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splice 2. v.
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- splice 2. v. 1) naut. сплеснивать, сращивать (концы тросов); Sailors have to learn how to splice together the broken ends of ropes, by weaving the threads....
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fall away
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- fall away а) покидать, изменять Some of our formerly loyal members have fallen away. б) спадать; уменьшаться Student numbers have been falling away recently. Interest in the game has fallen away (almost to nothing). в) чахнуть, сохнуть Her face has fallen away since she lost weight. г) исчезать The wind fell away and all was calm. His smile fell away when he saw who his visitor was....
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extract 2. v.
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- extract 2. v. 1) вытаскивать, удалять (зуб); извлекать (пулю); выжимать (сок) (from) Many valuable medicines are extracted from humble plants. The doctor had to extract pieces of broken glass from the boy's eye....
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safety noun
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- safety noun безопасность; сохранность; with safety - безопасно, без риска; in safety - в безопасности - play for safety избегать риска - safety first! - road safety there is safety in numbers prov. - безопаснее действовать сообща; один в поле не воин...
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piecrust noun
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- piecrust noun корочка пирога promises are like piecrust, made to be broken prov. - обещания для того и дают, чтобы их не выполнять...
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fix 1. v.
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- fix 1. v. 13) amer.; coll. употр. вместо самых разнообразных глаголов, обозначающих приведение в порядок, приготовление и т.п., напр.: to fix a broken lock - починить сломанный замок to fix one's hair - привести прическу в порядок - fix a coat - fix breakfast - fix the fire - fix on - fix over - fix up - fix upon - fix with Syn: see repair...
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drop off
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- drop off а) расходиться б) уменьшаться Student numbers have been dropping off recently. Interest in the game has dropped off. в) заснуть I was sitting in the armchair reading the newspaper when I dropped off. I had a bad night. I went to bed early enough but for some reason I couldn't drop off. г) умереть д) оставить кого-л., что-л. Drop me off at the corner, and I'll walk from there. I just want to drop this letter off, I'll drop my coat off at the cleaners on my way to the office. е) ухудшаться The quality of performance has dropped off since last year....
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bombard 2. v.
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- bombard 2. v. 1) бомбардировать (with - чем-л.) For a whole week, the little town was bombarded with enemy shells until the citizens were forced to yield. The machine was made so that the army could bombard the enemy castle with bits of broken rocks...
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put forth
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- put forth а) obs. пускать (побеги); The bush put forth new branches. б) вытягивать, протягивать; The soldier put forth his hand, asking for mercy. в) напрягать (силы); прилагать усилия; Putting forth a great effort, he uprooted the tree. г) amer. предлагать; The heads of government have put forth a system for preventing world war. д) obs.; poet. отправляться, пускаться (в плавание, в путь); And when the storm had passed, three ships put forth to cross the ocean. е) obs. пускать в обращение; выпускать, издавать; The printers put forth three numbers of the magazine....
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break I 2. v.; past broke; past part. broken
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- break I 2. v.; past broke; past part. broken 24) chem. осветлять (жидкость) - break away - break down - break even - break forth - break in - break in on - break in upon - break into - break loose - break of - break off - break open - break out - break out in - break over - break short - break through - break to - break up - break with to break the back/neck of smth. - а) уничтожить, погубить что-либо; б) сломить сопротивление чего-л.; одолеть самую трудную часть чего-л. see also neck I to break a butterfly on the wheel - see wheel I to break the ground, to break fresh/new ground - а) распахивать целину; б) прокладывать новые пути; начинать новое дело; делать первые шаги в чем-л., в) mil. начать рытье окопов; г) расчищать площадку (при строительстве); рыть котлован - break camp to break a lance with smb. 'ломать копья', спорить с кем-л. to break the news осторожно сообщать (неприятную) новость to break a story опубликовать (в газете) отчет, сообщение, информацию - break cover - break surface - break bank - break loose - break open - break wind - break even who breaks, pays prov. сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлебывай to break a secret выдать тайну Syn: burst, crack, crush, fracture, shatter, shiver, smash Ant: connect, repair, weld...
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blow around
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- blow around развевать; гнать The leaves are blowing about in the strong wind. The violent wind was blowing broken glass about in the city streets....
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break away
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- break away а) убежать, вырваться (из тюрьмы и т.п.) The criminal broke away from the policemen who were holding him. б) покончить (from - c чем-л.) в) отделиться, отпасть (from - от чего-л.) Part of the country broke away (from the State) to form a new nation. Modern music has broken away from 18th century rules....
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crock II 2. v.; usu. crock up
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- crock II 2. v.; usu. crock up 3) coll. вымотаться (о человеке) (тж. crock up) I think the director is crocking up, he's had a lot of worries this year. This latest heart attack has really crocked him up. My broken leg prevents me from leaving the house. I'm really crocked up....
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pour over
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- pour over а) лить(ся) поверх (чего-л.); переливать(ся); The river poured over its banks. Pour the meat juices over the meat. б) переваливать через; Enemy soldiers poured over the broken walls....
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blow about
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- blow about а) распространять (слух, известие) Let's blow Jim's suggestion around and see if we all agree with it. б) развевать; гнать The leaves are blowing about in the strong wind. The violent wind was blowing broken glass about in the city streets....
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