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I [breɪk] n1) разрыв, пролом, брешь, дыра, пробоинаThe dog escaped through a break in the fence. — Собака убежала через щель/дыру в заборе.
There was a break in the water-pipes. — Водопровод прорвало.
There was a break between two friends. — Между друзьями произошел разрыв.
There was a mass prison break. — Массовый побег из тюрьмы имел место.
When the rain stopped we made a break for home. — Когда дождь перестал мы бросились домой.
- complete break- unhappy break
- diplomatic break
- break in the skin
- break in the circuit
- break in the pipe
- break in the fence
- break in the window
- break in the gas-pipe
- break of diplomatic relations
- commit a break of etiquette
- make a complete break with an old tradition2) перерыв, пауза, интервалWe had a long break in our jurney. — Во время путешествия у нас была длительная остановка.
They noticed a curious break in his voice. — Они заметили, что голос его странно срывался.
There was an awkward break in delivery. — Произошел досадный перерыв в доставке.
- tea breakThere was no break in the rains. — Дождям не было конца. /Беспрерывно шел дождь.
- news break
- hour's break for lunch
- 10 minutes' break for tea
- break in smth
- break in prices
- break in the conversation
- break of continuity
- break of slope
- break of voice
- break in the weather
- break in the ordinary routine
- break in the heat-wave
- without a break
- during a break at school
- at the break of the day
- write to smb after a break of two years
- have a break
- take a ten minutes break
- go on reading to the next break
- speak without a break3) везение, удача, шансIt was a lucky break. — Мне повезло.
The breaks were against us. — Нам не везло.
The cinema director discovered the actress and gave her a break. — Режиссер нашел эту актрису и дал ей возможность попытать счастья на съемках.
Give me a break. — ◊ Я в покое. /Отстань от меня
- bad break- lucky break
- give smb a break II [breɪk] v(broke, broken)1) ломать, разбивать, разламывать- break a chair- break a cup
- break a
- break smth into pieces2) ломаться, разрываться- chair breaks- cup breaks
- rope breaks3) нарушать- break one's promise- break the silence
- break the rules4) порывать- break with smb, smth- break with old habits
- break the ice
- it's the last straw that breaks the camel's back
- thread breaks where it is weakest
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См. также в других словарях:
it\ is\ the\ last\ straw\ that\ breaks\ the\ camel's\ back — • last straw • (it is the) last straw that breaks the camel s back n. phr. A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. Bill had a bad day in school yesterday. He lost his knife on the way… … Словарь американских идиом
it is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back — The metaphor is also used allusively, especially in the phrase the last straw. 1655 J. BRAMHALL Defence of True Liberty of Human Actions 54 It is the last feather may be said to break an Horses back. 1793 in Publications of Colonial Society of… … Proverbs new dictionary
straw\ that\ breaks\ the\ camel's\ back — • last straw • (it is the) last straw that breaks the camel s back n. phr. A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. Bill had a bad day in school yesterday. He lost his knife on the way… … Словарь американских идиом
Straw that broke the camel's back — The idiom the straw that broke the camel s back is from an Arab proverb about how a camel wearing shoes is loaded beyond its capacity to moveFact|date=October 2007. This is a reference to any process by which cataclysmic failure (a broken back)… … Wikipedia
(the) straw that breaks the camel's back — the last/final ˈstraw | the ˌstraw that breaks the camel s ˈback idiom the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer Main entry: ↑strawidiom … Useful english dictionary
(the) straw that breaks the camel's back — the last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation. Losing my job was bad enough but having the relationship end like that was the straw that broke the camel s back … New idioms dictionary
the straw that broke the camel's back — noun A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something. As the last straw breaks the laden camels… … Wiktionary
straw that breaks the camel's back — See: LAST STRAW … Dictionary of American idioms
straw that breaks the camel's back — See: LAST STRAW … Dictionary of American idioms
last\ straw — • last straw • (it is the) last straw that breaks the camel s back n. phr. A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. Bill had a bad day in school yesterday. He lost his knife on the way… … Словарь американских идиом
last straw — the last of a succession of irritations, incidents, remarks, etc., that leads to a loss of patience, a disaster, etc.: He has been late before, but this is the last straw. [1840 50; after the proverb It is the last straw that breaks the camel s… … Universalium
