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41 dimidius
I.As an adj., until the Aug. per. only in connection with pars, e. g.:II.dimidiam partem nationum subegit,
Plaut. Curc. 3, 77; id. Aul. 4, 10, 37; id. Rud. 4, 4, 79; Lucr. 1, 618 sq.; 5, 720; Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 103; id. Rosc. Com. 11, 32; id. Fam. 13, 29, 4; Caes. B. G. 6, 31, 5; id. B. C. 1, 27; 3, 101 (twice); Sall. J. 64, 5; Suet. Caes. 42; Front. Strat. 2, 3, 21; Ov. F. 5, 122; id. Tr. 1, 2, 44 et saep.—Since the Aug. per., esp. in poets, also with other substantives, instead of dimidiatus (v. dimidio), divided into two equal parts, halved:III.mullus (opp. lupus totus),
Mart. 2, 37, 4:crus,
Juv. 13, 95:vultus,
id. 15, 57:Memnone,
id. 15, 5:forma circuli,
Plin. 2, 59, 60, § 150:clepsydrae,
id. Ep. 6, 2, 5:labro basia dare,
i. e. slightly, Mart. 2, 10 and 22;so of busts: Priapus,
Mart. 11, 18; cf. Cicero's pun on the half-length likeness of his brother Quintus: frater meus dimidius major est quam totus, in Macr. S. 2, 3 (the word dimidius, for dimidiatus, belongs prob. to Macr. himself).—Trop., so of persons of mixed descent:A.dimidius patrum, dimidius plebis,
half patrician and half plebeian, Liv. 4, 2, 6. —Hence, subst.dīmidium, ii, n., the half (very freq. in all periods and kinds of writing): horae, Lucil. ap. Gell. 3, 14, 11; so with gen., Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 73; id. Bacch. 5, 2, 67; 71 et saep.; absol., Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 87; id. Ps. 4, 7, 68; 5, 2, 29; id. Pers. 1, 2, 17 et saep.; abl. dimidio, with comparatives:2.dimidio minus opinor,
less by half, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 35; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; id. Fl. 20, 46; id. Verr. 2, 3, 33; Caes. B. G. 5, 13, 2; Hor. S. 2, 3, 318 et saep.—Like a comp. with quam:B.vix dimidium militum quam quod acceperat successori tradidit,
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42 dīmidium
dīmidium ī, n [dimidius], the half: Vix dum dimidium dixeram, was hardly half through, T.: ut ne minus dimidium ad illum perveniret: quos dimidio redderet stultiores, by half: Hibernia dimidio minor quam, etc., Cs.: Maior dimidio, H.: minus dimidio hostium quam antea occisum, L. —Prov.: Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet, well begun is half done, H.* * * -
43 begin
bi'ɡinpresent participle - beginning; verb(to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) begynne- beginner
- to begin withbegynne--------startebegynne (på)begin by doing begynne med å gjørebegin something begynne på noebegin to do something eller begin doing something begynne å gjøre noebegin with something begynne med noecan't begin to do something være helt ute av stand til å gjøre noeto begin with for det første til å begynne medwell begun is half done vel\/godt begynt er halvt fullendt -
44 incominciare
start, begin (a to)* * *incominciare v.tr. e intr. to begin*, to start, to commence: incomincia a piovere, it is beginning (o starting) to rain; lasciatemi incominciare dall'inizio, let me begin at the beginning; il romanzo incomincia con una descrizione, the novel begins (o opens) with a description; il film è già incominciato, the film has already begun; ''Hai finito il libro?'' ''Non l'ho neanche incominciato!'', ''Have you finished the book?'' ''I haven't even begun it!''; incominciare a fare qlco., to begin (o to start) to do sthg. (o doing sthg.); e non incominciare a lamentarti!, and don't start complaining!; incominciare bene, to have a good start; incominciare un'impresa, to embark on an undertaking; incominciare un lavoro, to begin (o to start on) a job // a incominciare da oggi, da qui, starting from today, from here // tanto per incominciare devo dirvi..., to begin with (o first of all) I have to tell you... // chi ben incomincia è a metà dell'opera, (prov.) well begun is half done.* * *[inkomin'tʃare]1. vtto begin, startincominciare a fare qc — to begin o start doing sth
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45 begin
verb(past began; past participle begun)начинать(ся); she began weeping (или to weep) она заплакала; to begin at the beginning начинать с самого начала; to begin at the wrong end начинать не с того конца; to begin on (или upon)smth.а) браться за что-л.;б) брать начало от чего-л.; to begin over начинать сызноваwell begun is half done посл. = хорошее начало полдела откачалоto begin with прежде всего, во-первыхSyn:commence, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, startAnt:finish, stop* * *(v) начать; начаться; начинать; начинаться* * *(began, begun) начинать(ся)* * *[be·gin || bɪ'gɪn] v. начинать, начинаться, наставать, начаться; завязать* * *затеятьначатьначатьсяначинатьначинатьсяпочинатьпредприниматьпредприниматьсяпредпринять* * *начинать(ся) -
46 лиха беда начало
1) General subject: it never rains but it pours, it's the first step that counts, the first step is the hardest2) Set phrase: a good beginning is half the battle (said to mean: it is easier to continue than to begin something. used when 'something' is (1) good (honourable, virtuous) or (2) bad (immoral, criminal), and translated accordingly), a good beginning makes a good ending, a good beginning makes a good ending (дословно: Хорошее начало обеспечивает хороший конец), good beginning is half the battle (said to mean: it is easier to continue than to begin something. used when 'something' is (1) good (honourable, virtuous) or (2) bad (immoral, criminal), and translated accordingly), it is the first crime that is the hardest, it is the first step that costs (2), one crime leads to another, one drink leads to another, one sin leads to another, the first blow is half the battle (дословно: Первый удар-половина сражения), the first is the worst, the first step is always the hardest, well begun is half done, the first step is the only difficulty -
47 хорошее начало - половина дела
Set phrase: a good beginning (or the first blow, stroke) is half the battle, a good beginning makes a good ending, a good lather is half a shave, the first step is as good as half over, well begun is half doneУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > хорошее начало - половина дела
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48 беда
ж.1) ( несчастье) misfortune, troubleв беде́ — in trouble
попа́сть в беду́ — get into trouble; come to grief идиом.
помо́чь кому́-л в беде́ — help smb out
быть беде́! — look out for trouble!, there's trouble brewing!
2) предик.(про́сто) беда́! — it's a bad job!
беда́ (не) в том, что — the trouble is (not) that
в чём беда́? — where's the harm?
в то́м-то и беда́ — that's just the trouble
беда́ мне с ним разг. — ≈ he is giving me a great deal of trouble; he is nothing but trouble
••на беду́ — unfortunately
как на беду́ — as ill luck would have it
накли́кать беду́ — court disaster
что за беда́? — what does it matter?, so what?
не беда́ — it doesn't matter
не велика́ беда́ — that's no great tragedy
лиха́ беда́ нача́ло посл. — ≈ well begun is half done; starting is half the battle
пришла́ беда́ - отворя́й ворота́ посл. — misfortunes never come singly; ≈ it never rains but it pours
семь бед - оди́н отве́т посл. — ≈ as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb; in for a penny, in for a pound
беда́, коль пироги́ начнёт печи́ сапо́жник — ≈ let the cobbler stick to his last
чужу́ю беду́ рука́ми разведу́, к свое́й ума́ не приложу́ посл. — other people's misfortunes are easy to endure, not our own
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49 treaba bine începută e pe jumătate făcută
prov. well begun is half done / endedprov. a good beginning is a half the battleprov. a good lather is a half a shave.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > treaba bine începută e pe jumătate făcută
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50 it is the first step that costs
syn: a good beginning makes a good endingкожний початок тяжкий ≅ тяжко почати та легко кінчати добрий початок – то половина роботи за початком діло становиться аби почати, а там воно і піде the first blow is half the battleEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > it is the first step that costs
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51 begin
begin [bɪˊgɪn] v (began; begun)начина́ть(ся);she began weeping ( или to weep) она́ запла́кала
;to begin at the beginning начина́ть с са́мого нача́ла
;to begin at the wrong end начина́ть не с того́ конца́
;to begin on ( или upon) smth.
а) бра́ться за что-л.;б) брать нача́ло от чего́-л.;to begin over начина́ть сы́знова
◊well begun is half done посл. ≅ хоро́шее нача́ло полде́ла откача́ло
;to begin with пре́жде всего́, во-пе́рвых
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52 begin
[bıʹgın] v (began; begun)1. начинать; приступать (к чему л.)to begin again - начать снова /сначала/
that's wrong, let's begin again - это неправильно, давайте начнём сначала /повторим/
to begin on - а) браться за (что-л.); б) брать начало от (чего-л.)
to begin upon = to begin on
to begin with - начать с (чего-л.) [см. тж. 2 и ♢ ]
to begin the score - спорт. открывать счёт
he began studying /to study/ English - он начал изучать английский язык
where to begin? - с чего начать?
where do we begin? - с чего мы начнём?
I do not know how to begin - а) не знаю, с чего начать; б) не знаю, за что взяться; ≅ работы по горло
2. начинатьсяto begin with - начинаться с (чего-л.) [см. тж. 1 и ♢ ]
the word begins with a capital letter - слово начинается с заглавной буквы
the play begins with a prologue - пьеса начинается с пролога /открывается прологом/
when did life begin on Earth? - когда возникла жизнь на Земле?
3. основывать, создавать4. (обыкн. с отрицанием) амер. эмоц.-усил. быть далёким от, даже не приближаться кthe machine does not begin to meet the specifications - машина ни в коей мере не отвечает техническим условиям
I do not begin to understand you - отказываюсь вас понимать; я совершенно вас не понимаю
they do not begin to compare - их совершенно нельзя сравнивать; ≅ одному далеко до другого
the statement does not begin to be comprehensible enough - заявление крайне невразумительно
♢
to begin with - а) во-первых, прежде всего; начать с того, что...; to begin with, I did not see him - во-первых, я его не видел; б) сначала, на первых порах; [см. тж. 1, 2 и ♢ ]to begin at the wrong end - начать не с того конца, неудачно взяться за дело
well begun is half done - посл. хорошее начало полдела откачало
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54 begin
[bi'ɡin]present participle - beginning; verb(to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) começar- beginner
- to begin with* * *be.gin[big'in] vt+vi (ps began, pp begun) 1 começar, iniciar, fazer a primeira parte. he began by saying / ele começou por dizer. he began on (upon) his novel / ele iniciou seu romance. he began talking, to talk / ele começou a falar. this begins (or is beginning) to be tiresome / isto está começando a ficar enfadonho. 2 originar, dar origem, aparecer. 3 aproximar-se, estar próximo, chegar a. 4 dar início a. 5 instituir, produzir, inaugurar, principiar. begin at the beginning! comece pelo princípio! the King of England does not begin to have the power of the President Amer o Rei da Inglaterra está longe de ter o poder do presidente. to begin with em primeiro lugar, antes de tudo. well begun is half done bem começado é meio caminho andado. you don’t begin to play soccer Amer você joga mal o futebol. -
55 cominciare
start, begin (a to)a cominciare da oggi (starting) from todaytanto per cominciare to begin or start with* * *cominciare v.tr. e intr. to begin*; to start; to commence: cominciò un lavoro interessante, he began an interesting job; cominciò il viaggio da Genova, he started his trip from Genoa; hai già cominciato a leggere quel libro?, have you started (reading) that book, yet?; cominciò a piovere, it began raining (o to rain); cominciò col dire, he began by saying; oggi cominceremo da pagina 60, today we'll begin at page 60; a cominciare da oggi, from today on (o as from today on); per cominciare, to begin (o to start); ci proveremo tutti, a cominciare da me, we'll all try, beginning with me; è cominciato lo sciopero, the strike has begun // chi ben comincia, è a metà dell'opera, (prov.) well begun is half done.* * *[komin'tʃare]1. vtto start, begincominciare a fare/col fare — to begin to do/by doing
2. vi* * *[komin'tʃare] 1.verbo transitivo to begin*, to start [lavoro, viaggio, giornata]2.cominciare a fare qcs. — to begin o start doing o to do sth.
1) (avere inizio) to begin*, to startnon cominciare! — (in una lite) don't start on me!
cominciare col fare — to begin o start off by doing
cominciamo bene — iron. that's a good start
3.a cominciare da oggi — from this day on o forth
comincia a farsi buio — it's getting o growing dark
••tanto per cominciare — for a start, to begin o start with
* * *cominciare/komin't∫are/ [1]to begin*, to start [lavoro, viaggio, giornata]; cominciare a fare qcs. to begin o start doing o to do sth.; ho cominciato a pensare che I got to thinking that(aus. essere)1 (avere inizio) to begin*, to start; non cominciare! (in una lite) don't start on me! un nome che comincia con la C a name beginning with C; cominciare col fare to begin o start off by doing; cominciamo bene iron. that's a good start; cominciare da zero to start from scratch2 a cominciare da a cominciare da oggi from this day on o forth; siete tutti colpevoli a cominciare da te you're all guilty starting with you(aus. essere, avere) comincia a piovere it's beginning to rain; comincia a farsi buio it's getting o growing darktanto per cominciare for a start, to begin o start with. -
56 ♦ (to) begin
♦ (to) begin /bɪˈgɪn/iniziare; cominciare; incominciare: Suddenly he began talking ( o to talk), improvvisamente cominciò a parlare; He began by saying he would not speak long, cominciò col dire che non avrebbe parlato a lungo● to begin again, ricominciare □ to begin at the beginning, cominciare dal principio □ to begin on st., dare inizio a qc.; mettersi a fare qc. □ to begin with, (tanto) per cominciare; per prima cosa; anzitutto □ (prov.) Well begun is half done, chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera.NOTA D'USO: - begin, start o commence?- -
57 ♦ (to) begin
♦ (to) begin /bɪˈgɪn/iniziare; cominciare; incominciare: Suddenly he began talking ( o to talk), improvvisamente cominciò a parlare; He began by saying he would not speak long, cominciò col dire che non avrebbe parlato a lungo● to begin again, ricominciare □ to begin at the beginning, cominciare dal principio □ to begin on st., dare inizio a qc.; mettersi a fare qc. □ to begin with, (tanto) per cominciare; per prima cosa; anzitutto □ (prov.) Well begun is half done, chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera.NOTA D'USO: - begin, start o commence?- -
58 begin
[bɪ'gɪn]1) начинатьto begin with smth. — начинать с (чего-л.)
To begin with, I did not see him. — Во-первых, я его не видел.
Many important businessmen begin as factory workers. — Многие известные бизнесмены начинают в качестве заводских рабочих.
Mike and his drinking companions began on their third bottle. — Майк и его собутыльники приступили к третьей бутылке.
2) начинатьсяThe day began with bad news, and looks like getting worse. — День начался с плохих новостей, и, кажется, этим дело не кончится.
•Syn:Ant:••to begin the world — начинать самостоятельную жизнь; вступать в новую жизнь
Well begun is half done. — посл. Хорошее начало полдела откачало.
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59 begin
[bɪ'gɪn]v(began, begun)1) начинатьTo begin with, I didn't have the money. — Во-первых, у меня не было нужной суммы денег. /Начнем с того, что у меня не было нужной суммы денег.
The day began with bad news, and looks like getting worse. — День начался с плохих новостей, и, кажется, этим дело не кончится.
- begin at once- begin with smth
- begin a lesson
- begin to do smth
- begin at the beginning2) начинатьсяThe lecture began with a quotation. — Лекция началась с цитаты.
Well begun is half done. — ◊ Хорошее начало полдела откачало.
He who begins many things finishes but few. — ◊ Кто за все берется, ничего не успевает
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60 began
/bi'gin/ * (bất qui tắc) động từ began /bi'gæn/; begun /bi'gʌn/ - bắt đầu, mở đầu, khởi đầu =when did life begin on this earth?+ sự sống bắt đầu trên trái đất này lúc nào? - bắt đầu nói !to begin at - bắt đầu từ =to begin at the beginning+ bắt đầu từ lúc bắt đầu !to begon upon - bắt đầu làm (việc gì) !to begin with - trước hết là, đầu tiên là =to begin with let us make clear the difference between these two words+ trước hết chúng ta hãy nói rõ sự khác nhau giữa hai từ này !to begin the world - (xem) world !well begun is half done - bắt đầu tốt là làm xong được một nửa công việc
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