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1 чуть заметная улыбка
1) General subject: the ghost of a smile, a faint smile2) Makarov: ghost of a smileУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > чуть заметная улыбка
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2 чуть
нареч.чуть-чуть — just a little; slightly
чуть не — nearly, almost:
чуть ли не — nearly, almost
чуть заметная улыбка — a faint smile; a ghost of a smile идиом.
2.:♢
чуть свет — at daybreak, at first light -
3 чуть
нареч.он чуть ды́шит — he can hardly breathe
отсю́да чуть ви́дно — it can hardly be seen from here
чуть заме́тная улы́бка — a faint smile; a ghost [gəʊst] of a smile идиом.
2) ( немного) slightly, a little bitчуть леве́е — slightly [a little bit] more to the left
3) (сразу после того как; тж. чуть то́лько) as soon asчуть (то́лько) он вошёл — as soon as he came in; hardly had he come in
••чуть не — nearly, almost
он чуть не упа́л — he nearly fell
он чуть не разби́л ча́шку — he very nearly broke the cup
чуть ли не — nearly, almost
чуть свет — at daybreak, at first light
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4 чуть
нареч.чуть меньше — just/slightly/somewhat less
чуть заметная улыбка — a faint smile; a ghost of a smile
чуть ли не — разг. seem(ingly), almost, nearly
чуть не — nearly, almost
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5 лёгкая улыбка тронула её губы
General subject: a faint smile stirred her lipsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > лёгкая улыбка тронула её губы
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6 не в лад
см. тж. в лад 1), 2)1) (чему, с чем) out of keeping with smth.; at variance with smth.; out of tune with smth.Странная улыбка, не в лад с разговором, на миг появилась на его лице. (А. Бек, Жизнь Бережкова) — A faint smile oddly out of keeping with the drift of the conversation flitted across his face.
- Ступайте до табора, ласковая моя, желанными гостями будете! - И не в лад дружественным словам в тесно сведенных к переносью глазах цыгана сверкнула какая-то зловещая насмешка. (Ю. Нагибин, Трубка) — 'Come, precious, you'll be welcome!' But the ominous flash in his close-set eyes was at variance with his amicable speech.
2) out of tune, not quite in tune; out of time; out of harmonyГармонист шёл серединой улицы и играл, повторяя мелодию и украшая её всё новыми и новыми узорами. И вдруг, как будто не в лад, как будто немного опаздывая, смелый, пронзительный девичий голос начал частушку. (С. Антонов, Поддубенские частушки) — The accordion player strode down the middle of the street, repeating the tune with ever new embellishments and then, seemingly not quite in tune and a little late, a confident high-pitched girlish voice struck up a chastushka.
Едва разместившись в грузовике, они начали разноголосо и не в лад дуть в трубы. (Г. Бакланов, Бабичев) — Now, hardly had they settled themselves in the lorry, when they began to blow, out of time and out of harmony.
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7 слабое подобие
1) General subject: a feeble semblance of (smth.) (чего-л.), feeble semblance, smooch (чего-л.), smutch (чего-л.), suspicion (чего-л.), faint trace (of) (faint trace of a smile lightened his face)2) Makarov: pallid imitation, parody, shadow (тень) -
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СТРАННОЕЧУДНОЕ substand) ДЕЛОСТРАННАЯ ВЕЩЬ NP these forms only usu. sent adv (parenth) fixed WD) (used to emphasize the unexpected, unusual, or illogical nature of the statement that follows, which is often contrasted with a preceding statement) surprisingly, unbelievably: strangely (enough) strange to say strange thing strange as it may (might) seem (in limited contexts) itfs strange.Наконец-то и Леонид Иванович дождался этой чести -подписал статью, которую для него сочинил тот же Невраев. Но - странное дело! - став автором газетного подвала, Леонид Иванович не освободился от того чувства, которое вызывало на его лице чуть заметную, презрительную усмешку (Дудинцев 1). So finally Drozdov, too, lived to experience the honor of signing an article that had been written for him by that same Nevraev. But strangely enough, although he was now the author of a newspaper feature, Drozdov could still not rid himself of the emotion that had always brought a faint, contemptuous smile to his face (1a)....Иван Фёдорович, расставшись с Алёшей, пошёл домой, в дом Фёдора Павловича. Но странное дело, на него напала вдруг тоска нестерпимая... (Достоевский 1)....Ivan Fyodorovich, on parting from Alyosha, went home to Fyodor Pavlov-ich's house. But strangely, an unbearable anguish suddenly came over him... (1a).Он молился, и - странное дело! - почти всегда приходила к нему откуда-нибудь неожиданная помощь... (Гоголь 3). Не prayed and, strange to say, almost invariably some unexpected help would come to him from somewhere... (3a). He would pray, and-strange thing-almost invariably he received help from some unexpected quarter... (3d).Странное дело: давеча он направлялся к Катерине Ивановне в чрезвычайном смущении, теперь же не чувствовал никакого... (Достоевский 1). It was strange: earlier he had set out to see Katerina Ivanovna in great embarrassment, but now he felt none... (1a). -
9 странная вещь
[NP; these forms only; usu. sent adv (parenth); fixed WO]=====⇒ (used to emphasize the unexpected, unusual, or illogical nature of the statement that follows, which is often contrasted with a preceding statement) surprisingly, unbelievably:- [in limited contexts] it's strange.♦ Наконец-то и Леонид Иванович дождался этой чести - подписал статью, которую для него сочинил тот же Невраев. Но - странное дело! - став автором газетного подвала, Леонид Иванович не освободился от того чувства, которое вызывало на его лице чуть заметную, презрительную усмешку (Дудинцев 1). So finally Drozdov, too, lived to experience the honor of signing an article that had been written for him by that same Nevraev. But strangely enough, although he was now the author of a newspaper feature, Drozdov could still not rid himself of the emotion that had always brought a faint, contemptuous smile to his face (1a).♦...Иван Фёдорович, расставшись с Алёшей, пошёл домой, в дом Фёдора Павловича. Но странное дело, на него напала вдруг тоска нестерпимая... (Достоевский 1)....Ivan Fyodorovich, on parting from Alyosha, went home to Fyodor Pavlovich's house. But strangely, an unbearable anguish suddenly came over him... (1a).♦ Он молился, и - странное дело! - почти всегда приходила к нему откуда-нибудь неожиданная помощь... (Гоголь 3). He prayed and, strange to say, almost invariably some unexpected help would come to him from somewhere... (3a). He would pray, and-strange thing-almost invariably he received help from some unexpected quarter... (3d).♦ Странное дело: давеча он направлялся к Катерине Ивановне в чрезвычайном смущении, теперь же не чувствовал никакого... (Достоевский 1). It was strange: earlier he had set out to see Katerina Ivanovna in great embarrassment, but now he felt none... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > странная вещь
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10 странное дело
[NP; these forms only; usu. sent adv (parenth); fixed WO]=====⇒ (used to emphasize the unexpected, unusual, or illogical nature of the statement that follows, which is often contrasted with a preceding statement) surprisingly, unbelievably:- [in limited contexts] it's strange.♦ Наконец-то и Леонид Иванович дождался этой чести - подписал статью, которую для него сочинил тот же Невраев. Но - странное дело! - став автором газетного подвала, Леонид Иванович не освободился от того чувства, которое вызывало на его лице чуть заметную, презрительную усмешку (Дудинцев 1). So finally Drozdov, too, lived to experience the honor of signing an article that had been written for him by that same Nevraev. But strangely enough, although he was now the author of a newspaper feature, Drozdov could still not rid himself of the emotion that had always brought a faint, contemptuous smile to his face (1a).♦...Иван Фёдорович, расставшись с Алёшей, пошёл домой, в дом Фёдора Павловича. Но странное дело, на него напала вдруг тоска нестерпимая... (Достоевский 1)....Ivan Fyodorovich, on parting from Alyosha, went home to Fyodor Pavlovich's house. But strangely, an unbearable anguish suddenly came over him... (1a).♦ Он молился, и - странное дело! - почти всегда приходила к нему откуда-нибудь неожиданная помощь... (Гоголь 3). He prayed and, strange to say, almost invariably some unexpected help would come to him from somewhere... (3a). He would pray, and-strange thing-almost invariably he received help from some unexpected quarter... (3d).♦ Странное дело: давеча он направлялся к Катерине Ивановне в чрезвычайном смущении, теперь же не чувствовал никакого... (Достоевский 1). It was strange: earlier he had set out to see Katerina Ivanovna in great embarrassment, but now he felt none... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > странное дело
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11 чудное дело
[NP; these forms only; usu. sent adv (parenth); fixed WO]=====⇒ (used to emphasize the unexpected, unusual, or illogical nature of the statement that follows, which is often contrasted with a preceding statement) surprisingly, unbelievably:- [in limited contexts] it's strange.♦ Наконец-то и Леонид Иванович дождался этой чести - подписал статью, которую для него сочинил тот же Невраев. Но - странное дело! - став автором газетного подвала, Леонид Иванович не освободился от того чувства, которое вызывало на его лице чуть заметную, презрительную усмешку (Дудинцев 1). So finally Drozdov, too, lived to experience the honor of signing an article that had been written for him by that same Nevraev. But strangely enough, although he was now the author of a newspaper feature, Drozdov could still not rid himself of the emotion that had always brought a faint, contemptuous smile to his face (1a).♦...Иван Фёдорович, расставшись с Алёшей, пошёл домой, в дом Фёдора Павловича. Но странное дело, на него напала вдруг тоска нестерпимая... (Достоевский 1)....Ivan Fyodorovich, on parting from Alyosha, went home to Fyodor Pavlovich's house. But strangely, an unbearable anguish suddenly came over him... (1a).♦ Он молился, и - странное дело! - почти всегда приходила к нему откуда-нибудь неожиданная помощь... (Гоголь 3). He prayed and, strange to say, almost invariably some unexpected help would come to him from somewhere... (3a). He would pray, and-strange thing-almost invariably he received help from some unexpected quarter... (3d).♦ Странное дело: давеча он направлялся к Катерине Ивановне в чрезвычайном смущении, теперь же не чувствовал никакого... (Достоевский 1). It was strange: earlier he had set out to see Katerina Ivanovna in great embarrassment, but now he felt none... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чудное дело
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