Р101
НА РЕДКОСТЬ
PrepPInvar 1. ( modif (intensif)) extremely, to an extent rarely encountered
exceptionally
uncommonlyunusuallymostextraordinarilyexceedingly(in limited contexts) a rare
NP
2. ladv (intensif)l excellently, highly satisfactorily, as happens rarely extremely well
знать свое дело - = really know one's business (stuff)
know one's business (stuff) inside and outknow all the ins and outs (of
sth. )
удаться - = turn (come) out perfectly (great etc)
be as good as they comebe a great success
нам \Р-101 повезло - we (really) lucked out
we had a rare stroke of luckwe were extremely lucky.
3. ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: concr, abstr , or human) or nonagreeing modif ) a thing (phenomenon, or, less often, person) is of remarkable quality, of a quality rarely encountered
X был на редкость - X was exceptional (outstanding, beyond compare)
X was exceptionally good (beautiful
etc).
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Р102 →← Р100