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The Universal Dictionary- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
желать невозможного
to desire the impossible; to cry for the moon идиом.
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– Есть причины полагать, – отвечал он, – что Гарриет Смит скоро сделают предложение, и притом такой претендент, что лучше и желать невозможно, – имя его Роберт Мартин."I have reason to think," he replied, "that Harriet Smith will soon have an offer of marriage, and from a most unexceptionable quarter:–Robert Martin is the man.Остин, Джейн / ЭммаAusten, Jane / EmmaEmmaAusten, Jane© 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc.ЭммаОстин, Джейн© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
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желать невозможного
to desire the impossible; to cry for the moon
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