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•These failures might have brought (or put) an end to mutation breeding had it not been for a few investigators who...
•Man's earliest mastery of metallurgy marked the end of one great cycle of prehistory.
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В ГЛУБИНЕ ДУШИ (СЕРДЦА) PrepP these forms only sent adv usu. used with impfv verbs fixed WO(in refer, to one's innermost feelings, thoughts) internally, secretlyin one's heart of heartsin the depths of one's soul (heart) deep in one's heart (soul) deep down (in one's soul (heart)) deep down inside.Я остался в совершенном одиночестве на земле, но, признаюсь, в глубине души обрадовался (Булгаков 12). I was now totally alone in the world but I confess that in my heart of hearts I was glad (12a).Он знал, что в глубине души Лена довольна, самое трудное сделано: она сказала (Трифонов 4). Не knew that in the depths of her soul Lena was satisfied, the most difficult thing had been done: she'd spoken (4a).Они (раковые больные) могли признаваться, что верят, или отрицать, но все они до одного в глубине души верили, что такой врач, или такой травник, или такая старуха-бабка где-то живёт, и только надо узнать -где, получить это лекарство - и они спасены (Солженицын 10). These people (the cancer patients) might have admitted or denied that they believed in such a thing, but all of them, to a man, felt, deep in their hearts, that there really was such a doctor, such a dispenser of herbs or such an old village woman living somewhere, and that they only had to learn where, take that medicine, and they would be saved (10b).Радуясь за неё (дочь), он в глубине души ревновал её к Николаю, постепенно заместившему отца в сердце дочери... (Максимов 3). Не was glad for her (his daughter), but deep down he felt jealous of Nikolai, who had gradually replaced her father in his daughter's heart (3a). -
123 Д-18
ДАЛЬШЕ - БОЛЬШЕ ДАЛЕЕ - БОЛЕЕ (sent these forms only usu. used in past contexts fixed WO( usu. in refer, to sth. disagreeable) the longer a process, activity etc continues, the more intense it becomesas time went on, it got (grew) worse (and worse)(then) it went from bad to worse it went downhill from there.(Анисья:) Ничегохонько не угадывала, а у них (Акулины и Никиты) согласье уж было. (Кума:) О-о, дело-то какое! (Анисья:) Дальше - больше, вижу, от меня хорониться стали (Толстой 1). (A.:) It never occurred to me that there might already have been an understanding between them (Akulina and Nikita). (K.:) Oh, dear, what a disgraceful business! (A.:) And as time went on, it got worse and worse, and they began to hide from me (1c).Ворюга (Федька), повадки волчьи. А началось всё с пустяков - с кочешка капусты, с репки, с горстки зерна, которые он начал припрятывать от семьи. Потом дальше - больше: в чужой рот полез (Абрамов 1). ( context transl) Не (Fedka) was a crook -greedy as a wolf. It began with piddling little stuffa head of cabbage, a turnip, or a handful of grain that he hid from the rest of the family. And it took off from there, until he was stealing the food out of everyone else's mouth (1a). -
124 Д-391
НИ (ОДНОЙ) ДУШИ (НИ (ОДНОЙ) ЖИВОЙ ДУШИ, НИ ЕДИНОЙ (ЖИВОЙ) ДУШИ) нет, не видно, не встретилось, не встретить и т. п. coll NP gen these forms only used as subj / gen or obj fixed WO(there is, to see etc) no one, not one person: (there is) not a (living) soul (in sight (to be seen))(there is) not a single living soul (in sight (to be seen)) (not to see (meet etc)) a single (living (blessed)) soul.Мы выходим в поле. На этот раз мы совсем одни в пустом поле. Ни души не видно ни впереди, ни сзади (Казаков 2). We'd already reached the field. This time the field was empty and we were all alone. Not a soul to be seen ahead or behind (2a).Неживое все кругом какое-то и до того унылое, что так и тянет повеситься на этой осине у мостика. Ни дуновения ветерка, ни шевеления облака и ни живой души (Булгаков 9). The surroundings looked so lifeless and miserable that one might easily have been tempted to hang oneself on that aspen by the little bridge. Not a breath of wind, not a cloud, not a living soul (9b).Юра прошел по дорожке, обсаженной цветами, и очутился перед двухэтажной дачей... Ни души, ни звука (Рыбаков 2). ( context transl) Yuri walked along the path edged with flowers and found himself before a two-story dacha....There was no sign of life (2a). -
125 К-109
КАША В ГОЛОВЕ чьей, у кого coll NP Invar VPSUbj w*tn бытье) s.o. 's thoughts are totally confused: у X-a в голове каша - X's head is in a muddle X's thoughts are jumbled X's brain is mush X's head is full of mush.Множество мыслей вертелось у меня в голове... Меня должно было радовать то обстоятельство, что редактор появился у меня... Но, с другой стороны, роман ему мог не понравиться... Кроме того, я чувствовал, что самоубийство, прерванное на самом интересном месте, теперь уж не состоится... Вообще в голове была каша... (Булгаков 12). A host of thoughts whirled in my head....I should have been delighted at his (the editor's) coming to see me....On the other hand he might not like my novel....Apart from that I felt that my suicide, interrupted at the crucial point, was off....My head was in a thorough muddle... (12a). -
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В ДАННОМ СЛУЧАЕ PrepP Invar sent adv fixed WOin the given instancein this case (instance)on this occasion in the present case in the case in question (at hand).«Смотрите! - вдруг закричал он в восторге. — Продают квас! Вот здорово!» Действительно, далеко в перспективе улицы можно было разглядеть жёлтую цистерну с квасом, окружённую толпой. Девочка посмотрела и презрительно пожала плечами. «Вовсе не квас, а керосин», - сказала она... Это мог быть, конечно, и керосин, который развозили в подобных же цистернах, но в данном случае это был действительно квас (Катаев 2). "Look," he shouted suddenly with joy. "They're selling kvas! Super!" True enough, in the distance at the end of the street you could make out a yellow tank surrounded by a crowd. The girl also looked and shrugged with contempt. "It's not kvas at all, it's kerosene," she said....It might well have been kerosene, which was sold in tanks like this, but on this occasion it was in fact kvas (2a).Если я сказал, что я сделаю то-то и то-то, я должен это сделать. А уж в данном случае тем более (Войнович 1). If I've said I'll do something, I should do it. Especially in the case at hand... (1a). -
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СВОЙ ШКУРА coll NP sing only obj or subj usu. this WO one's own life, well-being, career etcone's own skin (hide)спасать свою шкуру usu. derog- save one's own skin (hide)думать о своей шкуре (дорожить своей шкурой, дрожать за свою шкуру и т. п.) derog= think of saving (want to save, look out for, worry about (saving), be afraid for etc) one's own skin (hide)Neg не жалеть своей шкуры (не дрожать за свою шкуру и т. п.) not mind risking one's (own) skin (hide).Он (дедушка) видел его (Иосифа) насквозь: врёт, будто детей увезли в Польшу, - детей расстреляли врёт, будто где-то ещё сохранились гетто,-они уничтожены вместе с их обитателями... Всё врёт... думает только о своей шкуре... (Рыбаков 1). Не (grandfather) saw right through Yosif. Yosif was lying when he said they might have transported the children to Poland, they had shot them. He'd lied when he said some ghettoes still survived, they'd been liquidated together with their inhabitants....It was all lies...he was only thinking of saving his own skin (1a).«Люди трусы. Видят, как жулик в карман лезет, - отвернутся, потому что за свою шкуру дрожат» (Семёнов 1). "People are cowards. When they see a thief's hand in somebody's pocket they turn away, because they're afraid for their own skins" (1a).Так, Пашков, так, Вася, - отчеканила она. - Так. Выходит, о шкуре своей печёшься? А я как? - она невольно повторила вопрос, заданный им Калинину. - Как я?» (Максимов 3). "All right, Lashkov, all right, Vasilii," she said slowly and distinctly. "Right. So you're worried about your own skin, are you? And what about me?" Without realizing it she was repeating his question to Kalinin. "What about me?" (3a).«...Ежели вашей светлости понадобится человек, который бы не жалел своей шкуры, то извольте вспомнить обо мне...» (Толстой 6). "...If Your Serene Highness has need of a man who doesn't mind risking his skin, please think of me" (6a). -
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(см. также первоначальный, оригинальный) first, early, pioneered• В качестве первого приближения давайте возьмем... - For our first approximation, let us take...• В первом приближении мы должны ожидать... - То а first approximation we should expect... (• В первом приближении мы могли бы рассматривать... - То a first approximation we may regard...• В первую очередь это связано с... - It is associated primarily with...• Во-первых заметим, что нет необходимости... - Our first observation is that there is no need to...• Во-первых, мы хотели бы выразить нашу благодарность... - Firstly, we wish to express our thanks to...• Во-первых, понятно, что... - First, it is clear that...• Во-первых, ясно, что... - In the first place, it is clear that...• Гильберт был первым, кто доказал, что... - Hilbert was the first to prove that...• Используя три первые условия из (24), мы находим... - Using the first three conditions (24), we find...• Мы проделаем это в несколько шагов, первым из которых является... - We carry this out in several stages, the first of which is...• На первый взгляд кажется, что... - At first sight it appears that...• На первый взгляд это кажется безнадежно сложным. - At first sight this seems hopelessly complicated.• На первый взгляд, это могло бы показаться несколько странным (= удивительным), потому что... - At first sight this may seem somewhat surprising because...• Первая (= начальная, основополагающая) работа в этом направлении была выполнена Смитом [1], который... - The initial work in this direction was performed by Smith [1], who...• Первое и наиболее важное - это... - First and foremost,...• Первый из этих вопросов влечет... - The first of these questions involves...• Первым для исследования был выбран... - The first to be investigated was...• Первым и самым простым из этих случаев является... - The first of these, and the simplest, is...• С первого взгляда могло бы показаться, что... - It would seem at first sight that...• С первого взгляда мы могли бы ожидать... - At first sight we might expect...• Смит [lj был первым, кто... - Smith [1] appears to have been the first to...• Только первая из этих двух проблем будет рассмотрена здесь нами. - Only the first of these two problems will concern us here.• Чтобы доказать (эту) теорему, во-первых, предположим, что... - То prove the theorem, suppose first that...• Это доказывает первое утверждение. - This proves the first assertion.
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might-have-been — (mītʹəv bĭn ) n. pl. might have beens ( bĭnz ) An event that could have but never did occur: “This is one of the great might have beens of modern history” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.). * * * … Universalium
might-have-been — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms might have been : singular might have been plural might have beens informal something that you wish had happened … English dictionary
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might have done something — phrase used when something was possible but did not in fact happen You might have been killed. How different things might have been, if your father had stayed. With a bit more effort we might have won the match. Thesaurus: modal verbshyponym… … Useful english dictionary
might have done something — used when something was possible but did not in fact happen You might have been killed. How different things might have been, if your father had stayed. With a bit more effort we might have won the match … English dictionary
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