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termagant 1. noun
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- termagant 1. noun грубая, сварливая женщина, мегера Syn: see shrew...
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scuttle III 2. v.
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- scuttle III 2. v. 1) поспешно бежать, удирать; I'm sure that was a mouse I saw scuttling across the mat. The terrorist placed the bomb on the doorstep and then scuttled off....
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virago noun
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- virago noun 2) бой-баба, решительная особа Syn: see shrew...
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vixen noun
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- vixen noun 2) сварливая женщина, мегера Syn: see shrew...
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harridan noun
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- harridan noun старая карга, ведьма Syn: see shrew...
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squeak 2. v.
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- squeak 2. v. 1) пищать; пропищать (тж. squeak out); She squeaked out a cry of fear as the mouse ran across the floor....
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swoop 2. v.
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- swoop 2. v. 2) налетать, бросаться (обыкн. swoop on, swoop upon); Having seen the mouse from a great height with its sharp eyes, the big bird swooped (down) on it and carried it off for its meal....
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hover v.
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- hover v. 1) парить (о птице; тж. hover over, hover about); нависать (об облаках) The big bird, high in the sky, is hovering over a mouse....
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lure 2. v.
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- lure 2. v. 1) завлекать, соблазнять (обыкн. lure away, lure into, lure to); No woman should allow herself to be lured away from her husband; Cheese is very good for luring a mouse into a trap...
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creep up on
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- creep up on а) подкрадываться The thief crept up on the jewels. The cat crept up on the mouse. б) постепенно увеличиваться Darkness was creeping up on the house. Doubt crept up on me about his truthfulness....
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of prep.
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- of prep. 22) употребляется в неразложимых словосочетаниях с предшествующим определяющим существительным a fool of a man - глупый человек, просто дурень the devil of a worker - не работник, а просто дьявол a beauty of a girl - красавица a mouse of a woman - похожая на мышку женщина...
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mice
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mountain noun
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- mountain noun 4) attr. горный; нагорный the mountain in labour, the mountain has brought forth a mouse - гора родила мышь to make a mountain out of a molehill - делать из мухи слона; преувеличивать Syn: cliff, hill, hillock, plateau, precipice, promontory, range Ant: plain...
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draw back
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- draw back а) отступать; выходить из дела, предприятия, игры The firm drew back from its agreement and wanted to talk about a new contract. It may already be too late to draw back. б) отходить назад The crowd drew back to let the firemen through. The mouse drew back in terror as the cat sprang. в) держаться на расстоянии Mary drew back from other people at the party....
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