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41 short of
1. пред. за исключением, исключая; кроме, не считая, если неshort of murder, there is nothing he wouldn't have tried to get what he wanted — для достижения своей цели он не брезговал никакими средствами, кроме убийства nothing short of a miracle could have saved him — его могло спасти только чудо 2. пред. не доходя; не доезжая; не достигнувshort of what is dishonourable I will do anything to help you — я готов помочь вам всеми средствами за исключением нечестных
water just short of boiling — вода, которая вот-вот закипит 3. прил. испытывающий недостаток, испытывающий дефицит; недостаточно обеспеченный чем-либоshort of the town (the village, London) — не доезжая до города (до деревни, до Лондона)
4. меньше, чем; хуже, чемWe are short of sugar so could you please buy some when you are at the store.
Don't do anything short of your best.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > short of
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42 get one's knife into smb.
разг.(get (или have) one's knife into smb. (тж. have one's knife in smb.))воспылать злобой к кому-л.; резко нападать, напуститься на кого-л.; беспощадно критиковать кого-л.; ≈ точить нож против кого-лYou got your knife into me because I wouldn't flatter you. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Outstation’) — Вы готовы сжить меня со свету, потому что я к вам не подлаживаюсь.
I told her to be careful, last night, the way they were getting their knife into her, and in she comes, half an hour ago, and tells me they've had a regular dust-up and the long and short of it all is, my lady's sacked. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. VI) — Говорила я ей вчера, что надо быть осторожней, раз уже есть люди, которые хотят ее выжить, а сегодня, полчаса тому назад, она является с новостью, что у них была основательная чистка, - короче говоря, наша мисс уволена.
Got his knife into Paddy because he did him out of a wad of brewery shares. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XXIII) — У него зуб против Пэдди - тот обставил его на пивных акциях.
...it is the Admirals that have got their knife into me. (A. J. P. Taylor, ‘The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, 1848-1918’, ch. XVI) —...адмиралы попросту зарезали меня без ножа.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > get one's knife into smb.
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43 short
قَصير القَامَة \ short: not tall: a short fat woman. \ يَنْقُصُه \ short: in need; not having enough: I’m short of money. These goods are in short supply (They are hard to get because the supply is too small). I counted the money, and it was $2 short ($2 was missing, or $2 more was needed for my purpose). \ يُعْوِزُه \ short: in need; not having enough: I’m short of money. -
44 short of
[ʹʃɔ:təv] phr prep1. за исключением, исключая; кроме, если неshort of what is dishonourable I will do anything to help you - я готов помочь вам всеми средствами за исключением нечестных
short of murder, there is nothing he wouldn't have tried to get what he wanted - для достижения своей цели он не брезговал никакими средствами, кроме убийства
nothing short of a miracle could have saved him - его могло спасти только чудо
2. не доходя; не достигнувshort of the town [the village, London] - не доезжая до города [до деревни, до Лондона]
water just short of boiling - вода, которая вот-вот закипит
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45 short
ناقِص \ incomplete: not complete; not perfect: This piece of work is incomplete - please finish it. His explanation is incomplete - it doesn’t explain all the facts. lacking: (with in) needing; not having enough: His pictures are lacking in colour. less: made smaller by taking away: I pay him $15 a week, less $3 for his meals (which leaves $12). minus: prep., less; without: Five minus two is three (5-2=3). missing: unable to be found; noticeably absent: a tooth missing; two boys missing from the class. short: not having enough: These goods are in short supply (They are hard to get because the supply is too small). I counted the money, and it was $2 short ($2 was missing, or $2 more was needed for my purpose). -
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قاصِر (عَن الحاجَة) \ insufficient: not enough (in power, ability, etc.): insufficient knowledge; insufficient food. minor: sb. below the age (now 18 in Britain) at which he is fully responsible in law for his actions. short: in need; not having enough: These goods are in short supply (They are hard to get because the supply is too small). I counted the money, and it was $2 short ($2 was missing, or $2 more was needed for my purpose). under age: too young: You can’t join the army as you’re under age. \ See Also قليل (قليل)، غَيْر كافٍ، قاصِر (شرعًا)، بحاجةٍ إلى -
47 short commons
скудное питание, скудный паёк (часто be или go on short commons скудно питаться, недоедать, "поститься"; keep или put smb. on short commons скудно кормить кого-л., сажать кого-л. на голодный паёк)The "nurse" turned out to be an old body whose chief jobs had been to... make a devilish good thing out of the housekeeping bills while keeping Teddy and his father on short commons. (R. Aldington, ‘Women Must Work’, part II, ch. 7) — "Сиделка" оказалась старухой, главной заботой которой было... изрядно подработать на хозяйственных покупках, держа Тедди и его отца на голодном пайке.
She could not get used to living on short commons, being frugal and having no fun. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 42) — Эми трудно пока еще привыкнуть к скудной еде, экономии и отсутствию развлечений.
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48 get hold of
1) (smb. или smth.) схватить кого-л. или что-л., ухватиться за кого-л. или за что-л. (тж. catch, grab, lay, seize или take hold of smb. или smth.) [от выражения catch hold of происходит сложное прилагательное catch-hold: catch-hold fighting вольная борьба]He turned round and started to run back to the house. Hardy caught hold of his arm to hold him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Lion's Skin’) — Роберт повернулся и побежал назад к горящему дому. Гарди схватил его за руку, пытаясь удержать.
As the words followed one another, Willoughby seemed to sway. He grabbed hold of the back of a chair for support. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book VI, ch. 10) — Уиллоуби слушал, словно окаменев. Вдруг он пошатнулся и схватился за стул, чтобы не упасть.
Probably, she concluded, he was drunk when he grabbed hold of her tonight, because he looked wild and his breath reeked of whisky. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Daylight on Saturday’, ch. 34) — Наверное, Элрик был пьян, когда обнял ее сегодня: от него несло виски и вид у него был какой-то дикий.
2) (smth.) овладеть, завладеть чем-л. (тж. grab, lay или take hold of smth.)If the police had got hold of that letter, it might be all up with him. (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Good Companions’, book II, ch. IV) — Если это письмо попадет в руки полиции, то ему несдобровать.
3) (smth.) осознать, понять что-л‘He's such an unlucky sort of chap,’ Peacock informed her. ‘He doesn't ever quite get hold of what's happening.’ (J. Aldridge, ‘The Last Exile’, ch. XXXVI) — - Уж такой у Скотта несчастный характер, - объяснил Пикок. - Он ведь никогда толком не понимает, что происходит.
He gets hold of an idea and then alters every situation to fit the idea. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Quiet American’, part IV, ch. 1) — Когда он усваивает какую-нибудь идею, он старается подогнать под нее факты.
4) (smb.) завладеть кем-л.; иметь влияние на кого-л.; овладеть кем-л., охватить кого-л. (о чувстве, мысли и т. п.; тж. take hold of smb.)At times an almost overwhelming curiosity had taken hold of him. (Sh. Anderson, ‘Winesburg, Ohio’, ‘Hands’) — Временами его охватывало почти непреодолимое любопытство.
Another brainstorm took hold of Loomis. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 2) — Лумиса осенила еще одна блестящая идея.
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49 get smb.'s dander up
разг.(get smb.'s (или one's) dander up)рассердить(ся), разозлить(ся); вывести из терпения (потерять терпение) [первонач. амер.]He 'pears [= appears] to know just how long he can torment me before I get my dander up... (M. Twain, ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’, ch. I) — Он будто знает, сколько он может мучить меня, покуда я не выйду из терпения...
Gets my dander up when I hear of a man hitting a woman. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Pool’) — Не могу спокойно слышать, что мужчина бьет женщину.
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50 get ideas
разг.(get (или have) ideas (тж. get ideas into one's head))...he... gets tipsy at the mess, and, in short, "gets ideas" of all sorts. (Suppl) —...утоляя голод, он не забывает утолять и жажду; и бог знает какие идеи рождаются у него в голове.
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51 get one's nose cold
English-Russian dictionary of the underworld > get one's nose cold
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52 short of
1) исключая
2) не доезжая за исключением, исключая;
кроме, если не - * what is dishonourable I will do anything to help you я готов помочь вам всеми средствами за ислючением нечестных - * murder, there is nothing he wouldn't have tried to get what he wanted для достижения своей цели он не побрезговал никакими средствами, кроме убийства - nothing * a miracle could have saved him его могло спасти только чудо не доходя;
не достигнув - * the town не доезжая до города - water just * boiling вода, которая вот-вот закипитБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > short of
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53 short
In. a prisoner near the end of his termзаключенный, у которого заканчивается срокII -
54 make a long story short
art is long, life is short — жизнь коротка, искусство вечно
short fuse — короткий взрыватель, взрыватель с замедлением
Синонимический ряд:come to the point (verb) be explicit; come out with it; come to the point; cut the matter short; define; descend to particulars; get down to brass tacks; get specific -
55 make short work of
разг.1) (smth.) в два счёта справиться, разделаться, покончить с чем-л.‘The thing wants tackling,’ he grumbled; ‘The Chairman's not the man for the job!’ Shades of old Uncle Jolyon. He would have made short work of this! It wanted a masterful hand. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part III, ch. XIII) — "Нужно было взяться за дело как следует, - проворчал Сомс. - Председатель для этого совершенно не годится". Эх, старый дядя Джолион! Он бы живо с ними справился. Тут нужна была крепкая рука.
Harris: "There's one more charge. Mr. Mayor - poaching. I told them to keep that back till after." Chantrey: "Oh, well, we'll make short work of that. I want to get off by eleven, Harris." (J. Galsworthy, ‘A Family Man’, act III, sc. I) — Гаррис: "Есть еще одно дело, господин мэр, дело о браконьерстве. Я попросил отложить его рассмотрение." Чантри: "Ну, это дело мы мигом разберем. Мне, Гаррис, нужно уйти к 11 часам."
A car, however old and rickety, would make short work of those miles. (A. Christie, ‘They Came to Baghdad’, ch. 18) — Машина была старая и разбитая, и все-таки эти мили скоро остались позади.
2) (smb.) покончить, расправиться с кем-л.; ухлопать, убить кого-л.He had his own house. That was not only one of the perquisites of his office, but it was a necessity, since if he had lodged in the prison camp the convicts would have made short work of him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘An Official Position’) — У палача Луиса Ремира был собственный дом. Дом ему полагался не только по должности, но и как мера предосторожности. Живи он вместе с заключенными, ему бы несдобровать.
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56 fall short of smb.
(или smth.)1) уcтупaть кoму-л. (в чём-л.)', нe xвaтaть чeгo-л.; иcпытывaть нeдocтaтoк в чём-л.He felt how far he fell short of the reserve power and dignity in both his father and his mother (J. Galsworthy). She told herself that she was merely infatuated with Fraser and would get over it, but meanwhile her feelings kept her from enjoying the company of other men because they all fell so short of him (D. Francis). Her money fell short of the expenditure2) нe oпpaвдaть oжидaний, нaдeждAubrey....I am a model son: but I regret to say that you are very far from being a model father. The Elder. What right have you to say that, sir? In what way have I fallen short? (G. B. Shaw). While the merger boom... won't bring the banking system to its heel, it may fall short of solving banking problems (Business Week International) -
57 make short work of
paзг.1) (smth.) в двa cчётa cпpaвитьcя, paздeлaтьcя, пoкoнчить c чём-л.Harris. There's one more charge, Mr. Mayor - poaching... Chantrey. Oh, well, we'll make short work of that. I want to get off by eleven, Harris (J. Galsworthy). A car, however old and rickety, would make short work of those miles (A. Christie). I swallowed my cup of tea and made short work of a sandwich (D. du Maurier)2) (smb.) пoкoнчить, pacпpaвитьcя c кeм-л., уxлoпaть, убить кoгo-л.He [пaлaч] had his own house. That was not only one of the prerequisites of his office, but it was a necessity since if he had lodged in the prison camp the convicts would have made short work of him (W. S. Maugham) -
58 at short notice
в короткий срок, за короткий промежуток времени, незамедлительно, тотчас жеAll right, Greenwater. I'll tell the missus - we'll go in force. Who can you get to ride at such short notice? (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part II, ch. 1) — Хорошо, Гринуотер. Я скажу хозяйке - поедем всем домом. С кем из жокеев вы сумеете сговориться в такой короткий срок?
...can't raise money like that on short notice. I'll wait till Friday noon of this week. (Fr. Norris, ‘The Octopus’, book II, ch. V) —...вы не можете сразу достать такую сумму. Я подожду до пятницы, до двенадцати часов.
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59 room at the top
верхняя ступенька общественной лестницы; ≈ место на Олимпе, наверхуYou mustn't say those things, L. E. You mustn't even think them. There's always room at the top and people like you and me ought to help each other. (C. P. Snow, ‘Homecomings’, ch. 43) — Вы не должны так говорить, Л. Э., не должны даже так думать. Наверху всегда найдется место, и такие люди, как мы с вами, обязаны помогать друг другу.
Q: "I have submitted my short stories to all the leading magazines, but I still haven't been able to get one published. I'm beginning to be discouraged. What should I do?" A: "There's always room for one more good writer at the top, and the best way to get there is to start at the bottom." (E. Caldwell, ‘Call It Experience’, ‘Epilogue’) — Вопрос: "Я послал мои рассказы во все ведущие журналы, но ни один еще не опубликован. Что теперь делать? Я начинаю терять веру в себя." Ответ: "Для талантливого писателя место на Олимпе всегда найдется. Но путь наверх начинается у подножья."
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60 room at the top
вepxняя cтупeнькa oбщecтвeннoй лecтницы; мecтo нa Oлимпe, нaвepxуThere's always room at the top and people like you and me ought to help each other (C. P. Snow). Q. I have submitted my short stories to all the leading magazines, but I still haven't been able to get one published. I'm beginning to be discouraged. What should I do? A. There's always room for one more good writer at the top, and the best way to get there is to start at the bottom (E. Caldwell)
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