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favourable aspect

  • 1 С-71

    В СВЕТЕ2 каком видеть, представлять, изображать кого-что и т. п. PrepP Invar the resulting PrepP is adv more often used with impfv verbs) (to see, present, portray s.o. or sth.) in a way that emphasizes a certain (as specified by the modif ier) aspect of him or it: в выгодном (невыгодном, мрачном, ином, ложном ит. п.) свете - in a favorable (bad, gloomy, different, false etc) light
    в истинном свете - (see sth.) in its true light
    (see) $.оЛ true colors (see sth.) in its true colors
    в наилучшем свете = in the best possible light.
    ...Я в таком выгодном свете выставил её поступки и характер, что она поневоле должна была простить мне моё кокетство с княжной (Лермонтов 1).... (I) portrayed her actions and character in so favourable a light that she could not but forgive me my flirtation with the Princess (1b).
    «Появись у нас литература такого масштаба, и московская жизнь представилась бы совсем в ином свете» (Зиновьев 2). "If only we had a literature on that level, Moscow life would appear in quite a different light" (2a).
    В то время, когда возник «Тартюф», итальянцы сыграли фарс «Скарамуш-отшельник», в котором в крайне отрицательном свете был изображён монах (Булгаков 5). At the time of Tartuffe's appearance, the Italians presented their farce Scaramouche the Hermit, in which a monk was shown in an extremely unfavorable light (5a).
    ...Она написала несколько романов, из которых в одном, под названием «Скиталица Доротея», изобразила себя в наилучшем свете (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). She also wrote several novels, in one of which, Dorothea the Pilgrim, she portrayed herself in the best possible light (1b).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-71

  • 2 в свете

    I
    [PrepP; Invar; Prep; the resulting PrepP is adv]
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    ⇒ from a certain position, proceeding from a particular view of sth.:
    - from the standpoint < the point of view> of.
         ♦...Поскольку ему сейчас надо было рассказать деду что-то об отце, отцу - о сыне, да ещё в свете всякой душевной тонкости по "растоплению льда", он начал... выбирать, что сказать и чего не сказать... (Битов 2). Since he must now tell Grandfather something about Father, tell father about son - and what is more, in the light of all manner of emotional subtlety, because of the "thawing of the ice"-he became...busy choosing what to say and what not to say... (2a).
    II
    • В СВЕТЕ каком видеть, представлять, изображать кого-что и т.п.
    [PrepP; Invar; the resulting PrepP is adv; more often used with impfv verbs]
    =====
    ⇒ (to see, present, portray s.o. or sth.) in a way that emphasizes a certain (as specified by the modifier) aspect of him or it:
    - в выгодном <невыгодном, мрачном, ином, ложном и т.п.> свете≈ in a favorable <bad, gloomy, different, false etc> light;
    - (see) s.o.'s true colors;
    - (see sth.) in its true colors;
    || в наилучшем свете≈ in the best possible light.
         ♦...Я в таком выгодном свете выставил её поступки и характер, что она поневоле должна была простить мне моё кокетство с княжной (Лермонтов 1).... portrayed her actions and character in so favourable a light that she could not but forgive me my flirtation with the Princess (1b).
         ♦ "Появись у нас литература такого масштаба, и московская жизнь представилась бы совсем в ином свете" (Зиновьев 2). "If only we had a literature on that level, Moscow life would appear in quite a different light" (2a).
         ♦ В то время, когда возник "Тартюф", итальянцы сыграли фарс "Скарамуш-отшельник", в котором в крайне отрицательном свете был изображён монах (Булгаков 5). At the time of Tartuffe's appearance, the Italians presented their farce Scaramouche the Hermit, in which a monk was shown in an extremely unfavorable light (5a).
         ♦...Она написала несколько романов, из которых в одном, под названием "Скиталица Доротея", изобразила себя в наилучшем свете (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). She also wrote several novels, in one of which, Dorothea the Pilgrim, she portrayed herself in the best possible light (1b).

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