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2 the great majority
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > the great majority
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3 the great majority
Общая лексика: подавляющее большинство -
4 the great majority
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7 the\ great\ majority
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8 join the (great) majority
умepeть; oтпpaвитьcя в лучший миp, oтпpaвитьcя к пpaoтцaм'You think I'm going to join the majority.' 'Well, put it that way if you like' (J. Galsworthy). Old Mayhew could have told you more than I can. But there - he's joined the great majority (A. Christie)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > join the (great) majority
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9 serve the interests of the great majority
Дипломатический термин: служить интересам подавляющего большинстваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > serve the interests of the great majority
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10 serve the interests of the great majority
Англо-русский дипломатический словарь > serve the interests of the great majority
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11 to serve the interests of the great majority
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to serve the interests of the great majority
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12 go to the great majority
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > go to the great majority
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13 join the great majority
1) Общая лексика: умереть2) Макаров: отправиться в лучший мир, отправиться к праотцамУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > join the great majority
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14 pass over to the great majority
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > pass over to the great majority
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15 in the great majority of instances
vairumā gadījumuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > in the great majority of instances
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16 join the great majority
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17 the silent majority
пoлит. "мoлчaливoe бoльшинcтвo", пoлитичecки пaccивныe избиpaтeли [выpaжeниe впepвыe упoтpeблeнo пpeзидeнтoм P. Hикcoнoм вo вpeмя выcтуплeния пo тeлeвидeнию 3 нoябpя 1959 г.: And so - to you, the great silent majority of my fellowAmericans. I ask for your support] The importance of his ideas... is that they represent the unspoken opinions of the silent majority -
18 the Silent Majority
амер.; полит."молчащее большинство", политически пассивные американцы [выражение впервые употреблено президентом Р. Никсоном во время выступления по телевидению 3 ноября 1969 г.: And so - to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans - I ask for your support] -
19 great majority
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > great majority
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20 great
(a) (in size, scale) grand;∎ the great fire of London le grand incendie de Londres (qui, en 1666, détruisit les trois quarts de la ville, et notamment la cathédrale Saint-Paul);∎ he made a great effort to be nice il a fait un gros effort pour être agréable(b) (in degree) grand;∎ a great friend un grand ami;∎ they're great friends ce sont de grands amis;∎ great ignorance une grande ignorance, une ignorance complète;∎ there's great ignorance about the problem les gens ne sont pas conscients du problème;∎ great willpower une volonté de fer;∎ she's got great willpower elle est très volontaire;∎ to my great satisfaction à ma grande satisfaction;∎ a great surprise une grande surprise;∎ with great care avec grand soin, avec beaucoup de soin;∎ with great pleasure avec grand plaisir;∎ it is no great matter ce n'est pas une grosse affaire;∎ to be in great pain souffrir (beaucoup);∎ to reach a great age parvenir à un âge avancé;∎ to have a great opinion of sb/sth avoir une haute opinion de qn/qch;∎ I have a great liking for that country j'aime beaucoup ce pays∎ a great quantity of une grande quantité de;∎ a great number of un grand nombre de;∎ a great crowd une grande ou grosse foule, une foule nombreuse;∎ to a great extent, in great part en grande partie;∎ the great majority la grande majorité(d) (important → person, event) grand;∎ a great man un grand homme;∎ Alfred the Great Alfred le Grand;∎ a great poet un grand poète;∎ a great lady une grande dame;∎ a great moment un grand moment;∎ a great occasion une grande occasion;∎ a great house une grande demeure∎ the great hall la grande salle, la salle principale;∎ France's greatest footballer le plus grand footballeur français∎ she has a great voice elle a une voix magnifique□ ;∎ he's a great guy c'est un type super ou génial;∎ she's great! (nice person) elle est super!;∎ to have a great time bien s'amuser□ ;∎ we had a great holiday nous avons passé des vacances merveilleuses□ ;∎ what's that film like? - great! comment est ce film? - génial!;∎ it would be great to have lots of money ce serait super d'avoir beaucoup d'argent;∎ the great thing is that… le grand avantage ou ce qui est bien, c'est que…□ ;∎ I feel great! je me sens super bien!;∎ you look great tonight! (in appearance) tu es magnifique ce soir!;∎ ironic he's coming too - oh, great! il vient aussi - oh, génial ou super!∎ she's a great reader elle adore lire, elle lit beaucoup;∎ she's a great one for television elle adore la télévision;∎ ironic she's a great one for borrowing things without asking people elle est spécialiste pour emprunter les choses sans demander l'autorisation∎ he's great at languages il est très doué pour les langues□ ;∎ she's great on sculpture elle s'y connaît vraiment en sculpture□ ;∎ she's great at making the past come alive elle arrive merveilleusement bien à faire revivre le passé□∎ the great apes les grands singes mpl2 noun∎ (person) he's one of the greats of world cinema c'est l'un des grands noms du cinéma mondial;∎ it's one of the all-time greats c'est un des plus grands classiques;∎ she's one of the all-time greats c'est une des plus grandes stars;∎ the great and the good (people) les gens mpl influents3 adverb∎ (as intensifier) a great big fish un énorme poisson;∎ an enormous great house une maison immense;∎ familiar you great fat slob! espèce de gros lard!University = examen final d'un diplôme de langues classiques et de philosophie à l'université d'Oxford►► Ornithology great auk grand pingouin m;Great Australian Bight Grande Baie f Australienne;the Great Barrier Reef la Grande Barrière;the Great Basin le Grand Bassin;Astronomy the Great Bear la Grande Ourse;Great Bear Lake le Grand Lac de l'Ours;Ornithology great black-backed gull goéland m marin;Great Britain Grande-Bretagne f;∎ in Great Britain en Grande-Bretagne;Ornithology great bustard outarde f barbue;great circle grand cercle m;Ornithology great cormorant grand cormoran m;Ornithology great crested glebe grèbe m huppé;Great Dane danois m;the Great Depression la grande dépression des années 30;the Great Divide = chaîne de montagnes dans le nord des États-Unis marquant la ligne de partage des eaux entre l'Atlantique et le Pacifique;the Great Exhibition = grande exposition sur les progrès de la technique et de l'industrie pour laquelle fut construit, en 1851, le Crystal Palace de Hyde Park;History the Great Famine la Grande Famine (en Irlande, de 1845 à 1849);Great Glen Great Glen m, Glen m More (grande ligne de faille parcourant l'Écosse du nord-est au sud-ouest);Ornithology great grey shrike pie-grièche f grise;History the Great Hunger la Grande Famine (en Irlande, de 1845 à 1849);the Great Lakes les Grands Lacs mpl;the Great Lake State = surnom donné au Michigan;History the Great Leap Forward le Grand Bond en avant;Ornithology great northern diver plongeon m imbrin;great organ grand orgue m; (in church) grandes orgues fpl;the Great Plains les Grandes Plaines fpl;Great Power grande puissance f;the Great Powers les grandes puissances fpl;Ornithology great reed warbler rousserolle f turdoïde;Geography the Great Rift Valley la Rift Valley, la Great Rift Valley;American great room séjour m cathédrale, French Canadian salle f de séjour à toit cathédral;the Great Salt Lake le Grand Lac Salé;great seal Grand Sceau m;Ornithology great skua labbe m cataracte, grand labbe m;the Great Slave Lake le Grand Lac des Esclaves;the Great Smoky Mountains les Smoky Mountains fpl;Ornithology great snipe bécassine f double;Ornithology great spotted cuckoo coucou-geai m;Ornithology great spotted woodpecker (pic m) épeiche f;Ornithology great tit mésange f charbonnière, charbonnier m;the Great Wall of China la Grande Muraille (de Chine);the Great War la Grande Guerre, la guerre de 14 ou de 14-18;Zoology great white shark grand requin m blancⓘ THE GREAT FAMINE La famine qui sévit en Irlande en 1845 (époque à laquelle ce pays faisait encore partie de l'Empire britannique), fut provoquée par la maladie de la pomme de terre, aliment de base de la population paysanne. Appelée également "the Great Hunger", cette catastrophe plongea le pays dans la misère: elle fit un million de morts et contraignit plus d'un million de personnes à émigrer aux États-Unis et au Canada.
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