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1 prolong
prə'loŋ(to make longer: Please do not prolong the discussion unnecessarily.) prolongar- prolonged
prolong vb prolongartr[prə'lɒŋ]1 prolongar, alargar, extenderprolong [prə'lɔŋ] vt: prolongarv.• alargar v.• alongar v.• diferir v.• prolongar v.prə'lɔːŋ, prə'lɒŋtransitive verb \<\<conversation/visit/meeting\>\> prolongar*, alargar*, extender*; \<\<suspense\>\> prolongar*to prolong somebody's life — prolongarle* or alargarle* la vida a alguien
[prǝ'lɒŋ]VT [+ visit, life, war, recession] prolongar, alargarto prolong the agony —
* * *[prə'lɔːŋ, prə'lɒŋ]transitive verb \<\<conversation/visit/meeting\>\> prolongar*, alargar*, extender*; \<\<suspense\>\> prolongar*to prolong somebody's life — prolongarle* or alargarle* la vida a alguien
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2 cut it fine
рассчитать в обрез, свести к минимуму (обыкн. о времени)He was going to cut this interview as fine as possible ; no point whatsoever in prolonging the agony. (R. Lehmann, ‘The Echoing Grove’, ‘Morning’) — Он решил сделать эту встречу максимально короткой. Не было никакого смысла продлевать агонию.
The clock in the tower struck two o'clock as I entered the University Hall. ‘Cutting it a bit fine, aren't you?’ the man at the desk said as he ticked my name off on the list. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Song of Sixpence’, ch. XXXIV) — Башенные часы пробили два, когда я вошел в университетский зал. - В последнюю минуту приходите, а? - сказал контролер, ставя галочку против моей фамилии.
...I... have to cut this exceedingly fine. Would you mind if I just began talking and... well, sort of skipped all the preliminaries? (J. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands’, ch. 1) —...у меня... времени в обрез. Вы не будете возражать, если я сразу перейду к делу, без всяких предисловий?
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