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interchange 2. v.
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- interchange 2. v. 3) чередовать(ся) (with) The weather will consist of sunshine interchanging with periods of light rain....
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swarthy adj.
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- swarthy adj. смуглый; темный Syn: black, coloured, dusky, mulatto, tanned, tawny Ant: fair, light, light-skinned, pale, white, whitish...
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chap II 2. v.
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- chap II 2. v. 1) образовывать трещину cold weather chaps the skin - кожа трескается от холода...
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subsist v.
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- subsist v. 1) существовать (in); The special nature of life in any country subsists in its customs and beliefs rather than in us language or weather....
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friend 1. noun
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- friend 1. noun 4) (Friend) квакер Society of Friends - 'Общество друзей' (квакеры) a friend in need is a friend indeed prov. - друзья познаются в беде Syn: acquaintance, companion, comrade, confidant, crony, intimate, pal Ant: antagonist, opponent...
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acquire v.
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- acquire v. 1) приобретать to acquire friends - приобрести друзей to acquire distinction - приобрести известность to acquire currency - стать распространённым...
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reckon without
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- reckon without coll. не суметь предусмотреть, рассчитать; We had hoped to hold the garden party this weekend, but we reckoned without the weather!...
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walk off
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- walk off а) уходить; We said goodbye; then he turned and walked off without another word. б) уводить; в) coll. унести, украсть (with); Someone got in and walked off with the jewels while we were out. г) одержать легкую победу (with); Jim walks off with the top prize every year, it hardly seems fair to the others....
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send down
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- send down а) исключать или временно отчислять из университета He was sent down (from his university) for taking drugs. б) понижать (цены и т. п.) Bad weather has sent the ticket sales down....
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fling aside
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- fling aside а) отвергнуть, пренебречь Flinging aside the wishes of his parents, the student went abroad for a year before returning to his university. These rules are not made to be flung aside lightly. б) отказаться Once he got rich, he flung aside his old friends. Henry joined the opposing political party, flinging aside his former loyalties....
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rupture 1. noun
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- rupture 1. noun 2) разрыв; rupture between friends - ссора друзей...
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batten down
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- batten down а) скреплять (поперечными) рейками; заколачивать досками; задраивать Batten down the hatches! б) принимать меры, готовясь к трудностям batten on наживаться за счёт других It's not fair to batten on your relatives....
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run across
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- run across а) (случайно) встретиться с кем-л.; натолкнуться на кого-л. I ran across my former teacher this afternoon. I ran across an excellent book on history. б) подвезти (кого-л.) Don't wait for the bus in this cold weather, I'll run you across to your mother's....
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tank up
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- tank up а) coll. заправляться горючим; заправлять (автомобиль) горючим; We can stop here and tank up with best quality petrol at a good price. б) sl. накачиваться (спиртным); they've been tanking up since morning они с утра начинают поддавать; I saw your brother in the hotel, tanking up on beer with two of his friends....
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reach into
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- reach into доходить до, достигать (какого-л. места, количества, времени); The cold weather has reached well into the spring. The tax bill reaches into thousands of dollars....
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