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inform v.
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- inform v. 2) доносить (against/on - на кого-л.) The prisoner hoped to gain his own freedom by informing on his companions in the jewel robbery....
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plead v.
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- plead v. 4) просить, умолять (кого-л.) (with), (о чем-л.) (for); The prisoner pleaded with the king for forgiveness. She went down on her knees, pleading for mercy....
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testify against
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- testify against давать свидетельские показания против кого-л.; When so many people have testified against the prisoner, he stands little chance of going free....
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remand 2. v.
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- remand 2. v. 1) leg. отсылать обратно под стражу (для продолжения следствия); The prisoner had to be remanded for a week while the missing witness was found....
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glean v.
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- glean v. 2) тщательно подбирать, собирать по мелочам (факты, сведения) (from) Bit by bit the police gleaned the story behind the robbery from a few chance remarks by the prisoner....
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impart v.
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- impart v. 2) сообщать, передавать (знания, новости) (to) The prisoner hoped, by imparting his companions' hiding place to the police, to escape punishment on his own account. Syn: see tell...
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bear out
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- bear out подтверждать; подкреплять; поддерживать The prisoner's story was borne out by his wife. If I tell the judge that I wasn't there, will you bear me out?...
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piece out
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- piece out составлять (целое из частей); The police had to piece out the prisoner's story with details obtained from other witnesses....
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level with
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- level with говорить правду; At last the prisoner decided to level with the police and tell them the truth instead of all those lies....
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come clean
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- come clean все признавать, говорить правду After hours of stating firmly that he was not guilty, the prisoner came clean and admitted to stealing the jewels....
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confer v.
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- confer v. 2) обсуждать, совещаться (together, with) The prisoner asked permission to confer with his lawyer....
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redeem v.
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- redeem v. 5) спасать, избавлять; освобождать; to redeem a prisoner - освободить заключенного; Only the young singer's performance redeemed the concert from complete failure....
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wear away
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- wear away а) стирать(ся), постепенно уменьшать(ся), ослаблять(ся); All those years spent in prison have worn away the prisoner's resistance. б) медленно тянуться (о времени); Winter wore away slowly as she waited for his return....
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break down
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- break down а) разбивать, толочь The police broke the door down. The old cars were broken down for their metal and parts. б) разрушать(ся) в) сломить (сопротивление) The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition. The prisoner's opposition broke down under repeated questioning. г) ухудшаться, сдавать (о здоровье) You will break down if you work too hard. Peter broke down and was unable to work for a year. д) разбирать (на части); делить, подразделять, расчленять; классифицировать е) распадаться (на части) The figures must be broken down into several lists. The figures break down into several kinds, showing us different ways of looking at the firm's activities. ж) анализировать з) провалиться; потерпеть неудачу Peace talks have broken down in the Middle East. Your health will break down if you work too hard. и) не выдержать, потерять самообладание Peter broke down and wept when he saw the deer that he had shot. к) прекращать работу (о механизмах) The washing machine seems to have broken down again. The car broke down on the way to the airport, and I had to get a taxi. л) распадаться (о химических соединениях) Chemicals in the body break down our food into useful substances. Our food breaks down in the body into useful substances....
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bogus adj.
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- bogus adj. amer. поддельный, фиктивный - bogus prisoner Syn: see sham...
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