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21 one's mind is on smth.
он (она и т. д.) интересуется чем-л., думает о чём-л.I am so far gone, that I can hardly speak, even of what my mind most runs on. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Haunted Man’, ch. II) — я тяжко болен и не могу говорить даже о том, что меня волнует более всего.
Sordid and selfish I knew it was, and as I tortured myself by knowing that it was, let my mind run on my own distress so much. (Ch. Dickens, ‘David Copperfield’, ch. XXXV) — Жалкий я был эгоист, и я знал это и мучился тем, что так много думаю о собственном несчастье.
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22 one's time is up
(чьё-л.) время кончилось, срок истёк...you've always been slow to understand the changes that have taken place. Your time is up - you can scream against it as much as you want... (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, book II, ch. 13) —...вы всегда слишком медленно усваивали те изменения, которые произошли у нас. Ваше время кончилось, вы можете шуметь сколько хотите...
At the end of the intermission period the referee blew his whistle, indicating that the time was up. (HAI) — Свисток судьи означал, что перерыв кончился.
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23 one
[wʌn] n\one is the smallest whole number Eins ist die kleinste ganze Zahl;the front door bore a big brass \one auf der Eingangstür war eine große Eins in Kupfer;2) (size of garment, merchandise) Größe eins;little Jackie's wearing \ones now die kleine Jackie trägt jetzt Größe eins adj1) ( not two) ein(e, er, es);we have two daughters and \one son wir haben zwei Töchter und einen Sohn;she'll be \one year old tomorrow sie wird morgen ein Jahr alt;2) ( one of a number) ein(e, er/es);a glass tube closed at \one end ein Glasröhrchen ist an einem Ende verschlossen;he can't tell \one wine from another er kennt die Weine nicht auseinander3) ( single) einzige(r, s);her \one concern is to save her daughter ihre einzige Sorge ist, ihre Tochter zu retten;not \one man kein Mensch;to have just \one thought nur einen [einzigen] Gedanken haben;all \one sth nur in einer/einem etw;I think we should paint the bedroom all \one colour ich denke, wir sollten das Schlafzimmer nur in einer Farbe streichen;the \one sth der/die/das eine etw;do you think five of us will manage to squeeze into the \one car? glaubst du, wir fünf können uns in dieses eine Auto quetschen?;there's too much data to fit onto just the \one disk das sind zu viele Daten für nur eine Diskette;the \one and only sth der/die/das einzige...;the title of his \one and only book der Titel seines einzigen Buchs;the \one and only sb der/die einzigartige...;the \one and only Muhammad Ali der einzigartige Muhammad Ali;ladies and gentlemen, the \one and only David Copperfield! meine Damen und Herren, der einzigartige David Copperfield!4) ( only)the \one sb/ sth die/die/das einzige;he's the \one person you can rely on in an emergency er ist die einzige Person, auf die man sich im Notfall verlassen kann;(this is the \one type of computer that is easy to use for people who aren't experts) das ist der einzige Computer, den Laien einfach verwenden können5) ( at an undecided time in the future) irgendein(e);I'd like to go skiing \one Christmas ich möchte irgendwann zu Weihnachten Skifahren gehen;we must have a drink together \one evening wir müssen irgendwann am Abend was trinken gehen;( at an unspecified time in the past) ein(e);\one night we stayed up talking till dawn einen Abend plauderten wir bis zum Morgengrauen;\one afternoon in late October einen Nachmittag Ende Oktober;\one day ( in the past) irgendwann;we first met each other \one day in the park wir trafen uns das erste Mal im Park;one \one a boy started teasing Grady irgendwann begann der Junge Grady zu ärgern;( in the future) irgendwann;why don't we meet for lunch \one day next week? warum treffen wir uns nicht nächste Woche irgendwann zum Mittagessen?;I'd like to go to Berlin again \one day ich möchte irgendwann wieder nach Berlin fahren;from \one minute to the next von einer Minute auf die andere;\one moment... the next [moment]... einmal... im nächsten [Moment];\one moment he says he loves me, the next moment he's asking for a divorce einmal sagt er, er liebt mich, und im nächsten Moment will er die Scheidungher solicitor is \one John Wintersgill ihr Anwalt ist ein gewisser John Wintersgill7) ( esp Am);(emph fam: noteworthy) ein(e);to be \one sb/ sth;his mother is \one generous woman meine Mutter ist eine großzügige Frau;that's \one big ice-cream you've got there du hast aber ein großes Eis;it was \one hell of a shock to find out I'd lost my job es war ein Riesenschock für mich, dass ich den Job verloren hatte;he was \one hell of a snappy dresser er war immer todschick gekleidet8) ( identical) ein(e);all types of training meet \one common standard alle Trainingsarten folgen einem gemeinsamen Standard;\one and the same ein und derselbe/dieselbe/dasselbe;the two things are \one and the same diese beiden Dinge sind ein und dasselbe;to be \one ( form a unity) vereint sein;as husband and wife we are now \one als Mann und Frau sind sie nun vereint9) ( one year old) eins, ein Jahr;little Jimmy's \one today der kleine Jimmy wird heute eins [o ein Jahr alt]; ( one o'clock) eins, ein Uhr;it's half past \one es ist halb zwei;we'll meet at \one in the pub wir treffen uns um eins im PubPHRASES:I can't stand around chatting - I've got a hundred and \one things to do this morning ich kann nicht hier herumstehen und tratschen - ich muss am Vormittag hunderttausend Dinge erledigen;\one thing and another ( fam) alles gemeinsam;what with \one thing and another she hadn't had much sleep recently da alles zusammenkam, bekam sie in letzter Zeit nicht sehr viel Schlaf;there is no evidence \one way or the other about the effectiveness of the drug es gibt keinerlei Beweise über die Wirksamkeit oder Unwirksamkeit des Medikaments;( any possible way) irgendwie;the bills have to be paid \one way or another die Rechnungen müssen irgendwie bezahlt werden;( an unstated way) irgendwie;everyone at the party was related in one way or another auf der Party waren alle irgendwie miteinander verwandt pron1) ( single item) eine(r, s);four parcels came this morning, but only \one was for Mark heute Morgen kamen vier Pakete, aber nur eines war für Mark;which cake would you like? - the \one at the front welchen Kuchen möchten Sie? - den vorderen;I'd rather eat French croissants than English \ones ich esse lieber französische Croissants als englische;do you want \one? möchtest du eine/einen/eines?;(not all instances fall neatly into \one or another of these categories) nicht alle Vorkommnisse fallen genau in eine dieser Kategorien;\one of sth eine(r, s) von etw dat + superl adj eine(r, s) der;electronics is \one of his hobbies die Elektronik ist eines seiner Hobbys;PolyGram is \one of the [world's] largest record companies PolyGram ist eine der führenden Plattenfirmen [der Welt];Luxembourg is \one of the [world's] smallest countries Luxemburg ist eines der kleinsten Länder [der Welt];Paula's had another \one of her crazy ideas Paula hatte noch eine ihrer verrückten Ideen;\one of many eine(r, s) von vielen;our organization is just \one of many charities unsere Organisation ist nur eine von vielen wohltätigen Vereinigungen;not a single \one kein einziger, keine einzige, kein einziges;this/that \one diese(r, s);which one do you want? - that \one, please! welche(n) möchten Sie? - diese(n) bitte!;these \ones were all made in Japan diese wurden alle in Japan hergestellt2) ( single person) eine(r);two could live as cheaply as \one zwei könnten so billig wie eine(r) leben;the \one der, die, das;Chris is the \one with curly brown hair Chris ist der/die mit den lockigen braunen Haaren;one's loved \ones ( one's family) jds Geliebte;my friends and loved \ones meine Freunde und meine Geliebten;to be \one to do sth jd sein, der etw tut;I've always been active and never really been \one to sit around doing nothing du warst immer sehr aktiv und bist nie wirklich untätig herumgesessen;he's never \one to say no to a curry er kann bei einem Curry nie nein sagen;Jack's always been \one for the ladies Jack stand immer auf Frauen;I've never really been \one for football ich war nie ein wirklicher Fußballfan;to not be much of a \one for sth ( fam) etw nicht besonders mögen;I'm not much of a \one for chocolate ich mag Schokolade nicht besonders;to be [a] \one for doing sth ( fam) etw gerne machen;she was never a \one for playing hockey sie spielte nie gerne Hockey;to be a great \one for doing sth ( fam) gut darin sein, etw zu tun;he's a great \one for telling other people what to do er ist gut darin, anderen Leuten zu sagen, was sie machen sollen;to be \one that...;he's always been \one that enjoys good food ihm hat gutes Essen schon immer geschmeckt;to not be \one who... nicht zu denen gehören, die...;you're not usually \one who complains about the service in a restaurant du zählst nicht zu denen, die sich über das Service in einem Restaurant beschweren;such a \one ( someone remarkable)you never saw such a \one for figures er kann wirklich gut mit Zahlen umgehen;\one and all ( liter) alle;the news of his resignation came as a surprise to \one and all die Nachricht von seinem Rücktritt kam für alle überraschend;well done \one and all! gut gemacht, ihr alle!;like \one + ppViv was running around like \one possessed before the presentation Viv lief vor der Präsentation wie besessen herum;the money was here this morning so \one of you must have taken it das Geld war diesen Morgen hier; einer von euch muss es genommen haben;\one of our daughters has just got married eine unserer Töchter hat gerade geheiratet;\one of... + superl eine(r, s) der...;Luxembourg is \one of the [world's] smallest countries Luxemburg ist eines der kleinsten Länder [der Welt];\one of many eine(r, s) von vielen3) ( used in comparisons) eine(r, s);you may have \one or the other, but not both du kannst nur eines davon haben, nicht beide;crime and freedom are inseparable - you can't have \one without the other Verbrechen und Freiheit sind untrennbar verbunden - man kann nicht eines ohne das andere bekommen\one has an obligation to \one's friends man hat Verpflichtungen seinen Freunden gegenüber;(\one must admire him for his willingness) man muss ihn für seinen Willen bewundern5) (form: I, we) ich, wir;\one gets the impression that he is ahead ich glaube, er ist vorne;\one has to do \one's best ich muss mein [o wir müssen unser] Bestes gebenwhat's the capital of Zaire? - oh, that's a difficult \one wie heißt die Hauptstadt von Zaire? - das ist eine schwierige Fragethis \one's on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!;a cool \one after a day on the water ein kühles Getränk nach einem Tag am Wasser8) (fam: joke, story) Witz m;that was a good \one! der ist gut!;the \one about sb/ sth der [Witz] von jdm/etw;did I tell you the \one about the blind beggar? habe ich dir den [Witz] von dem blinden Bettler erzählt?9) (Brit, Aus) ((dated) fam: sb who is lacking respect, rude, or amusing)to be a \one eine(r) seinPHRASES:\one of the family zur Familie gehören;\one of a kind zur Spitze gehören;in the world of ballet she was certainly \one of a kind as a dancer in der Welt des Ballet zählte sie sicher zu den besten Tänzerinnen;\one at a time ( separately) eine nach der anderen, einer/eines nach dem anderen;don't gobble them up all at once - eat them \one at a time schling nicht alle auf einmal hinunter - iss sie langsam;\one or two ( fam) ein paar;I've only had \one or two cigarettes in my whole life ich habe nur ein paar Zigaretten in meinem ganzen Leben geraucht; ( hum)I hear you've collected over 1,000 autographs! - well, I do have \one or two ich habe gehört, du hast über 1.000 Autogramme gesammelt! - na ja, ich habe ein paar;in \ones and twos in geringer Zahl;we expected a flood of applications for the job, but we're only receiving them in \ones and twos wir erwarteten eine Flut von Bewerbungen, aber wir haben nur ein paar wenige bekommen;\one after another [or the other] ( following one another in quick succession) eine nach der anderen, einer/eines nach dem anderen;\one after another the buses drew up die Busse kamen einer nach dem anderen;as \one ( form) einer Meinung;we have discussed the matter fully and are as \one on our decision wir haben die Angelegenheit gründlich erörtert und sind bei der Entscheidung einer Meinung;to be at \one with sb ( form) mit jdm einer Meinung sein;they were completely at \one with their environment sie leben mit ihrer Umwelt völlig in Harmonie;\one by \one (separately and in succession, singly) nacheinander;sb for \one jd seinerseits;I for \one am getting a little sick of writing about it ich meinerseits habe es ein wenig satt, darüber zu schreiben;in \one ( in one draught) in einem Zug;she downed her whisky in \one sie trank ihren Whisky in einem Zug;( understand correctly at once) etw kapieren ( fam)so are you saying she's leaving him? - yep, got it in \one du sagst also, dass sie ihn verlässt? - ja, du hast es kapiert;[all] in \one [alles] in einem;with this model you get a radio, CD player and cassette deck [all] in \one dieses Modell enthält Radio, CD-Player und Kassettendeck in einem;to be/get \one up on sb jdn übertrumpfen;he's always trying to get \one up on his brother er versucht immer, seinen Bruder zu übertrumpfen;to be all \one to sb Chinesisch für jdn sein ( fam)Greek and Hebrew are all \one to me Griechisch und Hebräisch sind Chinesisch für mich -
24 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
25 one man, one vote
"каждому человеку равный (равноценный) голос"В США Принцип такой "нарезки" избирательных округов, при котором каждый член законодательного органа представляет приблизительно одинаковое количество избирателей. Фраза из решений Верховного суда [ Supreme Court, U.S.] по вопросу о численном составе избирательных округов (1963) в деле: "Концепция политического равенства... может означать только одно: каждому лицу - один голос" ["The conception of political equality... can mean only one thing - one-person, one-vote"] и "в той мере, в какой это практически осуществимо, голос одного человека при выборах в Конгресс [ Congress, U.S.] должен иметь тот же вес, как и голос другого" ["as nearly as practicable one man's vote in a Congressional election is to be worth as much as another's"]English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > one man, one vote
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26 can't say bo to a goose
разг.очень робок, застенчив; ≈ и мухи не обидит...I heard Colonel Buckler at grandpapa's say that he was one of the bravest officers in the army, and had distinguished himself ever so much. Grandpapa was quite surprised, and said, ‘That feller [= fellow]! Why, I didn't think he could say boo to a goose!’ - but I know he could, couldn't he, mamma? (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. LX) —...я слышал у дедушки, как полковник Баклер говорил, что Доббин один из храбрейших офицеров в армии и очень отличился. Дедушка был страшно удивлен и сказал: "Этот молодец? А я думал, он и гусю кыш сказать не решится!" - но я-то знаю, что решится. Ведь верно, мама?
‘Look at Glorvina enter a room,’ Mrs. O'dowd would say, ‘and compare her with that poor Mrs. Osborne, who couldn't say boo to a goose.’ (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XLIII) — - Вы только посмотрите на Глорвину, когда она входит в комнату, - говорила миссис О'Дауд, - и сравните ее с этой бедной миссис Осборн, которую и курица обидит.
Some quiet inoffensive little soul who apparently can't say bo to a goose - all sweetness and Christian weakness on the outside - and seething with all the fury of hell underneath! (A. Christie, ‘Murder in Mesopotamia’, ch. XIX) — Спокойное, безобидное существо, которое, кажется, и мухи не обидит. Олицетворение кротости, христианского смирения. А загляни поглубже - за этим смирением клокочет адская злоба.
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27 have one's hands full
(have one's hands full (тж. one's hands are full))не иметь свободной минуты, захлопотаться; ≈ работы по горло; хлопот полон ротI'll talk to Hilary, but his hands are always full. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Walling’, ch. I) — я поговорю о Хилари, но он всегда так занят.
But, of course, it is not fair to depend too much on one's neighbours, who all have their hands full just now... (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 25) — Но, конечно, неудобно затруднять соседей, у них у самих сейчас дел по горло!.
...Roy told him: ‘Jack will do what he can...’ ‘He's got his own hands full,’ Sam said. (J. Aldridge, ‘The Hunter’, ch. 1) — - Джек сделает все, что может... - сказал Рой. - У него и без меня забот хватает, - ответил Сэм.
My stepmother had her hands full with the twins. (D. Cusack, ‘The Sun in Exile’, ch. XVIII) — Моя мачеха все свое время тратила на близнецов.
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28 write one's own ticket
expr infml esp AmEI doubt very much that she can write her own ticket in this job — Я очень сомневаюсь, что она имеет полную свободу действий на этой работе
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > write one's own ticket
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29 too much of a good thing
≈ хорошенького понемножку; это уж слишком, чересчур [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Rosalind: "Are you not good?" Orlando: "I hope so." Rosalind: "Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?" (W. Shakespeare, ‘As You Like It’, act IV, sc. 1) — Розалинда: "Разве вы не хороши?" Орландо: "Надеюсь, что хорош." Розалинда: "А разве может быть слишком много хорошего?" (перевод Т. Щепкиной-Куперник)
Pickering (stretching himself): "Well, I feel a bit tired. It's been a long day. The garden party, a dinner party, and the reception! Rather too much of a good thing." (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act IV) — Пикеринг (потягиваясь): "Сказать по правде, я все-таки устал. Пикник, званый обед, а потом еще надо побывать на приеме! Что-то уж слишком много удовольствий сразу."
Fish every day for a fortnight is just too much of a good thing. (D. Cusack, ‘The Half-Burnt Tree’, ch. 16) — Рыба каждый день в течение двух недель - это уж чересчур.
Most people would agree in saying that one cannot have too much of a good thing. (DEI) — Большинство людей согласится с тем, что кашу маслом не испортишь.
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30 make much of smb.
(make much of smb. (или smth.))уделять большое внимание кому-л. (или чему-л.), носиться с кем-л. (или с чем-л.); относиться к кому-л. особенно внимательно, нежно, баловать кого-л.; ≈ носить кого-л. на руках; см. тж. make nothing of 3)They talk together constantly, and sit long at meals, making much of their meat and drink... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Dombey and Son’, ch. XVIII) — Они все время беседуют друг с другом и долго сидят за столом, уделяя большое внимание еде и питью...
It was like his brother-in-law to make much of little! (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Patrician’, part I, ch. XIV) — Как это похоже на зятя - делать из мухи слона!
But it's a bit thick when they can't make too much of you one week and then a fortnight after, they don't even want to listen to you. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Wonder Hero’, ch. VII) — Это уже чересчур, когда с человеком одну неделю носятся, а спустя две недели даже не желают его слушать.
It was a large party and she was being made much of. (W. S. Maugham, "Theatre", ch. XI) — На завтрак было приглашено много гостей, и Джулия была в центре внимания.
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31 be six of one and half a dozen of the other
этo oднo и тo жe, paзницa тoлькo в нaзвaнии; чтo в лoб, чтo пo лбу; oдин дpугoгo cтoит, oднoгo пoля ягoдaShall we walk or take the bus? Well, the bus goes a much longer way. We can get there as fast by walking. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other, really. 'I know I can be jolly irritating. My mother always tells me that I'm the most annoying man she's ever met, bar my father.' 'I dare say it's six of one and half a dozen of the other' (M. Dickens)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be six of one and half a dozen of the other
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32 it is six of one and half a dozen of the other
этo oднo и тo жe, paзницa тoлькo в нaзвaнии; чтo в лoб, чтo пo лбу; oдин дpугoгo cтoит; oднoгo пoля ягoдaShall we walk or take the bus? - Well, the bus goes a much longer way. We can get there as fast by walking. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other, really. 'I know I can be jolly irritating. My mother always tells me that I'm the most annoying man she has ever met, bar my father.' 'I dare say it's six of one and half a dozen of the other,' said Mrs. North (M. Dickens)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > it is six of one and half a dozen of the other
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33 to carry too much canvas
Когда плывущий корабль в ветреную погоду поднимает больше парусов, чем положено, говорят, что корабль is carrying too much canvas (несёт слишком много парусины). Эта фраза перешла в разговорный язык и означает какое-либо предприятие или начинание, которое не обеспечено достаточной финансовой поддержкой.I can understand why he wants to open one shop, but I think he is being too ambitious in opening three. He'll be carrying far too much canvas. — Мне понятно его желание открыть один магазин, но думаю, что он слишком амбициозен, открывая три. Это явно превосходит его возможности.
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > to carry too much canvas
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34 be in one's line
1) быть в чьей-л. компетенции; см. тж. be out of one's lineHe might be lame in agriculture, but this kind of thing was just in his line... he was hungry for a fight. (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 34) — Он ничего не смыслил в сельском хозяйстве, но драться он умел... и теперь жаждал битвы.
I can't claim that I'm a strong man. Weight lifting was never in my line. (A. Marshall, ‘How's Andy Going’, ‘They Were Tough Men on the Speewah’) — Не могу сказать, что я сильный человек. Поднятие тяжестей не по моей части.
2) быть по душе, по вкусу, нравитьсяI can't say she's much in my line. (D. H. Lawrence, ‘Sons and Lovers’, part II, ch. IX) — Не могу сказать, что Клара в моем вкусе.
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35 not to know if one is on one's head or one's heels
разг.(not to know if (или whether) one is (standing) on one's head or one's heels)растеряться, не знать что сделать или сказатьMangan: "...let me alone. I don't know whether I'm on my head or my heels when you all start on me like this." (B. Shaw, ‘Heartbreak House’, act III) — Менген: "...отстаньте от меня. У меня ум за разум заходит, когда вы все так на меня накидываетесь."
‘Must we have so much fuss?’ Dick asked ruefully. ‘Oh, darling, we'll only be married once, and there's always a fuss about a wedding,’ Amy replied, winding soft arms round his neck. ‘I'm enjoying every minute of it, and so happy, I don't know whether I'm standing on my head or my heels.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 22) — - Ну зачем столько шуму? Разве иначе нельзя? - уныло спрашивал Дик. - Но, дорогой, когда свадьба, всегда шум и суматоха, ведь свадьба бывает раз в жизни, - отвечала Эми, нежно обнимая Дика за шею. - Мне все так нравится, и я так счастлива, что просто голова кругом идет.
He can wangle figures until the best chartered accountant in the country wouldn't know if he was on his head or his heels. (A. Christie, ‘And Then There Were None’, ‘Epilogue’) — Моррис так ловко манипулирует цифрами, что может сбить с толку самого опытного бухгалтера.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > not to know if one is on one's head or one's heels
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36 alter one's mind
передумать, изменить свои намеренияI began to cherish hopes I had no right to conceive: that the match was broken off; that rumour had been mistaken; that one or both parties had changed their minds. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Jane Eyre’, ch. XXII) — И я уже лелеяла надежду, для которой не было никаких оснований: может быть, дело расстроилось? Или слухи были неверны? А может быть, невеста разонравилась жениху или жених невесте?
We shall be married in two years, and we've known one another much too long to change our minds. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Magician’, ch. II) — Мы поженимся через два года. Мы очень давно знаем друг друга, и наше решение не может измениться.
‘I should like to inform you that if you carry out your present intention, it will have a considerable effect on my happiness...’ ‘I wish it were not so,’ said Charles. ‘But I can't alter my mind.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The Conscience of the Rich’, ch. XIX) — - я хочу сказать тебе, что если ты исполнишь свое намерение и оставишь юридическое поприще, то сделаешь меня несчастным... - я и сам этому не рад, - сказал Чарльз. - Но я не могу изменить принятое решение.
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37 hold one's end up
разг.(hold (или keep) one's end up (тж. hold или keep up one's end))1) не сдаваться, не падать духом; не подкачать, быть на высоте, держаться молодцом [этим. спорт. (крикет)]When it comes to sarcasming, I reckon I know how to keep my end up. (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 24) — Когда дело доходит до насмешек, смею думать, со мной тягаться нелегко.
He expected to have caught her out in some little game with Bosinney; but not a bit of it; she kept up her end remarkably well. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Man of Property’, part II, ch. IX) — Дарти старался поймать Ирэн на какой-нибудь "шалости" с Босини, но тщетно. Она держалась безупречно.
2) внести свою долю, выполнить своё обещаниеBob said he would lend me his bicycle if I repaired the flat tyre, but he didn't keep up his end of the bargain. (DAI) — Боб сказал, что одолжит мне велосипед, если я сменю ему спущенную шину, но он не выполнил своего обещания.
Susan kept up her end of the conversation, but Bill did not talk very much. (DAI) — Сузан приняла участие в разговоре, а Билл говорил очень мало.
3) сводить концы с концами, продержатьсяA: "I wish you would let me give you some money until you can find work." B: "No, thanks, old chap, though it is awfully good of you. I shall manage to keep my end somehow or other." (SPI) — А: "Позвольте одолжить вам денег, пока вы не найдете работу. Б. Спасибо, старина, я очень тронут. Но я как-нибудь продержусь."
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38 cut one's loss
бросить невыгодное дело; ≈ выйти из игрыGood gamblers cut their losses. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Saint's Progress’, part III, ch. XII) — Опытные игроки, когда не везет, бросают игру.
I hope she isn't going to be much of a handful. If she is, the best thing you can do is cut your losses and get out of it straight away. (C. P. Snow, ‘Time of Hope’, ch. XVIII) — Надеюсь, Шейла не доставит тебе много хлопот. А если увидишь, что ничего путного не получается, выходи из игры и ставь точку!
You know that Roger has had his own line on this? (She meant Suez.) You know it, I know you know it, and it's dead opposite to the way I felt. Well, that's all down the drain now. It doesn't matter a hoot what any of us thought. We've just got to cut our losses and start again. (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. XVI) — Вы знаете, что у Роджера был свой взгляд на всю эту историю (Кэро хотела сказать - на Суэц). Знаете ведь. Я же знаю, что вы знаете. И наши с ним взгляды прямо противоположны. Ну да ладно, все теперь полетело к чертям. Какое имеет значение, кто что думал. Нужно поскорее все это забыть и начинать сначала.
I told him that you and I felt pretty bad about the, whole thing, and since we planned to stay in business here we wanted to help him cut his losses. (M. Wilson, ‘My Brother, My Enemy’, ch. 8) — Тогда я сказал, что все это нам с тобой здорово неприятно, а поскольку мы рассчитываем и впредь вести дела в нашем городе, то хотим помочь ему возместить убытки.
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39 keep one's end up
(тж. keep up one's end) paзг.1) нe cдaвaтьcя, нe пaдaть дуxoм; нe пoдкaчaть, быть нa выcoтe, дepжaтьcя мoлoдцoм; нe удapить лицoм в гpязь [этим. спорт. (кpикeт)]When it comes to sarcasming, I reckon I know how to keep my end up (M. Twain). He expected to have caught her out in some little game with Bosinney; but not a bit of it; she kept up her end remarkably well (J. Galsworthy)2) (of) внecти cвoю дoлю; cдeлaть cвoю чacть чeгo-л.; выпoлнить cвoё oбeщaниeBob said he would lend me his bicycle if I repaired the flat tyre, but he didn't keep up his end of the bargain. Susan kept up her end of the conversation, but Bill did not talk very much3) cвoдить кoнцы c кoнцaми, пpoдepжaтьcяA. I wish you would let me give you some money until you can find work. B. No, thanks, old chap, though it is awfully good of you. I shall manage to keep my end up somehow or other -
40 wave one's magic wand
взмахнуть волшебной палочкой; по мановению волшебной палочки; по щучьему веленьюHe thinks I can wave my magic wand and all the housework will be done; he doesn't realize how much time it takes to do it.
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