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81 before nightfall
Общая лексика: до ночи (find a motel before nightfall), до наступления темноты, засветло -
82 before our very eyes
Общая лексика: у нас на глазах (It happened before our very eyes.) -
83 before someone could say Jack Robinson
Разговорное выражение: в мгновение ока (The thief was gone with my suitcase before I could say Jack Robinson - Вор исчез с моим чемоданом в мгновение ока)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > before someone could say Jack Robinson
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84 before you could say Pip-pip
Общая лексика: и пикнуть не успеешь (He would beat you to a jelly before you could say "Pip-pip".)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > before you could say Pip-pip
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85 before you know it
Общая лексика: не успеешь оглянуться, как (It's early August but before you know it, kids will head back to school. - не успеешь оглянуться, как дети снова пойдут в школу), раз два -
86 before smb's (very) eyes
в чьем-либо присутствииперед кем-либоHe had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > before smb's (very) eyes
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87 before smb's (very) eyes
в чьем-либо присутствииперед кем-либоHe had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > before smb's (very) eyes
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88 before you can say Jack Robinson
в мгновение окаI'll finish this book before you can say Jack Robinson.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > before you can say Jack Robinson
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89 before-tax
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90 before the appointed time
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > before the appointed time
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91 before one has finished
expr infmlStop screwing around with my typewriter. You'll bust it before you've finished — Оставь мою пишущую машинку в покое. Дело кончится тем, что ты ее сломаешь
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > before one has finished
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92 before one knows where one is
expr infmlBut almost before you know where you are they are hooked on horse for good — Не успеешь оглянуться, как они уже сели на иглу и не могут жить без героина
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > before one knows where one is
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93 before you can say knife
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > before you can say knife
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94 before one's nose
прямо перед собой; куда глаза глядятI ran straight before my nose, till I could run no longer. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Treasure Island’, ch. XIII) — Я бежал без оглядки до тех пор, пока совсем не выбился из сил.
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95 before one's time
разг.до кого-л., до чьего-л. рождения, появления, приезда и т. п.Do you remember a French master with a squeaky voice? Or perhaps he was before your time? (ODCIE) — Ты не помнишь учителя французского языка с таким писклявым голосом? Может быть, он был раньше, еще до тебя?
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96 before smb.'s face
под носом у кого-л. [этим. библ. Mark I, 2]‘The wretch! the apostate! the false, mean, odious villain, has before my very face proposed to Mercy!’ was his eldest daughter's answer. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XX) — - Негодяй, изменник, фальшивый, низкий, дрянной человек! У меня под самым носом сделал предложение Мерси! - был ответ его старшей дочери.
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97 before long
1. скоро; вскоре2. вскореСинонимический ряд:1. presently (adj.) anon; forthwith; immediately; in a minute; not at the moment; presently; pronto; shortly2. soon (other) after a short time; after a time; after a while; any minute; directly; in a minute; in a moment; in a second; in a while; momentarily; presently; shortly; soon -
98 before-sale
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99 before long
cкopo, вcкopeI am his mother. My son is not in town, but I daresay he will be before long (J. Galsworthy) -
100 before one knows where one is
paзг.нeмeдлeннo, мoмeнтaльнo; в двa cчётa, в мгнoвeниe oкa; и oпoмнитьcя или axнуть нe уcпeл; нe уcпeл (и) глaзoм мopгнуть Charles....But almost before you know where you are, they're young men and women with characters of their own (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > before one knows where one is
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