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sign on
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- sign on а) подписать контракт (с фирмой, армией и т.п.), наниматься на работу If you join the army you have to sign on for at least three years. б) нанимать на работу We have been lucky to sign on so many experienced workers. в) radio, tv подавать знак начала передачи Let's use a nice cheerful tune to sign on in the morning. г) записываться, регистрироваться (на бирже труда и т.п.) How long have you been signing on?...
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drag out
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- drag out а) вытаскивать It's so 'annoying having to drag out the sewing machine every time I want to make a dress. б) растягивать (рассказ и т. п.); тянуть, медлить The politician dragged his speech out for over two hours. в) скучно тянуться (о времени, жизни) The writer dragged out an unhappy existence for many years until in the end she killed herself. г) вытянуть (информацию) из кого-л. At last the police were able to drag the truth out of the prisoner....
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deal I 2. v.; past and past part. dealt
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- deal I 2. v.; past and past part. dealt 5) быть клиентом, покупать в определенной лавке (at, with) I've been dealing at Brown's for twenty years....
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at prep.
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- at prep. 2) во временном значении указывает на а) момент или период времени в, на; б) возраст в at six o'clock - в шесть часов at dinner time - в обеденное время; во время обеда at the end of the lesson - в конце урока at dawn - на заре at night - ночью at present - в настоящее время, теперь at the age of 25, at 25 years of age - в возрасте 25 лет at an early age - в раннем возрасте...
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discretion noun
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- discretion noun 1) благоразумие, осторожность - years of discretion - act with discretion - show discretion...
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late 1. adj.; comp. later, latter; superl. latest, last
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- late 1. adj.; comp. later, latter; superl. latest, last 2) недавний, последний; my late illness - моя недавняя болезнь - of late years...
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set back
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- set back а) отодвигать, передвигать назад Why don't you set your chair back a little to get a better view? б) препятствовать, задерживать; The cost of the war has set back national development by ten years. в) отсрочивать, откладывать, переносить The election will be set back to July to avoid the June holiday. г) переводить, передвигать назад (стрелки часов) My watch was fast so I set it back three minutes. д) coll. стоить, обходиться The boy's education has set me back more than $3000....
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many 1. adj.
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- many 1. adj. past more; past part. most многие, многочисленные; много; how many? - сколько? are there many guests coming to dinner? - много ли гостей придет к обеду? for many a long day - в течение долгого времени; as many - столько же; as many as three years - целых три года; not so many as - меньше чем; to be one too many joc. - быть лишним; to be one too many for smb. coll. - а) быть сильнее, искуснее кого-л.; б) быть выше чьего-л. понимания; быть слишком трудным для кого-л....
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old 1. adj.; comp. older, elder; superl. oldest, eldest
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- old 1. adj.; comp. older, elder; superl. oldest, eldest 4) при вопросе о возрасте и при указании возраста: how old is he? - сколько ему лет?; he is ten years old - ему десять лет...
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put away
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- put away а) убирать; прятать; Please put your toys away. б) отделываться, избавляться; He's safely put away. в) откладывать (сбережения); I have a little money put away for a rainy day. г) оставлять, бросать (привычку и т. п.); отказаться (от мысли и т.п.); It's time to put away those foolish ideas and become serious. д) coll. помещать (в тюрьму, сумасшедший дом и т.п.); The judge put the criminal away for ten years е) euphem. убивать (обыкн. из милосердия); It was kinder to put the old dog away than to let him suffer. ж) coll. поглощать (о еде); съедать; выпивать; You'd he surprised at the amount that boy can put away in a single day. з) coll. заложить (что-л.), затерять и) obs. развестись; Then Joseph... was minded to put her away....
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parking ticket noun amer.
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- parking ticket noun amer. 2) штраф за нарушение правил стоянки; I've just got a parking ticket - my first in years....
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kick about
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- kick about а) перебрасывать(ся) Those boys aren't playingfootball properly, they're just kicking the ball about. б) разбрасывать I found this book kicking about upstairs, is it yours? в) существовать Is the same chairman still kicking about? I thought he had left years ago. The idea of world government has been kicking about for a long time, but no one seems to take it seriously. г) придираться, отдавать ненужные приказы The directors will find that times have changed; they can no longer kick the workers about and make them do whatever they want. д) обсуждать The committee kicked your suggestion about for over an hour before deciding that they could not accept it....
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pass by
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- pass by а) проходить мимо; So many people pass by and never notice the old lonely people. She passed close by me without a sign of recognition. б) оставлять без внимания, пропускать; to pass by in silence обходить молчанием; Thevoters passed him by and elected his opponent. We'll pass that matter by for the moment. в) проходить (о времени); A year passed by, and still she had not found a suitable job. г) быть известным (под именем); He passed by the name of Baker for many years, so avoiding discovery by the police....
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period 1. noun
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- period 1. noun 1) период; промежуток времени; period of years - определенный период времени - our own period - the girl of the period...
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pass into
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- pass into а) входить, проходить (куда-л.); He passed into the house without my noticing him. б) превращаться в, переходить в; делаться; The sky was a deep pink, passing into gold. As we got higher up the mountain, the rain passed into snow. в) поступить (в колледже и т.п.); It is not easy to pass into this medical school. г) стать частью (чего-л.); The deeds of these few brave men have passed into history. д) превращаться, переходить из одного состояния в другое; The magician made the princess pass into a deep sleep for 100 years....
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