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bank on
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- bank on полагаться на кого-л. I'd like to come with you but that's not a promise; don't bank on it. Don't bank on going abroad this summer, we may not have enough money. Don't bank on your relatives to help you out of trouble. Don't bank on the weather being fine for your garden party....
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wretched adj.
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- wretched adj. 2) никуда не годный, никудышный, плохой; гнусный; wretched hovel - жалкая лачуга; wretched state of things - скверное положение вещей; wretched weather - мерзкая погода...
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pare down
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- pare down а) обстругивать; This door has swollen in the wet weather and will have to be pared down with a sharp knife. б) сокращать, урезывать; The universities and colleges have been asked to pare down their spending to the least possible. The number of Ministers has been pared down by a third....
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compete v.
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- compete v. 3) принимать участие в спортивном соревновании - compete against - compete with Syn: contend, oppose, rival, vie Ant: coincide, collaborate, co-operate compete against бороться против чего-л. We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't compete against the weather....
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spell III 1. noun
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- spell III 1. noun 1) короткий промежуток времени; spell of fine weather - период хорошей погоды; leave it alone for a spell - оставьте это в покое на время...
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repeat 2. v.
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- repeat 2. v. 2) refl. повторяться; встречаться/случаться вновь; he does nothing but repeat himself - он только повторяется; history repeats itself - история повторяется; Will the bad weather of last winter repeat itself this year?...
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get down
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- get down а) спуститься, сойти Get down from that horse at once! The cat climbed the tree, and then couldn't get down. б) снять (с полки) в) проглатывать Try to get the medicine down, it's good for you. г) засесть (за учение и т.п.) (to) д) подстрелить Did you get down the enemy plane? The hunters got down three deer е) выходить из-за стола Please, may I get down? All right, down you get, then, all of you! ж) записывать Get down every word she says. з) нервировать This continuous wet weather is getting me down. и) уделять внимание (to) It's time we got down to work....
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April noun
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- April noun 2) attr. апрельский April weather - то дождь, то солнце; fig. то смех, то слезы April fish - первоапрельская шутка...
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feel blue
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- feel blue быть грустным There's often no reason for feeling blue, so we sometimes blame it on the weather....
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clerk 1. noun
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- clerk 1. noun 5) obs. духовное лицо; образованный/грамотный человек - Clerk of the Weather...
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discourage v.
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- discourage v. 2) отговаривать, отсоветовать (from) What can we do or say to discourage our daughter from taking dangerous drugs? Only the worst weather will discourage Jim from taking his daily outdoor exercise. Syn: deter, dissuade, divertAnt: encourage, persuade....
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blow off steam
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- blow off steam дать выход чувствам, разрядиться Let the children blow off steam outside while the weather's fine, they get so restless indoors when it's raining....
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stress 1. noun
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- stress 1. noun 1) давление, нажим; under the stress of poverty - под гнетом нищеты; under the stress of weather - под влиянием непогоды...
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ride out
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- ride out а) совершать прогулку (верхом, на велосипеде и т.п.); Let's ride out to the mountains while the weather is good. б) благополучно перенести (шторм) (о корабле); The ship should be strong enough to ride out the storm. в) выйти из затруднительного положения; It is difficult to be certain whether the government will be able to ride out its present troubles with the unions....
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coop in
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- coop in а) держать взаперти All last week we were cooped in the house by bad weather. Kept at home with a bad cold, I began to feel cooped in. It's unkind to coop the dog in all day. б) usu. past part. набивать битком coop up see coop in...
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