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ЗАКОЛДОВАННЫЙ КРУГ NP sing only fixed WO1. (according to superstitious beliefs) a space made impenetrable to one's enemies by magical spellsmagic (enchanted) circle.2. logic. Also: ПОРОЧНЫЙ КРУГ an error in reasoning, when the premise is used to prove the conclusion, which, in turn, is used to prove the premisevicious circle.3. Also: ПОРОЧНЫЙ КРУГ a situation in which solving one problem creates an even more difficult problem, thus making ultimate resolution impossiblevicious circle (cycle).«Надо подать проект, — подумал секретарь, — чтобы в каждом районе было два Учреждения. Тогда первое будет выполнять свои функции, а второе будет наблюдать, чтобы не пропало первое... А кто же будет наблюдать за другим Учреждением? Значит, нужно создать третье, а за третьим -четвёртое и так далее до бесконечности, но кто же тогда будет заниматься другими делами?» Получался какой-то заколдованный круг (Войнович 2). A resolution should be submitted, thought the Secretary, that there be two Institutions in each district. The first would carry out its usual functions and the second would keep an eye on the first so that it wouldn't disappear....But who's going to keep their eye on the second Institution? That means a third will have to be created, and a fourth for the third and so on, ad infinitum, and then who would be left to do anything else? It had turned into a vicious cycle (2a). -
2 заколдованный круг
[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====1. (according to superstitious beliefs) a space made impenetrable to one's enemies by magical spells:- magic (enchanted) circle.2. logic. Also: ПОРОЧНЫЙ КРУГ an error in reasoning, when the premise is used to prove the conclusion, which, in turn, is used to prove the premise:- vicious circle.3. Also: ПОРОЧНЫЙ КРУГ a situation in which solving one problem creates an even more difficult problem, thus making ultimate resolution impossible:- vicious circle (cycle).♦ "Надо подать проект, - подумал секретарь, - чтобы в каждом районе было два Учреждения. Тогда первое будет выполнять свои функции, а второе будет наблюдать, чтобы не пропало первое... А кто же будет наблюдать за другим Учреждением? Значит, нужно создать третье, а за третьим - четвёртое и так далее до бесконечности, но кто же тогда будет заниматься другими делами?" Получался какой-то заколдованный круг (Войнович 2). A resolution should be submitted, thought the Secretary, that there be two Institutions in each district. The first would carry out its usual functions and the second would keep an eye on the first so that it wouldn't disappear....But who's going to keep their eye on the second Institution? That means a third will have to be created, and a fourth for the third and so on, ad infinitum, and then who would be left to do anything else? It had turned into a vicious cycle (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > заколдованный круг
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[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====1. (according to superstitious beliefs) a space made impenetrable to one's enemies by magical spells:- magic (enchanted) circle.2. logic. Also: ПОРОЧНЫЙ КРУГ an error in reasoning, when the premise is used to prove the conclusion, which, in turn, is used to prove the premise:- vicious circle.3. Also: ПОРОЧНЫЙ КРУГ a situation in which solving one problem creates an even more difficult problem, thus making ultimate resolution impossible:- vicious circle (cycle).♦ "Надо подать проект, - подумал секретарь, - чтобы в каждом районе было два Учреждения. Тогда первое будет выполнять свои функции, а второе будет наблюдать, чтобы не пропало первое... А кто же будет наблюдать за другим Учреждением? Значит, нужно создать третье, а за третьим - четвёртое и так далее до бесконечности, но кто же тогда будет заниматься другими делами?" Получался какой-то заколдованный круг (Войнович 2). A resolution should be submitted, thought the Secretary, that there be two Institutions in each district. The first would carry out its usual functions and the second would keep an eye on the first so that it wouldn't disappear....But who's going to keep their eye on the second Institution? That means a third will have to be created, and a fourth for the third and so on, ad infinitum, and then who would be left to do anything else? It had turned into a vicious cycle (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > порочный круг
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General subject: vicious cycle (См. vicious circle. The most well known vicious circle is hyperinflation.) -
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1) General subject: coterie, going round in circles, endless circle (release from the endless circle), vicious cycle, catch-222) Aviation: jaw3) Literal: triangular logjam, vicious circle4) Mathematics: closed disk5) Atomic energy: never-ending circle -
6 разорвать порочный круг
1) General subject: break the cycle, break out of the vicious circle2) Diplomatic term: break the vicious circleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > разорвать порочный круг
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7 заколдованный круг
1) General subject: catch 22, vicious circle, catch-22 (по названию одноимённой книги американского писателя Дж. Хеллера)2) Colloquial: virtuous cycleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заколдованный круг
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