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1 the short
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > the short
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2 the short
результат, итогАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > the short
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3 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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4 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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5 the long and (the) short of it
paзг. кopoчe гoвopя, вкpaтцe, oдним cлoвoмHector....Violet and I are married: that's the long and the short of it (G. B. Shaw). Well, the long and the short of it was, after our mate was killed we held a slopwork meeting (K. S. Prichard)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > the long and (the) short of it
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6 the short hours
время суток, когда часы бьют всего несколько ударов (напр., 2 или 3 часа); см. тж. the long hours -
7 the long and the short
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > the long and the short
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8 the long and the short of (smth.)
Общая лексика: самая суть, самое главное (в чем-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the long and the short of (smth.)
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9 the long and the short of it
Общая лексика: короче говоря, одним словом, словомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the long and the short of it
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10 the long and the short of it is
Общая лексика: одним словом, (...) короче говоряУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the long and the short of it is
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11 the long and the short of it is (...)
Общая лексика: короче говоряУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the long and the short of it is (...)
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12 the long and the short of it is that they won
Общая лексика: короче говоря (все дело в том, что) они выигралиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the long and the short of it is that they won
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13 the short form of the adjective
Общая лексика: краткое прилагательноеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the short form of the adjective
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14 the short of the matter
Общая лексика: существо вопроса, существо дела, существо проблемы, сущность вопроса, сущность дела, сущность проблемыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the short of the matter
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15 the long and the short of
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16 The long and the short of it
Короче говоряDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > The long and the short of it
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17 the short of it is this
Общая лексика: дело сводится к следующемуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the short of it is this
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18 the short radius of a regular polygon
Математика: апофема правильного многоугольникаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the short radius of a regular polygon
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19 the short term
Общая лексика: ближайшее время -
20 get by the short hairs
1) (smb.) разг. командовать кем-л., держать кого-л. в подчинении, в ежовых рукавицах; держать (мужа) под башмакомShe says if Marjorie Ferrar is not taken by the short hairs, she'll put it across everybody... (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part I, ch. XI) — Она говорит, что, если вовремя не остановить Марджори Феррар, она будет болтать направо и налево...
She's not only got you by the short hairs, but you're as pleased as Punch that she has. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Virtue’) — Ты у Марджори под башмаком и рад-радехонек этому.
2) (smth.) руководить, заправлять чем-л., держать что-л. под контролемAccording to Michael, they must take it by the short hairs and give as good as they got, or they might as well put up the shutters. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part I, ch. XI) — По мнению Майкла, нужно было идти напролом, иначе вообще не стоило ничего начинать.
But what I do get is this: if this thing pans out, it'll be bigger than the movies, bigger than radio - you'll have the whole damned entertainment industry by the short hairs. (M. Wilson, ‘My Brother, My Enemy’, ch. 2) — Но я знаю одно: если у вас что-нибудь получится, то эта штука переплюнет кино, переплюнет радио; вы, ребятки, зажмете в кулак всю промышленность, поставляющую развлечения.
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