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121 various
['veəriəs]1) (different; varied: His reasons for leaving were many and various.) forskellig2) (several: Various people have told me about you.) adskillig•* * *['veəriəs]1) (different; varied: His reasons for leaving were many and various.) forskellig2) (several: Various people have told me about you.) adskillig• -
122 cut one's loss
бросить невыгодное дело; ≈ выйти из игрыGood gamblers cut their losses. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Saint's Progress’, part III, ch. XII) — Опытные игроки, когда не везет, бросают игру.
I hope she isn't going to be much of a handful. If she is, the best thing you can do is cut your losses and get out of it straight away. (C. P. Snow, ‘Time of Hope’, ch. XVIII) — Надеюсь, Шейла не доставит тебе много хлопот. А если увидишь, что ничего путного не получается, выходи из игры и ставь точку!
You know that Roger has had his own line on this? (She meant Suez.) You know it, I know you know it, and it's dead opposite to the way I felt. Well, that's all down the drain now. It doesn't matter a hoot what any of us thought. We've just got to cut our losses and start again. (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. XVI) — Вы знаете, что у Роджера был свой взгляд на всю эту историю (Кэро хотела сказать - на Суэц). Знаете ведь. Я же знаю, что вы знаете. И наши с ним взгляды прямо противоположны. Ну да ладно, все теперь полетело к чертям. Какое имеет значение, кто что думал. Нужно поскорее все это забыть и начинать сначала.
I told him that you and I felt pretty bad about the, whole thing, and since we planned to stay in business here we wanted to help him cut his losses. (M. Wilson, ‘My Brother, My Enemy’, ch. 8) — Тогда я сказал, что все это нам с тобой здорово неприятно, а поскольку мы рассчитываем и впредь вести дела в нашем городе, то хотим помочь ему возместить убытки.
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123 various
['veəriəs]1) (different; varied: His reasons for leaving were many and various.) pester2) (several: Various people have told me about you.) številen•* * *[vʌ/əriəs]adjective ( variously adverb)različen, raznoličen, razen; mnogostranski; poln sprememb; pisan; številen, mnog, več; colloquially (pronoun noun) mnogi, razni (ljudje), več -
124 ♦ but
♦ but (1) /bʌt, bət/A cong.1 ( con valore avversativo) ma; però; eppure; tuttavia: It's old but still working, è vecchio ma (o però) funziona ancora; I studied hard but failed all the same, ho studiato molto ma sono stato bocciato lo stesso; I like to go out, but not in the evening, esco volentieri, ma non di sera; I'd like to come with you, but I'm busy, mi piacerebbe venire con te, ma ho da fare2 (enfat.: per esprimere sorpresa, ecc.) ma: I knew he was a clever boy. But solving that problem in five minutes!, sapevo ch'era un ragazzo intelligente. Ma risolvere quel problema in cinque minuti!; But how wonderful!, ma che meraviglia!; But why?, ma perché?3 ( intensivo) ma; ma proprio: He's so rich that he owns not one but four cars, è così ricco che possiede non una ma quattro macchine4 ma; se non che: My horse would have come in first but he fell at the finish, il mio cavallo sarebbe arrivato primo, se non che cadde nel finale5 ( per cambiare discorso) ma: But now to our main subject, ma passiamo ora all'argomento principale6 (form., in frasi neg.) che: I was in no doubt but that this was the case, non avevo dubbi che si trattasse proprio di questo; There's no doubt but (that) he is guilty, non c'è dubbio che sia colpevole7 (in frasi ipotetiche) se non: There was nothing else to do but dismiss him, non c'era altro da fare che (o se non) licenziarlo8 (form., in frasi neg.) da non: He isn't such a fool but he can see that he's wrong, non è tanto stupido da non capire d'aver tortoB prep.1 eccetto; salvo; tranne; meno: Nobody went but me, ci sono andato solo io e nessun altro; any day but Sunday, tutti i giorni tranne la domenica; in all but two cases, in tutti i casi meno due; the next but one, il penultimo; the last but two, il terzultimo NOTA D'USO: - all but-2 che; altro che; se non: We had no choice but to follow him, non avemmo altra scelta che seguirlo; I haven't told anybody but you, non l'ho detto che (o se non) a te; Who but your father would help you?, chi t'aiuterebbe se non tuo padre?3 (preceduto da can not, could not) non: I could not but let him in, non potevo non farlo entrare; I couldn't help but hear, non potei fare a meno di sentireC avv.1 solo; soltanto: If I had but known, se solo l'avessi saputo; to name but a few, per nominarne solo alcuni; I can but try again, posso solo provare di nuovo2 (rafforzativo) (fam.) – everyone, but everyone, tutti, ma proprio tutti; Go home, but quick!, va a casa, e fa presto!; He's rich, but I mean rich!, è ricco, ma proprio ricco ricco!; I'm going to fix them, but good!, vedrai come li sistemo!D n.ma; obiezione: Forget the buts!, lascia perdere i ma!; He's full of ifs and buts, è una persona tutta ma e se● but for, eccetto che per; a parte; se non fosse per: The square was empty but for two policemen, a parte due poliziotti, la piazza era vuota; They'd have killed me but for your intervention, se non fossi intervenuto tu mi avrebbero ammazzato □ but then (o but then again), (ma) d'altra parte; però è vero che □ (fam.) and no buts about it, senza protestare; e niente storie!but (2) /bʌt/n.(scozz.) stanza sul davanti● but and ben, casetta di due stanze ( una sul davanti e una interna).but (3) /bʌt/ (scozz.)A avv. e prep.B a.C n.● but and ben, casetta di due stanze. -
125 somebody
1) ( anyone) jemand;if \somebody should find out what we're doing, we'd get in a lot of trouble wenn jemand draufkommt, was wir machen, bekommen wir ganz schöne Schwierigkeiten2) ( one person) irgendwer;\somebody must have seen what happened irgendwer muss gesehen haben, was geschehen ist;surely \somebody knows where the documents are sicher weiß jemand, wo die Dokumente sind;\somebody from the audience shouted out jemand aus dem Publikum schrie heraus ( fam);we'll need a software engineer or \somebody on the project team wir brauchen einen Informatiker oder so in unserem Projektteam;we need \somebody English to check our translation wir brauchen jemand Englischsprachigen, der die Übersetzung prüft3) (unnamed, unknown person) jemand;\somebody told me that you were moving jemand hat mir erzählt, dass ihr umzieht;there's \somebody at the door jemand ist an der Tür;\somebody or other irgendwer;\somebody or other called for you while you were out and wouldn't leave a name irgendwer hat angerufen, als du fort warst, und den Namen nicht hinterlassen4) ( some non-specified person of a group) irgendwer;\somebody should take care of that - it looks terrible jemand sollte sich darum kümmern - es sieht schrecklich aus;I wish \somebody would finally tell the boss what an idiot he was! ich wünschte, irgendwer würde dem Chef endlich sagen, was für ein Idiot er ist!;\somebody else jemand anders;\somebody or other jemand anders5) ( important person)to be \somebody jemand sein;I'd like to be \somebody ich möchte jemand werden n <pl - dies> ( important person) wichtige Person;nobodies who want to become somebodies Nobodys, die wichtig werden wollen -
126 throw the book at smb.
1) присудить кого-л. к максимально возможному наказанию, сроку тюремного заключения [первонач. амер.; жарг.; book сокр. от a book of law кодекс, свод законов]‘What happens now if I get caught speeding in your town?’ ‘We'll throw the book at you.’ (A. Hailey, ‘The Moneychangers’, part I, ch. 6) — - Что будет, если я превышу скорость в вашем городе? - Получите максимальное наказание.
2) наказать кого-л.; резко упрекать или сурово критиковать кого-лListen to me, Romilayu, I'm unkillable. Nature has tried everything. It has thrown the book at me. And here I am. (S. Bellow, ‘Henderson the Rain King’, ch. XXII) — Послушайте, Ромилеу, меня нельзя убить. Сама природа обрушила на меня уйму всяческих бедствий. А я вот стою перед вами цел и невредим.
Say that again and I'll throw the book at you. (RHD) — Только скажи это еще раз, и тебе здорово влетит.
3) амер.; воен.; разг. применять дисциплинарные меры в полном объёме, "на всю катушку"‘If he doesn't come around soon,’ he told Holmes coldly, ‘you have to break him. Have no choice. Throw the book at him...’ (J. Jones, ‘From Here to Eternity’, ch. XXIII) — - Если Пру не образумится в ближайшее время, - холодно сказал Джейк Холмсу, - вам придется обломать его. Другого выхода нет. Налагайте на него дисциплинарные взыскания, без всяких поблажек...
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127 none
I1. [nʌn] a арх.никакой2. [nʌn] adv1. (преим. перед too, so) совсем не, вовсе неnone so good - вовсе не хороший, неважный
none too well - неважно, плохо
the look he gave me was none too amiable - он посмотрел на меня не очень приветливо
he was none too soon - он еле-еле успел, он пришёл в последнюю минуту
I got home none too early - ≅ хорошо, что я вовремя приехал домой
2. в сочетании с определённым артиклем и сравнит. ст. прилагательного и наречия ничуть не:he is none the happier for his wealth - он не стал (ничуть) счастливее несмотря на всё своё богатство; богатство не сделало его счастливым
he is none the worse for his experience - переживания его нисколько не изменили
3. амер. совсем неI slept none last night - я сегодня /эту ночь/ совсем не спал
we progressed none since... - мы (нисколько) не продвинулись вперёд со времён...
has civilization advanced none from the fifth century? - разве цивилизация нисколько не продвинулась вперёд с пятого века?
1. употр. с гл. во мн. и ед. ч.1) никто, ни один (из какого-л. числа)none of them is /are/ known to us - мы никого из них не знаем
none of the applicants was /were/ German - среди заявителей не было ни одного немца
I saw none of the people I wanted - я никого не повидал из тех, кого хотел видеть
2) ничто, ни один, никакой (из какого-л. количества)next to none - почти ничего, ничтожно мало
I want none of these things - из этого /из этих вещей/ мне ничего не нужно
2. нисколько, ничуть, ни капли (какого-л. качества)of that there's none, or little - этого почти нет, совсем мало
he is aware, none better, that... - никто лучше него не знает, что...
3. эллипт.1) никакой, ничто ( из упомянутого)none at all - ни одного, совершенно никакого
you have money and I have none - у вас есть деньги, а у меня нет
any occupation is better than none at all - любое занятие лучше, чем безделье /чем совсем никакого занятия/
an ill opinion is worse than none at all - дурное мнение хуже, чем никакого
2) predic совсем не, отнюдь неhis understanding is none of the clearest - он отнюдь не всё ясно понимает
4. 1) употр. с гл. во мн. ч. никто; никакие людиnone have all, all must have some - один не может владеть всем, что-то должно принадлежать и другим
2) никто, ни один человекthere is none like her - нет никого, похожего на неё
5. в сочетаниях:none other but /than/ - а) не что иное, как; б) не кто иной, как
the visitor was none other than /but/ the king - вошедший был не кто иной, как король
none but - ничто /никто/ кроме; только
I have told none but you - я никому, кроме вас, не говорил
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second to none - никому не уступающий, непревзойдённыйnone of your business! - не ваше дело!
none of your impudence! - не смей дерзить!
none of that! - довольно!, я этого не потерплю!
II [nəʋn] = nones2I will have none of that! - слышать об этом не хочу!
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128 various
'veəriəs1) (different; varied: His reasons for leaving were many and various.) vario, diverso2) (several: Various people have told me about you.) varios•various adj varios / diversostr['veərɪəs]1 (different) diverso,-a, distinto,-a2 (several) varios,-as\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be many and various ser muchos,-as y variados,-asvarious ['vɛriəs] adj: varios, diversosadj.• diverso, -a adj.• vario, -a adj.• varios, -as adj.pl.'veriəs, 'veəriəsa) ( several) (before n, no comp) variosb) (different, diverse) diferentes, diversos['vɛǝrɪǝs]ADJ (gen) varios, diversos; (=different) distintos* * *['veriəs, 'veəriəs]a) ( several) (before n, no comp) variosb) (different, diverse) diferentes, diversos
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