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2 upon their
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3 upon their
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > upon their
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4 Judgment of the Cross (An ordeal when the plaintiff and defendant were required to cross their arms upon their breast, and he who could hold out the longest gained the suit)
Религия: испытание крестомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Judgment of the Cross (An ordeal when the plaintiff and defendant were required to cross their arms upon their breast, and he who could hold out the longest gained the suit)
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5 aggression upon their ancient liberties
Макаров: покушение на их исконные свободыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > aggression upon their ancient liberties
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6 an entrenchment upon their prerogatives
Общая лексика: нарушение их прерогативУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > an entrenchment upon their prerogatives
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7 eighteenth century poets thought they could refine upon their predecessors
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > eighteenth century poets thought they could refine upon their predecessors
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8 he burst in upon their discussion
Макаров: он резко прервал их беседуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he burst in upon their discussion
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9 it was unsafe to presume upon their fidelity
Общая лексика: было опасно рассчитывать на их преданностьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it was unsafe to presume upon their fidelity
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10 these crimes will redound upon their authors
Общая лексика: эти преступления падут на голову тех, кто их совершилУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > these crimes will redound upon their authors
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11 upon
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) encontrarse por casualidad2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) tropezarse conupon prep sobre / encima detr[ə'pɒn]1 formal use en, sobre Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL See also on/Table 1upon [ə'pɔn, ə'pɑn] prep: en, sobreupon the desk: sobre el escritorioupon leaving: al salirquestions upon questions: pregunta tras preguntaprep.• contra prep.• en prep.• encima de prep.• hacia prep.• sobre prep.• tras prep.ə'pɑːn, ə'pɒnpreposition (frml)a) (on)upon their arrival, they were shown to their room — a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación
there are trains upon the hour, every hour — hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto
upon -ing — al + inf
to be upon somebody: the enemy was upon us teníamos al enemigo encima; winter is already upon us — ya estamos prácticamente en invierno
c) ( indicating large numbers)[ǝ'pɒn]PREP1) (with place, position) sobreupon my word! — † ¡caramba!
2) (with time)upon hearing this she wept — al oír esto, lloró
on, once 1., 2)upon entering the church, take the door on the left — al entrar en la iglesia, siga por la puerta de la izquierda
* * *[ə'pɑːn, ə'pɒn]preposition (frml)a) (on)upon their arrival, they were shown to their room — a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación
there are trains upon the hour, every hour — hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto
upon -ing — al + inf
to be upon somebody: the enemy was upon us teníamos al enemigo encima; winter is already upon us — ya estamos prácticamente en invierno
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12 be thrown upon one's own devices
быть предоставленным самому себе; см. тж. leave smb. to himselfBama took to spending more and more time down at the farm with Ruth and his kids, and Dave as well as all the others were thrown more and more upon their own devices... (J. Jones, ‘Some Came Running’, book IV, ch. LX) — Бама все больше и больше времени проводил на ферме с Руфью и детьми, а что касается Дейва и остальных, то они были предоставлены самим себе...
Large English-Russian phrasebook > be thrown upon one's own devices
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13 enter upon the path of smth.
(enter upon (или take) the path of smth.)вступить на путь чего-л.The point I want to make is that today there are more and more writers who believe their only hope is to take the path which was first shown to us by Maxim Gorki, which will protect the best heritage of our country and fight for a new and better nation. (R. Fox, ‘The Novel and the People’, ‘Literature and Politics’) — Хочу специально подчеркнуть, что сейчас появляется все больше и больше писателей, видящих единственное спасение в том пути, который нам впервые был указан Максимом Горьким и который один только позволит сохранить лучшее из наследия нашей страны и бороться за обновление и совершенствование нации.
...the slave-owners took the path of armed treason, and waged war for four years upon the flag of their own country. —...рабовладельцы стали на путь вооруженной борьбы и измены и четыре года воевали против флага собственной страны.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > enter upon the path of smth.
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14 they cast their money upon the water
they cast their money upon the waterfig eles jogaram o dinheiro pela janela.English-Portuguese dictionary > they cast their money upon the water
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15 set upon
set on/upon 1. наброситься, напастьHe was passing by the front door, when suddenly their dog set on him.
2. подстрекатьThe youth set on the old man and robbed him.
The older boys set on the younger ones to get in trouble.
I refuse to have that child to the party, he always sets the others on to misbehave.
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16 get a call upon smth.
(get (или have) a call upon smth.)пользоваться (преимущественным) правом, иметь право на что-лHe has no call on their hospitality. — Он не может рассчитывать на их гостеприимство.
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17 on their behalf
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18 her fingers slackened their hold upon the parcel
Общая лексика: её пальцы слабее сжимали пакетУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > her fingers slackened their hold upon the parcel
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19 sorrow and disappointment had left their traces upon his character
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > sorrow and disappointment had left their traces upon his character
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20 theism (The view that all limited things, though fully real in their own right, are dependent in some way upon, yet distinct from, one supreme or ultimate being, of which one may also speak in personal terms)
Религия: теизмУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > theism (The view that all limited things, though fully real in their own right, are dependent in some way upon, yet distinct from, one supreme or ultimate being, of which one may also speak in personal terms)
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