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squeak through
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- squeak through а) еле протиснуться; The walls of the cave come to a narrow point just ahead, but I think we can squeak through; б) с трудом преодолеть; Some of you deserved lo succeed, and others only squeaked through....
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clean down
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- clean down а) сметать (пыль со стен и т.п.) б) чистить (лошадь) в) вымыть We were asked to clean down the walls when we left the house that we had been renting....
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fortify v.
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- fortify v. 1) укреплять (against; with) Walls of earth will fortify the building against enemy bombing. Have some hot soup to fortify you against the cold....
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pound into
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- pound into а) раздроблять, разбивать на мелкие куски; This machine will pound the rocks into powder. б) вбивать, вколачивать; I had to pound the heavy wooden stick into the ground. в) coll. вдалбливать (в голову), втолковывать; All morning I've been trying to pound the facts into these stupid heads....
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pallet I noun
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- pallet I noun 2) убогое ложе; He was given only a wooden pallet with a blanket....
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wash down
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- wash down а) вымыть; I need some help to wash the walls down before painting. б) окатить (водой); в) смыть; снести; The floods have washed most of the soil down from the river banks. г) запивать (еду, лекарство водой, вином и т.п.); The meal was so bad that we had to wash it down with cheap wine....
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pour over
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- pour over а) лить(ся) поверх (чего-л.); переливать(ся); The river poured over its banks. Pour the meat juices over the meat. б) переваливать через; Enemy soldiers poured over the broken walls....
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drape 2. v.
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- drape 2. v. 1) драпировать, украшать тканями, занавесами (in; with; round) The actress stood at the back of the stage, draped in the flag. I'll drape this coat round your shoulders to keep you warm. The plain wooden box containing the soldier's body was draped with the flag....
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tumble down
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- tumble down а) свалиться, упасть; to tumble down on the ice упасть на льду; б) превратиться в руины; the walls came tumbling down стены рассыпались в прах; That old building could tumble down any day now. в) рассыпаться (о волосах); г) течь вниз, сбегать (о ручье и т.п.) д) провалиться; Don't tumble down on this easy test....
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paper-thin adj.
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- paper-thin adj. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу; Cut the onion into paper-thin slices. The walls are paper-thin, you can hear everything that goes on....
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paper thin adj.
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- paper thin adj. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу; Cut the onion into paper-thin slices. The walls are paper-thin, you can hear everything that goes on....
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wall 1. noun
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- wall 1. noun 6) attr. стенной; wall box - настенный (почтовый) ящик walls have ears - стены имеют уши the weakest goes to the wall prov. - слабых бьют to see through/into a brick wall - обладать необычайной проницательностью with one's back to the wall - в безвыходном положении - give the wall - take the wall - go to the wall - push to the wall - drive to the wall - thrust to the wall - hang by the wall...
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burn out
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- burn out а) выжечь The building was burnt out and only the walls remained. The plane was completely burnt out after the crash. б) выгореть в) погореть, остаться без жилья после пожара The family were burnt out of their home twice last year. г) догореть; прекратить горение The small fire can safely be left to burn (itself) out. д) отключиться из-за жары The engine has burned out. е) замирать, переставать работать The poet's ability burned (itself) out before he was thirty. You'll burn yourself out if you work too hard....
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show up
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- show up а) проводить (кого-л.) наверх Show the doctor up when he comes. б) выявить, показать, обнаружить The bright sunlight shows up the cracks in the walls. Performing by herself showed her up as a rather poor singer. в) выявляться, обнаруживаться The lines on her face show up in the pale spring light. Her age showed up all too clearly. г) изобличать; разоблачать; д) сконфузить, повергнуть в смущение Don't argue with me in front of our guests, it shows me up. е) (четко) выделяться, вырисовываться; The trees showed up against the sky. ж) coll. (по)являться; объявиться неожиданно Only thirty members showed up for the yearly General Meeting....
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