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Terms for subject Idiomatic containing минимальный | all forms
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победа в соревновании, достигнутая с минимальным перевесомa close-run thing (The Labour Party won the seat, but it was a close run thing. A.Rezvov)
при минимальном бюджетеon a shoestring budget (I did all my globetrotting on a shoestring budget at that time. ART Vancouver)
разница минимальнаpotato, potato (A negligible, trivial, or unimportant difference, distinction, or correction. (While "potahto" is not an accepted pronunciation in any English-speaking population, the phrase is an allusion to a verse in the song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off": "You like potayto, I like potahto; you like tomayto, I like tomahto; potayto, potahto, tomayto, tomahto, let's call the whole thing off!"): Should I pay with my credit card or cash? -Potato patahto, both are fine. • (Обсуждение женщины, занимающей высокий политический пост) – Women can't lead. – Some can. Not her, though. – Potato, patahto. thefreedictionary.com Alexander Oshis)
с минимальным перевесом, ещё чуть-чуть и не случилось быhair's breadth (Raz_Sv)
удерживать на минимальном уровнеkeep to a minimum (Andrey Truhachev)