Словосочетания
he is a one in a million — он самый лучший человек на свете; таких людей больше нет
of the order of one in a million — приблизительно одного на миллион; приблизительно одной на миллион
You have one chance in a million. — У тебя мизерные шансы.
results accurate to one part in a million — результаты с точностью до одной миллионной
Перевод по словам
one — один, номер один, один, кто-то, единственный, единица, одиночка
million — миллион, масса, множество, миллион
Примеры
She’s one girl in a million.
Это самая лучшая девушка на свете.
He is a man /one/ in a million.
Таких людей больше нет /не бывает/, он самый лучший человек на свете.
He’s so generous. He’s one in a million.
Он такой щедрый. Таких один на миллион.
Around one million men in and around this city carry arms.
Около миллиона человек в этом городе и его округе вооружены.
The company made over one million dollars in sales this quarter.
В этом квартале компания заработала на продажах свыше одного миллиона долларов.
Such a clock is guaranteed to be accurate within one second in one million years.
Точность хода таких часов находится в пределах одной секунды за один миллион лет.
one in a million
Exceptionally uncommon or unusually excellent. Hyphenated if used before a noun. This is a one-in-a-million opportunity for us—we’d be fools not to seize it while we have the chance! My grandmother really was one in a million, and we’re all very blessed to have had the opportunity to know her.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
one in a million
Also, one in a thousand or billion . Extraordinary, rare, as in She’s the kindest soul-she’s one in a million, or This ring is one in a thousand. All these terms are hyperbolic.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
one in a million
If you say that someone or something is one in a million, you mean that they are very special or the best of their kind. At 25, Bernstein was a star. One in a million. Note: You can replace one with other nouns. He’ll be a horse in a million if he wins. Note: You can also use one-in-a-million before a noun. We still want love and the unique experience of a close, lasting partnership with that one-in-a-million man.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
one, etc. in a ˈmillion
a person or thing that is very unusual or special: My assistant’s one in a million. ♢ It’s an opportunity in a million, and we shouldn’t waste it.
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
- one, etc. in a million
- billion
- apples to apples
- a round robin
- round robin
- dooper
- wigged
- wiggy
- black market
- a light touch
one in a million — перевод на русский
One in millions.
Один на миллион.
I mean, accordion players can come and go, but the comedy genius of Marty Malt and Desi… is a one in a million thing.
Аккордеонисты приходят и уходят, а талант Марти Молта и Дези, один на миллион.
— You’ll never stop Rocco. — Your chances are one in a million.
Твои шансы — один на миллион!
One in a million is as worthy.
Один на миллион достоин.
— One in a million is a positive thought!
— Один на миллион позитивно мыслит!
Показать ещё примеры для «один на миллион»…
Maybe in springtime… we’ll never find it in a million years.
Может быть весной… Мы никогда в жизни его не найдем.
Diane, in a million years, you could never be a priss.
Дайан, ты никогда в жизни не станешь зазнайкой.
Dad, in a million years, I would never give him a pen.
Папа, я в жизни не подарю ему ручку.
I’D NEVER, IN A MILLION YEARS, KNOW IT WAS YOU.
Я бы никогда в жизни тебя не узнала.
— Never in a million years, Sauvage!
— Отдай, говорю! — Никогда в жизни, Соваж!
Показать ещё примеры для «в жизни»…
— Never in a million years!
— Никогда!
-Never in a million years.
-Да никогда!
Not in a million years.
Никогда.
Not in a million fucking years.
Блядь, да никогда.
Not in a million years.
никогда.
Показать ещё примеры для «никогда»…
Not in a million.
Ни за что на свете.
No, not in a million years.
. Нет, нет, ни за что на свете.
— Not in a million years.
— Ни за что на свете.
Mickey was a drinker, sure, but he would never in a million years touch that shit.
Мики был, конечно, алкаш, но ни за что на свете он не притронулся бы к этому дерьму.
Never in a million years.
Ни за что на свете.
Показать ещё примеры для «за что на свете»…
— Maybe one in a million might be but…
Возможно один шанс на миллион, что могла бы, но…
Well, not really… but this Ramsey profile, psychologically, is one in a million, and if I could — find a way to present this…
Вообще-то нет, но этот профиль Рэмзи, психологически, один шанс на миллион, что я смогу представить этого…
It’s a one in a million chance, but it could happen.
Это один шанс на миллион, но это возможно.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY: One in a million.
Один шанс из миллиона.
My risk factors would move from being almost certainly a cardiac victim at some point to one in a million.
Мой фактор риска возникновения сердечно— сосудистых заболеваний уменьшится от очень большой вероятности возникновения до одного шанса на миллион.
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
one in a million
- Something extremely rare or unlikely.
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1686, Harvey, Gideon, The Conclave of Physicians, in Two Parts: Detecting Their Intrigues, Frauds, and Plots…, London: for James Partridge, page 43:
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[…] most commonly break outwardly, and not one in a Million inwardly.
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Synonyms[edit]
- hen’s tooth, long shot; see also Thesaurus:rarity
Translations[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “be one in a million” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “one in a million” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “one in a million”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “one in a million”, in Collins English Dictionary.
informal
: a person or thing that is very unusual, special, or admired
Thanks for all the help you’ve given me. You’re one in a million.
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