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believe in
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- believe in а) верить в существование чего-л. Do you believe in fairies? б) верить в Бога Christians believe in God and Jesus. в) верить в истинность чего-л. Do you believe in everything the Bible says? г) считать что-л. стоящим Jim believes in fresh air and exercise for his health. Jane believes in eating carefully to control her weight....
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specific 1. adj.
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- specific 1. adj. 5) phys. удельный; specific gravity/weight - удельный вес; specific heat - удельная теплоемкость Syn: definite, explicit, express see definite Ant: ambiguous, evasive, obscure, vague...
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adhesion noun
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- adhesion noun 7) attr.; tech. сцепной - adhesion weight - adhesion wheel...
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sweep through
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- sweep through а) coll. легко преодолевать; John thought that he would fail his driving test again, but this time, to his own surprise, he swept through; б) проноситься; Tropical fevers can sweep through whole populations in a remarkably short time....
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fall away
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- fall away а) покидать, изменять Some of our formerly loyal members have fallen away. б) спадать; уменьшаться Student numbers have been falling away recently. Interest in the game has fallen away (almost to nothing). в) чахнуть, сохнуть Her face has fallen away since she lost weight. г) исчезать The wind fell away and all was calm. His smile fell away when he saw who his visitor was....
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sell 1. v.
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- sell 1. v. 6) amer.; coll. внушать (мысль); уговаривать, убеждать - sell off - sell on - sell oneself - sell out - sell short - sell up I'm not sold on this - я от этого отнюдь не в восторге - sell the pass...
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troy noun
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- troy noun 2) attr. troy weight - монетный, тройский вес; troy pound - тройский фунт (= 373,24 г или 12 унциям) [ср. avoirdupois ]...
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bow down
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- bow down а) склонять(ся) The apple tree was bowed down with the weight of its fruit. б) заставлять кого-л. страдать Aunt Helen spent years bowed down with grief after the death of her husband. в) ограничивать свободу кого-л. строгим политическим контролем The people of Russia before 1917 were bowed down by the cruelty of the ruling powers. г) признать поражение We shall never bow down to our enemies....
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commons noun pl.
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- commons noun pl. 3) порция, рацион short commons - скудный стол, скудное питание - Doctors' Commons...
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measure up (to; иногда тж. with)
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- measure up (to; иногда тж. with) а) достигать (уровня); б) соответствовать, отвечать (требованиям); The prisoner measures up to the description the police have of the wanted jewel thief. в) оправдывать (надежды); I always give new workers a short contract to begin with, as I want to see how they measure up....
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cave in
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- cave in а) оседать, опускаться The roof caved in, trapping the miners. The weight of the snow caved in the roof. б) coll. уступать, отступать, сдаваться I thought he could face his opponent and not cave in so easily, but I was disappointed. в) не удаваться (о бизнесе и т.д.) Why do you want to appoint this man as director? The last firm he worked for caved in....
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unladen adj.
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- unladen adj. не обремененный (чем-л.); unladen with anxieties - не обремененный заботами; unladen weight - вес порожняком...
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reach I 2. v.
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- reach I 2. v. 10) связаться (с кем-л., напр., по телефону); устанавливать контакт; сноситься, сообщаться (с кем-л.) - reach after - reach back - reach down - reach forward - reach into - reach out - reach up Syn: accomplish, achieve, attain, earn see come Ant: bungle, fail, fall short, miss....
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sight 1. noun
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- sight 1. noun 1) зрение; long sight - дальнозоркость; short/near sight - близорукость; loss of sight - потеря зрения, слепота...
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press on
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- press on а) coll. спешить; активно продолжать (работу и т. п.); We must press on with the work if we are to finish it in time. б) давить (на кого-л., что-л.); The weight of the sleeping child's body was pressing on me. в) тревожить, удручать, угнетать, давить, мучить; Steadily rising prices press most heavily on the poor. г) навязывать; Teachers are not allowed to press their political views on the children....
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