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21 after what you have said I shall be more careful
Общая лексика: после того, что вы сказали, я буду осторожнееУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > after what you have said I shall be more careful
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22 what are you striving after?
Общая лексика: на что направлены ваши усилия?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > what are you striving after?
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23 what shall you do after graduation?
Общая лексика: что вы собираетесь делать после окончания?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > what shall you do after graduation?
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24 be after smb.'s scalp
(be after (или out for) smb.'s scalp)быть воинственно настроенным в отношении кого-л.; ≈ жаждать чьей-л. кровиHe just played a joke, and you went after his scalp. I'm glad he did it! (S. Lewis, ‘Arrowsmith’, ch. IX) — Клиф Клосон пошутил, а вы уже готовы стереть его в порошок. Мне понравилась его шутка.
‘What did you say to Van Campen? She was furious...’ Gage said, ‘She's after your scalp.’ (E. Hemingway, ‘A Farewell to Arms’, ch. XXII) — - Что вы такое сказали Ван Кампен? Она взбешена... - сказала Гейдж. Она готова с вас кожу живьем содрать.
He's out for your scalp. He thinks there was some hanky-panky between you and Ed over art oil deal. (G. Vidal, ‘Washington, D. C.’, part II, ch. IV) — Один из газетчиков жаждет твоей крови. Заподозрил, что ты хочешь обстряпать с Эдом какое-то грязное дельце, связанное с нефтью.
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25 day after day
день за днём, каждый день, каждодневно, изо дня в деньAny sort of happening, even an apparent misfortune, braced her up and left her really enjoying it. What she didn't like was a quiet life, the same thing day after day. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. VI) — Какое угодно событие, пусть даже несчастье, будоражило ее, она как бы упивалась им. Тяготило ее только спокойное существование, когда все дни похожи один на другой.
We waited day after day for you to do something, but you failed to act. (E. Caldwell, ‘Tragic Ground’, ch. XVI) — Каждый день мы ждали, что вы предпримете что-нибудь, но вы так ничего и не сделали.
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26 look before and after
глубоко обдумывать, размышлять [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Hamlet: "...What is a man, If his chief good and market of his time Be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more. Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unus'd... " (W. Shakespeare, ‘Hamlet’, act IV, sc. 4) — Гамлет: "...Что человек, когда он занят только Сном и едой? Животное, не больше. Тот, кто нас создал с мыслью столь обширной, Глядящей и вперед и вспять, вложил в нас Не для того богоподобный разум, Чтоб праздно плесневел он... " (перевод М. Лозинского)
The artist is looking before and after as he sets down his portrait... (J. B. Priestley, ‘All about Ourselves’, ‘Photographs’) — Художник принимается за свой портрет только после долгих, глубоких размышлений...
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27 Guess what...
Разговорное выражение: Представляешь..., Никогда не угадаешь (что случилось: Guess what... Sherry's just been given a riase after just three months on the job.) -
28 wise after the event
задним умом крепокIt's all very well, being wise after the event, but what we really need is to be able to act decisively when an emergency arises.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > wise after the event
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29 it is easy to be wise after the event
Пословица: русский мужик задним умом крепок, русский человек задним умом крепок, после драки кулаками не машут (do not say what could have been done, for the time of actions is over), легко быть умным после события (Задним умом крепок)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > it is easy to be wise after the event
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30 come after
come to a conclusion — делать вывод; приходить к заключению
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31 just after
this once, just for once — хотя бы раз; только в этой связи
just at that spot — именно здесь, как раз на этом месте
just what I wanted — как раз то, что мне надо
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32 don't put off till tomorrow what you can put off till the day after
Общая лексика: не откладывай на завтра то, что можно отложить на послезавтраУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > don't put off till tomorrow what you can put off till the day after
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33 no one knows for sure what happens after we die
Общая лексика: никто не знает наверняка, что ожидает нас после смертиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > no one knows for sure what happens after we die
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34 you stayed out after midnight last night. What happened to you?
Общая лексика: вчера тебя не было за полночь, что с тобой случилось ( где ты был)?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > you stayed out after midnight last night. What happened to you?
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35 Husband: what is left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.
<01> Муж – это то, что остается от любовника после удаления нерва. Rowland (Роуланд).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Husband: what is left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.
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36 hour
[auə]n1) часThe clock told the hour of twelve. — Часы показывали двенадцать.
He worked hard almost to the hour of his death. — Он трудился почти/вплоть до самой смерти.
- every hour or twoHe was given an hour's notice. — Его предупредили за час.
- available hour
- two solid hours
- additional hour
- hours
- last few hours
- hour's interval
- hour's time
- hour hand
- hour's walk from here
- quarter of an hour
- for three long hours
- over an hour
- after many hours
- after an hour's walk
- at an hour's notice
- during an hour - for hours
- in an hour
- for some hours
- for another hour
- be paid by the hour
- come an hour later
- have two hours left
- have two hours to spare
- spend two hours in silence
- two hours ago
- hour earlier
- hour later
- hour after sunrise
- hour before dinner - clock strikes the hours and half hours2) время дняWhat he does after hours is his own business. — Что он делает после работы это его дело.
We don't keep the lights on out of hours. — Мы не оставляем свет в нерабочее время.
- rush hours- noon hour
- office hours
- school hours
- children's hour
- non-working hours
- last hour or two of the day
- opening hours of the shops
- out of hours
- at any hour
- at such an early hour
- in smb's sleeping hours
- in odd hours
- in the small hours
- until the early hours of the morning
- in the early hours of the night
- in the early hours of the morning
- in the middle hours of the night
- at the dead late hours of the night
- do this work out of hours
- keep early hours
- keep good hours
- get up at all hours
- work longer hours
- work after hours
- apply during office hours3) обусловленное время, установленное время, установленный часTrains arrive every hour. — Поезда приходят раз в час/каждый час.
We eat at regular hours. — Мы всегда едим в одно и тоже время.
Please, call me at the usual hour. — Пожалуйста, зайдите ко мне в обычное время.
He lay in bed beyond the usual hour. — Он встал позднее обычного времени.
This was no hour in which to hesitate. — Это было не время для колебаний.
They eat at all hours. — Они едят, когда придется.
- evenful hour- wasted hour
- forbidden hours
- parting hour
- coming hour - three hours before dinner
- two hours after the meeting
- exact hour of departure
- hour of curfew
- need of the hour
- at the definite hour
- at the eleventh hour
- at that particular
- at other hours
- at this particular hour
- at this crucial hour
- at the hour mentioned
- at the appointed hour
- for a brief hour
- in a good hour
- tomorrow at this hour
- in smb's trying hour
- in a few short hours
- in off hours
- through weary hours
- until this late hour
- up to this hour
- within the last hours
- fight against longer hours
- fix the hour
- keep smb hours
- seize the hour
- take medicine every hour
- hour for work4) часы, период, времяThe book may help to pass an hour or so. — Книга поможет скоротать часок.
After his hour of glory he was soon forgotten. — После краткого периода славы его быстро забыли.
- matter of hours- happiest hours of my life
- at that happy hour
- in one's idle hours
- during the sleepless hours of night
- in the hour of danger
- in the hour of need
- count hours
- pass an emotional hour
- read hour after hour
- spend hours doing the same thing
- hours fly5) занятие, урокThere was an hour called Nature Study (Free Activity). — Был урок, который назывался природоведение (свободная деятельность).
He was paid two shillings an hour. — Ему платили два шиллинга в час.
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. — ◊ Утро вечера мудренее.
An hour today is worth two tomorrow. — ◊ Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе
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37 a peg to hang a thing on
предлог, зацепка; повод (для оправдания и т. п.)They have used him as a peg on which to hang their own fancies. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Six Stories Written in the First Person Singular’, ‘Preface’) — Герой их произведений дает возможность романистам пофантазировать.
The Devil: "Yes; and this civilization! What is it, after all?" Don Juan: "After all, an excellent peg to hang your cynical commonplaces on..." (B. Shaw, ‘Man and Superman’, act III) — Дьявол: "А эта цивилизация, что она все-таки представляет собой?" Дон-Жуан: "Она представляет собой прекрасный объект для ваших циничных банальностей..."
He is a talkative man, who merely wants a peg to hang a discourse on. — Он любит поговорить: дай ему только зацепку, и он произнесет речь.
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38 a peg to hang a thing on
пpeдлoг, зaцeпкa; пoвoд (для oпpaвдaния и т. п.)They have used him as a peg on which to hang their own fancies (W. S. Maugham). The Devil. Yes, and this civilization! What is it, after all? Don Juan. After all, an excellent peg to hang your cynical commonplaces on (G. B. Shaw)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > a peg to hang a thing on
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39 clear\ away
1. Ithe clouds have cleared away тучи рассеялись; the thunder cleared away буря /гроза/ прошла /пронеслась/2. IIIclear away with. /smth. away/1)clear away a meal (the tea-things, the leftovers, what is left after a meal, etc.) убирать со стола после еды и т. д.; clear away rubbish убирать мусор; clear one's things away убирать свои вещи; I'll clear the dishes away, they will be able to work at the table я уберу тарелки, и тогда они смогут работать за столом2)clear away doubts (misconceptions, suspicions, etc.) рассеивать /отметать/ сомнения и т. д.; clear away one's difficulties (ancient prejudices and superstitions, obstacles, etc.) преодолеть трудности и т. д. -
40 defensive
1) см. примеры1. Reactions were initially, of course, somewhat defensive. What I said, after all, was not wholly inaccurate (George Kennan). — Сначала — это понятно — я в душе оправдывал свои слова. Ведь в них была немалая доля истины.
2. "I don't feel defensive," he says. "I'm the new guy on the job." — Мне не приходится оправдываться. Я здесь человек новый.
2) осторожныйdefensive answer/reply — осторожный ответ
The English annotation is below. (English-Russian) > defensive
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