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21 к слову сказать
• К СЛОВУ; к СЛОВУ СКАЗАТЬ < ГОВОРЯ>[these forms only; sent adv (parenth); fixed WO]=====⇒ as an aside or additional comment connected to or suggested by the topic at hand:- by the way;- by the bye;- incidentally;- [in limited contexts] come to think of it;- I should mention (that...).♦...С той стороны реки паром уже приближался. К слову сказать, сколько я ни напрягал свой ум, а у меня, слава богу, есть что напрягать, я никак не мог понять, какая сила движет паром поперёк реки (Искандер 3)....The ferry was already drawing near from the other side of the river. By the way, no matter how hard I strain my mind, and thank God I do have a mind to strain, I cannot understand what force moves the ferry across the river (3a).♦ "Выехав на упомянутое заседание, каковое, к слову говоря, и назначено-то вчера не было, Аркадий Аполлонович отпустил своего шофёра у здания акустической комиссии..." (Булгаков 9). "When he went to the meeting-which, incidentally, was never scheduled to take place yesterday - Arkady Appolonovich dismissed his chauffeur at the Acoustics Commission..." (9b).♦ Постоянная слежка тётушки Хрисулы за целомудрием Дестины была предметом всевозможных шуток и подначек обитателей Большого Дома и их гостей... К слову сказать, тётушка Хрисула была невероятная говорунья. По этому поводу обитатели Большого Дома отмечали, что рот её хоть так, хоть этак, но обязательно должен работать (Искандер 5). Auntie Chrysoula's constant watch over Destina's chastity was the object of all kinds of joking and needling from the inhabitants of the Big House and their guests....I should mention that Auntie Chrysoula was an incredible chatterbox. In this connection the inhabitants of the Big House observed that if it wasn't one thing it was the other - her mouth had to be working (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > к слову сказать
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22 добиваться толку
get an explicit answer; attain one's objectДенщик его спал на полу; Германн насилу его добудился. Денщик был пьян по обыкновению: от него нельзя было добиться никакого толку. (А. Пушкин, Пиковая дама) — His orderly was asleep upon the floor, and he had much difficulty in waking him. The orderly was drunk as usual, and nothing could be got out of him.
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Вчера в полночь прохожу через столовую, а там свеча горит. Кто зажёг, так и не добилась толку. (А. Чехов, Три сестры) — Natasha. Last night I went into the drawing room at twelve o'clock and found a lighted candle there. I still don't know who left it.Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > добиваться толку
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