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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > long story
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долгая, длинная историяOh, it's a long story! — Ну, об этом долго рассказывать!
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долгая, длинная историяАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > long story
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expr infmlThen the guy comes over and - long story short - "You got a match?" — Короче говоря, этот парень подходит и спрашивает: "Спички есть?"
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > long story short
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короче говоря, одним словомSo to make a long story short, when it were all o'er eh' lecturer thanked me... (E. Gaskell, ‘Mary Barton’, ch. 8) — Короче говоря, когда все кончилось, лектор меня благодарил...
It was a beautiful afternoon. The sky was blue, the sun yellow, butterflies flitted, birds tooted, bees bussed and, to cut a long story short, all Nature smiled. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Plum Pie’, ch. 8) — Был чудесный день. Небо голубое, солнце оранжевое, в воздухе порхали бабочки, щебетали птицы, жужжали пчелы. Одним словом, природа улыбалась нам.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > to cut a long story short
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paзг.кopoчe гoвopя, oдним cлoвoмTo cut a long story short, I want you back (A, J. Cronin)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > to cut a long story short
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in short короче говоряTo make a long story short, we won.
English-Russian mini useful dictionary > to make a long story short
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Concise English-Russian phrasebook > to make a long story short
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art is long, life is short — жизнь коротка, искусство вечно
short fuse — короткий взрыватель, взрыватель с замедлением
Синонимический ряд:come to the point (verb) be explicit; come out with it; come to the point; cut the matter short; define; descend to particulars; get down to brass tacks; get specific -
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1) Пословица: короче говоря (used as paren.)2) Макаров: короче говоряУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > cut a long story short
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Общая лексика: короче говоря, проще говоряУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make a long story short
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<05> короче говоря...Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > to make a long story short
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фраз. короче говоря, …Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > to make long story short
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Короче говоряDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Cutting a long story short
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long story short — phr. to make a long story short. □ Okay, long story short: everything that goes up comes down, okay? □ Then the guy comes over, and long story short “You got a match?” … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
long story short — adverb Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story. Anyway, long story short, I totally screwed up today … Wiktionary
long story — lengthy tale, long tale … English contemporary dictionary
to make a long story short — to cut/make/a long story short phrase used for saying that you will tell the end or the main point of a story without giving all the details To cut a long story short, we both spent the night in jail. Thesaurus: expressions used in… … Useful english dictionary
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cut a long story short — • the long and the short of it • to cut a long story short • to put smth in a nutshell (from Idioms in Speech) the general result or effect; all that need be said; the upshot (in the fewest words possible, in short, in brief); the substance of… … Idioms and examples
to cut a long story short — to cut/make/a long story short phrase used for saying that you will tell the end or the main point of a story without giving all the details To cut a long story short, we both spent the night in jail. Thesaurus: expressions used in… … Useful english dictionary
(to) cut a long story short — to cut a long story ˈshort idiom (BrE) (NAmE to make a long story ˈshort) (informal) used when you are saying that you will get to the point of what you are saying quickly, without including all the details … Useful english dictionary
(to) make a long story short — to cut a long story ˈshort idiom (BrE) (NAmE to make a long story ˈshort) (informal) used when you are saying that you will get to the point of what you are saying quickly, without including all the details … Useful english dictionary
it's a long story — it’s a long story spoken phrase used for saying that the answer to a particular question would be long and complicated ‘Why was Martin wandering around the streets at 2 o’clock in the morning?’ ‘It’s a long story.’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that… … Useful english dictionary
To Cut a Long Story Short (book) — To Cut a Long Story Short (ISBN 0 00 226149 9) is a 2000 short story collection by British writer and politician Jeffrey Archer. Unlike his previous collections, which have contained 12 stories, this one has 15. A list of the featured stories is… … Wikipedia