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close I 2. adv.
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- close I 2. adv. 1) близко there were close on a hundred people present - присутствовало почти сто человек - close up - close on...
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testify to
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- testify to подтверждать свидетельским показанием; to testify to the truth of smth. подтвердить своими показаниями истинность чего-л. How many people have testified to the truth of the prisoner's statement?...
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get across
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- get across а) перебираться, переправляться Using the new bridge to get across will save people a lot of time. б) четко изложить to get across an idea четко изложить мысль в) нервировать, раздражать His mother at last got across me, making rude remarks in my own home. Take care not to get across the director, he could have you dismissed....
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some 2. pron.; indef.; as adj.
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- some 2. pron.; indef.; as adj. 2) некоторый, несколько; часто не переводится; I have some money to spare - у меня есть лишние деньги; I saw some people in the distance - я увидел людей вдали; I would like some strawberries - мне хотелось бы клубники...
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mix up
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- mix up а) хорошо перемешивать; The children enjoy mixing up the fruit and nuts in the cake before it is cooked. б) спутать, перепутать; My papers are all mixed up, and I was trying to keep them in alphabetical order. в) впутывать; to be mixed up быть замешанным (in, with - в чем-л.); How many more people were mixed up in the shameful harbour matter?...
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point 2. v.
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- point 2. v. 1) показывать пальцем; указывать (тж. point out; at, to); It's rude to point at people....
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ton I noun
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- ton I noun 2) coll. масса; tons of people - масса народу...
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chevy into
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- chevy into подстегивать кого-л. в чем-л. Members of Parliament must chivy the government into action. People often have to be chivied into finding a job. to chevy up постоянно поучать, отдавать приказания You'll have to chivy the children up about their schoolwork....
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herd 2. v.
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- herd 2. v. 3) собирать вместе (тж. herd together) The cattle herded together to try to find some protection against the rain. It's terrible, the way people are herded together in rush hour trains, in conditions that wouldn't be allowed for animals!...
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bear on
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- bear on а) касаться, иметь отношение к чему-л. How does your story bear on this case? б) плохо влиять The rise in the cost of living bears hard on old people living on fixed incomes....
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read out
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- read out а) прочитать вслух; Read out the names as the people come in, so that we can all hear. б) amer. исключать из организации; The former leader was read out of the Party after his guilt was proved. в) comp. выводить данные; The machine will read out the results of the calculation....
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hold off
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- hold off а) удерживать; держать(ся) поодаль The ship will have to hold off from the shore until this storm passes Mary tends to hold off from people who try to be friendly too suddenly. б) задерживаться the rain held off till the evening дождь пошел только вечером...
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rake in
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- rake in а) загрести лопаточкой крупье (ставки); The man in charge of the game has a long-handled tool for raking in the money that the players lose. б) загребать (деньги); Too many people are raking in large profits from the housing market....
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from prep.
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- from prep. 8) указывает на различие от, из to tell real silk from its imitation - отличить натуральный шелк от искусственного customs differ from country to country - в каждой стране свои обычаи to do things differently from other people - поступать не так, как все...
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shoulder aside
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- shoulder aside а) отталкивать/отпихивать плечом That rude man shouldered me aside and got on the bus. б) coll. заставить уступить место (кому-л.) When jobs are scarce, young people entering the work tend to get shouldered aside in favour of experienced workers....
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