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21 oravapyörä
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22 koşuşturma
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23 Konkurrenzkampf
Konkurrenzkampf m 1. GEN (infrml) rat race; 2. WIWI competitive thrust, fierce competition* * ** * *Konkurrenzkampf
competitive thrust, business (economic) struggle, interference with competitors, trade rivalry;
• erbarmungsloser Konkurrenzkampf rat race;
• ewiger Konkurrenzkampf rat race (sl.);
• scharfer Konkurrenzkampf keen (cutthroat) competition;
• weltoffener wirtschaftlicher Konkurrenzkampf economic cutthroat competition;
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24 Pöstchenjägerei
Pöstchenjägerei f PERS rat race* * *f < Person> rat race* * *Pöstchenjägerei
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25 wyścig
Ⅰ m (G wyścigu) Sport race także przen.- wyścig samochodowy/motocyklowy a motor GB a. an automobile US/a motorbike race- wyścigi konne the races a. a horse race- wyścig z czasem przen. a race against time a. the clock- wyścig zbrojeń Polit. the arms race- na wyścigi racing one anotherⅡ wyścigi plt (teren wyścigów konnych) race course- □ wyścig na dochodzenie Sport catch-up race* * *wyścig z czasem — (przen) a race against time
* * *mi1. sport race; robić coś na wyścigi vie with each another to do sth, race one another; wyścig z czasem race against time.2. polit. race; wyścig zbrojeń the arms race.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wyścig
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26 гибридное кольцо
1) Engineering: bridge hybrid, hybrid ring, ring circuit, ring hybrid2) Electronics: hybrid ring junction, rat race3) Household appliances: hybrid ring rat race -
27 Ellbogengesellschaft
* * *Ell·bo·gen·ge·sell·schaftf dog-eat-dog society* * ** * ** * *die (abwertend) society where the weakest go to the wall -
28 Gehetze
n; -s, kein Pl.; umg., pej. rush (-ing); weitS. rat(-)race; ich kann dieses Gehetze nicht ausstehen I can’t stand having to rush around ( oder be on the go) all the time* * *Ge|hẹt|ze [gə'hɛtsə]nt -s,no pl (inf)1) (= Eile) mad rush or dash2) (pej = das Aufhetzen) backbiting (pej inf)* * *ich kann dieses Gehetze nicht ausstehen I can’t stand having to rush around ( oder be on the go) all the time -
29 Hetze
f; -, -n, meist Sg.2. nur Sg.; pej. smear campaign; (Aufhetzung) agitation; Hetze gegen die Juden etc. Jew- baiting etc.3. Hetzjagd 1* * *Hẹt|ze ['hɛtsə]f -, -n2) no pl pej = Aufreizung) rabble-rousing propaganda3) (HUNT) hounding (auf +acc of)* * *(a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) rush* * *Het·ze<-, -n>[ˈhɛtsə]f* * *die; Hetze1) (große Hast) [mad] rushin großer Hetze — in a mad rush or hurry
* * *was soll die Hetze? what’s the big rush?* * *die; Hetze1) (große Hast) [mad] rushin großer Hetze — in a mad rush or hurry
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30 погоня за богатством
1) General subject: a race for wealth, pursuit of wealth, rat race, rush for wealth, the search for a fortune2) Advertising: race for wealth3) Makarov: a rush for wealthУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > погоня за богатством
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31 szczu|r
m Zool. rat- □ szczur faraona Zool. Egyptian mongoose- szczur piżmowy Zool. muskrat- szczur workowaty Zool. didelphid- uciekać jak szczury z tonącego okrętu pot. to run away like rats deserting a sinking ship- wyścig szczurów pot. rat raceThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > szczu|r
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32 крысиный
1. rat«крысиная гонка» — rat race
жалкая косичка, крысиный хвостик — a ratty plait of hair
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33 gonitw|a
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > gonitw|a
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34 wyścig wyści·g
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35 крысиная возня
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36 бесплодная деятельность
General subject: rat raceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бесплодная деятельность
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37 бесплодное (и бессмысленное) занятие
General subject: rat raceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бесплодное (и бессмысленное) занятие
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38 бесплодное дело
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39 бессмысленность
1) General subject: fatuity, inanities, inanition, inanity, meaninglessness, pointlessness (замечания), (к-л занятия) rat race2) Colloquial: heresy -
40 бессмысленность (к-л занятия)
General subject: rat raceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бессмысленность (к-л занятия)
См. также в других словарях:
rat race — {n.}, {slang} A very confusing, crowded, or disorderly rush; a confusing scramble, struggle, or way of living that does not seem to have a purpose. * /The dance last night was a rat race. It was too noisy and crowded./ * /School can be a rat race … Dictionary of American idioms
rat race — {n.}, {slang} A very confusing, crowded, or disorderly rush; a confusing scramble, struggle, or way of living that does not seem to have a purpose. * /The dance last night was a rat race. It was too noisy and crowded./ * /School can be a rat race … Dictionary of American idioms
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rat race — n the rat race the unpleasant situation experienced by people working in big cities, when they continuously compete for success and have a lot of ↑stress in their lives get out of/quit the rat race ▪ the story of a couple who quit the rat race … Dictionary of contemporary English
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rat race — also rat race, competitive struggle, 1934 … Etymology dictionary
rat race — The rat race is the ruthless, competitive struggle for success in work, etc … The small dictionary of idiomes
rat race — rat ,race noun singular an activity, job, or situation in which there is a lot of competition and people are too busy to relax or enjoy themselves … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rat race — rat′ race n. inf an exhausting and usu. competitive routine activity … From formal English to slang
rat race — ► NOUN informal ▪ a way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power … English terms dictionary
rat race — ☆ rat race n. Slang a mad scramble or intense competitive struggle, as in the business world … English World dictionary