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gull II 2. v.
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- gull II 2. v. обманывать, дурачить (into; out of) The government tries to gull the taxpayers into believing that their money is being properly spent. The salesman tried to gull the old lady out of her money, but she didn't trust him and would not give him anything....
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sign up
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- sign up а) записаться (в армию, на курсы и т.п.); Many men sign up for the army because they can't get ordinary jobs. б) поступить на работу He signed up as a salesman with this new firm. в) нанять на работу We have been lucky to sign up so many experienced workers....
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call on
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- call on а) взывать, апеллировать б) приглашать высказаться the chairman called on the next speaker председатель предоставил слово следующему оратору в) звонить по телефону кому-л. г) посещать кого-л. официально Permit me to call on you next Tuesday afternoon. The salesman calls on the firm twice a month....
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deceive v.
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- deceive v. обманывать; вводить в заблуждение (into - в чем-л.; with - чем-л.) The clever salesman deceived the old lady into lending him all her money for his business, by telling her that she would get rich. Advertisers are now forbidden to deceive the public with false claims. - deceive oneself - be deceived in Syn: see trick...
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palm off
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- palm off всучать; сбывать, подсовывать (кому-л.) (on, upon); This law is intended to prevent dishonest people from palming off worthless goods. He palmed the painting off as a Renoir. The salesman palmed off the faulty machine on the lady. I don't believe he means to do the job: he keeps palming me off with promises....
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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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persist v.
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- persist v. 1) упорствовать, настойчиво, упорно продолжать (in, with); he persisted in his opinion - он упорно стоял на своем; If this behaviour is persisted in it could lead to serious trouble. Why do you persist in interrupting me when I have repeatedly asked you to stop? The salesman is still persisting with his demands....
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delude v.
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- delude v. вводить в заблуждение (into), обманывать We have been deluded into false hopes by the government's meaningless promises. The clever salesman deluded the old lady into thinking that she would get rich if she lent him her money for his business. to delude oneself - заблуждаться; обманывать себя Syn: see trick...
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compensate for
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- compensate for а) компенсировать что-л. (о деньгах) The firmmust compensate you for your travelling costs. The city compensates owners for land taken from them for public building. б) уравнивать, компенсировать (что-л. плохое) A beautiful autumn day like this compensates for the wet summer we have had. The loss of money is more than compensated for by the joy of having free time. Meeting you unexpectedly certainly compensates for missing the train! Nothing could ever compensate me for losing my husband....
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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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close with
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- close with а) вступать в борьбу The two men closed with their attackers. б) принимать предложение, заключать сделку After hours of talking about the price, the shopkeeper at last closed with the salesman's offer. The two ministers didn't close with each other until near the end of the meeting. в) заканчивать что-л. чем-л. The priest closed the meeting with a prayer. г) be closed with иметь конфиденциальную встречу I'm sorry, you can't go in that room, the chairman is closed with the director for an urgent meeting....
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call back
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- call back а) звать обратно Our representative in Paris must be called back. Mr Sharp was about to leave when his secretary called him back. б) брать назад в) возвращать что-л. This medicine should call your strength back. г) наносить ответный визит The salesman will call back at any house he missed. д) перезванивать кому-л. Would you ask her to call me back? I'll call back after dinner. е) вспоминать что-л. I cannot call his face back....
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