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81 act a part
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82 all work and no play
одна работа, сплошная работа; ≈ ни отдыха ни срока [происходит от пословицы all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; см. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy]We've been too long without a holiday. All work and no play, they say, don't they? (M. Dickens, ‘Joy and Josephine’, part I, ch. IV) — Мы слишком долго не отдыхали. Совсем заработались, как говорится.
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83 come into play
начать действовать, вступать в действие; обнаружиться, проявитьсяHis first effort was to get an upper clerkship in one of the departments where his Oxford education could come into play and do him service. (M. Twain, ‘The American Claimant’, ch. XI) — Сперва он попытался найти место старшего клерка в канцелярии одного из министерств, где он мог бы с пользой применить свои знания, полученные в Оксфордском университете.
...a certain difference between them came into play. Margy Stuart met lots of men and flirted with a good many of them. Georgie saw few men and flirted with none. (R. Aldington, ‘The Colonel's Daughter’, part I, ch. 3) —...между ними обнаружилась некоторая разница. Марджи Стюарт встречала много мужчин и флиртовала со многими. Джорджи видела мало мужчин и ни с кем не флиртовала.
Through his body he felt the engine subtly change its rhythm, and he relaxed as the fourth cylinder came into play. (M. Wilson, ‘My Brother, My Enemy’, ch. 3) — Ощутив еле уловимое изменение в ритмичном постукивании мотора, Кем облегченно вздохнул: наконец заработал и четвертый цилиндр.
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84 come into play
play the part — играть роль; начать действовать
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85 child's play
лёгкое, пустяковое дело; ≈ детские игрушкиThe books of Messrs. Waterman and Co., fairly complicated as they were, were child's play to Frank. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. V) — Бухгалтерия торгового дома "Уотерман и К°", достаточно сложная, для Фрэнка была детской забавой.
A fast run on English or French main roads is child's play compared with the same distance on Italian roads, with their windings and gradients, long narrow crowded village streets and strings of carts all over the road (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part IV, ch. V) — Быстрая езда по английским и французским шоссейным дорогам - детская игра в сравнении с ездой по итальянским дорогам с их крутыми поворотами, подъемами и уклонами, длинными узкими улицами в деревнях, запруженными народом, и вереницами обозов на протяжении всего пути.
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86 do one's part
(с)делать своё дело, выполнять свои обязанности; вносить свою лептуYour mother thinks that you have done your part and that you should come home. (W. Faulkner, ‘These Thirteen’, ‘Victory’) — Мать думает, что ты уже свое отбыл в армии и что пора тебе вернуться домой.
I've done my part. I did all I could to persuade him and I can do no more. (DEI) — Я свое сделал. Всячески старался убедить его. Больше ничего не могу.
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87 to play a leading role in this matter
to play a leading role (part) in this matter играть ведущую роль в этом делеEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to play a leading role in this matter
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88 (a) role in the play
a role/part (the next scene) in the play роль (следующая картина) в пьесеEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) role in the play
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89 critical part
1) Общая лексика: важная роль (to play a critical part)2) Техника: ответственная деталь, ответственная часть3) Электроника: критический узел (системы)4) Нефть: деталь с ограниченным ресурсом, наиболее важная деталь, наименее долговечная деталь, ответственная деталь (отказ которой нарушает работу всей системы)5) Космонавтика: дефицитная деталь, дефицитная часть, критическая деталь6) Контроль качества: наименее долговечный элемент конструкции -
90 when the cat's away, the mice will play
посл.≈ без кота мышам раздольеWhat noise was that? Gramophone going in the kitchen! When the cat was away, the mice -! (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part I, ch. X) — Что это за шум? Граммофон завели на кухне. Когда кошки дома нет, мышам раздолье.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > when the cat's away, the mice will play
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91 act a part
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92 he answered part in earnest and part in play
Макаров: он ответил полушутя, полусерьёзноУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he answered part in earnest and part in play
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93 Holy War (A war in which religious motivation plays, or is purpoted to play, a prominent part)
Религия: Священная войнаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Holy War (A war in which religious motivation plays, or is purpoted to play, a prominent part)
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94 I'm auditioning for a part in the play tomorrow
Общая лексика: завтра меня будут пробовать на роль в этой пьесеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I'm auditioning for a part in the play tomorrow
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95 titular part in a play
Общая лексика: заглавная роль в пьесеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > titular part in a play
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96 titulary part in a play
Общая лексика: заглавная роль в пьесеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > titulary part in a play
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97 the country had a part to play in the peace process
Politics english-russian dictionary > the country had a part to play in the peace process
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98 to play a part
играть роль; притворяться -
99 to play one's part in a deliberate manner
вести свою роль в размеренной/неторопливой манереEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to play one's part in a deliberate manner
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100 to play the part of Hamlet
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to play the part of Hamlet
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