П509
ПРЕДОСТАВЛЯТЬ/ПРЕДОСТАВИТЬ САМОМУ СЕБЕ кого
VPsubj:
humanusu. pfv passive Part предоставлен(ный) or 3rd pers
pl with
indef. refer. )
1. to leave s.o. to do for himself and to act at his own discretion (may be said approvingly or disapprov ingly)
X был предоставлен самому себе - X was (left) on his own
X was left to fend for himselfX was left to his own devices (resources)X was allowed to do as he liked (pleased).
2. usu. disapprov ( usu. in refer, to children, patients etc) to leave s.o. unsupervised
X предоставлен самому себе — X is left unattended
X is left on his own (by himself).
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П51 →← П508