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place aside
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- place aside а) прекратить (работу и т.п.) на некоторое время; Tom placed his new book aside for a year. б) положить конец (чему-л.); It's time to place our differences aside and work together. в) откладывать, копить (деньги); беречь (время); I have a little money placed aside for a rainy day. I've placed aside the whole weekend for househunting. г) приберегать, оставлять; Would you like us to place the rest of the wool aside for you?...
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dispense v.
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- dispense v. 4) освобождать (from - от обязательства) Since you feel ill, I will dispense you from your duties for the, rest of the week. May I be dispensed from attending the meeting? - dispense with dispense with обходиться без чего-л. to dispense with smb.'s services обходиться без чьих-л. услуг machinery dispenses with much labour машины дают большую экономию человеческого труда...
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cook off
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- cook off а) остужать A rest in the shade will cool you off. We had to stop at the top of the hill and wait for the engine to cool off. б) успокаивать(ся) She didn't cool off for hours after that argument. I tried to cool her off but she was still very angry when she left. в) остывать к кому-л., чему-л. He used to say he loved me, but recently he seems to have cooled off. I liked your offer at first, but now I have cooled off....
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natural 1. adj.
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- natural 1. adj. 1) естественный, природный; to die a natural death - умереть естественной смертью; the term of one's natural life - вся жизнь; for the rest of one's natural (life) - до конца своих дней; natural power - силы природы; - natural resources - natural weapons - natural selection - natural phenomena...
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sleep out
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- sleep out а) спать на открытом воздухе It's so hot tonight, let's sleep out in the garden. б) жить не по месту работы (преим. о прислуге); быть приходящей (о няне и т.п.) There are two other servants who sleep out. в) спать, ночевать не дома Their children seem to sleep out nearly every night. г) проспать to sleep oneself out выспаться Sometimes he feels that he would like to sleep out the rest of his days....
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clear away
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- clear away а) убирать Please clear your papers away so that I can serve dinner. Does the letter clear away your difficulty? The police cleared the crowd away. б) рассеивать (сомнения) в) рассеиваться (о тумане, облаках) In the afternoon, the clouds cleared away and the rest of the day was fine. When he read the letter, his doubts cleared away....
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peace noun
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- peace noun 3) мир, покой; may he rest in peace! - мир праху его!...
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garner poet.; rhet. 2. v.
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- garner poet.; rhet. 2. v. ссыпать зерно в амбар; складывать в амбар, запасать (тж. garner in/up) When all the fruit is garnered in, the farmers can rest....
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belly 1. noun
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- belly 1. noun 5) naut. 'пузо' паруса the belly has no ears, hungry bellies have no ears prov. - соловья баснями не кормят when the belly is full, the bones would be at rest prov. - по сытому брюху хоть обухом Syn: see stomach...
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cook down
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- cook down а) остывать, остужать A rest in the shade will cool you down. We had to stop at the top of the hill and wait for the engine to cool down. б) успокаивать(ся) Don't try to argue with your father till he's cooled down. A small payment now will cool his anger down. в) остывать к кому-л., чему-л. He used to say he loved me, but recently he seems to have cooled down. I liked your offer at first but now I have cooled down....
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laurel 1. noun
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- laurel 1. noun 2) usu. pl. лавры, почести; - rest on one's laurels - repose on one's laurels - retire on one's laurels - reap one's laurels - win one's laurels...
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carve up
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- carve up а) coll. разделять что-л. Europe was carved up after World War I. б) coll. делить (деньги) The thieves carved up the profit from the robbery. в) sl. намеренно ранить кого-л. Threaten to carve him up if he won't give the money, that should make him do it! г) coll. перегонять кого-л. на машине Yes, he does get there sooner, but only by carving up the rest of the traffic on the way - one day he'll have a nasty accident....
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fetch round
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- fetch round а) приводить домой или на установленное место Why don't you fetch your new boy friend round one evening? We'd like to meet him. б) приводить в сознание Peter has fainted; this bucket of water should fetch him round. в) переубедить We must fetch the rest of the committee round to our point of view. г) менять направление Father always fetches the conversation round to his favourite subject....
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bring round
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- bring round а) приводить в себя, в сознание Peter has fainted, try to bring him round. б) переубеждать We must bring the rest of the committee round to our point of view. в) доставлять Bring the new members round to the meeting tonight. г) изменять направление чего-л. Father always brings the conversation round to his favourite subject. д) naut. повернуть лодку или корабль назад If the wind changes you'll have to bring her round....
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set 3. v.
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- set 3. v. 2) приводить в определенное состояние; to set in motion - приводить в движение; to set in order - приводить в порядок; to set smb. at (his) ease - успокоить, ободрить кого-л.; he set people at once on their ease with him - людям в его присутствии сразу становилось легко; to set at rest - а) успокоить; б) уладить (вопрос); to set at variance - поссорить; вызвать конфликт; to set free - освобождать; to set loose - отпускать; to set right - а) приводить в порядок, исправлять; б) выводить из заблуждения; to set one's hat (tie, etc.) straight/right - поправить шляпу (галстук и т.п.); to set laughing - рассмешить; to set on fire - поджигать; the news set her heart beating - при этом известии у нее забилось сердце; the answer set the audience in a roar - услышав ответ, все присутствующие разразились хохотом; to set a machine going - пускать машину...
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