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1 stare smb. in the face
1) бросаться кому-л. в глаза, быть очевидным, явным ( о факте)But it is no good denying facts that stare you in the face... (W. S. Maugham, The ‘Razor's Edge’, ch. VII) — Не к чему отрицать факты, которые каждому бросаются в глаза...
The truth, the unpalatable truth stared him in the face. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XXXIV) — Макиавелли пришлось смотреть в глаза истине, горькой истине.
2) быть неминуемым, неотвратимымWe have the choice. It stares us in the face now. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Three Men in New Suits’, ch. 2) — Нам нужно что-то выбрать. От этого никуда не денешься.
Defeat stared them in the face, but the soldiers fought on bravely. — Поражения было не избежать, но солдаты продолжали храбро сражаться.
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2 stare smb. in the face
1) бpocaтьcя кoму-л. в глaзa, быть oчeвиднымBut it is no good denying facts that stare you in the face (W. S. Maugham). The truth, the unpalatable truth stared him in the face (W. S. Maugham)2) быть нeминуeмым, нeoтвpaтимымWe have the choice. It stares us in the face now (J. B. Priestley). Prison and ruin stared John West in the face (F. Hardy) -
3 stare someone in the face
expr infmlI was trying to think up a good reason and there's one staring me in the face — Я пытался выдумать благовидный предлог, а он сам собой напрашивался
Your spectacles are staring you in the face — Да вот же очки, прямо на тебя смотрят
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > stare someone in the face
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4 stare somebody in the face
лежать на поверхности; быть на виду; напрашиваться само собойThe solution to the problem had been staring me in the face all along.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > stare somebody in the face
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5 stare smb. in the face
1) угрожать, надвигаться
2) быть явным, очевидным The book I was looking for was staring me in the face. ≈ Книга, которую я искал, лежала передо мной.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > stare smb. in the face
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6 stare somebody in the face
Общая лексика: быть очевидным, быть явным, надвигаться, надвинуться, угрожатьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > stare somebody in the face
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7 stare smb in the face
быть явным, очевиднымгрозить, угрожать, надвигатьсяАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > stare smb in the face
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8 stare smb. in the face
v. eli kulağında olmak, gözünün önünde olmak, karşısında durmak -
9 stare smb. in the face
v. eli kulağında olmak, gözünün önünde olmak, karşısında durmak -
10 stare someone in the face
быть очевидным, быть явным, надвигаться, угрожать -
11 stare\ you\ in\ the\ face
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12 to stare somebody in the face
(be obvious) estar delante de las narices de alguien, saltar a la vista 2 (seem certain) estar muy cerca -
13 to stare someone in the face
to stare someone in the facedar na vista, ser óbvio. destruction stared him in the face / ele se viu diante da destruição.English-Portuguese dictionary > to stare someone in the face
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14 to stare smb in the face
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to stare smb in the face
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15 to stare somebody in the face
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16 to stare smb. in the face
1) быть явным, очевидным; бросаться в глаза2) грозить, угрожать, надвигаться на кого-л.Англо-русский современный словарь > to stare smb. in the face
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17 stare a person in the face
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18 stare in the face
(to be easy to see or obvious: The answer to the problem was staring me in the face.) ligge lige foran næsen* * *(to be easy to see or obvious: The answer to the problem was staring me in the face.) ligge lige foran næsen -
19 stare in the face
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20 stare in the face
(to be easy to see or obvious: The answer to the problem was staring me in the face.) blasa við
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stare someone in the face — phrase if something is staring you in the face, it should be obvious to you The answer was staring me in the face. Thesaurus: to be, or to become obvious or noticeablesynonym Main entry: stare * * * be glaringly apparent or obvious the answer had … Useful english dictionary
stare something in the face — phrase if you are staring something unpleasant in the face, you are close to suffering it When you’ve stared death in the face, everything after that is easy. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: stare … Useful english dictionary
stare you in the face — stare (you) in the face to be obvious. The answer to this problem was staring him in the face, although at first he couldn t see it … New idioms dictionary
stare something in the face — stare (something) in the face to deal with something directly. We have stared hatred and prejudice in the face and seen what they can do … New idioms dictionary
stare one in the face — phrasal : to be undeniably and forcefully evident or apparent the significant difficulties that stare us in the face George Sampson … Useful english dictionary
stare someone in the face — if something is staring you in the face, it should be obvious to you The answer was staring me in the face … English dictionary
stare something in the face — if you are staring something unpleasant in the face, you are close to suffering it When you ve stared death in the face, everything after that is easy … English dictionary
stare someone in the face — verb To be extremely visible and obvious. Then, one night you wake up with a start at 3 oclock in the morning with the answer staring you in the face. Or maybe it hits you in the bath, like Archimedes, or while youre on the loo … Wiktionary
stare in the face — stare (someone) in the face see ↑stare, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑face stare (someone) in the face (also chiefly US stare (someone) in the eye(s)) : to look directly into the eyes of (someone) … Useful english dictionary
stare in the face — stare (you) in the face to be obvious. The answer to this problem was staring him in the face, although at first he couldn t see it … New idioms dictionary
stare in the face — stare (something) in the face to deal with something directly. We have stared hatred and prejudice in the face and seen what they can do … New idioms dictionary
