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1 the writing on the wall
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2 the writing on the wall
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3 the car bumped the wall
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4 the writing on the wall
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5 the handwriting on the wall
злoвeщee пpeдзнaмeнoвaниe [этим. библ.]With every day the danger was growing, the handwriting on the wall becoming clearer, and finally, as a few wise men had foreseen, dogs of war once again were loosed upon the world (A. J. Cronin). In this house of his there was writing on every wall. His business-like temperament protested against a mysterious warning that she was not made for him (J. Galsworthy)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > the handwriting on the wall
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6 the writing on the wall
a sign of future events (usually, trouble) предзнаменование (обычно, беды)The plane crashed. Tim said he saw the writing on the wall about this flight.
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7 the writing on the wall
«Слова, написанные на стене». Предвестник несчастья, зловещее предзнаменование. Это ссылка на событие, описанное в Библии (Даниил 5:5—31). Во время пира при дворе Валтасара, царя Вавилона в VI в. до н. э., появилась таинственная человеческая рука, которая написала на стене слова, переведённые пророком Даниилом как страшное предупреждение о том, что царь оказался недостойным в глазах Бога. В ту же самую ночь Валтасар был повержен, и страна его была захвачена врагами.They haven't sacked me yet, but it's just a matter of time. I can see the writing on the wall. — Они меня ещё не уволили, но это только дело времени. Я предвижу такой оборот событий.
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8 the writing on the wall
см. the handwriting on the wallConcise English-Russian phrasebook > the writing on the wall
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9 the bullet grazed the wall
Общая лексика: пуля оцарапала стенуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the bullet grazed the wall
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10 the highness of the wall
Общая лексика: высота стеныУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the highness of the wall
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11 the writing on the wall
1) Общая лексика: зловещее предзнаменование, будущее не сулит ничего хорошего, предвестие грядущего несчастья, знак свыше2) Библия: письмена на стенеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the writing on the wall
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12 the writing on the wall
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13 the writing on the wall
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14 The writing on the wall
библ. Зловещее предзнаменование. Предостережение о гибели. «Судьба предрешена»Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > The writing on the wall
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15 (the) bottom of the wall
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) bottom of the wall
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16 the boy was perched on the wall
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17 the bullet ricochetted off the wall
the bullet ricochetted off the wallEnglish-Dutch dictionary > the bullet ricochetted off the wall
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18 the Wall
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19 the weakest goes to the wall
посл.≈ слабых бьют [выражение популяризировано Шекспиром; см. цитату]Sampson: "A dog of that house shall move me to stand: I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's." Gregory: "That shows thee a weak slave; for the weakest goes to the wall." (W. Shakespeare, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, act I, sc. 1) — Самсон: "Нет уж, ни от одной собаки из этого дома не побегу! На стену полезу и возьму верх над любым мужчиной, над любой девкой из дома Монтекки." Грегори: "Да ведь ссорятся-то наши хозяева, а мы только их слуги." (перевод Т. Щепкиной-Куперник)
There's one law in business, lass, you either fight or give in. If you give in you're done. It's the weakest to the wall. (R. Greenwood, ‘Good Angel Slept’, ch. XVIII) — Бизнес знает только один закон, детка: надо или драться, или сложить оружие. Если сложишь оружие, ты пропал. Слабых бьют.
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20 The Wall
1) = Wailing Wall Стена Плача ( в Иерусалиме)2) ист.; = Berlin Wall Берлинская стена
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