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1 large as life
((as) large (амер. big) as life)The statue was as large as life. (ALD) — Статуя была в натуральную величину.
2) действительный, подлинный, несомненный; заметный, бросающийся в глазаPerhaps the most real character in any play we know of is the character of Falstaff done by Shakespeare. Here is realism as large as life... (S. O'Casey, ‘The Flying Wasp’, ‘Green Goddess of Realism’) — Возможно, самым реалистическим персонажем в мировой драматургии является шекспировский Фальстаф. Вот вам образец полнокровного реализма...
Dad began to glance over the hotel register, and there he read as big as life, "T. C. Brown and wife, Santa Inez". (U. Sinclair, ‘Oil’, ch. 18) — Отец стал перелистывать книгу с именами гостей отеля. В книге черным по белому было написано: "Т. С. Браун с женой, Санта-Инец"
Well, there it is, a few miles of it, sticking well up out of the water, large as life, and not a sign of it on the charts. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Faraway’, ch. I) — Вот он, этот остров, длиной и шириной в несколько миль, возвышается над водой у всех на глазах, а на морских картах он и не значится.
3) разг.; шутл. собственной персоной; во всей красе; как живой (обыкн. о портрете) (тж. as large (амер. big) as life and twice as natural) [выражение as large as life and twice as natural первонач. амер.]‘What-is-this?’ he said at last. ‘This is a child!’ Haigha replied... ‘It's as large as life and twice as natural.’ (L. Carroll, ‘Through the Looking-Glass’, ch. VII) — - Что это такое? - наконец спросил носорог. - Это ребенок, - ответила Хайга... - Это вполне нормальный ребенок, только раза в два толще, чем полагается.
There on each side of it were the groups of miniatures... Well, there they were! Ann, Juley, Hester, Susan - quite a small child; Swithin, with sky-blue eyes, pink cheeks, yellow curls, white waistcoat - large as life... (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part I, ch. IV) — По обе стороны двери висели миниатюры... Вот они все! Энн, Джули, Эстер, Сьюзен - совсем еще маленькой девочкой, Суизин с небесно-голубыми глазами, розовыми щечками, желтыми локонами, в белом жилете - совсем как живой...
When I turned round, there he was, big as life... (E. Caldwell, ‘God's Little Acre’, ch. VIII) — Когда я повернулся, то передо мной стоял Албино, собственной персоной...
He marched up and down afore the street door like a peacock, as large as life and twice as natural. (DC) — Это был он собственной персоной. Он ходил взад и вперед перед парадным ходом, красуясь как павлин.
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2 large as life
1) в натуральную величину
2) во всей красе
3) шутл. собственной персоной I called on him one Friday night on some pretext or other and there they all were, large as life. ≈ Под каким-то предлогом я заглянул к нему в пятницу, и - вот те на! - обнаружил там всю честную компанию. Doc Bingham was sitting as large as life in a rocking chair. ≈ В кресле качалке сидел сам док Бингам.
4) ссылка на что-либо в доказательство своих слов;
прямо не переводится Anyway, there it was in the Post as large as life. ≈ Как бы то ни было, я своими глазами читал это в "Пост", провалиться мне на этом месте
5) часто в каламбурах An imposing-looking Don, as large as life, and quite as natural. ≈ Самый настоящий дон, так сказать, "живьем", я бы даже сказал, "живее всех живых". This is a child! It's as large as life, and twice as natural! (Lewis Carrol, "Through the Looking-glass", ch. "The Lion and the Unicorn") ≈ Это самый настоящий, живой детеныш - живее некуда! ∙ Syn: (as) big as lifeБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > large as life
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3 large as life and twice as ugly
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > large as life and twice as ugly
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4 large as life and twice as ugly
Общая лексика: во всей своей красе, собственной персонойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > large as life and twice as ugly
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5 large as life
בגודל טבעי, בכבודו ובעצמו* * *◙ ומצעבו ודובכב,יעבט לדוגב◄ -
6 large as life
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7 large as life
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8 as large as life
1) в натуральную величину
2) во всей красе
3) шутл. собственной персоной I called on him one Friday night on some pretext or other and there they all were, large as life. ≈ Под каким-то предлогом я заглянул к нему в пятницу, и - вот те на! - обнаружил там всю честную компанию. Doc Bingham was sitting as large as life in a rocking chair. ≈ В кресле качалке сидел сам док Бингам.
4) ссылка на что-либо в доказательство своих слов;
прямо не переводится Anyway, there it was in the Post as large as life. ≈ Как бы то ни было, я своими глазами читал это в "Пост", провалиться мне на этом месте
5) часто в каламбурах An imposing-looking Don, as large as life, and quite as natural. ≈ Самый настоящий дон, так сказать, "живьем", я бы даже сказал, "живее всех живых". This is a child! It's as large as life, and twice as natural! (Lewis Carrol, "Through the Looking-glass", ch. "The Lion and the Unicorn") ≈ Это самый настоящий, живой детеныш - живее некуда! ∙ Syn: (as) big as lifeБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > as large as life
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9 as large as life
= as big as life3) шутл. собственной персонойI called on him one Friday night on some pretext or other and there they all were, large as life. — Под каким-то предлогом я заглянул к нему в пятницу, и - вот те на! - обнаружил там всю честную компанию.
Doc Bingham was sitting as large as life in a rocking chair. — В кресле качалке сидел доктор Бингам собственной персоной.
4) на самом деле; провалиться мне на этом местеAnyway, there it was in the Post as large as life. — Как бы то ни было, я своими глазами читал это в "Пост", провалиться мне на этом месте
5) живой как жизнь, живее некудаAn imposing-looking Don, as large as life, and quite as natural. — Самый настоящий Дон, так сказать, "живьём", я бы даже сказал, "живее всех живых".
This is a child! It's as large as life, and twice as natural! (L. Carrol, "Through the Looking-glass", ch. "The Lion and the Unicorn") — Это самый настоящий, живой детёныш - живее некуда!
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10 as large as life
(in person; actually: I went to the party and there was John as large as life.) lys levende* * *(in person; actually: I went to the party and there was John as large as life.) lys levende -
11 as large as life
(in person; actually: I went to the party and there was John as large as life.) em pessoa* * *as large as lifereal, em carne e osso. -
12 (as) large as life
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13 as large as life
(in person; actually: I went to the party and there was John as large as life.) en persona -
14 as large as life
(in person; actually: I went to the party and there was John as large as life.) í eigin persónu -
15 as large as life
(in person; actually: I went to the party and there was John as large as life.) teljes életnagyságban -
16 as large as life
gerçek boyutta, sapasağlam* * *(in person; actually: I went to the party and there was John as large as life.) bizzat, şahsen; ta kendisi -
17 as large as life
(in person; actually: I went to the party and there was John as large as life.) osebno -
18 as large as life
• ilmielävänä• luonnollisessa koossa* * *(in person; actually: I went to the party and there was John as large as life.) ilmielävänä -
19 as large as life
op natuurlijke grootte; in eigen persoonin levenden lijve, hoogstpersoonlijk; onmiskenbaar -
20 as large as life
(in person; actually: I went to the party and there was John as large as life.) lys levende
См. также в других словарях:
large as life — See: BIG AS LIFE … Dictionary of American idioms
large as life — See: BIG AS LIFE … Dictionary of American idioms
large as life — I (as) large as life see life II (as) large as life informal used to emphasize that a person is conspicuously present he was standing nearby, large as life * * * ( … Useful english dictionary
large\ as\ life — • big as life • large as life adj. phr. 1. • life size the same size as the living person or thing. The statue of Jefferson was big as life. The characters on the screen were life size. 2. • big as life and twice as natural informal In person;… … Словарь американских идиом
large as life — life size, at natural size … English contemporary dictionary
(as) large as life — phrase used when you are describing how surprised you were to see or meet someone And there stood the Prime Minister as large as life! Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry: large * * * (as) larg … Useful english dictionary
as large as life — Actually, really • • • Main Entry: ↑large * * * (as) large as life see ↑life, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑large … Useful english dictionary
as large as life — British, American & Australian, American if you say that someone was somewhere as large as life, you mean that you were surprised to see them there. I looked up from my paper and there he was, as large as life, Tim Taylor! … New idioms dictionary
as large as life — ► as large as (or larger than) life informal conspicuously present. Main Entry: ↑life … English terms dictionary
as large as life — just like it is in life, in reality; in person … English contemporary dictionary
large as life — (and twice as natural) Plainly visible … A concise dictionary of English slang