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(by inches (тж. inch by inch))мало-помалу, понемножку, постепенно, шаг за шагом [by inches шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Messenger: "Sir, if you'd save your life, fly to your house: The plebeians have got your fellow-tribune, And hale him up and down; all swearing, if The Roman ladies bring not comfort home, They'll give him death by inches. " (W. Shakespeare, ‘Coriolanus’, act V, sc. 4) — Вестник: "Беги домой, спасай себя скорее! Плебеями уж схвачен твой товарищ: Они его по улицам волочат И поклялися разорвать на части, Коль жены римские не принесут Известия о пощаде." (перевод А. Дружинина)
But that he had seen her come to this by inches, he never could have believed her to be the same. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Hard Times’, book I, ch. XIII) — Если бы он сам не видел, как она шаг за шагом дошла до такого состояния, он никогда не поверил бы, что это - та самая женщина.
Lord Hartington was dauntless. Gradually, inch by inch, he drove the Prime Minister into a corner. (L. Strachey, ‘eminent Victorians’, ‘The End of General Gordon’) — Лорд Хартингтон был человек смелый и настойчивый. Мало-помалу ему удалось загнать премьер-министра в угол.
Charabancs came tearing round the corkscrew corners, missing death by inches. (C. Isherwood, ‘Lions and Shadows’, ch. I) — Автобусы огибали крутые повороты на полном ходу, чудом избегая аварии.
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ple·beian[ˈpləbi:ən, AM ˈplɪ-]▪ to be \plebeian unter jds Würde sein\plebeian origins niedrige soziale Herkunft▪ the \plebeians das gemeine Volk* * *[plɪ'biːən]1. adjplebejisch2. nPlebejer( in) m(f)* * *plebeian [plıˈbiːən]A adj (adv plebeianly) plebejischB s1. Plebejer(in)2. pej Prolet(in) -
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adj.Democratic: Ar. and P. δημοτικός.The Plebeians: use Ar. and P. δῆμος, ὁ.——————subs.P. and V. δημότης, ὁ (Xen. also Ar.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Plebeian
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1. n народ, нацияthe French people — французский народ, французы
English-speaking peoples — народы, говорящие на английском языке
2. n собир. людиtwo or three other people asked me that question — ещё два или три человека задали мне этот же вопрос
3. n собир. население, жителиthe people on the spot — местные жители; местные работники
4. n собир. употр. гл. мн. ч. разг. с воwell, you of all people! — ну, уж от вас никак не ожидал!
5. n собир. родные, родственники; родителиsome young people do not communicate with parents — некоторая часть молодёжи не находит общего языка с родителями
6. n собир. предки7. n собир. собир. служащие; слуги; подчинённые8. n собир. амер. жарг. кино человек, особаhallo, people! — привет!
film people — кинематографисты, деятели кино
9. n амер. юр. государство как обвиняющая сторона в уголовном процессеoutlawed people — люди, стоящие вне закона
10. n амер. избиратели11. n амер. собир. шутл. существаthe feathered people — птицы, пернатые
12. v населять; заселятьa region peopled with primitive tribes — район, населённый первобытными племенами
13. v расти14. v заселяться15. v заполнятьhis dreams were peopled with strange terrifying fantasies — его сны были заполнены странными, ужасными образами
Синонимический ряд:1. commonalty (noun) common men; commonage; commonalty; commoners; commune; inhabitants; plebeians; plebes; plebs; populace; population; rank and file; third estate2. family (noun) clan; community; family; kinsmen; nation; race; siblings; society; tribe3. humanity (noun) folks; human beings; humanity; humankind; humans; mankind; persons4. societies (noun) communities; public; societies5. inhabit (verb) inhabit; occupy; populate; stock; tenantАнтонимический ряд:government; nobility; ruler -
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1. n толпа2. n пренебр. простой люд, народ; чернь3. n толкотня, давкаthe audience was large, but there was no crowd — публики было много, но давки не было
4. n разг. компания, группа людей5. n множество, масса6. n театр. кино статисты, фигуранты7. v толпиться, теснитьсяcrowd together — собраться, столпиться
8. v набивать, переполнять, запрудить9. v собираться, скапливаться; сосредоточиваться; столпиться10. v собирать, скапливать; нагромождать11. v теснить, давить, напиратьpeople were crowding to board the bus — люди теснили друг друга, чтобы сесть в автобус
12. v спорт. теснить, прижимать13. v амер. разг. оказывать давление, нажиматьto crowd matters — ускорять дела, требовать немедленных действий
14. v втискивать15. v втискиваться, протискиваться16. v амер. втягивать силой17. v протискиваться18. v нахлынуть на, охватить19. v амер. разг. достичь определённого возрастаhe confessed to crowding sixty — он признался, что ему скоро стукнет шестьдесят
20. n кротаСинонимический ряд:1. circle (noun) bunch; circle; clique; coterie; gang; lot; push; set2. drove (noun) army; cloud; drove; flock; horde; host; legion; mass; mob; multitude; pack; rout; scores; swarm3. group (noun) aggregation; assemblage; assembly; body; collection; congeries; congregation; congress; convocation; gathering; group; meeting; muster; ruck; troop4. people (noun) people; plebeians; proletariat; rabble; rank and file; run5. public (noun) commonalty; commoners; commons; masses; mob; populace; public6. throng (noun) company; concourse; crush; herd; press; squash; throng7. assemble (verb) assemble; congregate; flock; flock together; gather; herd; swarm; throng; troop8. press (verb) bear; charge; compress; constrain; cram; cramp; crush; force; jam; load; mash; mob; pack; press; push; ram; shove; squash; squeeze; squish; squush; stuffАнтонимический ряд:disperse; individual -
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the French people — французский народ, французы
Синонимический ряд:the public (noun) citizenry; commonalty; commoners; multitude; peasantry; people; plebeians; proletariat; the public -
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1. n пролетариат2. n др. -рим. пролетарииСинонимический ряд:1. lower class (noun) common people; grass roots; laboring class; lower class; plebeians; the masses; working class2. people (noun) crowd; masses; mob; people; populace; rank and file; run3. rabble (noun) canaille; doggery; dregs; hoi polloi; other half; polloi; rabble; raff; ragtag; ragtag and bobtail; riffraff; roughscuff; rout; scum; scurf; tag and rag; tagrag and bobtail; trash; unwashed -
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n собир. редк. граждане; населениеСинонимический ряд:the public (noun) common people; commonalty; commoners; multitude; peasantry; people; plebeians; proletariat; the public -
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1. n простой люд; простонародье2. n община3. n юридическое лицоСинонимический ряд:1. commonage (noun) common men; commonage; commune; people; plebes; plebs; population; rank and file; third estate2. public (noun) commoners; commons; crowd; masses; mob; populace; public3. the public (noun) citizenry; common people; multitude; peasantry; plebeians; proletariat; the public -
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n крестьянствоСинонимический ряд:the public (noun) citizenry; common people; commonalty; commoners; multitude; people; plebeians; proletariat; the public -
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1. воен. рядовой состав; рядовые; солдатыthe rank and file actors are tutored and parroted by author or by stage-manager — рядовых актёров натаскивает автор или режиссёр
2. рядовые представители; рядовые члены3. обыкновенные, рядовые люди; массаСинонимический ряд:1. commonalty (noun) common men; commonage; commonalty; commoners; commune; plebes; plebs; third estate2. people (noun) crowd; masses; mob; people; plebeians; populace; proletariat; rabble; run
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