most+of+the+time

Adv. mostly, for the most part; (hauptsächlich) mainly, chiefly; die Anwesenden waren mir größtenteils unbekannt the people there were unknown to me for the most part, I didn’t know most of the people there

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for the most part; mostly

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1) (mainly; to a great extent: This success was largely due to her efforts; Our methods have been largely successful.) largely

2) (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) mostly

3) (mostly: For the most part, the passengers on the ship were Swedes.) for the most part

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adv for the most part

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Adverb for the most part

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größtenteils adv mostly, for the most part; (hauptsächlich) mainly, chiefly;

die Anwesenden waren mir größtenteils unbekannt the people there were unknown to me for the most part, I didn’t know most of the people there

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Adverb for the most part

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for the most part expr.

mostly adv.

завъртя 1. turn

(колело и пр). wind (up), twirl, whirl, spin (round)

(ключ на лампа, радио) switch on

(кормило) turn, shift

(обръщам на страна) turn aside/away, ( обратно) turn back/round

завъртам кораба в обратна посока wind the ship

завъртам пумпал spin a top

завъртам някому плесница fetch s.o. a blow, slap s.o.'s face

завъртам подпис разг. sign with a flourish

завъртам някому главата прен. turn s.o.'s head, make s.o. lose his head

не мога лев да завъртя I can't put by/lay by/save up any money

2. разг. (организирам) set up; run

завъртам ce

3. turn (round) swing round; swivel

(за платно) мор. jib

завъртам се на ляво/дясно turn to the left/right

няма къде да се завъртиш there is no room to swing a cat

завъртя ми се главата my head began to turn; I felt dizzy/giddy

4. (спирам се, задържам се) stop. stay, remain

не се завърта в къщи he is never at home, he is out most of the time

не се завъртам на едно място be always on the go, be a rolling stone; be foot-loose

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завъ̀ртам,

1. turn; ( колело и пр.) wind (up), twirl, whirl, spin (round); ( ключ на лампа, радио) switch on; ( кормило) turn, shift; ( обръщам на страна) turn aside/away, ( обратно) turn back/round; \завъртам кораба в обратна посока wind the ship; \завъртам пумпал spin a top;

2. разг. ( организирам) set up; run;

\завъртам се 1. turn (round) swing round; swivel; (за платно) мор. jib; завъртя ми се главата my head began to turn; I felt dizzy/giddy; няма къде да се завъртиш there is no room to swing a cat;

2. ( спирам се, задържам се) stop, stay, remain; не се завърта в къщи he is never at home, he is out most of the time; не се \завъртам на едно място be always on the go, be a rolling stone; be foot-loose; • \завъртам някому главата прен. turn s.o.’s head, make s.o. lose his head; (за успех, слава и пр.) go to s.o.’s head; \завъртам някому плесница fetch s.o. a blow, slap s.o.’s face; \завъртам подпис разг. sign with a flourish; не мога лев да завъртя I can’t put by/lay by/save up any money.

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spin: to завъртам the wheel - завъртам колелото; turn: завъртам s.o.'s head - завъртам главата; twirl; twist

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I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 [het grootste deel van] most ⇒ the majority of

2 [zeer veel/groot] most ⇒ greatest

♦voorbeelden:

1   op zijn meest • at (the) most/the outside

     de meesten van zijn voorgangers • most/the majority of his predecessors

2   de meeste tijd doet ze niets • most of the time she doesn't do a thing

II 〈 bijwoord〉

1 [in de hoogste mate] most ⇒ best, 〈 superlatief achtervoegsel〉 - est

2 [gewoonlijk] mostly ⇒ usually

♦voorbeelden:

1   de meest gelezen krant • the most widely read newspaper

     het meest houden van … • love/like … (the) most/best

     het meest • the most

     het meest voor de hand liggend • the most obvious

1) long, of space and time (langt sverð, löng stund);

2) neut., langt, long, far, distant; þeir áttu eigi langt til eyjarinnar, they had no long distance to the island;

3) e-m er langt at e-m, one is interested in a person; hvat er yðr langt at þessum mönnum, what interest do you take in these men?;

4) long, wearisome (þér mun langt þykkja hér á heiðinni).

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löng, langt, adj., compar. lengri, superl. lengstr, [common to all Teut. languages]:—long, of space and time; löng sverð, Fas. i. 379; af löngu skeggi, Skálda 181; lengri hina eptri fætr, Stj.; þóat sú sé lengri, N. G. L. i. 44; þeir lifa opt langan aldr er með orðum eru vegnir, a saying = Engl. words break no bones, Nj. 252; hann fékk eigi mælt tveim orðum lengra samfast, Hkr. ii. 138; Föstudagr inn langi, Long Friday, Good Friday, passim; langt líf, Hom. 12; mjök langa hríð, Nj. 94; þá er dagr er sem lengstr, þá er nótt er sem lengst, Landn. (pref.); vili þér þiggja lengra líf, Fms. vi. 166; sigr þinn mun eigi langr vera, xi. 23; höfum vér eigi heyrt þessa sögu lengri, we have not heard this story any farther, i. e. here ends the tale, Njarð. (fine); þat er löng saga at segja, ‘tis a long story to tell, Fms. xi. 99; seint er um langan veg at spyrja tíðenda, a saying, Edda 31; endi-langr, liggja endi-langr, to lie at full length; hón lagðisk sem hón var löng hjá honum, Karl. 47: long in prosody, Skálda 175, 179.

II. neut. long, far, distant; langt á milli fjalls ok fjöru, Landn. 57; ok áttu eigi langt til eyjarinnar, Fms. i. 41; langt í brott, a long way off, far away, Stj. 195; langt mun yðr flestum til at ér veiðit svá, Ó. H. 78; fljótið var svá mikit, at langt var um úreitt, that it was impassable far beyond that, Nj. 63; hann seildisk upp svá hátt sem hann mátti lengst, Edda 33; svá langt vestr, at engi hefir síðan lengra eignask, Landn. 41; lið kom vel til hans ór héruðum, en fátt kom um lengra, Fms. iv. 385; þvíat þeir ætluðu ekki lengra í kveld en til Höfðabrekku, Nj. 252; ok þurfti þar eigi lengra at grafa til vatns en í djúpum dölum, Edda (pref.); langt mun í milli vera lítilmennsku minnar ok þess hins mikla áhuga er þér býr í brjósti, Fms. iv. 80: in the saying, leita langt um skammt, cp. Lat. quod petis hic est, Nj. 207.

III. adverbial phrases; of langt, far off, þá sá hann of langt krossinn, 656 B. 5; langt frá, far from it! langt-um, by far; langtum betra, better by far.

2. löngu or laungu, long since; sá ek þetta löngu á hans yfirbragði, Fms. i. 141; svá sem ek sagða yðr löngu, 139; sem mér sagði löngu hugr um, Nj. 191; mjök löngu, very long ago, Sks. 117; seg oss ný tíðendi, löngu fundumsk vit næst, we have not seen one another for an age, Bjarn. 15: fyrir löngu, long ago; þat vissa ek fyrir löngu at ek var vel kvæntr, Gísl. 69; hann hafði tekinn verit ór jörðu fyrir löngu áðr, Fms. i. 51: löngum, long, mostly, continuously; Eirekr var löngum með föður sínum, 6; hón var löngum um nætr á kirkju at bænum sínum, Ld. 328; en þó löngum ( mostly) vel stiltr, Nj. 38; þeir vóru samflota, svá at hvárir vissu löngum til annarra, Eg. 126: compar. lengrum, longer; lengrum en lög stóðu til, Fms. xi. 99; þeir skolu skipta vikum eða smærum, ok eigu þeir at ráða er lengrum vilja skipta, Grág. ii. 350: superl. lengstum, mostly, most of the time; höfuðborg sú er Geira sat í lengstum, Fms. i. 101; hann var þó lengstum at Grjótá, Nj. 135; gamanmál er þit munut lengstum um tala, Ld. 306.

IV. metaph. longing, taking interest in; hvat er yðr langt at þessum mönnum, hvárt mægð eðr frændsemi, what interest take you in these men? Fms. ii. 211; hann lét eigi ráða, hvárt menn vóru tignir eða útignir, eðr honum mikit at langt eða lítið, Rb. 364.

2. neut. long, weary; langt þykki mér, ligg ek einn saman, Eg. (in a verse); þat vil ek, at þú komir til heimkynna minna, þvíat þér mun langt þykkja hér á heiðinni, Grett. 130 new Ed.

V. in many local names, Lang-ey, Langa-nes, Langa-hlíð, Langa-land (the Danish island), etc., Landn.; see below.

B. COMPDS: langabein, langabúr, langidjákn, Langafasta, Langifrjádagr, Langaspjót, langatöng.

II. lang-afi, a, m. a great grandfather. lang-amma, u, f. a great grandmother; langömmu-bróðir, -systir, a great granduncle, aunt. lang-áss, m. a purlin, opp. to þvertré, Fms. ix. 512. lang-bakki, a, m. (see bakki 2); in the phrase, skjóta í langbakka, to stave off for a long time, Fms. x. 132. lang-band, n. the purlin along the roof in a house. lang-barðr, m. a halberd, Hkm. 7; Edda (Gl.) reckons it amongst swords: name of a serpent, Edda (Gl.) Lang-barðar, m. pl. the Lombards, either from their beard (barð) or battle axe (barða), Skv. 3, Greg. 63. Langbarða-land, n. Lombardy, Mart. lang-bein, n. = langabein, a nickname, Ann. lang-bekkr, m. a long bench, bench lengthways, opp. to þverbekkr, Fms. vi. 193, Sturl. i. 142, iii. 182. Lang-brók, f. ‘Long-breek,’ nickname of a lady on account of her tall stature, Nj. lang-eldar, m. pl. long fires (see eldr II), Eb. 276, Nj. 15, Korm. 144. lang-ermar, f. pl. long sleeves, Fms. vii. 321. lang-feðgar, m. pl. agnate-forefathers, ancestors by the father’s side, counted upwards, Hkr. i. 1, Eg. 2, Nj. 158. langfeðga-kyn, n. the lineage of langfeðgar, Hkr. i. 14. langfeðga-nöfn, n. pl. the name of one’s langfeðgar, Edda 153 (pref.) langfeðga-tal, n. a tale or roll of langfeðgar, agnate pedigree, Eg. 536: the name of an old historical work containing ancient pedigrees of kings, Hkr. i. (pref.) langfeðga-tala, u, f. = langfeðgatal, Nj. 25. langfeðga-ætt, f. = langfeðgakyn, Fms. x. 158. lang-feðgin, n. pl. ancestors, agnate and cognate. lang-feðr, m. pl. = langfeðgar, and langfeðra-tal, n. = langfeðgatal, Gþl. 284, Stj. 331, Fagrsk. 151, Hom. 46. lang-feðri, n. = langfeðgar, Landn. 167. lang-ferð, f. a long journey, Sturl. ii. 185, Fs. 51, Bs. ii. 162. langferða-maðr, m. one who ‘fares’ far, a far traveller, Fs. lang-frami, a, m. lasting fame, Orkn. 466, Fb. ii. 513, Mar.; á langframann, mod. til langframa, adverb. for good, Rétt, 4. 25. lang-fættr, adj. long-legged, Stj. 276. lang-för, f. = langferð, Eb. 298. lang-gæði, n. long-lasting, corrupt from langæð. lang-gæðr and langæðligr, adj. a later and inferior form for langær, langæligr, Bs. i. 62, Fas. iii. 57. lang-háls, m. long-neck, a nickname, Landn. lang-hálsaðr, adj. long-necked, Njarð. 364. lang-hendr, adj. with long hands, Ld. 298. Lang-hlíðingar, m. pl. the men from Langahlíð, Sturl. lang-húfr, m. long-hulk, name of a ship, Bs. lang-húsa, að, to run, in a pun (langhús = rann), Krók. 63, 64. lang-hyggja, u, f. long-suffering, Barl. 42. lang-höfðaðr, adj. long-beaked, of a ship, Hkv. 1. 24. lang-höfði, a, m. a nickname, Sturl. lang-knakkr, m. a kind of bench, Finnb. 310. lang-lega, u, f. a long stay, of a weatherbound ship, Fms. ix. 296; as also of long sickness in bed. lang-leggr, m. the long leg, bone of a leg of mutton, Bárð. 176, Háv. 40. langleggjar-stykki, n. a leg of mutton, Háv. 40. lang-leiði, n. lengthwise; langleiði sín á milli, at a long distance, Stj. 73, Eg. 579. lang-leikr, m. length, Stj. 346. lang-leitr, adj. long-faced, Fms. i. 155, ii. 20, vii. 175, 321, Þiðr. 174, Bs. i. 72. lang-liðit, n. part. after a long time, Bs. ii. 133. lang-liga, adv. for a long time past, = mod. langalengi, Js. 24, Sturl. iii. 297, Fas. ii. 268. lang-lífi, n. long life, Fms. vii. 73, K. Þ. K. 60. lang-lífr, adj. long-lived, Fs., Fms. iii. 173. lang-loka, u, f. ‘long-lock,’ a kind of eight-lined verse in which the first and the last line make a sentence, whilst the six between them are intercalary, of which Edda (Ht.) 14 furnishes a specimen: in mod. usage langloka is a poem not divided into strophes, for specimens of which see Snót 72, 215. lang-lund, f. long-suffering, langlundar-geð, n. id. lang-minni, n. a long memory. lang-minnigr, adj. having a long memory, Nj. 30, v. l.: long to be remembered, Pr. 158. lang-mælgi, f. long-winded talk, Fms. v. 225. lang-mæli, n. long talk, Hom. 125, Bs. ii. 117. lang-mæltr, part. long-spoken, long-winded, Sks. 316, Hom. (St.) lang-nefjaðr, adj. long-nosed, Sturl. ii. 133, iii. 105. lang-nefjur, f. pl. rowlocks, Edda (Gl.) lang-nefr, m. long-nose, a nickname, Sturl. lang-niðjar, m. pl. a descending lineage by the father’s side, pedigree of agnates, counted downwards, Vsp. 16; opp. to landfeðgar when counted upwards in time. lang-nætti, n. the long night, Fr. lang-orf, n. a long handle of a scythe, Korm. 38, Sturl. i. 180, Sks. 358. lang-pallr, m. a dais along (not across) the hall, Fms. vi. 439. lang-reið, f. a long ride, Vígl. 61. lang-ræða, u, f. a long talk, Fms. ix. 252. lang-ræðr, part. long-spoken, long-winded, Sks. 316. lang-ræki, n. rancour, an unforgiving temper, N. G. L. ii. 417, Hom. 33, 143. lang-rækr, adj. having a long memory, brooding long over past wrongs, Anal. 171, Eb. 42, Bret. 92, Þiðr. 181, Fas. iii. 520. lang-samlega, adv. incessantly. lang-seta, u, f. a long stay, Vm. 113. lang-setis, adv. lengthways, lang-skepta, u, f. a long-shafted spear, Karl. 405. lang-skeptr, part. long-shafted, Sks. 388, Fs. 64. lang-skip, n. a long ship, a kind of large ancient ship of war, distinguished from the lesser skeið, both being distinguished from the merchant’s knörr (cp. Gr. ναυς μακρα, Lat. longa navis), Hkv. 2. 11, Ó. H., Fms. passim, Eg. 37, 42; langskips mastr, rá, segl, a mast, yard, sail of a long ship, Sturl. i. 194, Eg. 198, 515, Fms. vii. 30, passim. langskipa-görð, f. building of a langskip, Gþl. 121. langskips-búza, u, f. = langskip, Hkr. ii. 143. langskips-menn, m. pl. the crew of a long ship, Fms. ii. 16, Fs. 92. lang-skör, f. the lower hem of a tent, Fas. i. 372. lang-staðinn, part. of old date, long-standing, Lv. 77. lang-stóll, m. a long seat, Vm. 7, Fas. i. 84. lang-stræti, n. a long street, Fms. viii. 319. lang-sýnn, adj. far-sighted, Fas. i. 157. lang-sæi, f. a far sight, Edda i. 544. lang-sær, adj. long-sighted, prophetic, Lv. 81. lang-talaðr, part. long-spoken, Fms. i. 288. lang-úðigr, adj. = langrækinn, Hkr. iii. 252. lang-vari, a, m.; til langvara, to last long, Njarð. 376. lang-vaxinn, part. longish, Fms. ii. 59. lang-vé, mod. lang-vía, u, f. a bird, columbus troile, Edda (Gl.) lang-viðir, m. pl. the long timbers in a house or ship, N. G. L. i. 65, 100, Hom. 95. lang-viðri, n. pl. long-continued weather, heat, cold, or the like; langviðrum skal eyða grund, Mkv. 24; cp. Ísland eyðist af langviðrum ok lagaleysi, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 438. lang-vinnr, adj. long-lasting, of sickness, bad weather, or the like. lang-vinr, m. a friend of long standing, Hm. 157, Fas. ii. 64, Bárð. 173; langvinirnir rjúfask sízt, a saying, Grett. 184 new Ed. lang-vist, f. a long abode, Hom. 9, Fr.: adv. langvistum, staying long, Fbr. 33, Fms. vii. 112, Eg. 227, Fs. 149. lang-vængr, m. long wing (?), Vm. 27. lang-þili, n. the wainscot lengthwise, opp. to þverþili, Gþl. 346. lang-æð, f. long-lasting; til langæðar eða fullnaðar, Bs. i. 740, Ant. 112. lang-æliga, adv. for a long time, Sturl. ii. 186, MS. 625. 77. lang-æligr, adj. long-lasting, Stj. 47, Fas. i. 171, Bs. i. 311. lang-ær, adj. [langr and æ = ever, or akin to Germ. ew, ewig], long-lasting; langætt musteri, MS. 677. 6: vegsama föður þinn ok móður, svá at þú sért langær yfir jörðinni, Stj. 301 (Fifth Commandment); hverr eldrinn mun vera heitari ok langærri, Fms. vii. 37; má vera at sigrinn verði ekki langær, ii. 10; at langær friðr standi í þessu landi, Bs. i. 572.

• КОМУ НЕ ДО кого-чего

[Invar; the resulting PrepP is impers predic with быть]

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⇒ s.o. does not have the time or desire, is not in the proper frame of mind etc to handle, think about, or deal with some person or matter:

- X-y не до Y-a ≈ X isn't (doesn't feel) up to thing Y;

- X can't be bothered with Y;

- X has no time for Y;

- this is no time for thing Y;

- X is not in the mood (in no mood) for Y;

- X has other things on his mind (than thing Y);

- X has better (more important) things to think about (than Y);

- [in limited contexts] X doesn't feel much like doing thing Y;

- X isn't into it (thing Y).

     ♦ В другое время Чонкин подивился бы незаурядному дарованию Плечевого, но теперь было не до того (Войнович 2). Another time Chonkin would have stopped to marvel at Buriy's unusual talent, but he wasn't up to it at that particular moment (2a).

     ♦ Редко когда тётка Бекей бывает в добром настроении. Чаше - мрачная и раздражённая - она не замечает своего племянника. Ей не до него (Айтматов 1). Aunt Bekey was seldom in a good mood. Most of the time, gloomy and irritable, she paid no attention to her nephew. She couldn't be bothered with him (1a).

     ♦ На чём все-таки подорвались Мотя и Броня? Может быть, играли с найденной миной или гранатой? Им, знаете, было не до игр (Рыбаков 1). How had Motya and Bronya blown themselves up? Maybe they were playing with a mine they'd found, or a grenade? They had no time for games... (1a).

     ♦ "Молчите, - шепнула она, - нынче не до шуток" (Окуджава 2). "Shh," she whispered, "this is no time for jokes" (2a).

     ♦ Он начал было побаиваться, чтобы [чиновники] не узнали его экипажа, но им было не до того (Гоголь 3). He felt apprehensive lest they [the officials] should recognize his carriage but they were not in the mood for noticing such things (3c).

     ♦ На днях, посмотрев на лес, который всегда был далёким и недоступным, я вдруг подумал, что это мой лес, и удивился такой свободе мыслей. Что значит весна. В последний год, полагаю, мне будет уже не до этих тонкостей (Терц 3). The other day, looking out at the forest which has always been so remote and inaccessible, I suddenly conceived of it as my forest and felt surprised at such freedom of thought. That's what spring does for you. During my last year here I imagine that I shall have other things on my mind than fine points such as this (3a).

     ♦ Работники скупки и домовой лавки, которые были ограблены... пришли в управление для того, чтобы опознать одного из грабителей. В кабинете у Садчикова посадили трёх парней, приглашённых студентов-практикантов из университета. Студенты всё время улыбались и весело переглядывались - это была их первая практика. Садчиков сказал: "Вы это, х-хлопцы, бросьте. Мы сейчас приведём т-того парня, так ему не до улыбок. Ясно?" (Семёнов 1). The staff of the pawnshop that had been robbed...had come to headquarters in order to identify one of the thieves. Three students doing their practical work at the university had been invited to Sadchikov's office. They smiled and looked at one another cheerfully the whole time-this was their first case. Sadchikov said: "Right, pack it up, 1-lads. We're going to bring the other b-boy in now and he doesn't feel much like laughing. Got it?" (1a).

1) General subject: as often as not, feckly, for the greater part, for the most part, for the overwhelming part, generally, in the main, largely, mainly, more often than not, more often that not, more often then not, on a large scale, principally

2) Mathematics: most of the time, mostly, usually

3) Makarov: in most cases

= as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a skunk

Ex. Churchill certainly drank a lot more than modern politicians but he was far from as drunk as a lord most of the time.

Ex. He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels.

Ex. But last night his spokesman said: 'He'd clearly had a glass of wine but does not recall being drunk as a skunk'.

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= as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a skunk

Ex. Churchill certainly drank a lot more than modern politicians but he was far from as drunk as a lord most of the time.

Ex. He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels.

Ex. But last night his spokesman said: 'He'd clearly had a glass of wine but does not recall being drunk as a skunk'.

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adb. mostly, most of the time; berandu etortzen dira \gehienetan they're late most of the time

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f. part, side ( of an equation or inequality), share, portion, component;

1) for the most part

in any way, not paying particular attention to how, and, often, not paying attention to the quality of the results of the action ( usu. said critically to express the speaker's opinion that the action should have been carried out more diligently, with more care, and that the result should have been better)

any which (old) way

• КАК ПОПАЛО coll; КАК НИ ПОПАЛО obs, substand; КАК ПРИДЕТСЯ

[AdvP; these forms only ; adv; fixed WO]

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⇒ in any way, not paying particular attention to how, and, often, not paying attention to the quality of the results of the action (usu. said critically to express the speaker's opinion that the action should have been carried out more diligently, with more care, and that the result should have been better):

- any which (old) way;

- haphazardly;

- carelessly;

- [in limited contexts] at random;

- [when said critically only] God knows how.

     ♦ Одевается [Гартвиг] как попало. Чаще всего он появлялся в нашем доме в каких-то полутуристских-полуспортивных обносках... (Трифонов 5). Не [Gartvig] dresses any which way. Most of the time he appeared at our apartment in some sort of old gym or hiking clothes... (5a).

     ♦ Дельце, о котором просил хозяин, касалось его сбежавшей жены. Начал он издалека, говоря, что он уже не мальчик, чтобы есть что попало и как попало, а человек в летах, и ему нужен человек, который мог бы приготовить и подать ему пищу (Искандер 4). The favor that [our host] Omar had requested concerned his runaway wife. He began in a roundabout way, saying that he was no longer a boy, to eat any old thing fixed any old way; he was a man getting on in years, he needed a person who could prepare and serve his food for him (4a)

     ♦ Бились крепко всю ночь, бились не глядя, а как попало... Только когда уже совсем рассвело, увидели, что бьются свои с своими... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). They fought hard all night, fought without looking, haphazardly....Only when it was broad daylight did they see they were fighting their own... (la).

     ♦ У двери [Ленин] натянул тяжелое пальто, насадил котелок как попало, побрел (Солженицын 5). At the door he [Lenin] pulled on his heavy overcoat, carelessly crammed on his bowler hat, and shuffled off (5a).

     ♦ Отделы карательных органов использовали своих агентов по назначению, а не как попало (Мандельштам 2). The various departments of the security services used their agents according to their qualifications, not just at random (2a).

• КАК ПОПАЛО coll; КАК НИ ПОПАЛО obs, substand; КАК ПРИДЕТСЯ

[AdvP; these forms only ; adv; fixed WO]

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⇒ in any way, not paying particular attention to how, and, often, not paying attention to the quality of the results of the action (usu. said critically to express the speaker's opinion that the action should have been carried out more diligently, with more care, and that the result should have been better):

- any which (old) way;

- haphazardly;

- carelessly;

- [in limited contexts] at random;

- [when said critically only] God knows how.

     ♦ Одевается [Гартвиг] как попало. Чаще всего он появлялся в нашем доме в каких-то полутуристских-полуспортивных обносках... (Трифонов 5). Не [Gartvig] dresses any which way. Most of the time he appeared at our apartment in some sort of old gym or hiking clothes... (5a).

     ♦ Дельце, о котором просил хозяин, касалось его сбежавшей жены. Начал он издалека, говоря, что он уже не мальчик, чтобы есть что попало и как попало, а человек в летах, и ему нужен человек, который мог бы приготовить и подать ему пищу (Искандер 4). The favor that [our host] Omar had requested concerned his runaway wife. He began in a roundabout way, saying that he was no longer a boy, to eat any old thing fixed any old way; he was a man getting on in years, he needed a person who could prepare and serve his food for him (4a)

     ♦ Бились крепко всю ночь, бились не глядя, а как попало... Только когда уже совсем рассвело, увидели, что бьются свои с своими... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). They fought hard all night, fought without looking, haphazardly....Only when it was broad daylight did they see they were fighting their own... (la).

     ♦ У двери [Ленин] натянул тяжелое пальто, насадил котелок как попало, побрел (Солженицын 5). At the door he [Lenin] pulled on his heavy overcoat, carelessly crammed on his bowler hat, and shuffled off (5a).

     ♦ Отделы карательных органов использовали своих агентов по назначению, а не как попало (Мандельштам 2). The various departments of the security services used their agents according to their qualifications, not just at random (2a).