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divest v.
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- divest v. 1) раздевать, снимать (одежду и т.п.) (of) The servants helped to divest the king of his royal garments....
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impale v.
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- impale v. 2) hist. сажать на кол (on) The cruel king used to impale his prisoners on sharp sticks and place them in public view to die....
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crown 2. v.
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- crown 2. v. 1) венчать; короновать (with) The Queen was crowned with a crown formerly worn by an ancient king....
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entreat v.
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- entreat v. умолять, упрашивать (of) The people gathered outside the palace to entreat favours of the king....
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grovel v.
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- grovel v. лежать ниц, ползать, пресмыкаться, унижаться (before/to) If you expect to gain favours from the king, you will have to grovel before him to show your respect and obedience. Syn: see flinch...
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bow I 2. v.
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- bow I 2. v. 2) кланяться (before/to - кому-л.) All the men in the court bowed (down) before the king as he entered. to bow and scrape - раболепствовать to bow one's thanks - поклониться в знак благодарности to bow out - откланяться, распрощаться; удалиться he was bowed out of the room - его с поклонами проводили из комнаты...
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hammer out
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- hammer out а) расплющивать The car door was so damaged in the crash that the garage men had to hammer it out. б) выковывать At this college some of the students learn to hammer out beautiful dishes in silver and other precious metals. в) fig. придумывать; составлять; изобретать г) делать что-л. шумно I can hear Jane from here, hammering out a tune on the piano; I do wish she would learn to play the instrument gently. Tom is back at work, hammering out another story on his old typewriter. д) говорить о чем-л. в подробностях, приходить к решению после длительного обсуждения The government must hammer out the difficult question of how to prevent further wars, if we keep talking all night, we should be able to hammer out an agreement....
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parry 2. v.
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- parry 2. v. 2) парировать; Mr. King had to parry questions on the economy plan....
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bless v.
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- bless v. 3) делать счастливым, осчастливливать (with - чем) I have never been a rich man, but I have always been blessed with good health. In his old age, the king was blessed with three fine daughters....
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curse 2. v.
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- curse 2. v. 4) usu. pass. мучить, причинять страдания (with) Poor mother is cursed with bad health. The old king was cursed with two ungrateful daughters....
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confiscate v.
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- confiscate v. конфисковать, реквизировать у кого-л. (from) The state used to confiscate land from those who opposed the king. The teacher had to confiscate a dangerous weapon from the child. Syn: see usurp...
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pardon 2. v.
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- pardon 2. v. 2) (по)миловать; оставлять без наказания; One of the first things that the young king did was to pardon his enemies for having opposed him. Syn: condone, excuse, forgive, overlook, remit Ant: condemn, convict, penalize, punish...
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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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be before
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- be before а) быть, жить раньше, чем что-л., кто-л. King Henry VII was before Queen Elizabeth I. б) предшествовать чьему-л. рождению No, I don't remember that film, it was before my time. During the war - but that was before your time, of course-it was difficult to get enough eggs. в) обвиняться Peter has been before the court again on a charge of driving while drunk....
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board I 2. v.
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- board I 2. v. 2) столоваться (with - у кого-либо) Jim is boarding with Mrs King while he's in town. - board in - board out...
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