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выборка		описание
some 2. pron.; indef.; as adj.		some 2. pron.; indef.; as adj. 1) некий, некоторый, какой-то, какой-нибудь; I saw it in some book (or other) - я видел это в какой-то книге; some day, some time (or other) - когда-нибудь; some one - какой-нибудь (один); some people - некоторые люди; some place - где-нибудь; some way out - какой-нибудь выход... узнать больше
fall on		fall on а) нападать; набрасываться The hungry children fell on the food. The soldiers fell on the enemy. б) выпадать на чью-л. долю It falls on me to thank our chairman for his speech. в) приступать к чему-л. He fell on the new idea and in the course of time wrote an important book about it. г) достигать Sunlight fell on the water, making it shine. д) приходиться на какое-л. число Christmas Day falls on a Thursday this year. My birthday falls on a Sunday.... узнать больше
put away		put away а) убирать; прятать; Please put your toys away. б) отделываться, избавляться; He's safely put away. в) откладывать (сбережения); I have a little money put away for a rainy day. г) оставлять, бросать (привычку и т. п.); отказаться (от мысли и т.п.); It's time to put away those foolish ideas and become serious. д) coll. помещать (в тюрьму, сумасшедший дом и т.п.); The judge put the criminal away for ten years е) euphem. убивать (обыкн. из милосердия); It was kinder to put the old dog away than to let him suffer. ж) coll. поглощать (о еде); съедать; выпивать; You'd he surprised at the amount that boy can put away in a single day. з) coll. заложить (что-л.), затерять и) obs. развестись; Then Joseph... was minded to put her away.... узнать больше
trifle 2. v.		trifle 2. v. 4) тратить понапрасну (время, силы, деньги; обыкн. trifle away); to trifle away one's time - зря тратить время - trifle away - trifle with... узнать больше
play out		play out а) доиграть до конца, закончить (игру, пьесу и т.п.); The tennis game was played out although the light was bad. б) сопровождать музыкой (выход кого-л.); The pianist played the happy pair out with the Wedding March. в) разворачивать, разматывать; Play out the rope a little at a time. г) coll. выдыхаться; At the end of a busy year, the performers feel played out. д) изживать себя, терять силу; исчерпать; That supply of money is played out. The idea soon played out.... узнать больше
old 1. adj.; comp. older, elder; superl. oldest, eldest		old 1. adj.; comp. older, elder; superl. oldest, eldest 9) закоренелый (тж. old in, old at); to have a high old time coll. - хорошо повеселиться... узнать больше
set by		set by а) откладывать (в сторону) She was reading a book, but set it by when the telephone rang. б) откладывать, прерывать (работу и т.п.) Tom had to set his new book by for a year. в) прекращать, приостанавливать (что-л.); положить конец (чему-л.) It's time to set our differences by and work together. г) откладывать, приберегать (деньги, время и т.п.) I have a little money set by for our holidays. I set the whole afternoon by for work on the book. to set great/much (little) store by ценить высоко (низко) to set people by the ears/at variance/at loggerheads ссорить, натравливать людей друг на друга... узнать больше
demand 1. noun		demand 1. noun 5) attr. - demand bill - demand deposit - demand loan - demand factor I have many demands on my purse y - меня много расходов I have many demands on my time - у меня очень много дел... узнать больше
go to		go to а) просить о чем-л. You have to go to the commanding officer for special permission to leave the camp. If you're so afraid of him, why don't you go to the police? б) выдаваться (о призах, деньгах) The house went to his wife after his death. The prize for growing the biggest potato goes to Mr and Mrs Brown, of the village of Little Digging. в) войти в какое-л. состояние Be quiet. Father has just gone to sleep. The nation seems ready to go to war with in old-time enemy. г) составлять в сумме In former times, 12 pence went to a shilling and 20 shillings to the pound, but since Britain changed to decimal money, 100 new pence go to the pound.... узнать больше
kick about		kick about а) перебрасывать(ся) Those boys aren't playingfootball properly, they're just kicking the ball about. б) разбрасывать I found this book kicking about upstairs, is it yours? в) существовать Is the same chairman still kicking about? I thought he had left years ago. The idea of world government has been kicking about for a long time, but no one seems to take it seriously. г) придираться, отдавать ненужные приказы The directors will find that times have changed; they can no longer kick the workers about and make them do whatever they want. д) обсуждать The committee kicked your suggestion about for over an hour before deciding that they could not accept it.... узнать больше
bend 2. v.; past and past part. bent		bend 2. v.; past and past part. bent 5) вязать, привязывать (трос, паруса) to bend one's brows - хмурить брови to be bent on smth. - устремлять свои помыслы на что-л.; стремиться к чему-л.; George used to be bent on taw as a profession. Jim seems bent on becoming a musician. He has been bent on becoming one for a long time now. Syn: bow, lean, stoop, turn, twist Ant: rise, straighten... узнать больше
go over		go over а) переходить (на другую сторону) It's dangerous here, with bullets going over our heads all the time. б) переходить из одной партии в другую; переменить веру I hear that a leading politician is thinking of going over to the other party. в) перечитывать, повторять We must go over the account books together; there's still some money missing. г) изучать в деталях We went over the house thoroughly before buying it. д) превосходить е) быть отложенным (о проекте закона) ж) chem. переходить, превращаться з) опрокинуться (об экипаже) и) чинить, чистить I've asked the garage people to go over my car thoroughly before I start my long journey.... узнать больше
play 2. v.		play 2. v. 25) dial. бастовать - play about - play along - play around - play back - play down - play in - play off - play on - play out - play over - play through - play up - play upon - play up - play up to to play smb. up - а) капризничать, приставать; б) разыгрывать (кого-л.); в) amer. использовать to play it by ear - принимать решение на месте, в зависимости от обстоятельств; to play it cool - вести себя спокойно, не суетиться - play for time - play hell - play havoc - play the devil - play the mischief to play one's cards well использовать обстоятельства наилучшим образом to play one's hand for all it is worth полностью использовать обстоятельства; пустить в ход все средства to play into the hands of smb. сыграть на руку кому-л. to play it low on smb. coll. подло поступить по отношению к кому-л. to play smb. for a fool amer. строить из кого-л. дурака to play smb. like a fish контролировать (кого-л.), легко управлять (кем-л.); The secret of the speaker's success was his ability to play his opponent like a fish. to play a trick on smb. надуть, обмануть кого-л. to play games with smb. amer. обманывать кого-л. to play to the gallery работать на публику - play politics - play ball to play both ends against the middle в собственных интересах натравливать друг на друга play (the) wag увиливать от занятий, прогуливать play a part а) играть роль; б) притворяться; play a winning game а) играть наверняка; б) действовать наверняка play about а) играть, забавляться; The seashore was full of children, playing about in the sand. б) манипулировать; Many important discoveries have been made by scientists playing around with unusual combinations of chemicals. в) coll. флиртовать, заводить любовную интрижку; I warned you not to play around with married women, it always leads to trouble. play along а) подыгрывать, поддакивать; We'll play along withhis suggestion, although it's not exactly what we wanted. б) тянуть, оттягивать время; The committee decided to play her along for a time, hoping to obtain her services for lower pay.... узнать больше
divided into		divided into а) нырять The water's quite deep enough to dive into. He dived into cleanly, entering the water in a straight line. б) coll. активно начинать какую-л. деятельность He sat down and at once dived into a pile of potatoes. Jim dived into the argument as usual without thinking. в) coll. проникать, входить неожиданно I was following the man when he dived into a small restaurant and I lost track of him. г) сунуть (руку куда-л.) Diving into her bag, she found a handkerchief just in time. He dived his hand into his pocket in an attempt to find the key.... узнать больше
get away		get away а) уходить; отправляться; удирать; выбираться I'm sorry I'm late but the telephone rang just as I was about to leave, and I couldn't get away. б) удрать с добычей (with); amer. выйти из положения, выйти сухим из воды (with) в) aeron. взлететь, оторваться г) amer. авто трогать с места This new car gets away faster than any of our former models д) быть в отпуске I couldn't get away at all last year, I was too busy. е) формировать (идею, мнение) (with) We mustn't let him get away with the idea that he won't have to pay for it. ж) удаваться обмануть (with) Don't try to cheat on your income tax, you'll never get away with it. з) уходить от наказания (with) That student never completes his work on time; I don't know how he gets away with it.... узнать больше
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