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41 make\ even\ with\ the\ ground
English-Hungarian dictionary > make\ even\ with\ the\ ground
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42 gain ground
1) (to make progress.) vinde terræn2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) vinde udbredelse* * *1) (to make progress.) vinde terræn2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) vinde udbredelse -
43 from the ground up
разг.1) до основания, основательно, полностью, досконально, во всех отношениях [первонач. амер.]I know the Governor from the ground up... (E. O'Connor, ‘The Last Hurrah’, part I, ch. IV) — Уж я-то знаю губернатора как самого себя...
I'm a man... from the ground up - and there's no son of a bitch in this camp who don't know it... (K. Winsor, ‘Wanderers Eastward, Wanderers West’, ch. VIII) — я настоящий мужчина... и нет ни одного сукина сына в этом лагере, который бы не знал этого...
He changed everything from the ground up. — Он все основательно изменил.
2) с самого начала, с азов; ≈ из ничего, на пустом местеI'd very much like to find a business that I could buy and make into something, or start one from the ground up. I think you understand that. (J. O'Hara, ‘From the Terrace’) — Мне бы очень хотелось купить какое-нибудь дело и основательно расширить его. Или же начать что-то совсем новое. Думаю, вам это понятно.
Here... was a chance to start a fine educational job and to build practically from the ground up. (W. Du Bois, ‘Mansart Builds a School’, ch. VI) — Вот она... прекрасная возможность заниматься педагогической деятельностью, но начинать придется на пустом месте.
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44 broken ground
to gain ground — захватывать местность; продвигаться вперёд
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45 shape of ground
to gain ground — захватывать местность; продвигаться вперёд
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > shape of ground
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46 let smb. in on the ground floor
разг.(let (или put) smb. in on the ground floor)1) принять кого-л. в дело на взаимовыгодных условиях (особ. предоставить кому-л. акции на равных основаниях с учредителями); предоставить кому-л. возможность выгодно вложить деньги [первонач. амер.]When he learned that his father had let Zaharoff in "on the ground floor"... Lanny wasn't surprised... (U. Sinclair, ‘Between Two Worlds’, ch. 3) — Когда Ланни узнал, что отец принял Захарова в дело на выгодных для того условиях... то не испытал удивления...
I'm going to let you in on the ground floor. Then you and I are going to make some dough. (E. S. Gardner, ‘Gold Comes in Bricks’, ch. 3) — Я готов сделать тебя моим компаньоном. Вдвоем мы немало заработаем.
2) поставить кого-л. в выгодные условияIt all depended on just where the bypass went. That would put him in on the ground floor... (J. Jones, ‘Some Came Running’, book II, ch. XVII) — Все зависело от того, где именно пройдет обходная дорога. Если он узнает это, то опередит всех своих конкурентов.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > let smb. in on the ground floor
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47 from the ground up
paзг.1) ocнoвaтeльнo, пoлнocтью; дocкoнaльнo; вo вcex oтнoшeнияx [пepвoнaч. aмep.]I know the Governor from the ground up (E. O'Connor). He was badly wounded in the Pacific. They practically had to rebuild him from the ground up (R. Macdonald)2) c caмoгo нaчaлa, c нуля; в из ничeгo, нa пуcтoм мecтeI'd very much like to find a business that I could buy and make into something, or start one from the ground up. I think you understand that (J. O'Hara). Here... was a chance to start a fine educational job and to build practically from the ground up (W. Du Bois) -
48 gain ground
1) (to make progress.) ganar terreno2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) ganar terrenoexpr.• avanzar v. -
49 thin on the ground
adj infmlScandal has been so thin on the ground that she has been tempted to make it up — Скандалом и не пахло, так что ее подмывало самой выдумать его
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > thin on the ground
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50 recover lost ground
He was wise enough to make no immediate attempt to recover lost ground. (A. Christie, ‘Dumb Witness’, ch. VIII) — Пуаро прекрасно понимал, что сию минуту утраченного преимущества не вернешь.
...it looked as if he was rapidly dwindling into a bewildered hopeless old man. And he had yet to learn what Charlie proposed to do for Aunt Nellie. When he did know, he would almost certainly recover lost ground. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Wonder Hero’, ch. VI) —...казалось, что дядюшка Том на глазах становится дряхлым стариком, которому не на что больше надеяться. Но ему предстоит скоро узнать, что Чарли собирается сделать для тетушки Нелли, и тогда, несомненно, жизнь снова обретет для него смысл.
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51 groove -- make (V.) grooves
germ. mili-------------------------------------ground materialgerm. grenda-; gruma?; gruta-; gruti-------------------------------------ground mattergerm. malmæ-; meldra-ы{(N.)}germ. beund-; grundu-; grunþa-; was-------------------------------------fallow ground {(N.)}germ. berkæ; brēkæ?; falgæ; hlar-Neuenglisch-germanisches Wörterbuch > groove -- make (V.) grooves
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52 be in on the ground floor
начинать бизнес с самого начала, с самого низкого уровня The best way to ensure your success is to make sure to be in on the ground floor. ≈ Лучший способ добиться успеха - быть уверенным, что начинаешь с абсолютного нуля.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > be in on the ground floor
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53 be in on the ground floor
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54 gain ground
1) (to make progress.) sækja á2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) eflast, verða áhrifameiri -
55 gain ground
1) (to make progress.) tért hódít2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) elterjed -
56 gain ground
1) (to make progress.) fazer progressos2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) ganhar terreno -
57 gain ground
geliştir* * *1) (to make progress.) ilerlemek2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) ilerleme kaydetmek -
58 gain ground
1) (to make progress.) napredovati2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) uveljaviti se -
59 gain ground
• voittaa alaa* * *1) (to make progress.) voittaa alaa2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) saavuttaa jalansijaa -
60 gain ground
1) (to make progress.) vinne terreng2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) bli (mer) akseptert, vinne terreng
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