good offices

good offices
добрые услуги; посредничество

He only said, that on the eve of a great battle, he wished to bid his father farewell, and solemnly to implore his good offices for the wife - it might be for the child - whom he left behind him. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XXXV) — Он только писал, что накануне большого сражения хотел проститься с отцом, и заклинал не оставить без поддержки жену, а возможно, и ребенка, если сам он погибнет.

I had been fortunate enough, through the good offices of my old Chief, Professor Stockman, to be appointed temporary ship's doctor on the S. S. Ranaganji. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Adventures in Two Worlds’, ch. 4) — Мне повезло. Мой старый шеф, профессор Стокман, оказал мне добрую услугу: помог получить временную работу судового врача на "Ранаганджи".


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

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  • good offices — is help and support, especially in mediating  in a dispute …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • good offices — index patronage (power to appoint jobs) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • good offices — noun plural : services as a mediator especially between belligerent or disputing states Soviet good offices for the repatriation of British civilian internees in North Korea New York Times * * * 1. influence, esp. with a person in a position of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • good offices — /gʊd ˈɒfəsəz/ (say good ofuhsuhz) plural noun 1. well intentioned actions, especially in mediation. 2. influence especially with someone in power: *He wondered how many ball ups were averted by the good offices of men like him –david ireland,… …  

  • good offices — 1. influence, esp. with a person in a position of power: He got the job through the good offices of his uncle. 2. services rendered by a mediator in a dispute. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

  • good offices — good′ of′fices n. pl. 1) services rendered, esp. by someone in an influential position 2) services rendered by a mediator in a dispute …   From formal English to slang

  • good offices — noun plural Date: 1681 services as a mediator …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • good offices — noun The beneficial services and acts of a third party; especially when used to mediate between people in a dispute …   Wiktionary

  • good offices — assistance, mediation in a dispute …   English contemporary dictionary

  • good offices — Mediation, intervention, assistance, aid, help …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan — UNGOMAP Einsatzgebiet: Afghanistan, Pakistan Deutsche Bezeichnung: Mission der guten Dienste der Vereinten Nationen in Afghanistan und Pakistan Englische Bezeichnun …   Deutsch Wikipedia


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