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n* * *["ɔːlsəʊ'rn]nto be among the also-rans, to be an also-ran ( Sport, fig ) — unter "ferner liefen" kommen
* * *also-ran she was among the also-rans er kam unter „ferner liefen“ ein2. umga) Verlierer(in)b) jemand, der es nie zu etwas bringt:he’s an also-ran er wird nie auf einen grünen Zweig kommen -
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paзг.1) cпopт, нeудaчливый учacтник cocтязaния, «гope-чeмпиoн», «пepвый oт кoнцa» [в oтчётe o cкaчкax или бeгax имeнa лoшaдeй, нe зaнявшиx пpизoвoгo мecтa, пpивoдятcя пocлe cвeдeний o пoбeдитeляx. Этo пepeчиcлeниe нaчинaeтcя cлoвaми also ran... тaкжe учacтвoвaли...]I had ridden for him only four weeks. Three winners. A dozen also rans (D. Francis). Vilkie and Hencken are nearly a sec faster than the also rans', a huge margin in swimming (Morning Star)2) нeудaчникIf we give him a difficult job to do you'll find you've backed a winner. Three or four other men tried for a job he's doing, but they were just also rans (C. E. Eckersley) -
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разг.1) спорт. неудачливый участник состязания, "горе-чемпион", "первый от конца" [в отчётах о скачках или бегах имена лошадей, не занявших призового места, приводятся после сведений о победителях. Это перечисление начинается словами also ran... также участвовали...]Vilkie and Hencken are nearly 3 sec faster than the "also rans", a huge margin in swimming. — Вилки и Хенкен почти на три секунды опередили остальных пловцов. А три секунды в подобных соревнованиях - это очень много.
2) неудачник; не выдерживающий сравненияEvery one who goes to Charleston in the spring, soon or late, visits Magnolia Gardens... it consigns the Baboli at Florence... to the category of "also ran". (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Hedonist’) — Всякий, кому случится попасть в Чарлстон весной, рано или поздно побывает в "Саду магнолий"... "Баболи" во Флоренции... не выдерживает с ним никакого сравнения.
‘I'd like you to have seen my family, though, they'll all be there...’ ‘I'll turn up among the "also ran" and keep out of sight.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Flowering Wilderness’, ch. V) — - Мне бы хотелось, чтобы вы поглядели на моих родных. Они все будут там в сборе... - Я проберусь туда, где стоят "и другие". Надеюсь, никто меня не заметит.
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An also ran — это неудачливый участник состязания, неудачник. В отчётах о скачках, после перечисления имён лошадей, занявших призовые места, называются имена остальных лошадей — участников соревнования. Это перечисление начинается словами: also ran — также участвовали.I'm afraid he'll always be one of life's also rans. — Я боюсь, что он всегда будет неудачником.
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s.1 caballo no clasificado entre los tres primeros2 competidor no clasificado.3 candidato vencido. (plural also-rans) -
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вечный неудачник; сошедший с кругаPeter felt that he was one of life's ‘also-rans’. His education had ended unsuccessfully; he had taken a number of uninteresting and poorly paid jobs.
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