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1) имеющийся в распоряжении, на руках, в наличии; находящийся на чьей-л. ответственностиThe Dean reported that she had sold the bonds at a premium at Mr. Baldwin's bank in Atlanta Friday morning and that the college had $117,000 on hand for the stadium building fund. (W. Du Bois, ‘Worlds of Color’, ch. XV) — Мисс дю Биньон сообщила совету, что в пятницу утром она продала акции в банке Болдуина по цене выше номинальной стоимости и что, таким образом, колледж располагает для строительства стадиона наличными средствами в сумме 117 тысяч долларов.
‘You haven't anything on hand for the night, have you?’ added Hurstwood. ‘Not a thing.’ ‘Well, come round, then.’ (Th. Dreiser, ‘Sister Carrie’, ch. V) — - Но может быть, вы чем-нибудь заняты сегодня? - спросил Герствуд. - Нет, ничем. - Тогда заходите после театра.
‘Want to hire a wheel?’ He shook his head. ‘I've more important things on hand.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, part II, ch. V) — - Хочешь взять напрокат велосипед? Стефен отрицательно покачал головой: - Я сейчас занят более важными делами.
2) могущий произойти, иметь место...he longed to compare experiences with him, even though there was on hand a more exciting matter still. (Th. Hardy, ‘A Tragedy of Two Ambitions’, ch. IV) —...ему не терпелось обменяться опытом с братом, хотя впереди еще предстояло более волнующее дело.
A change of government may be on hand. — Ожидается смена правительства.
3) амер. присутствующий, находящийся рядомRoosevelt was greatly comforted by the fact that he had his old friend Frank Walker on hand to keep an eye on Hopkins' activities. (R. E. Sherwood, ‘Roosevelt and Hopkins’, ch. III) — Рузвельта успокаивал тот факт, что он имел под рукой для наблюдения за деятельностью Гопкинса своего старого друга Фрэнка Уокера.
Our "meeting" was short indeed. The square was full of police; it looked as though half the Los Angeles force was on hand. (W. Foster, ‘Pages from a Worker's Life’, ch. V) — Наш "митинг", действительно, недолго продолжался. Площадь была переполнена полицейскими. Похоже, что там находилась половина полиции Лос-Анджелеса.
Although the party was for the young, the old were on hand. (G. Vidal, ‘Washington, D. C.’, part I, ch. III) — Хотя вечер был устроен для молодежи, на нем присутствовали и пожилые люди.
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