Словари

выборка		описание
busman noun		busman noun водитель автобуса - busman's holiday... узнать больше
come back to		come back to а) возвращаться куда-л. или к кому-л. I always come back to the same town for a holiday as it's so nice. б) вспоминаться кому-л. The details of the story are coming back to me now, although it happened a long time ago. It suddenly came back to mi where we met. в) возвращаться к предмету разговора I think it's time to come back to the most important question: who is to pay for the new building?... узнать больше
bust up		bust up а) портить, разрушать Those children have bust up the chairs. The travel company's failure bust up our holiday. б) ссориться Jim and Mary were busting up again last night. в) расходиться (о супругах, друзьях) I hear that Jim and Mary are busting up. Their marriage bust up. It was money troubles that bust up their marriage.... узнать больше
come through		come through а) проходить внутрь, проникать Just then the branches divided and a small head came through. The leather has worn, and the point of the knife comes through. б) остаться в живых Bill came through his operation as cheerful as ever. All my family came through the war. в) выпутаться из неприятного положения г) появляться (о чем-л. ожидаемом) Has the train come through? My examination results will come through by post. Your permission to take a week's holiday with pay has just come through. д) выясняться His ability did not come through when we examined his papers. е) быть полученным (по радио или телефону) The message has just come through on the radio that the general is dying.... узнать больше
go back		go back а) возвращаться Shall we go back there for our holiday next year? б) нарушить (обещание, слово и т.п.) (on, upon) в) отказаться (от своих слов и т.п.) (on, upon) You should never go back on your promise to a child. г) изменить (друзьям и т.п.) (on, upon) I was depending on him but he went back on me. Never go back on your friends. д) переводить часы назад (особенно на зимнее время) The clocks go back next week, so it will seem dark sooner. е) заканчивать забастовку I shall be glad when the post office workers go back, it's very difficult not getting any letters.... узнать больше
chirk amer.; coll. 2. v.		chirk amer.; coll. 2. v. 2) оживляться (часто chirk up) You need a good holiday to chirk you up. Chirk up, your troubles will soon be over.... узнать больше
set back		set back а) отодвигать, передвигать назад Why don't you set your chair back a little to get a better view? б) препятствовать, задерживать; The cost of the war has set back national development by ten years. в) отсрочивать, откладывать, переносить The election will be set back to July to avoid the June holiday. г) переводить, передвигать назад (стрелки часов) My watch was fast so I set it back three minutes. д) coll. стоить, обходиться The boy's education has set me back more than $3000.... узнать больше
draw on		draw on а) натягивать, надевать (перчатки и т.п.) Help me to draw on these boots, they're very light. б) подбадривать, обнадеживать Her refusal only drew her lover on. They drew the poor child on with false promises. в) наступать, приближаться autumn is drawing on осень приближается г) черпать, заимствовать д) использовать I shall have to draw on the money I have saved to pay for the holiday. A writer has to draw on his imagination and experience. е) поравняться Black Prince is beginning to draw on the leading horse.... узнать больше
put forward		put forward а) двигать, выдвигать вперед; Why don't you put your chair forward, to get a better view? б) выдвигать, предлагать (идею; чью-л. кандидатуру); A suitable answer has already been put forward by the chairman. Several people have been put forward for the chairmanship. в) передвигать вперед (о стрелках часов); My watch was slow so I put it forward five minutes. г) переносить на более ранний срок; We shall have to put the meeting forward because of the holiday next week; can you all be here this Friday? д) ускорять; The warm weather has put the crops forward by a month.... узнать больше
put back		put back а) передвигать назад; Why don't you put your chair back a little to get a better view? б) возвращать на место; Put the book back where you found it. в) задерживать; The fire in the factory put back production by several weeks. г) отсрочивать, откладывать, переносить; The concert had to be put back to the following week. д) передвигать назад (стрелки часов); My watch was fast so I put it back three minutes. е) naut. возвращаться (в гавань, к берегу); The storm became so fierce that we had to put back into the harbour. ж) стоить, обходиться; Our holiday put us back $1,000.... узнать больше
set forward		set forward а) выдвигать (вперед) Why don't you set your chair forward to get a better view? б) выдвигать (предложение и т.п.); The committee's plans are set forward in the report. в) отправляться, трогаться (в путь) The climbers set forward towards the mountain in bright weather. г) способствовать (чему-л.), приближать, ускорять This warm weather has set the crops forward by a month. д) переносить (встречу, совещание и т.п.) на более ранний срок We shall have to set the meeting forward because of the holiday next week. е) переводить вперед (стрелки часов) My watch was slow so I set it forward five minutes.... узнать больше
run down		run down а) сбегать (вниз); течь стекать (вниз) Walk down the stairs, don't run down. The river runs down to the sea. б) сбить; столкнуться с чем-л., кем-л. повредив (что-л.) или ранив (кого-л.) The poor boy has been run down by a bus. The big ship has run down the little boat. в) разыскать At last I ran down the article that I had been looking for. г) догнать, настигнуть The police had run the jewel thieves down after a long search. д) останавливаться (о машине, часах и т.п.), кончаться (о заводе) I think the clock must have run down. е) снижать(ся), сокращать(ся) The coal industry is running down. ж) пренебрежительно отзываться (о ком-л.) She's always running down her son's wife. з) спускаться (обыкн. о местности) The land belonging to the castle runs down to the sea. и) переутомлять(ся); истощать(ся), изнурять(ся) In spite of my holiday in the sun, I've been run down recently.... узнать больше
clear off		clear off а) отделываться от чего-л. б) проясняться (о погоде) In the afternoon, the mist cleared off and the rest of the day was fine. в) coll. убираться just clear off at once! убирайтесь немедленно! г) убирать, устранять кого-л., что-л. Please clear your papers off so that I can serve dinner. д) убирать со стола Please help your mother to clear off. Please help your mother to clear off the table. е) полностью заплатить долг I'm glad I've cleared off the money I owed my mother. ж) дешево продать товар The shop decided to clear off the summer clothes when the new winter fashions arrived. з) заканчивать что-л. I'd like to clear off the rest of the work which was waiting for me after my holiday.... узнать больше
break into		break into а) вламываться The thieves waited until it was dark enough to break into the house. This box looks as if it's been broken into. б) разразиться (смехом, слезами) The singers broke into song. Mary broke (forth) into laughter. в) to break into smb.'s time отнять у кого-л. время г) прервать (разговор) The children broke into the conversation with demandsfor attention. My aunt's regular visits break into my weekend. д) неожиданно начинать (действие) The men broke into a run. As I grew more afraid, I broke into a cold sweat. е) неохотно использовать часть чего-л. (денег и т.п.) I shall have to break into my savings to pay for the holiday. I don't want to break into a L10 note unless I really have to. I keep a small supply of tinned food in the bottom cupboard, to be broken into only in case of real need.... узнать больше
dispose v.		dispose v. 2) располагать, склонять I am disposed to think that - я склонен думать, что they are well/kindly disposed towards us - они хорошо к нам относятся - dispose of dispose of а) распорядиться to dispose of property распорядиться имуществом (путем продажи, дара, завещания) б) отделаться, избавиться; ликвидировать to dispose of an argument устранить, опровергнуть аргумент в) разрушить (довод и т.д.) The next speaker quickly disposed of his weak argument. The experienced politician disposed of the attack in a few minutes. It did not take long for the old fighter to dispose of his young but inexperienced opponent. г) найти решение Well, that disposes of the difficulty of choosing a holiday place. д) доедать, допивать Those children certainly disposed of all the food that I prepared for the party!... узнать больше
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