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1 the devil's own luck
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2 the devil's own luck
разг.1) ≈ поразительная удача, сногсшибательное везениеAs it chanced, by a stroke of the devil's own luck we pumped a shell into her just abaft the conning tower after she rose and before she could get her gun trained on us. (F. W. Crofts, ‘Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystery’, ch. XI) — Нам чертовски повезло. Не успела подлодка выплыть на поверхность и навести на нас орудие, как наш снаряд разорвался на ее палубе позади боевой рубки.
2) ирон. чертовское, дьявольское невезение -
3 the devil's own luck
paзг.чepтoвcки пoвeзлo, пopaзитeльнaя удaчa; пo cчacтливoй cлучaйнocтиAs it chanced, by a stroke of the devil's own luck we pumped a shell into her just abaft the conning tower after she [пoдвoднaя лoдкa] rose and before she could get her gun trained on us (F. W. Crofts) -
4 the devil's own time
He had the devil's own time with yellow fever. (WD) — Он заболел желтой лихорадкой, и болезнь протекала у него очень тяжело.
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5 the devil's own job
paзг. чepтoвcки тpуднaя paбoтa I asked him if he'd mind telling me how he'd got my telephone number. 'I had the devil's own job, if you want to know' (D. Francis) -
6 The Devil's Own
Кино: Собственность дьявола (название к/ф на видео) -
7 the devil's own job
Австралийский сленг: горький опыт, очень неприятный случай, трудное испытание -
8 the devil's own luck
1) Общая лексика: необыкновенная удача, редкое везение2) Ироническое выражение: дьявольское невезение, чертовское невезение -
9 The Devil's Own
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10 the devil's own job
горький опыт; очень неприятный случай, событие; трудное испытание -
11 The devil's own luck!
Чертовски везёт!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > The devil's own luck!
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12 the devil's own job
горький опыт; очень неприятный случай, событие; трудное испытание -
13 have the devil's own luck
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14 devil of a job /devil’s own job
Devil of a job /devil’s own jobсамое сложное заданиеIt was the devil’s own job finding a hotel with vacancies.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > devil of a job /devil’s own job
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15 the devil takes care of his own
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16 the devil's child, the devil's luck
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17 the devil is good
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18 the devil is kind
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19 the devil is good to his own
посл.(the devil is good (или kind) to his own (тж. the devil looks after his own или the devil takes care of his own))"к своим и чёрт хорошо относится" (ср. свой своему поневоле брат)Earl: "...I got a dozen places I can go. The devil takes care of his own, my grandmother used to say." (J. O'Hara, ‘Veronique’, act 2) — Эрл: "...когда я уйду отсюда, у меня есть десяток мест, которые я могу посетить. Ведь кто черту сродни, тот нигде не пропадет, как говаривала моя бабушка."
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20 the devil looks after his own
syn: the devil takes care of his ownthe devil is good ( або kind)the devil's child, the devil's luckдо своїх і чорт добре ставиться ≅ чорт чорту роги не обломить свій своєму не ворог свій своєму поневолі брат чорт біса пізнав та й на бал позвав багатому чорт діти колише, а убогий й няньки не знайде багатому й чорт гроші носить біс у чорта сповідався, один моргнув, другий здогадавсяEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the devil looks after his own
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