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1 That Looks About Right
Abbreviation: TLAR (Quality Assurance Standard acronym.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > That Looks About Right
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2 About the Authors
Douglas L. Wheeler (A.B., Dartmouth College, M.A. and Ph.D., Boston University) is professor of history emeritus, University of New Hampshire, Durham. He taught history in that institution's Department of History from 1965 to 2002, and, from 1995 to 2002, he held a chair, the Prince Henry the Navigator Professorship. He has been a research associate, African Studies Center, Boston University and an affiliate, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. He has also been a visiting professor at Boston University; University College, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe); and Morgan State College. He was also Richard Welch Fellow in Advanced Research on the History of Intelligence at the Center for International Affairs, Harvard University (1984-85). In the 1980s, he served as general secretary of the Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (SSPHS) and was one of the founders of the International Conference Group on Portugal (1972-2002). He was founding editor of the Portuguese Studies Review, a semiannual academic journal. He is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of six other books on Portugal, Angola, and espionage history, including Republican Portugal: A Political History ( 1910-1926), A Ditadura Militar Portuguesa, 1926-1933, and (with Lawrence S. Graham), In Search of Modern Portugal: The Revolution and Its Consequences. Among the periodicals in which he has published articles are Foreign Affairs, USA Today Magazine, International Herald Tribune, and The Christian Science Monitor. In 1993, he was decorated by the Government of Portugal with the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator medal and in 2004, with the Order of Merit.Walter C. Opello Jr. (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder) is professor of political science, State University of New York, Oswego. Before joining the faculty at that institution, he was professor of political science, University of Mississippi, Oxford, from 1976 to 1987. Since the 1970s, he has carried out research in Portugal as a Fulbright Scholar (1981 and 1984) and as a Gulbenkian Foundation Scholar (1978 and 1980). In 1989, he was the director for research on Portugal's regions, carried out by the European Integrations and Regions Project under the auspices of the European Universities Institute, Florence, Italy. Professor Opello has published more than 50 journal articles, book chapters, books, and book reviews pertaining to Portugal's politics and government. His Portugal-related books are Portugal's Political Development: A Comparative Political Approach and Portugal: From Monarchy to Pluralist Democracy. -
3 come about
to happen:يَحْدُثHow did that come about?
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4 mess about
1) to behave in a foolish or annoying way:يَتَصَرَّف بِصورةٍ حَمْقاء ومُزْعِجَهThe children were shouting and messing about.
2) to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess:يَعْمَل بصورةٍ فَوضَويَّهI love messing about in the kitchen.
يَتَدخَّل فيWho's been messing about with my papers?
4) to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion:يَجْعَلُه عَديم التَّرتيب، يَنْعَفُThe wind messed her hair about.
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5 get about
1) (of stories, rumours etc) to become well known:يذيعُ ، يشيعُI don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.
2) to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill:يَستَطيع الإنتقالShe didn't get about much after her operation.
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6 how about
1) I would like to suggest:ما رأيَك: للتعبير عن إقْتراح ؟"Where shall we go tonight?" "How about the cinema?"
We're going to the cinema tonight. How about you?
ماذا بِشأنك؟I rather like that picture. How about you?
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7 knock about
1) to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly:يَنْتَقِد بِشِدَّهI've heard that her husband knocks her about.
2) to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose:يَتَجَوَّل، يَتَنَقَّلHe spent six months knocking around before getting a job.
يَتَصادَق، يَتَصاحَبI don't like the boys he knocks about with.
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8 expenses that cannot be recovered after drilling and equipping a well for production
Oil: IDCs (IDCs include labor, fuel, hauling, rentals and supplies. IDCs are about 70 % of the total cost and 60 % of a developmental well)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > expenses that cannot be recovered after drilling and equipping a well for production
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9 to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about
General subject: shoot your mouth off (Don't go shooting your mouth off.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about
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10 something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about
General subject: displacement activityУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about
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11 Did I tell you about the one that got away?
Radio: QBSУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Did I tell you about the one that got away?
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12 Now About That Orgasm
Rude: NATOУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Now About That Orgasm
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13 Sorry About That
Chat: SAT -
14 used to describe someones secrets that they dont want anyone to find out about
Jargon: dirty laundryУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > used to describe someones secrets that they dont want anyone to find out about
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15 eso es casi todo
Ex. ' That's about it', he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if to say 'So what!'.* * *Ex: ' That's about it', he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if to say 'So what!'.
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16 dervegn
about it, about that* * *(adv.) about it, about that -
17 eso es todo el asunto
• that's about it• that's about the size of it• that's all there is to it• that's all water over the dam -
18 eso no tiene nada que ver
• that's a tall order• that's about it• that's ancient history• that's beside the point• that's me• that's no business of yours• that's not my responsibility• that's not the questionDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > eso no tiene nada que ver
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19 Такова жизнь
That is life, and we must accept things as they are. See Вот такие пироги (B)Cf: Such is life (Am., Br.). That's about the size of it (Am.). That's how (the way) the cookie crumbles (Am., Br.). That's the way it goes (it is) (Am., Br.). That's the way the ball bounces (the bread rises, the doughnut rolls, the mop flops) (Am.). There you are (go) (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Такова жизнь
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20 es más o menos eso
• that's a thought• that's a totally different story• that's about the size of it• that's all
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