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ИДТЙ/ПОЙТИ НА УБЫЛЬ VP1. ( subj: usu. abstr or noncount concr) to (begin to) decrease, diminish in quantity, volume, intensity etc: X идёт на убыль = X is beginning to ebb (wane, recede, lessen, die down, subside etc)X is on the ebb (the wane, the decrease etc) X is subsiding (ebbing etc)дни идут на убыль - the days are getting shorter(in refer to the diminution of the moon after the full moon) луна идёт на убыль - the moon is waning (on the wane)Neg X не идет на убыль — X shows no signs of subsiding (weakening etc)X is (has proved (to be)) persistent.Жара уже пошла на убыль. The heat has already begun to subside.Так вот, они утверждают, будто у советского народа вера в коммунизм пошла на убыль (Зиновьев 2). "So, they allege that the faith of the Soviet people in communism is on the ebb" (2a).Эпидемия поноса упорно не шла на убыль (Гинзбург 2). The diarrhea outbreak proved very persistent (2a).2. ( subj: abstr) to enter its final period, approach its finishX идёт наубыль-Xis coming to an end (a close)X is winding down (of a period of time) it is late (in the day (the season etc))(with subj: годы, дни etcin refer, to s.o. 's old age, approaching death) Х-овы дни идут на убыль - time is (the sands of time are) running out for X X is not long for this world.Меня накормили сыром и мамалыгой, дед дал мне одну из своих палок, и я пустился в путь, хоть день шёл на убыль и солнце стояло над горизонтом на высоте дерева (Искандер 6). After the women had filled me up on cheese and hominy grits and grandfather had provided me with one of his walking sticks, I finally set off, though by now it was already late in the day and the sun was hanging low in the sky, no higher than the treetops (6a). -
2 идти на убыль
• ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ НА УБЫЛЬ[VP]=====1. [subj: usu. abstr or noncount concr]⇒ to (begin to) decrease, diminish in quantity, volume, intensity etc:- X идёт на убыль≈ X is beginning to ebb (wane, recede, lessen, die down, subside etc);- X is on the ebb <the wane, the decrease etc>;- X is subsiding (ebbing etc);|| [in refer to the diminution of the moon after the full moon] луна идёт на убыль≈ the moon is waning < on the wane>;- X is (has proved < to be>) persistent.♦ Жара уже пошла на убыль. The heat has already begun to subside.♦ Так вот, они утверждают, будто у советского народа вера в коммунизм пошла на убыль (Зиновьев 2). "So, they allege that the faith of the Soviet people in communism is on the ebb" (2a).♦ Эпидемия поноса упорно не шла на убыль (Гинзбург 2). The diarrhea outbreak proved very persistent (2a).2. [subj: abstr]⇒ to enter its final period, approach its finish:- [of a period of time] it is late (in the day <the season etc>);|| [with subj: годы, дни etc;- in refer, to s.o.'s old age, approaching death] Х-овы дни идут на убыль≈ time is < the sands of time are> running out for X;- X is not long for this world.♦ Меня накормили сыром и мамалыгой, дед дал мне одну из своих палок, и я пустился в путь, хоть день шёл на убыль и солнце стояло над горизонтом на высоте дерева (Искандер 6). After the women had filled me up on cheese and hominy grits and grandfather had provided me with one of his walking sticks, I finally set off, though by now it was already late in the day and the sun was hanging low in the sky, no higher than the treetops (6a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > идти на убыль
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3 пойти на убыль
• ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ НА УБЫЛЬ[VP]=====1. [subj: usu. abstr or noncount concr]⇒ to (begin to) decrease, diminish in quantity, volume, intensity etc:- X идёт на убыль≈ X is beginning to ebb (wane, recede, lessen, die down, subside etc);- X is on the ebb <the wane, the decrease etc>;- X is subsiding (ebbing etc);|| [in refer to the diminution of the moon after the full moon] луна идёт на убыль≈ the moon is waning < on the wane>;- X is (has proved < to be>) persistent.♦ Жара уже пошла на убыль. The heat has already begun to subside.♦ Так вот, они утверждают, будто у советского народа вера в коммунизм пошла на убыль (Зиновьев 2). "So, they allege that the faith of the Soviet people in communism is on the ebb" (2a).♦ Эпидемия поноса упорно не шла на убыль (Гинзбург 2). The diarrhea outbreak proved very persistent (2a).2. [subj: abstr]⇒ to enter its final period, approach its finish:- [of a period of time] it is late (in the day <the season etc>);|| [with subj: годы, дни etc;- in refer, to s.o.'s old age, approaching death] Х-овы дни идут на убыль≈ time is < the sands of time are> running out for X;- X is not long for this world.♦ Меня накормили сыром и мамалыгой, дед дал мне одну из своих палок, и я пустился в путь, хоть день шёл на убыль и солнце стояло над горизонтом на высоте дерева (Искандер 6). After the women had filled me up on cheese and hominy grits and grandfather had provided me with one of his walking sticks, I finally set off, though by now it was already late in the day and the sun was hanging low in the sky, no higher than the treetops (6a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пойти на убыль
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4 оставить яркий след в истории
General subject: leave a large footprint on the sands of timeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > оставить яркий след в истории
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5 яркий след в истории
General subject: large footprint on the sands of timeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > яркий след в истории
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6 время идёт
General subject: time is getting on, time moves along, time moves on, time is marching on (We decided to do it now as time is marching on, and we're going on a trip next month.), the sands are running out -
7 время не терпит
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8 Время не ждет
Do not linger, we have not got much timeVar.: Время не терпитCf: The sands are running out (Br.). Time is running out (Am.). Time is short (Am., Br.). Time presses (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Время не ждет
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9 переливать из пустого в порожнее
1) General subject: mill the wind, plough the sand, plough the sands, chew the fat, waste time, waste words, beat the wind, tread water, engage in a futile exercise2) Politics: engage in futile exercise3) Set phrase: beat the air (дословно: Молотить воздух), beat the air, do quite useless, engage in idle talk, babble4) Makarov: catch the wind in a net, fill speech with vacuities5) Idiomatic expression: kick a dead horse, flog a dead horseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > переливать из пустого в порожнее
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10 время не стоит на месте
1) General subject: the sands are running out, time zips along2) Latin: tempus fugitУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > время не стоит на месте
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