below par

below par
(below (или under) par)
плоховато, неважно (особ. о состоянии здоровья); ≈ не на высоте [below par букв. ниже номинала (о ценных бумагах, чеках и т. п.)]; см. тж. up to par

What with his anxiety about Fleur, and his misgivings about the public eye, he was sleeping badly, eating little, and feeling below par. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part III, ch. IX) — Боясь публичного выступления и волнуясь за Флер, Сомс плохо спал, мало ел и чувствовал себя скверно.

A whimpering cry from the baby called her back to the present. Bette hadn't been at all well the last few days. Nothing definite, but she seemed below par. (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 20) — Плач Бетт прервал ее печальные раздумья. В последние дни девочка очень капризничает! Она не больна, нет, но что-то с ней неладно.

It seems to me that the police work in this case had been slightly below par. (E. S. Gardner, ‘All Grass Isn't Green’, ch. 15) — Я считаю, что, расследуя это дело, полиция была не на высоте.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • below par — {adj.} or {adv.} Below standard. * /Bob was fired because his work has been below par for several months now./ Contrast: UP TO PAR or UP TO SNUFF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • below par — {adj.} or {adv.} Below standard. * /Bob was fired because his work has been below par for several months now./ Contrast: UP TO PAR or UP TO SNUFF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Below par — Par Par, n. [L. par, adj., equal. See {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • below par — If something isn t up to standard, or someone isn t feeling or doing very well, they are below par …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • below par — [adj] second rate in quality below average, imperfect, inferior, lacking, not oneself, off, off form, poor, substandard, under the weather*, wanting; concept 574 …   New thesaurus

  • below par — index defective, deficient, faulty, ignoble, imperfect, inferior (lower in quality), marginal, nonsubstantial (not sturdy) …   Law dictionary

  • below par — 1 their performances have been below par: SUBSTANDARD, inferior, not up to scratch, under par, below average, second rate, mediocre, poor, undistinguished; informal not up to snuff; N. Amer …   Useful english dictionary

  • below par — Less than the nominal or face value of a security. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * Ⅰ. under/below/sub par ► worse than the usual or expected standard: »California ranks below par in tackling the retiree health care issue. Main Entry: ↑par …   Financial and business terms

  • Below Par — A term describing a bond whose price is below the face value or principal value, usually $1,000. As bond prices are quoted as a percentage of face value, a price below par would typically be anything less than 100. A bond trading below par is the …   Investment dictionary

  • below par — 1) their performances have been below par Syn: substandard, inferior, not up to scratch, subpar, under par, below average, second rate, mediocre, poor, undistinguished; informal not up to snuff, bush league 2) I m feeling below par Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • below\ par — adj or adv Below standard. Bob was fired because his work has been below par for several months now. Contrast: up to par or up to snuff …   Словарь американских идиом


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