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entice v.
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- entice v. 2) переманивать (from - от; into - на, в) it is wicked to entice a man from his family. The enemy tried to entice the soldiers from their duty. Nothing will entice the children from television. Young boys are easily enticed into a life of crime. Nothing will entice Father into breaking the law. - entice away Syn: see tempt...
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push on
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- push on а) спешить; We must push on with the work if we are to finish it in time. б) проталкивать, ускорять; to push things on ускорять ход событий в) coll. побуждать; заставлять; All her life she had been pushed on by her family to be a singer....
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shove on
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- shove on а) спешить; We must shove on with the work if we are to finish it in time. б) проталкивать, ускорять; to shove things on ускорять ход событий в) coll. побуждать; заставлять; All her life she had been shoved on by her family to be a singer....
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plug in
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- plug in а) включать в сеть, вставлять вилку в розетку; to plug in the wireless set включить радио; No wonder the lamp didn't come on, it's not plugged in! б) coll. понимать, проникаться (идей и т. п.); Are all the students really plugged in to these modern ideas about life?...
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sacrifice 2. v.
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- sacrifice 2. v. 1) приносить в жертву, жертвовать; to sacrifice oneself - жертвовать собой; to sacrificea piece chess - пожертвовать фигурой; Are you prepared to sacrifice the pleasures of nature to the convenience of city life?...
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lees noun
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- lees noun pl. 2) остатки, подонки there are lees to every wine prov. - и на солнце есть пятна - the lees of life...
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lean on
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- lean on а) зависеть; You have to make your own way in the world, and not lean on your father for the rest of your life. б) припугнуть; We might have to lean on Jim a little to make him tell us where the jewels are hidden....
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dedicate v.
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- dedicate v. 1) посвящать (to); The doctor dedicated his life to the sick people in the hot country. The doctor dedicated himself to the service of mankind....
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seamy adj.
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- seamy adj. покрытый швами; the seamy side - изнанка to know the seamy side of life - знать темные стороны жизни...
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expense noun
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- expense noun 3) цена at the expense of one's life - ценой жизни to profit at the expense of another - получить выгоду за счет другого to laugh at smb.'s expense - смеяться над кем-л., выставлять кого-л. на посмешище...
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early 2. adv.
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- early 2. adv. 1) рано early in the year - в начале года - early in life - early in the day...
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uneventful adj.
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- uneventful adj. не богатый событиями; uneventful life - тихая, не богатая событиями жизнь...
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morning noun
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- morning noun 3) ранний период, начало (чего-л.); - the morning of life...
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serve out
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- serve out а) раздавать, распределять; You can help to serve out the vegetables, while I cut the meat. б) coll. отплатить We will serve them out for the trick that they played on us. в) отбыть (срок наказания, срок службы и т.п.) When the thieves had served out two years in prison, they returned to a life of crime....
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abstemious adj.
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- abstemious adj. 2) умеренный, скромный abstemious diet - скудное питание abstemious life - умеренный образ жизни...
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