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knock down
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- knock down а) сбить с ног, тж. сбить выстрелом б) сломать; разрушить, снести (дом) It was a pity that the old theatre had to be knocked down to make way for the widening of the road. в) разобрать на части (машину при транспортировке и т.п.) The furniture has been knocked down ready for the buyer to put it together himself. г) опрокинуть, разбить (довод и т.п.) His speech was poorly prepared, and I soon knocked down his argument. д) понижать цены The price was knocked down to $3. е) продавать с аукциона The best furniture was knocked down for a low price to the dealer in the second line of seats. ж) amer. sl. прожить (деньги) з) зарабатывать деньги A clever lawyer can knock down $40,000 in a good year. и) удивлять кого-л. The unexpected news fairly knocked him down....
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keep on
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- keep on а) продолжать (делать что-л.) to keep on reading продолжать читать to keep on fire поддерживать огонь б) сохранять в прежнем положении he was kept on at his old job его оставили на прежней работе в) не снимать; оставлять to keep on one's hat не снимать шляпы г) оставлять включенным (электричество) There is no need for tall office buildings to keep their lights on all night, when the government has asked every one to save power. д) продолжать путешествие Turn left at the comer and keep on as far as the church. Keep right on to the end of the road. е) продолжпть действовать, упорствовать Even if you fail the examination again, you must try to keep on until you pass. Keep on with your studies, however hard it sometimes seems. ж) продлить аренду I'll keep the flat on through the summer, so as to have it ready when we come back. I'd like to keep this car on for another week, if that's possible. з) распространяться Don't keep on so, it'll only make you worry more. The teacher kept on and on about good behaviour, as usual. и) ругать (at/onto) She keeps on at the children all day about one thing or another....
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burn II 2. v.
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- burn II 2. v. 10) резать (металл) автогеном - burn away - burn down - burn for - burn into - burn off - burn out - burn up - burn with she has money to burn - у нее денег куры не клюют to burn the candle at both ends - безрассудно тратить силы, энергию - burn daylight to burn the midnight oil засиживаться за работой до глубокой ночи to burn one's bridges/boats сжигать свои мосты (корабли) to burn one's fingers обжечься на чем-л. to burn the water лучить рыбу to burn the wind/earth amer. to burn up the road нестись (во весь опор) his money burns a hole in his pocket деньги у него долго не держатся, деньги ему жгут карман Syn: brand, cauterize, char, scald, scorch, sear, singe...
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blow up
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- blow up а) начинать дуть it looks as if it's blowing up for severe weather. б) раздувать You'll have to blow up the fire to make it burn. в) взрывать to blow up the hell перевернуть все вверх дном The soldiers blew up the enemy bridge. г) взлетать на воздух (при взрыве) A chemical factory blew up in the North of England. д) coll. бранить, ругать Mother will blow you up when she finds her best dishes broken. Mother will blow up at you when she finds her best dishes broken. е) coll. выходить из себя ж) phot. увеличивать The photographer blew the picture of the child up and entered it for a national competition. з) усиливаться (о ветре) There was a storm blowing up while we were out at sea. и) возникать Trouble is blowing up again in the Middle East. к) надувать Help me to blow up these tyres, will you? These plastic balls don't blow up easily. л) разрушать, расстраивать The lawyer's case blew up because he had no proof. The plan blew up in his face. We'll soon blow up his plan. м) раздувать факты, чье-л. тщеславие, значение He always blows up his adventures to make them seem better than they were. The crowd blew him up with their praise....
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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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bend 2. v. past and past part. bent
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- bend 2. v. past and past part. bent 1) сгибать(ся); гнуть(ся), изгибать(ся) trees bend before the wind - деревья гнутся от ветра to bend the knee - преклонять колена; молиться to bend one's neck - гнуть шею, покоряться to bend back - отклоняться назад The collar bends back in the latest fashion. The top of the box bends back to show the goods. to bend before - сгибать(ся); гнуть(ся), изгибать(ся) перед чем-л. Trees that don't bend before the wind will break. to bend in - закручивать(ся), искривлять(ся) Don't bend the corners of the pages in, it damages them. The doctor said that Bob's legs would always bend in as a result of so much horseriding. to bend to - наклонять(ся), отклонять(ся) к чему-л. Before it reaches the church, the road bends to the left....
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knock 2. v.
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- knock 2. v. 6) amer. превосходить - knock about - knock against - knock back - knock down - knock in - knock into - knock off - knock out - knock the bottom out of - knock over - knock together - knock under - knock up to knock home - вбивать прочно; вдолбить, довести до сознания to knock on the head - а) оглушить; убить; б) положить конец to knock smb. off his pins - ошеломить кого-л. to knock one's head against a brick wall - биться головой об стенку; вести бесполезную борьбу to knock (smb.) into a cocked hat а) исколошматить (кого-л.); б) одолеть (кого-л.); нанести поражение (кому-л.); в) разбить (доводы и т.п.); г) превзойти, затмить to knock smb. into the middle of next week a) всыпать кому-л. по первое число; б) потрясти, ошеломить кого-л. to knock the spots off а) победить; уничтожить; б) исколотить knock about а) бить, колотить There's nothing to do here; let's go into that field and knock a ball about for half an hour or so. б) странствовать, шататься, рыскать (по свету) I've knocked about in most paw of the world in my time. в) вести беспутный образ жизни г) существовать Is the same chairman still knocking about? д) валяться I found this book knocking about upstairs; is it yours? е) грубо обращаться; разрушать If that man knocks his wife about any more he'll be sent to prison. That poor old piano has been considerably knocked about in its travels. ж) показываться вместе с кем-л. в свете How long was Grace knocking about with that red-haired boy before he left her? They knocked about together for a year, I think....
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bring up
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- bring up а) приводить, приносить наверх When the doctor arrives, bring him up. Mother says would you please bring up the tea things. The road will bring you up to the top of the cliff. б) вскармливать, воспитывать My aunt brought up four children. Your children have been well brought up. I don't want your advice, I'm bringing them up the hard way so that they won't be helpless in later years. I was brought up to respect the law. в) поднимать (вопрос); заводить (разговор) Mr Chairman, I should like to bring up the question of the reorganization of the committees. Your suggestion will be brought up at the next meeting. There's no need to bring up his past when we are considering him for employment. г) делать известным д) привлекать к суду This is the third time that Peter has been brought up before the court for drunken driving. е) coll. вырвать, стошнить. Jane can't come, she's been bringing up all morning. The child has brought up her dinner again. ж) увеличивать to bring up the score sport увеличивать счет з) naut. поставить или стать на якорь The captain was able to bring the ship up just before it hit the little boat. и) неожиданно останавливать The horse is running away, can't you bring him up? The boy was praised for bringing up the runaway horse. к) ругать The director brought Jim up for being late again....
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back elevation
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- back elevation constr.; tech. вид сзади, задний фасад back entrance черный ход back from а) в стороне, вдалеке от back from the road в стороне от дороги б) amer. сзади, позади; за (тж. back of) back into а) въезжать (задним ходом), давать задний ход Be careful how you back into the garage, the doorway is very narrow. Будьте осторожны, въезжая задним ходом в гараж, дверь очень узкая. Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space. Следующее, что вы должны выучить, это парковать машину с помощью заднего хода. б) ударять, разбивать что-л. при использовании заднего хода I backed into another car as I was coming out of the car park. Я врезался в другую машину, когда я выезжал со стоянки. Harry had just bought a new car, and his son went and backed it into a lamppost! Харри только что купил новую машину, а его сын разбил ее о фонарный столб! back number а) старый номер (газеты, журнала) (тж. back issue) б) отсталый человек; ретроград в) что-л. устаревшее, утратившее новизну...
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play 2. v.
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- play 2. v. 25) dial. бастовать - play about - play along - play around - play back - play down - play in - play off - play on - play out - play over - play through - play up - play upon - play up - play up to to play smb. up - а) капризничать, приставать; б) разыгрывать (кого-л.); в) amer. использовать to play it by ear - принимать решение на месте, в зависимости от обстоятельств; to play it cool - вести себя спокойно, не суетиться - play for time - play hell - play havoc - play the devil - play the mischief to play one's cards well использовать обстоятельства наилучшим образом to play one's hand for all it is worth полностью использовать обстоятельства; пустить в ход все средства to play into the hands of smb. сыграть на руку кому-л. to play it low on smb. coll. подло поступить по отношению к кому-л. to play smb. for a fool amer. строить из кого-л. дурака to play smb. like a fish контролировать (кого-л.), легко управлять (кем-л.); The secret of the speaker's success was his ability to play his opponent like a fish. to play a trick on smb. надуть, обмануть кого-л. to play games with smb. amer. обманывать кого-л. to play to the gallery работать на публику - play politics - play ball to play both ends against the middle в собственных интересах натравливать друг на друга play (the) wag увиливать от занятий, прогуливать play a part а) играть роль; б) притворяться; play a winning game а) играть наверняка; б) действовать наверняка play about а) играть, забавляться; The seashore was full of children, playing about in the sand. б) манипулировать; Many important discoveries have been made by scientists playing around with unusual combinations of chemicals. в) coll. флиртовать, заводить любовную интрижку; I warned you not to play around with married women, it always leads to trouble. play along а) подыгрывать, поддакивать; We'll play along withhis suggestion, although it's not exactly what we wanted. б) тянуть, оттягивать время; The committee decided to play her along for a time, hoping to obtain her services for lower pay....
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