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bank I 2. v.
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- bank I 2. v. 3) сгребать (в кучу), наваливать; окружать валом Every spring we have to bank up the river to prevent flooding. At night we bank the fire up so that it is still burning in the morning....
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mark out
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- mark out а) размечать; расставлять указательные знаки; Now that it's spring, we must mark the tennis court out ready for play. б) выделять, предназначать; The directors have had you marked out as worthy of consideration for a better position in the firm....
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shuffle off
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- shuffle off а) сбросить (одежду, кожу); Every spring the snake shuffles off its old skin. б) свалить (ответственность); He was glad to shuffle off the load of responsibility onto a younger man. в) брести, плестись The old man shuffled off in his worn shoes....
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painful adj.
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- painful adj. 3) неприятный; It was a joint interview with the BBC and ITV and was painful both to watch and to listen to. - painful surprise...
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burst forth
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- burst forth внезапно начинаться The trees burst forth in spring. Mary burst forth into song....
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die down
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- die down а) увядать The bushes may have died down in this cold autumn but they will grow again next spring. б) падать в обморок в) замирать (о звуке) The fire is dying down, put some more wood on! The wind died down at last and all was quiet. When the hunt has died down we shall be able to leave our hiding place....
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go forward
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- go forward а) улучшать Is your work going forward now that the materials have arrived? б) продолжать The council gave us permission to go forward with our building plan. в) переставлять часы вперед Do the clocks go forward in the spring?...
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wrong 2. adj.
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- wrong 2. adj. 1) неправильный, ошибочный; the whole calculation is wrong - весь расчет неверен; my watch is wrong - мои часы неверны; I can prove you wrong - я могу доказать, что вы неправы - be quite wrong...
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set ahead
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- set ahead а) переносить (собрание и т.п.) на более ранний срок We were able to set the meeting ahead because the report was prepared earlier than we expected. б) переводить, передвигать вперед (стрелки часов) In spring we usually set the clocks ahead one hour....
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mine II 1. noun
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- mine II 1. noun 6) заговор, интрига to spring a mine on smb. - преподнести неприятный сюрприз; подложить свинью кому-л....
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gain 2. v.
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- gain 2. v. 6) улучшаться - gain on - gain over - gain upon to gain the upper hand - взять верх my watch gains - мои часы спешат Syn: see come see get...
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twiddle with
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- twiddle with играть чем-то; крутить, вертеть; to twiddle with the watch-chain вертеть в руках цепочку от часов...
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covey I noun
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- covey I noun 1) выводок, стая (особ. куропаток) to spring a covey - вспугнуть стаю...
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skip I 2. v.
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- skip I 2. v. 5) sl. удрать; скрыться - skip across - skip off - skip over - skip through skip it! - ладно!, неважно! Syn: bound, hop, leap, spring Ant: crawl, creep, walk...
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spout 1. noun
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- spout 1. noun 5) zool. дыхательное отверстие (у кита) up the spout - а) в закладе; his watch is put up the spout он заложил свои часы; б) разоренный; обанкротившийся...
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