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1 the back of beyond
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2 the back of beyond
шутл. oтдaлённoe, глуxoe мecтo, глушь; кpaй cвeтa (чacтo at the back of beyond у чёpтa нa куличкax)Diana. Would you believe it? Dorothy thinks it's central. When I tell her it's the back of beyond, she says, My dear, what are you talking about? It's only twelve minutes by tube from Piccadilly Circus (W. S. Maugham). 'What did you do to make them send someone like you out here into the back of beyond?' (C. McCullough) -
3 the back of beyond
шутл.отдалённое, глухое место, глушь; ≈ край света (часто at the back of beyond ≈ у чёрта на куличках); см. тж. at the back of God-speedDiana: "Would you believe it? Dorothy thinks it's central. When I tell her it's the back of beyond, she says, My dear what are you talking about? it's only twelve minutes by tube from Piccadilly Circus." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Bread-Winner’, sc. 1) — Диана: "Поверите ли? Дороти считает, что это в центре. Я ей говорю, что это на краю света, а она меня уверяет: "Дорогая, что ты говоришь? Ведь это всего двенадцать минут на метро от Пиккадилли-Серкус.""
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4 the back of beyond
край света; глухомань; у черта на куличкахFor many Westerners, the remote Sahara town in Mali has come to signify the back of beyond.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > the back of beyond
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5 the back of beyond
1) Общая лексика: глушь, самый отдалённый уголок мира, самый удалённый уголок мира2) Разговорное выражение: конец географии (что-то далёкое some place far from everything)3) Макаров: край света, очень отдаленное место -
6 the back of beyond
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7 the back of beyond
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8 at the back of beyond
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9 at the back of beyond
Шутливое выражение: в недосягаемости, на краю света, у чёрта на куличках -
10 she lives at the back of beyond
Макаров: она живёт на краю светаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she lives at the back of beyond
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11 to the back of beyond
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12 at the back of beyond
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13 at the back of beyond
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14 at the back of beyond
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15 at the back of beyond
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16 at the back of beyond
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17 the back of the beyond
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18 at the back of God-speed
редк.; шутл.≈ на краю света, у чёрта на куличках; см. тж. the back of beyondIf I don't leave you at the back of God-speed before long, I'll give you the mare... (A. Trollope, ‘Doctor Thorne’, ch. V) — Если я не скоро уеду из этой глуши, то я отдам вам кобылу...
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19 beyond
beyond [bɪˈjɒnd]1. preposition• there was a garden, and beyond it, an orchard il y avait un jardin et, plus loin, un vergerb. ( = after) après, au-delà de• beyond next week/June après la semaine prochaine/juinc. ( = surpassing, exceeding) this work is quite beyond him ce travail le dépasse complètementd. ( = except) sauf2. adverb• he could see the lake and the hills beyond il voyait le lac et, au-delà, les collines3. noun* * *Note: beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, bound etc). See also I 3 below[bɪ'jɒnd] 1.1) (in space, time) au-delà de2) ( outside the range of)to be beyond somebody's ability — [task, activity] être au-dessus des capacités de quelqu'un
to be beyond somebody — [activity, task, subject] dépasser quelqu'un
3) ( other than) en dehors de, à part2.we know little about it beyond the fact that — nous savons très peu de choses là-dessus en dehors du fait que or à part que
1) ( in space)2) ( in time) au-delà3.conjunction à part (+ infinitive)there was little I could do beyond telling him that — je ne pouvais pas faire grand-chose à part lui dire que
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20 beyond
❢ Beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the grasp of, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, grasp, bounds etc). See also A 3 below.A prep1 ( on the far side of) au-delà de [border, city limits, region, mountain range] ; beyond the city walls ( but close) de l'autre côté des murs de la ville ; ( covering greater distance) au-delà des murs de la ville ; just beyond the tower juste derrière la tour ; the countries beyond the Atlantic les pays d'outre-atlantique ;2 ( after a certain point in time) au-delà de ; beyond 1998 au-delà de 1998 ; well beyond midnight bien au-delà de minuit ; beyond the age of 11 au-delà de 11 ans ; to work beyond retirement age travailler au-delà de l'âge de la retraite ; to go beyond a deadline dépasser un délai ;3 ( outside the range of) beyond one's means/resources/strength au-dessus de ses moyens/ressources/forces ; beyond all hope/expectation au-delà de toute espérance/attente ; beyond one's control hors de son contrôle ; driven beyond endurance poussé à bout ; he is beyond help on ne peut rien faire pour lui ; to be wise beyond one's years être très mûr pour son âge ;4 ( further than) au-delà de ; to look beyond sth voir au-delà de qch ; the world must look beyond the Gulf crisis le monde devrait voir au-delà de la guerre du Golfe ; to move beyond sth passer outre qch ; to go ou get beyond sth aller au-delà de qch ; to go beyond being être bien plus que ; it won't go beyond these four walls fig ça restera entre nous ;5 (too much for, above) to be beyond sb's ability ou competence [task, activity] être au-dessus des capacités de qn ; it's beyond my comprehension! ça me dépasse! ; to be beyond sb [activity, task, subject] dépasser qn ; it's beyond me! ça me dépasse! ; why they care is beyond me ça me dépasse que ça les préoccupe ( subj) autant ; it's beyond me how she manages je ne sais pas comment elle s'en sort-ça me dépasse ; it's not beyond him to make the dinner! iron il est quand même capable de préparer le repas! ;6 ( other than) en dehors de, à part ; we know little about it beyond the fact that nous savons très peu de choses là-dessus en dehors du fait que or à part que ; beyond that there's not much one can do en dehors de cela il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he gets nothing beyond the basic salary on ne lui donne rien de plus que le salaire de base.B adv1 (expressing location: further on) in the room beyond dans la pièce d'après ; beyond there was a garden plus loin il y avait un jardin ; the canal and the trees beyond le canal et les arbres de l'autre côté ; an island in the bay beyond une île au loin dans la baie ; as far as London and beyond jusqu'à Londres et au-delà ;2 ( expressing time) au-delà ; up to the year 2000 and beyond jusqu'à l'an 2000 et au-delà ; healthcare during pregnancy and beyond les précautions de santé pendant la grossesse et au-delà.C conj à part (+ infinitive) ; there was little I could do beyond reassuring him that je ne pouvais pas faire grand-chose à part le rassurer en lui disant que.to be in the back of beyond [house, farm] être au bout du monde ; to live in the back of beyond vivre dans un trou perdu ○.
См. также в других словарях:
(the) back of beyond — the back of beyond phrase a place that is far away from any towns or cities He comes from some little town in the back of beyond. Thesaurus: areas and places outside of towns and citieshyponym Main entry: beyond * * * the ˌback of beˈyond … Useful english dictionary
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the back of beyond — a place that is far away from any towns or cities He comes from some little town in the back of beyond … English dictionary
the back of beyond — a very remote or inaccessible place. → back … English new terms dictionary
the back of beyond — Meaning A lonely forsaken place. Origin The Outback (the inland desert region) of Australia … Meaning and origin of phrases
at the back of beyond — in a place which is far away from other towns and difficult to get to. He lives in some tiny, remote village in the back of beyond … New idioms dictionary
in the back of beyond — in a place which is far away from other towns and difficult to get to. He lives in some tiny, remote village in the back of beyond … New idioms dictionary
back of beyond — noun a very remote and inaccessible place you d have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those • Hypernyms: ↑depth * * * : an extremely remote place ; especially : the outback of Australia * * * noun the back of beyond informal : a p … Useful english dictionary
back of beyond — Colloquial –noun 1. a remote, inaccessible place. 2. the far outback: *Thinks she s comin to the back o beyond, does Mely! –henry handel richardson, 1917. –adverb 3. in the outback. 4. to the outback. Also, back o beyond …