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contend v.
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- contend v. 1) бороться против кого-л. (against/with) We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't contend against/with the weather....
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compete with
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- compete with бороться против чего-л. We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't compete with the weather....
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oppressive adj.
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- oppressive adj. 1) гнетущий, угнетающий, тягостный; oppressive weather - душная, знойная погода...
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propitious adj.
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- propitious adj. 2) благоприятный; подходящий; propitious weather - благоприятная погода Syn: see favourable...
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beastly 1. adj.
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- beastly 1. adj. 2) coll. ужасный, противный beastly weather - отвратительная погода...
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nippy 1. adj.
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- nippy 1. adj. 1) морозный; резкий (о ветре); nippy weather - холодная погода...
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look forward
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- look forward ожидать с нетерпением; I'm looking forward to some warmer weather after this bitter winter....
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disport v.
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- disport v. usu. refl. развлекаться, забавляться; резвиться (тж. disport oneself at/with smth.) When the weather turned warm, hundreds of people could be seen disporting themselves by the lake....
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leach 2. v.
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- leach 2. v. выщелачивать (from/away from/out of); Much of the goodness has been leached from the soil by the action of continuous heavy rain; During the recent wet weather, radioactive chemicals have been leaching out of the waste products of the atomic power station...
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persist v.
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- persist v. 2) удерживаться, сохраняться, продолжать существовать; устоять; The tendency still persists - эта тенденция все еще существует Syn: continue, endure, last, survive, weather Ant: collapse, die, fade, fail, stop (cease)...
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unsettled adj.
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- unsettled adj. 1) неустроенный; неустановившийся; the weather is unsettled - погода не установилась...
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lee side
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- lee side подветренный борт судна (противоп. weather side)...
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variable 1. adj.
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- variable 1. adj. 1) изменчивый, непостоянный; variable weather - неустойчивая погода...
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gamble on
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- gamble on а) ставить на что-л., кого-л. Are you going to gamble on the result of the fight? He gambles most of his income on the horses. б) быть уверенным You can't gamble on the weather in England....
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contest 2. v.
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- contest 2. v. 2) спорить, бороться (with); выступать против (against) Jim had to contest against/with the world's best runners in the Games. We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't contest with bad weather....
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