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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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1) a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.القَشَّة التي قَصَمت ظَهر البعير2) an additional and intolerable circumstance in a disagreeable situation:الطّامَةُ الكُبْرىThe hotel was expensive, the food poor, and the bad weather was the last straw.
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القَشَّة التي تَقْصِم ظَهْر البَعير \ the last straw: the latest trouble (after many others) that causes sth. to be no longer bearable. -
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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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<05> последняя капляАнгло-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > the last straw
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идиом. фраз. сущ.последняя капляАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > the last straw
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(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) det sidste strå* * *(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) det sidste strå -
10 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) la gota que colma el vaso, el colmo -
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12 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) dropinn sem fyllir mælinn -
13 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) az utolsó csepp a pohárban -
14 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) a última gota -
15 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) bardağı taşıran son damla -
16 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) kaplja čez rob -
17 the last straw
• viimeinen pisara* * *(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) viimeinen pisara -
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(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) dråpen som får begeret til å flyte over -
19 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) l'ultima goccia -
20 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) etwas, das gerade noch gefehlt hat
См. также в других словарях:
(the) last 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
(the) last straw — the final/last straw the last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation. One night he came home drunk at 5 o clock in the morning and that was the last straw. He d been… … New idioms dictionary
the last straw — ► the last (or final) straw a further minor difficulty that comes after a series of difficulties and makes a situation unbearable. [ORIGIN: from the proverb the last straw breaks the (laden) camel s back.] Main Entry: ↑straw … English terms dictionary
the last straw — I see straw II the last (or final) straw a further difficulty or annoyance, typically minor in itself but coming on top of a whole series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable his affair was the last straw Origin: from the proverb… … Useful english dictionary
the last straw! — This expression means that this is the latest unpleasant event and that you cannot tolerate the situation any longer. After a long day of negotiations with the protesters, the traffic jam was the last straw! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
the last straw — one too many problems, the one that ruins it The break in was the last straw. We decided to move … English idioms
it is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back — The metaphor is also used allusively, especially in the phrase the last straw. 1655 J. BRAMHALL Defence of True Liberty of Human Actions 54 It is the last feather may be said to break an Horses back. 1793 in Publications of Colonial Society of… … Proverbs new dictionary
it\ is\ the\ last\ straw\ that\ breaks\ the\ camel's\ back — • last straw • (it is the) last straw that breaks the camel s back n. phr. A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. Bill had a bad day in school yesterday. He lost his knife on the way… … Словарь американских идиом
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw — … Wikipedia
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