Словари

выборка		описание
oppressive adj.		oppressive adj. 2) деспотический; - oppressive legislation - oppressive domination Syn: see heavy... узнать больше
crushing adj.		crushing adj. сокрушительный - crushing defeat - crushing reply Syn: see heavy... узнать больше
putter II v.		putter II v. 3) (about, around) двигаться, ходить без определённой цели; The doctor says that you are still not fit for heavy work, but you can get up and putter around the house for a few days. - putter about putter about бродить без цели; слоняться... узнать больше
fall 1. noun		fall 1. noun 2) выпадение осадков a heavy fall of rain - ливень... узнать больше
grind down		grind down а) размалывать(ся) Mills used to use heavy stones to grind down the wheat into flour, now they use more modern machinery. б) стачивать A new knife needs to be ground down to get it really sharp. в) замучить The villagers of the Middle Ages were often ground down by their lords and masters. Don't let the army grind you down!... узнать больше
pare down		pare down а) обстругивать; This door has swollen in the wet weather and will have to be pared down with a sharp knife. б) сокращать, урезывать; The universities and colleges have been asked to pare down their spending to the least possible. The number of Ministers has been pared down by a third.... узнать больше
square up		square up а) расплатиться, урегулировать расчеты (с кем-л.); Give me a minute to square up, and I'll meet you outside the hotel; б) изготовиться к бою (о боксере); When I saw the two brothers squaring up, I ran home to warn mother that their threats to fight each other were real; в) готовиться, считаться, учитывать (to); Young fathers have heavy responsibilities that they must square up to.... узнать больше
spell III 1. noun		spell III 1. noun 1) короткий промежуток времени; spell of fine weather - период хорошей погоды; leave it alone for a spell - оставьте это в покое на время... узнать больше
repeat 2. v.		repeat 2. v. 2) refl. повторяться; встречаться/случаться вновь; he does nothing but repeat himself - он только повторяется; history repeats itself - история повторяется; Will the bad weather of last winter repeat itself this year?... узнать больше
get down		get down а) спуститься, сойти Get down from that horse at once! The cat climbed the tree, and then couldn't get down. б) снять (с полки) в) проглатывать Try to get the medicine down, it's good for you. г) засесть (за учение и т.п.) (to) д) подстрелить Did you get down the enemy plane? The hunters got down three deer е) выходить из-за стола Please, may I get down? All right, down you get, then, all of you! ж) записывать Get down every word she says. з) нервировать This continuous wet weather is getting me down. и) уделять внимание (to) It's time we got down to work.... узнать больше
April noun		April noun 2) attr. апрельский April weather - то дождь, то солнце; fig. то смех, то слезы April fish - первоапрельская шутка... узнать больше
clerk 1. noun		clerk 1. noun 5) obs. духовное лицо; образованный/грамотный человек - Clerk of the Weather... узнать больше
feel blue		feel blue быть грустным There's often no reason for feeling blue, so we sometimes blame it on the weather.... узнать больше
send ahead		send ahead посылать вперёд или впереди чего-л. It's best to send the heavy cases ahead. Two soldiers was sent ahead of the main group to examine the position. I've sent ahead to the hotel to ask them to keep a room for us.... узнать больше
discourage v.		discourage v. 2) отговаривать, отсоветовать (from) What can we do or say to discourage our daughter from taking dangerous drugs? Only the worst weather will discourage Jim from taking his daily outdoor exercise. Syn: deter, dissuade, divertAnt: encourage, persuade.... узнать больше
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