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1 half the
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2 half the city
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3 half the battle
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4 half the way
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5 half the profits
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6 half the battle
залог успеха, победы [часть пословицы the first blow или stroke is half the battle; см. the first blow is half the battle]Not in my line, but she's a sticker, and I like to see perseverance. Where you've that, you've 'alf the battle of success. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Beyond’, part III, ch. IX) — Ее искусство не по моей части, но она настойчива, и мне это нравится. Упорство в достижении цели - залог успеха.
‘We'll be having our annual visit from the management committee this afternoon.’ ‘...What's the procedure?’ ‘We feed them - that's half the battle - then take them round.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book II, ch. 10) — - Сегодня к нам пожалует начальство из опекунского совета с ежегодным инспекционным визитом. -...А как это все происходит? - Мы их кормим - это уже полсражения выиграно, - затем водим по больнице.
‘You have a lovely wife. that's half the battle.’ ‘That is the whole battle.’ (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Winter of Our Discontent’, part I, ch. IX) — - У вас очаровательная жена. Такая жена - это уже пятьдесят процентов победы в любой драке. - Даже все сто процентов.
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7 half the battle
зaлoг уcпexa, пoбeды [чacть пocлoвицы the final blow или stroke is half the battle дoбpoe нaчaлo пoлдeлa oткaчaлo]Half the battle is the impression the accused makes on the jury (A. Christie). 'We'll be having our annual visit from the management committee this afternoon.'...'What's the procedure?' 'We feed them - that's half the battle - then take them round' (A. J. Cronin) -
8 the first blow is half the battle
посл.≈ хорошее начало полдела откачало; см. тж. half the battleLarge English-Russian phrasebook > the first blow is half the battle
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9 half the time
adv infmlHalf the time he's too drunk to know whether he's coming or going — Он почти все время пьян, чтобы что-то соображать
He swears he studies hard, but he's dozing half the time — Он клянется, что корпит над учебниками, но я уверен, что он почти всю дорогу кемарит
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > half the time
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10 half the time
I just get carried away and say yes when I should say no. Half the time I don't make any sense, anyway. (G. Vidal, ‘Washington, D. C.’, part II, ch. III) — Меня куда-то заносит, и я говорю "да", когда надо сказать "нет". чаще всего сама не знаю, что со мной творится.
He says he works hard, but he's daydreaming half the time. (ALD) — Он говорит, что весь день сидит за столом и много работает, а на самом деле чуть не все это время витает в облаках.
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11 half the fun
n infmlIf we miss that we miss half the fun — Если мы это не увидим, значит мы ничего не увидим
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12 half the trouble
n infmlHalf the trouble with kids like him is that they've been spoiled — И самое главное, что такие дети, как он, чаще всего избалованы
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > half the trouble
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13 the first blow is half the battle
syn: it is the first step that costsдобрий початок – половина справи it is the first step that costsEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the first blow is half the battle
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14 half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on
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15 Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying.
<01> Мир состоит наполовину из людей, которым есть что сказать, но нет возможности высказаться, и наполовину из тех, кому нечего сказать, но которые постоянно говорят. Frost (Фрост).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying.
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16 half the people at the ball had crashed in
Общая лексика: половина танцующих на балу пожаловали незванымиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > half the people at the ball had crashed in
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17 the bed took up half the room
Макаров: кровать заняла полкомнатыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the bed took up half the room
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18 the first blow is half the battle
Пословица: первый удар-половина сражения, лиха беда начало (дословно: Первый удар-половина сражения), почин дороже денег (дословно: Первый удар-половина сражения), хорошее начало-полдела откачало (дословно: Первый удар-половина сражения)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the first blow is half the battle
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19 The first blow is half the battle.
<03> Первый удар – половина сражения. Ср. Почин дороже денег. Лиха беда начало. Хорошее начало – полдела откачало.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > The first blow is half the battle.
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20 the first blow is half the battle
посл.Первый удар — половина сражения.ср. Почин дороже денег. Лиха беда начало. Хорошее начало — полдела откачало.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > the first blow is half the battle
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