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81 no great shakes
разг.не ахти что, не бог весть что [букв. небольшое количество очков (выпавшее при игре в кости)]‘Tell me about your school, Dad.’ ‘My school, Jo? It was no great shakes.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘On Forsyte 'Change’, ‘Sands of Time’) — - Расскажи мне о школе, где ты учился, папа. - Рассказывать-то, собственно, нечего.
Tyrone: "You're no great shakes as a son. It's a case of "A poor thing but mine own"." (E. O'Neill, ‘Long Day's Journey into Night’, act IV) — Тайрон: "Сын из тебя получился не ахти какой. Вот уж действительно: худое добро, да зато свое, кровное."
After a year, they moved into a bungalow, which, though of no great shakes, at least was cleaner than the horrible cottage... (S. O'Casey, ‘Rose and Crown’, ‘A Gate Clangs Shut’) — Через год они перебрались в бунгало. Это было не бог весть что, но по крайней мере чище, чем та ужасная лачуга, где они жили до этого.
‘I'm no great shakes, God knows, and your father's right, Phyll,’ he gasped. ‘But I want you like hell.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Coonardoo’, ch. XXVIII) — - Видит бог, твой отец прав, Фил, я жених незавидный, - с трудом проговорил он. - Но ты мне чертовски необходима.
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82 Peter the Great (Pyotr Alekseyevich Romanov)
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 10 June 1672 (30 May 1672 Old Style) Moscow, Russiad. 8 February 1725 (28 January 1725 Old Style) St Petersburg, Russia[br]Russian Tsar (1682–1725), Emperor of all the Russias (1722–5), founder of the Russian Navy, shipbuilder and scientist; as a shipbuilder he was known by the pseudonym Petr Mikhailov.[br]Peter the Great was a man with a single-minded approach to problems and with passionate and lifelong interests in matters scientific, military and above all maritime. The unusual and dominating rule of his vast lands brought about the age of Russian enlightenment, and ensured that his country became one of the most powerful states in Europe.Peter's interest in ships and shipbuilding started in his childhood; c. 1687 he had an old English-built day sailing boat repaired and launched, and on it he learned the rudiments of sailing and navigation. This craft (still preserved in St Petersburg) became known as the "Grandfather of the Russian Navy". In the years 1688 to 1693 he established a shipyard on Lake Plestsheev and then began his lifelong study of shipbuilding by visiting and giving encouragement to the industry at Archangelsk on the White Sea and Voronezh in the Sea of Azov. In October 1696, Peter took Azov from the Turks, and the Russian Fleet ever since has regarded that date as their birthday. Setting an example to the young aristocracy, Peter travelled to Western Europe to widen his experience and contacts and also to learn the trade of shipbuilding. He worked in the shipyards of Amsterdam and then at the Naval Base of Deptford on the Thames.The war with Sweden concentrated his attention on the Baltic and, to establish a base for trading and for the Navy, the City of St Petersburg was constructed on marshland. The Admiralty was built in the city and many new shipyards in the surrounding countryside, one being the Olonez yard which in 1703 built the frigate Standart, the first for the Baltic Fleet, which Peter himself commanded on its first voyage. The military defence of St Petersburg was effected by the construction of Kronstadt, seawards of the city.Throughout his life Peter was involved in ship design and it is estimated that one thousand ships were built during his reign. He introduced the building of standard ship types and also, centuries ahead of its time, the concept of prefabrication, unit assembly and the building of part hulls in different places. Officially he was the designer of the ninety-gun ship Lesnoe of 1718, and this may have influenced him in instituting Rules for Shipbuilders and for Seamen. In 1716 he commanded the joint fleets of the four naval powers: Denmark, Britain, Holland and Russia.He established the Marine Academy, organized and encouraged exploration and scientific research, and on his edict the St Petersburg Academy of Science was opened. He was not averse to the recruitment of foreigners to key posts in the nation's service. Peter the Great was a remarkable man, with the unusual quality of being a theorist and an innovator, in addition to the endowments of practicality and common sense.[br]Further ReadingRobert K.Massie, 1981, Peter the Great: His Life and Work, London: Gollancz.Henri Troyat, 1979, Pierre le Grand; pub. in English 1988 as Peter the Great, London: Hamish Hamilton (a good all-round biography).AK / FMWBiographical history of technology > Peter the Great (Pyotr Alekseyevich Romanov)
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83 a great tax upon my time
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84 (a) great deal of time
a great deal of time (of work) много времени (работы)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) great deal of time
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85 have the time of one's life
разг.переживать лучший или бурный период своей жизни; наслаждаться жизнью; весело провести время, повеселиться на славуJurgis, who had insisted upon coming, had the time of his life that night. (U. Sinclair, ‘The Jungle’, ch. XXX) — Юргис, непременно желавший пойти на это собрание, веселился там как никогда.
‘Adam seems to be having a wonderful time with him.’ ‘The time of his life,’ Jack agreed. (E. O'Connor, ‘The Last Hurrah’, part III, ch. XI) — - Похоже, что Адаму доставляет огромное удовольствие участвовать в избирательной кампании его дяди. - Да, Адам развил бурную деятельность, - согласился Джек.
...the children were having the time of their lives. They had a great big garden to play in, and trees to climb. That was their idea of heaven. (J. Walsh, ‘Not Like This’, ‘Widowed’) —...дети наконец узнали хорошую жизнь. Ведь они могли играть в большом саду и лазить на деревья. Жизнь казалась им раем.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have the time of one's life
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86 the great reaper
старуха с косой, смертьIt seemed, I discovered, that the Great Reaper was working over-time. Not only Jumbo... but Godmanchester too. He had a stroke in his office. (A. Wilson, ‘The Old Men at the Zoo’, ch. V) — Старуха с косой работает сверхурочно, подумал я. Вслед за Джамбо... Годманчестер. Его хватил удар на работе.
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87 have the time of one's life
paзг.пepeживaть лучший или буpный пepиoд cвoeй жизни; нacлaждaтьcя жизнью; вeceлo пpoвecти вpeмя, пoвeceлитьcя нa cлaвуAt the works the new machines had arrived and Macpherson and Charles were having the time of their lives in getting them erected on their new foundations (F. W. Crofts). The children were having the time of their lives. They had a great big garden to play in, and trees to climb. That was their idea of heaven (J. Walsh)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have the time of one's life
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88 (a) great amount of work
a great (large, small, considerable) amount of work (of coal, of bread, of time) огромное (большое, небольшое, значительное) количество работы (угля, хлеба, времени)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) great amount of work
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89 be in great demand
по́льзоваться больши́м спро́сомthere is a great demand on my time — я постоя́нно всем ну́жен
The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > be in great demand
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90 go at a great lick
разг.(go at a great (или at full) lick (тж. go full lick))нестись во весь дух, во весь опорThere's no time to lose; we must go at full lick. (DEI) — Нельзя терять ни минуты. Надо мчаться туда во весь опор.
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91 crunch time
Общая лексика: A period when pressure to succeed is great, often toward (For example, It's crunch time—we only have two more days to finish. This term employs crunch in the sense of “a critical situation or test.” [Slang; 1970s]), аврал, решающий момент -
92 have a lot of time for
Разговорное выражение: любить, восхищаться, уважать (Jim was a great player and I have a lot of time for him.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have a lot of time for
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93 over a short period of time
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > over a short period of time
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94 A period when pressure to succeed is great, often toward
General subject: crunch time (For example, It's crunch time—we only have two more days to finish. This term employs crunch in the sense of “a critical situation or test.” [Slang; 1970s])Универсальный русско-английский словарь > A period when pressure to succeed is great, often toward
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95 geologic time
геологическое время, геологическая история ЗемлиGeologic(al) time is divided into five great Eras, and into a number of Periods. — Геологическая история Земли подразделяется на пять больших эпох и на определённое количество периодов.
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96 (a) good deal of time
a (an) good/great/awful/immerse deal of time (of work, of attention, of efforts, of new information, of talks, of arguments) много времени (работы, внимания, усилий, новой информации, разговоров, аргументов)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) good deal of time
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97 to make heavy demands on smb's time
to make heavy/great demands on smb's time потребовать затраты большого количества времениEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to make heavy demands on smb's time
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98 No great length of time has yet elapsed since
Математика: не так уж много времени прошло с тех пор, как (...)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > No great length of time has yet elapsed since
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99 Teutonic Knights (The third great military crusading Order which has its origin in the time of the Third Crusade)
Религия: тевтонские рыцариУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Teutonic Knights (The third great military crusading Order which has its origin in the time of the Third Crusade)
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100 Twelfthtide (Twelfth-night and Twelfth-day, a time of great merrymaking)
Религия: крещенские праздникиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Twelfthtide (Twelfth-night and Twelfth-day, a time of great merrymaking)
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