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разг.(a (или the) hell of a (тж. one hell of a).)1) ужасный, кошмарный, чудовищныйI've had one hell of a day, listening to Delbert. He can talk your leg off. (J. Jones, ‘From Here to Eternity’, ch. VI) — Кошмарный сегодня день. Пришлось слушать Делберта. А он хоть кого заговорит.
She'll have a hell of a life with that fellow when they're married. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Judas Tree’, part III, ch. III) — Когда Мэри выйдет замуж за этого человека, жизнь ее станет кромешным адом.
She had a hell of a time with the spelling of names. (J. O'Hara, ‘appointment in Samarra’, ch. II) — Много хлопот доставляло Лидии правописание имен.
I said, ‘That's one hell of a story’. (E. S. Gardner, ‘Pass the Gravy’, ch. 5) — - Эта история звучит чертовски неправдоподобно, - заметил я.
I had the hell of a headache. (Suppl) — У меня голова разламывалась.
2) необычный; чертовски интересный, шикарный и т. п.; замечательный, мировойYou're a hell of a guy, Ron. (J. Jones, ‘Go to the Widow-Maker’, ch. 26) — Вы мировой парень, Рон.
Buddy was having the hell of a time. Everyone was scampering to obey his orders. (Gr. Greene, ‘A Gun for Sale’, ch. VII) — Бадди отлично себя чувствовал. Все не жалея ног спешили выполнить его распоряжения.
‘In the profession,’ Bill Right said, ‘you have one hell of a reputation.’ (J. A. Mitchener, ‘Centennial’, ch. 1) — - Вы как специалист пользуетесь очень большим авторитетом, - заметил Билл Райт.
It's just possible you'd make one hell of a playwright. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Mines of Alabaster’, ch. 1) — Возможно, что из тебя получится прекрасный драматург.
3) огромный (тж. а или амер. one hell of a lot...)That indicates... one hell of a lot of planning. (F. Knebel, ‘Vanished’, ch. 15) — Это указывает на то... что проделана огромная работа по планированию.
‘Do you anticipate any trouble in the 1944 primary, Senator?’ ‘Off the record,’ said Burden... ‘a hell of a lot.’ (G. Vidal, ‘Washington, D. C.’, part IV, ch. V) — - Предвидите ли вы затруднения на первичных выборах в сорок четвертом году, сенатор? - Не для печати, - предупредил Берден... - Предвижу, и притом немалые.
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