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1 the end of the line
1) тупик; кoнeц кapьepы и т. п., пeчaльный финaл (тж. the end of the road)When things are so bad that nothing else bad can happen to you, it's sometimes almost peaceful, the end of the line (J. Jones). The car has reached the end of the line. It's time to put it out to pasture. It was his tenth defeat and the boxer realized that it was the end of the road2) вышeдшaя из мoды, уcтapeвшaя мoдeльThis is a very good suit but it is the end of the line, so it's quite cheap -
2 the end of the line
n infmlThe doctor didn't want to tell him that it was the end of the line — Врач не хотел говорить ему, что это конец
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > the end of the line
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3 the end of the line
1) тупик; конец карьеры, печальный финал (тж. the end of the road)When things are so bad that nothing else bad can happen to you, it's sometimes... almost peaceful, the end of the line. (J. Jones, ‘Go to the Widow-Maker’, ch. 27) — Когда дела обстоят так плохо, что ничего худшего уже случиться не может, человек иногда вдруг успокаивается... "Это уже предел", - думает он.
It isn't any good pretending. We've come to the end of the road. (Suppl) — Не стоит притворяться: мы зашли в тупик.
2) торг. модель (платья, обуви и т. п.), вышедшая из моды, устаревшая модельThis is a very good suit but is the end of the line, so it's quite cheap. — Это очень хороший костюм, но устаревшего покроя. Вот и идет по дешевке.
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4 the ball crossed the line
Макаров: мяч за чертой, мяч перешёл чертуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the ball crossed the line
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5 the ship of the line
Общая лексика: линейный корабль -
6 (the) end of the line
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) end of the line
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7 (the) line is engaged
the line is engaged (busy) линия занята (ваш номер занят)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) line is engaged
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8 (the) line of advance
the line of advance (of attack) направление наступления (атаки)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) line of advance
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9 (the) line of least resistance
the line/path of least resistance линия наименьшего сопротивленияEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) line of least resistance
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10 (the) line of life
the line of life (of fortune) линия жизни (судьбы) (на ладони) -
11 (the) line of retreat
the line of retreat (of withdrawl) пути отступления (отхода)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) line of retreat
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12 (the) line of sight
the line of sight/of vision линия прямой видимости/прямая от звезды да землиEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) line of sight
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13 the line
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14 the line
n1) infmlHis famous nightclub with its dancing line of long-stemmed beauties was the finishing school for many of the city hookers — Его знаменитый ночной клуб с шеренгой танцующих длинноногих девиц был своеобразной школой мастерства для многих городских проституток
2) AmE slYou see you have to find a soft spot in the line and stick the hype right in — Ты должен нащупать мягкое место в вене и воткнуть шприц
There's no place left to shoot in the line — На вене уже места не осталось, куда можно ширнуться
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15 the line of life
"линия жизни" ( на ладони)Preciosa: "The line of life is crossed by many marks." (H. Longfellow, ‘The Spanish Student’, act III, sc. 5) — Прециоза: "Линия жизни на вашей руке пересекается во многих местах."
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16 (the) line is busy
1) номер (телефона) занят/линия занята2) the line is busy (clear) линия занята (свободна) -
17 the line of least resistance
Rudolph had been a charming man, but he was weak and as far as I could gather had always taken the line of least resistance to any situation (V. Holt)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > the line of least resistance
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18 the line
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19 the desired point is located as the line ca cuts the line bc
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the desired point is located as the line ca cuts the line bc
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20 the line finder hunts for the calling line
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the line finder hunts for the calling line
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