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61 to begin with
1) (at first: I didn't like him to begin with, but now he's one of my best friends.) til at begynde med2) (firstly: There are many reasons why I don't like her - to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth.) for det første* * *1) (at first: I didn't like him to begin with, but now he's one of my best friends.) til at begynde med2) (firstly: There are many reasons why I don't like her - to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth.) for det første -
62 to start with
1) (at the beginning: He was very nervous to start with.) i begyndelsen2) (as the first point (in an argument etc): There are many reasons why he shouldn't get the job. To start with, he isn't qualified.) for det første* * *1) (at the beginning: He was very nervous to start with.) i begyndelsen2) (as the first point (in an argument etc): There are many reasons why he shouldn't get the job. To start with, he isn't qualified.) for det første -
63 have as many lives as a cat
(have as many lives as a cat (тж. have nine lives like a cat или have more lives than a cat))быть живучим как кошка, отличаться поразительной живучестью; см. тж. care killed a cat, a cat has nine lives и a cat with nine lives‘Bless the little dog!’ exclaimed my aunt. ‘If he had as many lives as a cat, and was on the point of losing 'em all, he'd bark at me with his last breath, I believe!’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘David Copperfield’, ch. XLVIII) — - Вот негодная собачонка! - воскликнула моя тетушка. - Если бы у нее было столько жизней, сколько у кошки, и ей грозила опасность потерять их все, я думаю, она лаяла бы на меня при последнем издыхании.
She knew it was an absurd hope - and yet would not let it go... The silence of Dr. Raste had nearly killed it, but it could not be killed; it had more lives than a cat. (A. Bennett, ‘Riceyman Steps’ part IV, ch. V) — Она знала, что надеяться глупо, и все же надеялась... Молчание доктора Рейста нанесло удар этой надежде, но совсем ее не убило: надежду нельзя убить - она живучей кошки.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have as many lives as a cat
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64 as many as
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65 be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
1) poдитьcя в copoчкe, poдитьcя пoд cчacтливoй звeздoйShe was born with a silver spoon in her mouth: she thinks she can do what she likes (J. Galsworthy)2) poдитьcя в бoгaтoй ceмьeThe sewing-girl was dismissed to the kitchen for the rigid etiquette of the British Samurai forbids the presence at the sacred tea ceremony of all who were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths (R. Aldington). 'I wasn't born with any silver spoon in my mouth,' she told us not once but many times. 'Many was the day we didn't know where the next meal was coming from,' she said (K. Vonnegut)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
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66 great many
очень многие; большое количествоtoo many — слишком многие; слишком большое количество
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67 how many
as many as — столько же; сколько; до
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68 play with
vi1. (amuse oneself)2. (play together)▪ to \play with with sb mit jdm spielendo you want to \play with with us? willst du mitspielen?3. (fiddle)to \play with with one's food mit dem Essen herumspielen famstop \play withing with your food! mit Essen spielt man nicht!4. (consider)to \play with with an idea mit einem Gedanken spielen5. (dupe)▪ to \play with with sb mit jdm spielen6. (have)to have sth to \play with with etw zur Verfügung haben7.▶ to \play with with oneself ( euph fam: masturbate) sich akk selbst befriedigen; man wichsen derb, sich dat einen runterholen vulggo and \play with with yourself! fick dich ins Knie! vulg* * *vi +prep objto play with the idea of doing sth — mit dem Gedanken spielen, etw zu tun
we don't have much time/money to play with — wir haben zeitlich/finanziell nicht viel Spielraum
we don't have that many alternatives to play with — so viele Alternativen haben wir nicht zur Verfügung
to play with oneself — an sich (dat) herumfummeln
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69 how many
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70 too many
أَكْثَر مِن اللاّزم \ too: (with an adj. or adv.; also many and much) more than is desired: It’s too heavy (a weight) for me to lift (It’s so heavy that I can’t lift it). You came too soon (You should have come later). This coffee’s too hot to drink. too many: a larger number than is necessary or suitable or bearable: too many mistakes; too many flies. -
71 Joe was faced with many difficulties
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72 a statement with many qualifications
a statement with many qualificationsEnglish-Dutch dictionary > a statement with many qualifications
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73 a town with many amusements
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74 endued with many talents
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75 weighted down with many parcels
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76 be one too many
быть лишним [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Dromio of Syracuse: "...Either get thee from the door, or sit down at the hatch: Dost thou conjure for wenches, that thou call'st for such store, When one is one too many? Go, get thee from the door. " (W. Shakespeare, ‘The Comedy of Errors’, act III, sc. 1) — Дромио Сиракузский: "...Прочь от двери отойди Иль у порога там смирнехонько сиди. Ишь, сколько вызвал баб, как сущий заклинатель! Тут много и одной, проваливай, приятель!" (перевод П. Вейнберга)
The Marquise was, therefore, left planted as one too many; a situation to which she, the spoiled child of society, was so unaccustomed, that she could have cried with vexation... (G. Whyte-Melville, ‘Cerise’, ch. XV) — Таким образом, маркиза оказалась лишней. Для нее, избалованной вниманием света, это было столь непривычно, что она готова была расплакаться от огорчения.
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77 one too many for smb.
(one too many (или too much) for smb.)сильнее или хитрее кого-л.However hard you try to argue with that young lad, he always has a reply for you; he's one too many for me. (ECI) — Этого юношу невозможно переспорить, у него всегда на все готов ответ; я перед ним пасую.
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78 one too many for smb.
paзг.cильнee или xитpee кoгo-л.'Must be pretty smart if he's one too many for you,' laughed his partner (J. K. Jerome). However hard you try to argue with that young lad, he always has a reply for you; he's one too many for me -
79 come to grips with
1) (smb. или smth.) вступить в борьбу с кем-л. или с чем-л., пойти на конфликт [этим. спорт. схватиться (о борцах)]The cat and the dog moved from floor to cardboard box, to suitcase, like a couple of chess knights who cannot get to grips. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Quiet American’, part IV, ch. II) — Кошка и собака прыгали с пола на картонки, а оттуда на чемодан, как шахматные кони, которые никак не могут сразиться друг с другом.
He reasoned: if he could finally learn what bedeviled Kelt, between them they might come to grips with it. (A. Halley, ‘Airport’, part III, ch. I) — Мэл рассуждал следующим образом: если бы мне удалось разузнать, что мучит брата, то вместе мы нашли бы способ справиться с его бедой.
2) (smth.) столкнуться с чем-л.; вплотную заняться чем-л., близко познакомиться с чем-л.; затронуть что-либоAmnesty has a powerful and attractive mass appeal and comes to grips with many of the vital issues involved in this struggle to restore and defend the Bill of Rights, to repeal and nullify the Smith and McCarran Acts, to combat war hysteria. (E. Dennis, ‘Letters from Prison’) — Призыв к амнистии находит сильнейший отклик в массах и затрагивает множество важнейших проблем, связанных с борьбой за восстановление и защиту Билля о правах, за отмену и упразднение законов Смита и Маккарена, против военной истерии.
Adam at last came to grips with the Skeffington campaign. (E. O'Connor, ‘The Last Hurrah’, part II, ch. VII) — Наконец-то Адаму довелось познакомиться с политической кампанией, проводимой Скеффингтоном.
But before I come to closer grips with the problem, I want to get rid of my headache. (J. Wain, ‘Strike the Father Dead’, part V, ‘Jeremy’) — Сначала я должен избавиться от головной боли, а уж потом вплотную заниматься этой проблемой.
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80 to begin with
1) (at first: I didn't like him to begin with, but now he's one of my best friends.) al principio2) (firstly: There are many reasons why I don't like her - to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth.) para empezar, en primer lugar(firstly) en primer lugar 2 (take as starting point) empezar con
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