Словари

выборка		описание
piece-work man		piece-work man = piece-worker... узнать больше
hunger 2. v.		hunger 2. v. 3) сильно желать, жаждать (for, after) The traveller hungered for his native land.... узнать больше
expropriate v.		expropriate v. 1) экспроприировать (from) Much of the land for the airport was expropriated from local farmers.... узнать больше
scour I 2. v.		scour I 2. v. 3) освобождать, очищать; Our army scoured the invaders from the land.... узнать больше
near 4. v.		near 4. v. приближаться; подходить; to near the land - приближаться к берегу; to be nearing one's end - умирать, кончаться... узнать больше
parcel out		parcel out делить на части, дробить; After the farmer's death, his land was parcelled out among his children.... узнать больше
fat 1. noun		fat 1. noun 4) лучшая часть чего-л. to live on the fat of the land bibl. - жить роскошно... узнать больше
break down		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.... узнать больше
plough 2. v.		plough 2. v. 2) поддаваться вспашке; the land ploughs hard after the drought - после засухи землю трудно пахать... узнать больше
portion 2. v.		portion 2. v. 2) выделять часть, долю; наделять частью имущества, денег и т. д. How much of the farmer's land was portioned to his eldest son?... узнать больше
encroach v.		encroach v. 1) вторгаться (upon) The sea has been encroaching on the land for years.... узнать больше
reclaim 1. v.		reclaim 1. v. 4) вернуть себе (утраченное); получить или взять обратно; Many square miles of land in this low-lying country have been reclaimed from the sea.... узнать больше
carry on		carry on а) продолжать; вести (дело) carry on! так держать!, продолжайте в том же духе! to carry on hostile acts совершать враждебные действия б) coll. флиртовать (with); иметь любовную связь The director has been carrying on with his secretary. в) вести себя запальчиво don't carry on so! веди себя спокойно!, не злись так! г) продолжать(ся) (о тексте) You'll have to carry that long word on to the next line. Don't stop reading there, the poem carries on over the page. д) возобновлять(ся) Don't let me interrupt you, just carry on. We must try to carry on as if nothing had happened. Carry on, men! Carry on the good work! I shall try to carry on the work in spite of difficulties. We must carry on hoping for the best. е) злиться на кого-л. The people upstairs were carrying on again last night, they had me quite worried. Our neighbour is always carrying on at her children.... узнать больше
leal adj.		leal adj. poet.; scot. лояльный, верный; честный the land of the leal - а) небо; б) Шотландия... узнать больше
plant I 2. v.		plant I 2. v. 1) сажать, сеять; засаживать (with); насаждать (сад); I'd like to plant vegetables in this half of the garden. Most of the land is planted with wheat.... узнать больше
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