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  • 1 guardar

    v.
    1 to keep.
    guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe
    ¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!
    guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood
    Manolo guarda las fotos Manolo keeps the pictures.
    La beata guarda el día santo The pious woman keeps the holy day.
    2 to save.
    guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother
    3 to keep watch over.
    4 to observe (observar) (ley, norma, fiesta).
    guardar cama to stay in bed
    guardar silencio to keep quiet
    guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances
    5 to save (computing).
    6 to put away, to store, to tuck away.
    Ricardo guardó los juguetes Richard put away the toys.
    7 to shut in.
    Ricardo guardó el licor Richard shut the liquor in.
    8 to guard, to watch over.
    La policía guarda el edificio The police guards the building.
    * * *
    1 (cuidar) to keep, watch over, keep an eye on
    2 (conservar) to keep, hold
    3 (la ley) to observe, obey; (un secreto) to keep
    4 (poner en un sitio) to put away
    5 (reservar) to save, keep
    6 (proteger) to protect, save
    ¡Dios salve al rey! God save the King!
    7 INFORMÁTICA to save
    8 guardarse de (precaverse, evitar) to guard against, avoid, be careful not to
    \
    guardar cola to queue up, US wait in line
    guardar conexión con to be connected with
    guardar la derecha to keep to the right
    guardar las formas to be polite
    guardar parecido con to be similar to
    guardar relación con to be related to
    guardar rencor to harbour resentment (a, against)
    guardársela a alguien figurado to have it in for somebody
    * * *
    verb
    2) keep
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ objetos]
    a) (=meter) [en un lugar] to put; [en su sitio] to put away

    si no vas a jugar más, guarda los juguetes — if you're not going to play any more, put the toys away

    b) (=conservar) to keep

    no tira nunca nada, todo lo guarda — he never throws anything away, he hangs on to o keeps everything

    guardar algo para sí — to keep sth for o.s.

    c) (=reservar) to save

    te guardaré un poco de tarta para cuando vengasI'll save o keep you a bit of cake for when you come

    guárdame un par de entradashold o save me a couple of tickets, put aside a couple of tickets for me

    ¿puedes guardarme el sitio en la cola? — can you keep my place in the queue?

    puedo guardarle la habitación solo hasta mañanaI can only keep o hold the room for you till tomorrow

    d) (Inform) [+ archivo] to save
    2) (=mantener) [+ promesa, secreto] to keep; [+ recuerdo] to have

    guardar el anonimatoto remain anonymous

    guardar la calma[en crisis, desastre] to keep calm; [ante una provocación] to remain composed

    guardar las formasto keep up appearances

    guardar la línea(=mantenerla) to keep one's figure; (=cuidarla) to watch one's figure

    guardar en secreto[+ objeto, documento] to keep in secret, keep secretly; [+ actividad, información] to keep secret

    cama 1), silencio 1., 1)
    3) (=tener) [+ relación] to bear; [+ semejanza] to have
    4) (=sentir) [+ rencor] to bear, have; [+ respeto] to have, show

    no le guardo rencor — I have no ill feeling towards him, I bear him no resentment

    5) (=cumplir) [+ ley] to observe
    6) (=cuidar) to guard

    guardar a algn de algo — to protect sb from sth

    ¡ Dios guarde a la Reina! — God save the Queen!

    ¡Dios os guarde! — †† may God be with you!

    2.
    VI

    ¡guarda! — Arg, Chile * look out!, watch out!

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( reservar) to save

    guarda esa botella para Navidadkeep o save that bottle for Christmas

    2)
    a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away
    b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep
    3) (liter) (defender, proteger)
    4) < secreto> to keep
    5)
    a) (mostrar, manifestar)
    b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
    2.
    guardarse v pron
    1) ( quedarse con) to keep
    2) ( reservar) to save, keep
    4) ( cuidarse)

    guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

    * * *
    = file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.
    Ex. File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.
    Ex. The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.
    Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.
    Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.
    Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
    Ex. This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.
    Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.
    Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.
    Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.
    Ex. Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.
    Ex. The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.
    Ex. She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.
    Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
    Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.
    Ex. The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.
    Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.
    Ex. Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.
    Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
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    * ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.
    * acción de guardar documentos = save.
    * ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.
    * fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.
    * guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.
    * guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.
    * guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.
    * guardar como un tesoro = treasure.
    * guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.
    * guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).
    * guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.
    * guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.
    * guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.
    * guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.
    * guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.
    * guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.
    * guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.
    * guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.
    * guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.
    * guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).
    * guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.
    * guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).
    * guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.
    * guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.
    * guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.
    * guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.
    * guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.
    * guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.
    * guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.
    * guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.
    * guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.
    * hacer guardar silencio = shush.
    * no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.
    * porche para guardar el coche = car port.
    * que guarde relación con = in keeping with.
    * quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.
    * sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.
    * volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( reservar) to save

    guarda esa botella para Navidadkeep o save that bottle for Christmas

    2)
    a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away
    b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep
    3) (liter) (defender, proteger)
    4) < secreto> to keep
    5)
    a) (mostrar, manifestar)
    b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
    2.
    guardarse v pron
    1) ( quedarse con) to keep
    2) ( reservar) to save, keep
    4) ( cuidarse)

    guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

    * * *
    = file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

    Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

    Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.
    Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.
    Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.
    Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
    Ex: This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.
    Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.
    Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.
    Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.
    Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.
    Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.
    Ex: She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.
    Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
    Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.
    Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.
    Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.
    Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.
    Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
    * ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.
    * acción de guardar documentos = save.
    * ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.
    * fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.
    * guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.
    * guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.
    * guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.
    * guardar como un tesoro = treasure.
    * guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.
    * guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).
    * guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.
    * guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.
    * guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.
    * guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.
    * guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.
    * guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.
    * guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.
    * guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.
    * guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.
    * guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).
    * guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.
    * guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).
    * guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.
    * guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.
    * guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.
    * guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.
    * guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.
    * guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.
    * guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.
    * guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.
    * guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.
    * hacer guardar silencio = shush.
    * no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.
    * porche para guardar el coche = car port.
    * que guarde relación con = in keeping with.
    * quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.
    * sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.
    * volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

    * * *
    guardar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    (reservar): guárdale un pedazo de pastel save him a piece of cake
    guarda esa botella para Nochevieja keep o save that bottle for New Year's Eve, put that bottle aside for New Year's Eve
    guárdame un sitio save me a seat, keep me a place
    si pido la excedencia, no me guardan el puesto if I ask for leave of absence, they won't keep o hold my job open for me
    B
    1 (poner en un lugar) to put … away
    guarda los juguetes put your toys away
    los guardé en un sitio seguro I put them (away) in a safe place
    ya he guardado toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes
    guarda todos los recibos she keeps o ( colloq) hangs on to all her receipts
    2 (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep
    guardo los huevos en la nevera I keep the eggs in the fridge
    lo tuvo guardado durante años she kept it for years
    los tengo guardados en el desván I've got them stored away o I've got them in the attic
    siempre guarda las medicinas bajo llave she always keeps the medicines locked away o under lock and key
    los tesoros que guarda el mar ( liter); the treasures which lie hidden beneath the waves ( liter)
    C ( liter)
    (defender, proteger): la muralla que guarda el castillo the walls which defend o protect the castle
    los perros guardaban la entrada a la mansión the dogs were guarding the entrance to the mansion
    Dios guarde al rey ( fr hecha); God save the King
    Dios guarde a Vd muchos años ( frml); ≈ yours respectfully ( frml), may God preserve you ( arch)
    D ‹secreto› to keep
    no le guardo ningún rencor I don't bear a grudge against o feel any resentment toward(s) him
    guardo muy buenos recuerdos de aquel viaje I have very good memories of that trip
    ¡ésta se la guardo! ( fam); I'll remember this!, I won't forget this!
    E
    1
    (mostrar, manifestar): le guardaron el debido respeto he was treated with due respect
    hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia you must show proper respect when in church
    guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances
    2 ‹leyes/fiestas› to observe fiesta
    A (quedarse con) to keep
    guárdate tus consejos keep your advice to yourself
    B ( enf) (reservar) to save, keep
    C
    (poner en un lugar): se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket
    guárdatelo bien put it somewhere safe o look after it carefully
    D (cuidarse) guardarse DE + INF to be careful not to + INF
    se guardó mucho de mostrarles el documento she was very careful not to show them the document
    ya te guardarás de contar lo que pasó you'd better not tell anyone o you'd better make sure you don't tell anyone what happened
    * * *

     

    guardar ( conjugate guardar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( reservar) to save, keep;
    guarda algo para después save o keep sth for later

    2
    a) ( poner en un lugar) ‹juguetes/librosto put … away;


    b) (conservar, mantener) to keep;


    guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances
    c) secreto to keep;

    rencor to bear, harbor( conjugate harbor);

    guardarse verbo pronominal
    1


    2 ( poner en un lugar):

    guardar verbo transitivo
    1 (preservar) to keep: ¿puedes guardármelo?, can you look after it for me?
    todavía guardo sus cosas, I still keep his things
    2 (un secreto, recuerdo) to keep: guardaron silencio, they remained silent
    guardemos un minuto de silencio, let's observe a minute's silence
    guarden silencio, por favor, be quiet, please
    3 (en un sitio) to put away: guarda las tazas en ese armario, put the cups away in that cupboard
    4 (reservar) to keep
    5 Inform to save
    ♦ Locuciones: guardar cama, to stay in bed
    ' guardar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apariencia
    - apartar
    - arca
    - archivar
    - ayuno
    - cama
    - conservar
    - continencia
    - forma
    - recoger
    - rencor
    - reposo
    - reservar
    - rincón
    - secreta
    - secreto
    - callar
    - compostura
    - dejar
    - huevera
    - panera
    - separar
    - silencio
    English:
    aside
    - commensurate
    - cookie jar
    - counsel
    - distance
    - file
    - hold
    - hold against
    - house
    - keep
    - lay up
    - leave out
    - lock away
    - maintain
    - observe
    - pack away
    - pertinent
    - reminiscent
    - retain
    - save
    - secret
    - set aside
    - silent
    - skeleton
    - stay
    - storage space
    - store
    - stow
    - treasure
    - wrap
    - appearance
    - bread
    - cake
    - convenient
    - face
    - guard
    - hang
    - harbor
    - holy
    - leave
    - lock
    - mind
    - put
    - reserve
    - set
    - storage
    * * *
    vt
    1. [conservar] to keep;
    guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe;
    esta caja guarda documentos muy antiguos this box contains some very old documents;
    guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood
    2. [poner en su sitio] to put away;
    ¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!
    3. [vigilar] to keep watch over;
    [proteger] to guard;
    guarda un rebaño de ovejas he tends a flock of sheep;
    el perro guarda la casa the dog guards the house;
    guarda a tu hijo del peligro keep your child away from danger;
    ¡Dios guarde al rey! God save the King!
    4. [mantener] [secreto, promesa] to keep;
    guardó su palabra she kept her word;
    guardar cama to stay in bed;
    guardar silencio to keep quiet;
    guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;
    también Fig
    guardar las distancias to keep one's distance
    5. [reservar, ahorrar] to save (a o para alguien for sb);
    ¿me guardas un sitio? will you save a place for me?;
    guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother;
    he guardado parte de la paga para las vacaciones I've put by o saved part of my wages for my Br holidays o US vacation;
    el carnicero siempre me guarda la mejor carne the butcher always saves o keeps the best meat for me
    6. [observar] [ley, norma, fiesta] to observe
    7. Informát to save;
    guardar cambios to save changes
    * * *
    v/t
    1 keep;
    guardar silencio remain silent, keep silent
    2 poner en un lugar put (away)
    3 recuerdo have
    4 apariencias keep up
    5 INFOR save
    6
    :
    guardar cama stay in bed
    * * *
    1) : to guard
    2) : to maintain, to preserve
    3) conservar: to put away
    4) reservar: to save
    5) : to keep (a secret or promise)
    * * *
    1. (en general) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]
    ¿sabes guardar un secreto? can you keep a secret?
    2. (recoger) to put away [pt. & pp. put]
    3. (meter) to put
    4. (reservar) to save / to keep
    ¿me guardas un sitio? will you save me a seat?
    guardar rencor a alguien to bear somebody a grudge [pt. bore; pp. borne]

    Spanish-English dictionary > guardar

  • 2 боже оборони

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    1. боже оборони (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > боже оборони

  • 3 боже сохрани

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    1. боже сохрани (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 4 боже упаси

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    1. боже упаси (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 5 избави бог

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    1. избави бог (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 6 избави боже

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    1. избави боже (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 7 избави господи

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    1. избави господи (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 8 оборони бог

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    1. оборони бог (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 9 оборони господь

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    1. оборони господь (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 10 сохрани бог

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    1. сохрани бог (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 11 сохрани господь

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    1. сохрани господь (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 12 упаси бог

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    1. упаси бог (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 13 упаси господь

    [VPimper]
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    1. упаси господь (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]
    used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:
    - (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);
    - God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);
    - [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.
         ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
         ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
         ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
         ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]
    used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:
    - God (heaven) forbid!
         ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
         ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - God, how...!;
    - a God-awful [NP];
    - God help us.
         И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 14 Б-143

    БОЖЕ УПАСИ coll VPimpcr)
    1. \Б-143 (кого от чего). Also: УПАСЙ (СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ (ГОСПОДЬ)
    БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ (ОБОРОНИВ) ИЗБАВИ БОГ (БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ) ( usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)) used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.: God (heaven) forbid (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.) God (heaven) help s.o. (if...) (in limited contexts) (don't do sth.) for Godfe (heaveris) sake.
    «Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет» (Булгаков 11). "If you саге about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid-never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).
    «Избави бог его (Абуталипа) от такого (от равнодушия детей). Хватит ему и других горестей», - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him (Abutalip) from that (from his children's indifference). He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).
    Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).
    «...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!» (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).
    2. Also: УПАСИ (СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ) БОГ (ГОСПОДЬ)
    БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ (ОБОРОНИВ) ИЗБАВИ БОГ (БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ) ( indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)) used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed: God (heaven) forbid!
    "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют». - «Сохрани Бог, Юрочка» (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).
    (Они) расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). (They) tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).
    3. ( usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv ( intensif)) (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity: God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a NP (from a NP like that) God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a NP like that
    sth. like I hope never to see (hear etc) again goodness (God), how AdjP one sth. is God, how...! a God-awful NP God help us.
    И все (ведьмы), сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them (the witches) were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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  • 15 Б-119

    HE ДАЙ (HE ПРИВЕДИ) БОГ (БОЖЕ, ГОС-ПОДИ) НЕ ПРИВЕДИ ГОСПОДЬ all coll these forms only fixed WO
    1. ( indep. clause, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: usu. infin)) (used to express concern that sth. disagreeable may happen, a warning to s.o. not to do sth., or the unde-sirability, inadmissibility of sth.) it would be bad, unfortunate if... God (heaven) forbid
    (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.) God (heaven) help s.o. (if...) (in limited contexts) (avoid sth.) at all costs.
    "А если бы сбились с пути, да до утра, не приведи господи, закоченели бы как ледышки» (Айтматов 1). "What if you'd been lost right through until morning, God forbid? You'd have frozen solid, like icicles" (1b)
    ...В первую же ночь тайному суровому испытанию подвергалась ее любовь: не дай бог, не появился ли в ней какой-нибудь новый опыт (Трифонов 1). The very first night upon her return she would secretly be put to the test, and heaven forbid that her lovemaking reveal any new experience (1a).
    Лука Лукич:) He приведи бог служить по ученой части, всего боишься. Всякий мешается, всякому хочется показать, что он тоже умный человек (Гоголь 4). (L.L.:) God help anyone whose job has anything to do with education! You're afraid of everything, everybody interferes, everybody wants to show that he is an intelligent man too (4b).
    Они (Ирина Викторовна и Никандров) чувствовали необходимость сохранения некоторой дистанции между собой, чтобы, не дай бог, не случилось такой близости, когда одному известно о другом всё... (Залыгин 1). They (Irina Viktorovna and Nikandrov) felt it necessary to maintain a certain distance between each other, to avoid at all costs growing so close that each knew everything about the other... (1a).
    2. ( usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), indep. clause, or adv ( intensif)) (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity
    goodness (God), how AdjP one (sth.) is
    one got ( sth. is etc) incredibly AdjP ( s.o. (sth.)) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again God, may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a NP (from a NP like that) God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a NP like that (in limited contexts) I wouldn't wish him (her, that etc) on my worst enemy (as a response to a question or a rejoinder to an exclamation) God, yes! and how! (in limited contexts) a God-awful NP
    . «Когда я был еще подпоручиком, раз, знаете, мы подгуляли между собою, а ночью сделалась тревога вот мы и вышли перед фрунт навеселе, да уж и досталось нам, как Алексей Петрович узнал: не дай господи, как он рассердился!» (Лермонтов 1). "When I was still a second lieutenant we all got a little high one time, and during the night there was an alarm
    so we came out lit up in front of the soldiers, and did we get it from Aleksey Petrovich when he found out
    goodness, how furious he was!" (1a).
    «Измаялась я с ней (Галькой), - стала жаловаться Степа-нида. - Ой девка, не приведи господь никому такую» (Распутин 1). "She's (Galia has) wore me out," began Stepanida plaintively. "The little beast! I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy" (1a).
    Поступайте в кондуктора! Вы не можете заниматься зоологией», - неслось из кабинета. «Строг?» - спрашивал котелок у Панкрата. «У, - не приведи бог», - отвечал Панк-рат... (Булгаков 10). ( context transl) "Go and get jobs as conductors! You aren't fit to study zoology," came from the office. "Strict, eh?" the derby asked Pankrat. "A holy terror," answered Pankrat (10a).

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  • 16 не дай бог

    НЕ ДАЙ < НЕ ПРИВЕДИ> БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ>; НЕ ПРИВЕДИ ГОСПОДЬall coll
    [these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [indep. clause, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: usu. infin)]
    (used to express concern that sth. disagreeable may happen, a warning to s.o. not to do sth., or the undesirability, inadmissibility of sth.) it would be bad, unfortunate if... God (heaven) forbid; (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.); God (heaven) help s.o. (if...); [in limited contexts](avoid sth.) at all costs.
         ♦ "А если бы сбились с пути, да до утра, не приведи господи, закоченели бы как ледышки" (Айтматов 1). "What if you'd been lost right through until morning, God forbid? You'd have frozen solid, like icicles" (1b)
         ♦...В первую же ночь тайному суровому испытанию подвергалась ее любовь: не дай бог, не появился ли в ней какой-нибудь новый опыт (Трифонов 1). The very first night upon her return she would secretly be put to the test, and heaven forbid that her lovemaking reveal any new experience (1a).
         ♦ [Лука Лукич:] Не приведи бог служить по ученой части, всего боишься. Всякий мешается, всякому хочется показать, что он тоже умный человек (Гоголь 4). [L.L.:] God help anyone whose job has anything to do with education! You're afraid of everything, everybody interferes, everybody wants to show that he is an intelligent man too (4b).
         ♦ Они [Ирина Викторовна и Никандров] чувствовали необходимость сохранения некоторой дистанции между собой, чтобы, не дай бог, не случилось такой близости, когда одному известно о другом всё... (Залыгин 1). They [Irina Viktorovna and Nikandrov] felt it necessary to maintain a certain distance between each other, to avoid at all costs growing so close that each knew everything about the other... (1a).
    2. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), indep. clause, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - one got (sth. is etc) incredibly [AdjP];
    - (s.o. < sth.>) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - God < may the Lord> save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - [in limited contexts] I wouldn't wish him (her, that etc) on my worst enemy;
    - [as a response to a question or a rejoinder to an exclamation] God, yes!;
    - and how!;
    - [in limited contexts] a God-awful [NP].
         ♦ "Когда я был еще подпоручиком, раз, знаете, мы подгуляли между собою, а ночью сделалась тревога; вот мы и вышли перед фрунт навеселе, да уж и досталось нам, как Алексей Петрович узнал: не дай господи, как он рассердился!" (Лермонтов 1). "When I was still a second lieutenant we all got a little high one time, and during the night there was an alarm; so we came out lit up in front of the soldiers, and did we get it from Aleksey Petrovich when he found out: goodness, how furious he was!" (1a).
         ♦ "Измаялась я с ней [Галькой], - стала жаловаться Степанида. - Ой девка, не приведи господь никому такую" (Распутин 1). "She's [Galia has] wore me out," began Stepanida plaintively. "The little beast! I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy" (1a).
         ♦ "Поступайте в кондуктора! Вы не можете заниматься зоологией", - неслось из кабинета. "Строг?" - спрашивал котелок у Панкрата. "У, - не приведи бог", - отвечал Панкрат... (Булгаков 10). [context transl] "Go and get jobs as conductors! You aren't fit to study zoology," came from the office. "Strict, eh?" the derby asked Pankrat. "A holy terror," answered Pankrat (10a).

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  • 17 не дай боже

    НЕ ДАЙ < НЕ ПРИВЕДИ> БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ>; НЕ ПРИВЕДИ ГОСПОДЬall coll
    [these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [indep. clause, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: usu. infin)]
    (used to express concern that sth. disagreeable may happen, a warning to s.o. not to do sth., or the undesirability, inadmissibility of sth.) it would be bad, unfortunate if... God (heaven) forbid; (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.); God (heaven) help s.o. (if...); [in limited contexts](avoid sth.) at all costs.
         ♦ "А если бы сбились с пути, да до утра, не приведи господи, закоченели бы как ледышки" (Айтматов 1). "What if you'd been lost right through until morning, God forbid? You'd have frozen solid, like icicles" (1b)
         ♦...В первую же ночь тайному суровому испытанию подвергалась ее любовь: не дай бог, не появился ли в ней какой-нибудь новый опыт (Трифонов 1). The very first night upon her return she would secretly be put to the test, and heaven forbid that her lovemaking reveal any new experience (1a).
         ♦ [Лука Лукич:] Не приведи бог служить по ученой части, всего боишься. Всякий мешается, всякому хочется показать, что он тоже умный человек (Гоголь 4). [L.L.:] God help anyone whose job has anything to do with education! You're afraid of everything, everybody interferes, everybody wants to show that he is an intelligent man too (4b).
         ♦ Они [Ирина Викторовна и Никандров] чувствовали необходимость сохранения некоторой дистанции между собой, чтобы, не дай бог, не случилось такой близости, когда одному известно о другом всё... (Залыгин 1). They [Irina Viktorovna and Nikandrov] felt it necessary to maintain a certain distance between each other, to avoid at all costs growing so close that each knew everything about the other... (1a).
    2. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), indep. clause, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - one got (sth. is etc) incredibly [AdjP];
    - (s.o. < sth.>) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - God < may the Lord> save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - [in limited contexts] I wouldn't wish him (her, that etc) on my worst enemy;
    - [as a response to a question or a rejoinder to an exclamation] God, yes!;
    - and how!;
    - [in limited contexts] a God-awful [NP].
         ♦ "Когда я был еще подпоручиком, раз, знаете, мы подгуляли между собою, а ночью сделалась тревога; вот мы и вышли перед фрунт навеселе, да уж и досталось нам, как Алексей Петрович узнал: не дай господи, как он рассердился!" (Лермонтов 1). "When I was still a second lieutenant we all got a little high one time, and during the night there was an alarm; so we came out lit up in front of the soldiers, and did we get it from Aleksey Petrovich when he found out: goodness, how furious he was!" (1a).
         ♦ "Измаялась я с ней [Галькой], - стала жаловаться Степанида. - Ой девка, не приведи господь никому такую" (Распутин 1). "She's [Galia has] wore me out," began Stepanida plaintively. "The little beast! I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy" (1a).
         ♦ "Поступайте в кондуктора! Вы не можете заниматься зоологией", - неслось из кабинета. "Строг?" - спрашивал котелок у Панкрата. "У, - не приведи бог", - отвечал Панкрат... (Булгаков 10). [context transl] "Go and get jobs as conductors! You aren't fit to study zoology," came from the office. "Strict, eh?" the derby asked Pankrat. "A holy terror," answered Pankrat (10a).

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  • 18 не дай господи

    НЕ ДАЙ < НЕ ПРИВЕДИ> БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ>; НЕ ПРИВЕДИ ГОСПОДЬall coll
    [these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [indep. clause, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: usu. infin)]
    (used to express concern that sth. disagreeable may happen, a warning to s.o. not to do sth., or the undesirability, inadmissibility of sth.) it would be bad, unfortunate if... God (heaven) forbid; (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.); God (heaven) help s.o. (if...); [in limited contexts](avoid sth.) at all costs.
         ♦ "А если бы сбились с пути, да до утра, не приведи господи, закоченели бы как ледышки" (Айтматов 1). "What if you'd been lost right through until morning, God forbid? You'd have frozen solid, like icicles" (1b)
         ♦...В первую же ночь тайному суровому испытанию подвергалась ее любовь: не дай бог, не появился ли в ней какой-нибудь новый опыт (Трифонов 1). The very first night upon her return she would secretly be put to the test, and heaven forbid that her lovemaking reveal any new experience (1a).
         ♦ [Лука Лукич:] Не приведи бог служить по ученой части, всего боишься. Всякий мешается, всякому хочется показать, что он тоже умный человек (Гоголь 4). [L.L.:] God help anyone whose job has anything to do with education! You're afraid of everything, everybody interferes, everybody wants to show that he is an intelligent man too (4b).
         ♦ Они [Ирина Викторовна и Никандров] чувствовали необходимость сохранения некоторой дистанции между собой, чтобы, не дай бог, не случилось такой близости, когда одному известно о другом всё... (Залыгин 1). They [Irina Viktorovna and Nikandrov] felt it necessary to maintain a certain distance between each other, to avoid at all costs growing so close that each knew everything about the other... (1a).
    2. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), indep. clause, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - one got (sth. is etc) incredibly [AdjP];
    - (s.o. < sth.>) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - God < may the Lord> save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - [in limited contexts] I wouldn't wish him (her, that etc) on my worst enemy;
    - [as a response to a question or a rejoinder to an exclamation] God, yes!;
    - and how!;
    - [in limited contexts] a God-awful [NP].
         ♦ "Когда я был еще подпоручиком, раз, знаете, мы подгуляли между собою, а ночью сделалась тревога; вот мы и вышли перед фрунт навеселе, да уж и досталось нам, как Алексей Петрович узнал: не дай господи, как он рассердился!" (Лермонтов 1). "When I was still a second lieutenant we all got a little high one time, and during the night there was an alarm; so we came out lit up in front of the soldiers, and did we get it from Aleksey Petrovich when he found out: goodness, how furious he was!" (1a).
         ♦ "Измаялась я с ней [Галькой], - стала жаловаться Степанида. - Ой девка, не приведи господь никому такую" (Распутин 1). "She's [Galia has] wore me out," began Stepanida plaintively. "The little beast! I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy" (1a).
         ♦ "Поступайте в кондуктора! Вы не можете заниматься зоологией", - неслось из кабинета. "Строг?" - спрашивал котелок у Панкрата. "У, - не приведи бог", - отвечал Панкрат... (Булгаков 10). [context transl] "Go and get jobs as conductors! You aren't fit to study zoology," came from the office. "Strict, eh?" the derby asked Pankrat. "A holy terror," answered Pankrat (10a).

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  • 19 не приведи бог

    НЕ ДАЙ < НЕ ПРИВЕДИ> БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ>; НЕ ПРИВЕДИ ГОСПОДЬall coll
    [these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [indep. clause, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: usu. infin)]
    (used to express concern that sth. disagreeable may happen, a warning to s.o. not to do sth., or the undesirability, inadmissibility of sth.) it would be bad, unfortunate if... God (heaven) forbid; (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.); God (heaven) help s.o. (if...); [in limited contexts](avoid sth.) at all costs.
         ♦ "А если бы сбились с пути, да до утра, не приведи господи, закоченели бы как ледышки" (Айтматов 1). "What if you'd been lost right through until morning, God forbid? You'd have frozen solid, like icicles" (1b)
         ♦...В первую же ночь тайному суровому испытанию подвергалась ее любовь: не дай бог, не появился ли в ней какой-нибудь новый опыт (Трифонов 1). The very first night upon her return she would secretly be put to the test, and heaven forbid that her lovemaking reveal any new experience (1a).
         ♦ [Лука Лукич:] Не приведи бог служить по ученой части, всего боишься. Всякий мешается, всякому хочется показать, что он тоже умный человек (Гоголь 4). [L.L.:] God help anyone whose job has anything to do with education! You're afraid of everything, everybody interferes, everybody wants to show that he is an intelligent man too (4b).
         ♦ Они [Ирина Викторовна и Никандров] чувствовали необходимость сохранения некоторой дистанции между собой, чтобы, не дай бог, не случилось такой близости, когда одному известно о другом всё... (Залыгин 1). They [Irina Viktorovna and Nikandrov] felt it necessary to maintain a certain distance between each other, to avoid at all costs growing so close that each knew everything about the other... (1a).
    2. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), indep. clause, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - one got (sth. is etc) incredibly [AdjP];
    - (s.o. < sth.>) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - God < may the Lord> save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - [in limited contexts] I wouldn't wish him (her, that etc) on my worst enemy;
    - [as a response to a question or a rejoinder to an exclamation] God, yes!;
    - and how!;
    - [in limited contexts] a God-awful [NP].
         ♦ "Когда я был еще подпоручиком, раз, знаете, мы подгуляли между собою, а ночью сделалась тревога; вот мы и вышли перед фрунт навеселе, да уж и досталось нам, как Алексей Петрович узнал: не дай господи, как он рассердился!" (Лермонтов 1). "When I was still a second lieutenant we all got a little high one time, and during the night there was an alarm; so we came out lit up in front of the soldiers, and did we get it from Aleksey Petrovich when he found out: goodness, how furious he was!" (1a).
         ♦ "Измаялась я с ней [Галькой], - стала жаловаться Степанида. - Ой девка, не приведи господь никому такую" (Распутин 1). "She's [Galia has] wore me out," began Stepanida plaintively. "The little beast! I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy" (1a).
         ♦ "Поступайте в кондуктора! Вы не можете заниматься зоологией", - неслось из кабинета. "Строг?" - спрашивал котелок у Панкрата. "У, - не приведи бог", - отвечал Панкрат... (Булгаков 10). [context transl] "Go and get jobs as conductors! You aren't fit to study zoology," came from the office. "Strict, eh?" the derby asked Pankrat. "A holy terror," answered Pankrat (10a).

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  • 20 не приведи боже

    НЕ ДАЙ < НЕ ПРИВЕДИ> БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ>; НЕ ПРИВЕДИ ГОСПОДЬall coll
    [these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [indep. clause, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: usu. infin)]
    (used to express concern that sth. disagreeable may happen, a warning to s.o. not to do sth., or the undesirability, inadmissibility of sth.) it would be bad, unfortunate if... God (heaven) forbid; (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.); God (heaven) help s.o. (if...); [in limited contexts](avoid sth.) at all costs.
         ♦ "А если бы сбились с пути, да до утра, не приведи господи, закоченели бы как ледышки" (Айтматов 1). "What if you'd been lost right through until morning, God forbid? You'd have frozen solid, like icicles" (1b)
         ♦...В первую же ночь тайному суровому испытанию подвергалась ее любовь: не дай бог, не появился ли в ней какой-нибудь новый опыт (Трифонов 1). The very first night upon her return she would secretly be put to the test, and heaven forbid that her lovemaking reveal any new experience (1a).
         ♦ [Лука Лукич:] Не приведи бог служить по ученой части, всего боишься. Всякий мешается, всякому хочется показать, что он тоже умный человек (Гоголь 4). [L.L.:] God help anyone whose job has anything to do with education! You're afraid of everything, everybody interferes, everybody wants to show that he is an intelligent man too (4b).
         ♦ Они [Ирина Викторовна и Никандров] чувствовали необходимость сохранения некоторой дистанции между собой, чтобы, не дай бог, не случилось такой близости, когда одному известно о другом всё... (Залыгин 1). They [Irina Viktorovna and Nikandrov] felt it necessary to maintain a certain distance between each other, to avoid at all costs growing so close that each knew everything about the other... (1a).
    2. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), indep. clause, or adv (intensif)]
    (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:
    - goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;
    - one got (sth. is etc) incredibly [AdjP];
    - (s.o. < sth.>) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;
    - God < may the Lord> save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);
    - God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;
    - [in limited contexts] I wouldn't wish him (her, that etc) on my worst enemy;
    - [as a response to a question or a rejoinder to an exclamation] God, yes!;
    - and how!;
    - [in limited contexts] a God-awful [NP].
         ♦ "Когда я был еще подпоручиком, раз, знаете, мы подгуляли между собою, а ночью сделалась тревога; вот мы и вышли перед фрунт навеселе, да уж и досталось нам, как Алексей Петрович узнал: не дай господи, как он рассердился!" (Лермонтов 1). "When I was still a second lieutenant we all got a little high one time, and during the night there was an alarm; so we came out lit up in front of the soldiers, and did we get it from Aleksey Petrovich when he found out: goodness, how furious he was!" (1a).
         ♦ "Измаялась я с ней [Галькой], - стала жаловаться Степанида. - Ой девка, не приведи господь никому такую" (Распутин 1). "She's [Galia has] wore me out," began Stepanida plaintively. "The little beast! I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy" (1a).
         ♦ "Поступайте в кондуктора! Вы не можете заниматься зоологией", - неслось из кабинета. "Строг?" - спрашивал котелок у Панкрата. "У, - не приведи бог", - отвечал Панкрат... (Булгаков 10). [context transl] "Go and get jobs as conductors! You aren't fit to study zoology," came from the office. "Strict, eh?" the derby asked Pankrat. "A holy terror," answered Pankrat (10a).

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