it's+a+long+time+now

jam-prīdem (and separat. jam prī-dem; v. jam and pridem), adv., long ago, long since, a long time ago:

id jam pridem sensi,

Plaut. Pseud. 1, 5, 7:

is jam pridem mortuus est,

Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 42; id. Att. 11, 14, 4:

erat jam pridem apud me reliquum pauxillulum nummorum,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 3:

jam pridem quidem, cum vultus inter vos minime fraternos cernebam,

Liv. 40, 8;

so opp. nondum,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 14, 35:

te nunc etiam,

Cic. Marc. 9, 28:

te nunc vero,

id. Att. 2, 7, 4.—

Esp., This long time, now for a long time, hitherto:

cupio equidem, et jam pridem cupio, etc.,

Cic. Att. 2, 5, 1:

jam pridem hanc prolem cupio enumerare meorum,

Verg. A. 6, 717; id. E. 2, 43:

nihil jam sum pridem admiratus magis,

Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 1:

qui bellum jam pridem parabat,

had long been preparing, Just. 12, 8, 2:

veritus ne traderetur Philippo, jam pridem hosti,

Liv. 36, 14; v. jam, I. A. 1. b., and pridem.

1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal(es), así, semejante, de este tipo

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tal; así de (malos, i2etc/i2)

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tal; tan/tanto

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tal, tan

- suchlike

such adj pron

1. tal / semejante

2. tan / tanto

tr[sʌʧ]

adjective

1 (of that sort) tal, semejante

■ there's no such thing no existe tal cosa

■ in such cases en tales casos

2 (so much, so great) tal, tanto,-a

■ he's always in such a hurry siempre anda con tanta prisa

■ there were such a lot of people había tanta gente

adverb

1 (so very) tan

■ it was such a boring film that... era una película tan aburrida que...

■ she's such a clever woman es una mujer tan inteligente

pronoun

1 (of that specified sort) tal

■ he acts like a child and I treat him as such se comporta como un niño y lo trato como tal

■ the disaster was such that... el desastre fue tal que...

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as such (strictly speaking) propiamente dicho 2 (that way) como tal

at such and such a time a tal hora

in such a way that... de tal manera que...

such as (like, for example) como

such as? ¿por ejemplo?

such is life! ¡así es la vida!

such ['sʌʧ] adv

1) so: tan

such tall buildings: edificios tan grandes

2) very: muy

he's not in such good shape: anda un poco mal

such that : de tal manera que

such adj

: tal

there's no such thing: no existe tal cosa

in such cases: en tales casos

animals such as cows and sheep: animales como vacas y ovejas

such pron

1) : tal

such was the result: tal fue el resultado

he's a child, and acts as such: es un niño, y se porta como tal

2) : algo o alguien semejante

books, papers and such: libros, papeles y cosas por el estilo

• así adj.

• semejante adj.

• tal adj.

• tal adj.indef.

• semejante pron.

• tal pron.

1)

a) (emphasizing degree, extent) tal (+ noun); tan (+ adj)

b) (with clauses of result or purpose)

c) (in comparisons)

2)

a) (of this, that kind) tal

b) ( unspecified) tal

1)

a) ( of the indicated kind) tal

b)

c)

2)

a)

b) (indicating lack of quantity, quality)

3) (of such a kind, extent, degree)

ADJ (=of that kind) tal; (=so much) tanto

ADV tan

PRON los que, las que

* * *

1)

a) (emphasizing degree, extent) tal (+ noun); tan (+ adj)

b) (with clauses of result or purpose)

c) (in comparisons)

2)

a) (of this, that kind) tal

b) ( unspecified) tal

1)

a) ( of the indicated kind) tal

b)

c)

2)

a)

b) (indicating lack of quantity, quality)

3) (of such a kind, extent, degree)

(as if) one knew beforehand that sth. was going to happen, foresaw sth., had a presentiment about sth.: X как в воду глядел — X must have been looking in (X must have had) a crystal ball

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ ГЛЯДЕЛ < СМОТРЕЛ> coll

[VP; subj: human; past only; fixed WO]

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⇒ (as if) one knew beforehand that sth. was going to happen, foresaw sth., had a presentiment about sth.:

- X как в воду глядел≈ X must have been looking in < X must have had> a crystal ball;

- X must have second sight;

- it's as if X knew it all beforehand < in advance>;

- [in limited contexts] X's words turned out to be all too true;

- X's words <remarks etc> were prophetic.

     ♦ Нуца знала, что муж её уже завёлся и теперь ещё долго будет пить, скорее всего всю ночь... Она как в воду смотрела (Искандер 5). Noutsa knew that her husband was off; he'd drink a long time now, most likely all the night....She must have been looking in a crystal ball (5a).

     ♦ "Ну что ж, - сказал парторг, - я вижу, мы не договорились... С такими взглядами можно далеко докатиться". И действительно, парторг как в воду глядел. Наш учёный вскоре докатился в столыпинском вагоне до Колымы (Войнович 4). "All right, then," said the Party organizer. "Clearly we don't see eye to eye....With views like those you'll go far." The Party organizer must have had a crystal ball. Our scientist in no time had gone as far as Kolyma, in a prison train (4a).

     ♦ "...Пока я член Политбюро, у меня есть всё. А вот когда меня выгонят, тогда неизвестно, что будет..." И как в воду глядел, выгнали-таки его (Войнович 1). "... As long as I'm a member of the Politburo, I have everything I want. But nobody knows what'll happen when they kick me out..." A prophetic remark, because later on he was kicked out of the Politburo (1a).

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ ГЛЯДЕЛ < СМОТРЕЛ> coll

[VP; subj: human; past only; fixed WO]

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⇒ (as if) one knew beforehand that sth. was going to happen, foresaw sth., had a presentiment about sth.:

- X как в воду глядел≈ X must have been looking in < X must have had> a crystal ball;

- X must have second sight;

- it's as if X knew it all beforehand < in advance>;

- [in limited contexts] X's words turned out to be all too true;

- X's words <remarks etc> were prophetic.

     ♦ Нуца знала, что муж её уже завёлся и теперь ещё долго будет пить, скорее всего всю ночь... Она как в воду смотрела (Искандер 5). Noutsa knew that her husband was off; he'd drink a long time now, most likely all the night....She must have been looking in a crystal ball (5a).

     ♦ "Ну что ж, - сказал парторг, - я вижу, мы не договорились... С такими взглядами можно далеко докатиться". И действительно, парторг как в воду глядел. Наш учёный вскоре докатился в столыпинском вагоне до Колымы (Войнович 4). "All right, then," said the Party organizer. "Clearly we don't see eye to eye....With views like those you'll go far." The Party organizer must have had a crystal ball. Our scientist in no time had gone as far as Kolyma, in a prison train (4a).

     ♦ "...Пока я член Политбюро, у меня есть всё. А вот когда меня выгонят, тогда неизвестно, что будет..." И как в воду глядел, выгнали-таки его (Войнович 1). "... As long as I'm a member of the Politburo, I have everything I want. But nobody knows what'll happen when they kick me out..." A prophetic remark, because later on he was kicked out of the Politburo (1a).

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ ГЛЯДЕЛ < СМОТРЕЛ> coll

[VP; subj: human; past only; fixed WO]

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⇒ (as if) one knew beforehand that sth. was going to happen, foresaw sth., had a presentiment about sth.:

- X как в воду глядел≈ X must have been looking in < X must have had> a crystal ball;

- X must have second sight;

- it's as if X knew it all beforehand < in advance>;

- [in limited contexts] X's words turned out to be all too true;

- X's words <remarks etc> were prophetic.

     ♦ Нуца знала, что муж её уже завёлся и теперь ещё долго будет пить, скорее всего всю ночь... Она как в воду смотрела (Искандер 5). Noutsa knew that her husband was off; he'd drink a long time now, most likely all the night....She must have been looking in a crystal ball (5a).

     ♦ "Ну что ж, - сказал парторг, - я вижу, мы не договорились... С такими взглядами можно далеко докатиться". И действительно, парторг как в воду глядел. Наш учёный вскоре докатился в столыпинском вагоне до Колымы (Войнович 4). "All right, then," said the Party organizer. "Clearly we don't see eye to eye....With views like those you'll go far." The Party organizer must have had a crystal ball. Our scientist in no time had gone as far as Kolyma, in a prison train (4a).

     ♦ "...Пока я член Политбюро, у меня есть всё. А вот когда меня выгонят, тогда неизвестно, что будет..." И как в воду глядел, выгнали-таки его (Войнович 1). "... As long as I'm a member of the Politburo, I have everything I want. But nobody knows what'll happen when they kick me out..." A prophetic remark, because later on he was kicked out of the Politburo (1a).

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ ГЛЯДЕЛ < СМОТРЕЛ> coll

[VP; subj: human; past only; fixed WO]

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⇒ (as if) one knew beforehand that sth. was going to happen, foresaw sth., had a presentiment about sth.:

- X как в воду глядел≈ X must have been looking in < X must have had> a crystal ball;

- X must have second sight;

- it's as if X knew it all beforehand < in advance>;

- [in limited contexts] X's words turned out to be all too true;

- X's words <remarks etc> were prophetic.

     ♦ Нуца знала, что муж её уже завёлся и теперь ещё долго будет пить, скорее всего всю ночь... Она как в воду смотрела (Искандер 5). Noutsa knew that her husband was off; he'd drink a long time now, most likely all the night....She must have been looking in a crystal ball (5a).

     ♦ "Ну что ж, - сказал парторг, - я вижу, мы не договорились... С такими взглядами можно далеко докатиться". И действительно, парторг как в воду глядел. Наш учёный вскоре докатился в столыпинском вагоне до Колымы (Войнович 4). "All right, then," said the Party organizer. "Clearly we don't see eye to eye....With views like those you'll go far." The Party organizer must have had a crystal ball. Our scientist in no time had gone as far as Kolyma, in a prison train (4a).

     ♦ "...Пока я член Политбюро, у меня есть всё. А вот когда меня выгонят, тогда неизвестно, что будет..." И как в воду глядел, выгнали-таки его (Войнович 1). "... As long as I'm a member of the Politburo, I have everything I want. But nobody knows what'll happen when they kick me out..." A prophetic remark, because later on he was kicked out of the Politburo (1a).

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ ГЛЯДЕЛ < СМОТРЕЛ> coll

[VP; subj: human; past only; fixed WO]

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⇒ (as if) one knew beforehand that sth. was going to happen, foresaw sth., had a presentiment about sth.:

- X как в воду глядел≈ X must have been looking in < X must have had> a crystal ball;

- X must have second sight;

- it's as if X knew it all beforehand < in advance>;

- [in limited contexts] X's words turned out to be all too true;

- X's words <remarks etc> were prophetic.

     ♦ Нуца знала, что муж её уже завёлся и теперь ещё долго будет пить, скорее всего всю ночь... Она как в воду смотрела (Искандер 5). Noutsa knew that her husband was off; he'd drink a long time now, most likely all the night....She must have been looking in a crystal ball (5a).

     ♦ "Ну что ж, - сказал парторг, - я вижу, мы не договорились... С такими взглядами можно далеко докатиться". И действительно, парторг как в воду глядел. Наш учёный вскоре докатился в столыпинском вагоне до Колымы (Войнович 4). "All right, then," said the Party organizer. "Clearly we don't see eye to eye....With views like those you'll go far." The Party organizer must have had a crystal ball. Our scientist in no time had gone as far as Kolyma, in a prison train (4a).

     ♦ "...Пока я член Политбюро, у меня есть всё. А вот когда меня выгонят, тогда неизвестно, что будет..." И как в воду глядел, выгнали-таки его (Войнович 1). "... As long as I'm a member of the Politburo, I have everything I want. But nobody knows what'll happen when they kick me out..." A prophetic remark, because later on he was kicked out of the Politburo (1a).

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ ГЛЯДЕЛ < СМОТРЕЛ> coll

[VP; subj: human; past only; fixed WO]

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⇒ (as if) one knew beforehand that sth. was going to happen, foresaw sth., had a presentiment about sth.:

- X как в воду глядел≈ X must have been looking in < X must have had> a crystal ball;

- X must have second sight;

- it's as if X knew it all beforehand < in advance>;

- [in limited contexts] X's words turned out to be all too true;

- X's words <remarks etc> were prophetic.

     ♦ Нуца знала, что муж её уже завёлся и теперь ещё долго будет пить, скорее всего всю ночь... Она как в воду смотрела (Искандер 5). Noutsa knew that her husband was off; he'd drink a long time now, most likely all the night....She must have been looking in a crystal ball (5a).

     ♦ "Ну что ж, - сказал парторг, - я вижу, мы не договорились... С такими взглядами можно далеко докатиться". И действительно, парторг как в воду глядел. Наш учёный вскоре докатился в столыпинском вагоне до Колымы (Войнович 4). "All right, then," said the Party organizer. "Clearly we don't see eye to eye....With views like those you'll go far." The Party organizer must have had a crystal ball. Our scientist in no time had gone as far as Kolyma, in a prison train (4a).

     ♦ "...Пока я член Политбюро, у меня есть всё. А вот когда меня выгонят, тогда неизвестно, что будет..." И как в воду глядел, выгнали-таки его (Войнович 1). "... As long as I'm a member of the Politburo, I have everything I want. But nobody knows what'll happen when they kick me out..." A prophetic remark, because later on he was kicked out of the Politburo (1a).

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ ГЛЯДЕЛ < СМОТРЕЛ> coll

[VP; subj: human; past only; fixed WO]

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⇒ (as if) one knew beforehand that sth. was going to happen, foresaw sth., had a presentiment about sth.:

- X как в воду глядел≈ X must have been looking in < X must have had> a crystal ball;

- X must have second sight;

- it's as if X knew it all beforehand < in advance>;

- [in limited contexts] X's words turned out to be all too true;

- X's words <remarks etc> were prophetic.

     ♦ Нуца знала, что муж её уже завёлся и теперь ещё долго будет пить, скорее всего всю ночь... Она как в воду смотрела (Искандер 5). Noutsa knew that her husband was off; he'd drink a long time now, most likely all the night....She must have been looking in a crystal ball (5a).

     ♦ "Ну что ж, - сказал парторг, - я вижу, мы не договорились... С такими взглядами можно далеко докатиться". И действительно, парторг как в воду глядел. Наш учёный вскоре докатился в столыпинском вагоне до Колымы (Войнович 4). "All right, then," said the Party organizer. "Clearly we don't see eye to eye....With views like those you'll go far." The Party organizer must have had a crystal ball. Our scientist in no time had gone as far as Kolyma, in a prison train (4a).

     ♦ "...Пока я член Политбюро, у меня есть всё. А вот когда меня выгонят, тогда неизвестно, что будет..." И как в воду глядел, выгнали-таки его (Войнович 1). "... As long as I'm a member of the Politburo, I have everything I want. But nobody knows what'll happen when they kick me out..." A prophetic remark, because later on he was kicked out of the Politburo (1a).

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ ГЛЯДЕЛ < СМОТРЕЛ> coll

[VP; subj: human; past only; fixed WO]

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⇒ (as if) one knew beforehand that sth. was going to happen, foresaw sth., had a presentiment about sth.:

- X как в воду глядел≈ X must have been looking in < X must have had> a crystal ball;

- X must have second sight;

- it's as if X knew it all beforehand < in advance>;

- [in limited contexts] X's words turned out to be all too true;

- X's words <remarks etc> were prophetic.

     ♦ Нуца знала, что муж её уже завёлся и теперь ещё долго будет пить, скорее всего всю ночь... Она как в воду смотрела (Искандер 5). Noutsa knew that her husband was off; he'd drink a long time now, most likely all the night....She must have been looking in a crystal ball (5a).

     ♦ "Ну что ж, - сказал парторг, - я вижу, мы не договорились... С такими взглядами можно далеко докатиться". И действительно, парторг как в воду глядел. Наш учёный вскоре докатился в столыпинском вагоне до Колымы (Войнович 4). "All right, then," said the Party organizer. "Clearly we don't see eye to eye....With views like those you'll go far." The Party organizer must have had a crystal ball. Our scientist in no time had gone as far as Kolyma, in a prison train (4a).

     ♦ "...Пока я член Политбюро, у меня есть всё. А вот когда меня выгонят, тогда неизвестно, что будет..." И как в воду глядел, выгнали-таки его (Войнович 1). "... As long as I'm a member of the Politburo, I have everything I want. But nobody knows what'll happen when they kick me out..." A prophetic remark, because later on he was kicked out of the Politburo (1a).

"1. the front, the area or part which lies to the front: Trenin ilerisini göremiyoruz. We can´t see the front section of the train. 2. the next part (of a road, a course, a job): İlerimizde deniz vardı. In front of us lay the sea. Yolun ilerisi çok virajlı. The next part of the road is full of curves. Bu işin ilerisi pek kolay olmaz. The next part of this job won´t be very easy. 3. the future, the time yet to come; the time which lies just ahead: İlerimiz kış. Winter is just around the corner. İleriyi hiç düşünmedin mi? Haven´t you ever thought about the future? 4. mil. advance, forward, situated near the front: ileri komuta yeri advance command post. 5. fast (clock, watch, etc.): Saatim iki dakika ileri. My watch is two minutes fast. 6. /dan/ ahead of, before, (something) which precedes: Tacimah bizden ileri sınıflardan birindeydi. Tacimah was in one of the classes ahead of us. 7. advanced; beyond the elementary stage; ahead of others. 8. advanced (age, years): Hoşkadem oldukça ileri bir yaşta aşka düştü. Hoşkadem fell in love at a rather advanced age. 9. Forward!/Onward! 10. forward, forwards, to the front; out in front; onward, onwards. -si 1. the future. 2. the farther part. 3. the rest, what is still to come. - almak /ı/ 1. to move (something) forward, move (something) towards the front. 2. to promote (someone). 3. to set or put (a clock, watch) forward. - atılmak to spring forward; to rush forward. -den beri for a long time now. - çıkmak to come forward. - evre advanced stage. - geçmek 1. to go forward, go to the front. 2. to be promoted. - gelenler important people, prominent people, notables, worthies, bigwigs. - gelmek /dan/ to be caused by, result from, be due to. -sini gerisini düşünmemek/hesaplamamak/saymamak /ın/ not to give a thought to the consequences of (something). - geri konuşmak/laflar etmek/söylemek to speak in an offhanded and tactless way, talk offhandedly and tactlessly. - gitmek 1. to advance, progress. 2. to go too far, go beyond the bounds of what is considered acceptable. 3. (for a clock or watch) to gain time, be fast. -sine gitmek /ın/ 1. to consider (something) in depth, go into (something) in detail. 2. to see (something) through. -yi görmek to foresee the future. - görüş foresight, prescience. - görüşlü foresighted, foresightful, farsighted, prescient (person). - götürmek /ı/ to take (something) too far, carry (something) too far. - hat mil. front line. - karakol mil. outpost; outlying picket. - marş! mil. Forward, march! - sürmek /ı/ 1. to drive (someone, something) forward. 2. to put forward, set forth (an idea). - varmak to go too far, go beyond the bounds of what is considered acceptable."

1. separately, not with others, apart from others

alone

2. by one's own efforts, without the participation of or help from others: (all) alone

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[PrepP; Invar; adv]

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1. separately, not with others, apart from others:

- alone;

- by itself (himself etc);

- singly;

- [in limited contexts;

- of people only] in solitude.

     ♦ Выйдя из лесу, они увидели стоявший в одиночку дом. Coming out of the woods, they caught sight of a house standing by itself.

     ♦ Одно время начальник лагеря ещё такой приказ издал: никаким заключённым в одиночку по зоне не ходить (Солженицын 7). At one time the camp commandant had given orders that zeks were not to walk about the camp singly (7c).

     ♦ Не любят русские люди мелочничать по углам, в одиночку, кустарным способом... Мы употребляем вино для усиления жизни и душевного разогрева, мы только жить начинаем, когда выпьем... (Терц 6). We Russians are not fond of tippling amateurishly, in solitude, each in his corner...What we drink for is to fire our souls and to feel we are alive It's when we drink that we come to life... (6a).

2. by one's own efforts, without the participation of or help from others:

- (all) alone;

- on one's own;

- by o.s.;

- single-handed(ly);

- [in limited contexts] go it alone;

- make one's own way <do one's own thing etc>.

     ♦ Ему не нужна поддержка начальства, ему не нужна любовь друзей, душевная общность с женой, он умеет воевать в одиночку (Гроссман 2). No, he didn't need the authorities' support, his friends' affection or his wife's understanding; he could fight on alone (2a).

     ♦ "Долго же вы от нас скрывались... И что же, так вот всё и действовали в одиночку?"... "Да, в одиночку" (Войнович 4). "You've been hiding from us a long time....Now tell us, were you acting alone all the time?"..."That's right, all alone" (4a).

     ♦ За обедом Марья Ивановна сказала Жене: "Евгения Николаевна, если разрешите, я могу пойти вместе с вами... Вдвоём как-то легче". Женя смутилась, ответила: "Нет, нет, спасибо большое, уж эти дела надо делать в одиночку" (Гроссман 2). While they were eating, Marya Ivanovna said to Yevgenia: "Let me go with you, Yevgenia Nikolaevna....It's always easier with someone else." Yevgenia looked very embarrassed. "No, no," she said, "but thank you very much. There are things one has to do on one's own..." (2a).

     ♦ По молодости он спешил двумя руками сворачивать горы в одиночку... (Солженицын 1). In his youth he had been in a hurry to move mountains single-handed (1a).

     ♦...Я не любил строй и в столовую или по утрам в уборную пробираться предпочитал в одиночку. Чаще всего эта операция мне удавалась, но... и я время от времени попадался (Войнович 5) I had no love for formation and preferred to make my own way to the mess hall or the latrine in the morning. Usually I was successful, but...I did get caught every once in a while (5a).

• ЗАБИВАТЬ/ЗАБИТЬ <ВКРУЧИВАТЬ/ВКРУТИТЬ> БАКИ кому slang

[VP; subj: human; usu. impfv]

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⇒ to deceive, intentionally mislead s.o.:

- X забивает Y-y баки≈ X is trying to con <put one over on, fast-talk> Y;

- X is pulling the wool over Y's eyes.

     ♦ "Когда-нибудь это должно произойти. Может быть, давно уже происходит. Внутри вида зарождается новый вид, а мы это называем генетической болезнью... Умные и все на подбор талантливые... Тогда что же это выходит? Тогда выходит, что они уже не люди. Зурзмансор мне просто баки забивал" (Стругацкие 1). "It's got to happen some time. Maybe it's been going on for a long time now. A new species arising out of an old one, and we call it a genetic illness....Intelligent and talented, every single one of them. And what does it lead to? That they're not human anymore. Zurzmansor was just pulling the wool over my eyes" (la).

• ЗАБИВАТЬ/ЗАБИТЬ <ВКРУЧИВАТЬ/ВКРУТИТЬ> БАКИ кому slang

[VP; subj: human; usu. impfv]

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⇒ to deceive, intentionally mislead s.o.:

- X забивает Y-y баки≈ X is trying to con <put one over on, fast-talk> Y;

- X is pulling the wool over Y's eyes.

     ♦ "Когда-нибудь это должно произойти. Может быть, давно уже происходит. Внутри вида зарождается новый вид, а мы это называем генетической болезнью... Умные и все на подбор талантливые... Тогда что же это выходит? Тогда выходит, что они уже не люди. Зурзмансор мне просто баки забивал" (Стругацкие 1). "It's got to happen some time. Maybe it's been going on for a long time now. A new species arising out of an old one, and we call it a genetic illness....Intelligent and talented, every single one of them. And what does it lead to? That they're not human anymore. Zurzmansor was just pulling the wool over my eyes" (la).

• ЗАБИВАТЬ/ЗАБИТЬ <ВКРУЧИВАТЬ/ВКРУТИТЬ> БАКИ кому slang

[VP; subj: human; usu. impfv]

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⇒ to deceive, intentionally mislead s.o.:

- X забивает Y-y баки≈ X is trying to con <put one over on, fast-talk> Y;

- X is pulling the wool over Y's eyes.

     ♦ "Когда-нибудь это должно произойти. Может быть, давно уже происходит. Внутри вида зарождается новый вид, а мы это называем генетической болезнью... Умные и все на подбор талантливые... Тогда что же это выходит? Тогда выходит, что они уже не люди. Зурзмансор мне просто баки забивал" (Стругацкие 1). "It's got to happen some time. Maybe it's been going on for a long time now. A new species arising out of an old one, and we call it a genetic illness....Intelligent and talented, every single one of them. And what does it lead to? That they're not human anymore. Zurzmansor was just pulling the wool over my eyes" (la).

• ЗАБИВАТЬ/ЗАБИТЬ <ВКРУЧИВАТЬ/ВКРУТИТЬ> БАКИ кому slang

[VP; subj: human; usu. impfv]

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⇒ to deceive, intentionally mislead s.o.:

- X забивает Y-y баки≈ X is trying to con <put one over on, fast-talk> Y;

- X is pulling the wool over Y's eyes.

     ♦ "Когда-нибудь это должно произойти. Может быть, давно уже происходит. Внутри вида зарождается новый вид, а мы это называем генетической болезнью... Умные и все на подбор талантливые... Тогда что же это выходит? Тогда выходит, что они уже не люди. Зурзмансор мне просто баки забивал" (Стругацкие 1). "It's got to happen some time. Maybe it's been going on for a long time now. A new species arising out of an old one, and we call it a genetic illness....Intelligent and talented, every single one of them. And what does it lead to? That they're not human anymore. Zurzmansor was just pulling the wool over my eyes" (la).