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21 first past the post
сокр. FPTP пол. система простого большинства (пост занимает кандидат, набравший относительное большинство голосов)In the past, British elections mostly used the first past the post system. — В прошлом на британских выборах часто использовалась система простого большинства.
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22 inside of the post
■ The inside of the goalpost.■ Innenseite des Torpfostens. -
23 outside of the post
■ The outside of the goalpost.■ Außenseite des Torpfostens. -
24 first-past-the-post
∎ the first-past-the-post electoral system le scrutin majoritaire à un tourUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > first-past-the-post
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25 first-past-the-post
first-past-the-post♦voorbeelden:¶ 〈 voornamelijk Brits-Engels〉 a first-past-the-post election • verkiezing bij betrekkelijke meerderheid van stemmen -
26 beat smb. on the post
выиграть у кого-л. с минимальным преимуществом [этим. спорт. post столб у финиша]A: "I thought you were certain to win that last race, especially as the three miles is your special distance; how much were you beaten by?" B: "Inehes! He just... beat me on the post." (SPI) — А: "Я думал, что вы наверняка выиграете последний заезд: три мили - это же ваша коронная дистанция. Сколько же вы проиграли? Б. Всего несколько дюймов! Он выиграл... с минимальным преимуществом."
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27 whip the devil round the post
разг.(whip the devil round the post (амер. round или around the stump))добиваться своего окольным путём, обходить правила; пытаться выкрутиться‘Rigdon wants to speak!’ a man cried. ‘Will you hear him!’ Some shouted ‘No’, but a strong voice rose above the din. ‘Let him whip the devil around the stump! Let him speak!’ (V. Fisher, ‘Children of God’, part I, ch. XVIII) — - Ригдон хочет сказать что-то, - крикнул один из присутствующих. - Выслушайте его! Некоторые закричали "нет!". Но сильный голос заглушил шум: - Пусть попробует выкрутиться! Дайте ему сказать!
Large English-Russian phrasebook > whip the devil round the post
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28 go in off the post
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29 shot against the post
■ Shot at goal that hits a goalpost.■ Schuss, der gegen einen der beiden Torpfosten prallt. -
30 first-past-the-post system
пол. система голосования по одномандатным округам* (мажоритарная избирательная система, существующая в Великобритании, Канаде и некоторых других странах; страна разделяется на избирательные округа, число которых соответствует количеству мест в парламенте; депутатом становится кандидат, победивший на выборах в конкретном округе)See:Англо-русский экономический словарь > first-past-the-post system
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31 to be pipped at the post
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32 to pip somebody at the post
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33 first-past-the-post
first-past-the-post[´fə:st¸pa:stðə´poust] n кандидатът, спечелил най-много гласове (в избори). -
34 I'll just pop this letter into the post
English-Dutch dictionary > I'll just pop this letter into the post
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35 a first-past-the-post election
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36 it's in the post
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37 lose the post
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38 our letters must have crossed in the post
English-Dutch dictionary > our letters must have crossed in the post
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39 they lived over the post office
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40 first past the post
noun GBfirst past the post system — majorité simple des suffrages
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