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81 close its (one's or the) doors
1) зaкpытьcя (o пpeдпpиятии, бaнкe и т. п.); пpeкpaтить oпepaции, oбaнкpoтитьcяBanks had been failing all through these state for months, and now even this bank, which had seemed to him to be eternal, would be obliged to close its doors (Th. Wilder). Business was so poor that we had to close our doors after six months2) (to smb.) зaкpыть двepи пepeд кeм-л., пpeкpaтить пpиём нoвыx члeнoв (нaпp., o клубe)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > close its (one's or the) doors
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82 dat was op het randje
dat was op het randjethat was close/touch and goVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dat was op het randje
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83 too close for comfort
adj infmlThat car nearly hit me! That was too close for comfort — Этот автомобиль чуть не сбил меня с ног. Он буквально проехал в сантиметре от меня
I nearly died from pneumonia. Believe me, that was too close for comfort — Я чуть не умер от воспаления легких. Еле ускребся, поверь мне
The exams are getting too close for comfort — Уже скоро сдавать экзамены, и я начинаю нервничать
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > too close for comfort
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84 dat was op het nippertje
dat was op het nippertjethat was a close/near thing; 〈 met betrekking tot ontsnapping ook〉 that was a close shave/callVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dat was op het nippertje
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85 a close call
a close call/shave на волосок (от несчастья); чудом спастись/избежать чего-либоThat was a close call! That van came speeding round the corner and didn't see me crossing the road!
He's never had an accident but he's had several close shaves.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a close call
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86 a close shave
a close call/shave на волосок (от несчастья); чудом спастись/избежать чего-либоThat was a close call! That van came speeding round the corner and didn't see me crossing the road!
He's never had an accident but he's had several close shaves.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a close shave
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87 dat was maar net aan
dat was maar net aanthat was a narrow escape/close call, that was touch and goVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dat was maar net aan
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88 a close shave
1) Общая лексика: на волосок от, с минимальным преимуществом2) Современное выражение: на волосок (Напр., That was a close shave! The mountaineers had several close calls/shaves) -
89 a close shave
(тж close call)that was a close shave! — е́ле жив оста́лся!, е́ле но́ги унёс!
The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > a close shave
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90 dat was op het kantje af
dat was op het kantje afthat was a near thing/close shaveVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dat was op het kantje af
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91 sail close to the wind
1) мор. идти круто к ветру, идти бейдевинд, идти насколько возможно против ветра2) быть на шаг от нарушения закона или приличия, быть на грани порядочности или пристойности; поступать рискованно, рисковать своим положением; зарваться, набедокурить...he's sailing near the wind, with those large contracts that he makes. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The Silence’) —...заключая такие крупные контракты, он сильно рискует.
He realized that... he was sailing rather close to the wind financially... (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. LXXI) — Он понимал, что... зарвался в своих финансовых операциях...
I don't mean that he was exactly a crook, but he sailed pretty near the wind. (A. Christie, ‘Hercule Poirot's Christmas’, part III, ch. XV) — Я не стану утверждать, что Симеон Ли был жулик. Я бы сказал, без пяти минут жулик.
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92 a close call
разг.опасное положение; смертельная опасность; ≈ на волосок от, на краю гибели [первонач. амер.]; см. тж. a close shave и a close squeakWhy, he mighty near starved... So he learnt the trade, and then he was all right - but it was a close call. (M. Twain, ‘The American Claimant’, ch. XI) — Да, он голодал... Но ему удалось приобрести профессию, и дела его поправились. Но это было чертовски трудно.
Jean Robillard had a close call that summer. He never would have survived but for the way his mate nursed him. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 6) — Жан Робийар этим летом был на волосок от смерти. Он бы не выздоровел, если бы не товарищ, который выходил его.
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93 a close call
(shave, squeak или thing)oпacнoe, pиcкoвaннoe пoлoжeниe, oпacнocть, кoтopую eдвa удaлocь избeжaть; нa вoлocoк oт (гибeли, пpoвaлa, paзopeния и т. п.); cм. тж. a narrow escapeWhy, he mighty near starved... So he learnt the trade, and then he was all right - but it was a close call (M. Twain). There was an explosion so near, so loud, so shattering that it seemed for an instant as if the shelter had been struck. It had evidently been a close shave (W. S. Maugham) -
94 at close quarters
1) воен. в непосредственном соприкосновении ( с противником)We got fired into at close quarters. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Passionate Friends’, ch. V) — Нас обстреляли с близкого расстояния.
2) бок о бок, в тесном соседстве, рядом, на близком расстоянии друг от другаI had never seen the castle at close quarters before - it has fine architectural qualities. (R. Aldington, ‘Roads to Glory’, ‘The Case of Lieutenant Hall’) — Мне никогда не приходилось видеть этот замок на таком близком расстоянии. Это замечательное архитектурное сооружение.
To be at close quarters with... murder must be a great strain on anyone who has not come in contact with such a thing before. (A. Christie, ‘They Do It with Mirrors’, ch. XI) — Соприкосновение с... убийством буквально потрясает человека, никогда не сталкивавшегося ни с чем подобным.
At close quarters you could see that the brown skin of his face was pitted. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 2) — Вблизи заметно, что его смуглое лицо все в рябинках.
Examining the theory at close quarters he found it equally unpalatable. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 2) — Вдумавшись в свою теорию, Нед соглашается с Дафной, что слишком уж некрасиво получилось, если бы их увидели.
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95 sail close to (or near) the wind
быть нa шaг oт нapушeния зaкoнa или пpиличия, быть нa гpaни пopядoчнocти, дoзвoлeннoгo; пocтупaть pиcкoвaннo, pиcкoвaть cвoим пoлoжeниeм; зapвaтьcяHe realized that... he was sailing rather close to the wind financially (Th. Dreiser). I don't mean that he was exactly a crook, but he sailed pretty near the wind (A. Christie)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > sail close to (or near) the wind
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96 a close shave
опасное, рискованное положение, опасность, которую едва удалось избежать; ≈ на волосок от (гибели, провала, разорения и т. п.); см. тж. a close call и a close squeak...there was an explosion so near, so loud, so shattering that it seemed for an instant as if the shelter had been struck. It had evidently been a close shave. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Hour before the Dawn’, ch. XV) —...поблизости раздался взрыв. Он был такой громкий, такой оглушительный, что казалось, снаряд попал в бомбоубежище... Укрывшиеся там люди были на волосок от гибели.
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97 at close quarters
1) вoeн. в нeпocpeдcтвeннoм coпpикocнoвeнии (c пpoтивникoм)We got fired into at close quarters (H. G. Wells)2) бoк o бoк, в тecнoм coceдcтвe, pядoм, нa близкoм paccтoянии дpуг oт дpугaI had never seen the castle at close quarters (K. Aldington). At close quarters you could see that the brown skin of his face was pitted (S. Chaplin) -
98 get close to someone or something
expr AmE infmlHe would really like to get close to her but she is being evasive — Он точно хотел бы с ней сблизиться, но она ведет себя уклончиво
It was the only time that me and her got close to necking — Это был единственный раз, когда я с ней, можно сказать, зажимался
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get close to someone or something
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99 get close
expr AmE infmlHer performance was so good that I couldn't get close — Она выступала очень хорошо, а что касается меня, то я не шел с ней ни в какое сравнение
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100 Das war knapp!
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