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patter I 1. noun
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- patter I 1. noun 4) coll. болтовня, краснобайство Syn: chit-chat, palaver, small talk...
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detect v.
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- detect v. 1) открывать, обнаруживать (in) I can detect signs of improvement in your thinking. Only a trained eye could detect such small faults in the lettering....
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massive adj.
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- massive adj. 4) огромный; - massive success - massive program Syn: enormous, hefty, huge, immense, ponderous, vast Ant: minute, small, thin...
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gobble up
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- gobble up а) поглощать в больших количествах The big old car gobbles up petrol. Some students gobble up information as fast as they receive it. б) побеждать It's difficult for a small firm not to be gobbled up by big business concerns....
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trickle away
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- trickle away а) вытекать тонкой струйкой, капать; There must be a small hole in the pipe, look at the water trickling away! б) исчезать; the crowd began to trickle away толпа начала постепенно расходиться...
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patter II 2. v.
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- patter II 2. v. 2) топотать, семенить, шлепать (тж. patter about, patter around); I'm sure I can hear a small animal pattering about in the bushes....
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holding noun
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- holding noun 1) участок земли (особ. арендованный) - small holdings...
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spur 2. v.
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- spur 2. v. 3) побуждать, подстрекать (to - к чему-л.; тж. spur up); Even a small success would spur me on to greater effort....
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bush out
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- bush out а) густо разрастаться If you don't cut off some of the branches, that tree will bush out sideways. б) обсаживать кустарником The men have gone ahead to bush out a safe way across the frozen lake; they can cut down some of the small trees growing on the shore and lay them on the ice to show us where to go....
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plough under
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- plough under а) amer.; coll. разрушать, ликвидировать; All our hopes for winning the election were ploughed under when the votes were counted. б) запа- хивать; зарыть; When the forest was cleared, a lot of small branches were ploughed under....
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way 1. noun
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- way 1. noun 7) образ жизни - live in a great way - live in a small way...
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edge in
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- edge in а) вставить (слово, замечание) The noise at the party was so loud that I was hardly able to edge in a remark at all. б) втискиваться, пролезать, влезать I tried to edge in on the chairman to speak to him, but he was surrounded by other questioners. There's a small crowd round the speaker, but try to edge your way in....
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large 1. adj.
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- large 1. adj. 5) naut. попутный, благоприятный (о ветре) - large fruits as large as life а) в натуральную величину; б) во всей красе; в) joc. собственной персоной Syn: big, giant, gigantic, king-size, mammoth, outsize Ant: minute, small...
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settle II v.
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- settle II v. 13) leg. закреплять (за кем-л.); завещать; to settle an annuity on smb. - назначить ежегодную ренту кому-л.; The old lady settled a small fortune on the young man who had helped her. - settle down - settle for - settle in - settle up Syn: see decide...
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boil over
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- boil over а) перекипать, уходить через край Turn off the gas, the milk is bailing over б) кипеть, негодовать, возмущаться The trade union chief boiled over when the men voted against him. в) выходить из-под контроля и превращаться во что-л. The small argument boiled over into a serious quarrel....
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