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fence 2. v.
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- fence 2. v. 2) огораживать; загораживать; защищать (тж. fence about/around/round with; fence in) Starting a business of one's own is fenced about with laws and difficulties Farmers have to fence in their fields to keep the cattle from getting loose....
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figure 1. noun
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- figure 1. noun 9) цифра; pl. цифровые данные - in round figures...
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bowl over
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- bowl over а) сбить Someone ran round the corner and nearly bowled me over. In the accident, the car bowled over three times but the driver escaped unhurt. б) fig. привести в замешательство Your sudden news has quite bowled me over....
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troop 2. v.
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- troop 2. v. 4) строить(ся), формировать(ся) (об отряде) - troop away - troop off - troop round to troop the colour - торжественно проносить знамя перед строем...
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kick off
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- kick off а) сбросить (туфли и т.п.) Take your shoes off and leave them neatly, don't kick them off into a corner the way you usually do. б) sport вводить мяч в игру ударом с центра What time does this afternoon's game kick off? в) amer. начинать Who will kick off with the first question for our speaker? г) amer. sl. умереть I hear poor old Charlie has kicked off! д) уходить Well, I really must kick off now, I've stayed long enough. е) сломаться That old washing machine has kicked off again!...
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wrap 2. v.
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- wrap 2. v. 2) окутывать, обертывать (round, about); to wrap in paper - обернуть бумагой - wrap over - wrap up - wrapped up in...
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veer I 2. v.
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- veer I 2. v. 2) менять направление по часовой стрелке (о ветре) (тж. veer round); the wind veers aft - ветер отходит (from - с); Don't worry, the wind is veering from its course and we shall soon be able to reach home...
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drop off
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- drop off а) расходиться б) уменьшаться Student numbers have been dropping off recently. Interest in the game has dropped off. в) заснуть I was sitting in the armchair reading the newspaper when I dropped off. I had a bad night. I went to bed early enough but for some reason I couldn't drop off. г) умереть д) оставить кого-л., что-л. Drop me off at the corner, and I'll walk from there. I just want to drop this letter off, I'll drop my coat off at the cleaners on my way to the office. е) ухудшаться The quality of performance has dropped off since last year....
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scout I 2. v.
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- scout I 2. v. 2) разыскивать; Trust you to scout out the best restaurant in town. - scout about/around/round...
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wind II 2. v.
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- wind II 2. v. 5) вертеть, поворачивать, крутить - wind off - wind up to wind oneself (или one's way) into smb.'s trust (affection, etc.) - вкрадываться, втираться в чье-л. доверие (расположение и т.п.) to wind round one's little finger - обвести вокруг пальца...
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edge in
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- edge in а) вставить (слово, замечание) The noise at the party was so loud that I was hardly able to edge in a remark at all. б) втискиваться, пролезать, влезать I tried to edge in on the chairman to speak to him, but he was surrounded by other questioners. There's a small crowd round the speaker, but try to edge your way in....
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skirt 2. v.
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- skirt 2. v. 3) проходить; проезжать - skirt around/round...
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around 2. prep.
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- around 2. prep. 3) около, приблизительно he paid around a hundred roubles - он заплатил около ста рублей around the bend - а) до точки, до предела; б) на последнем этапе around-the-clock = round-the-clock...
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clock I 1. noun
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- clock I 1. noun 1) часы (стенные, настольные, башенные) he worked the clock round - он проработал круглые сутки - like a clock...
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play out
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- play out а) доиграть до конца, закончить (игру, пьесу и т.п.); The tennis game was played out although the light was bad. б) сопровождать музыкой (выход кого-л.); The pianist played the happy pair out with the Wedding March. в) разворачивать, разматывать; Play out the rope a little at a time. г) coll. выдыхаться; At the end of a busy year, the performers feel played out. д) изживать себя, терять силу; исчерпать; That supply of money is played out. The idea soon played out....
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