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1 round the corner
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3 round the corner
1) рядом, поблизости; в самое ближайшее время; ≈ не за горами (тж. преим. амер. around the corner)Since I had already had my first poem printed in a London periodical that week I naturally began to feel as if the Nobel prize were just around the corner. (R. Aldington, ‘Life for Life's Sake’, ch. 5) — Лондонская газета напечатала на этой неделе мое первое стихотворение, и я, естественно, считал, что Нобелевская премия мне уже обеспечена.
Romantic and sentimental, they liked to think happiness was just round the corner for him to grab. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XXIII) — Сентиментальные романтики, они тешили себя мыслью, что счастье рядом - стоит только протянуть руку.
We were of course a long way from the Huck Finn region, but, nevertheless, we felt that the immortal lad was only around the corner. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Midnight on the Desert’, ch. 3) — Конечно, мы были далеко от тех мест, где жил когда-то Гек Финн, но нам, однако, казалось, что бессмертный парнишка где-то здесь, рядом.
2) редк. вне опасности [производное от to turn the corner; см. turn the corner]‘You're round the corner now,’ cried Miss Pecksniff. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. II) — - Сейчас опасность уже миновала, - воскликнула мисс Пекснифф.
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5 round-the-corner
Литература: рассеянный ("Garton was queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast." J. Galsworthy) -
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8 round the corner
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > round the corner
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10 round the corner
1) Общая лексика: близко, за углом, за угол, не за горами, скоро2) Переносный смысл: рядом, совсем близко -
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за угломсовсем близко, рядомАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > round the corner
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за угломEnglish-Russian dictionary of technical terms > round the corner
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Conversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > round the corner
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16 round-the-corner door
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18 be round the corner
Общая лексика: быть вне опасности, быть( находиться) под боком (рядом), быть на пороге, быть не за горами (The school is round the corner. Школа находится под боком.) -
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действовать с оглядкой, осторожничатьYou always want to look round the corner before you take a step. (ECI) — Вы не можете шагу ступить без оглядки.
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20 (just) round the corner
нареч.1. сразу за углом; (совсем) рядомThe city park is just around the corner of the street.
2. не за горами, на подходе, вот-вотGood times are just around the corner.
The fortuneteller told Jane that there was an adventure for her just around the corner.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (just) round the corner
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round the corner — (just) round the corner 1. Close at hand 2. Soon to be attained, reached, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑corner … Useful english dictionary
Round-the-Corner — Circular sequence of rank, the highest card being deemed adjacent to the lowest, such as Q, K, A, 2, 3 a round the corner straight in Poker … The official rules of card games glossary
Round the corner kicking — was invented in the 1940s by Willie Horne, the Barrow, Lancashire, England and Great Britain captain and rugby league player. His distinctive round the corner style of kicking enabled him to kick over 100 goals in the 1945/1946 season and then he … Wikipedia
round the corner — around the corner, just beyond the corner … English contemporary dictionary
round-the-corner — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : of or relating to a card sequence in which the king and deuce both connect with the ace … Useful english dictionary
(just) round the corner — ▪ Close at hand ▪ Soon to be attained, reached, etc ● corner * * * (just) around/round the ˈcorner idiom very near • Her house is just around the corner … Useful english dictionary
just round the corner — (just) round the corner 1. Close at hand 2. Soon to be attained, reached, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑corner … Useful english dictionary
Round — Round, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rounding}.] 1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to round the edges of anything. [1913 Webster] Worms with many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
round — round1 [round] adj. [ME < OFr roont < L rotundus: see ROTUND] 1. shaped like a ball; spherical; globular 2. a) shaped like a circle, ring, or disk; circular b) shaped like a cylinder (in having a circular cross section); cylindrical 3 … English World dictionary
round — I [[t]ra͟ʊnd[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦♦ (Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as around . Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and also in phrasal verbs such as get round and hand… … English dictionary
