Subject | Russian | English |
chess.term. | до победы не хватило одного темпа | he was one tempo short of victory |
gen. | не хватило одного голоса | came within a single vote of (чтобы... пример: Last week the Affordable Care Act came within a single vote of complete invalidation by the Supreme Court. SirReal) |
inf. | одного раза хватило | one and done (– So when are you all going to have more kids? – Are you kidding? We are so one and done. SirReal) |
Makarov. | у него хватило проницательности, чтобы понять, что я хочу остаться один | he had enough perceptiveness to realize that I wanted to be alone |
Makarov. | чтобы "завести" толпу, хватило одной шутки | one amusing remark was enough to set the crowd off |