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string along with
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- string along with а) идти, ехать с кем-л.; I'll string along with someone who's driving into the next town; б) быть преданным кому-л.; следовать за кем-л.; I decided to siring along with him for a time to see if I could gain by it; в) обманывать кого-л.; He has no intention of marrying her, he's just stringing her along....
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debate 2. v.
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- debate 2. v. 1) обсуждать, оспаривать, дебатировать; спорить (about/on/upon - о чем-л.; with - с кем-л.) The class have decided to debate about the housing question. The family is still debating about where to go for their holiday. We had to debate with two speakers expressing the opposing view....
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fade out
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- fade out а) radio cin. tv постепенно уменьшать силу звука или четкость изображения Fade out the last scene at the end. б) исчезать Having done my job in starting the club. I decided that it was time I faded out and left the work to younger members....
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doubtful adj.
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- doubtful adj. 3) сомнительный, вызывающий подозрения, подозрительный - doubtful character - doubtful reputation Syn:ambiguous,dubious,equivocal,problematic, questionable, uncertain Ant: clear, confident, decided, definite, sure...
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branch out
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- branch out а) разветвляться (о дереве) The young tree is beginning to branch out. б) расширить дело, открыть The bookshop has decided to branch out into selling music and records. I'm glad to see that Jim has branched out into more varied sports these days....
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change over
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- change over а) менять(ся) местами Can we change over? I'd like to sit in the sun, too. If you change the words over, the sentence sounds better. б) переходить на что-л. (to) In 1971 Britain changed over to decimal money. The chairman decided to change the factory over to bicycle production....
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pitch II 2. v.
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- pitch II 2. v. 4) sport бросать, подавать, посылать мяч; The player pitched the ball out of the way it was expected to go. John decided to pitch the ball up to surprise his opponent into making a mistake....
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unbosom oneself
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- unbosom oneself открывать душу; At last she decided to unbosom herself to her mother, and share her secret sorrow....
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splurge coll. 2. v.
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- splurge coll. 2. v. 2) тратить деньги на что-л. (on); I decided to give myself a present, and really splurge on some new clothes....
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hive off
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- hive off а) исчезать, уходить без предупреждения Where's Jim? I suppose he has hived off again. б) отделять(ся) The salesman was so successful that in the end he hived off from the firm into his own business. The business was becoming so large that the directors decided to hive off some parts of the work and start new firms....
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sign off
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- sign off а) radio, tv подавать знак окончания передачи; It's time to sign off for the day; listen to us again tomorrow. б) coll. перестать разговаривать, замолчать I hope this speaker signs off soon, I'm tired of the sound of his voice. в) выйти из игры; отмежеваться (от кого-л., чего-л.) After ten years, I at last decided to sign off and go into business by myself....
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freak out
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- freak out а) становиться возбужденным (особ. из-за наркотиков) Lots of people were at the party, drinking and smoking and generally freaking out. I nearly freaked out when she told me who he was. Don't get freaked out just because your parents are coming. You'd better sit down, this news will freak you out. б) вести себя необычно She used to be the most correct person, but then suddenly last year she decided to freak out....
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wade in
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- wade in а) войти (в воду и т.п.); The toy boat is stuck in the middle of the lake, someone will have to wade in and fetch it. б) вступить (в спор, дискуссию, борьбу); ввязаться (в разговор); There were already five people fighting when your brother decided to wade in and join them; в) налететь, натолкнуться; г) coll. наброситься, накинуться; You should see the way those boys waded in the meal, as if they hadn't eaten for a week!...
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scrub round
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- scrub round а) coll. прекратить, отложить (собрание, попытку что-л. сделать и т.п.) So few people came that we decided to scrub round the meeting б) coll. нарушить, обойти (правило) There's no way we can scrub round the entrance rules, you'll have to take the examination....
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combine 2. v.
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- combine 2. v. 1) объединять(ся) против кого-л., чего-л. (against); с кем-л., чем-л. (with) убедить, обманом выманить The clever salesman cheated the old lady into (out of) giving him all her money. Small nations often have to combine against the power of a large one. Let us combine our two firms against our competitors. The members decided to combine the tennis club with the cricket club, forming one sports club. This chemical combines with air to form a liquid....
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