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81 for one's life
разг.(for one's life (тж. for the life of me, him etc.))никак, ни за что (на свете); ≈ хоть убей, убей меня богWalter, for his life, would have hardly called her by her name. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Dombey and Son’, ch. XIX) — Вальтер ни за что не назвал бы ее по имени.
Livens: "I'm willing enough to work, but for the life of me I can't get anything to do." (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Box’, act III) — Ливенс: "Я очень хочу работать, но ничего не могу найти, хотя и стараюсь изо всех сил."
I kept my eyes skinned and I was dead sure he was cheating, but, d'you know, for the life of me I couldn't see how he did it. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. III) — Я зорко следил за игрой Кости. Я был абсолютно уверен, что он жульничает, но как он это делал, я, хоть убей, понять не мог.
Not for the life of him could he imagine Miss Everett flinging a half-crown to a taximan without first carefully looking at the meter. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book IV, ch. 4) — Никак нельзя было себе представить, чтобы мисс Эверет бросила полкроны шоферу такси, не посмотрев сперва внимательно на счетчик.
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82 flee for one's life
(flee (или run) for one's life (тж. австрал. flee, go, run, etc. for the lick of one's life))бежать опрометью, бежать что есть мочи, сломя головуMr. Swiveller and Sampson Brass... rushed out into the street - darting along in the middle of the road, and dashing aside all obstructions, as though they were running for their lives. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. LIX) — Мистер Свивеллер и Самсон Брасс... выбежали из конторы и, сметая все препятствия на своем пути, помчались посередине улицы с такой быстротой, словно от этого зависела их жизнь.
...hearing Mr. Jackson murmur ‘Puss, puss!’ it ran for its life... and vanished among some shrubs. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘Ultima Thule’) —...услышав, что мистер Джексон пробормотал "кис-кис!", кошка бросилась бежать как угорелая... и скрылась в кустах.
Johnny had closed the door quick, had run for his life through the hall out into the street... (S. O'Casey, ‘I Knock at the Door’, ‘His Da, His Poor Da’) — Джонни быстро закрыл дверь и, охваченный страхом перед непонятным, опрометью бросился через прихожую на улицу...
...my God, Winisey, she frightened me. I fled for my life. (D. L. Sayers, ‘Five Red Herrings’, ‘Graham's Story’) —...ей-богу, Уинзи, она так меня напугала, что я пустился наутек.
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83 working life
work·ing ˈlife* * *working life s irr1. Arbeits-, Berufsleben n2. Lebensdauer f (einer Maschine etc)* * *n.Arbeitsleben n.Berufsleben n.Erwerbsleben n. -
84 burning life
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85 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) midtpunkt* * *(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) midtpunkt -
86 lifelong life·long adj
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87 bring to life
1) Общая лексика: привести в чувство, приводить в чувство, привести ( прийти) в себя (после обморока), воплотить в жизнь (a design, etc.), приводить в чувство (после обморока и т. п.)2) Реклама: вызывать к жизни3) Макаров: вызывать к жизни (после обморока и т.п.), приводить в чувство (после обморока и т.п.)4) Христианство: воскрешать -
88 service life
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89 the life and soul of the party
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90 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) hrókur alls fagnaðarEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > the life and soul of the party
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91 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) a társaság lelkeEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > the life and soul of the party
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92 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) a alma da festaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > the life and soul of the party
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93 the life and soul of the party
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94 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) duša (česa)English-Slovenian dictionary > the life and soul of the party
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95 the life and soul of the party
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96 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) midtpunktEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > the life and soul of the party
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97 the life and soul of the party
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98 the life and soul of the party
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99 the life and soul of the party
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100 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) sabiedrības dvēsele* * *sabiedrības dvēsele
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