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  • 1 come to terms

    1) (with smb.) пойти на уступки (кому-л.); договориться, прийти к соглашению (тж. make terms with smb.)

    ...we came to terms and struck the bargain. (Th. Hardy, ‘A Tragedy of Two Ambitions’, ch. II) —...мы пришли к соглашению и заключили сделку.

    ...he meant to fight them to the death unless they could come to some sort of terms. (W. Howells, ‘The Rise of Silas Lapham’, ch. XXV) —...он намеревался беспощадно бороться с ними, если они не пойдут на уступки.

    2) (with smth.) примириться с чем-л.; привыкнуть к чему-л.

    And yet, of late, since she had been round the world, he had seemed to notice something quieter and more solid in her conduct, as if settled purposes were pushing up, and she were coming to terms at last with her daily life. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part I, ch. XI) — И все-таки за последнее время, после путешествия вокруг света, он как будто улавливал в поведении Флер что-то более спокойное и устойчивое, словно определились для нее какие-то ценности, примирявшие ее с ее собственной жизнью.

    ...she liked the country even less than Mrs Clive, who was gradually coming to terms with it. (M. Dickens, ‘The Landlord's Daughter’, ch. 2) —...Рите эти места нравились меньше, чем миссис Клайв, которая успела привыкнуть к ним.

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