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101 without rhyme or reason
1) бессмысленно, без всякого смысла; ≈ ни складу ни ладу; ни к селу ни к городу (тж. neither rhyme nor reason или there is no rhyme or reason) [neither rhyme nor reason шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Rosalind: "But are you so much in love as your rhymes speak?" Orlando: "Neither rhyme nor reason can express how much." (W. Shakespeare, ‘As You Like It’, act III, sc. 2) — Розалинда: "Неужели вы так страстно влюблены, как говорят ваши стихи?" Орландо: "Ни стихи, ни ум человеческий не в силах выразить, как страстно." (перевод Т. Щепкиной-Куперник)
Dromio of Syracuse: "Was there ever any man thus beaten out of season. When in the why and the wherefore is neither rhyme nor reason? " (W. Shakespeare, ‘The Comedy of Errors’, act II, sc. 2) — Дромио Сиракузский: "Ну били ли кого-нибудь так, ни за что в награду? В таких "за что" и "почему" ни складу нет, ни ладу. " (перевод А. Некора)
Nowadays when a play is badly constructed, when its people act without rhyme or reason... we sit up and say it has atmosphere. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Don Fernanda’, ch. VIII) — В наше время, когда пьеса плохо построена, когда поступки действующих лиц абсолютно бессмысленны, мы говорим: пьеса хорошо передает атмосферу эпохи.
This proceeding of Poirot's in respect of the cocoa puzzled me intensely. I could see neither rhyme nor reason in it. (A. Christie, ‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’, ch. VIII) — Отношение Пуаро к какао поставило меня в тупик. Его поведение было необъяснимо.
...it just seems so incongruous for the first citizen of California to gamble over a Senatorial seat with a political adventurer. There is no rhyme or reason in it. (I. Stone, ‘Immortal Wife’, ch. 98) —...так нелепо, когда первый гражданин Калифорнии и политический авантюрист разыгрывают места в сенате. Не лезет ни в какие ворота.
2) ни с того ни с сего; ≈ за здоро/ во живёшьWhen she received it, who had long received no letters... she... sobbed, laughed, clasped her hands on her breast, and without rhyme or reason began singing... (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The Bright Side’) — Получив письмо, миссис Гергардт, которая так долго не получала никаких вестей... стала рыдать, смеяться, прижимать письмо к груди и вдруг совершенно неожиданно запела...
Not only was she engaged to be married, the wedding day had been set... when suddenly, without rhyme or reason, she breaks the whole thing off in favour of a total stranger. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Judas Tree’, part II, ch. V) — Моя дочь не только была обручена, но и был назначен даже день ее свадьбы... И вдруг совершенно неожиданно, как говорится, ни с того ни с сего она все порвала, причем ради совершенно незнакомого человека.
Without any rhyme or reason it came to me suddenly that I didn't care about it any more. (P. H. Johnson, ‘The Survival of the Fittest’, part III, ch. IV) — Вдруг неизвестно почему я почувствовала, что Кит мне совершенно безразличен.
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102 the feast of reason and the flow of soul
книжн.(the feast of reason and the flow of soul (тж. a feast of reason and a flow of soul))умная, интеллектуальная беседа [строка из стихотворения А. Попа (A. Pope, 1688 - 1744): There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl, The feast of reason and the flow of soul. (‘Satires and Epistles’, book II, Satire 1)]...I can hear of no preparation whatever to give a suitable reception to so distinguished a visitor. Perhaps they entertained him with "the feast of reason and the flow of soul". (E. Gaskell, ‘Cranford’, ch. II) —...мне неизвестно о каких-либо приготовлениях к приему столь знатного гостя. Может быть, его развлекали интеллектуальной беседой.
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103 without rhyme or reason
1) бeccмыcлeннo, бeз вcякoгo cмыcлa, лишeнo вcякoй лoгики;ни cклaду ни лaду, ни к ceлу ни к гopoду (тж. neither rhyme nor reason или there is no rhyme or reason)Nowadays when a play is badly constructed, when its people act without rhyme or reason, we sit up and say it has atmosphere (W. S. Maugham). This proceeding of Poirot's... puzzled me intensively. I could see neither rhyme nor reason in it (A Christie). It just seems so incongruous for the first citizen of California to gamble over a Senatorial seat with a political adventurer. There is no rhyme or reason in it (J. Stone)2) ни c тoгo ни c ceгo, coвepшeннo нeoжидaннo, нeизвecтнo пoчeмуWhen she received it, who had long received no letters... she... sobbed, laughed, clasped her hands on her breast, and without rhyme or reason began singing (J. Galsworthy). Not only was she engaged to be married, the wedding day had been set... when suddenly, without rhyme or reason, she breaks the whole thing in favour of a total stranger (A. J. Cronin)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > without rhyme or reason
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104 little reason
valid reason — веское основание; уважительная причина
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107 drift with the stream
(drift (go, sail или swim) with the stream (тж. swim down the stream))плыть по течению; см. тж. go against the streamThe whole secret of her success was this ability to swim with the stream, but to make it appear as if she were swimming slightly ahead of, or even against it. (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, book I, ch. 5) — Главной тайной успеха Элиноры была эта способность плыть по течению и притом с таким видом, будто она плывет несколько опережая течение или даже против течения.
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108 keep up with the joneses
"paвнятьcя нa Джoнcoв", cтapaтьcя жить нe xужe дpугиx, жить нe пo cpeдcтвaм, чтoбы нe oтcтaвaть oт дpугиx (ocoб. oт cвoиx coceдeй) [пepвoнaч. aмep.', выpaжeниe вoшлo в язык пocлe cepии кapикaтуp нa тeму "Kaк нe oтcтaвaть oт Джoнcoв xoтя бы пo внeшнeму виду"]Just because our neighbours have bought a Daimler, that's no reason why we should buy one. I have no intention of keeping up with the Joneses. His elementary school pals would be earning five or six pounds whilst he had only two. He'd been trying to keep up with the Joneses, the poor little devil (J. Braine)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > keep up with the joneses
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109 for no good reason
1) Общая лексика: без уважительной причины (англ. цитата - из статьи в газете New York Times), неоправданно, без всяких причин, без всякой причины2) Пословица: ни с того ни с сего ( freq. used with вдруг) -
110 the other important reason
Математика: другая важная причина (...) (for considering H is in connection with...)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the other important reason
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111 Adverbial clause of reason
Придаточное предложение, описывающее причину события, о котором говорится в главном предложении. Отвечает на вопрос Why? (почему?). Вводится союзами because, as, since, for, seeing (that) (об особенностях употребления союзов см. Causal conjunctions). Придаточные с союзами for и because обычно следуют после главных."I came out," she went on, as he walked obediently by her side, "because the house somehow stifled me." — "Я вышла", - продолжила она, в то время как он покорно шел рядом с ней, - "потому что отчего-то задыхалась в этом доме".
Tom was silent for a few minutes before he said, 'I'll give it up, father, since you object to it so strongly'. — Том помолчал несколько минут, прежде чем сказать: "Я больше не буду этого делать, отец, раз ты так сильно против".
He would rather walk with me in the evening than in the daylight, for he said that he hated to be conspicuous. — Он охотнее гулял со мной по вечерам, чем в дневное время, потому что, как он говорил, ненавидел, когда на него обращали внимание.
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112 I have every reason to be satisfied with the result
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I have every reason to be satisfied with the result
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113 absence with no good reason
1) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: невыход на работу, неявка на работу, отлучка с работы, отсутствие без уважительной причины, прогулУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > absence with no good reason
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114 an absence with no good reason
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > an absence with no good reason
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115 the other important reason for considering (...) is its connection with
Математика: другой важной причиной для изучения (...) является его связь с (...) (...)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the other important reason for considering (...) is its connection with
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116 the other important reason for considering is its connection with
Математика: (...) другой важной причиной для изучения (...) является его связь с (...) (...)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the other important reason for considering is its connection with
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118 absence with no good reason
Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > absence with no good reason
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119 an absence with no good reason
Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > an absence with no good reason
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120 and with good reason
• i s punim pravom
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