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hole up
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- hole up а) быть в зимней спячке б) отсиживаться, прятаться от людей After the jewel robbery, the thieves holed up in the basement of a friend's house until the police stopped looking for them....
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extradite v.
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- extradite v. выдавать (преступника другому государству) (from) The police arranged to extradite the jewel thief from the island state where he had been hiding....
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help down
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- help down помочь сойти Help me down (the stairs) with this heavy case, will you?...
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prize III 2. v.
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- prize III 2. v. 1) поднимать, взламывать или передвигать посредством рычага (обыкн. prize open, prize up); Use this long bar to prise the lid off. The jewel boxes had been prised open....
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measure up (to; иногда тж. with)
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- measure up (to; иногда тж. with) а) достигать (уровня); б) соответствовать, отвечать (требованиям); The prisoner measures up to the description the police have of the wanted jewel thief. в) оправдывать (надежды); I always give new workers a short contract to begin with, as I want to see how they measure up....
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round up
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- round up а) округлять с повышением (числа) I'll round the cheque up to $10. б) сгонять (скот) The cattle have to be rounded up and counted. в) собирать в одном месте See if you can round up the rest of the class, it's time to go back to the school. г) окружать, производить облаву The police are trying to round up the jewel thieves....
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vanity case
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- vanity case = vanity bag...
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gear-case
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cower v.
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- cower v. сжиматься, съеживаться(отстраха,холода)(тж.cower away/back/down/forward) The woman cowered away / back when the jewel thief pointed a gun at her. The dog cowered down when the man threatened him with a whip. The servant cowered forward when the cruel king ordered him to come near. Syn: see flinch...
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gone 2. adj.
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- gone 2. adj. 3) потерянный, пропащий a gone case coll. - безнадежный случай; пропащее дело a gone man = goner 1) и goner 2)...
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lash out
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- lash out а) внезапно лягнуть; ударить; наброситься; Never walk behind a horse in case it lashes out (at you). б) разразиться бранью...
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discuss v.
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- discuss v. 1) обсуждать, дискутировать (with) I've discussed the matter with my lawyer, and we have decided to settle the case out of court. Have you been discussing me with your friends?...
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be out in strength
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- be out in strength появляться в большом количестве Police had to be out in strength in case the crowd caused any trouble....
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be out in force
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- be out in force появляться в большом количестве Police had to be out in force in case the crowd caused any trouble....
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start on
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- start on а) начинать работу над чем-л.; He's a very busy lawyer and has already started on another case; б) набрасываться на кого-л. со словами; Don't start on me! It's not my fault!...
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