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1 who has one foot in the grave
Разговорное выражение: (smb.) кандидат на тот светУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > who has one foot in the grave
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2 (smb.) who has one foot in the grave
Разговорное выражение: кандидат на тот светУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > (smb.) who has one foot in the grave
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1 ფეხი, ტერფიright / left foot მარჯვენა / მარცხენა ფეხიI got my feet wet ფეხები დამისველდა // ფეხსაცმელში წყალი შემივიდაI’ve been on my feet all day მთელი დღე ფეხზე ვარ / მუხლი არ მომიხრიაI’ll never set feet here again! ჩემი ფეხი აღარ იქნება აქ!she’s got one foot in the grave ცალი ფეხი სამარეში უდგას2 ბოლო, ძირი, ქვემო ნაწილიthe foot of a page / bed გვერდის / საწოლის ბოლოto put one’s foot in it მიქარვა●●on foot ფეხითthe imprint of a foot on wet sand სველ სილაზე ტერფის ანაბეჭდი / ფეხის კვალიhis foot slipped ფეხი დაუცურდა / დაუცდაto tie smb.. hand and foot ვინმესთვის ხელ-ფეხის შეკვრაmy foot was wedged between two branches ფეხი ორ ტოტს შუა გამეჩხირა.to let no grass grow under one’s feet სწრაფად და ენერგიულად მოქმედებაto cut the ground from under smb.’s feet ფეხქვეშ ნიადაგის გამოცლაto jump to one’s feet ფეხზე წამოხტომაit is time to stand on your own feet დროა, დამოუკიდებლად იცხოვროto set smb. on his feet ფეხზე დაყენება (ცხოვრებაში)she struggled to her feet ფეხზე გაჭირვებით / ძლივს წამოდგა●●he swept her off her feet მან თავბრუ დაახვია / მოხიბლა -
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1 სერიოზული, სავალალოgrave news სავალალო / არასასიამოვნო ამბავი2 საფლავი, სამარე -
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§ ერთი; ვინმე; ვიღაც; ერთი, ერთიანი§1 (attr.) ერთი2 (attr.) ერთადერთიit's the one thing I was afraid of ეს ზუსტად ისაა, რისიც მეშინოდა3 (num.) ერთი●●one too many მეტისმეტად ბევრი4 ერთ-ერთიone of the largest cities in the Near East ახლო აღმოსავლეთის ერთ-ერთი უდიდესი ქალაქი●●the last but one ბოლოდან მეორეfor one thing…; for another …; ჯერ ერთი..., მერეც და...5 (substitut.)I don't want this book // give me that one ეს წიგნი არ მინდა, ის მომეცი!one never knows what may happen არასოდეს არ იცი, რა მოხდებაone must work hard to learn a foreign language უცხო ენის შესწავლისათვის ბევრი შრომაა საჭიროeach one ყოველი, ყველაone after another ერთმანეთის მიყოლებით / შემდეგ●●the next but one ერთის გამოშვებითnot one in ten of the girls could sew ათ გოგონაში არც-ერთმა არ იცოდა კერვაhe is one too many for you შენზე ღონიერია / ძლიერია // მისი სწორი არა ხარI hope to visit London one day იმედი მაქვს, როდისმე ლონდონს ვეწვევიlet's have a quick one! მოდი, თითო-თითო გადავკრათ!to the best of one`s ability შეძლებისდაგვარად -
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I ɡreiv noun(a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) grav- gravestone
- graveyard II ɡreiv adjective1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) viktig, betydningsfull2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) alvorlig3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) alvorlig, sørgelig•- gravely- gravityalvorlig--------gravIsubst. \/ɡreɪv\/1) grav2) ( litterært) død• is there life beyond the grave?dig one's own grave ( overført) grave sin egen gravfrom the cradle to the grave fra vugge til gravhave one foot in the grave se ➢ foot, 1look as one has risen from the grave se ut som man har stått opp fra gravenon the brink of the grave ( overført) på gravens randsilent as the grave stille som i gravensomeone has just walked over my grave eller a ghost has just walked over my grave det går kaldt nedover ryggen på megturn in one's grave snu seg i gravenII1) hugge ut, skjære ut2) ( også overført) gravere, risse inn, prege3) ( gammeldags) begravegraven image ( spesielt bibelsk) avgudsbilde, utskåret bildeIIIverb \/ɡreɪv\/( historisk) skrape og tjære bunnen på et skipIVadj. \/ɡreɪv\/, \/ɡrɑːv\/1) alvorlig, høytidelig2) dyster3) viktig, betydningsfull, avgjørende4) alvorlig, graverende5) kritisken kritisk situasjon, et viktig spørsmål6) ( fonetikk) dyp7) ( musikk) grave, høytidelig, langsom8) (sjelden, om farge) livløs, kjedelig, mørk, dyster -
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I1. [greıv] n1. 1) могилаfamily grave - семейная могила; фамильный склеп
Graves Registration - воен. служба учёта могил
to dig [to decorate] a grave - копать [украшать] могилу
to the grave - уст. по гроб жизни
2) смерть, гибельto be brought to an early grave - безвременно скончаться, погибнуть в расцвете сил
he just escaped a watery grave - он едва не погиб в море /в океане и т. п./
2. могильный холм; надгробный камень3. яма ( для хранения картошки в земле)♢
on this side of the grave - на этом светеnever on this side of the grave - никогда в жизни; ни за что на свете
to make smb. turn in his grave - заставить кого-л. перевернуться в гробу
to find one's grave - найти могилу /гибель/
to dig one's own grave - самому себе могилу рыть, губить себя
to dig one's grave with one's teeth - ≅ погубить себя неумеренностью в еде
to rise from the grave - воскреснуть, восстать из мёртвых
to totter on the brink of the grave, to have one foot in the grave - стоять одной ногой в могиле
secret as the grave - молчаливый; ≅ могила
smb.'s walking on my grave - что-то меня дрожь пробирает
2. [greıv] v (graved [-{greıv}d]; graved, graven) арх.1. гравировать; высекать; вырезыватьtime has graved deep furrows on his face - время избороздило его лицо глубокими морщинами
2. запечатлевать ( в памяти)IIto grave words [counsel] in /on/ the heart - запечатлевать слова [совет] в памяти
1. [grɑ:v] n фон.2. [greıv] a1. серьёзный, веский, важныйgrave errors [doubts] - серьёзные ошибки [сомнения]
to debate grave matters [questions] - обсуждать важные дела [вопросы]
2. тяжёлый, угрожающийgrave accusation - серьёзное /тяжкое/ обвинение
grave symptoms - угрожающие /грозные/ симптомы
3. мрачный, печальныйgrave tone - мрачный тон [см. тж. 5, 2)]
to pass from grave to gay - переходить от грусти к веселью, быть то грустным, то весёлым
4. 1) тёмный ( о красках)2) скромный ( о нарядах)5. 1) степенный, сдержанный2) серьёзный, важный; торжественныйgrave tone - торжественный тон [см. тж. 3]
he looks grave - у него важный /серьёзный/ вид
3) медленный6. влиятельный, авторитетный7. низкий ( о тоне)8. [grɑ:v]фон.1) тупой ( об ударении)2) безударныйII [greıv] n ист.♢
as grave as a judge, ирон. as grave as an owl - с серьёзным видом1) префект, выбираемый жителями ( в Йоркшире и Линкольншире)2) управляющий (имением и т. п.)IV [greıv] v мор. -
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Ⅰ.grave1 [greɪv]1 noun(hole) fosse f; (burial place) tombe f;∎ mass grave fosse f commune; (in wartime) charnier m;∎ to be in one's grave être dans la tombe;∎ she worked herself into an early grave elle s'est tuée au travail;∎ he took his secret with him to the grave il a emporté son secret dans la tombe;∎ he drank himself into an early grave l'alcool l'a prématurément tué;∎ he's drinking himself into an early grave il se détruit à force de boire;∎ figurative he must have been turning in his grave il a dû se retourner dans sa tombe;∎ it would make her turn in her grave elle se retournerait dans sa tombe;∎ someone has just walked over my grave j'ai eu un frisson;∎ to be digging one's own grave creuser sa propre tombe;∎ to have one foot in the grave avoir un pied dans la tombe;∎ from beyond the grave d'outre-tombe∎ to make a grave mistake se tromper lourdement;∎ grave news de graves nouvelles►► old-fashioned grave clothes linceul m;Archeology grave goods = objets rituels laissés dans un tombeau;grave robber (who robs valuables from graves) = personne qui vole les objets de valeur laissés dans les tombes; (body snatcher) déterreur(euse) m,f de cadavresⅡ.grave2 [grɑ:v]1 nounaccent m grave(accent) grave;∎ it's spelled with an "a" grave ça s'écrit avec un "a" accent grave -
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f grave* * *tomba s.f.1 grave (anche fig.), tomb: tomba di famiglia, family vault; le tombe romane lungo la via Appia, the Roman tombs along the Appian Way // essere ( muto) come una tomba, to be as silent as a grave: puoi dirmi tutto, sarò una tomba, you can tell me everything, my lips are sealed // silenzio di tomba, deathly (o deathlike) silence // portare un segreto nella tomba, to carry a secret to the grave // una voce di tomba, a sepulchral voice // lo farebbe rivoltare nella tomba, it's enough to make him turn in his grave // avere un piede nella tomba, to have one foot in the grave // discendere nella tomba, to go down into the tomb // il dolore lo ha portato alla tomba, his grief was the cause of his death // dalla culla alla tomba, from the cradle to the grave* * *['tomba]sostantivo femminile1) (fossa) grave; (monumento) tomb2) fig. (persona discreta)non parlerà, è una tomba — he will keep mum
••portare qcn. alla tomba to be the death of sb.; ha già un piede nella tomba he has one foot in the grave, he is pretty far gone; silenzio di tomba — dead silence
* * *tomba/'tomba/sostantivo f.rivoltarsi nella tomba to turn in one's grave; essere muto come una tomba to be as silent as the grave; portare qcn. alla tomba to be the death of sb.; ha già un piede nella tomba he has one foot in the grave, he is pretty far gone; silenzio di tomba dead silence. -
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Adj. MED. in a state of suspended animation, seemingly dead; er ist ja schon scheintot (ziemlich alt) umg. he’s got one foot in the grave; die Gäste sind zwischen achtzig und scheintot umg. the guests are somewhere between the age of eighty and living death* * *schein|totadjin a state of apparent death or of suspended animation; (fig) Mensch, Partei on one's/its last legs* * *schein·totadj apparently [or seemingly] dead* * *er ist ja schon scheintot (ziemlich alt) umg he’s got one foot in the grave;die Gäste sind zwischen achtzig und scheintot umg the guests are somewhere between the age of eighty and living death* * *adj.seemingly dead adj. -
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ДЫШАТЬ НА ЛАДАН coll VP pres or past usu. 3rd pers)1. (subj: human (of a mortally ill or old and feeble person) to be about to dieX дышит на ладан = X has one foot in the graveX is on his last legs X is breathing his last....Почему-то в нём (Мите)... основалось убеждение, что этот старый развратитель, дышащий теперь на ладан, может быть, вовсе не будет в настоящую минуту противиться, если Грушенька устроит как-нибудь свою жизнь честно и выйдет за «благонадёжного человека» замуж (Достоевский 1)....For some reason the conviction had settled in him (Mitya)...that this old profligate, now with one foot in the grave, might not be at all averse at the moment to Grushenka somehow arranging her life honorably and marrying ua trustworthy man" (1a).«Дышит на ладан, — возразил полковник. - Оставь его, Филюков. Можете оба идти» (Войнович 2). "He's breathing his last," retorted the colonel. "Leave him alone, Filiukov. You're both dismissed" (2a).2. ( subj: concr or collect) to be in the final period of existence, be about to stop functioningX дышит на ладан - X is on its last legsX is on the verge of collapse X is in its last days X is dying out.Второй - чистовой - экземпляр («Шума времени») кочевал по редакциям, и все отказывались печатать эту штуку, лишённую фабулы и сюжета, классового подхода и общественного значения. Заинтересовался Георгий Блок, двоюродный брат поэта, работавший в дышавшем на ладан частном издательстве (Мандельштам 2). The fair copy (of Noise of Time) went the rounds of various publishers who all rejected it, devoid as it was of plot, story, class consciousness, or any kind of social significance. The only person to show interest was Georgi Blok, the cousin of the poet, who worked for a private publishing firm already on its last legs (2a). -
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СМОТРЕТЬ (ГЛЯДЕТЬ) В МОГЙЛУ (В ГРОБ) coll VP subj: human, usu. sing pres or past) (of a sick or very old person) to be near the end of one's life, close to deathX в могилу смотрит = X has one foot in the graveX is knocking at deaths door X is living on borrowed time.(Войницкий:) Моя старая галка, maman, всё еще лепечет про женскую эмансипацию одним глазом смотрит в могилу, а другим ищет в своих умных книжках зарю новой жизни (Чехов 3). (V.:) And my dear mother, the old chatterbox, still keeps burbling on about the emancipation of women She's got one foot in the grave, but she still reads all those solemn pamphlets and thinks they'll lead her to a new life (3c). -
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(СТОЯТЬ) ОДНОЙ НОГОЙ В МОГИЛЕ (В ГРОБУ) coll VP or NPins(rum (used as subj-compl with бытье) subj: human fixed WO with the verb movable) (of a seriously ill or very old person) to be nearing the end of one's life, be near deathX стоит одной ногой в могиле = X has one foot in the graveX is at deaths door.Голодный, холодный и бесправный, он ежедневно закапывал по десять-пятнадцать покойников, похоронил жену и сына и сам одной ногой стоял в могиле (Рыбаков 1). Hungry and cold, stripped of all rights, every day he was burying ten or fifteen dead, he buried his own wife and son, and he had one foot in the grave himself (1a). -
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• ДЫШАТЬ НА ЛАДАН coll[VP; pres or past; usu. 3rd pers]=====1. [subj: human]⇒ (of a mortally ill or old and feeble person) to be about to die:- X is breathing his last.♦...Почему-то в нём [Мите]... основалось убеждение, что этот старый развратитель, дышащий теперь на ладан, может быть, вовсе не будет в настоящую минуту противиться, если Грушенька устроит как-нибудь свою жизнь честно и выйдет за "благонадёжного человека" замуж( Достоевский 1)....For some reason the conviction had settled in him [Mitya]... that this old profligate, now with one foot in the grave, might not be at all averse at the moment to Grushenka somehow arranging her life honorably and marrying ua trustworthy man" (1a).♦ "Дышит на ладан, - возразил полковник. - Оставь его, Филюков. Можете оба идти" (Войнович 2). "He's breathing his last," retorted the colonel. "Leave him alone, Filiukov. You're both dismissed" (2a).2. [subj: concr or collect]⇒ to be in the final period of existence, be about to stop functioning:- X is dying out.♦ Второй - чистовой - экземпляр ["Шума времени"] кочевал по редакциям, и все отказывались печатать эту штуку, лишённую фабулы и сюжета, классового подхода и общественного значения. Заинтересовался Георгий Блок, двоюродный брат поэта, работавший в дышавшем на ладан частном издательстве (Мандельштам 2). The fair copy [of Noise of Time] went the rounds of various publishers who all rejected it, devoid as it was of plot, story, class consciousness, or any kind of social significance. The only person to show interest was Georgi Blok, the cousin of the poet, who worked for a private publishing firm already on its last legs (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дышать на ладан
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[VP; subj: human, usu. sing; pres or past]=====⇒ (of a sick or very old person) to be near the end of one's life, close to death:- X is living on borrowed time.♦ [Войницкий:] Моя старая галка, maman, всё еще лепечет про женскую эмансипацию; одним глазом смотрит в могилу, а другим ищет в своих умных книжках зарю новой жизни (Чехов 3). [V.:] And my dear mother, the old chatterbox, still keeps burbling on about the emancipation of women She's got one foot in the grave, but she still reads all those solemn pamphlets and thinks they'll lead her to a new life (3c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > глядеть в гроб
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[VP; subj: human, usu. sing; pres or past]=====⇒ (of a sick or very old person) to be near the end of one's life, close to death:- X is living on borrowed time.♦ [Войницкий:] Моя старая галка, maman, всё еще лепечет про женскую эмансипацию; одним глазом смотрит в могилу, а другим ищет в своих умных книжках зарю новой жизни (Чехов 3). [V.:] And my dear mother, the old chatterbox, still keeps burbling on about the emancipation of women She's got one foot in the grave, but she still reads all those solemn pamphlets and thinks they'll lead her to a new life (3c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > глядеть в могилу
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[VP; subj: human, usu. sing; pres or past]=====⇒ (of a sick or very old person) to be near the end of one's life, close to death:- X is living on borrowed time.♦ [Войницкий:] Моя старая галка, maman, всё еще лепечет про женскую эмансипацию; одним глазом смотрит в могилу, а другим ищет в своих умных книжках зарю новой жизни (Чехов 3). [V.:] And my dear mother, the old chatterbox, still keeps burbling on about the emancipation of women She's got one foot in the grave, but she still reads all those solemn pamphlets and thinks they'll lead her to a new life (3c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смотреть в гроб
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[VP; subj: human, usu. sing; pres or past]=====⇒ (of a sick or very old person) to be near the end of one's life, close to death:- X is living on borrowed time.♦ [Войницкий:] Моя старая галка, maman, всё еще лепечет про женскую эмансипацию; одним глазом смотрит в могилу, а другим ищет в своих умных книжках зарю новой жизни (Чехов 3). [V.:] And my dear mother, the old chatterbox, still keeps burbling on about the emancipation of women She's got one foot in the grave, but she still reads all those solemn pamphlets and thinks they'll lead her to a new life (3c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смотреть в могилу
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[VP or NPins(rum (used as subj-compl with быть; subj: human; fixed WO with the verb movable]=====⇒ (of a seriously ill or very old person) to be nearing the end of ones life, be near death:- X is at deaths door.♦ Голодный, холодный и бесправный, он ежедневно закапывал по десять-пятнадцать покойников, похоронил жену и сына и сам одной ногой стоял в могиле (Рыбаков 1). Hungry and cold, stripped of all rights, every day he was burying ten or fifteen dead, he buried his own wife and son, and he had one foot in the grave himself (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > одной ногой в гробу
См. также в других словарях:
one foot in the grave — {n. phr.} Near to death. * /The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave./ * /Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one foot in the grave./ … Dictionary of American idioms
one foot in the grave — {n. phr.} Near to death. * /The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave./ * /Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one foot in the grave./ … Dictionary of American idioms
one\ foot\ in\ the\ grave — n. phr. Near to death. The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave. Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one foot in the grave … Словарь американских идиом
one foot in the grave — near death Her grandmother has one foot in the grave and is not expected to live much longer … Idioms and examples
One Foot in the Grave — This article is about the BBC sitcom. For the 1994 album by Beck, see One Foot in the Grave (album). One Foot in the Grave Series title card (1990–2000) Format … Wikipedia
have one foot in the grave — tv. to be near death. (Have got can replace have.) □ I feel like I’ve got one foot in the grave. □ Uncle Ben has one foot in the grave, but he’s still cheery … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
List of One Foot in the Grave episodes — This is a list of episodes of the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave, written by David Renwick. The show ran for six series of six episodes each. There were also nine specials including two shorts for Comic Relief, first screened from 4 January … Wikipedia
foot in the grave — A person who is either very old or very ill and close to death has onefoot in the grave. It s no use talking to the owner. The poor man has one foot in the grave … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
foot — [[t]f ʊt[/t]] ♦ feet 1) N COUNT Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on. She stamped her foot again. ...a foot injury. ...his aching arms and sore feet. Derived words: footed COMB in ADJ She… … English dictionary
foot — /foot/, n., pl. feet for 1 4, 8 11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… … Universalium
foot, feet — Foot has many meanings, the most common of which are (1) a part of the body and (2) a unit of length. The plural of foot is feet. The singular is preferred in such expressions as a 3 foot ruler and a 9 foot wall, despite the fact that the… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
