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| English | Russian |
| for a fraction of an instant | на какое-то мгновение (Tundra_cold) |
| for a fraction of an instant | на долю секунды (Tundra_cold) |
| he didn't hesitate for an instant | он не колебался ни минуты |
| his courage was not staggered, even for an instant | его смелость не была поколеблена, ни на одно мгновенье (W. Scott) |
| not be absent for an instant | не отлучаться ни на минуту ("At this point, where my pipe is now resting, a country constable was on duty from twelve to six. (...) This man declares that he was not absent from his post for an instant, and he is positive that neither boy nor man could have gone that way unseen." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) – ни на минуту не отлучался со своего поста ART Vancouver) |
| you are not to be trusted out of sight for an instant | вас нельзя выпустить из виду ни на минуту |