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41 meanwhile
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42 the joint in smb.'s armour
чьё-л. слабое место; ≈ ахиллесова пята; см. тж. a chink in smb's armourThe Plutocracy, by virtue of its possession of the government raised their taxes. It was the weak joint in their armour. Neither buying nor selling, they had no money and in the end their land was sold to pay the taxes. (J. London, ‘The Iron Heel’, ch. XIII) — Плутократия, в руках которой была административная власть, повысила налоги. Это было ахиллесовой пятой фермеров. Не покупая и не продавая ничего, они, конечно, не имели денег, и в конце концов их фермы были проданы с молотка за недоимки.
Catherine it seems had chanced to get her fingers through exactly that joint in his armour. (H. G. Wells, ‘Meanwhile’, book II) — Кэтрин, видимо, удалось нащупать его слабое место.
‘Here, you want to go an' shadder a few manners the next time you go shaddering,’ miss Sellers jeered, singling out, with feminine swiftness and accuracy, the weak joint in the other's armour. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. V) — - Не мешало бы тебе, когда будешь заниматься слежкой, заодно поучиться у своих "подопечных" хорошим манерам, - съязвила мисс Селлерс, выбрав со свойственной женщинам в таких случаях быстротой и точностью слабое место в броне противника.
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43 meanwhile mean·while ['miːnˌwaɪl] adv
(also: in the meantime) nel frattempo, (e) intantoEnglish-Italian dictionary > meanwhile mean·while ['miːnˌwaɪl] adv
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44 meanwhile in the meantime
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45 in the meantime
тем временем, между тем; за это времяIn the meantime, the US economy continues to decline. — Тем временем спад в экономике США продолжается.
I didn't see her for another five years, and in the meantime she had got married. — Я не видел её следующие пять лет, и за это время она успела выйти замуж.
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46 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) i øjeblikket* * *(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) i øjeblikket -
47 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) por el momentode momento————————por ahora, de momentoexpr.• hoy por hoy expr.• por el momento expr.• por lo pronto expr. -
48 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) í bili -
49 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) ez idő szerint, egyelőre -
50 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) por enquanto -
51 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) trenutno -
52 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) inntil videre, foreløpig -
53 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) (per il momento) -
54 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) unterdessen* * *expr.einstweilen ausdr.jeweilig ausdr.vorerst ausdr.vorläufig ausdr. -
55 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) na razie -
56 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) pagaidām* * *pagaidām; pašlaik -
57 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) kol kas -
58 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) v této chvíli* * *• prozatím -
59 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) v tejto chvíli, teraz* * *• zatial -
60 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) pentru moment
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