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1 the last straw
≈ последняя песня ( переполнившая чашу); предел терпения [часть пословицы it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back; см. it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back]This was the last straw. He was throwing up her lawless girlhood love to her as an offence. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XIX) — Эта капля переполнила чашу. Он ставит ей в вину ее безрассудную девичью любовь к нему.
One look showed Swithin his condition. Drunk again. This was the last straw. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘Salvation of a Forsyte’) — Одного взгляда было достаточно, что бы Суизину стало ясно состояние Болкси. Опять пьян! Нет, этому надо положить конец.
Hector (outraged): "This is the last straw, Dad: you have insulted my wife." (B. Shaw, ‘Man and Superman’, act IV) — Гектор (в ярости): "Ты дошел до предела, отец. Ты оскорбил мою жену."
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2 the last straw
(that breaks the camel's back)пocлeдняя кaпля (пepeпoлнившaя чaшу) [чacть пocлoвицы it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back "пocлeдняя coлoминкa лoмaeт cпину вepблюдa"; пocлeдняя кaпля пepeпoлняeт чaшу]One look showed Swithin his condition. Drunk again. This was the last straw (J. Galsworthy). Hector (outraged). This is the last straw. Dad: you have insulted my wife (G. B. Shaw) -
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последняя капля (терпения)Everything was going wrong, and his message was the last straw — she just burst into tears.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > the last straw
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5 the last straw
<05> последняя капляАнгло-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > the last straw
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6 the last straw
идиом. фраз. сущ.последняя капляАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > the last straw
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7 the last straw
(n.phr.) последняя капляConversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > the last straw
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8 the last straw breaks the camel's back
Пословица: последняя капля переполняет чашу (дословно: Последняя соломинка ломает спину верблюда)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the last straw breaks the camel's back
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9 the last straw that breaks the camel's back
Макаров: последняя капля переполняет чашуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the last straw that breaks the camel's back
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10 The last straw breaks the camel's back.
<03> Последняя соломинка ломает спину верблюда. Ср. Последняя капля переполняет чашу.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > The last straw breaks the camel's back.
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11 the last straw breaks the camel's back
посл.Последняя соломинка ломает спину верблюда.ср. Последняя капля переполняет чашу.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > the last straw breaks the camel's back
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12 The last straw breaks the camel's back.
фраз. Последняя соломинка ломает спину верблюда.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > The last straw breaks the camel's back.
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13 the last straw to break camel's back
Общая лексика: последняя капля, переполнившая чашу (терпения)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the last straw to break camel's back
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14 it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back
посл."последняя соломинка ломает спину верблюда"; ≈ последняя капля переполняет чашу; см. тж. break the camel's back и the last strawAs the last straw breaks the laden camel's back, this piece of underground information crushed the sinking spirits of Mr Dombey. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Dombeu and Son’, ch. II) — Подобно тому, как последняя соломинка может сломать спину навьюченного верблюда, так это сообщение о подземелье сокрушило слабеющий дух мистера Домби.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back
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15 be the last straw
быть последней каплейWhen Sally came down sick, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > be the last straw
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16 That would be the last straw!
• That would be the limit [last straw]! Этого ещё недоставало!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > That would be the last straw!
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17 it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back
Пословица: последняя капля переполняет чашуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back
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18 It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
фраз. Именно последняя соломинка ломает спину верблюда.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
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19 It's the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
фраз. Именно последняя соломинка ломает спину верблюда.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > It's the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
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20 it's the last straw that breaks the camel's back
3) семь бед миновал, а на одну наскочилEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > it's the last straw that breaks the camel's back
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that's the last straw! — This expression means that this is the latest unpleasant event and that you cannot tolerate the situation any longer. After an extremely tiring day, when Joe saw the the traffic jam he said : that s the last straw! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(the) final straw — the last/final/straw the straw that broke the camel’s back phrase the last of a series of events that causes an angry or violent reaction When he didn’t come home that night, it was the last straw. Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final… … Useful english dictionary