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121 for a song
inf по дешевке; за бесценок; за грошиIn Krakov I found a shop where antiques were going for a song.
I know of good, solid, stone-built houses, which have been sold by councils for a song.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > for a song
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122 local government
1. местное самоуправление (органы местного самоуправления в городах, районах и сельской местности Австралии; их функции в разных штатах не совпадают. В целом они отвечают за планирование города, сооружение и поддержание хорошего состояния дорог, улиц и мостов, водоснабжение, а также за здравоохранение и санитарные службы, парки, места отдыха, спортивные сооружения и библиотеки)2. структура местного самоуправления Новой Зеландии (была полностью реорганизована в 1989. В наст. вр. система включает 12 региональных советов {regional councils}, 74 территориальные администрации {territorial authorities}, городские и районные, 155 местных правлений {Community boards} и 6 советов специального назначения {Special purpose local authorities}. Выборы во все из них проводятся одновременно во 2-ю субботу октября раз в три года, как правило, по почте)Australia and New Zealand. English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > local government
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123 loan
[ləun] 1. сущ.1) заём, ссудаto get / receive a loan — получить ссуду
to pay off / repay a loan — вернуть ссуду
to underwrite a loan — обеспечить ссуду, предоставить обеспечение по ссуде
call loan, demand loan — фин. онкольный кредит, онкольная ссуда
student loan — амер. студенческий заём (предоставляется студенту или аспиранту под низкие проценты или беспроцентно)
2) временное пользование, прокатon loan — во временном пользовании, в аренду, в прокат, взаймы
to have the loan of smth. — получить что-л. во временное пользование
The painting was on loan to the National Gallery from the Louvre. — Картина была взята из Лувра на время выставки в Национальной галерее.
3)а) заимствование; заимствованный элемент (о слове, мифе, обычае)б) заимствование ( процесс)2. гл.; преим. амер.давать взаймы, одалживать, ссужатьMoney which has been loaned to city councils by the central government can be repaid at a low rate of interest — Деньги, взятые муниципальным советом у центрального правительства возвращаются с небольшими процентами.
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124 parlance
['pɑːlən(t)s]сущ.стиль речи, манера выражаться- in common parlanceUnder the Communists local councils became, in official parlance, "agencies of the state authority". — При коммунистах местные советы стали, говоря на формальном языке, "органами государственной власти".
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125 council
n1) совет2) совещание
- administrative council
- advisory council
- borough council
- city council
- common council
- county council
- district council
- Economic and Social Council
- foreign investment advisory council
- joint industrial council
- local council
- municipal council
- research council
- Security Council
- supervisory council
- town council
- Wages Council
- Whitley Councils
- works council
- council of ministersEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > council
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126 council
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127 a finger in the pie
участие в каком-л. деле [часть выражения have a finger in the pie; см. have a finger in smth.]Nothing's done in the colony without his finger being in the pie. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The Silence’) — В колонии ничего не происходит без его участия.
Other these commuting corporate-government executives are the top policy men of the financial oligarchy, the "Power Elite" - those with their fingers in many corporate pies and in the top councils of government. (V. Perlo, ‘The Empire of High Finance’, ch. XVI) — Над этими должностными лицами, попеременно работающими то в корпорациях, то в правительстве, стоят высшие политические деятели из финансовой олигархии, "правящая элита" - те, чьи руки запущены в пироги многих корпораций и высших правительственных органов.
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128 take the chair
занять председательское место, открыть заседание, председательствоватьThe second National Conference of Trades Councils was held in Birmingham on November 17th, 1923, and I was invited to take the chair. (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. 10) — 17 ноября 1923 года в Бирмингеме открылась Вторая национальная конференция советов профсоюзов. Меня пригласили председательствовать.
The Speaker took the Chair at half past two o'clock. (‘The Times’, Suppl) — В половине третьего спикер открыл заседание палаты общин.
The chair was taken at seven sharp. — Собрание началось ровно в семь.
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