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1 the long and short of it
(the long and (the) short of it (тж. the short and (the) long of it))короче говоря, вкратце, одним словомHector: "...Violet and I are married: that's the long and the short of it." (B. Shaw, ‘Man and Superman’, act IV) — Гектор: "...Виолетта и я поженились. Вот и все."
I told her to be careful, last night, the way they were getting their knife into her, and in she comes, half an hour ago, and tells me they've had a regular dust-up and the long and short of it all is, my lady's sacked. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. VI) — Говорила я ей вчера, что надо быть осторожнее, раз уже есть люди, которые хотят ее выжить; а сегодня, полчаса тому назад, она является с новостью, что у них была основательная чистка, - короче говоря, наша мисс уволена.
Well, the long and the short of it was, after our mate was killed we held a stopwork meeting. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XXII) — Словом, когда обвалом убило нашего товарища, мы созвали митинг.
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2 the long arm of the law
= the strong arm of the lawMany people believe that any kind of marriage law extends the long arm of the law too far into private matters. — Многие считают, что любое брачное законодательство слишком распространяет всесилие закона в личных делах.
2) шутл. полицияYou can't escape the long arm of the law. — От полиции не убежишь.
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3 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) resumindo e continuando* * *the long and the short of ittodo o assunto em poucas palavras.English-Portuguese dictionary > the long and the short of it
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4 the long and the short of it is ...
the long and the short of it is...en resumidas cuentas...English-spanish dictionary > the long and the short of it is ...
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5 the short and the long of it
the short and the long of ita história completa, tintim por tintim.English-Portuguese dictionary > the short and the long of it
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6 the (long) arm of the law
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7 the long arm of the law
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8 the long drive began to tell (up)on the passengers
the long drive began to tell (up)on the passengersEnglish-Dutch dictionary > the long drive began to tell (up)on the passengers
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9 the long vacation
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10 the long vacation
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11 the long arm of coincidence
≈ удивительное совпадение; редкий случайThere certainly seems to be the long arm of coincidence entering into the picture. But as so frequently happens in such cases, when you know the facts, the situation ceases to appear even unusual. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The D. A. Takes a Chance’, ch. XV) — По всей видимости, в дело вмешался всемогущий случай. Но как это часто бывает, тем, кто был осведомлен о фактах, положение совсем не казалось странным.
The long arm of coincidence is playing right into our hands, Della. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Cautious Coquette’, ch. 12) — Это поразительное совпадение играет нам на руку, Делла.
The first person that I saw when I landed in New Zealand was a man I had known in New York fifteen years before; the long arm of coincidence brought us together. (J. O'Grady, ‘Aussie English’) — Первым, кого я увидел в Новой Зеландии, был человек, с которым я познакомился в Нью-Йорке пятнадцать лет тому назад. Случается же такое!
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the long arm of coincidence
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12 the long and (the) short of it
разг. короче; суть в том, что; как бы там ни былоThe long and short of it, they got married. — Ну, короче, они поженились.
The long and the short of it is that we missed the train. — Как бы там ни было, но на поезд мы опоздали.
Англо-русский современный словарь > the long and (the) short of it
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13 the long and (the) short of it
разг. короче; суть в том, что; как бы там ни былоThe long and short of it, they got married. — Ну, короче, они поженились.
The long and the short of it is that we missed the train. — Как бы там ни было, но на поезд мы опоздали.
Англо-русский современный словарь > the long and (the) short of it
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14 the long green
амер.; жарг.доллары, деньгиAnd the boy will have plenty of the long green in a couple of years. (R. Chandler, ‘Trouble Is My Business’) — через пару лет у этого парня будет уйма денег.
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15 the long hours
время суток, когда часы бьют много раз подряд (напр., 11 или 12 часов); см. тж. the short hoursTill the long hours passed into short. — Всю ночь напролет.
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16 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) kort og godt* * *(the whole story in a few words.) kort og godt -
17 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) en resumidas cuentas -
18 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) í stuttu máli -
19 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) egyszóval -
20 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) kısacası, uzun sözün kısası
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