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  • 1 он встал, чтобы лучше видеть

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > он встал, чтобы лучше видеть

  • 2 Б-109

    ДАЙ БОГ ( Invar fixed WO
    1. \Б-109 (кому) ( usu. indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)) used to express one's wish that sth. hoped-for be realized, come to pass: God grant
    I (letfs) hope to God (that...) (in limited contexts) please God.
    (Городничий:) Да, признаюсь, господа, я, чёрт возьми, очень хочу быть генералом. (Лука Лукич:) И дай бог получить (Гоголь 4). (Mayor:) Yes, I must admit, ladies and gentlemen, God damn it, I very much want to be a general. (L.L.:) And God grant you get it (4a).
    «...Обстоятельства против нас. Наше время кончилось. По инерции ещё, может быть, протянется год-два. Может быть, ты успеешь в членкоры проскочить. Дай бог! Но путного ничего мы уже не сделаем» (Зиновьев 2). "...The circumstances are against us. Our time is over. We might have a year or two still, because of inertia. Perhaps you'll even have time enough to make it as corresponding member: I hope to God you do! But we won't get anything useful done" (2a).
    Нужно проверить, -стоит на своём дедушка, - если он (Терещенко) не умер от белой горячки... и, дай бог, бросил пить, то лучшего защитника не надо» (Рыбаков 1). Grandfather stood his ground. "We have to check to see if he (Tereshchenko) hasn't already died of the DTs...and if, please God, he's stopped drinking, and if he has, then we won't need a better lawyer" (1a).
    2. coll ( adv ( intensif) or predic
    subj: usu. concr or abstr)) (used to emphasize the high degree of some quality or the intensity of some activity) incredibly (much, hard etc, as specified by the context)
    like you wouldn't believe
    (in limited contexts) like nobody' business one hell of a NP
    . На кухне твои друзья похозяйничали дай бог: перебили половину бокалов и даже не удосужились собрать осколки. Your friends messed up the kitchen like you wouldn't believe
    they smashed half the wineglasses and didn't even bother to sweep up the pieces.
    Ты с этим парнем в драку не лезь: он боксёр, удар у него дай бог! Don't get into a fight with that guy. He's a boxer and has one hell of a punch!

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Б-109

  • 3 дай бог

    [Invar; fixed WO]
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    1. дай бог ( кому) [usu. indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express one's wish that sth. hoped-for be realized, come to pass:
    - I < let's> hope to God (that...);
    - [in limited contexts] please God.
         ♦ [Городничий:] Да, признаюсь, господа, я, чёрт возьми, очень хочу быть генералом. [Лука Лукич:] И дай бог получить (Гоголь 4). [Mayor:] Yes, I must admit, ladies and gentlemen, God damn it, I very much want to be a general. [L.L.:] And God grant you get it (4a).
         ♦ "...Обстоятельства против нас. Наше время кончилось. По инерции ещё, может быть, протянется год-два. Может быть, ты успеешь в членкоры проскочить. Дай бог! Но путного ничего мы уже не сделаем" (Зиновьев 2). "...The circumstances are against us. Our time is over. We might have a year or two still, because of inertia. Perhaps you'll even have time enough to make it as corresponding member: I hope to God you do! But we won't get anything useful done" (2a).
         ♦ "Нужно проверить, - стоит на своём дедушка, - если он [Терещенко] не умер от белой горячки... и, дай бог, бросил пить, то лучшего защитника не надо" (Рыбаков 1). Grandfather stood his ground. "We have to check to see if he [Tereshchenko] hasn't already died of the DTs...and if, please God, he's stopped drinking, and if he has, then we won't need a better lawyer" (1a).
    2. coll [adv (intensif) or predic (subj: usu. concr or abstr)]
    (used to emphasize the high degree of some quality or the intensity of some activity) incredibly (much, hard etc, as specified by the context):
    - [in limited contexts] like nobody's business;
         ♦ На кухне твои друзья похозяйничали дай бог: перебили половину бокалов и даже не удосужились собрать осколки. Your friends messed up the kitchen like you wouldn't believe: they smashed half the wineglasses and didn't even bother to sweep up the pieces.
         ♦ Ты с этим парнем в драку не лезь: он боксёр, удар у него дай бог! Don't get into a fight with that guy. He's a boxer and has one hell of a punch!

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дай бог

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