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1 fear came upon them
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2 brush fire came upon them from all sides
Макаров: лесной пожар окружил их стеной огняУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > brush fire came upon them from all sides
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3 sleep fell upon them
Макаров: их одолел сон, их свалил сон -
4 the brush fire came upon them from all sides
Макаров: лесной пожар окружил их стеной огняУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the brush fire came upon them from all sides
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5 the vexations put upon them
Общая лексика: притеснения, которым они подвергаютсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the vexations put upon them
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6 they said that the war had been forced upon them
Макаров: они заявили, что война была им навязанаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > they said that the war had been forced upon them
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7 till this great trouble came upon them
Макаров: до тех пор, пока к ним не пришла эта бедаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > till this great trouble came upon them
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8 triggering of snow avalanches from slopes by means of directed impacts upon them
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > triggering of snow avalanches from slopes by means of directed impacts upon them
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9 we came upon them in Paris
Общая лексика: мы случайно встретились с ними в ПарижеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we came upon them in Paris
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10 I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.
<01> Я считаю, что большая часть несчастий, случившихся с людьми, имеет причиной неверное суждение о ценности вещей. Franklin (Франклин).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.
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11 (a) misfortune fell upon them
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) misfortune fell upon them
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12 come upon
vinden; tegenkomencome upon1 overvallen ⇒ overrompelen, komen over2 aantreffen ⇒ stoten op, tegen het lijf lopen♦voorbeelden: -
13 thrust upon
thrust [something] upon somebody imposer [quelque chose] sur quelqu'un -
14 nothing to choose between them
пренебр.(nothing (или not much) to choose between them (тж. there is nothing to choose between them))один другого стоит; ≈ два сапога пара, одного поля ягода, одним лыком шиты; хрен редьки не слаще‘I've been asking myself for the last five-and-twenty years whether the average fool of a woman is a greater fool than the average fool of a man.’ ‘And the answer?’ ‘Well, upon my word, I don't think there's much to choose between them.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Mrs. Craddock’, ch. XI) — В последние двадцать пять лет я частенько задавался вопросом, кто глупее - глупый мужчина или глупая женщина? - И каков же ответ? - Скажу прямо, оба хороши.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > nothing to choose between them
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15 throw back upon
1) возвращать( к чему-л.)
2) теснить the enemy has thrown them back upon themselves ≈ они были оттеснены противникомБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > throw back upon
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16 close upon
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17 a waiter upon Providence
человек, выжидающий, куда подует ветерThe side of the puritans was deserted at this period by a numerous class of... prudential persons, who never forsook them till they became unfortunate. These sagacious personages were called... waiters upon providence. (W. Scott, ‘Peveril of the Peak’, ch. IV) — В это время от пуритан отошла вся та многочисленная группа... рассудительных людей, которые оставались верны пуританам лишь до тех пор, пока счастье им не изменило. Этих дальновидных людей называли... друзьями до первой беды.
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18 (there is) nothing to choose between them
пpeнeбp.oдин дpугoгo cтoит; двa caпoгa пapa, oднoгo пoля ягoдa, oдним лыкoм шиты; xpeн peдьки нe cлaщe'I've been asking myself for the last five-and-twenty years whether the average fool of a woman is a greater fool than the average fool of a man.' 'Well, upon my word, I don't think there's much to choose between them' (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > (there is) nothing to choose between them
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19 be borne in upon
становиться ясным, понятным, доходить Slowly it was borne in on the citizens that the enemy had surrounded them. ≈ Медленно до жителей дошло, что они окружены неприятелем.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > be borne in upon
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20 practise upon
обманывать;
пользоваться, злоупотреблять( чем-л.) ;
играть на (чем-л.) By practising on her fears, the criminals made the old lady give them her money. ≈ Сыграв на страхах старухи, грабители сумели забрать ее деньги. злоупотреблять (Т) ;
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > practise upon
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