 und im Österreichen Erbfolgekrieg (1740/1741 … Universal-Lexikon
mercy — mercy, charity, grace, clemency, lenity are comparable when meaning the disposition to show compassion or kindness in one s treatment of others, especially of those who offend one and who are in one s power to punish or rebuke. Mercy implies… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mercy — ► NOUN (pl. mercies) 1) compassion or forgiveness shown towards an enemy or offender in one s power. 2) something to be grateful for. 3) (before another noun ) motivated by compassion: a mercy killing. ► EXCLAMATION archaic ▪ used to express… … English terms dictionary
mercy — index benevolence (disposition to do good), clemency, condonation, consideration (sympathetic regard), humanity (humaneness), lenience, pity … Law dictionary
Mercy — f English: 1 From the vocabulary word denoting the quality of magnanimity, and in particular God s forgiveness of sinners, a quality much prized in Christian tradition. The word is derived from Latin mercēs, which originally meant ‘wages’ or… … First names dictionary
mercy — (n.) late 12c., God s forgiveness of his creatures offenses, from O.Fr. mercit, merci (9c.) reward, gift; kindness, grace, pity, from L. mercedem (nom. merces) reward, wages, pay hire (in V.L. favor, pity ), from merx (gen. mercis) wares,… … Etymology dictionary
Mercy — Mercy, 1) Franz v. M., geb. in Longwy in Lothringen, trat in baierische Dienste u. stieg bald zum General; er befehligte 1640 u. 41 ein liguistisches Corps am Niederrhein, wurde bei Kempten 1642 geschlagen u. nebst Lamboi gefangen, aber bald… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon