A LITTLE EVIL IS OFTEN NECESSARY FOR OBTAINING A GREAT GOOD

Англо-русский перевод A LITTLE EVIL IS OFTEN NECESSARY FOR OBTAINING A GREAT GOOD

Часто, чтобы сделать большое добро, приходится совершить небольшое зло. Voltaire (Вольтер).

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GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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LITTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Little Armenia Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Английский словарь Британика
OFTEN — I. ˈȯfən, -ftən adverb ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of oft : on many occasions : in …
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NECESSARY — I. ˈnesə̇ˌserē, -ri, in rapid speech ˈnesˌse- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English necessaries (plural), from Latin necessaria, from …
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LITTLE — I. ˈlid. ə l, -it ə l sometimes when not heavily stressed (ˌ)lil esp when a vowel follows adjective ( …
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GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d, in formulas of meeting & parting often _gəd adjective ( bet·ter ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle …
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FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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EVIL — I. ˈēvəl sometimes -(ˌ)vil adjective ( sometimes eviler or eviller ; evilest or evillest ) Etymology: Middle English ivel, evel, …
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OBTAINING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obtain
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NECESSARY — (n.) A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; …
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NECESSARY — (a.) Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free …
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EVIL — (a.) Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days.
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EVIL — (a.) Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; …
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OBTAINING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Obtain
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NECESSARY — ( a. ) Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or …
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OFTEN — — oftenness , n. /aw"feuhn, of"euhn; awf"teuhn, of"-/ , adv. 1. many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often …
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NECESSARY — — necessariness , n. /nes"euh ser'ee/ , adj., n., pl. necessaries . adj. 1. being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a …
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LITTLE — — littlish /lit"l ish, lit"lish/ , adj. — littleness , n. /lit"l/ , adj., littler or less or lesser, littlest …
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GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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GOOD — /good/ , adj., better, best , n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. …
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EVIL — — evilly , adv. — evilness , n. /ee"veuhl/ , adj. 1. morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; …
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NECESSARY — I. ˈne-sə-ˌser-ē adjective Etymology: Middle English necessarie, from Latin necessarius, from necesse necessary, probably from ne- not + cedere to …
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LITTLE — I. ˈli-t ə l adjective ( lit·tler ˈli-t ə l-ər, ˈlit-lər ; or less ˈles ; or less·er ˈle-sər ; …
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GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
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GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d adjective ( bet·ter ˈbe-tər ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High …
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EVIL — I. ˈē-vəl, Britain often & US also ˈē-(ˌ)vil adjective ( evil·er or evil·ler ; evil·est or evil·lest ) Etymology: Middle …
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OFTEN — adj frequent; common; repeated. 2. often ·adv frequently; many times; not seldom.
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OBTAINING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of obtain.
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LITTLE — noun a small degree or scale; miniature. 2. little ·adj short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep. 3. little …
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GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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GOOD — vt to make good; to turn to good. 2. good ·superl not lacking or deficient; full; complete. 3. good ·vt …
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EVIL — noun malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula. 2. evil ·adv in an evil manner; not …
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NECESSARY — [nec.es.sary] adj [ME necessarie, fr. L necessarius, fr. necesse necessary, prob. fr. ne- not + cedere to withdraw--more at no] …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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EVIL — [evil] adj evil.er or evil.ler ; evil.est or evil.lest [ME, fr. OE yfel; akin to OHG ubil evil] (bef. 12c) …
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OFTEN — often BrE AmE ˈɒf ə n ˈɒft ə n, ˈɔːf ə n, ˈɔːft ə n AmE ˈɔːf ə n ˈɑːf-; …
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EVIL — evil BrE AmE ˈiːv ə l -ɪl ▷ evil|s z ▶ ˌ evil ˈ eye BrE AmE ▶ ˈ Evil …
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OFTEN — / ˈɒfn; ˈɒftən; NAmE ˈɔːfn; ˈɔːftən; ˈɑːf-/ adverb 1. many times SYN frequently : We often go there. I've often …
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NECESSARY — / ˈnesəsəri; NAmE -seri/ adjective 1. necessary (for sb/sth) (to do sth) that is needed for a purpose or a …
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LITTLE — / ˈlɪtl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] HELP NOTE …
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GOOD — / gʊd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( bet·ter / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / best / best; …
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EVIL — / ˈiːvl; NAmE ; ˈiːvɪl/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. ( of people ) enjoying harming others; morally bad …
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OFTEN — of ‧ ten S1 W1 /ˈɒf ə n, ˈɒft ə n $ ˈɒːf-/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; …
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NECESSARY — I. ne ‧ ces ‧ sa ‧ ry 1 S2 W1 /ˈnesəs ə ri, ˈnesɪs ə ri $ -seri/ BrE …
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LITTLE — I. lit ‧ tle 1 S1 W1 /ˈlɪtl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lytel ] 1 …
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GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
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GOOD — I. good 1 S1 W1 /ɡʊd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Word …
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EVIL — I. e ‧ vil 1 S3 W3 /ˈiːv ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: yfel …
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OFTEN — adv. (oftener, oftenest) 1 a frequently; many times. b at short intervals. 2 in many instances. øas often as not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NECESSARY — adj. & n. --adj. 1 requiring to be done, achieved, etc.; requisite, essential (it is necessary to work; lacks the …
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LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
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GREAT
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GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
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EVIL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 morally bad; wicked. 2 harmful or tending to harm, esp. intentionally or characteristically. 3 disagreeable …
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OFTEN — adv. (oftener, oftenest) 1 a frequently; many times. b at short intervals. 2 in many instances. as often as not …
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LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
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GREAT
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GOOD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
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EVIL — adj. & n. adj. 1 morally bad; wicked. 2 harmful or tending to harm, esp. intentionally or characteristically. 3 disagreeable …
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OFTEN — adv. (oftener, oftenest) 1. a frequently; many times. b at short intervals. 2 in many instances. Phrases and idioms: as …
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NECESSARY — adj. & n. --adj. 1. requiring to be done, achieved, etc.; requisite, essential (it is necessary to work; lacks the …
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