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ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ЖИЗНИ highly coll VP subj: human most often pfv)1. кому \Ж-42 to scold s.o. severelyX дал жизни Y-y - X gave it to Y goodX gave Y hell (what for) X chewed (bawled) Y out X lowered the boom on Y X let Y have it (with both barrels) Y caught hell (from X)."...Ваше счастье, что не встретили нашего коменданта, не раздевшись, в пальто, он бы вам дал жизни...» (Гроссман 2). "You're lucky you didn't meet the commandant still in your outdoor coat. He really would have given you what for..." (2a).2. \Ж-42- кому (subj: human ( usu. pi) or collect) to fight s.o. ( usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehemently, overwhelming or defeating him: Х-ы дадут Y-ам жизни = Xs will crush (rout, clobber) YsXs will run (drive) Ys into the ground.3. \Ж-42\Ж-42 кому to beat, thrash s.o.: X дал жизни Y-y = X beat Y upX beat the (living) daylights out of Y X beat Y within an inch of Y's life....Пантелей подумал, что, расправившись с Вадимом, вернётся и даст жизни грязному шакалу-антисемиту... (Аксёнов 6)....Pantelei decided that, once he had dealt with Vadim, he would come back and beat up this filthy anti-Semite jackal...(6a).4. to work, do sth. using all ones strength and energyX даст жизни - X will go all outX will go at it (at his work etc) hammer and tongs ( usu. in refer, to a physical task) X will (do sth.) with might and main (in limited contexts) X will show them what he can do. -
122 З-37
ЗА ДВУМЯ ЗАЙЦАМИ погбнишься, ни ОДНОГО НЕ ПОЙМАЕШЬ (saying) if you try to do several things at the same time, you will not do any of them well or finish anything: if you chase (run) after two hares, you will catch neither he who chases two hares catches neither if you choose two hares, both will escape you. -
123 К-59
КАК ДВЕ КАПЛИ ВОДЫ похож(ий), походить на кого-что и т. п. ДВЕ КАПЛИ ВОДЫ both coll (как +) NP these forms only usu. modif or adv (1st var.), or subj-compl with бытье, subj: human (2nd van), fixed WO(resembling s.o. or sth.) very closely, (looking) completely alikelike (as (a)like as) two peas (in a pod)the spitting (the spit and) image of carbon copy of perfect facsimile of.«Когда ты в кабинете говорил, я смотрела на тебя, -заговорила Наташа, видимо стараясь отогнать набежавшее облако. - Ну, две капли воды ты на него похож, на мальчика». (Она так называла сына.) (Толстой 7). " While you were talking in the study I was looking at you," Natasha began, obviously trying to dispel the cloud that had come over them. "You are as like as two peas—you and the boy." (She meant their little son.) (7a)Хозяйка дома выбежала сама на крыльцо... (Она) походила, как две капли воды, на Платонова... (Гоголь 3). The mistress of the house herself ran out on the front steps. She..and Platonov were as like as two peas in a pod.. (3b).Да посмотрите на меня! - кричала Берта, похожая на своего отца, как две капли воды, - посмотрите на меня! Какая я узбечка? Какая я русская? Я - негритянка и хочу быть негритянкой!» (Аллилуева 2). "But look at me'" cried Bertha, who was the spit and image of her father. "Look at me. What kind of Uzbek or Russian am I? I am a Negro and I want to remain a Negro'" (2a).|author's usage) Для зачтения доклада в помощь Заибану рационализаторы изготовили Робота, как две капли похожего на Заибана (Зиновьев 1). То help in the delivery of this speech by Leadiban the inventive and creative scientists made a Robot, a perfect facsimile of Leadiban himself (1a) -
124 К-219
ЗА КОМПАНИЮ (с кем) ДЛЯ КОМПАНИИ both coll PrepP these forms only adv(in refer, to one's or s.o. 's participation in an activity in which one or s.o. would not have engaged had others not been engaging in it) (to do sth.) with another or others when he is or they are doing it, (to get s.o. to do sth. or take s.o.) with one when one is doing sth.: (come (go etc)) along with s.o.(take s.o. etc) along with one join in join s.o. (do sth.) because s.o. is doing it (when a person participates in sth. in order to make it more enjoyable for another or others) (do sth.) to keep s.o. company (take s.o. with one etc) to keep one company for company.Алеша цирк не любит, но у нас был лишний билет, и он решил пойти за компанию. Alyosha doesn't like the circus, but since we had an extra ticket he decided to come along with us.(Галина:)...Бывал ли ты когда-нибудь в церкви? (Зилов:) Да. Раз мы заходили с ребятами. По пьянке. А ты? (Галина:) А я с бабушкой. За компанию (Вампилов 5). IG:) Have you ever been to church? (Z.:) Yes. Looked in once with some of my mates, when we were drunk. Have you? (G.:) I went with my grandmother. To keep her company (5a).Пошли, Вася, будь другом, за компанию» (Максимов 3). "Come on, Vasilii, be a pal, keep us company" (3a)По-моему, они даже не держали кухарку, а столовались у соседей, куда иногда за компанию затаскивали и меня пить чай или ужинать в большой компании московских беженцев, где я познакомился с некоторыми известными людьми (Катаев 3). I believe they did not even have a cook Instead they ate with their neighbours. Sometimes they took me in there with them for company to have tea or supper with a large gathering of Moscow refugees, where I met many famous people (3a). -
125 М-206
СХОДИТЬ/СОЙТИ В МОГЙЛУ (В ГРОБ) ЛЕЧЬ В МОГЙЛУ (В ГРОБ) ЛОЖИТЬСЯ/ЛЕЧЬ В ЗЕМЛЮ УЙТИ В МОГЙЛУ (В ЗЕМЛЮ) all rather elev VP subj: human to dieX сошёл в могилу — X went to his graveX went to his final resting place X went to (his) eternal rest X laid his bones to rest X lay in his grave (in limited contexts with subj: pi) Xs died off.Несколько раз, со слезами на глазах, графиня говорила сыну, что теперь, когда обе дочери ее пристроены, - ее единственное желание состоит в том, чтобы видеть его женатым. Она говорила, что легла бы в гроб спокойною, ежели бы это было (Толстой 5). On several occasions, with tears in her eyes, the Countess had told her son that now that both of her daughters were settled, her only wish was to see him married. She said she could go to her grave content if this were accomplished (5a).(Лебедев:) Жениха бы ей лучше подыскала... (Авдотья Назаровна:) И найду! В гроб, грешница, не лягу, а ее да Санечку замуж выдам!.. В гроб не лягу... (Чехов 4). (L.:) Better find her а husband. (A.:) I will, I will. I won't lay my sinful old bones to rest before I've found a husband for her and Sasha, that I won't (4b) (L.:) You'd do better to find her a husband (A.:) Just see if I don't! Before this old sinner lies in her grave, I'll have her married, and Sanichka, too!...Yes, before I'm in my grave... (4a).Убийцы и предатели находятся под верховной защитой, потому что они «ошибались» вместе со своим начальством. Постепенно они сойдут в могилы, а новые поколения выдвинут новые кадры убийц и предателей... (Мандельштам 2). All the killers and traitors..are under the highest protection because they "erred" to- gether with those in authority over them. They will now gradually die off and a new generation will have no difficulty in finding its own murderers and informers... (2a). -
126 Н-52
НЁБО КОПТИТЬ КОПТИТЬ СВЕТ both coll, disapprov VP subj: human to live aimlessly, doing nothing usefulX небо коптит = X is wasting (frittering) his life awayX is idling away his life, о КОПТИТЕЛЬ НЁБА obs |NP) = idler loafer.Так как уже не мало есть на белом свете людей, которые коптят небо, то почему ж и Тентетникову не коптить его? (Гоголь 3)....Since there are not a few people in the wide world who idle away their lives, why shouldn't Tentetnikov do the same9 (3c).«А я бы их (душевнобольных) своим манером. Что им небо коптить без пользы?» (Максимов 3). ( context transl) "I know how Id deal with them (the mental patients). Why should they clutter up the earth, when they're no use to anybody?" (3a) -
127 Н-131
ЕДВА (ЁЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ) ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ (СТОИТЬ) НА НОГАХ НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ (НЕ СТОИТЬ) VP subj: human usu. pres or past) to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc)X едва держится на ногах \Н-131 X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feetX can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight) X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet (in limited contexts) X is almost dropping from fatigue X is dead on his feet.(Ольга:) Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). (О.:) I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).(author's usage) «Ну, веришь, Порфирий, (Раскольников) сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи...» (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he (Raskolnikov) could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное — потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor-though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a). -
128 Н-140
БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ НОГИ В РУКИ НОГИ В РУКИ both coll VP or PrepP (used as predic) subj: human usu. imper usu. foil. by a verb of motion which, if ellipted, is implied fixed WOto waste no time (and go, run etc someplace), hurry off (to some place): бери ноги в руки и (беги (ступай и т. п.)) в место X - hurry up (and go (run etc)) to place Xhurry over to place X get your butt in gear and go to place X get to place X, now!(а ну-ка,) ноги в руки - get your butt in gear!shake a leg! get a move on! make tracks!бери ноги в руки и марш (беги и т. п.) отсюда = get out of here, now!hit the road!Отец сказал: «Нужно срочно связаться с семьёй Андрея, но у них не работает телефон. А ну-ка, бери ноги в руки - и к ним, скажи им об аварии». Father said, "I've got to get in touch with Andrei's family right away, but their telephone isn't working. Hurry over to their place and tell them about the accident."
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Both — Both, a. or pron. [OE. bothe, ba?e, fr. Icel. b[=a]?ir; akin to Dan. baade, Sw. b[*a]da, Goth. baj??s, OHG. beid?, b?d?, G. & D. beide, also AS. begen, b[=a], b?, Goth. bai, and Gr. ?, L. ambo, Lith. ab[ a], OSlav. oba, Skr. ubha. [root]310. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
both — [ bouθ ] function word, quantifier *** Both can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun, but not by a pronoun): Both children are at school. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as the, this, his, etc.): I like… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
both — [bōth] adj., pron. [ME bothe < OE ba tha, both these < ba, fem. nom. & acc. of begen, both + tha, nom. & acc. pl. of se, that, the: akin to ON bathir, OS bethia, MDu bede, Ger beide: see AMBI ] the two; the one and the other [both birds… … English World dictionary
both */*/*/ — UK [bəʊθ] / US [boʊθ] determiner, predeterminer, pronoun Summary: Both can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun, but not by a pronoun): Both children are at school. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as the … English dictionary
both*/*/*/ — [bəʊθ] grammar word summary: Both can be: ■ a determiner: Both children are at school. ■ a pronoun: They are both good singers. ♦ Both of them are learning English. used for showing that you are referring to two people or things, and that you are … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
both — determiner, pronoun both of (we saw both of them) USAGE NOTE: The use of the preposition of is necessary when a pronoun follows. When a noun follows, two constructions are possible we saw both of the students; we saw both students. * * * [bəʊθ]… … Combinatory dictionary
both — predeterminer, determiner, pronoun 1 used to talk about two people, things, situations etc together: Both Helen s parents are doctors. | Both sides are keen to reach an agreement. | I don t know which book to buy. Why not buy both of them? | They … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
both of you — A form of address to two people, including both of them in whatever is being said. ‘Good night. both of you’, occurs in Pray for the Wanderer, by Kate O’Brien. The Half Hunter, by John Sherwood, has ‘Stop it, both of you’ addressed to two men… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
both — 1. general. Both, when modifying a single item, refers to two things or persons (both houses / both women); when, as both…and…, it couples two items, each of these may be singular (both the woman and the man) or plural (both the women and the… … Modern English usage
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both — [[t]bo͟ʊθ[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET pl n You use both when you are referring to two people or things and saying that something is true about each of them. She cried out in fear and flung both arms up to protect her face... Put both vegetables into a… … English dictionary
