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101 at once
adv сейчас же, сразу Наречный оборот относительного времени at once и наречия immediately, before long, soon могут занимать две различные позиции: в конце предложения и перед смысловым глаголом. -
102 directly
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103 fast
быстро имя прилагательное:фиксированный (fixed, fast)фривольный (frivolous, fast, gossamer)наречие: имя существительное: глагол: -
104 nearby
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105 overnight
всю ночь наречие:накануне вечером (overnight, previous night)имя прилагательное:продолжающийся всю ночь (overnight, nightlong)глагол: -
106 presently
в настоящее время наречие: -
107 quick
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108 quickly
быстро наречие: -
109 shortly
вскоре наречие: -
110 erelong
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111 by and by
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112 near at hand
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113 quick!
быстро! имя прилагательное: наречие: имя существительное: -
114 jumping
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115 mischief
n infmlBefore long the baby will be as big a mischief as his seven year old brother — Скоро этот карапуз будет таким же сорванцом, как и его семилетний брат
Where have you hidden my glasses, you little mischief? — Куда ты спрятал мои очки, негодник ты этакий?
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116 spearchucker
n derog slMy fear is that before long them spearchuckers will take over this neighbourhood — Я боюсь, что в скором времени от черномазых здесь не протолкнешься
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117 spill the works
expr AmE slYou can't trust him to keep a secret. He's sure to spill the works before long — Ему нельзя доверять никаких секретов. Он точно все разболтает
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > spill the works
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118 at the back of God-speed
редк.; шутл.≈ на краю света, у чёрта на куличках; см. тж. the back of beyondIf I don't leave you at the back of God-speed before long, I'll give you the mare... (A. Trollope, ‘Doctor Thorne’, ch. V) — Если я не скоро уеду из этой глуши, то я отдам вам кобылу...
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119 blood will be spilled
добром дело не кончится, это плохо кончитсяAnd, mark my word, that is where you'll see blood spilled before long. (U. Sinclair, ‘The Moneychangers’, ch. XVII) — Поверьте мне, это добром не кончится, сами скоро увидите.
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120 come to loggerheads
уст.(come (fall, get или go) to loggerheads)A stupid thing this, wretched man Rivarez sent in to yesterday's committee. I knew we should come to loggerheads with him before long. (E. L. Voynich, ‘The Gadfly’, part II, ch. III) — Еще одна нелепица, которую этот проклятый Риварес представил на вчерашнее заседание комитета. Чувствовал я, что скоро у нас с ним дело дойдет до драки.
См. также в других словарях:
before long — {adv. phr.} In a short time; without much delay; in a little while, soon. * /Class will be over before long./ * /We were tired of waiting and hoped the bus would come before long./ … Dictionary of American idioms
before long — {adv. phr.} In a short time; without much delay; in a little while, soon. * /Class will be over before long./ * /We were tired of waiting and hoped the bus would come before long./ … Dictionary of American idioms
before long — adverb in the near future (Freq. 1) the doctor will soon be here the book will appear shortly she will arrive presently we should have news before long • Syn: ↑soon, ↑shortly, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
before\ long — adv. phr. In a short time; without much delay; in a little while, soon. Class will be over before long. We were tired of waiting and hoped the bus would come before long … Словарь американских идиом
before long — we ll be in Kentucky before long Syn: soon, shortly, presently, in the near future, in a little while, by and by, in a minute, in a moment, in a second; informal anon, in a jiffy; dated directly; literary ere long … Thesaurus of popular words
before long — soon. I think we ll be finished with this before long … New idioms dictionary
before long — soon She joined the company in 1995, and before long she was promoted to sales manager … English dictionary
before long — Synonyms and related words: after a time, after a while, afterward, afterwards, anon, betimes, by and by, by destiny, directly, ere long, fatally, hopefully, imminently, in a moment, in a while, in aftertime, in due course, in due time, in the… … Moby Thesaurus
before long — adverb Date: 1619 in the near future ; soon … New Collegiate Dictionary
before long — pretty soon, within a short period of time … English contemporary dictionary
before long — idi soon … From formal English to slang