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41 a straw in the wind
намёк, указание, симптом [происходит от пословицы a straw shows which way the wind blows; см. a straw shows which way the wind blows]All this of course was a mere beginning. Or so many straws in the wind. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Let the People Sing’, ch. XVI) — Все это, конечно, было начало. Но и оно указывало на то, как могут развернуться события.
But apart from that, there have been other things, straws in the wind, maybe, which give reason to think that contemporary standards among a new scientific generation are in a process of decline (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 35) — Помимо этого, по ходу действия выявилось и еще кое-что, пусть так, мелочи, пустяки, но они дают нам основание думать, что в настоящее время требования к себе среди представителей нового поколения ученых сильно понизились.
With all their limitations, these are significant straws in the wind that will undoubtedly multiply. — При всей их недостаточности, эти действия представляют собой знаменательные симптомы; они, несомненно, будут множиться...
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42 a (or the) family skeleton
(тж. a или the skeleton in the closet или in the cupboard)ceмeйнaя тaйнa, тaйнa, тщaтeльнo cкpывaeмaя oт пocтopoнниx [выpaжeниe a skeleton in the closet ввeдeнo в литepaтуpу У. Teккepeeм]Before nominating the new judge, the committee asked him if he had any skeleton in the closet. Then the Victorians kept skeletons in cupboards but who cares about a mere skeleton now? (Gr. Greene)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > a (or the) family skeleton
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43 a straw in the wind
нaмёк, укaзaниe, cимптoм [пpoиcxoдит oт пocлoвицы a straw shows which way the wind blows "coлoминкa пoкaзывaeт, кудa вeтep дуeт", и мeлoчь пopoй имeeт бoльшoe знaчeниe]All this of course was a mere beginning. Or so many straws in the wind (У. B. Priestley). The Audit Commission cast another straw in the wind of the privatisation issue in its report of November 0 (Police) -
44 spoil the Egyptians
поживиться за счёт врага [этим. библ. Exodus XII, 36]‘How does a man of your strict principles reconcile yourself to cheat to revenue?’ ‘It's a mere spoiling o' the Egyptians,’ replied Andrew. (W. Scott, ‘Rob Roy’, ch. XVIII) — - Как же это вы, человек строгих правил, позволяете себе обкрадывать казну? - Это значит только пограбить нечестивцев, - ответил Эндрю.
Crassus: "Come and lunch with me - all of you." Amanda: "What opulence! Can you afford it?" Crassus: "Breakages will pay. They have a standing account at the Ritz. Over five thousand a year, it comes to." Proteus: "Right. Let us spoil the Egyptians." (B. Shaw, ‘The Apple Cart’, act I) — Красс: "Идемте завтракать со мной. Я приглашаю всех." Аманда: "Какой богач выискался! А денег у тебя хватит? " Красс: "Фирма за все заплатит. У нее постоянный счет у Ритца. Это обходится ей в пять тысяч в год." Протей: "Хорошо позавтракать за счет этих варваров."
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45 idleness is the mother of all evil
посл.≈ праздность - мать всех пороков [этим. фр. l'oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices]Every child... was to be trained up in some business or calling "idleness being the mother of all sin"... (J. Froude, ‘History of England’, vol. I, ch. I) — Каждого ребенка... полагалось обучать какой-нибудь специальности, ибо известно, что праздность - мать всех пороков...
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46 a sop in the pan
уст.This he considered as a mere sop in the pan to stay the appetite of Edward's curiosity. (W. Scott, ‘Waverly’, ch. XXV) — Это он рассматривал как лакомый кусочек, могущий удовлетворить любопытства Эдуарда.
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47 lay smth. on the table
парл.отложить обсуждение чего-л. на неопределённое время (напр., законопроекта, внесённого предложения)It is in order for a mere majority to lay on the table the questions that have not been disposed of. (H. Robert, ‘Parliamentary Law’, DAE) — Согласно нормам парламентской процедуры вопрос, который не удалось снять с повестки дня, может быть положен под сукно на неопределенный срок, если против него постоянно голосует большинство.
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48 necessity is the mother of invention
посл."нужда - мать всех изобретений", нужда всему научит; ≈ голь на выдумки хитра [этим. фр. (la) nécessité est (la) mère de l'invention с лат. mater artium necessitas].Necessity is certainly the mother of ingenions inventions in prison. (E. F. Lynn, ‘The Alderson Story’, ch. IX) — Нужда всему научит, особенно узника.
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49 along the right of
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50 indent to the right
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51 on the job accident
mere accident — чистый случай, абсолютная случайность
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52 out-the-job accident
mere accident — чистый случай, абсолютная случайность
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53 on the left and right
English-Russian big medical dictionary > on the left and right
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54 played into the hands of
with hands upraised to heaven — с руками, воздетыми к небу
English-Russian big medical dictionary > played into the hands of
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55 a mere babe in the ways of the world
Общая лексика: человек, не имеющий никакого жизненного опытаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a mere babe in the ways of the world
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56 a mere trickle of water was left in the river
Макаров: от реки остался только ручеекУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a mere trickle of water was left in the river
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57 he kisses the other performers off as mere amateurs
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he kisses the other performers off as mere amateurs
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58 he relegated his wife to the position of a mere housekeeper
Общая лексика: он превратил свою жену в домашнюю работницуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he relegated his wife to the position of a mere housekeeper
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59 if it were not for them the town would have been a mere tale
Общая лексика: если бы не они, от города остались бы одни воспоминанияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > if it were not for them the town would have been a mere tale
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60 shall be deemed mere invitations to the
Юридический термин: являться не более чем приглашениемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > shall be deemed mere invitations to the
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