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outspoken adj.
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- outspoken adj. 2) искренний, откровенный, прямой;-outspoken criticism Syn:forthright,open, plain-spoken, straight forward Ant: cautious, insincere, misleading, subtle, taciturn...
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apparent adj.
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- apparent adj. 4) leg. бесспорный Syn: see plain...
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piece-work man
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- piece-work man = piece-worker...
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prairie noun
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- prairie noun 2) attr. степной, живущий в прерии Syn: see plain...
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outback noun
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- outback noun austral. малонаселенный, необжитой район Syn: see plain...
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conspicuous adj.
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- conspicuous adj. видный, заметный, бросающийся в глаза to make oneself conspicuous - обращать на себя внимание to be conspicuous by one's absence - блистать своим отсутствием - conspicuous failure Syn: see plain...
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show off
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- show off а) показывать/представлять в выгодном свете; A plain black background shows the diamonds off best. б) пускать пыль в глаза; рисоваться Don't take any notice of the children's behaviour, they're just showing off. в) похваляться, хвастаться I think he visited us just to show off his new car....
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bush I 1. noun
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- bush I 1. noun 5) obs. ветка плюща (в старой Англии служила вывеской таверны); таверна to take to the bush - стать бродягой Syn: see plain...
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desert I 1. noun
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- desert I 1. noun 3) скучная тема, работа и т.п. Syn: see plain...
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verge 1. noun
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- verge 1. noun 6) eccl. жезл, посох Syn: see plain...
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break down
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- break down а) разбивать, толочь The police broke the door down. The old cars were broken down for their metal and parts. б) разрушать(ся) в) сломить (сопротивление) The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition. The prisoner's opposition broke down under repeated questioning. г) ухудшаться, сдавать (о здоровье) You will break down if you work too hard. Peter broke down and was unable to work for a year. д) разбирать (на части); делить, подразделять, расчленять; классифицировать е) распадаться (на части) The figures must be broken down into several lists. The figures break down into several kinds, showing us different ways of looking at the firm's activities. ж) анализировать з) провалиться; потерпеть неудачу Peace talks have broken down in the Middle East. Your health will break down if you work too hard. и) не выдержать, потерять самообладание Peter broke down and wept when he saw the deer that he had shot. к) прекращать работу (о механизмах) The washing machine seems to have broken down again. The car broke down on the way to the airport, and I had to get a taxi. л) распадаться (о химических соединениях) Chemicals in the body break down our food into useful substances. Our food breaks down in the body into useful substances....
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veld(t) noun
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- veld(t) noun s.-afr. вельд, степь Syn: see plain...
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pikestaff noun
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- pikestaff noun 2) посох plain as a pikestaff - ясный как день, очевидный...
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dealer noun
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- dealer noun 3) агент по продаже (особ. автомобилей) - plain dealer - double dealer...
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carry on
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- carry on а) продолжать; вести (дело) carry on! так держать!, продолжайте в том же духе! to carry on hostile acts совершать враждебные действия б) coll. флиртовать (with); иметь любовную связь The director has been carrying on with his secretary. в) вести себя запальчиво don't carry on so! веди себя спокойно!, не злись так! г) продолжать(ся) (о тексте) You'll have to carry that long word on to the next line. Don't stop reading there, the poem carries on over the page. д) возобновлять(ся) Don't let me interrupt you, just carry on. We must try to carry on as if nothing had happened. Carry on, men! Carry on the good work! I shall try to carry on the work in spite of difficulties. We must carry on hoping for the best. е) злиться на кого-л. The people upstairs were carrying on again last night, they had me quite worried. Our neighbour is always carrying on at her children....
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