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2 go to great lengths
go to any/great length(s) пойти на все (быть на все способным)Bill will go to any length to keep Dick from getting a date with Mary.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > go to great lengths
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1) Общая лексика: приложить большие усилия (http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/04/14/sox_go_to_great_lengths/), делать всё возможное, стараться изо всех сил2) Макаров: идти на все -
4 go to great lengths to do
Общая лексика: идти на все, ни перед чем не останавливатьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > go to great lengths to do
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6 go to great lengths
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7 to go great lengths
идти на всё, не останавливаться ни перед чемEnglish-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to go great lengths
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8 to go to great lengths to do something
hacer lo imposible por hacer algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to go to great lengths to do something
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1) Общая лексика: идти на все2) Дипломатический термин: не останавливаться ни перед чем -
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English-spanish dictionary > to go to great lengths to do sth
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13 go great lengths
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adj. groot; belangrijk; groots; uitstekendgreat1[ greet]♦voorbeelden:II 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; werkwoord voornamelijk meervoud; the〉1 groten ⇒ vooraanstaande/prominente figuren♦voorbeelden:1 great and small • iedereen, uit alle lagen van de bevolkingIII 〈meervoud; Greats〉1 eindexamen (voor Bachelor of Arts) 〈 in Oxford, in het bijzonder in klassieke letteren en wijsbegeerte〉————————great2〈 greatness〉♦voorbeelden:1 a great man • een groot/nobel manI'm the greatest! • ik ben de allergrootste!II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, attributief〉1 groot ⇒ belangrijk, vooraanstaand6 groot ⇒ ijverig, enthousiast♦voorbeelden:Greater London • Groot Londena great occasion • een belangrijke gelegenheidthe Great Powers • de grote mogendhedenthe Great Wall of China • de Chinese Muura great loss • een zwaar verliesa great many • heel wat, een heleboelGreat Dane • Deense dogGreat Divide • hoofdwaterscheiding 〈 in het bijzonder Rocky Mountains〉; 〈 figuurlijk〉 grens tussen leven en doodgreat crested grebe • fuut〈 slang〉 go great guns • veel succes hebben, als een trein lopenat great length • uitvoeriggo to great lengths • erg ver gaan, erg zijn best doenhe's a great one for forgetting his diary • hij vergeet altijd maar zijn agendano great shakes • niets bijzonders, niet iets om over naar huis te schrijvenbe in great spirits • opgewekt zijnset great store by/on • grote waarde hechten aanthe greatest thing since sliced bread • iets fantastischgreat tit(mouse) • koolmeesthe Great War • de Eerste Wereldoorlog1 goed ⇒ bedreven, handig♦voorbeelden:————————great3♦voorbeelden: -
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(go (to) all lengths (тж. go (to) any length(s), go a great length или go the whole length of it))ни перед чем не останавливаться, быть готовым на всё, идти на всё...I was conscious that a moment's mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties, and like any other rebel slave, I felt resolved, in my desperation, to go all lengths. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Jane Eyre’, ch. II) —...я понимала, что мое кратковременное бунтарство не пройдет даром и что мне уготованы всевозможные кары, и, как всякий восставший раб, доведенный до отчаяния, была готова на все.
...if your father hadn't been against me they wouldn't have gone to any such length in making me the victim. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XLVI) —...если бы твой отец не был настроен против меня, они не зашли бы так далеко и не принесли бы меня в жертву.
I knew Harvey would go to any length to get me to go to work on a new book... (E. Caldwell, ‘Love and Money’, ch. V) — Я знал, что Харви не остановится ни перед чем, лишь бы заставить меня работать над новой книгой...
Because of Arnie, Erik hung back as long as possible before getting off the train. He would have gone to any lengths to avoid a meeting with him now that he felt so vulnerable. (M. Wilson, ‘Live with Lightning’, book III, ch. I) — Из-за Арни Эрик старался как можно дольше задержаться в вагоне. Он готов ждать сколько угодно, только бы не встретиться с этим человеком, - нервы его и без того уже слишком взвинчены.
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(тж. go (to) all lengths или go (to) any length(s)ни пepeд чeм нe ocтaнaвливaтьcя, быть гoтoвым нa вcё, идти нa вcёI was conscious that a moment's mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties, and like any other rebel slave, I felt resolved, in my desperation, to go all lengths (Ch. Bronte). If your father hadn't been against me they wouldn't have gone to any such length in making me the victim (Th. Dreiser) -
18 go to any lengths
go to any/great length(s) пойти на все (быть на все способным)Bill will go to any length to keep Dick from getting a date with Mary.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > go to any lengths
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noun1) (also Horse Racing, Rowing, Fashion) Länge, diebe six feet etc. in length — sechs Fuß usw. lang sein
the room is twice the length of yours — das Zimmer ist doppelt so lang wie deins
travel the length and breadth of the British Isles — überall auf den Britischen Inseln herumreisen
a list the length of my arm — (fig.) eine ellenlange Liste
win by a length — mit einer Länge siegen
3)at length — (for a long time) lange; (eventually) schließlich
at [great] length — (in great detail) lang und breit; sehr ausführlich
4)go to any/great etc. lengths — alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun
* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) die Länge3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) die Länge•- academic.ru/42451/lengthen">lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
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- go to any lengths* * *[ˈleŋ(k)θ]nthis elastic cord will stretch to twice its normal \length dieses Elastikband lässt sich bis zur doppelten Länge dehnenshe planted rose bushes along the whole \length of the garden fence sie pflanzte Rosensträucher entlang dem gesamten Gartenzaunto be 2 metres in \length ein Länge von 2 Metern haben, 2 Meter lang seina \length of cloth/wallpaper eine Bahn Stoff/Tapetea \length of pipe ein Rohrstück nta \length of ribbon/string ein Stück nt Band/Bindfadenthe Cambridge boat won by two \lengths die Mannschaft von Cambridge gewann mit zwei Bootslängen Vorsprungto be 2 \lengths ahead of sb/sth 2 Längen Vorsprung auf jdn/etw habento win a horse race by 4 \lengths ein Rennen mit 4 Pferdelängen Vorsprung gewinnenwhat's the \length of tonight's performance? wie lange dauert die heutige Vorstellung?the \length of an article/a book/a film die Länge eines Artikels/Buchs/Filmsa speech of some \length eine längere Rede[for] any \length of time [für] längere Zeitshe described her trip to Thailand at \length sie schilderte ihre Thailandreise in allen Einzelheitenat great \length in aller Ausführlichkeit, in epischer Breite ironvowel \length Vokallänge f, Länge f eines Vokals7.▶ the \length and breadth kreuz und querhe travelled the \length and breadth of Europe er ist kreuz und quer durch Europa gereist▶ to go to any \lengths vor nichts zurückschrecken* * *[leŋɵ]n1) Länge fa journey of considerable length — eine ziemlich lange or weite Reise
of such length — so lang
the river, for most of its length, meanders through meadows —
the pipe, for most of its length,... — fast das ganze Rohr...
along the whole length of the river/lane —
it turns in its own length — es kann sich um die eigene Achse drehen
(through) the length and breadth of England — in ganz England; travel kreuz und quer durch ganz England
2) (= section of cloth, rope, pipe) Stück nt; (of wallpaper) Bahn f; (of road) Abschnitt m; (of pool) Bahn f, Länge fat such length — so lange
we didn't stay any (great) length of time — wir sind nicht lange geblieben
the length of time needed —
in that length of time I could have... — in dieser Zeit hätte ich...
length of life (of people) — Lebenserwartung f; (of animals) Lebensalter nt; (of machine) Lebensdauer f
length of service with the army — Dienstjahre pl bei der Armee
4) (PHON, POET, SPORT) Länge f5)to go to any lengths to do sth — vor nichts zurückschrecken, um etw zu tun
to go to the length of... — so weit gehen, dass...
* * *length [leŋθ; leŋkθ] s1. Länge f (Dimension):they searched the length and breadth of the house sie durchsuchten das ganze Haus;an arm’s length eine Armlänge;two feet in length zwei Fuß lang;what length is it?, what is the length of it? wie lang ist es?2. Länge f:a) Strecke f:b) lange Strecke3. Maß:a) Bahn f (Stoff, Tapete etc)b) Stück n (Schnur etc)c) Abschnitt m (einer Straße etc)d) Bahn f, Länge f (eines Schwimmbeckens)4. Länge f, Umfang m (eines Buches, einer Liste etc)5. (zeitliche) Länge:length of employment Beschäftigungsdauer;length of service Dauer der Betriebszugehörigkeit;of some length ziemlich lang;for varying lengths of time verschieden oder unterschiedlich langb) lange Dauer6. SPORT Länge f:the horse won by a length das Pferd gewann mit einer Länge (Vorsprung)a) ausführlich,b) endlich, schließlich;a) in allen Einzelheiten,b) der Länge nach;at great (some) length sehr (ziemlich) ausführlich;a) sehr weit gehen,b) sich sehr bemühen;he went (to) the length of asserting er ging so weit zu behaupten;go to all lengths aufs Ganze gehen;go any length(s) for sb alles tun für jemanden;I wonder what length(s) he will go to wie weit er wohl gehen wird?;I cannot go that length with you darin gehen Sie mir zu weit;L abk1. large2. Latin Lat.4. length L, L.5. longitude L.* * *noun1) (also Horse Racing, Rowing, Fashion) Länge, diebe six feet etc. in length — sechs Fuß usw. lang sein
a list the length of my arm — (fig.) eine ellenlange Liste
2) (of time) Länge, die3)at length — (for a long time) lange; (eventually) schließlich
at [great] length — (in great detail) lang und breit; sehr ausführlich
4)go to any/great etc. lengths — alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun
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leŋƟ1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) longitud, largo2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) pedazo, trozo3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) largo•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
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length n1. longitud2. largo de piscinatr[leŋɵ]1 longitud nombre femenino■ what length is the skirt? ¿qué largo tiene la falda?2 (of time) duración nombre femenino3 (piece) trozo; (of cloth) largo4 (of road) tramo; (of swimming pool) largo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe length and breadth of something a lo largo y ancho de algoto go to any lengths to do something hacer lo que sea para hacer algoto go to great lengths to do something hacer lo imposible por hacer algoto keep somebody at arm's length mantener las distancias con alguiento measure one's length figurative use medir el suelolength ['lɛŋkɵ] n1) : longitud f, largo m10 feet in length: 10 pies de largo2) duration: duración f3) : trozo m (de madera), corte m (de tela)4)to go to any lengths : hacer todo lo posible5)at length : extensamenteto speak at length: hablar largo y tendidon.• duración s.f.• eslora s.f.• largo s.m.• largor s.m.• largura s.f.• longitud s.f.• tirantez s.f.• tiro s.m.• tramo s.m.leŋθ1) ua) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo mit's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto
it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo
to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone
b) (of book, list) extensión f2) ua) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración fb)at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento
3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte fa length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela
4) c ( Sport)a) ( in swimming) largo mb) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m[leŋ(k)θ]1. N1) (=size) largo m, longitud fwhat is its length?, what length is it? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de largo?
two pieces of cable of roughly equal or the same length — dos trozos mpl de cable de aproximadamente el mismo largo or la misma longitud
the tail was at least twice the length of the body — el rabo medía por lo menos el doble que el cuerpo
measure 2., 1)•
it was two metres in length — tenía or medía dos metros de largo2) (=extent)a) [of street, river, house]arm I•
I have travelled the length and breadth of the country — he viajado a lo largo y ancho del país, he viajado por todo el paísb) [of book, letter, essay] extensión f•
an essay 4,000 words in length — un ensayo de 4.000 palabras (de extensión)c)- go to great lengths to do sththey went to extraordinary lengths to keep their relationship secret — llegaron a extremos insospechables para mantener su relación en secreto
3) (=duration) duración f•
a concert two hours in length — un concierto de dos horas de duración•
we must reduce the length of time patients have to wait — tenemos que reducir el tiempo de espera de los pacientesyou couldn't keep that effort up for any length of time — un esfuerzo así no se puede mantener (durante) mucho tiempo
if you were outside for any length of time you'd freeze to death — si te quedases en la calle más de un cierto tiempo, morirías congelado
4)• at length — (=finally) finalmente, por fin; (=in detail) [discuss] detenidamente; [explain] con mucho detalle; [write] extensamente; (=for a long time) largo y tendido
5) (=piece) [of rope, wire, tubing] trozo m, pedazo m ; [of cloth] largo m, corte m ; [of track, road] tramo m6) [of vowel, syllable] duración f, cantidad f (Tech)7) (Sport) (in horse races) cuerpo m ; (in rowing) largo m ; [of pool] largo mto win by half a length/four lengths — ganar por medio cuerpo/cuatro cuerpos
2.CPDlength mark N — (Ling) signo m de vocal larga
* * *[leŋθ]1) ua) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo mit's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto
it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo
to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone
b) (of book, list) extensión f2) ua) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración fb)at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento
3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte fa length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela
4) c ( Sport)a) ( in swimming) largo mb) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m
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go to great lengths (to do something) — go to any, some, great, etc. ˈlengths (to do sth) idiom to put a lot of effort into doing sth, especially when this seems extreme • She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private. Main entry: ↑lengthidiom … Useful english dictionary
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