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1 put some distance between someone and someone or something
expr AmE infmlI gotta put some distance between me and that cop, fast — Я должен побыстрее оторваться от этого полицейского
She needed enough money to put some distance between herself and her home town — Ей нужны были деньги, чтобы уехать из этого города
You need to put some distance between you and your brother's death — Тебе нужно время, чтобы привыкнуть к тому, что брата нет
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > put some distance between someone and someone or something
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between [bɪˈtwi:n]a. entre• between now and next week we must... d'ici la semaine prochaine nous devons...• between you and me, he is not very clever entre nous, il n'est pas très intelligentb. (cooperation) they managed to lift the box between them à eux deux, ils sont arrivés à soulever la caisse* * *Note: When between is used as a preposition expressing physical location ( between the lines), time ( between 8 am and 11 am), position in a range ( between 30 and 40 kilometres), relationship ( link between, difference between) it is translated by entre. For particular usages, see the entry below[bɪ'twiːn] 1.1) (in time, space etc) entrebetween the ages of 12 and 18 — entre l'âge de 12 ans et l'âge de 18 ans or entre 12 et 18 ans
it costs between £10 and £20 — cela coûte entre dix et vingt livres sterling
nothing now stands between us and success — rien ne peut plus faire obstacle à notre réussite maintenant
2) (together, in combination)the couples have seven children between them — à eux tous, les couples ont sept enfants
2.between them, they collected £200 — en tout, ils ont réuni 200 livres sterling
adverb (also in between) ( in space) au milieu, entre les deux; ( in time) dans l'intervalle, entre les deuxthe two main roads and the streets (in) between — les deux rues principales et les petites rues situées entre elles or et les petites rues au milieu
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bi'twi:n1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre•between1 adv en medio / entre mediobetween2 prep entretr[bɪ'twiːn]1 entre■ is there a difference between a crocodile and an alligator? ¿hay alguna diferencia entre un cocodrilo y un caimán?1 de en medio■ we could see the sea if it wasn't for the houses (in) between podríamos ver el mar si no fuera por las casas de en medio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto tell the difference between A and B diferenciar A de Bbetween the lines entre líneasbetween you and me entre tú y yo, en confianzabetween ourselves entre nosotrosbetween times de vez en cuandobetween now and then de aquí a entoncesin between en medio de, entreto be between the devil and the deep blue sea estar entre la espada y la paredto fall between two stools no saber a qué santo confesarsebetween [bɪ'twi:n] adv1) : en medio, por lo medio2)in between : intermediobetween prep: entreadv.• en medio adv.• entremedias adv.prep.• entre prep.• por prep.
I bɪ'twiːn1) (between two points, times, numbers) entre2) ( among) entrethey divided o shared the money between them — se dividieron el dinero entre ellos
this is strictly between you and me o between ourselves — esto debe quedar entre nosotros
3)a) (jointly, in combination) entrewe spent $250 between us — gastamos 250 dólares entre los dos
b) ( what with) (colloq) entrebetween working and training I've no time for reading — entre el trabajo y el entrenamiento no tengo tiempo para leer
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the one between — el/la de en medio
[bɪ'twiːn]there are very large houses and very small apartments and nothing (in) between — hay casas muy grandes o apartamentos muy pequeños pero no hay nada intermedio
1. PREP1) entre2) (=amongst) entrejust between you and me, just between ourselves — entre nosotros
we only had £5 between us — teníamos solo 5 libras entre todos
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I [bɪ'twiːn]1) (between two points, times, numbers) entre2) ( among) entrethey divided o shared the money between them — se dividieron el dinero entre ellos
this is strictly between you and me o between ourselves — esto debe quedar entre nosotros
3)a) (jointly, in combination) entrewe spent $250 between us — gastamos 250 dólares entre los dos
b) ( what with) (colloq) entrebetween working and training I've no time for reading — entre el trabajo y el entrenamiento no tengo tiempo para leer
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the one between — el/la de en medio
there are very large houses and very small apartments and nothing (in) between — hay casas muy grandes o apartamentos muy pequeños pero no hay nada intermedio
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1 შუა, შორის, შუაშიKutaisi is between Tbilisi and Sukhumi ქუთაისი თბილისსა და სოხუმს შუა მდებარეობსthere is a bus line between the two cities ამ ორ ქალაქს შორის საავტობუსო მარშრუტი არსებობსlet it be between you and me / ourselves ეს ჩვენს შორის დარჩეს2 -მდეthe house is between three and four kilometers from here იმ სახლამდე აქედან სამიდან ოთხ კილომეტრამდეაthey had $10 between them ორივეს ერთად სულ 10 დოლარი ჰქონდაbetween one thing and another, I had no time for you ხან ესაო, ხან ისაო და შენთვის ვეღარ მოვიცალეhe provoked a quarrel between husband and wife მან ცოლ-ქმარი ერთმანეთს წააჩხუბაhe could not perceive any difference between the twins ტყუპებში განსხვავება ვერ შენიშნაnegotiations pending between two countries ორ ქვეყანას შორის მიმდინარე მოლაპარაკებაI don't know what passed between them არ ვიცი, მათ შორის რა მოხდაhe paced off the distance between the two trees ორ ხეს შორის მანძილი ნაბიჯით გაზომაwe are reconciled but there is a restraint between us now ჩვენ შევრიგდით, მაგრამ ახლა ჩვენ შორის განრიდებულობა იგრძნობაthe relationship between smoking and lung cancer თამბაქოს წევასა და ფილტვის კიბოს შორის კავშირიthis fact sparked off a quarrel between them ამ ფაქტმა მათ შორის უსიამოვნება გამოიწვიაthe dispute between them must be settled უთანხმოება მათ შორის მოსაგვარებელიაI don't see any difference between these two statements ამ ორ განცხადებას შორის განსხვავებას ვერ ვხედავhe made mischief between the brothers ძმები ერთმანეთს წააჩხუბა / გადაჰკიდაthe tenuity of the difference between the two germs ამ ორ ვირუსს შორის განსხვავების სიმცირეto achieve understanding between two countries ორ ქვეყანას შორის ურთიერგაგების მიღწევაmy foot was wedged between two branches ფეხი ორ ტოტს შუა გამეჩხირა.there is a narrow way between the two houses ამ ორ სახლს შუა ვიწრო გასასვლელიაthe easing of tension between two countries ორ ქვეყანას შორის დაძაბულობის განმუხტვა / შენელებაit's impossible to distinguish between these twins ამ ტყუპებს ერთმანეთისაგან ვერ გაარჩევa man who cannot distinguish between red and green is called colour-blind ადამიანს, რომელიც წითელსა და მწვანეს ვერ არჩევს დალტონიკს უწოდებენwhat is the distance between Tbilisi and Kutaisi? რა მანძილია თბილისსა და ქუთაისს შორის?he noted disharmony between husband and wife მან ცოლსა და ქმარს შორის დაძაბულობა შენიშნაthere's a discrepancy between the two accounts ამ ორ ანგარიშს შორის შეუსაბამობააthere is a disagreement between the two versions ამ ორ ვერსიას შორის შეუსაბამობააa disagreement between husband and wife ცოლსა და ქმარს შორის უთანხმოება / უსიამოვნებაnever get between quarreling husband and wife ცოლ-ქმრის ჩხუბში ნურასოდეს ჩაერევი!what's the connection between these two facts? რა კავშირია ამ ორ ფაქტს შორის?to come between: ჩარევაcoastal navigation between Batumi and Sukhumi სანაპირო ნავიგაცია ბათუმსა და სოხუმს შორისhis visits to us were few and far-between ძალიან იშვიათად გვესტუმრებოდა ხოლმეmy car was caught between two trucks ჩემი მანქანა ორ სატვირთო მანქანას შორის მოექცაI caught likeness between them მათ შორის მსგავსება შევნიშნე / დავიჭირეthe trouble is brewing between them ეტყობა, მათ შორის უსიამოვნება იწყება -
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[bɪ'twiːn]prp(употребляется при обозначении):She sat between him and me. — Она сидела между ним и мною/она сидела между нами.
There is a table between the two windows. — Между окнами стоит стол.
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between [bɪ'twi:n](a) (in space or time) entre;∎ the crowd stood between him and the door la foule le séparait de la porte;∎ the distance between the two towns la distance entre ou qui sépare les deux villes;∎ it happened between 3 and 4 am cela s'est passé entre 3 heures et 4 heures (du matin);∎ between now and this evening d'ici ce soir;∎ I'm between jobs at the moment je suis entre deux emplois en ce moment;∎ you'll have an hour between trains vous aurez une heure entre les deux trains;∎ you shouldn't eat between meals tu ne devrais pas manger entre les repas ou en dehors des repas(b) (in the range that separates) entre;∎ it will cost between 5 and 10 million ça coûtera entre 5 et 10 millions;∎ children between the ages of 5 and 10 les enfants de 5 à 10 ans;∎ somewhere between a half and a third (quelque chose) entre une moitié et un tiers;∎ something between a laugh and a groan quelque chose entre un rire et un grognement(c) (indicating connection, relation) entre;∎ a bus runs between the airport and the hotel un bus fait la navette entre l'aéroport et l'hôtel;∎ it's a half-hour drive between home and the office il y a une demi-heure de route entre la maison et le bureau;∎ a treaty between the two nations un traité entre les deux États;∎ an argument between two experts une dispute entre deux experts;∎ a contest between two heavyweight boxers un combat entre deux poids lourds;∎ the difference/distinction between A and B la différence/distinction entre A et B;∎ he drew a comparison between the two systems il a établi une comparaison entre les deux systèmes;∎ he felt things weren't right between them il sentait que ça n'allait pas entre eux;∎ no one can come between us personne ne peut nous séparer;∎ between you and me, between ourselves entre nous;∎ humorous between you, me and the gatepost or bedpost entre nous;∎ this is strictly between ourselves or between you and me que cela reste entre nous(d) (indicating alternatives) entre;∎ I had to choose between going with them and staying at home il fallait que je choisisse entre les accompagner et rester à la maison∎ between us we saved enough money for the trip à nous tous nous avons économisé assez d'argent pour le voyage;∎ they have 7 children between them à eux deux ils ont 7 enfants;∎ the 5 groups collected £1,000 between them les 5 groupes ont recueilli 1000 livres en tout;∎ (in) between painting, writing and looking after the children, she was kept very busy entre la peinture, l'écriture et les enfants, elle était très occupée(f) (indicating division) entre;∎ he divided it between his children il l'a partagé entre ses enfants;∎ they shared the cake between them ils se sont partagé le gâteau2 adverb1 adverb∎ a row of bushes with little clumps of flowers in between une rangée d'arbustes intercalés de petits bouquets de fleurs;∎ he's neither right nor left but somewhere in between il n'est ni de droite ni de gauche mais quelque part entre les deux;∎ she either plays very well or very badly, never in between elle joue très bien ou très mal, jamais entre les deuxentre►► British old-fashioned between maid bonne f (qui aide la cuisinière et la femme de chambre) -
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❢ When between is used as a preposition expressing physical location ( between the lines), time ( between 8 am and 11 am), position in a range ( between 30 and 40 kilometres), relationship ( link between, difference between) it is translated by entre. For particular usages, see the entry below.A prep1 ( in space) entre ; there is a wall between the two gardens il y a un mur entre les deux jardins ; there are no stops between this station and Paris il n'y a pas d'arrêt entre cette gare et Paris, cette gare est le dernier arrêt avant Paris ;2 ( in time) entre ; between meals entre les repas ; between the ages of 12 and 18 entre l'âge de 12 et 18 ans ; between now and next year d'ici l'année prochaine ;3 ( on a scale or range) entre ; it costs between £10 and £20 cela coûte entre dix et vingt livres sterling ; it's between 50 and 60 kilometres away c'est à environ 50 ou 60 kilomètres d'ici ;4 ( to and from) entre ; flights between London and Amsterdam les vols entre Londres et Amsterdam ; the train that goes between London and Brighton le train qui va de Londres à Brighton or qui assure la liaison Londres-Brighton ;5 ( indicating connection or relationship) entre ; the link between smoking and cancer le lien entre le tabagisme et le cancer ; what's the difference between the two? quelle est la différence entre les deux? ; you must settle it between yourselves il faut que vous le régliez entre vous ; nothing now stands between us and success rien ne peut plus faire obstacle à notre réussite maintenant ; we mustn't allow this to come between us il ne faut pas que cela crée des problèmes entre nous ; it's something between a novel and an autobiography cela tient à la fois du roman et de l'autobiographie ;6 (indicating sharing, division) entre ; the estate was divided between them les biens ont été divisés entre eux ; they drank the whole bottle between (the two of) them à eux deux, ils ont bu toute la bouteille ; they had only one suitcase between (the three of) them ils n'avaient qu'une seule valise pour trois ; between ourselves, between you and me (and the gatepost) entre nous ;7 (together, in combination) the couples have seventeen children between them à eux tous, les couples ont dix-sept enfants ; between them, they collected £200 en tout, ils ont réuni 200 livres sterling ; they wrote the article between them ( two people) ils se sont mis à deux pour écrire l'article ; ( more than two) ils se sont mis à plusieurs pour écrire l'article ; between (the two of) us, we earn £30,000 a year à nous deux nous gagnons 30 000 livres sterling par an ; between housework, minding the children and studying, I never have any time to myself entre le ménage, les enfants et les études, je n'ai pas une minute à moi.1 ( in space) au milieu, entre les deux ; ( in time) dans l'intervalle, entre les deux ; the two main roads and the streets (in) between les deux rues principales et les petites rues situées entre elles or et les petites rues au milieu ; she spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between elle a passé quatre ans à l'université et deux ans en formation, avec une année sabbatique entre les deux ; neither red nor orange but somewhere (in) between ni rouge ni orange mais entre les deux. -
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I [bɪ'twiːn]1) (in space) tra, fra, in mezzo a2) (in time) tra, fra3) (on a scale) tra, fra4) (to and from) tra, fra5) (indicating connection) tra, frawe mustn't allow this to come between us — non dobbiamo permettere che questo venga a mettersi tra noi
6) (indicating sharing) tra, fra7) (together) insieme, tra tuttiII [bɪ'twiːn]between them, they collected Ј 200 — tra loro hanno raccolto 200 sterline
avverbio (anche in between)1) (in space) in mezzo, tra i due, fra i due2) (in time) nell'intervallo, tra i due, fra i dueshe spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between — ha fatto quattro anni di università e due di formazione, con un anno di pausa nel mezzo
* * *[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) tra2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) tra3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) tra4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) tra•* * *I [bɪ'twiːn]1) (in space) tra, fra, in mezzo a2) (in time) tra, fra3) (on a scale) tra, fra4) (to and from) tra, fra5) (indicating connection) tra, frawe mustn't allow this to come between us — non dobbiamo permettere che questo venga a mettersi tra noi
6) (indicating sharing) tra, fra7) (together) insieme, tra tuttiII [bɪ'twiːn]between them, they collected Ј 200 — tra loro hanno raccolto 200 sterline
avverbio (anche in between)1) (in space) in mezzo, tra i due, fra i due2) (in time) nell'intervallo, tra i due, fra i dueshe spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between — ha fatto quattro anni di università e due di formazione, con un anno di pausa nel mezzo
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bɪˈtwi:n что-л, занимающее промежуточное положение швейные иглы среднего размера между - he separated them by rushing * он разнял их, бросившись между ними - to go * действовать в качестве посредника - the space * промежуточное пространство указывает на положение предмета или его движение в каком-л промежутке: между;
посреди - there was a table * the door and the window между дверью и окном стоял стол - the river flows * wooded banks река протекает меж лесистых берегов - I don't want to stand * them я не хочу стоять между ними;
я не хочу мешать им - * two fires( образное) между двух огней указывает на какой-л вид связи между двумя пунктами между - a train * Моscow and Leningrad поезд между Москвой и Ленинградом - a road runs * the two cities эти два города соединяются дорогой указывает на промежуток времени между какими-л двумя моментами между - * 1941 and 1945 между 1941 и 1945 гг. - it happened * one and two это случилось между часом и двумя - we went out * the acts в антракте мы вышли указывает на неопределенность качества, количества, расстояния около;
(нечто среднее) между - * five and six miles away на расстоянии пяти-шести миль - it weighs * 50 and 60 kilos это весит 50-60 кг - it is something * an armchair and a sofa это нечто среднее между креслом и кушеткой указывает на связи, взаимодействие, отношения между - ageeement * two countries соглашение между двумя странами - a marriage * Mr. A. and Mrs. B. брак между господином А. и госпожой Б. - a look passed * them они обменялись взглядами - there was great friendship * them их связывала большая дружба - there was no love lost * them они друг друга терпеть не могли - * ourselves, * you and me между нами, конфиденциально, по секрету указывает на распределение чего-л между кем-л между - divide it * the two children поделите это между двумя детьми указывает на совместность усилий вместе - let us do it * us сделаем это вместе - they landed the fish * them все вместе они вытащили рыбу - they dragged the boat out * them совместными усилиями они вытащили лодку указывает на совместность владения на всех - they had 50 rubles * them у них было 50 рублей на всех указывает на сопоставление или выбор между - there is not mush resemblance * them между ними мало сходства - what's the difference * this and that? какая разница между этим и тем? - choose * them выберите что-нибудь одно указывает на результат взаимодействия нескольких факторов из-за - * her job and studies she has no time for fun из-за работы и занятий у нее не остается времени на развлечения в сочетаниях: - as * (юридическое) в отношениях между - as * sellers and buyers в отношениях между продавцами и покупателями - in * в промежуточном положении;
посреди (чего-л) ;
окруженный( чем-л)between между;
visits are few and far between посещения редки ~ prep между;
between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip посл. = не радуйся раньше времени betwixt: betwixt уст., поэт. см. between;
betwixt and between ни то ни се 'tween: 'tween сокр. разг. between~ hay and grass ни то ни се;
ни рыба ни мясо;
between ourselves, between you and me( and the bedpost) между нами, конфиденциально;
between times, between whiles в промежутках~ hay and grass ни то ни се;
ни рыба ни мясо;
between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost) между нами, конфиденциально;
between times, between whiles в промежутках~ prep между;
between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip посл. = не радуйся раньше времени~ the devil and the deep sea в безвыходном положении;
между двух огней devil: to paint the ~ blacker than he is сгущать краски;
between the devil and the deep sea = между двух огней;
devil's own luck = чертовски везет;
необыкновенное счастье~ hay and grass ни то ни се;
ни рыба ни мясо;
between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost) между нами, конфиденциально;
between times, between whiles в промежутках~ hay and grass ни то ни се;
ни рыба ни мясо;
between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost) между нами, конфиденциально;
between times, between whiles в промежутках~ this and then на досуге;
между делом;
between wind and water в наиболее уязвимом месте wind: to raise the ~ sl раздобыть денег;
between wind and water наиболее уязвимое место;
to be in the wind sl. подвыпить~ hay and grass ни то ни се;
ни рыба ни мясо;
between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost) между нами, конфиденциально;
between times, between whiles в промежуткахvary ~ отклоняться vary ~ отличатьсяbetween между;
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1. [bıʹtwi:n] n1) что-л., занимающее промежуточное положение2) швейные иглы среднего размера2. [bıʹtwi:n] advмеждуhe separated them by rushing between - он разнял их, бросившись между ними
3. [bıʹtwi:n] prepto go /to act/ between - действовать в качестве посредника
1. 1) положение предмета или его движение в каком-л. промежутке между; посредиthere was a table between the door and the window - между дверью и окном стоял стол
the river flows between wooded banks - река протекает меж лесистых берегов
I don't want to stand between them - я не хочу стоять между ними; я не хочу мешать им
between two fires - образн. между двух огней
2) какой-л. вид связи между двумя пунктами междуa train [a plane] between Moscow and Leningrad - поезд [самолёт] между Москвой и Ленинградом
2. промежуток времени между какими-л. двумя моментами междуbetween 1941 and 1945 - между 1941 и 1945 гг.
3. неопределённость качества, количества, расстояния и т. п. около; (нечто среднее) междуit is something between an armchair and a sofa - это нечто среднее между креслом и кушеткой
4. связи, взаимодействие, отношения междуagreement [coalition, war] between two [three] countries - соглашение [коалиция, война] между двумя [тремя] странами
a marriage between Mr. A. and Mrs. B. - брак между господином А. и госпожой Б.
between ourselves, between you and me - между нами, конфиденциально, по секрету
5. распределение чего-л. между кем-л. междуdivide it between the two children [the members of the family] - поделите это между двумя детьми [между членами семьи]
6. 1) совместность усилий вместеthey dragged the boat out between them - совместными усилиями они вытащили лодку
2) совместность владения на всех7. сопоставление или выбор междуwhat's the difference between this and that? - какая разница между этим и тем?
between her job and studies she has no time for fun - из-за работы и занятий у неё не остаётся времени на развлечения
9. в сочетаниях:as between - юр. в отношениях между
as between sellers and buyers - в отношениях между продавцами и покупателями
in between - а) в промежуточном положении; б) посреди (чего-л.); окружённый (чем-л.)
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11 between
adv. tussen; temidden van--------prep. tussen; temidden vanbetween1♦voorbeelden:→ betwixt betwixt/————————between2〈 voorzetsel〉♦voorbeelden:similarities between people • overeenkomsten tussen mensenbetween school, her music and her friends she led a busy life • met de school, haar muziek en haar vrienden had ze alles bij elkaar een druk levenbetween one thing and another she could make ends meet • met alle beetjes samen kon ze de eindjes aan elkaar knopenthey wrote the book between them • ze schreven het boek samenbetween you and me, between ourselves • onder ons (gezegd) -
12 between one thing and another she could make ends meet
English-Dutch dictionary > between one thing and another she could make ends meet
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13 between her job and studies she has no time for fun
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > between her job and studies she has no time for fun
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14 she had the choice between a home and a career
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she had the choice between a home and a career
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15 to all intents and purposes
تَقْرِيبًا \ about: not exactly; a little before or after; a little more or less: about 9 o’clock; about 50 boys. all but: nearly: Our boat all but sank in the storm. almost: nearly: I have almost finished. He is very old - almost eighty. approximately: nearly, but not exactly: The box weighed approximately 10 kilos. as good as: nearly: The match is as good as won. close on: nearly: There were close on a hundred people at the meeting. more or less: about, but not exactly: It’s 20 miles away, more or less. She’s more or less ready, but she can’t find her handbag. near: close to, in time: It was near midnight when he got home. nearly: almost: She’s nearly ready. It’s nearly six o’clock.. odd: (after a guessed number which is the nearest 10 or 100 or 1000 below the actual number) and more: 50-odd boys (between 50 and 60); 600-odd girls (between 600 and 700). practically: nearly: She’s practically ready. pretty well: almost: The paint is pretty well dry. roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. to all intents and purposes: in regard to all that matters: To all intents and purposes, the work is finished (though a few unimportant points remain to be dealt with). -
16 there's no love lost between them
1) уст. они любят друг другаTony: "...we grumble a little now and then, to be sure. But there's no love lost between us." (O. Goldsmith, ‘She Stoops to Conquer’, act IV, sc. 1) — Тони: "...конечно, иной раз и поворчим, не без этого. Но мы любим друг друга."
The announcement in The Times of his cousin Jolyon's death affected Soames quite simply. So that chap was gone! There had never been a time in their two lives when love had not been lost between them. (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part III, ch. IV) — Объявление в "Таймс" о смерти молодого Джолиона Сомс принял очень просто. Итак, его двоюродный братец умер! Что ж, между ними никогда не существовало теплых отношений.
There was clearly no love lost between him and Bonham. They were competitors. (J. Jones, ‘Go to the Widow-Maker’, ch. 10) — Джим Гройнтон Бонэм недолюбливали друг друга: они же были конкурентами.
I'm sorry, Bub, but you know as well as I do, in our family there's no love lost on coppers. (D. Hewett, ‘Bobbin Up’, ch. 6) — Ты уж прости меня, Беб, но ты ведь знаешь, как у нас в семье любят полицейских.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > there's no love lost between them
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17 high and dry
Here he found himself in the midst of ten or twelve men... who were gathered about a ship's boat which they had dragged up high and dry. (H. R. Haggard, ‘Stella Fregelius’, ch. VIII) — Он оказался в компании десяти-двенадцати человек... собравшихся около корабельной шлюпки, которую они вытащили на берег.
2) покинутый, оставленный (в беде); ≈ на мели (обыкн. left high and dry)Realizing... that she was now left high and dry without a penny, Reina appeared to be shuttled between fear and rage... (Th. Dreiser, ‘A Gallery of Women’, ‘Reina’) — Понимая... что дело плохо, что у нее ни пенни в кармане, Рейна испытывала то ярость, то страх...
I don't want to be left high and dry when everybody else's being saved and sent to Heaven. (E. Caldwell, ‘Georgia Boy’, ch. II) — Не оставаться же мне на бобах, когда все прочие обретут спасение и вознесутся на небеса.
‘You ruined my night too,’ Lew went on, ‘Sneaking off with her like that and leaving me high and dry.’ (D. Cusack and F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Sunday IV’) — - Ты мне тоже испортил вечер, - продолжала Лу. - Тихонько улизнул с Гини и бросил меня на произвол судьбы.
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18 high and dry
1) выбpoшeнный или вытaщeнный нa бepeг (o cуднe)Here he found himself in the midst of ten or twelve men... who were gathered about a ship's boat which they had dragged up high and dry (H. R. Haggard)2) пoкинутый, ocтaвлeнный (в бeдe); нa мeли (oбыкн. left high and dry)Realizing... that she was now left high and dry without a penny, Reina appeared to be shuttled between fear and rage (Th. Dreiser). Somehow I sort of hate to see Semon go away now and leave us. It makes me feel left high and dry (E. Caldwell) -
19 not a pin to choose between them
разг.один другого стоит; ≈ одного поля ягода, два сапога пара, из одного теста сделаны‘Why, when you come to think of it - you're as bad as me.’ He came across the room and added with a kind of respect: ‘There's not a pin to choose between us.’ She looked up with childish and devoted eyes and swore solemnly: ‘Not a pin.’ (Gr. Greene, ‘Brighton Rock’, part VI, ch. II) — - Ведь если подумать, ты ничуть не лучше меня, - он подошел к Розе и чуть ли не с почтением добавил: - Мы из одного теста сделаны. Роза по-детски преданно взглянула на него и торжественно подтвердила: - Действительно, из одного.
They get to know ten chaps... and there isn't a pin to choose between these chaps. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Let the People Sing’, ch. XI) — Девушки познакомились с десятком парней... Но все они были похожи друг на друга как две капли воды.
Superintendent Harper said curiously: ‘What put you on to this particular girl? They all looked scared to death and there wasn't a pin to choose between them as far as I could see.’ (A. Christie, ‘The Body in the Library’, ch. 14) — Любопытство взяло верх, и старший инспектор Харпер спросил: - Почему ваше внимание привлекла именно эта девушка? Ведь все они перепуганы до смерти, и, насколько я могу судить, толку от них ото всех не добьешься.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > not a pin to choose between them
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20 hit smb. (right) between the eyes
aмep. paзг.1) cтaть coвepшeннo oчeвидным, яcным для кoгo-л.; oceнить кoгo-л.Then all of a sudden the idea hit me between the eyes (E. S. Gardner). Suddenly, it hit me right between the eyes. They were in love2) пpoизвecти cильнoe впeчaтлeниe, пopaзить кoгo-л.She hit him right between the eyes the moment he saw her. One morning recently I opened up a great metropolitan newspaper in the science pages and read an article about a study whose conclusions hit me right between the eyes (The Atlantic)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > hit smb. (right) between the eyes
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