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41 between-centers work
= between-centers shaft work центровая обработка, обработка в центрахEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > between-centers work
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42 between Scylla and Charybdis
between two equally disastrous alternatives; между Сциллой и Харибдой, между двух огней, между молотом и наковальней;English-Russian mini useful dictionary > between Scylla and Charybdis
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43 Between grass and hay
• Between [betwixt] grass and hay амер. В юношеском возрастеDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Between grass and hay
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44 Between the devil and the blue sea
• Between the devil and the deep [blue] sea Между двух огней. Между молотом и наковальнейDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Between the devil and the blue sea
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45 Between the devil and the deep sea
• Between the devil and the deep [blue] sea Между двух огней. Между молотом и наковальнейDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Between the devil and the deep sea
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46 between what
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47 between you and me
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48 between man and matt
(between man and matt (тж. man to man))Man to man, what happened here? — Поговорим как мужчина с мужчиной: что, собственно, здесь произошло?
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49 between ourselves
разг.(between ourselves (тж. between you and me, between you and me and the post, the bed-post, the door-post, the gate-post или the lamp-post))между нами (говоря); говоря по секретуIt'll give me a chance to show what I can do, and between you and me and the gate-post, I think I can do a great deal. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Up at the Villa’, ch. VIII) — Эта работа дает мне возможность показать, что я могу сделать, а, говоря между нами, я могу сделать немало.
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50 between a rock and a hard place
adv infmlYou got him caught between a rock and a hard place, for sure — Ты его точно припер к стенке
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51 between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip
посл.(between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip (тж. there's many a slip between the cup and the lip))"многое может случиться, пока поднесёшь чашку к губам"; ≈ не радуйся раньше времени (ср. не говори "гоп", пока не перепрыгнешь)there's many a slip between the cup and the lip! Who knows what may happen. (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. II, ch. XXXIV) — Таковы уж превратности судьбы! Кто знает, что может случиться?
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52 between wind and water
1) на уровне или ниже ватерлинии [часть корпуса корабля, находящаяся ниже ватерлинии, наиболее уязвима]2) в наиболее уязвимое место; не в бровь, а в глазDion: "See how he sinks; the Wench has shot him between wind and water, and I hope sprung a leak." (F. Beaumont and J. Fletcher, ‘Philaster’, act IV, sc. 1) — Дион: "Смотрите, он пускает пузыри! Эта девка угодила ему ниже ватерлинии. Надеюсь, он получил хорошую пробоину."
Mr. Elderson got it between wind and water. He didn't like it a little bit. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part III, ch. II) — Я попал в точку, навестив мистера Эльдерсона. Ему это было неприятно.
The cynicism of his own reflection struck him between wind and water. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Dark Flower’, part II, ch. XIII) — Цинизм собственных размышлений больно кольнул полковника.
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53 between ourselves
paзг.мeжду нaми (гoвopя), пo ceкpeту гoвopяIt'll give me a chance to show what I can do, and between you and me and the gate-post, I think I can do a great deal (W. S. Maugham) -
54 between the devil and the deep blue sea
между Сциллой и Харибдой/двух огнейFaced with a choice between starving to death and emigrating, they were between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > between the devil and the deep blue sea
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55 between ... and ...
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56 between a bun (амер.)
Кулинария: внутри разрезанной пополам булочки (Нестандартная грамматическая конструкция: употребление between перед существительным в единственном числе.) -
57 between a rock and a hard place
1) Общая лексика: в безвыходном положении, между молотом и наковальней, припёртый к стенке, между двух огней, между сциллой и харибдой2) Пословица: меж двух огней (напр, they often find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > between a rock and a hard place
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58 between each
Общая лексика: (+ noun) между двумя следующими друг за другом (+ существит.) (Check temperature between each welding run.), после каждого (+ существит.) -
59 between each (+ noun)
Общая лексика: между двумя следующими друг за другом (+ существит.) (Check temperature between each welding run.) -
60 between the pipes
Хоккей: на воротах ("Vancouver Canucks' head coach Alain Vigneault has confirmed that Roberto Luongo will start between the pipes in Game 5 Friday night at Rogers Arena." (News 1130))
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