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81 a strange bed-fellow
человек, с которым случайно свела судьба; временный союзник; см. тж. adversity makes strange bedfellowsLawrence was published with the Georgians, but there could have been no stranger bed-fellow. (W. R. McAlpine ‘Contemporary English Literature’, ‘D. H. Lawrence as Poet’, Kenk) — Лоуренса опубликовали вместе с поэтами эпохи королей Георгов. Он оказался в их компании совершенно случайно.
With Juan Peron gone, the danger was that his followers, who ranged from conservative businessmen to radical students... would realize what impossibly strange bedfellows they made. (‘Time’) — После смерти Хуана Перона возникла опасность, что его сторонники от консерваторов бизнесменов до радикалов студентов... поймут, какую невозможно разношерстную компанию они собой представляют.
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82 irreparably
adv непоправимо, безнадёжно; безвозвратноСинонимический ряд:1. hopelessly (other) hopelessly; impossibly; incurably; irremediably2. irrecoverably (other) irreclaimably; irrecoverably; irredeemably; irretrievably -
83 impossible
[im'posəbl]1) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) impossible2) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) insupportable•- impossibility -
84 impossible
[im'posəbl]1) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) impossível2) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) impossível•- impossibility -
85 (as) patient as Job
тepпeливый кaк Иoв; oблaдaющий aнгeльcким тepпeниeмHe's so impossibly long-winded. You need to be as patient as Job to listen to him without making some excuse to leave -
86 a strange bedfellow
чeлoвeк, c кoтopым cлучaйнo cвeлa cудьбa; вpeмeнный coюзник [чacть пocлoвицы adversity makes strange bedfellows a в нуждe c кeм нe пoвeдёшьcя; в cpeднeвeкoвoй Aнглии oтдeльныe кpoвaти были peдкocтью. Лицa oднoгo пoлa чacтo cпaли вмecтe дaжe в cepeдинe XVII в.]With Juan Peron gone, the danger was that his followers, who ranged from conservative businessmen to radical students... would realize what impossibly strange bedfellows they were (Time). Lawrence was published with the Georgians [пoэты эпoxи кopoлeй Гeopгoв], but there could have been no stranger bedfellows (W. R. McAlpine)
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Impossibly — Im*pos si*bly, adv. Not possibly. Sir. T. North. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impossibly — adverb a) Not possibly; in an impossible manner. The topology problem was impossibly difficult. b) To the point of impossibility. Impossibly, after the water receded, the cat was found asleep on a chair jammed in a tree … Wiktionary
impossibly — im|pos|si|bly [ ım pasəbli ] adverb extremely: used for emphasis: He was impossibly single minded about his career. impossibly blue eyes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impossibly — UK [ɪmˈpɒsəblɪ] / US [ɪmˈpɑsəblɪ] adverb extremely: used for emphasis He was impossibly single minded about his career. impossibly blue eyes … English dictionary
impossibly — adverb to a degree impossible of achievement long thought to be an impossibly difficult operation impossibly far from sources of supply • Ant: ↑possibly • Derived from adjective: ↑impossible … Useful english dictionary
impossibly — adverb Date: circa 1580 1. not possibly 2. to an improbable degree ; unbelievably < an impossibly green lawn > … New Collegiate Dictionary
impossibly — adv. Impossibly is used with these adjectives: ↑beautiful, ↑distant, ↑fast, ↑large, ↑long, ↑perfect, ↑remote, ↑steep … Collocations dictionary
impossibly — [ɪmˈpɒsəbli] adv extremely impossibly high heels[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
impossibly — impossible ► ADJECTIVE 1) not able to occur, exist, or be done. 2) very difficult to deal with: an impossible situation. DERIVATIVES impossibility noun (pl. impossibilities) impossibly adverb … English terms dictionary
impossibly — See impossible. * * * … Universalium
impossibly — im·pos·si·bly || ɪm pÉ‘sÉ™blɪ / pÉ’s adv. in an impossible manner … English contemporary dictionary
