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swallow I 2. v.
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- swallow I 2. v. 2) поглощать (обыкн. swallow up); The great fish opened its month and swallowed him up whole....
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pilot 2. v.
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- pilot 2. v. 1) вести, управлять; пилотировать; to pilot one's way - прокладывать себе дорогу; With great skill, he piloted the boat in/into the little harbour....
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lodgement noun
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- lodgement noun 5) mil. закрепление на захваченной позиции; - find a lodgement - make a lodgement...
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retrieve 1. v.
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- retrieve 1. v. 7) спасать; Only great efforts can retrieve the firm from ruin. Syn: see recover...
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quarrel I 2. v.
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- quarrel I 2. v. 2) придираться, спорить; оспаривать (что-л.); I would find difficulty to quarrel with this statement - трудно не согласиться с этим утверждением; I do not quarrel with the facts, only with the meaning that you give them. to quarrel with one's bread and butter - бросать занятие, дающее средства к существованию; идти против собственных интересов, действовать в ущерб самому себе...
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loosen up
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- loosen up а) делать более гибкими (мышцы); The team spends half an hour loosening up before each game. б) становиться более разговорчивым, менее застенчивым; If you don't loosen up soon, I shall have to find other ways of making you talk. в) coll. расщедриться; Do you think the old man will loosen up when we tell him our pitiful story? г) не принимать что-л. всерьез; Loosen up, this isn't a formal occasion....
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expect v.
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- expect v. 2) рассчитывать, надеяться (from/of) Don't expect sudden improvements from this class. The whole family expects great things of him. Aren't you expecting too much of your mother, leaving all your children with her while you go on holiday?...
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buckle up
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- buckle up а) коробиться The metal bridge buckled up in the great heat, and the cars which were crossing it fell into the river. б) пристегивать ремни в машине According to the new law, all drivers and passengers must buckle up....
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bite 2. v.
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- bite 2. v. 1) кусать(ся); жалить to bite into - вцепляться, вгрызаться People with false teeth find it difficult to bite into apples. to bite on - вгрызаться во что-л. зубами Babies who are getting new teeth like something hard to bite on....
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pal coll. 1. noun
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- pal coll. 1. noun товарищ, приятель; we are great pals - мы большие друзья; to make a pal of smb. - подружиться с кем-л. Syn: see friend...
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strait noun
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- strait noun 2) usu. pl. затруднительное положение, стесненные обстоятельства, нужда; in great straits - в бедственном положении...
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be at a loss
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- be at a loss быть неспособным сказать/сделать что-л. The shock was so great that for a moment I was at a loss for words. We were at a loss to know what to do when the jewels were stolen....
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emanate v.
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- emanate v. 2) происходить (from) Great sadness emanates from his music. Dependence on alcohol often emanates from unhappiness in the home. Syn: see arise...
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usher in
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- usher in а) вводить; When my secretary ushered the visitor in, I received a great shock.; б) возвещать (наступление, приход чего-л.); When was the atomic age ushered in?...
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swoop 2. v.
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- swoop 2. v. 2) налетать, бросаться (обыкн. swoop on, swoop upon); Having seen the mouse from a great height with its sharp eyes, the big bird swooped (down) on it and carried it off for its meal....
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