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| a lot, in excess; about work/things to do |
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| Конца-краю не видно (чему) |
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| a lot, endlessly much; about work, things to do, problems; *there's no end in sight |
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| a lot, too much; about work, things to do, problems |
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| a lot; about concerns, worries, etc |
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| a lot; about work, things to do, concerns; *up to my neck, ears with work, etc |
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| a lot, crowded; about people |
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| a lot, crowded; about people; *like sardines in a tin |
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| как собак нерезаных (кого) |
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| a lot, more than necessary; about people |
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| хоть пруд пруди (кого, чего) |
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| отбоя нет (от кого, от чего) |
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| to many/much; about people, services, offers |
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| сколько душе угодно (чего) |
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| in excess, with no limits to the amount; about things; *eat to your heart's content |
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| a lot, in excess; about money; *till the cows come home |
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| precisely as much as was necessary; about time, an amount of money, weight; *no more, no less |
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| exactly as much as was needed, with no excess; about time, money, things |
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| по пальцам можно пересчитать (кого. чего) |
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| few, not much; about people, concrete things; *can count on one hand |
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| раз два и обчëлся (кого, чего) |
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| few, not enough; about physical things |
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| lacking, not enough; usually about money |
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| too little, not enough; about money, finance-related things; *drops in the ocean |
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| absolute absence of something where there should be something; for example, no food in the fridge |
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| very early, before the sun comes up |
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| very early, when the sun starts to rise |
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| in the middle of the day (when something you wouldn't expect to happen at that time--e.g., something criminal; *in broad daylight |
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| в один миг; в мгновение ока |
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| very quickly; *in the blink of an eye |
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| very quickly (when something appears, develops or grows) |
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| very quickly (about growth/development) |
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| very quickly (when a person runs, moves, goes; i.e., with a verb of motion) |
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| very quickly, not paying attention to anything |
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| hurriedly do something, not spending a lot of time on it |
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| very quickly and simply, with little effort |
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| черепашьим шагом; как черепаха |
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| for a very short period of time |
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| to spend a lot of time doing something, but don't get the hoped-for result at the end |
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| откладывать/отложить в долгий ящик |
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| when something can go on for an indefinite period of time |
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| when somebody (or a team) will become something very soon (e.g., Obama will become president "bez pyati minut") |
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| when something is expected/planned to happen very soon; *any minute now.. |
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| when something should happen very soon |
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| precisely at the specified time; *on the dot |
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| happens very often/regularly |
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| изо дня в день; из года в год |
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| for a very long time, it's been a tradition/habit for centuries |
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| время от времени; от случая к случаю |
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| from time to time, occassionally |
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| about the unexpected arrival of someone or weather; used only with verbs of motion |
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| when you haven't seen somebody for a really long time; *It's been ages! |
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| Каким ветром?; Какими судьбами? |
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| when you unexpectedly run into someone |
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| I'm ok (in response to "kak dela?" |
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| Remember only the good times! (when someone is leaving for a long time) |
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| Счастливого пути; В добрый путь |
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| wishing someone a good safe trip |
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| Лëтной погоды; мягкой посадки |
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| wishing someone good weather and a soft landing before they leave on a flight (especially said to pilots) |
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| used after an argument or something like that and a person is leaving and you want to express your happiness at their departure; *don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out |
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| Чтоб духу (твоего) не было! |
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| used when you're pissed off at someone and want to tell them to leave;*Get the fuck out of here! |
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| a very polite expression to ask guests to do something (usually, go to the table to eat) |
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| *You're welcome (but in relation to food) |
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| wedding-day tradition; forces newlyweds to kiss |
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| В добрый час, В добрый путь |
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| Good luck (in something new, like a job) |
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| Good luck (when we have no idea how it will turn out, like at a job interview or a competition) |
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| Friendly response to "good luck" wishes |
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| *happy steaming; said to someone you just bathed or was in a banya |
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| Была не была; Будь что будет |
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| *Whatever happens, happens |
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| used when you finally realize how to solve something or find what you've been looking for; *That's where the answer lies |
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| *Well I'll be damned; No shit |
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| Expression of extreme happiness |
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| Expression of regret or disappointment |
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