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nfor the sake of smb., for smb.'s sake — заради когось
for the sake of smb.'s health — в інтересах чийогось здоров'я
for the sake of money — заради грошей, через гроші
for the sake of peace — в ім'я миру, для справи миру
◊ for God's (goodness', Heaven's, pity's, mercy's) sake — бога ради!
◊ sakes alive! — амер. от тобі й на!
* * *I [seik] nfor the sake of smb, for their own sakes — для них самих
II n; яп.for God's /goodness', Heaven's/ sake — заради Бога!, в ім'я всього святого!
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2 goodness
n1) доброта; великодушність; люб'язність2) доброчесність3) висока якість; доброякісність4) цінні якості; поживні властивостіmy goodness — господи!, боже мій!
* * *n1) доброта; великодушність; люб'язність; доброчесність, чеснота2) висока якість, доброякісність3) цінні якості; поживні властивості -
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['gʊdnɪs]n1) доброта́, люб'я́зність; великоду́шність2) висо́ка я́кість3) пожи́вні власти́вості••goodness gracious!, my goodness! — Го́споди!
goodness knows! — хто його́ зна́є!
for goodness sake! — Бо́га ра́ди!
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I [seik] nfor the sake of smb, for their own sakes — для них самих
II n; яп.for God's /goodness', Heaven's/ sake — заради Бога!, в ім'я всього святого!
См. также в других словарях:
for heaven's sake — 1. An expression of entreaty 2. An interjection expressing exasperation or disgust, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑heaven * * * for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken … Useful english dictionary
for Christ's sake — for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken phrase used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry ‘for God’s sake’ and ‘for Christ’s sake’ are offensive to some people Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!… … Useful english dictionary
for Pete's sake — for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken phrase used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry ‘for God’s sake’ and ‘for Christ’s sake’ are offensive to some people Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!… … Useful english dictionary
for heaven's sake — for the sake of everyone, for goodness sake For heaven s sake, don t give her a teapot. She has four! … English idioms
for heaven's sake — for God s sake, for goodness sake (expression of exasperation or anger) … English contemporary dictionary
for God's sake — phrasal used typically to express surprise, disgust, or indignation * * * for God s sake 1. An expression of urgent entreaty 2. An interjection expressing eg annoyance or disgust • • • Main Entry: ↑god * * * for… … Useful english dictionary
for pity's sake — phrasal used typically to express surprise, indignation, annoyance, or entreaty for pity s sake, what are you doing here please don t fail me, for pity s sake * * * for pity’s sake spoken phrase used for showing you are annoyed with someone For… … Useful english dictionary
for God's sake — I am surprised or annoyed by this. For God s sake, Eleanor, what happened to your hair? It s time we started worrying about educating our children, for God s sake. At three thirty in the morning, for God s sake, my dog decided to have her puppies … New idioms dictionary
for Christ's sake — I am surprised or annoyed by this. For Christ s sake, Julie, what are you doing here? This dress makes me look like a little old lady, for Christ s sake. It s two in the morning, for Christ sakes! Why are you calling me now? Usage notes: used for … New idioms dictionary
for God's sake — interjection An exclamation showing surprise, impatience, or some other emotion. For Gods sake, dont scare me like that! See Also: for goodness sake, for heavens sake, for Petes sake … Wiktionary
for pity's sake — adverb for Petes sake; Syn: for goodness sake, for mercys sake … Wiktionary