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121 place
§ ადგილი, მოედანი; მოთავსება, დადება§1 ადგილიa quiet / noisy place წყნარი / ხმაურიანი ადგილიplace of work / birth მუშაობის / დაბადების ადგილი●●to take place 1 მოხდებაin place of ნაცვლად, მაგივრადin the first place…, in the second place… ჯერ ერთი..., მეორეც და...in your / his place… შენი რომ ვიყო / მის ადგილას რომ ვიყო...in your place I wouldn't do it შენი რომ ვიყო, ამას არ ვიზამდი2 სახლი, მამული, ადგილი3 თანამდებობა, სამსახური, ადგილიshe has lost her place ადგილი / სამსახური დაკარგა4 მოთავსება (მოათავსებს), დადება5 თხოვება (ათხოვებს), დათმობაhe has placed his flat / car ar my disposal თავისი ბინა დამითმო // მანქანა მათხოვა6 დაყენება (დააყენებს)I can't place his knowledge higher than mine მის ცოდნას ჩემს ცოდნაზე მაღლა ვერ დავაყენებthey placed him in charge of the department განყოფილების გამგედ დააყენეს / დანიშნესout of place უადგილო / შეუსაბამოin the first place... ჯერ ერთი… -
122 seem
intransitive verb1) (appear [to be]) scheinenyou seem tired — du wirkst müde
she seems nice — sie scheint nett zu sein
it's not quite what it seems — es ist nicht ganz das, was es [zunächst] zu sein scheint
it seems like only yesterday — es ist, als wäre es erst gestern gewesen
he seems certain to win — es sieht ganz so aus, als würde er gewinnen
what seems to be the trouble? — wo fehlt's denn?
I seem to recall having seen him before — ich glaube mich zu erinnern, ihn schon einmal gesehen zu haben
it seems [that]... — anscheinend...
it would seem to be... — es scheint ja wohl... zu sein
so it seems or would seem — so will es scheinen
2)somebody can't seem to do something — (coll.) jemand scheint etwas nicht tun zu können
she doesn't seem to notice such things — (coll.) so was merkt sie irgendwie nicht (ugs.)
* * *[si:m](to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) scheinen- academic.ru/65461/seeming">seeming- seemingly
- seemly* * *[si:m]vihe \seems a very nice man er scheint ein sehr netter Mann zu seinyou \seem very quiet today du wirkst heute sehr stillhe's sixteen, but he \seems younger er ist sechzehn, wirkt aber jüngerthat \seems a good idea to me ich halte das für eine gute Ideethey \seem to be ideally suited sie scheinen hervorragend zusammenzupassenyou \seem as if you don't want to get involved es sieht so aus, als wolltest du nicht darin verwickelt werdenit \seems like ages since we last saw you es kommt mir wie eine Ewigkeit vor, seit wir dich das letzte Mal gesehen habenit \seemed like a good idea at the time damals hielt ich das für eine gute Ideesth is not all what it \seems etw ist anders, als es zu sein scheintwhat \seems to be the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?I'm sorry, I \seem to have dented your car es tut mir leid, wie es aussieht, habe ich eine Delle in Ihr Auto gefahren2. (appear)▪ it \seems [that]... anscheinend...it now \seems likely that the event will be cancelled es scheint jetzt ziemlich wahrscheinlich, dass die Veranstaltung abgesagt wirdit \seems to me that he isn't the right person for the job ich finde, er ist nicht der Richtige für den JobI'm just telling you how it \seems to me ich sage dir nur, wie ich es seheI'm in a bad way — so it \seems! ich bin nicht gut drauf — den Eindruck habe ich auch!it \seems so [es] scheint soit \seems not anscheinend nichtthere \seems to have been some mistake da liegt anscheinend ein Irrtum vorthere \seemed to be no point in continuing es schien zwecklos weiterzumachen* * *[siːm]vi1) (= appear) scheinenhe seems (to be) honest/a nice young man —
he may seem poor but... — er mag arm scheinen or wirken, aber...
he seems younger than he is — er wirkt jünger, als er ist
he doesn't seem (to be) able to concentrate —
he is not what he seems (to be) — er ist nicht (das), was er zu sein scheint
things aren't always what they seem — vieles ist anders, als es aussieht
what seems to be the trouble? — worum geht es denn?; (doctor) was kann ich für Sie tun?
there seems to be no solution — da scheint es keine Lösung zu geben
it seems to me that I'll have to do that again —
he has left, it seems — er ist anscheinend weggegangen, es scheint, er ist weggegangen
we are not welcome, it seems — wir sind anscheinend or scheinbar nicht willkommen
he is, so it seems,... — er scheint... zu sein
it seems or would seem that he is coming after all —
it doesn't seem that he'll be coming — es sieht nicht so aus, als ob er kommt
it seems a shame to leave it unfinished — es ist doch irgendwie or eigentlich schade, das nicht fertig zu machen
it would seem that... — es scheint fast so, als ob...
2)it only seems like it —
I seem to be floating in space — es kommt mir so vor, als ob ich schweben würde
it all seems so unreal to him/me — es kommt ihm/mir alles so unwirklich vor
I seem to remember that you had that problem before — es kommt mir so vor, als hätten Sie das Problem schon einmal gehabt
* * *seem [siːm] v/i1. (zu sein) scheinen, anscheinend sein, erscheinen:it seems impossible to me es (er)scheint mir unmöglich;he seems (to be) a good fellow er scheint ein guter Kerl zu sein;I seem (to be) deaf today ich bin heute anscheinend taub;all is not what it seems der Anschein trügt eben oftyou seem to believe it Sie scheinen es zu glauben;apples do not seem to grow here Äpfel wachsen hier anscheinend nicht;I seem to hear voices mir ist, als hörte ich Stimmenit seems (that) you were lying du hast anscheinend gelogen;it seems to me (that) it will rain mir scheint, es wird regnen;* * *intransitive verb1) (appear [to be]) scheinenit's not quite what it seems — es ist nicht ganz das, was es [zunächst] zu sein scheint
it seems like only yesterday — es ist, als wäre es erst gestern gewesen
he seems certain to win — es sieht ganz so aus, als würde er gewinnen
I seem to recall having seen him before — ich glaube mich zu erinnern, ihn schon einmal gesehen zu haben
it seems [that]... — anscheinend...
it would seem to be... — es scheint ja wohl... zu sein
so it seems or would seem — so will es scheinen
2)somebody can't seem to do something — (coll.) jemand scheint etwas nicht tun zu können
she doesn't seem to notice such things — (coll.) so was merkt sie irgendwie nicht (ugs.)
* * *v.scheinen v.(§ p.,pp.: schien, geschienen) -
123 even
I ['iːv(ə)n] 1. прил.1)а) плоский, ровный ( о местности)Syn:б) гладкий, ровный ( о поверхности)Syn:в) расположенный на одном уровне, вровень2)а) ровный, однородный, равномерный (о действиях, процессах, состояниях)The sky was of an even lead colour. — Небо было ровного свинцового цвета.
The horses went at a steady even trot. — Лошади шли спокойной, ровной рысью.
Syn:б) уравновешенный, спокойный ( о характере)His disposition was even. — Он отличался ровным характером.
Syn:3) равный, одинаковый, тот же самый4) рассчитавшийся, расквитавшийсяI feel that I can never get quite even with him again. — Я чувствую, что никогда не смогу с ним расквитаться.
5) справедливый, честныйSyn:6) чётныйAnt:odd 1.7) точный, целый (о числах, суммах)Syn:2. нареч.1) дажеHe looked content, even happy. — Он выглядел довольным, даже счастливым.
so simple even a child can do it — такой простой, что даже ребёнок сможет это сделать
Don't even try. — Даже не пытайся.
I can't come to a decision about it now or even give any indication of my own views. — Я пока не могу прийти ни к какому решению и даже не могу сказать, что я думаю об этом.
Even as Jane said this, she knew it was not true. — Даже когда Джейн говорила об этом, она знала, что это неправда.
- even if- even though
- even so2) (даже) ещё ( при сравнении)He did even better. — Он сделал это даже ещё лучше.
During his second day Edward looked even more pale and quiet than on his first. — На второй день Эдвард был ещё более бледным и молчаливым, чем в первый.
3) точно, ровно, как разSyn:3. гл.1) = even off, = even outа) ровнять, выравнивать, сглаживатьWe must even out the differences between social classes. — Нужно сгладить разницу между социальными группами.
Things were beginning to even out a little. — Ситуация начала потихоньку выправляться.
The ground evens out on the other side of the mountain. — На другой стороне горы начинается равнина.
Prices should even off when the crops are gathered. — Цены должны выровняться, когда соберут урожай.
2) = even up уравнивать, уравновешиватьIf you two sit at the other table, that should even up the groups. — Если вы двое сядете за другой стол, это уравновесит группы.
He now had a wonderful chance to even old scores. — Ему предоставился прекрасный шанс свести старые счёты.
to even up on smb. — расквитаться с кем-л.
Syn:II ['iːv(ə)n] сущ.; поэт.; уст. -
124 go down
фраз. гл.1) понижаться, уменьшатьсяI do not think he cares a straw whether your temperature goes down or up. — Я думаю ему абсолютно наплевать, понижается у тебя температура или повышается.
2) пойти ко дну, затонутьThree ships went down in last night's storm. — Во время вчерашнего шторма затонуло три корабля.
As the sun went down below the horizon, the sky became pink and gold. — Когда солнце зашло за горизонт, небо стало розовым и золотым.
4) ( go down to) доходить, продолжаться до (какого-л. места)Mr. Thornton's sketch goes down to the death of James II. — Очерк мистера Торнтона доходит до смерти Якова II.
5) стихать (о волнах, ветре)Syn:6) спадать ( об опухоли)7) быть принятым, быть одобреннымIn fashion or out of fashion, the sensational novels always go down with the public. — Триллеры - в моде они или не в моде - всегда нравятся читателям.
The child coughed and coughed because a piece of bread had gone down the wrong way. — Ребёнок не переставал кашлять - кусок хлеба попал не в то горло.
Our secret plans must not go down on paper. — Наши тайные планы нельзя доверять бумаге.
10) ( go down with) свалиться от (какой-л. болезни)I went down with a severe attack of malaria. — Я свалился с жесточайшим приступом малярии.
11) терпеть неудачуOur business has been going down all winter. — Всю зиму мы терпели неудачи в делах.
One of my best students went down in the examination. — Один из моих лучших студентов провалился на экзамене.
12) уезжать на каникулы; уходить ( из университета или колледжа)It must seem very quiet in the university town when the students have gone down for the summer. — Университетский городок, должно быть, кажется очень тихим, когда студенты разъезжаются на лето.
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125 peace
[piːs]n1) мир, отсутствие войны, мирное времяAfter a brief peace war broke out again. — После короткой мирной передышки возобновились военные действия. /После короткого мирного периода война возобновилась.
Peace was dearly bought. — Мир достался дорогой ценой.
A peace was signed between the two countries. — Мирный договор между двумя странами был подписан.
Peace reigns here. — Здесь царит мир.
- lasting peace- world peace
- separate peace
- honourable peace
- tempting peace
- durable peace
- negotiated peace
- European peace movement
- new peace initiatives
- peace treaty
- peace conference
- peace talks - peace march
- Peace Corps
- peace offering
- peace in Europe
- peace among nations
- peace at any price
- maintenance of peace
- fighter for peace
- threat to peace
- war and peace
- after a short peace
- in times of peace
- achieve peace
- conclude peace
- be at peace with neighbouring countries
- bring about peace
- covet peace
- call for peace
- decide between war and peace
- desire peace
- declare peace
- ensure peace
- forward universal peace
- make for peace
- negotiate peace with smb
- offer a separate peace to one of the allies
- disturb peace
- purchase peace by concessions
- serve the cause of peace
- stand up for peace
- work for peace2) спокойствие, порядок- peace based on repressionPeace and order were finally restored in the town. — В конце концов, в городе был восстановлен мир и порядок.
- breach of the peace
- break the peace
- hold one's peace
- keep the peace
- restore peace and order in the town
- maintain public peace3) мир, отсутствие ссоры, покой, спокойствие, тишинаI did it for my own peace of mind. — Я сделал это ради собственного покоя.
Do let me have a little peace at last. — Дай же мне, наконец, хоть немного отдохнуть/побыть в тишине.
I have been in perfect peace and contentment. — Я пребывал в состоянии полного спокойствия и удовлетворения.
It's a rock on which domestic peace is often wrecked. — Это риф, о который часто разбивается семейный лад/согласие в доме.
She went to her Mother's room to make peace. — Она пошла в комнату матери, чтобы помириться с ней.
- peace and quietIf you want/wish peace, be prepared for war. — ◊ Хочешь мира, готовься к войне
- peace of the family
- peace in the home
- peace of mind
- peace of consciousness
- peace of the evening
- feeling of peace
- search for this elusive inner peace
- Justice of the peace
- at peace with one's surroundings
- be at live in peace with smb
- break the afternoon peace
- cloud smb's inward peace
- give smb no peace
- have peace to write
- keep one's peace
- leave smb in peace
- live in peace
- live at peace with smb
- make peace
- make peace with smb
- make peace between smb
- return to the relative peace of his childhood village
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126 catch wind of
1) (smb. или smth.) почуять кого-л. или что-либоThe dogs got wind of the deer. — Собаки почуяли оленя.
2) (smth.) узнать, пронюхать о чём-л.; своевременно разгадать что-л.What did Soames want now? Had he got wind of Paris? (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part II, ch. XII) — Что нужно от него Сомсу? Не узнал ли он чего-нибудь об их встречах в Париже?
The Warden got wind of a rumpus brewin' and was comin' out on Sunday mornin'. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. II) — Слухи дошли до инспектора, и в воскресенье утром он сам решил выехать на место заварухи.
The newspapers, in due time, catching wind of the true purport of the plan, ran screaming to their readers with the horrible intelligence. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. LV) — Газеты, своевременно разгадав истинный смысл этого слова, поспешили довести ужасную новость до сведения своих читателей.
‘You can't keep anything quiet in that place,’ Gottkin grumbled. ‘If the old man gets wind of it I'm sunk.’ (H. Robbins, ‘A Stone for Danny Fisher’, book I, ch. 2) — - У нас все становится известным, - ворчал Готткин. - Если мой старик пронюхает о драке в школе, я пропал.
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127 fact
fact [fækt]1 noun∎ it's a (well-known) fact that... tout le monde sait (bien) que...;∎ just stick to the facts tenez-vous en aux faits;∎ let's get the facts straight mettons les choses au clair;∎ ten facts about whales dix choses à savoir sur les baleines;∎ I'll give you all the facts and figures je vous donnerai tous les détails voulus;∎ the fact that he left is in itself incriminating le fait qu'il soit parti est compromettant en soi;∎ he broke his promise, there's no getting away from the fact disons les choses comme elles sont, il n'a pas tenu sa promesse;∎ I'm her friend, a fact you seem to have overlooked vous semblez ne pas tenir compte du fait que je suis son ami;∎ I know for a fact that they're friends je sais pertinemment qu'ils sont amis;∎ I know it for a fact je le sais de source sûre, c'est un fait certain;∎ it's a fact of life c'est une réalité;∎ to teach sb the facts of life (sex) apprendre à qn comment les enfants viennent au monde; (hard reality) apprendre à qn la réalité des choses, mettre qn devant la réalité de la vie;∎ there's something strange going on, (and) that's a fact il se passe quelque chose de bizarre, c'est sûr;∎ is that a fact? c'est pas vrai?;∎ owing to the fact that… du fait que…∎ fact and fiction le réel et l'imaginaire;∎ the fact (of the matter) is that I forgot all about it la vérité, c'est que j'ai complètement oublié;∎ the fact remains he's my brother il n'en est pas moins mon frère∎ the jury only decides issues of fact les jurés ne sont juges que du fait∎ he asked us, in fact ordered us, to be quiet il nous a demandé, ou plutôt ordonné, de nous taire(b) (correcting) en fait;∎ he claims to be a writer, but in (actual) fact he's a journalist il prétend être écrivain mais en fait c'est un journaliste(c) (emphasizing, reinforcing)∎ did she in fact say when she was going to arrive? est-ce qu'elle a dit quand elle arriverait en fait?;∎ he said it'd take two days and he was in fact correct il a dit que cela mettrait deux jours et en fait, il avait raison►► fact sheet fiche f d'informations -
128 if
if [ɪf](a) (supposing that) si;∎ if he comes, we'll ask him s'il vient, on lui demandera;∎ if possible si (c'est) possible;∎ have it done by Tuesday, if at all possible faites-le pour mardi si possible;∎ if necessary si (c'est) nécessaire, le cas échéant;∎ if so si c'est le cas;∎ if so, when? si oui, quand?;∎ if all goes well, we'll be there by midnight si tout va bien, nous y serons pour minuit;∎ if anyone wants me, I'm or I'll be in my office si quelqu'un veut me voir, je suis dans mon bureau;∎ if she hadn't introduced herself, I would never have recognized her si elle ne s'était pas présentée, je ne l'aurais pas reconnue;∎ if I'd known you were coming, I'd have bought some wine si j'avais su que tu venais, j'aurais acheté du vin;∎ if a child can do it, so can I si un enfant peut le faire, je peux le faire aussi;∎ if you'd told me the truth, this would never have happened si tu m'avais dit la vérité, ça ne serait jamais arrivé;∎ if I was older, I'd leave home si j'étais plus âgé, je quitterais la maison;∎ if you could have anything you wanted, what would you ask for? si tu pouvais avoir tout ce que tu désires, qu'est-ce que tu demanderais?;∎ if I were a millionaire, I'd buy a yacht si j'étais millionnaire, j'achèterais un yacht;∎ would you mind if I invited Angie too? ça te dérangerait si j'invitais aussi Angie?;∎ if he agrees and (if) we have time s'il est d'accord et que nous avons le temps(b) (whenever) si;∎ if you mix blue and yellow you get green si on mélange du bleu et du jaune, on obtient du vert;∎ if you ever come or if ever you come to London, do visit us si jamais tu passes à Londres, viens nous voir;∎ if you are "gratified" by something, you are pleased by it si (on dit que) quelque chose nous "satisfait", cela veut dire que ça nous fait plaisir;∎ he gets angry if I so much as open my mouth si j'ai seulement le malheur d'ouvrir la bouche, il se fâche(c) (given that) si;∎ if Paul was the brains in the family, then Julia was the organizer si Paul était le cerveau de la famille, Julia en était l'organisatrice∎ to ask/to know/to wonder if demander/savoir/se demander si;∎ it doesn't matter if he comes or not peu importe qu'il vienne ou (qu'il ne vienne) pas;∎ I'll see if she's up yet je vais voir si elle est levée∎ I'm sorry if I upset you je suis désolé si je t'ai fait de la peine;∎ if I gave you that impression, I apologize je m'excuse si c'est l'impression que je vous ai donnée;∎ we'd be so pleased if you could come ça nous ferait tellement plaisir si vous pouviez venir∎ few, if any, readers will have heard of him peu de lecteurs auront entendu parler de lui, ou même aucun;∎ modifications, if any, will have to be made later les modifications éventuelles devront être apportées plus tard;∎ he was intelligent if a little arrogant il était intelligent, mais quelque peu arrogant;∎ pleasant weather, if rather cold temps agréable, bien qu'un peu froid;∎ it is well-paid, if uninteresting work c'est un travail bien payé à défaut d'être intéressant∎ if I could just come in here... si je puis me permettre d'intervenir...;∎ it's rather good, if I say so myself c'est assez bon, sans fausse modestie;∎ I'll leave it there, if I may, and go on to my next point j'en resterai là, si vous voulez bien et passerai au point suivant;∎ I thought you were rather rude, if you don't mind my saying so je vous ai trouvé assez grossier, si je peux me permettre;∎ well, if you want my opinion or if you ask me, I thought it was dreadful eh bien, si vous voulez mon avis, c'était affreux;∎ if you think about it, it is rather odd si vous y réfléchissez, c'est plutôt bizarre;∎ if I remember rightly, she was married to a politician si j'ai bonne mémoire, elle était mariée à un homme politique;∎ if I know Sophie, she won't have done it! comme ou telle que je connais Sophie, elle ne l'aura pas fait!∎ if you could just write your name here... si vous voulez bien inscrire votre nom ici...;∎ if you could all just wait in the hall, I'll be back in a second si vous pouviez tous attendre dans l'entrée, je reviens tout de suite;∎ would you like me to wrap it for you? - if you would, please vous voulez que je vous l'emballe? - oui, s'il vous plaît(i) (expressing surprise, indignation) tiens, ça alors;∎ well, if it isn't my old mate Jim! tiens ou ça alors, c'est ce vieux Jim!2 nounsi m inv;∎ if you get the job - and it's a big if - you'll have to move to London si tu obtiens cet emploi, et je dis bien si, tu devras aller t'installer à Londres;∎ no ifs and buts, we're going il n'y a pas de "mais" qui tienne ou pas de discussions, on y va;∎ the agreement is full of ifs and buts l'accord n'est qu'une suite de conditionsau cas où;∎ if and when he phones, I'll simply tell him to leave me alone au cas où il appellerait, je lui dirais tout simplement de me laisser tranquilleplutôt;∎ he doesn't look any slimmer, if anything, he's put on weight il n'a pas l'air plus mince, il a même plutôt grossi;∎ I am, if anything, even keener to be involved j'ai peut-être encore plus envie d'y participer∎ there's a hopeless case if ever I saw one! voilà un cas désespéré s'il en est!;∎ if ever I saw a man driven by ambition, it's him si quelqu'un est poussé par l'ambition, c'est bien luià ta place;∎ if I were you I'd accept the offer si j'étais toi ou à ta place, j'accepterais la propositionsinon;∎ I'm happy to eat out if you want to, if not, I'll just rustle something up here on peut aller manger quelque part si tu veux, sinon je préparerai quelque chose ici;∎ are you going to read this book? if not, I will tu vas lire ce livre? sinon, je vais le lire moi;∎ did you finish on time? and if not, why not? avez-vous terminé à temps? sinon, pourquoi?;∎ hundreds, if not thousands des centaines, voire des milliers(a) (providing a reason) au moins;∎ I think I should come along too, if only to make sure you don't get into mischief je crois que je devrais venir aussi, ne serait-ce que pour m'assurer que vous ne faites pas de bêtises;∎ all right, I'll let you go to the party, if only to keep you quiet bon d'accord, tu peux aller à la fête, comme ça au moins, j'aurai la paix(b) (expressing a wish) si seulement;∎ if only! si seulement!;∎ if only I could drive si seulement je savais conduire;∎ if only someone would tell us what has happened si seulement quelqu'un nous disait ce qui s'est passé;∎ if only we'd known si seulement nous avions su
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