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snake noun
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- snake noun 2) предатель, вероломный человек snake in the grass - скрытая опасность; скрытый враг to raise/wake snakes - поднять скандал, затеять ссору to see snakes coll. - допиться до чертиков...
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sea-snake
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- sea-snake = sea serpent...
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snake-charmer noun
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- snake-charmer noun заклинатель змей...
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grass-snake noun
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- grass-snake noun zool. уж (обыкновенный)...
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snake noun
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slough off
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- slough off а) сбрасывать (кожу) Every spring this snake sloughs off its old skin. б) coll. избавляться (от чего-л.) It's difficult to slough off old habits even when you want to....
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recoil 2. v.
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- recoil 2. v. 1) отскочить; отпрянуть, отшатнуться; Most people will recoil from a poisonous snake....
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scotch II 2. v.
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- scotch II 2. v. 2) обезвреживать; to scotch a snake - вырвать жало у змеи...
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flickering adj.
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- flickering adj. трепещущий, колеблющийся the flickering tongue of a snake - дрожащий язычок змеи flickering shadows - дрожащие тени Syn: see sparkling...
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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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innocuous adj.
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- innocuous adj. безвредный; безобидный innocuous snake - неядовитая змея - render innocuous...
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coil I 2. v.
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- coil I 2. v. 1) свертываться кольцом, спиралью, извиваться (часто coil up; round/around - вокруг чего-л.) The dog coiled up in the corner by the fire. The snake was coiled up on the ground outside the hut. The belt had coiled itself round the wheel, stopping the motor....
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curl up
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- curl up а) скручивать(ся), сморщивать(ся) The snake curled up in the long grass. The leaves are curling up in the cold autumn air. б) coll. скрутить (о несчастье, горе и т. п.) в) испытать потрясение, потрясти кого-л. The fighter's well-aimed blow curled his opponent up. The loss of his business just curled him up. г) помирать со смеху Mary just curled up when Jim walked in wearing his funny clothes....
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cast off
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- cast off а) бросать, покидать (что-л. неприятное) He was pleased to be able to cast off such an unwelcome responsibility. The Russian people rose, casting off the chains of unjust rule. б) заканчивать работу в) naut. отдавать (швартовы); отваливать Don't cast off the boat till everyone is on board. Cast off all ropes! Are you ready to cast off? г) спускать (собаку) д) освобождаться от старой одежды When you grow too big for your clothes, cast them off and I'll give them away. е) отрекаться, отказываться (от кого-л.) When he grew rich, he cast off his old friends. ж) сбрасывать, терять (кожу) The snake cast off its old skin. з) спускать (петли в вязанье) At the end of the row, cast off seven stitches. Be careful not to cast off too tightly, or the work will lose its shape. и) определять по рукописи объём печатной работы I've cast off your book and think it should come to about 400 pages when it's printed....
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