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wade through
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- wade through а) одолеть (что-л. трудное, скучное); to wade through a dull book с трудом осилить скучную книгу; to wade through innumerable details разобраться в бесчисленных подробностях; б) пробираться, идти с трудом (по песку, снегу и т.п.); to wade through the mud идти, увязая в грязи; the moon waded through clouds луна пробивалась сквозь тучи; to wade through slaughter шагать по трупам...
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sincere adj.
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- sincere adj. искренний, чистосердечный Syn: genuine, heartfelt, honest, open, unfeigned, wholehearted Ant: affected, dishonest, dissembled, feigned, half-hearted, hypocritical, insincere, pretended, put-on, spurious...
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sigh away
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- sigh away непрерывно вздыхать; вздыхая провести или потерять (время) By sighing away for hours, she hoped to attract her family's attention to her suffering. You can sigh away half your youth....
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latter adj. comp. of late 1.
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- latter adj. comp. of late 1. 1) недавний; in these latter days - в наше время; the latter half of the week - вторая половина недели...
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gabble 2. v.
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- gabble 2. v. 1) говорить неясно и быстро, бормотать (тж. gabble away/on/off/out); I expect you spent half the day gabbling away with your neighbours Don't gabble out your story, man, tell it calmly and clearly....
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converse I 1. v.
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- converse I 1. v. 1) разговаривать, беседовать (about/on - о чем-л.; with - с кем-л.) Old men were sitting in the park, conversing about the weather. I wasted half an hour this morning conversing with my neighbour in the garden....
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witted suf.
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- -witted suf. в сложных словах означает обладающий такими-то умственными способностями; half-witted - слабоумный; quick-witted - находчивый, сообразительный...
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play in
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- play in а) сопровождать музыкой; The town band played the victorious team in to the dinner given in their honour. б) sport войти в игру; John is known for taking about half an hour to play himself in....
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go under
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- go under а) тонуть After the explosion, it only took half an hour for the ship to go under. б) гибнуть; amer. умирать в) исчезать г) разоряться At first Jim's father thought his firm would go under, but after a short struggle he made a success of the business. д) не выдерживать (испытаний, страданий) е) заходить, закатываться (о солнце)...
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plane away
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- plane away состругивать; We had to plane nearly half an inch off before the door would fit....
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saw II 2. v.
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- saw II 2. v. пилить(ся); распиливать; We shall have to saw the old tree down. - Нам придется спилить старое дерево. Could you saw the branches into equal lengths of wood? Half his leg below the knee had been sawn off by the teeth of the shark. You have to cut down the tree and saw it up into logs. - saw the air - saw wood...
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cut down
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- cut down а) сокращать (расходы, статью и т.п.) I could cut your father's trousers down for the boy. Your article will have to be cut down to fit into the book. б) рубить (деревья) Half the forest was cut down to make room for the new road. в) usu. pass. сражать (о болезни, смерти) The soldier was cut down in his youth. г) разбивать (аргумент) Your arguments are too easy to cut down. д) сторговаться He's asking too much for the chairs, can't you cut him down?...
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not adv.
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- not adv. 2) для усиления: he won't pay you, not he! - он-то вам не заплатит, это уж поверьте!; I won't go there, not I - я-то уж не пойду туда not at all - а) нисколько, ничуть; б) не стоит (благодарности) not a bit (of it) - нисколько not but, not but that, not but what - хотя; не то чтобы not half - очень, сильно; еще как! not for the world - ни за что на свете not in the least - нисколько not on your life - ни в коем случае not to speak of - не говоря уже о...
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lather 1. noun
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- lather 1. noun 2) пена, мыло (на лошади) a good lather is half a shave prov. - хорошее начало полдела откачало...
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dope out
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- dope out а) coll. находить решение Let me see if I can dope out a way out of your difficulty. б) coll. выводить лошадь из строя перед соревнованиями Half the runners have been doped out....
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