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beginning noun
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- beginning noun 4) pl. истоки, начальная стадия a good beginning is half the battle, a good beginning makes a good ending prov. - хорошее начало полдела откачало a bad beginning makes a bad ending prov. - что посеешь, то и пожнешь in every beginning think of the end prov. - начиная дело, думай о конце...
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kill 1. v.
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- kill 1. v. 13) sport гасить, срезать (мяч) - kill off - kill out - kill by inches - kill time - kill the bottle Syn: assassinate, butcher, dispatch, execute, massacre,murder, slaughter, slay...
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compete v.
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- compete v. 3) принимать участие в спортивном соревновании - compete against - compete with Syn: contend, oppose, rival, vie Ant: coincide, collaborate, co-operate compete against бороться против чего-л. We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't compete against the weather....
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beat smb. to his knees
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- beat smb. to his knees сильно побить кого-л. (чаще в переносном смысле) Since her husband died, the effort of working to support the children and running the home at the same time had beaten her to her knees, and she became ill....
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press I 2. v.
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- press I 2. v. 6) oft. pass. стеснять, затруднять; hard pressed - в трудном положении; to be pressed for money - испытывать денежные затруднения; to be pressed for time - располагать незначительным временем, очень торопиться...
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spare 2. adj.
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- spare 2. adj. 1) запасной, запасный; резервный; лишний, свободный; spare cash - лишние деньги; spare parts - запасные части; spare room - комната для гостей; spare time - свободное время...
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observe v.
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- observe v. 2) соблюдать (законы и т.п.); - observe good manners - observe silence - observe the time...
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punch out
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- punch out а) компостировать; The railway official punched a hole out of my ticket. б) выбивать (гвоздь и т.п.); If you can't pull the nails out by their heads, punch them out from the other side of the board. в) amer. отмечать время ухода с работы; What time do the workers punch out on Fridays?...
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prefer v.
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- prefer v. 1) предпочитать; At this time of day, I prefer tea to coffee....
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umpteenth adj.
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- umpteenth adj. coll. for the umpteenth time в сотый раз...
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drop around
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- drop around заходить, навещать Why don't you drop around some time?...
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slam on
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- slam on а) торопливо надвинуть, нахлобучить He slammed on his hat and ran out of the house. б) нажать резко, торопливо The driver slammed on the brakes but failed to stop in time....
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pension off
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- pension off а) увольнять на пенсию; One way to deal with unemployment is to pension off the firm's older workers at an earlier age than usual. б) coll. переставать пользоваться (чем-л.), переставать эксплуатировать (что-л.); It's time this old washing machine was pensioned off; it keeps breaking down....
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peer II v.
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- peer II v. 1) вглядываться, всматриваться (at, into, through); Even after peering at the letter, I still could not recognize the signature. She stood on the shore for some time, peering into the distance, long after the ship had gone. Opening the window, she peered out into the darkness, but could see nothing. There's a hole in the wall where you can peer through....
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get down
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- 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....
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