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rags-to-riches adj.
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- rags-to-riches adj. rags-to-riches story рассказ, в котором героиня из бедной семьи становится богатой...
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stand up
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- stand up а) вставать; Stand up when the judge enters the court; б) оказываться прочным и т.п.; How long do you think the engine will stand up?; в) sl. to stand smb. up подвести кого-л.; г) казаться правдоподобным; Will his story stand up in court?...
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correlate 2. v.
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- correlate 2. v. находиться в связи, в определенном соотношении; устанавливать соотношение (to, with) His story does not correlate with the facts. The committee found it impossible to correlate the facts supplied by the directors with their knowledge of the firm. Anyone in the production market tries to correlate demand with supply....
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cream 1. noun
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- cream 1. noun 2) что-л. отборное, самое лучшее; цвет чего-л. - cream of the joke - cream of the story - cream of society...
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demonstrate v.
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- demonstrate v. 2) доказывать; служить доказательством (to) I hope this message demonstrates my feelings to the students. I hope this demonstrates to you how I feel. How can I demonstrate to you that my story is true?...
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stay with
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- stay with а) оставаться на одном уровне; Jim was able to stay with the leading runner for most of the race until he weakened and had to drop back; б) продолжать использовать что-л.; Let's stay with the present arrangements until a better plan is thought of; в) продолжать обращать внимание на кого-л.; Stay with me for a few more minutes and you'll see the point of the story....
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centre on
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- centre on а) концентрироваться, сосредоточиваться вокруг чего-л. The village centred on its market square. The children always centre round the teacher at story time. б) сосредоточиваться на чем-л. The conversation centred on the election. The action of the play centres on the struggle between the two women....
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point up
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- point up а) заострять, придавать остроту, усиливать; The writer has pointed up his story with an effective use of local scenery. Recent world figures of average incomes point up the ever-widening distance between rich and poor nations. б) делать грубым, шероховатым; This wall should be pointed up, it will help to make the cement stick....
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short 1. adj.
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- short 1. adj. 6) sl. крепкий (о напитке) - something short to make a long story short - короче говоря this is nothing short of a swindle - это прямо надувательство - in the short run - at short notice - short wind - make short work - short of Syn: see small...
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stand on
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- stand on а) зависеть от чего-л.; б) naut. идти прежним курсом; We stood on for the next hour while the wind was in our favour; в) точно соблюдать (условности и т.п.); I stand on my rights in this matter, and will take the matter to court if necessary; г) продолжать настаивать на истинности чего-л.; Do you still stand on your original story?...
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loosen up
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- loosen up а) делать более гибкими (мышцы); The team spends half an hour loosening up before each game. б) становиться более разговорчивым, менее застенчивым; If you don't loosen up soon, I shall have to find other ways of making you talk. в) coll. расщедриться; Do you think the old man will loosen up when we tell him our pitiful story? г) не принимать что-л. всерьез; Loosen up, this isn't a formal occasion....
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develop v.
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- develop v. 4) разрабатывать to develop a mine - разрабатывать копь to develop the plot of a story - разрабатывать сюжет рассказа...
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nucleus lat. noun; pl. -lei
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- nucleus lat. noun; pl. -lei 1) ядро; центр; - nucleus of a story...
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against prep.
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- against prep. 7) указывает на подготовку к чему-л. на, про to store up food against winter - запастись едой на зиму against a rainy day - про черный день to be up against (it) - стоять перед задачей; встретить трудности to work against time - стараться кончить работу к определенному времени to tell a story against smb. - наговорить на кого-л. against nature противоестественный; against the background на фоне against the collar с большим напряжением against the current против течения...
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come back to
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- 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?...
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