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61 отстъпя
отстъ̀пя,отстъ̀пвам гл.1. step back/aside; go/fall back; \отстъпя на заден план fall/retire into the background; отстъпете от килима step off the carpet;2. прен. yield, give in, give way, succumb ( пред to, before), defer (to) (по on); give/lose ground; прен. toe the line; (от правило, принцип) deviate, depart (from), abandon; не \отстъпя stand fast/firm, stand/hold o.’s ground, hold/keep the field, stick to o.’s guns; hold o.’s own (на, пред with, against), hold out (against); не \отстъпя ни педя not give/yield an inch; не \отстъпя от мненията си be tenacious of o.’s opinions, hold on to o.’s beliefs; не \отстъпя по нищо пред be no way inferior to; be in every way s.o.’s equal; не \отстъпя пред никого (не съм по-долу) be next to none (по in); \отстъпя по дадена точка в спор yield/cede a point in discussion; \отстъпя пред мнението на defer to s.o.’s opinion;3. воен. retreat, effect a retreat, recede, retrocede, fall back, withdraw, draw back; \отстъпя в пълен ред make good o.’s retreat; \отстъпя пред по-многочислен неприятел succumb to superior force;4. ( отказвам се от нещо в полза на някого) give up, yield; ( право, територия и пр.) cede; ( право и пр.) concede; \отстъпя база grant a base; \отстъпя владението на yield possession of; \отстъпя първенството на yield precedence (to); \отстъпя първото място на concede the first rank (to);5. (в цена) bate, abate, take off, discount, mark down;6. ( давам, продавам на по-ниска цена) let (s.o.) have (s.th.) (for); бивам отстъпен go (за for); • търпението им отстъпи пред гнева their patience gave way to anger. -
62 χωρέω
Aχωρήσω Il.16.629
, Hdt.5.89, 8.68.β, Hp.Nat.Puer.18, and in later Prose, as D.H.4.9, Luc.DDeor. 20.15, etc.; [dialect] Att. only in Th.1.82 (exc. in compds.,ἀνα-χωρήσω Id.7.72
,ἀπο- X.Eq.Mag.6.2
,προ- Th.3.4
,προς- Id.2.2
,συγ- Id.1.140
, etc.); elsewh. in Trag. and [dialect] Att. always in med. form, χωρήσομαι, A.Th. 476, S.El. 404, Th.2.20, etc., and freq. in compds.: [tense] aor. ἐχώρησα, [dialect] Ep. χώρησα, Il.15.655, h.Cer. 430, Th.4.120, etc.: [tense] pf.κεχώρηκα Hdt.1.120
, 122, Th.1.122, Hp.Acut.19, etc.:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut. χωρηθήσομαι ([etym.] συγ-) Plb.15.17.5: [tense] aor. ἐχωρήθην ([etym.] συν-) X.HG 3.2.31, D.38.4: [tense] pf. κεχώρηται ([etym.] παρα-) D.H.11.52, ([etym.] συγ-) Pl. Phlb. 15a: ([etym.] χῶρος):—make room for another, give way, withdraw,ἐχώρησαν πάλιν αὖτις Il.17.533
; γαῖα ἔνερθε χώρησεν the earth gave way from beneath, i. e. opened, h.Cer. l.c.; χ. πρύμναν, = κρούεσθαι πρύμναν, put back, retire, E.Andr. 1120; begone!A.
Eu. 196, cf. E.Or. 1678, Med. 820, etc.—The uncom pounded word does not occur in Od. and only [tense] fut. and [tense] aor. in Il.—Construction:1 c. gen. rei vel loci,χώρησεν τυτθὺν ἐπάλξιος Il.12.406
;νεῶν ἐχώρησαν 15.655
;νεκροῦ χωρήσουσι 16.629
; alsoνηῶν ἄπο.. ἐχώρησαν προτὶ Ἴλιον 13.724
; ;ἔξω τῶνδε δωμάτων χωρεῖτε A.Eu. 180
; ;ἐκ προαστίου S.El. 1432
.2 c. dat. pers., give way to one, make way for him, retire before him,οὐδ' ἂν Ἀχιλλῆϊ χωρήσειεν Il.13.324
, cf. 17.101.II after Hom., go forward, advance,τὸ πῦρ.. πρόσω κεχώρηκεν Call.
in PSI11.1216.34; simply, go or come, Hdt.1.10, etc.; go on one's journey, travel, S.OT 750;χ. ἐπ' ἀδελφεοῦ βίαν Pi.N.10.73
, etc.; ; χ. πρὸς ἔργον come to action, S.Aj. 116, Ar.Ra. 884; χ. πρὸς ἧπαρ go to one's heart, S.Aj. 938; χωρῶν ἀπείλει νῦν go and threaten, Id.OC 1038;διὰ φόνου χ. E.Andr. 176
; τὰ τοξεύματα ἐχώρει διὰ τῶν ἀσπίδων, of weapons, X.An.4.2.28; τὸ ὕδωρ κατὰ τὰς τάφρους ἐχώρει it went off by.., Id.Cyr.7.5.16;ἄνω ποταμῶν χωροῦσι παγαί E.Med. 410
(lyr.), cf. X.HG2.4.10; χώρει κάτω go downwards, i.e. beginning from the upper parts of the body, A.Pr.74;διὰ στόμα χωροῦντα.. ἀφρόν E.Med. 1174
; χ. κύκλῳ [ὁ ποταυός] Pl.Phd. 113b; ὁμόσε χ. τισί to join battle, Th.6.101, Ar.Lys. 451, cf.ὁμόσε 1.2
;χ. ὁμόσε τοῖς λόγοις E.Or. 921
;χ. δειπνήσων Ar.Fr. 272
;πρὸς τὸ ἱερὸν χωρῆσαι δρόμῳ Th.1.134
;χωροῖς ἂν εἴσω S.El. 1491
, Ph. 674;χώρει, ξέν', ἔξω Id.OC 824
: of Time, νὺξ ἐχώρει the night was passing, near an end, A.Pers. 384;βιοστερὴς χ.
wander about,S.
OC 747: Medic., of excretions,τὰ χωρέοντα μὴ τῷ πλήθει τεκμαίρεσθαι, ἀλλ' ὡς ἂν χωρέῃ οἷα δεῖ Hp.Aph.1.23
; also of the menses, Id.Mul.1.2: c. acc. loci, .2 go forward, make progress,τοὔργον οὐ χωρεῖ πρόσω A.Dict.
in PSI11.1209.16; (lyr.); χωρεῖ.. τὸ πρᾶγμα ib. 509;τόκοι χωροῦσιν Id.Nu.18
;χωρεῖ τὸ κακόν Id.V. 1483
, Nu. 907 (both anap.).3 come to an issue, turn out in a certain manner, παρὰ σμικρὰ.. κεχώρηκε have come to little, of the event of oracles, Hdt.1.120;εὐτυχέως χ. Id.3.39
; κακῶς χ. turn out ill, Pl.Lg. 684e;δόξα δ' ἐχώρει δίχα E.Hec. 117
(anap.), cf. Hel. 759: freq. abs., advance, succeed, Hdt.3.42, 5.89;πάντα διὰ πράξεων καὶ.. ἀγώνων κεχωρηκότα.. Ῥωμαίοις Onos.Praef.8
;τὰ πράγματα χωρεῖ κατὰ λόγον Plb. 28.17.12
;ὁ λόγος ὁ ἐμὸς οὐ χωρεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν Ev.Jo.8.37
(unless in signf. 111. infr.); also, to be possible,οὐ γάρ οἱ χωρεῖ περιβαλεῖν κτλ. Ael. VH1.3
(sed leg. ἐγχωρεῖ).4 to be spread abroad, ἡ φάτις κεχώρηκε a report spread, Hdt.1.122; διὰ πάντων οὕτως ἐχώρει τίς ἕψεται;" X.Cyr.3.3.62;κλαυθμὸς διὰ πάντων ἐχώρει Plu.Rom.19
; ὄνομα δόξῃ διὰ πάντων ἀνθρώπων κεχωρηκός a name spread abroad, ib.1.5 of money, to be spent,τὰς μὲν δαπάνας χωρεῖν ἐντελεῖς ἐκ τῶν οἴκων, τὰ δὲ ἔργα μὴ τελείσθαι λυσιτελούντως πρὸς τὴν δαπάνην X.Oec.20.21
; B 6 ([place name] Sparta), cf. 1432.4 (Messene, i B. C./i A. D.).III trans., have room for a thing, hold, contain, freq. of measures,κρητὴρ χωρέων ἀμφορέας ἑξακοσίους Hdt.1.51
, cf. 192, 4.61, Ar.Nu. 1238, Pl.Smp. 214a;οὐκ ἐχώρησεν αὐτοὺς ἡ πόλις Th.2.17
, cf. D.21.200, Aeschin.3.164, E.Hipp. 941; ;ποτήρια.. οὐχὶ χωροῦντ' οὐδὲ κόγχην Pherecr. 143.3
(troch.);κοτύλας χ. δέκα Men.Kol.Fr.2
, cf. Diph.96, etc.; χωρήσατε ἡμᾶς take us into your hearis! 2 Ep.Cor.7.2; find room for..,Ev.Matt.
19.11 (so perh. intr., Ev.Jo.8.37, v. supr. 11.3); to be capable of,τὸ Κάτωνος φρόνημα Plu.Cat.Mi.64
: c. inf., to be capable of doing, οὐ χωρεῖ μεγάλην διδαχὴν ἀδίδακτος ἀκούειν (v. l. for ἀκουή) Ps.-Phoc.89;δωρεὰν ὅσην οὐκ ἐχωρήσατε αἰτεῖσθαι IG7.2713.11
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63 погнуться
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64 Х-5
В ХАРАКТЕРЕ чьём, кого PrepP Invar the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with бытье ( subj: abstr or infin) often neg) it is characteristic of or natural for s.o. (to do sth.): X (делать X) в Y-овом характере - X (doing X) is in (keeping with) Y's character X (doing X) is in character for Y itfs (just) like Y (to do X) X ( doing X) is typical of YNeg X ( делать X) не в Y-овом характере = itis out of character for Y (to do X)itis not in Y (to do X) it's not (in) Y% nature (to do X) ift unlike Y (to do X).Приглашение доброе и деловое, вполне в его характере... (Орлова 1). The invitation was kind and businesslike, completely in keeping with his character... (1a).(Пепел:) Ну... говори... (Василиса:) Что же говорить? Насильно мил не будешь... и не в моём это характере милости просить... (Горький 3). (R:) Well, if you have anything to say - (V.:) What is there to say? You can't force one to like you - and it's not in my character to beg for alms (3b)....Вы связали меня данным словом, от которого теперь отрекаетесь... и наконец... наконец, я вовлечён был, так сказать, через то в издержки...» Эта последняя претензия до того была в характере Петра Петровича, что Раскольников... вдруг не выдержал и - расхохотался (Достоевский 3). "...You bound me with your promise and now you're going back on it...and any way... any way, I was led, so to speak, into expense because of that..." This last complaint was so in character for Mr. Luzhin that Raskolnikov...suddenly gave way and - burst out laughing (3a)... Я думаю, отец знал о гибели своих детей. Дядя Гриша вряд ли скрыл бы от него этот факт, это было не в его характере (Рыбаков 1)....I think father knew about the death of his children. Uncle Grisha wouldn't have kept it from him, it wasn't his nature (1a).Линевский:) Если только он меня не уволил. Скорей всего уволил. Скорей всего. Не в его характере не уволить (Панова 1). (L.:) If only he hasn't fired me. Probably has, though. Probably has. It would be unlike him not to (1a). -
65 в характере
• В ХАРАКТЕРЕ чьём, кого[PrepP; Invar; the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with быть (subj: abstr or infin); often neg]=====⇒ it is characteristic of or natural for s.o. (to do sth.):- it's unlike Y (to do X).♦ Приглашение доброе и деловое, вполне в его характере... (Орлова 1). The invitation was kind and businesslike, completely in keeping with his character... (1a).♦ [Пепел:] Ну... говори... [Василиса:] Что же говорить? Насильно мил не будешь... и не в моём это характере милости просить... (Горький 3). [R:] Well, if you have anything to say - [V.:] What is there to say? You can't force one to like you - and it's not in my character to beg for alms (3b).♦ "...Вы связали меня данным словом, от которого теперь отрекаетесь... и наконец... наконец, я вовлечён был, так сказать, через то в издержки..." Эта последняя претензия до того была в характере Петра Петровича, что Раскольников... вдруг не выдержал и - расхохотался (Достоевский 3). "...You bound me with your promise and now you're going back on it...and any way... any way, I was led, so to speak, into expense because of that..." This last complaint was so in character for Mr. Luzhin that Raskolnikov...suddenly gave way and - burst out laughing (3a).♦...Я думаю, отец знал о гибели своих детей. Дядя Гриша вряд ли скрыл бы от него этот факт, это было не в его характере (Рыбаков 1)....I think father knew about the death of his children. Uncle Grisha wouldn't have kept it from him, it wasn't his nature (1a).♦ [Линевский:] Если только он меня не уволил. Скорей всего уволил. Скорей всего. Не в его характере не уволить (Панова 1). [L.:] If only he hasn't fired me. Probably has, though. Probably has. It would be unlike him not to (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в характере
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66 puszczać
impf ⇒ puścić* * *1. -am, -asz, puścić; perf; vt1) (linę, czyjąś rękę) to let go of; (więźnia, zakładnika) to let go; (sok itp.) to ooze; (wodę, strumień) to let out; (BOT: listki, pączki) to send out; (płytę, kasetę, piosenkę) to play2) (pot) ( maszynę) to run2.1) (o zamku itp.) to give way; ( o plamie) to come off2) (pot) (o bluzce itp.) to bleed* * *ipf.1. (= nie trzymać) let go ( coś of sth); puszczać wodze fantazji allow full play to fantasy; mróz puszcza the frost is letting up, it's beginning to thaw; lód puszcza the ice is breaking; puszczać w dzierżawę rent l. let out.2. (= pozwalać na ruch) let (sb/sth go), let off, let out; puszczać gaz turn the gas on; puszczać komuś krew bleed sb; puszczać konia biegiem/galopem/kłusem course/gallop/trota horse; puścić konia luzem give a horse its head; puszczać latawiec fly a kite; puszczać wodę turn the water on; ( do wanny) run one's bath; nie puszczać kogoś na imprezę/do kina not let sb go to a party/the movie theater; puszczać w obieg circulate, put into circulation; (obligacje, banknoty) issue; ( papiery wartościowe) launch; ( fałszywe pieniądze) utter; puszczać w ruch pięści let one's fists fly, let loose a barrage of punches; puścić coś mimo uszu let sth pass; nie puszczać pary z ust keep one's mouth shut, not breathe a word, keep mum; puszczać coś komuś płazem let sb get away with sth, let sth ride; puszczać coś w niepamięć commit sth to oblivion, forgive and forget sth, bury sth, put sth behind o.s.; puścić coś z dymem put sth to the torch, make a bonfire of sth, burn sth down; puszczać oko do kogoś ogle at sb, wink at sb; puszczać kaczki ( zabawa) play ducks and drakes.3. (= uruchomić) run (a machine, etc.); (piosenkę, płytę) play (a song, record); puścić coś w ruch set sth in motion, set sth going.4. (= pozwalać odejść) let go; puszczać kogoś wolno set l. let sb free; puszczać kogoś na wolność release sb (from prison, etc.); puścić l. zwolnić kogoś za kaucją zwł. prawn. release sb on bail; puszczać kogoś przodem let sb go first; puścić kogoś z torbami eat sb out of house and home, take sb to the cleaner's; puścić kogoś kantem pot. sell sb down the river.5. (= wydalać z siebie) (np. sok) give off, ooze; ( pędy) sprout, put forth, burgeon; (o praniu – kolory) bleed; drzewa puszczają sok trees are giving off l. oozing juice; puścić farbę pot. (= wygadać (się)) let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans; (= zdradzić (się)) let on; puścić farbę myśl. bleed; puszczać wiatry pot. break wind; puścić pawia pot. toss l. spill one's cookie, produce a liquid laugh, shout at the floor l. at the carpet l. one's shoes, air one's belly.6. (= wytyczać przebieg) build ( sth somewhere); puścić linię tramwajową tunelem lay streetcar tracks in a tunnel.7. (= ustępować pod naporem) give way; ( o nerwach) crack; drzwi puściły the door gave way; oczko mi puściło ( w pończosze) my stocking ran; ( w rajstopie) my tights ran.8. (o brudzie, plamie) come off.ipf.1. start (moving, running, etc.), set off l. out; puszczać się biegiem break into run.2. pot. sleep around, fuck around, put out, put o.s. about.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > puszczać
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67 usuwać
impf ⇒ usunąć* * *to remove; (z partii, wojska) to expel; ( pozbawiać urzędu) to remove, to dismiss; ( ząb) to extractusuwać ciążę — ( o kobiecie) to have an abortion; ( o lekarzu) to perform an abortion
* * *ipf.1. (= odsuwać, uprzątać) remove; do away ( coś with sth) get rid ( coś of sth) clear (kogoś/coś skądś sb/sth from sth); usunąć kogoś (np. z baru) take sb away, get rid of sb; usunąć kurz remove dust, dust; usunąć coś na bok set sth aside; usunąć kogoś z boiska sport bench sb, send sb off the field; usuwać kogoś/coś w cień put sb/sth in the shade.2. (= likwidować) remove, do away with; ( plamę) remove, get rid of; ( błędy) delete, emend; ( usterkę) repair; eliminate; ( z tekstu) blank (out); ( program komputerowy) uninstall; techn. (zwł. wierzchnią warstwę czegoś) ablate; ( niepożądane treści) expurgate; ( złe nawyki) weed out.3. (= ewakuować) remove, evacuate.4. (= zwalniać, odprawiać) dismiss, remove, oust (sb) ( z czegoś from sth); (z organizacji, ze szkoły) expel; ( przeszkody) sweep away; ( wątpliwości) resolve.5. (= wyciągać z organizmu) remove; ( ząb) pull, extract, draw; ( płód) abort; usuwać ciążę have an abortion.ipf.1. (= odsuwać się) step aside, draw back; proszę się usunąć z drogi clear the way, please; usunąć się z drogi get out of the way; withdraw ( skądś from a place); leave ( skądś a place).2. (= zaprzestawać działalności, wycofywać się) step down, retire; usunąć się ze stanowiska give up l. resign a post; usunąć się w cień take a back seat, efface o.s., keep a low profile.3. (= osuwać się) sink; grunt usunął się komuś spod nóg the ground gave way under sb's feet.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > usuwać
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68 vencerse
1 (romperse) to break; (doblarse) to bend, incline2 figurado (reprimir) to control oneself* * *VPR1) (=ceder) [muelle, estante, soporte] to give wayla cabeza se le vencía hacia un lado — his head hung o leaned to one side
2) (LAm) [pasaporte, permiso] to expire3) ( Cono Sur, Méx) [elástico, resorte] to wear out; [costura] to come apart4) (=dominarse) [persona] to control o.s.* * *
■vencerse vr (combar) to warp: con tanto peso se venció la balda, the shelf warped with so much weight
' vencerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vencer
* * *vpr1. [estante, cama] to give way, to collapse2. Am [medicamento] to pass its expiry date* * *vr1) dominarse: to control oneself2) : to break, to collapse -
69 yol ver
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70 подламываться
несов. - подла́мываться, сов. - подломи́ться1) (под тв.; ломаться под тяжестью) break (under)2) ( надламываться) break, give way; ( получать трещину) be fractured, crack3) разг. ( подгибаться от слабости) give wayу него́ но́ги подломи́лись — his legs gave way, he became weak in the knees
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71 Х-2
ВЫДЕРЖИВАТЬ/ВЫДЕРЖАТЬ ХАРАКТЕР coll VP subj: human to adhere firmly and resolutely to a decision, displaying strength of character (or, occas., stubbornness)X выдержал характер - X stood (held) firmX hung tough X didn't (wouldn't) give in (budge, back down) X maintained his stand X held out X stuck it outNeg X не выдержал характера = X gave (caved) inX gave way (folded, buckled).Как он ни горячился, называл их мошенниками, разбойниками, грабителями проезжающих, намекнул даже на страшный суд, но кузнецов ничем не пронял они совершенно выдержали характер: не только не отступились от цены, но даже провозились за работой вместо двух часов целых пять с половиною (Гоголь 3). However much he fumed, calling them scoundrels, brigands, robbers who fleeced travellers, and even hinting at the Day of Judgement, he made no impression whatever on the blacksmiths: they stood firm and not only stuck to their original price, but took five and a half hours over their work instead of two (3a).После часто мне надо было выдерживать увещания отца, который говорил, что необходимо кюльтивировать это знакомство и что я не могу требовать, чтоб человек в таком положении, как Ивин, занимался мальчишкой, как я но я выдержал характер довольно долго (Толстой 2). Afterwards I frequently had to endure the exhortations of my father, who said that it was essential to cultiver this acquaintance and that I could not demand of a man in Ivin's position that he bother himself about a mere boy like myself, but I maintained my stand for quite a long time (2b). -
72 выдержать характер
• ВЫДЕРЖИВАТЬ/ВЫДЕРЖАТЬ ХАРАКТЕР coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to adhere firmly and resolutely to a decision, displaying strength of character (or, occas., stubbornness):- X hung tough;- X didn't (wouldn't) give in (budge, back down);- X held out;- X gave way (folded, buckled).♦ Как он ни горячился, называл их мошенниками, разбойниками, грабителями проезжающих, намекнул даже на страшный суд, но кузнецов ничем не пронял; они совершенно выдержали характер: не только не отступились от цены, но даже провозились за работой вместо двух часов целых пять с половиною (Гоголь 3). However much he fumed, calling them scoundrels, brigands, robbers who fleeced travellers, and even hinting at the Day of Judgement, he made no impression whatever on the blacksmiths: they stood firm and not only stuck to their original price, but took five and a half hours over their work instead of two (3a).♦ После часто мне надо было выдерживать увещания отца, который говорил, что необходимо кюльтивировать это знакомство и что я не могу требовать, чтоб человек в таком положении, как Ивин, занимался мальчишкой, как я; но я выдержал характер довольно долго (Толстой 2). Afterwards I frequently had to endure the exhortations of my father, who said that it was essential to cultiver this acquaintance and that I could not demand of a man in Ivin's position that he bother himself about a mere boy like myself; but I maintained my stand for quite a long time (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выдержать характер
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73 выдерживать характер
• ВЫДЕРЖИВАТЬ/ВЫДЕРЖАТЬ ХАРАКТЕР coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to adhere firmly and resolutely to a decision, displaying strength of character (or, occas., stubbornness):- X hung tough;- X didn't (wouldn't) give in (budge, back down);- X held out;- X gave way (folded, buckled).♦ Как он ни горячился, называл их мошенниками, разбойниками, грабителями проезжающих, намекнул даже на страшный суд, но кузнецов ничем не пронял; они совершенно выдержали характер: не только не отступились от цены, но даже провозились за работой вместо двух часов целых пять с половиною (Гоголь 3). However much he fumed, calling them scoundrels, brigands, robbers who fleeced travellers, and even hinting at the Day of Judgement, he made no impression whatever on the blacksmiths: they stood firm and not only stuck to their original price, but took five and a half hours over their work instead of two (3a).♦ После часто мне надо было выдерживать увещания отца, который говорил, что необходимо кюльтивировать это знакомство и что я не могу требовать, чтоб человек в таком положении, как Ивин, занимался мальчишкой, как я; но я выдержал характер довольно долго (Толстой 2). Afterwards I frequently had to endure the exhortations of my father, who said that it was essential to cultiver this acquaintance and that I could not demand of a man in Ivin's position that he bother himself about a mere boy like myself; but I maintained my stand for quite a long time (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выдерживать характер
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74 Versagen
I v/i fail (auch Person etc.); TECH. auch break down; Motor: stall; jämmerlich versagen fail miserably; die Beine versagten ihr ( den Dienst) her legs gave way (Am. out); seine Stimme versagte his voice failed him; sein Gedächtnis versagte his memory failed him ( oder let him down)II v/t geh. (verweigern) refuse, deny; jemandem etw. versagen refuse ( oder deny) s.o. s.th.; es war ihnen versagt, den Raum zu betreten etc. they were denied entrance to the room etc.; jemandem den Dienst versagen refuse to obey s.o.; sich (Dat) etw. versagen deny o.s. s.th., for(e)go s.th.; es blieb ihm versagt it was denied him, he was denied it; es blieb ihm versagt, es zu tun it was denied him to do it, he was not to do it; Kinder sind uns versagt geblieben we have been denied children* * *das Versagenbreakdown; failure* * *Ver|sa|gen [fɛɐ'zaːgn]nt -s, no plfailure; (von Maschine) breakdownmenschliches Verságen — human error
* * *1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) fail2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) fail3) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) failure4) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) give out5) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) go6) (faulty performance or a faulty process: There's a malfunction in the main engine.) malfunction7) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) misfire8) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) misfire* * *Ver·sa·gen<-s>menschliches \Versagen human error2. (Fehlfunktion) failureein \Versagen des Herzens/der Nieren a heart/kidney failure* * *1.intransitives Verb fail; <machine, engine> stop [working], break down2.jemandem etwas versagen — deny or refuse somebody something
3.ich konnte es mir nicht versagen, darauf zu antworten — I could not refrain from answering
reflexives Verbsich jemandem versagen — refuse to give oneself or surrender to somebody
* * ** * *1.intransitives Verb fail; <machine, engine> stop [working], break down2.jemandem etwas versagen — deny or refuse somebody something
3.ich konnte es mir nicht versagen, darauf zu antworten — I could not refrain from answering
reflexives Verbsich jemandem versagen — refuse to give oneself or surrender to somebody
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75 сменяться
смениться1. ( по очереди) take* turnsсмениться с дежурства — go* off duty
2. (тв.) change (into), give* place (to)испуг сменился радостью — fright changed into, или gave place to, joy
дневной зной сменился прохладой — the day's heat gave way, или yielded, to coolness
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76 терпение
с.1. patience; ( выносливость) endurance; ( снисходительность) forbearanceвыводить кого-л. из терпения — try smb.'s patience, exasperate smb.
выйти из терпения — lose* patience
его терпение лопнуло — he lost all patience, his patience gave way
у меня не хватило терпения — I hadn't the patience; my patience gave out
запастись, вооружиться терпением — be patient, have patience, arm oneself with patience
проявлять терпение — show* patience
2. ( упорство) patience, perseverance♢
переполнить чашу чьего-л. терпения — exasperate smb.терпение и труд всё перетрут посл. — perseverance wins; it's dogged does it разг.; if at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again разг.
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77 tomber
tomber [tɔ̃be]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring downb. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come downc. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 eurosd. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to falle. ( = pendre) to hangf. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronouncedg. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new bossh. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)i. (locutions)• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!2. <b. ( = séduire) (inf)c. ( = retirer) (inf)* * *
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1. tɔ̃beverbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]
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verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to dropqu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)
ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!
3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die downfaire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]
il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low
4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die outle roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played
faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]
5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to falltomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly
7) (se retrouver, se placer)tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law
8) ( devenir) to falltomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love
9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be giventomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen
10) ( rencontrer)tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)
si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square
11) ( survenir) gén to cometu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!
tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave
il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?
tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting
12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]13) ( abandonner)laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]
laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)
laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down
14) ( agresser)tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)
15) ( mourir) euph to die
II tɔ̃benom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]* * *tɔ̃be1. vi1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fallAttention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!
tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through
Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.
tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant
3) (= survenir)tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right
4)laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop
Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up
Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down
Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.
Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.
5)tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across
tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone
Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about
2. vt* * *tomber verb table: aimerB vtr (+ v avoir)C vi (+ v être)1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.I[tɔ̃be] nom masculinau tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou duskII[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ][avion, bombe, projectile] to falltomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall downtomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchairne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall offtomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horsetomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a treea. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody upb. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody overa. [en poussant] to push something overb. [en renversant] to knock something overc. [en lâchant] to drop somethingd. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come outla robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come downla neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/rainingune goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neckil tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are fallingtoi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every montha. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!6. [déboucher]là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamaincontinuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a closela température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degreessa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperaturesa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall throughles candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first rounda. [cité] to bring downb. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topplec. [record] to breakd. [concurrent] to defeat10. [devenir]tomber malade to become ou to fall illtomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead11. JEUX [carte]B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]1. [événement] to fall ou to be onmon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sundaytomber juste [calcul] to work out exactlyton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of itmal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad timele mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me[personne]on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail striketomber juste [deviner] to guess righta. [opportunément] to turn up at the right momentb. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luckah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to youil est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was luckya. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong momentb. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of lucktu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come outles dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m————————[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce3. (familier & locution)————————tomber dans verbe plus préposition[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)————————tomber en verbe plus prépositiontomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces————————tomber sur verbe plus préposition1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to getquand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machineil tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to -
78 сменяться
несов. - сменя́ться, сов. - смени́ться1) ( делать что-л по очереди) take turns2) ( закончить свою смену) finish one's (work)shift, go off dutyсмени́ться с дежу́рства — go off duty
3) (тв.; приходить на смену чему-л) change (into), give place (to)испу́г смени́лся ра́достью — fright changed into [gave place to] joy
дневно́й зной смени́лся прохла́дой — the day's heat gave way [yielded] to coolness
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79 терпение
с.1) ( терпеливость) patience; ( выносливость) enduranceвыводи́ть кого́-л из терпе́ния — try smb's patience, exasperate smb
он меня́ выво́дит из терпе́ния — I have no patience with him
вы́йти из терпе́ния — lose patience
его́ терпе́ние ло́пнуло — he lost all patience, his patience gave way
у меня́ не хвати́ло терпе́ния на э́то — I didn't have the / enough patience for that; my patience gave out
запасти́сь / вооружи́ться терпе́нием — be patient, have patience, arm oneself with patience
проявля́ть терпе́ние — show patience
2) ( упорство) patience, perseverance [-'vɪərəns]3) ( снисходительность) forbearance••перепо́лнить ча́шу чьего́-л терпе́ния — exasperate smb
терпе́ние и труд всё перетру́т посл. — ≈ perseverance wins; it's dogged that does it; if at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again
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80 терпение
ср.1) patience; endurance ( выносливость); forbearance ( снисходительность)его терпение лопнуло — he lost all patience, his patience gave way
у меня не хватило терпения — I hadn't the patience; my patience gave out
выводить кого-л. из терпения — to try smb.'s patience, to exasperare smb.
запасаться терпением, вооружаться терпением, набираться терпения — to be patient, to have patience, to arm oneself with patience, to steel oneself
испытывать чье-л. терпение — to try smb.'s patience
терять терпение, выходить из терпения — to lose patience
2) patience, perseverance ( упорство)••переполнить чашу чьего-л. терпения — to exasperate smb.
терпение и труд все перетрут — perseverance wins; it's dogged does it; if at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again разг.
терпеть не могу этого — разг. I can't bear it
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