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1 Heavens above!
• Heavens < above>! Батюшки [матушки] мои! Батюшки [матушки] светы [святы]! Батюшки [матушки] родимые!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Heavens above!
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2 Heavens!
1. • Heavens < above>! Батюшки [матушки] мои! Батюшки [матушки] светы [святы]! Батюшки [матушки] родимые! 2. • <My> heavens! амер. Вот так? Неужели!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Heavens!
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3 by heaven!
(by heaven! (или Heavens!; тж. good или great Heavens!, Heavens above или alive!; амер. Heavens to Betsy!))боже мой!, о боже!, ей-богу!, великий боже!, силы небесные!; чёрт возьми!, чёрт подери! (восклицание, выражающее удивление, досаду и т. п.)The Elderly Gentleman: "...Great heavens! He has swallowed half-a-pint of neat brandy." (B. Shaw, ‘Back to Methuselah’, part IV, act III) — Пожилой джентльмен: "...Великий боже! Он выдул полпинты чистейшего бренди."
‘I took some trouble to get you a good, steady safe job with prospec's and a pension, and I won't let you throw it up. See?’ ‘You can't stop me.’ ‘By heaven!’ roared his father. ‘Stop you! I'll -’ (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. XV) — - Мне было нелегко подыскать тебе хорошую, постоянную работу, с видами на будущее и пенсией, и я тебе не позволю ее бросить. Понял? - Ты мне не можешь запретить. - О, черт! - загремел отец. - Не могу запретить. Да я...
Heavens to Betsy, I certainly feel shoddy having people like you and not being able to offer a cup of tea. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Deadly Toy’, ch. 6) — Когда ко мне приходит такой человек, как вы, а я не могу предложить даже чашки чая, видит бог, я чувствую себя ужасно.
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4 высоко
1. прил. кратк. форма от высокий
2. предик.;
безл. it is high
3. нареч. high;
high up (в воздухе) ;
aloft
1. нареч. high, high up, ~ в небе high (up) in the sky;
(о светилах тж.) high in the heavens;
~ над головой far above one`s head;
~ над уровнем моря high above sea level;
~ подняться climb high;
~ держать голову hold* one`s head high;
~ ценить кого-л. value smb. highly, hold* smb. in high esteem;
2. в знач. сказ. it is high;
до вершины горы ещё ~ it is still a long way to the top of the mountain. -
5 the Milky Way
астр.The plane flew high. Above it reached the limitless vault of the heavens, not black, but silvered by that everflowing river of the stars, the Milky Way. (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part III, ch. 24) — Самолет летел высоко. Над ним раскинулся необъятный небесный свод, посеребренный светом Млечного Пути - этой извечной звездной реки.
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Heavens-Above — is a non profit web site dedicated to observing and tracking satellites orbiting the Earth. They provide detailed star charts showing the trajectory of the satellites against the background of the stars as seen when looking up. External links *… … Wikipedia
Heavens Above! — Infobox Film name = Heavens Above! image size = 150px caption = original film poster director = John Boulting Roy Boulting producer = John Boulting Roy Boulting writer = Frank Harvey Jr. starring = Peter Sellers Bernard Miles Cecil Parker music … Wikipedia
heavens above — good heavens or heavens above Expressing surprise, disbelief, dismay, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑heaven * * * heavens above spoken phrase used for showing that you are very surprised Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynony … Useful english dictionary
Heavens above! — (Good) ˈHeavens! | ˌHeavens aˈbove! idiom (informal) used to show that you are surprised or annoyed • Good heavens, what are you doing? Main entry: ↑heavenidiom … Useful english dictionary
heavens above — spoken used for showing that you are very surprised … English dictionary
Heavens — may refer to: * Firmament of heaven or the heavens * Heavens (band), an American rock band * Heavens , a 1989 album by Big Dipper * Heavens , a song by James from Seven ee also* Heaven (disambiguation) * Heavens Above! , a 1963 black and white… … Wikipedia
heavens — 1. noun The sky. No sooner had we left the house than the heavens opened. 2. interjection An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom … Wiktionary
above — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. aloft, overhead, up; earlier, before. See height. prep. over, beyond; surpassing; more than, exceeding. II (Roget s IV) modif. & prep. 1. [High in position] Syn. over, high, higher, superior, beyond … English dictionary for students
good heavens — interjection An exclamation of surprise • • • Main Entry: ↑good good heavens or heavens above Expressing surprise, disbelief, dismay, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑heaven * * * good Heavens/ … Useful english dictionary
Ground of the heavens — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the skies above — the firmament above us, the heavens over our heads … English contemporary dictionary
