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1 not by a long chalk
paзг.дaлeкo нe, oтнюдь нe, coвceм нe, никoим oбpaзoмThey haven't beaten me yet. Not by a long chalk (F. Hardy). It's against the rules to have your wife or sister or anybody like that, except on visiting days... but all the rules ain't kept around here by a long shot (Th. Dreiser). Their first visit to the theatre together... Well, it wouldn't be the last, by a long way (A J. Cronin) -
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3 not by a long chalk
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4 Not by a long chalk!
• Not by a long chalk [shot]! Отнюдь нет! Никоим образом! Ни за что!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Not by a long chalk!
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5 not by a long chalk
разг.(not by a long chalk (уст. not by chalks или not by long chalks))вовсе не(т), отнюдь не(т), далеко не; см. тж. by a long chalk‘Should I be the youngest mayoress?’ ‘Not by chalks,’ said he. ‘Huskinson's sister was sixteen.’ (A. Bennett, ‘The Card’, ch. XII) — - Буду ли я самой молодой женщиной, которая вышла замуж за мэра? - Не будете, - ответил Денри. - Сестра Хаскинсона вышла замуж за мэра, когда ей было шестнадцать лет.
It was about this time that I first came into personal contact with that great revolutionary, Tom Mann. Not that it was by any means the first time that I had seen or heard him - not by a long chalk! (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. 8) — Примерно в это время я познакомился с видным революционером Томом Манном. Это, конечно, отнюдь не означает, что до этого я никогда не видел или не слышал его.
She turned and looked squarely at Francis. ‘He's not my ideal by a long chalk...’ (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 13) — Дженни повернулась и взглянула на Фрэнсиса. - Я совсем не считаю его идеалом красоты...
Not much like Blackpool, he told himself, not by a long chalk. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Northern Light’, part II, ch. 8) — "Деревня совсем не похожа на Блэкпул, - подумал он, - ничего общего"
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6 not by a long chalk
отнюдь нет словосочетание: -
7 not by a long chalk
[not bai ë long ço:k] aspak; në asnjë mënyrë -
8 not by a long chalk
1) Общая лексика: далеко не, ни в коем случае, отнюдь нет, никоим образом, совсем не2) Макаров: ни в коем случае не -
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10 not by a long chalk
nekādā gadījumā; nepavisam -
11 not by a long chalk
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12 not by a long chalk
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13 not by a long chalk
ни в коем случае, отнюдь нет, далеко не -
14 not\ by\ a\ long\ chalk
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15 not\ by\ a\ long\ chalk
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16 not by a long chalk / not by a long shot
not by a long chalk / not by a long shotfamiliar ni por mucho, ni de lejosEnglish-spanish dictionary > not by a long chalk / not by a long shot
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17 not by a long chalk etc
adv infmlIt's not what I would have chosen for myself, not by a long chalk — Я бы ни за что такое себе не выбрал
I'm not the fool you think I am, not by a long shot — Я совсем не такой дурак, как ты думаешь
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > not by a long chalk etc
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18 Not by a long shot!
• Not by a long chalk [shot]! Отнюдь нет! Никоим образом! Ни за что!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Not by a long shot!
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19 not by a long sight
отнюдь нет словосочетание: -
20 a long chalk
Нет, это не длинный кусочек мела или мелок. Выражение not by a long chalk (отнюдь не, далеко не, никоим образом, ни за что) относится к обычаю записывать на полу мелом счёт игрока или команды. A long chalk — это длинный ряд меловых отметок о количестве набранных очков. Выигравшим считался игрок, набравший самое большое количество очков beaten by a long chalk.They haven't beaten me yet. Not by a long chalk. — Они ни за что не одолеют меня. Им далеко до этого.
См. также в других словарях:
not by a long chalk — not by a long shot/chalk/way/informal phrase used for saying that something is not true at all They’ve achieved a lot, but they haven’t finished yet – not by a long way. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likely … Useful english dictionary
not by a long chalk — Brit. not at all. [with ref. to the chalk used for marking up scores in competitive games.] → chalk … English new terms dictionary
not by a long shot — BY NO (MANNER OF) MEANS, not at all, in no way, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not; Brit. not by a long chalk. → shot * * * not by a long shot Not by any means • • • Main Entry: ↑long * * * not by a long shot/chalk/way/ … Useful english dictionary
not by a long shot — informal, old fashioned something that you say when you think something is not at all true. Do you think it s as good as her last movie? No, not by a long shot. It s not over yet, not by a long chalk, we still have a very good chance of winning … New idioms dictionary
not by a long way — not by a long shot/chalk/way/informal phrase used for saying that something is not true at all They’ve achieved a lot, but they haven’t finished yet – not by a long way. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likely … Useful english dictionary
chalk — [chôk] n. [ME < OE cealc < L calx, lime, limestone: see CALCIUM] 1. a white, gray, or yellowish limestone that is soft, porous, and easily pulverized, composed almost entirely of calcite from minute sea shells 2. any substance like chalk in … English World dictionary
long — long1 W1S1 [lɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adj comparative longer superlative longest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(great length)¦ 2¦(great distance)¦ 3¦(large amount of time)¦ 4¦(particular length/distance/time)¦ 5¦(writing)¦ 6¦(clothing)¦ 7¦(tiring/boring)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
long — long1 W1S1 [lɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adj comparative longer superlative longest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(great length)¦ 2¦(great distance)¦ 3¦(large amount of time)¦ 4¦(particular length/distance/time)¦ 5¦(writing)¦ 6¦(clothing)¦ 7¦(tiring/boring)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
long — 1 adjective 1 OBJECT/LINE measuring a great length or a greater length than usual from one end to the other: Cher used to have really long hair. | The line to get into the movie was so long we gave up. | The Aleutian Islands form the longest… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chalk — noun a white soft earthy limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures. ↘a similar substance (calcium sulphate), made into sticks and used for drawing or writing. verb 1》 draw or write with chalk. ↘rub the… … English new terms dictionary
chalk — [[t]tʃɔ͟ːk[/t]] chalks, chalking, chalked 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with. ...the highest chalk cliffs in Britain... Her skin was chalk white and dry looking. 2) … English dictionary
