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  • 41 häufen

    I v/t pile up, heap up; häufen auf (+ Akk) pile (up) on, pile onto; gehäuft II
    II v/refl (sich anhäufen) pile up, accumulate, mount; (sich mehren) multiply, increase; (sich verbreiten) spread; (öfter vorkommen) happen ( oder occur) more and more often, be on the increase; die Beschwerden häufen sich more and more complaints are being made ( oder are coming in); die Todesfälle häufen sich the number of deaths ( oder the death toll) is going up ( oder is on the increase); die Hinweise häufen sich evidence is mounting; gehäuft III
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    der Haufen
    multitude; crowd; aggregate; heap; cluster; pile; flock; batch; stack
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    Hau|fen ['haufn]
    m -s, -
    1) heap, pile

    jdn/ein Tier über den Háúfen rennen/fahren etc (inf)to knock or run sb/an animal down, to run over sb/an animal

    or knallen (inf) — to shoot sb/an animal down

    der Hund hat da einen Háúfen gemacht — the dog has made a mess there (inf)

    so viele Dummköpfe/so viel Idiotie/so viel Geld habe ich noch nie auf einem Háúfen gesehen (inf)I've never seen so many fools/so much idiocy/so much money in one place before

    2) (inf = große Menge) load (inf), heap (inf)

    ein Háúfen Arbeit/Geld/Bücher — a load or heap of work/money/books (all inf), piles or loads or heaps of work/money/books (all inf)

    ein Háúfen Unsinn — a load of (old) rubbish (inf), a load of nonsense (inf)

    ein Háúfen Zeit — loads or heaps of time (both inf)

    ich hab noch einen Háúfen zu tun — I still have loads or piles or heaps or a load to do (all inf)

    in Háúfen — by the ton (inf)

    er hat einen ganzen Háúfen Freunde — he has a whole load of friends (inf), he has loads or heaps of friends (both inf)

    3) (= Schar) crowd; (von Vögeln) flock; (= Sternenhaufen) cluster of stars

    ein Háúfen Schaulustige(r) — a crowd of onlookers

    dichte Háúfen von Reisenden — dense crowds of travellers (Brit) or travelers (US)

    dem Háúfen folgen (pej)to follow the crowd

    der große Háúfen (pej)the common herd, the masses pl

    4) (= Gruppe, Gemeinschaft) crowd (inf), bunch (inf); (MIL) troop
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    der
    1) (a large amount or a large number, in a pile: a heap of sand/apples.) heap
    2) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) knot
    3) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pile
    4) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) pile
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    Hau·fen
    <-s, ->
    [ˈhaufn̩]
    m
    1. (Anhäufung) heap, pile
    2. (fam: große Menge) load, accumulation, mass; Arbeit load
    du erzählst da einen \Haufen Quatsch! what a load of rubbish!
    3. (Schar) crowd
    4. (Gruppe, Gemeinschaft) crowd, bunch
    5.
    auf einem \Haufen (fam) in one place
    einen \Haufen machen (euph) to do one's business
    Vorsicht, da hat ein Hund einen \Haufen gemacht! watch out for that dog poop [or pooh] [or doo]
    jdn/ein Tier über den \Haufen rennen/fahren (fam) to run over sb/an animal sep
    jdn/ein Tier über den \Haufen schießen [o knallen] (fam) to shoot sb/an animal down
    etw über den \Haufen werfen [o schmeißen] (fam) to throw out sth sep
    [jdm] etw über den \Haufen werfen [o schmeißen] (fam) to mess up sth [for sb] sep
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    der; Haufens, Haufen
    1) heap; pile

    etwas zu Haufen aufschichtenstack something up in piles

    der Hund hat da einen Haufen gemacht(ugs.) the dog has done his business there (coll.)

    etwas über den Haufen werfen(ugs.) (aufgeben) chuck something in (coll.); (zunichte machen) mess something up

    jemanden über den Haufen fahren/rennen — (ugs.) knock somebody down; run somebody over

    jemanden über den Haufen schießen od. knallen — (ugs.) gun or shoot somebody down (coll.)

    2) (ugs.): (große Menge) heap (coll.); pile (coll.); load (coll.)

    ein Haufen Arbeit/Bücher — a load or heap or pile of work/books (coll.); loads or heaps or piles of work/books (coll.)

    3) (Ansammlung von Menschen) crowd

    so viele Idioten auf einem Haufen(ugs.) so many idiots in one place

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    A. v/t pile up, heap up;
    häufen auf (+akk) pile (up) on, pile onto; gehäuft B
    B. v/r (sich anhäufen) pile up, accumulate, mount; (sich mehren) multiply, increase; (sich verbreiten) spread; (öfter vorkommen) happen ( oder occur) more and more often, be on the increase;
    die Beschwerden häufen sich more and more complaints are being made ( oder are coming in);
    die Todesfälle häufen sich the number of deaths ( oder the death toll) is going up ( oder is on the increase);
    die Hinweise häufen sich evidence is mounting; gehäuft C
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    der; Haufens, Haufen
    1) heap; pile

    der Hund hat da einen Haufen gemacht(ugs.) the dog has done his business there (coll.)

    etwas über den Haufen werfen(ugs.) (aufgeben) chuck something in (coll.); (zunichte machen) mess something up

    jemanden über den Haufen fahren/rennen — (ugs.) knock somebody down; run somebody over

    jemanden über den Haufen schießen od. knallen — (ugs.) gun or shoot somebody down (coll.)

    2) (ugs.): (große Menge) heap (coll.); pile (coll.); load (coll.)

    ein Haufen Arbeit/Bücher — a load or heap or pile of work/books (coll.); loads or heaps or piles of work/books (coll.)

    3) (Ansammlung von Menschen) crowd

    so viele Idioten auf einem Haufen(ugs.) so many idiots in one place

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    - m.
    accumulation n.
    clamp n.
    heap n.
    lot n.
    pile n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > häufen

  • 42 so

    I Adv.
    1. (in dieser Weise, so beschaffen) like this ( oder that); so ist es umg. that’s how it is; bestätigend: that’s it, you’ve got it; so ist das Leben that’s life, such is life; also, es ist so:... you see, it’s like this: ... so geht das nicht! umg. that’s just not on; eingreifend: oh no you don’t!; das machst du gut so you’re doing nicely, that’s the way (to do it); komm mir nicht so! umg. don’t speak to me like that; so oder so one way or another; (wie man’s sieht) whichever way you look at it; verlierst du etc.: auch whatever you do; er meint es nicht so umg. he doesn’t (really) mean it (to be taken) like that; ich will mal nicht so sein umg. I don’t want to be difficult; sei doch nicht so! umg. don’t be like that!; er hat so seine Stimmungen umg. he has his little moods; so tun, als ob pretend; tu doch nicht so! umg. stop putting it on ( oder faking); hab dich nicht so! umg. stop making such a fuss; so geht’s, wenn du nicht hörst that’s what comes of not listening; so genannt so-called (auch bei Neuprägungen); (angeblich) auch would-be; deine so genannten Freunde iro. your so-called friends; das so genannte... auch what is known as...; so sagt man as they say; so steht es hier that’s what it says here; ..., so der Präsident..., according to the president;..., so the president maintains
    2. umg.: danke, es geht schon so it’s all right, thanks; (ich schaffe das schon) I can manage, thanks; warum fragst du? - nur so I just wondered; einfach so ( zum Spaß) just for kicks; ich habe auch so genug Arbeit I’ve got enough work as it is; das habe ich so bekommen (umsonst) I got it for free
    3. (so sehr) so much; ich freue / schäme mich so! I’m so pleased / ashamed!; es tut so weh! it hurts so much; was stinkt hier so? what’s making this awful smell?, what stinks?; sie hat so geschrien, dass... she screamed so much that...
    4. so! umg. right!; abschließend: auch that’s that!; so, das wäre geschafft! right, that should do it; so, nun mach / erzähl mal! umg. come on, get on with it / spit it out!; so? is that right ( oder so)?, really?; so, so! umg. I see; interessierter: well, well!; er ist hier - so! is he?; er braucht Geld - so! umg. does he (now)?; ach so! oh(, I see)!
    5. vor Adv. und Adj.: so kalt etc. so cold etc.; vergleichend: so schlecht etc. as bad etc.; nicht so kalt etc. not so cold etc.; vergleichend: auch not as cold etc.; so... wie oder als as... as; so wenig wie möglich as little as possible; ich bin so wenig wie er daran interessiert I’m no more interested in it than he is; so gut wie nichts next to nothing; eine so große Menge such a (large) quantity; eine so hohe Summe such a large sum; so freundlich sein und oder zu (+ Inf.) be so kind as to...; doppelt so viele twice as many; so sehr, dass... so much (so) that..., to such an extent that...; umso
    6. umg.: so ein such a; so ein Tag such a day, a day like this; Ausruf: what a day!; so ein Idiot! what an idiot!; so ein Unsinn! what nonsense!; so eins one like this ( oder that); so eine(r ) (Ding) one like this ( oder that); (Mensch) someone like this ( oder that); und so einen heiratet die! and she goes and marries someone like that!; siehe auch solch
    7. so etwas something like that; bei Frage: auch anything like that; bei Verneinung: anything like that; so etwas habe ich noch nie gesehen / gehört I’ve never seen anything like it / I’ve never heard such a thing; hat man so was schon gehört! umg. did you ever hear of such a thing!; (na) so was! umg. really?, you don’t say!; zu sich selbst: that’s strange; stärker: would you believe it; und so was nennt sich Schauspielerin! and she calls herself an actress!
    8. so viel so much; so viel wie as much as; so viel du willst as much as you want ( oder like); doppelt so viel twice as much; noch einmal so viel as much again; so viel ist gewiss oder sicher one thing is certain; so viel für heute that’s it for today; so viel wie eine Zusage sein be as good as an acceptance, amount to an acceptance; ein Unentschieden gegen sie ist so viel wie ein Sieg drawing (Am. auch tying) with them is as good as winning
    9. so weit so far; so weit, so gut so far so good; es ist so weit ganz gut it’s OK as far as it goes; bei einem Vorgang: so far so good; es geht ihm so weit gut he’s (doing) quite well on the whole; das ist so weit ja alles schön und gut, aber... umg. it’s fine up to a point, but...; so weit sein (Arbeit, Person) be finished; (bereit) be ready; wann ist es ( endlich) so weit? auch (wann kommen wir hin?) when will we finally get there?; endlich ist es so weit it’s ready ( oder finished) at last; (wir sind angekommen) we’ve etc. finally made it; es ist gleich so weit we’re etc. nearly there, any minute now
    10. umg. (ungefähr) around, about; so in einer Stunde in an hour or so, in about an hour; so alle acht Tage every week or so; so um die 50 about fifty, fiftyish; ich habe so das Gefühl, dass... I have a sort of feeling that..., somehow I get the feeling that...; was treibst du so? what are you up to these days?; wie geht es ihm so? how is he then?; was kostet es denn so? what sort of price were you thinking of ( oder are they asking etc.)?; wie findest du ihn denn so? what do you think of him then?; er war Regisseur oder so or something like that, or something along those lines; er hieß Merkl oder so or something like that, or something to that effect; 100 Euro oder so somewhere around 100 euros; ... und so... and so on
    II Konj.
    1. (folglich, deshalb) so; und so kam es, dass... and so..., that’s how...
    2. (wie sehr) however; so schnell / viel du kannst as fast / much as you can; so schnell ich rannte,... however fast I ran,...; so krank er auch ist however ill he may be; so weit es reicht as far as it goes; so dass so that; wie du mir, so ich dir umg. tit for tat
    * * *
    like this; that way; thus; so
    * * *
    abbr SE
    * * *
    1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) so
    2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) so
    3) (in this way: It would be quicker if you did it like this.) like this
    4) (so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) this
    5) (in that way: Don't hold it like that - you'll break it!) like that
    6) (so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) that
    7) ((referring to something mentioned immediately before or after) in this or that way or manner: He spoke thus; Thus, he was able to finish the work quickly.) thus
    * * *
    SO
    * * *
    Abkürzung = Südost[en] SE
    * * *
    so
    A. adv
    1. (in dieser Weise, so beschaffen) like this ( oder that);
    so ist es umg that’s how it is; bestätigend: that’s it, you’ve got it;
    so ist das Leben that’s life, such is life;
    also, es ist so: … you see, it’s like this:
    … so geht das nicht! umg that’s just not on; eingreifend: oh no you don’t!;
    das machst du gut so you’re doing nicely, that’s the way (to do it);
    komm mir nicht so! umg don’t speak to me like that;
    so oder so one way or another; (wie man’s sieht) whichever way you look at it; verlierst du etc: auch whatever you do;
    er meint es nicht so umg he doesn’t (really) mean it (to be taken) like that;
    ich will mal nicht so sein umg I don’t want to be difficult;
    sei doch nicht so! umg don’t be like that!;
    er hat so seine Stimmungen umg he has his little moods;
    so tun, als ob pretend;
    tu doch nicht so! umg stop putting it on ( oder faking);
    hab dich nicht so! umg stop making such a fuss;
    so geht’s, wenn du nicht hörst that’s what comes of not listening;
    so sagt man as they say;
    so steht es hier that’s what it says here;
    …, so der Präsident …, according to the president; …, so the president maintains
    2. umg:
    danke, es geht schon so it’s all right, thanks; (ich schaffe das schon) I can manage, thanks;
    warum fragst du? -
    nur so I just wondered;
    einfach so (zum Spaß) just for kicks;
    ich habe auch so genug Arbeit I’ve got enough work as it is;
    3. (so sehr) so much;
    ich freue/schäme mich so! I’m so pleased/ashamed!;
    es tut so weh! it hurts so much;
    was stinkt hier so? what’s making this awful smell?, what stinks?;
    sie hat so geschrien, dass … she screamed so much that …
    4.
    so! umg right!; abschließend: auch that’s that!;
    so, das wäre geschafft! right, that should do it;
    so, nun mach/erzähl mal! umg come on, get on with it/spit it out!;
    so? is that right ( oder so)?, really?;
    so, so! umg I see; interessierter: well, well!;
    so! is he?;
    so! umg does he (now)?;
    ach so! oh(, I see)!
    5. vor adv und adj:
    so kalt etc so cold etc; vergleichend:
    so schlecht etc as bad etc;
    nicht so kalt etc not so cold etc; vergleichend: auch not as cold etc;
    so … wie oder
    als as … as;
    so wenig wie möglich as little as possible;
    ich bin so wenig wie er daran interessiert I’m no more interested in it than he is;
    so gut wie nichts next to nothing;
    eine so große Menge such a (large) quantity;
    eine so hohe Summe such a large sum;
    zu (+inf) be so kind as to …;
    doppelt so viele twice as many;
    so sehr, dass … so much (so) that …, to such an extent that …; umso
    6. umg:
    so ein such a;
    so ein Tag such a day, a day like this; Ausruf: what a day!;
    so ein Idiot! what an idiot!;
    so ein Unsinn! what nonsense!;
    so eins one like this ( oder that);
    so eine(r) (Ding) one like this ( oder that); (Mensch) someone like this ( oder that);
    und so einen heiratet die! and she goes and marries someone like that!; auch solch
    7.
    so etwas something like that; bei Frage: auch anything like that; bei Verneinung: anything like that;
    so etwas habe ich noch nie gesehen/gehört I’ve never seen anything like it/I’ve never heard such a thing;
    hat man so was schon gehört! umg did you ever hear of such a thing!;
    (na) so was! umg really?, you don’t say!; zu sich selbst: that’s strange; stärker: would you believe it;
    und so was nennt sich Schauspielerin! and she calls herself an actress!
    8.
    so viel so much;
    so viel wie as much as;
    so viel du willst as much as you want ( oder like);
    doppelt so viel twice as much;
    noch einmal so viel as much again;
    sicher one thing is certain;
    so viel für heute that’s it for today;
    so viel wie eine Zusage sein be as good as an acceptance, amount to an acceptance;
    ein Unentschieden gegen sie ist so viel wie ein Sieg drawing (US auch tying) with them is as good as winning
    9.
    so weit so far;
    so weit, so gut so far so good;
    es ist so weit ganz gut it’s OK as far as it goes; bei einem Vorgang: so far so good;
    es geht ihm so weit gut he’s (doing) quite well on the whole;
    das ist so weit ja alles schön und gut, aber umg it’s fine up to a point, but;
    so weit sein (Arbeit, Person) be finished; (bereit) be ready;
    wann ist es (endlich) so weit? auch (wann kommen wir hin?) when will we finally get there?;
    endlich ist es so weit it’s ready ( oder finished) at last; (wir sind angekommen) we’ve etc finally made it;
    es ist gleich so weit we’re etc nearly there, any minute now
    10. umg (ungefähr) around, about;
    so in einer Stunde in an hour or so, in about an hour;
    so alle acht Tage every week or so;
    so um die 50 about fifty, fiftyish;
    ich habe so das Gefühl, dass … I have a sort of feeling that …, somehow I get the feeling that …;
    was treibst du so? what are you up to these days?;
    wie geht es ihm so? how is he then?;
    was kostet es denn so? what sort of price were you thinking of ( oder are they asking etc)?;
    wie findest du ihn denn so? what do you think of him then?;
    oder so or something like that, or something along those lines;
    oder so or something like that, or something to that effect;
    100 Euro oder so somewhere around 100 euros;
    … und so … and so on
    B. konj
    1. (folglich, deshalb) so;
    und so kam es, dass … and so …, that’s how …
    2. (wie sehr) however;
    so schnell/viel du kannst as fast/much as you can;
    so schnell ich rannte, … however fast I ran, …;
    so krank er auch ist however ill he may be;
    so weit es reicht as far as it goes;
    so dass so that;
    wie du mir, so ich dir umg tit for tat
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    Abkürzung = Südost[en] SE
    * * *
    adv.
    as adv.
    so adv.
    thus adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > so

  • 43 pile

    I [paɪl]
    1. noun
    1) a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap:

    There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.

    كَوْمَه، عُرْمَه
    2) a large quantity, especially of money:

    He must have piles of money to own a car like that.

    ثَرْوَه، مِقْدار كَبير من المال
    2. verb
    to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile:

    He piled the boxes on the table.

    يُكَوِّم II [paɪl] noun
    a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc:

    The entire city of Venice is built on piles.

    رَكيزَه، عَمود، خازوق III [paɪl] noun

    The rug has a deep/thick pile.

    زَغَب

    Arabic-English dictionary > pile

  • 44 degree

    مِقْدَار \ degree: a measure of quality: His work shows a high degree of skill. dimension: measurement; size. quantity: a number or amount: a small quantity of pins; a large quantity of food; bought in small quantities. volume: a large mass: Volumes of smoke poured out of the chimney. The volume of work in this office has increased.

    Arabic-English glossary > degree

  • 45 dimension

    مِقْدَار \ degree: a measure of quality: His work shows a high degree of skill. dimension: measurement; size. quantity: a number or amount: a small quantity of pins; a large quantity of food; bought in small quantities. volume: a large mass: Volumes of smoke poured out of the chimney. The volume of work in this office has increased.

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  • 46 volume

    مِقْدَار \ degree: a measure of quality: His work shows a high degree of skill. dimension: measurement; size. quantity: a number or amount: a small quantity of pins; a large quantity of food; bought in small quantities. volume: a large mass: Volumes of smoke poured out of the chimney. The volume of work in this office has increased.

    Arabic-English glossary > volume

  • 47 крупная партия

    Бизнес, юриспруденция. Русско-английский словарь > крупная партия

  • 48 كتلة

    كُتْلَة \ block: a large piece of sth. solid (wood, stone, metal, etc.). hunk: a thick piece of sth. (bread, meat, cheese, etc.). lump: a small mass with no regular shape: a lump of earth; a lump of butter. mass: a quantity of sth., without special shape; a large quantity: a sticky mass of melted sweets. volume: a large mass: Volumes of smoke poured out of the chimney. The volume of work in this office has increased. \ See Also حجم (حَجْم)‏

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  • 49 block

    كُتْلَة \ block: a large piece of sth. solid (wood, stone, metal, etc.). hunk: a thick piece of sth. (bread, meat, cheese, etc.). lump: a small mass with no regular shape: a lump of earth; a lump of butter. mass: a quantity of sth., without special shape; a large quantity: a sticky mass of melted sweets. volume: a large mass: Volumes of smoke poured out of the chimney. The volume of work in this office has increased. \ See Also حجم (حَجْم)‏

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  • 50 hunk

    كُتْلَة \ block: a large piece of sth. solid (wood, stone, metal, etc.). hunk: a thick piece of sth. (bread, meat, cheese, etc.). lump: a small mass with no regular shape: a lump of earth; a lump of butter. mass: a quantity of sth., without special shape; a large quantity: a sticky mass of melted sweets. volume: a large mass: Volumes of smoke poured out of the chimney. The volume of work in this office has increased. \ See Also حجم (حَجْم)‏

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  • 51 lump

    كُتْلَة \ block: a large piece of sth. solid (wood, stone, metal, etc.). hunk: a thick piece of sth. (bread, meat, cheese, etc.). lump: a small mass with no regular shape: a lump of earth; a lump of butter. mass: a quantity of sth., without special shape; a large quantity: a sticky mass of melted sweets. volume: a large mass: Volumes of smoke poured out of the chimney. The volume of work in this office has increased. \ See Also حجم (حَجْم)‏

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  • 52 mass

    كُتْلَة \ block: a large piece of sth. solid (wood, stone, metal, etc.). hunk: a thick piece of sth. (bread, meat, cheese, etc.). lump: a small mass with no regular shape: a lump of earth; a lump of butter. mass: a quantity of sth., without special shape; a large quantity: a sticky mass of melted sweets. volume: a large mass: Volumes of smoke poured out of the chimney. The volume of work in this office has increased. \ See Also حجم (حَجْم)‏

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  • 53 volume

    كُتْلَة \ block: a large piece of sth. solid (wood, stone, metal, etc.). hunk: a thick piece of sth. (bread, meat, cheese, etc.). lump: a small mass with no regular shape: a lump of earth; a lump of butter. mass: a quantity of sth., without special shape; a large quantity: a sticky mass of melted sweets. volume: a large mass: Volumes of smoke poured out of the chimney. The volume of work in this office has increased. \ See Also حجم (حَجْم)‏

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  • 54 רבי

    רבי, רָבָה, רָבֶה(b. h.) to be much, many; to grow, increase. Yoma 87b עונותינו רָבוּוכ׳ our sins are too many to be counted. Gen. R. s. 34 אצא ואהי פרה ורָבֶהוכ׳ I may go out (of the ark) and be multiplying and increasing for curse. Bekh.44b דםר׳ שחיןר׳ if the blood is allowed to increase (if bleeding is neglected), skin disease will develop; מי רגלים רָבִיןוכ׳ if one allows the urine to increase (through neglect) Sabb.33b בעון … צרות רָבוֹתוכ׳ for the sin of obscene talk troubles increase, and new evil decrees come Num. R. s. 11, v. פָּרָה II. Gen. R. s. 48 הכתבר׳וכ׳, v. כְּתָב Sot.47b משרבו … בדיןר׳וכ׳ when the whisperers in court (secret influences) increased, the anger (of God) against Israel increased. Snh.97a העזות תִּרְבֶּה impudence shall be large. Y.Yeb.IV, 6a bot., v. אל״ף; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 98 (play on בן פרת, Gen. 49:22) בן פירות רָבִיתָה ‘a child of fruits (through interpreting Pharaohs dream about the ears of corn) thou didst grow (to high office); בן פרות רביתה יוסף ‘a child of cows (through interpreting the dream about cows) thou didst grow; בן פורת (יוסף) רָבִיתָ יוסף ‘a child of growth, thou didst grow tall (so as to protect Rachel from Esaus sight; v. Gen. R. s. 78); Yalk. ib. 133 (read:) בן פורת יוסף פָּרִיתָ רבית יוסף. Pi. רִיבָּה 1) to increase, do much, do more. Gen. R. s. 34 ר׳ בטהורים יותרוכ׳ ordered a larger number of the clean animals to be taken into the ark than of the unclean. Tosef.Dem.IV, 12 ר׳ בעיר ולאר׳ במדינה if one offers a large quantity for sale, while none is offered in the country. Ib. 13 כל שר׳ לו מותר wherever one has a large quantity for sale, it is permitted (to buy of him); a. fr.Men.89a ר׳ שמןוכ׳, v. רְבִיכָה. 2) (hermeneutics) to use an additional word for the purpose of intimating something not otherwise included; to argue from an additional word or from a generalization in the Biblical text; to widen the scope of a law; to include. Ib. אם אתה מְרַבֶּהוכ׳ if thou wert to argue an entire day on the intimation of an increase lying in the words bashshemen (Lev. 6:14; 7:12), I should not listen to thee; Zeb.82a; Nidd.72b. Shebu.26a, v. מָעַט. Ib. 27a מדאצטריך או לְרַבּוֹתוכ׳ as the word אוֹ (Lev. 5:4) is needed for the inclusion of vows for the benefit of others. Pes.22b, v. אֵת. Snh.60b יכול שאני מְרַבֶּהוכ׳ you might think that I must include ; a. v. fr.(Yalk. Ex. 348 ר׳ כלוכ׳, v. רִיקֵן.Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to Gen. 38:29) זה רִבָּה על כל הפריצים ממך יעמודו (not יעמוד) this event implies (the prophecy) that all conquerors shall rise from thee (Perez); Yalk. ib. 145. 3) to lend or borrow on usury (רִבִּית); to make a profit. Sifra Bhar, ch. VI, Par. 5; B. Mets.V, 1 (expl. תַּרְבִּית) המְרַבֶּה בפירות he who makes a profit on lending provisions. Tosef. ib. IV, 2 מְרַבִּין על השכר ואין מרביןוכ׳ you may make a profit on renting (lending money to the money-changer merely for exhibition), but you dare not make a profit on a sale (of land as security for a loan). B. Mets.V, 2 מרבין … ואין מרביןוכ׳ you may make a profit by a reduction of rent on account of payment in advance, but you dare not make a profit by increasing the price of an object sold on account of postponed payment; a. e. Hif. הִרְבָּה to cause increase; to strengthen; to do much. Ber.17a, v. מָעַט. Ab. I, 17 וכל המַרְבֶּה דבריםוכ׳ he that talks much brings about sin. Ib. II, 7 מרבה בשרוכ׳ making much flesh (indulging in eating) makes much food for worms; מרבה צרקהוכ׳ he that does much charity, does much for peace. Ber.40a מפרין ומרבין, v. פָּרָה II. Ib. 64a ת״ח מַרְבִּיםוכ׳ scholars advance peace in the world; a. fr.B. Bath.11b בני מבוי … שמרבה עליהן את הדרך the neighbors may prevent him, because he increases the use of the way too much for them (causes many people to step upon their ground); Tosef. ib. I, 4; Y. ib. II, 13b bot. דו יכיל מימר … והן מרבין עלינווכ׳ he may say to him, they go and come, ask for thee and cannot find thee, and thus they use the way too frequently for us. Nithpa. נִתְרַבָּה to be increased; with בגדים, to be clothed with the larger number of garments designated for the high priest, v. מְרוּבֶּה. Yoma 5a נ׳ שבעה if he wore the high priestly garments during the entire week of inauguration; נ׳ יום אחד if he wore them only one day.

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  • 55 רבה

    רבי, רָבָה, רָבֶה(b. h.) to be much, many; to grow, increase. Yoma 87b עונותינו רָבוּוכ׳ our sins are too many to be counted. Gen. R. s. 34 אצא ואהי פרה ורָבֶהוכ׳ I may go out (of the ark) and be multiplying and increasing for curse. Bekh.44b דםר׳ שחיןר׳ if the blood is allowed to increase (if bleeding is neglected), skin disease will develop; מי רגלים רָבִיןוכ׳ if one allows the urine to increase (through neglect) Sabb.33b בעון … צרות רָבוֹתוכ׳ for the sin of obscene talk troubles increase, and new evil decrees come Num. R. s. 11, v. פָּרָה II. Gen. R. s. 48 הכתבר׳וכ׳, v. כְּתָב Sot.47b משרבו … בדיןר׳וכ׳ when the whisperers in court (secret influences) increased, the anger (of God) against Israel increased. Snh.97a העזות תִּרְבֶּה impudence shall be large. Y.Yeb.IV, 6a bot., v. אל״ף; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 98 (play on בן פרת, Gen. 49:22) בן פירות רָבִיתָה ‘a child of fruits (through interpreting Pharaohs dream about the ears of corn) thou didst grow (to high office); בן פרות רביתה יוסף ‘a child of cows (through interpreting the dream about cows) thou didst grow; בן פורת (יוסף) רָבִיתָ יוסף ‘a child of growth, thou didst grow tall (so as to protect Rachel from Esaus sight; v. Gen. R. s. 78); Yalk. ib. 133 (read:) בן פורת יוסף פָּרִיתָ רבית יוסף. Pi. רִיבָּה 1) to increase, do much, do more. Gen. R. s. 34 ר׳ בטהורים יותרוכ׳ ordered a larger number of the clean animals to be taken into the ark than of the unclean. Tosef.Dem.IV, 12 ר׳ בעיר ולאר׳ במדינה if one offers a large quantity for sale, while none is offered in the country. Ib. 13 כל שר׳ לו מותר wherever one has a large quantity for sale, it is permitted (to buy of him); a. fr.Men.89a ר׳ שמןוכ׳, v. רְבִיכָה. 2) (hermeneutics) to use an additional word for the purpose of intimating something not otherwise included; to argue from an additional word or from a generalization in the Biblical text; to widen the scope of a law; to include. Ib. אם אתה מְרַבֶּהוכ׳ if thou wert to argue an entire day on the intimation of an increase lying in the words bashshemen (Lev. 6:14; 7:12), I should not listen to thee; Zeb.82a; Nidd.72b. Shebu.26a, v. מָעַט. Ib. 27a מדאצטריך או לְרַבּוֹתוכ׳ as the word אוֹ (Lev. 5:4) is needed for the inclusion of vows for the benefit of others. Pes.22b, v. אֵת. Snh.60b יכול שאני מְרַבֶּהוכ׳ you might think that I must include ; a. v. fr.(Yalk. Ex. 348 ר׳ כלוכ׳, v. רִיקֵן.Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to Gen. 38:29) זה רִבָּה על כל הפריצים ממך יעמודו (not יעמוד) this event implies (the prophecy) that all conquerors shall rise from thee (Perez); Yalk. ib. 145. 3) to lend or borrow on usury (רִבִּית); to make a profit. Sifra Bhar, ch. VI, Par. 5; B. Mets.V, 1 (expl. תַּרְבִּית) המְרַבֶּה בפירות he who makes a profit on lending provisions. Tosef. ib. IV, 2 מְרַבִּין על השכר ואין מרביןוכ׳ you may make a profit on renting (lending money to the money-changer merely for exhibition), but you dare not make a profit on a sale (of land as security for a loan). B. Mets.V, 2 מרבין … ואין מרביןוכ׳ you may make a profit by a reduction of rent on account of payment in advance, but you dare not make a profit by increasing the price of an object sold on account of postponed payment; a. e. Hif. הִרְבָּה to cause increase; to strengthen; to do much. Ber.17a, v. מָעַט. Ab. I, 17 וכל המַרְבֶּה דבריםוכ׳ he that talks much brings about sin. Ib. II, 7 מרבה בשרוכ׳ making much flesh (indulging in eating) makes much food for worms; מרבה צרקהוכ׳ he that does much charity, does much for peace. Ber.40a מפרין ומרבין, v. פָּרָה II. Ib. 64a ת״ח מַרְבִּיםוכ׳ scholars advance peace in the world; a. fr.B. Bath.11b בני מבוי … שמרבה עליהן את הדרך the neighbors may prevent him, because he increases the use of the way too much for them (causes many people to step upon their ground); Tosef. ib. I, 4; Y. ib. II, 13b bot. דו יכיל מימר … והן מרבין עלינווכ׳ he may say to him, they go and come, ask for thee and cannot find thee, and thus they use the way too frequently for us. Nithpa. נִתְרַבָּה to be increased; with בגדים, to be clothed with the larger number of garments designated for the high priest, v. מְרוּבֶּה. Yoma 5a נ׳ שבעה if he wore the high priestly garments during the entire week of inauguration; נ׳ יום אחד if he wore them only one day.

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  • 56 רָבָה

    רבי, רָבָה, רָבֶה(b. h.) to be much, many; to grow, increase. Yoma 87b עונותינו רָבוּוכ׳ our sins are too many to be counted. Gen. R. s. 34 אצא ואהי פרה ורָבֶהוכ׳ I may go out (of the ark) and be multiplying and increasing for curse. Bekh.44b דםר׳ שחיןר׳ if the blood is allowed to increase (if bleeding is neglected), skin disease will develop; מי רגלים רָבִיןוכ׳ if one allows the urine to increase (through neglect) Sabb.33b בעון … צרות רָבוֹתוכ׳ for the sin of obscene talk troubles increase, and new evil decrees come Num. R. s. 11, v. פָּרָה II. Gen. R. s. 48 הכתבר׳וכ׳, v. כְּתָב Sot.47b משרבו … בדיןר׳וכ׳ when the whisperers in court (secret influences) increased, the anger (of God) against Israel increased. Snh.97a העזות תִּרְבֶּה impudence shall be large. Y.Yeb.IV, 6a bot., v. אל״ף; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 98 (play on בן פרת, Gen. 49:22) בן פירות רָבִיתָה ‘a child of fruits (through interpreting Pharaohs dream about the ears of corn) thou didst grow (to high office); בן פרות רביתה יוסף ‘a child of cows (through interpreting the dream about cows) thou didst grow; בן פורת (יוסף) רָבִיתָ יוסף ‘a child of growth, thou didst grow tall (so as to protect Rachel from Esaus sight; v. Gen. R. s. 78); Yalk. ib. 133 (read:) בן פורת יוסף פָּרִיתָ רבית יוסף. Pi. רִיבָּה 1) to increase, do much, do more. Gen. R. s. 34 ר׳ בטהורים יותרוכ׳ ordered a larger number of the clean animals to be taken into the ark than of the unclean. Tosef.Dem.IV, 12 ר׳ בעיר ולאר׳ במדינה if one offers a large quantity for sale, while none is offered in the country. Ib. 13 כל שר׳ לו מותר wherever one has a large quantity for sale, it is permitted (to buy of him); a. fr.Men.89a ר׳ שמןוכ׳, v. רְבִיכָה. 2) (hermeneutics) to use an additional word for the purpose of intimating something not otherwise included; to argue from an additional word or from a generalization in the Biblical text; to widen the scope of a law; to include. Ib. אם אתה מְרַבֶּהוכ׳ if thou wert to argue an entire day on the intimation of an increase lying in the words bashshemen (Lev. 6:14; 7:12), I should not listen to thee; Zeb.82a; Nidd.72b. Shebu.26a, v. מָעַט. Ib. 27a מדאצטריך או לְרַבּוֹתוכ׳ as the word אוֹ (Lev. 5:4) is needed for the inclusion of vows for the benefit of others. Pes.22b, v. אֵת. Snh.60b יכול שאני מְרַבֶּהוכ׳ you might think that I must include ; a. v. fr.(Yalk. Ex. 348 ר׳ כלוכ׳, v. רִיקֵן.Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to Gen. 38:29) זה רִבָּה על כל הפריצים ממך יעמודו (not יעמוד) this event implies (the prophecy) that all conquerors shall rise from thee (Perez); Yalk. ib. 145. 3) to lend or borrow on usury (רִבִּית); to make a profit. Sifra Bhar, ch. VI, Par. 5; B. Mets.V, 1 (expl. תַּרְבִּית) המְרַבֶּה בפירות he who makes a profit on lending provisions. Tosef. ib. IV, 2 מְרַבִּין על השכר ואין מרביןוכ׳ you may make a profit on renting (lending money to the money-changer merely for exhibition), but you dare not make a profit on a sale (of land as security for a loan). B. Mets.V, 2 מרבין … ואין מרביןוכ׳ you may make a profit by a reduction of rent on account of payment in advance, but you dare not make a profit by increasing the price of an object sold on account of postponed payment; a. e. Hif. הִרְבָּה to cause increase; to strengthen; to do much. Ber.17a, v. מָעַט. Ab. I, 17 וכל המַרְבֶּה דבריםוכ׳ he that talks much brings about sin. Ib. II, 7 מרבה בשרוכ׳ making much flesh (indulging in eating) makes much food for worms; מרבה צרקהוכ׳ he that does much charity, does much for peace. Ber.40a מפרין ומרבין, v. פָּרָה II. Ib. 64a ת״ח מַרְבִּיםוכ׳ scholars advance peace in the world; a. fr.B. Bath.11b בני מבוי … שמרבה עליהן את הדרך the neighbors may prevent him, because he increases the use of the way too much for them (causes many people to step upon their ground); Tosef. ib. I, 4; Y. ib. II, 13b bot. דו יכיל מימר … והן מרבין עלינווכ׳ he may say to him, they go and come, ask for thee and cannot find thee, and thus they use the way too frequently for us. Nithpa. נִתְרַבָּה to be increased; with בגדים, to be clothed with the larger number of garments designated for the high priest, v. מְרוּבֶּה. Yoma 5a נ׳ שבעה if he wore the high priestly garments during the entire week of inauguration; נ׳ יום אחד if he wore them only one day.

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  • 57 רָבֶה

    רבי, רָבָה, רָבֶה(b. h.) to be much, many; to grow, increase. Yoma 87b עונותינו רָבוּוכ׳ our sins are too many to be counted. Gen. R. s. 34 אצא ואהי פרה ורָבֶהוכ׳ I may go out (of the ark) and be multiplying and increasing for curse. Bekh.44b דםר׳ שחיןר׳ if the blood is allowed to increase (if bleeding is neglected), skin disease will develop; מי רגלים רָבִיןוכ׳ if one allows the urine to increase (through neglect) Sabb.33b בעון … צרות רָבוֹתוכ׳ for the sin of obscene talk troubles increase, and new evil decrees come Num. R. s. 11, v. פָּרָה II. Gen. R. s. 48 הכתבר׳וכ׳, v. כְּתָב Sot.47b משרבו … בדיןר׳וכ׳ when the whisperers in court (secret influences) increased, the anger (of God) against Israel increased. Snh.97a העזות תִּרְבֶּה impudence shall be large. Y.Yeb.IV, 6a bot., v. אל״ף; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 98 (play on בן פרת, Gen. 49:22) בן פירות רָבִיתָה ‘a child of fruits (through interpreting Pharaohs dream about the ears of corn) thou didst grow (to high office); בן פרות רביתה יוסף ‘a child of cows (through interpreting the dream about cows) thou didst grow; בן פורת (יוסף) רָבִיתָ יוסף ‘a child of growth, thou didst grow tall (so as to protect Rachel from Esaus sight; v. Gen. R. s. 78); Yalk. ib. 133 (read:) בן פורת יוסף פָּרִיתָ רבית יוסף. Pi. רִיבָּה 1) to increase, do much, do more. Gen. R. s. 34 ר׳ בטהורים יותרוכ׳ ordered a larger number of the clean animals to be taken into the ark than of the unclean. Tosef.Dem.IV, 12 ר׳ בעיר ולאר׳ במדינה if one offers a large quantity for sale, while none is offered in the country. Ib. 13 כל שר׳ לו מותר wherever one has a large quantity for sale, it is permitted (to buy of him); a. fr.Men.89a ר׳ שמןוכ׳, v. רְבִיכָה. 2) (hermeneutics) to use an additional word for the purpose of intimating something not otherwise included; to argue from an additional word or from a generalization in the Biblical text; to widen the scope of a law; to include. Ib. אם אתה מְרַבֶּהוכ׳ if thou wert to argue an entire day on the intimation of an increase lying in the words bashshemen (Lev. 6:14; 7:12), I should not listen to thee; Zeb.82a; Nidd.72b. Shebu.26a, v. מָעַט. Ib. 27a מדאצטריך או לְרַבּוֹתוכ׳ as the word אוֹ (Lev. 5:4) is needed for the inclusion of vows for the benefit of others. Pes.22b, v. אֵת. Snh.60b יכול שאני מְרַבֶּהוכ׳ you might think that I must include ; a. v. fr.(Yalk. Ex. 348 ר׳ כלוכ׳, v. רִיקֵן.Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to Gen. 38:29) זה רִבָּה על כל הפריצים ממך יעמודו (not יעמוד) this event implies (the prophecy) that all conquerors shall rise from thee (Perez); Yalk. ib. 145. 3) to lend or borrow on usury (רִבִּית); to make a profit. Sifra Bhar, ch. VI, Par. 5; B. Mets.V, 1 (expl. תַּרְבִּית) המְרַבֶּה בפירות he who makes a profit on lending provisions. Tosef. ib. IV, 2 מְרַבִּין על השכר ואין מרביןוכ׳ you may make a profit on renting (lending money to the money-changer merely for exhibition), but you dare not make a profit on a sale (of land as security for a loan). B. Mets.V, 2 מרבין … ואין מרביןוכ׳ you may make a profit by a reduction of rent on account of payment in advance, but you dare not make a profit by increasing the price of an object sold on account of postponed payment; a. e. Hif. הִרְבָּה to cause increase; to strengthen; to do much. Ber.17a, v. מָעַט. Ab. I, 17 וכל המַרְבֶּה דבריםוכ׳ he that talks much brings about sin. Ib. II, 7 מרבה בשרוכ׳ making much flesh (indulging in eating) makes much food for worms; מרבה צרקהוכ׳ he that does much charity, does much for peace. Ber.40a מפרין ומרבין, v. פָּרָה II. Ib. 64a ת״ח מַרְבִּיםוכ׳ scholars advance peace in the world; a. fr.B. Bath.11b בני מבוי … שמרבה עליהן את הדרך the neighbors may prevent him, because he increases the use of the way too much for them (causes many people to step upon their ground); Tosef. ib. I, 4; Y. ib. II, 13b bot. דו יכיל מימר … והן מרבין עלינווכ׳ he may say to him, they go and come, ask for thee and cannot find thee, and thus they use the way too frequently for us. Nithpa. נִתְרַבָּה to be increased; with בגדים, to be clothed with the larger number of garments designated for the high priest, v. מְרוּבֶּה. Yoma 5a נ׳ שבעה if he wore the high priestly garments during the entire week of inauguration; נ׳ יום אחד if he wore them only one day.

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  • 58 крупный

    1. heavy
    2. king-size
    3. large-scale
    4. gross

    крупное животное — a gross animal, an animal with a gross body

    5. wide-meshed

    крупносетчатый, с крупной сеткойwide-meshed

    6. major
    7. coarse; gross; big; large; great; outstanding; wholesale

    предмет, отпускаемый крупными партиямиlarge quantity item

    8. big

    важная персона, крупная фигура, «шишка»a big gun

    9. large
    10. massive
    11. severe
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. значительно (прил.) внушительно; внушительных размеров; заметно; значительно; изрядно; основательно; порядочно; солидно
    2. немало (прил.) здоровенно; здорово; знатно; немало
    Антонимический ряд:

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > крупный

  • 59 К-251

    конца-краю(-я) (конца и краю, ни конца ни краю конца) нет (несть obs, не видно, не видать) VP subj. / gen (variants with нет) or VP subj/ gen with бытье, usu. pres (variants with не видно, не видать))
    1. \К-251\К-251 чему sth. extends extremely far into the distance, seemingly without end: X-y конца-краю не видно - X has no bounds
    X has no end (or limit) X goes on forever you can't see where X starts or (where it) ends.
    И как нет, казалось, конца и края бегущей воде, нет и веку деревне... (Распутин 4). And just as the flowing water seemed to have no end or limit, the village seemed ageless... (4a).
    2. \К-251- чему sth. lasts an extremely longtime, seemingly forever: X-y конца-краю нет - there's no end to X
    X goes on and on X goes on endlessly X lasts an eternity.
    Для обитателей нашей улицы эта семья была идеалом, витриной достигнутого счастья... Они не только дают полюбоваться своим счастьем, от щедрот его и соседям немало перепадает... Вот так они жили на нашей улице, и, казалось, конца и края не будет этой благодати. И вдруг однажды всё разлетелось на куски! Вахтанг был убит на охоте случайным выстрелом товарища (Искандер 5). То the residents of our street this family was an ideal, a showcase of achieved happiness....Not only were the neighbors allowed to admire their happiness, they also came in for a goodly share in its abundance....Thus they lived on our street, and it seemed there would be no end to this abundance. And suddenly one day everything fell apart! Vakhtang was accidentally shot to death by a comrade while hunting (5a).
    3. \К-251\К-251 кому-чему there is an extremely large number of people or things, or an extremely large quantity of sth. (in some place, in s.o. 's possession etc), there seems to be an infinite number or quantity: Х-ам конца-краю нет - there's no end (or limit) to (the) Xs
    Xs are endless Xs are (seem) inexhaustible.
    В те времена я ему нравился как хороший слушатель его любовных приключений. Этим приключениям не было ни конца ни края... (Искандер 2). Не liked me then because I was a good audience for his stories of romantic adventure. There was no end or limit to these adventures... (2a).
    Богатств было пропасть, и конца им не видно было... (Толстой 6). There was an abundance of wealth: it seemed inexhaustible... (6a).

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    КОНЦА-КРАЮ <-я> <КОНЦА И КРАЮ, НИ КОНЦА НИ КРАЮ, КОНЦА> НЕТ <НЕСТЬ obs, НЕ ВИДНО, НЕ ВИДАТЬ>
    [VPsubj/ gen (variants with нет) or VPsubj/ gen быть, usu. pres (variants with не видно, не видать)]
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    1. конца и краю не видать чему sth. extends extremely far into the distance, seemingly without end:
    - you can't see where X starts or (where it) ends.
         ♦ И как нет, казалось, конца и края бегущей воде, нет и веку деревне... (Распутин 4). And just as the flowing water seemed to have no end or limit, the village seemed ageless... (4a).
    2. конца и краю не видать чему sth. lasts an extremely longtime, seemingly forever:
    - X lasts an eternity.
         ♦ Для обитателей нашей улицы эта семья была идеалом, витриной достигнутого счастья... Они не только дают полюбоваться своим счастьем, от щедрот его и соседям немало перепадает... Вот так они жили на нашей улице, и, казалось, конца и края не будет этой благодати. И вдруг однажды всё разлетелось на куски! Вахтанг был убит на охоте случайным выстрелом товарища (Искандер 5). То the residents of our street this family was an ideal, a showcase of achieved happiness....Not only were the neighbors allowed to admire their happiness, they also came in for a goodly share in its abundance....Thus they lived on our street, and it seemed there would be no end to this abundance. And suddenly one day everything fell apart! Vakhtang was accidentally shot to death by a comrade while hunting (5a).
    3. конца и краю не видать кому-чему there is an extremely large number of people or things, or an extremely large quantity of sth. (in some place, in s.o.'s possession etc), there seems to be an infinite number or quantity: Х-ам конца-краю нет there's no end (or limit) to (the) Xs; Xs are endless; Xs are (seem) inexhaustible.
         ♦ В те времена я ему нравился как хороший слушатель его любовных приключений. Этим приключениям не было ни конца ни края... (Искандер 2). He liked me then because I was a good audience for his stories of romantic adventure. There was no end or limit to these adventures... (2a).
         ♦ Богатств было пропасть, и конца им не видно было... (Толстой 6). There was an abundance of wealth: it seemed inexhaustible... (6a).

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