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1 fall apart at the seams
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > fall apart at the seams
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2 fall apart at the seams
трещать по всем швам; разваливатьсяFor a while it seemed that the whole Asian economy was just falling apart at the seams.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > fall apart at the seams
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3 burst at the seams
(burst (come apart, fall apart или split) at the seams)трещать по всем швам, быть под угрозой развала, распада; рушиться, разваливаться; пойти прахомAnd what kind of parish have you if your church is shopworn and obsolete and falling apart at the seams. (E. O'Connor, ‘The Edge of Sadness’, ch. XI) — И что у вас тут за приход, если церковь пришла в ветхость, не соответствует современным требованиям и разваливается прямо на глазах.
But also he wanted, unsentimentally but also unquestioningly, out of a desire for comfort as well as piety, to prevent "the place getting unliveable-in" to ensure that it "didn't come apart at the seams". (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 23) — Но, помимо всего прочего, Браун стремился - не из сентиментальности, но, несомненно, из страстного желания сохранить покой и, конечно, благолепие колледжа - не допустить такого положения, при котором "всем здесь было бы отравлено существование", и принять меры, чтобы заведение это "не пошло прахом".
"Fears" that the Conservative Party is "splitting at the seams" have been expressed by the opposition... (‘The Sphere’) — Опасения, что консервативная партия "трещит по всем швам", были выражены представителями лейбористской оппозиции...
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4 burst at the seams
paзг.тpeщaть пo вceм швaм, быть пoд угpoзoй paзвaлa, pacпaдa; pушитьcя, paзвaливaтьcя; пoйти пpaxoмAnd what kind of parish have you if your church is shopworn and obsolete and falling apart at the seams (E. OConnor) -
5 ■ fall apart
■ fall apartv. i. + avv.1 aprirsi; separarsi; dividersi2 andare in pezzi; sfasciarsi; cadere a pezzi: My bike is falling apart, la mia bici sta cadendo a pezzi3 andare in rovina; andare a rotoli; sfasciarsi; crollare The whole country is falling apart, l'intero paese sta andando a rotoli; Their marriage fell apart, il loro matrimonio si è sfasciato; Her world fell apart, il suo mondo crollò● to be falling apart at the seams, ( di indumento) aprirsi alle cuciture; (fig. fam.) cadere a pezzi; ( di persona) essere vicina al crollo; ( di matrimonio) andare a rotoli. -
6 desmoronarse
1 to crumble, collapse, fall to pieces2 (venir a menos) to crumble, collapse3 figurado (decaer el ánimo) to lose heart, fall apart* * *VPR1) (=derrumbarse) [montaña, casa] to crumble; [ladrillos] to fall, come down2) (=decaer) to decay* * *verbo pronominala) muro/edificio to collapse; imperio/sociedad to crumble, collapseb) fe/moral to crumble* * *(v.) = collapse, crumble, fall + apart, fall to + pieces, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seamsEx. There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.Ex. Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.Ex. One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.Ex. The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* * *verbo pronominala) muro/edificio to collapse; imperio/sociedad to crumble, collapseb) fe/moral to crumble* * *(v.) = collapse, crumble, fall + apart, fall to + pieces, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seamsEx: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.
Ex: Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.Ex: One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* * *
desmoronarse ( conjugate desmoronarse) verbo pronominal
[imperio/sociedad] to crumble, collapse
[ persona] to go to pieces
■desmoronarse verbo reflexivo to crumble, fall to pieces
' desmoronarse' also found in these entries:
English:
crumble
- break
- collapse
* * *vpr1. [edificio, roca] to crumble, to fall to pieces2. [ideales] to crumble, to fall to pieces;[persona] to go to pieces;se desmoronaba mentalmente she was going to pieces mentally;se desmoronó a 100 metros de la llegada he collapsed 100 metres from the finishing line3. [imperio, estado] to collapse, to fall apart* * *v/r tb figcollapse* * *vr: to crumble, to deteriorate, to fall apart* * *desmoronarse vb to crumble -
7 desintegrarse
1 to disintegrate2 figurado to break up3 FÍSICA to split* * *VPR1) [grupo] to break up2) [roca, cohete] to disintegrate3) [átomo] to split* * *verbo pronominala) grupo/partido to break up, disintegrate; familia to break upb) cuerpo/materia to break up, disintegrate; átomo to split, disintegrate* * *(v.) = disintegrate, fall + apart, decompose, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seamsEx. When such systems become asynchronous, with one element dominating the other, it places great strain on the system, and it will, eventually, disintegrate.Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.Ex. Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.Ex. The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* * *verbo pronominala) grupo/partido to break up, disintegrate; familia to break upb) cuerpo/materia to break up, disintegrate; átomo to split, disintegrate* * *(v.) = disintegrate, fall + apart, decompose, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seamsEx: When such systems become asynchronous, with one element dominating the other, it places great strain on the system, and it will, eventually, disintegrate.
Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.Ex: Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* * *
desintegrarse ( conjugate desintegrarse) verbo pronominal
to disintegrate, break up;
[ familia] to break up
desintegrar vtr, desintegrarse verbo reflexivo to disintegrate
' desintegrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desintegrar
- deshacer
English:
disintegrate
* * *vpr1. [objeto] to disintegrate2. [grupo, organización, familia] to break up* * *v/r1 FÍS disintegrate* * *vr -
8 derrumbarse
1 (un edificio) to collapse, fall down; (un techo) to fall in, cave in2 figurado to collapse■ después de tanta tensión se derrumbó y rompió a llorar with all the tension she collapsed and burst into tears* * ** * *VPR1) (=hundirse) [edificio] to collapse, fall down; [techo] to fall in, cave in3) [esperanzas] to collapse* * *(v.) = collapse, crumble, cave in, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruinEx. There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.Ex. Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.Ex. The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.Ex. It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.Ex. The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.Ex. Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin.* * *(v.) = collapse, crumble, cave in, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruinEx: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.
Ex: Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.Ex: Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin.* * *
■derrumbarse verbo reflexivo
1 (desplomarse, caer) to collapse, fall down
(un techo) to fall in, cave in
2 (abatirse una persona) to break down: si su padre se derrumba ahora, la familia está perdida, if her father collapses now the family will be destitute
cuando le contaron la verdad, se derrumbó, he broke down when they told him the truth
' derrumbarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
venirse
- derrumbar
- hundir
English:
cave in
- collapse
- come down
- cave
* * *vpr1. [venirse abajo] [puente, edificio, muro, pared] to collapse;[techo] to fall in, to cave in;se derrumbó extenuado sobre la cama he collapsed on the bed exhausted3. [imperio] to fall, to collapse;[empresa] to collapse, to founder; [persona] to go to pieces;en la segunda parte el equipo se derrumbó the team went to pieces in the second half4. [esperanzas] to be shattered* * *v/r1 collapse, fall down2 de persona go to pieces* * *vrdesplomarse: to collapse, to break down* * *derrumbarse vb to collapse -
9 destrozarse
VPR to disintegrate, fall apart* * *(v.) = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruinEx. Ultimately, thought, understood as part of high culture, has come undone.Ex. It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.Ex. The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.Ex. Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin.* * *(v.) = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruinEx: Ultimately, thought, understood as part of high culture, has come undone.
Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.Ex: Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin.* * *vpr[objeto] to smash, to break into pieces* * *v/r be destroyed* * *vr -
10 seam
seam [si:m]1 noun(a) (on garment, stocking) couture f; (in airbed, bag) couture f, joint m; (weld) soudure f; (between planks) joint m;∎ your coat is coming or falling apart at the seams votre manteau se découd;∎ my suitcase was bulging or bursting at the seams ma valise était pleine à craquer;∎ figurative the building was bursting at the seams le bâtiment était plein à craquer;∎ figurative their marriage is coming or falling apart at the seams leur mariage craque(garment) faire une couture dans, coudre; (plastic, metal, wood) faire un joint à►► seam bowler (in cricket) = lanceur qui utilise les coutures de la balle pour la faire dévier -
11 desamparado
adj.unprotected, forlorn, abandoned, destitute.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desamparar.* * *1→ link=desamparar desamparar► adjetivo1 (persona) helpless, unprotected2 (lugar) abandoned, forsaken* * *(f. - desamparada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=sin protección) helpless, defenceless, defenseless (EEUU)sentirse desamparado — to feel defenceless o helpless
2) [lugar] (=expuesto) exposed; (=desierto) deserted* * ** * *= out in the cold, lorn, forsaken, unprotected.Ex. The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex. She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.----* criatura desamparada = babe in the wood.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* desamparados, los = underprivileged, the.* * ** * *= out in the cold, lorn, forsaken, unprotected.Ex: The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.
Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* criatura desamparada = babe in the wood.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* desamparados, los = underprivileged, the.* * *desamparado -da1 ‹niño/anciano› defenseless*, vulnerablese sentía sola y desamparada en la gran ciudad she felt alone and defenseless o vulnerable in the big city2 ‹lugar› bleak, unprotected* * *
Del verbo desamparar: ( conjugate desamparar)
desamparado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desamparado
desamparar
desamparado
‹ lugar› bleak, unprotected
desamparado,-a
I adj (persona) helpless, unprotected
(lugar) bleak, forsaken
II sustantivo masculino y femenino helpless o abandoned person
desamparar verbo transitivo
1 to abandon, desert
2 Jur to renounce, relinquish
' desamparado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desamparada
English:
helpless
* * *desamparado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] helpless2. [lugar] desolate, forsaken♦ nm,fhelpless person;los desamparados the needy, the helpless* * *adj defenseless, Brdefenceless* * *desamparado, -da adjdesvalido: helpless, destitute -
12 desprotegido
adj.unprotected, not sufficiently protected, non-protected, nonprotected.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desproteger.* * *ADJ unprotected, defenceless, defenseless (EEUU)* * *- da adjetivo unprotected, vulnerable* * *= exposed, out in the cold, unprotected.Ex. The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized.Ex. The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.----* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* * *- da adjetivo unprotected, vulnerable* * *= exposed, out in the cold, unprotected.Ex: The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized.
Ex: The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* * *desprotegido -daunprotected, vulnerable* * *
Del verbo desproteger: ( conjugate desproteger)
desprotegido es:
el participio
desprotegido,-a adjetivo
1 unprotected: dejó la casa desprotegida, he left the house unprotected
2 Inform unprotected: tiene los disquetes desprotegidos, his diskettes are unprotected
' desprotegido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprotegida
* * *desprotegido, -a adjunprotected;dejar el marco desprotegido [en deportes] to leave the goal undefended* * *adj unprotected* * *desprotegido, -da adj: unprotected, vulnerable -
13 desvalido
adj.1 helpless, underprivileged, underdog, destitute.2 aidless.* * *► adjetivo1 needy, destitute► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 needy person, destitute person1 the needy, the destitute* * *(f. - desvalida)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=sin fuerzas) helpless2) (=desprotegido) destitutelos desvalidos — (Pol) the underprivileged
* * *- da masculino, femenino helpless personlos desvalidos — the destitute, the helpless
* * *= helpless, deprived, unprotected.Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex. The author focuses on the development of parish libraries in deprived parts of inner Chicago.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.----* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.* desvalidos, los = deprived, the, deprived population, the, underprivileged, the.* niño desvalido = deprived child.* * *- da masculino, femenino helpless personlos desvalidos — the destitute, the helpless
* * *= helpless, deprived, unprotected.Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
Ex: The author focuses on the development of parish libraries in deprived parts of inner Chicago.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.* desvalidos, los = deprived, the, deprived population, the, underprivileged, the.* niño desvalido = deprived child.* * *helpless, destitutemasculine, femininehelpless personlos desvalidos the destitute, the helpless* * *
desvalido◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino
helpless person
desvalido,-a adjetivo defenceless, US defenseless
' desvalido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desvalida
English:
underdog
* * *desvalido, -a♦ adjneedy, destitute♦ nm,fneedy o destitute person;los desvalidos the needy, the destitute* * *adj helpless* * *desvalido, -da adjdesamparado: destitute, helpless -
14 indefenso
adj.undefended, defenceless, defenseless, helpless.* * *► adjetivo1 defenceless, helpless* * *(f. - indefensa)adj.defenseless, helpless* * *ADJ defenceless, defenseless (EEUU)* * ** * *= defenceless [defenseless, -USA], helpless, unprotected, vulnerable.Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.Ex. Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.----* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.* indefensos, los = little guy, the.* * ** * *= defenceless [defenseless, -USA], helpless, unprotected, vulnerable.Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.* indefensos, los = little guy, the.* * *indefenso -sa‹niño/animal› defenseless*; ‹fortaleza› undefended* * *
indefenso
‹ fortaleza› undefended
indefenso,-a adjetivo defenceless, helpless
' indefenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indefensa
English:
defenceless
- helpless
- defenseless
* * *indefenso, -a adjdefenceless* * *adj defenseless, Brdefenceless* * *indefenso, -sa adj: defenseless, helpless* * *indefenso adj defenceless / helpless -
15 vulnerable
adj.vulnerable.* * *► adjetivo1 vulnerable* * *adj.* * *ADJ vulnerable (a to)* * *adjetivo vulnerable* * *= vulnerable, unprotected, defenceless [defenseless, -USA].Ex. Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.----* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* hacerse vulnerable a = lay + Reflexivo + open to.* hacer vulnerable a = render + open to.* mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* ser vulnerable a = be vulnerable to.* * *adjetivo vulnerable* * *= vulnerable, unprotected, defenceless [defenseless, -USA].Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* hacerse vulnerable a = lay + Reflexivo + open to.* hacer vulnerable a = render + open to.* mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* ser vulnerable a = be vulnerable to.* * *vulnerable* * *
vulnerable adjetivo
vulnerable
vulnerable adjetivo vulnerable
' vulnerable' also found in these entries:
English:
vulnerable
- open
* * *vulnerable adjvulnerable* * *adj vulnerable* * *vulnerable adj: vulnerable♦ vulnerabilidad nf -
16 desguarnecido
adj.undefended.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desguarnecer.* * *ADJ1) (=sin adornos) stripped, bare2) (Mil) [ciudad] undefended, unprotected; [flanco] exposed* * *= unprotected.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.----* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.* * *= unprotected.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
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17 sin protección
adj.without protection, exposed, nonprotected, non-protected.* * *(adj.) = unprotectedEx. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* * *(adj.) = unprotectedEx: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
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ТРЕЩАТЬ ПО (ВСЕМ) ШВАМ toll VP. sub| usu abstr, often все usu. this WO| to be collapsing, heading tor ruin X трещит по всем швам - X is coming (falling) apart at the seams X is falling apart X is falling (going) to pieces X is coming unglued....Два-три крохотных события, две-три случайные встречи, и мир, взлелеянный (Петром Васильевичем) с такой любовью, с таким тщанием, начинал терять свою устойчивость, трещать по швам, разваливаться на глазах (Максимов 3). Two or three trivial events, two or three chance meetings, and the world he (Pyotr Vasilievich) had cherished with such loving care began to crumble, fall apart, disintegrate before his very eyes (3a). -
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• ТРЕЩАТЬ ПО (ВСЕМ) ШВАМ coll | VP. sub| usu abstr, often все; usu. this WO| to be collapsing, heading for ruin X трещит по всем швам ≈ X is coming (falling) apart at the seams; X is falling apart; X is falling (going) to pieces; X is coming unglued.=====♦...Два-три крохотных события, две-три случайные встречи, и мир, взлелеянный [Петром Васильевичем] с такой любовью, с таким тщанием, начинал терять свою устойчивость, трещать по швам, разваливаться на глазах (Максимов 3). Two or three trivial events, two or three chance meetings, and the world he [Pyotr Vasilievich] had cherished with such loving care began to crumble, fall apart, disintegrate before his very eyes (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > трещать по всем швам
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• ТРЕЩАТЬ ПО (ВСЕМ) ШВАМ coll | VP. sub| usu abstr, often все; usu. this WO| to be collapsing, heading for ruin X трещит по всем швам ≈ X is coming (falling) apart at the seams; X is falling apart; X is falling (going) to pieces; X is coming unglued.=====♦...Два-три крохотных события, две-три случайные встречи, и мир, взлелеянный [Петром Васильевичем] с такой любовью, с таким тщанием, начинал терять свою устойчивость, трещать по швам, разваливаться на глазах (Максимов 3). Two or three trivial events, two or three chance meetings, and the world he [Pyotr Vasilievich] had cherished with such loving care began to crumble, fall apart, disintegrate before his very eyes (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > трещать по швам
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be falling apart at the seams — be coming/falling apart at the seams 1. if a system or organization is coming apart at the seams, it is in a very bad condition and likely to fail. For a while it seemed that the whole Asian economy was just coming apart at the seams. 2. if… … New idioms dictionary
(be) falling apart at the seams — be falling/coming apart at the ˈseams idiom (informal) to be going very badly wrong and likely to stop functioning completely • She was falling apart at the seams, spending most of her time in tears. • His little world fell apart at the seams.… … Useful english dictionary
be coming apart at the seams — be coming/falling apart at the seams 1. if a system or organization is coming apart at the seams, it is in a very bad condition and likely to fail. For a while it seemed that the whole Asian economy was just coming apart at the seams. 2. if… … New idioms dictionary
(be) coming apart at the seams — be falling/coming apart at the ˈseams idiom (informal) to be going very badly wrong and likely to stop functioning completely • She was falling apart at the seams, spending most of her time in tears. • His little world fell apart at the seams.… … Useful english dictionary
come/fall apart at the seams — informal : to break into parts or pieces usually used figuratively to describe someone or something that is in very bad condition The plan/company is falling apart at the seams. She looks like she s going to come apart at the seams. • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
at the seams — phrasal entirely, completely < falling apart at the seams > … New Collegiate Dictionary
The Marmalade — 1970 in London The Marmalade war eine schottische Popgruppe, die zwischen 1968 und 1976 insgesamt acht Top 10 Hits in den englischen Single Charts hatte. Aufgrund ihrer Berühmtheit wurde ein Cocktail nach ihr benannt, der „Marmaladdie“.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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fall apart — verb a) To break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state. My old briefcase is falling apart. Ill have to buy a new one. b) To be emotionally in crisis. As a result of being addicted to heroin, she was falling apart. Syn: break, brea … Wiktionary
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fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English