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confide v.
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- confide v. 3) признаваться, сообщать по секрету (to) She confided her secret to her best friend. The firm's plans were confided only to the chairman and the directors. Syn: see entrust...
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foul up
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- foul up портить Don't foul up this chance. I hope the chairman won't foul things up, we have everything arranged nicely. The post is fouled up by Christmas delays....
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cut short
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- cut short а) сокращать I'm afraid we must cut our visit short, as we want to get home before dark. б) прекращать разговор The chairman will cut a speaker short if he talks too long....
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chop down
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- chop down а) срубать The whole forest was chopped down to make room for the new airport. б) разрушать что-л. The committee members chopped down the chairman's opinion....
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conflict 2. v.
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- conflict 2. v. 1) быть в конфликте (with) My opinions conflict with yours. The chairman's opinion conflicted with that of the rest of the committee. Doesn't the prisoner's story conflict with the known facts?...
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replace v.
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- replace v. 3) заменять, замещать (by, with); impossible to replace - незаменимый; We suggest replacing the present chairman with a younger person. Syn: displace, supersede, supplant Ant: conserve, keep, repair, save...
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preside v.
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- preside v. 1) председательствовать (на) (at, over); The Minister was asked to preside at the independence ceremonies. Who will preside over the committee meeting while the chairman is away?...
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clash with
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- clash with а) расходиться (о взглядах) The chairman's opinion clashed with that of the rest of the committee. б) сталкиваться с кем-л. (бороться) Greek forces clashed with Turks in the hills....
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chime in with
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- chime in with а) подходить, соответствовать My opinion chimes in with yours. The blue dress chimes in with the colour of her eyes. б) соглашаться с кем-л. The chairman chimed in with the decision of the committee....
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spout 2. v.
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- spout 2. v. 3) coll. разглагольствовать, ораторствовать (тж. spout off); He's not fit to be chairman, he has a bad habit of spouting off about things that concern him, without thinking of the results of what he says; to spout poetry - декламировать стихи...
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chop off
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- chop off а) отрубать The king's head was chopped off. You could improve the tree by chopping off some of the upper branches. б) прерывать кого-л. The chairman chopped the speaker off in mid-sentence....
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depute v.
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- depute v. 2) передавать полномочия (to) The chairman is unable to attend the meeting, so he has deputed his voting power to the secretary. I have deputed the keeping of the accounts to John while I am in hospital....
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go with
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- go with а) сопровождать Don't leave me alone, let me go with you! We enjoyed our holiday, although we went with our neighbours. б) быть заодно с кем-л. Do you always go with the chairman? в) подходить, гармонировать; согласовываться, соответствовать I like the way the blue carpet goes with the gold curtains. Oranges go surprisingly well with duck. go with a run идти как по маслу go without обходиться без чего-л. If there's no sugar you will have to go without; it won't do you any harm anyway....
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deputize v.
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- deputize v. 3) замещать (кого-л.; for) I would like you to deputize for me as chairman while I am on holiday....
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start off
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- start off а) начинать путешествие (for/on); The children were always excited to start off on a camping trip; б) начинать говорить; The chairman started off by attacking the first speaker....
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