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threatened adj.
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- threatened adj. 1) такой, которым угрожают; the threatened strike didn't come about - угроза забастовки не была реализована...
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threatened adj.
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- threatened adj. 2) находящийся в угрожаемом положении, под угрозой исчезновения (о биологических видах и т.п.)...
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buy off
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- buy off откупаться His sister threatened to tell the police, so he had to buy her off....
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strike II 2. v.
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- strike II 2. v. бастовать; объявлять забастовку (for, against); The women have threatened to strike against unequal pay....
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close in
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- close in а) приближаться; наступать Darkness closed in (on the city). б) окружать, огораживать в) сокращаться (о днях) The days are closing in now that it is September. г) ранить The youth threatened to close the old man's face in....
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expose I v.
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- expose I v. 5) разоблачать (to) His companions have threatened to expose his crimes to the police. We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers....
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dangle v.
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- dangle v. 3) манить, соблазнять, дразнить (тж. dangle before) A pay increase was dangled before him when he threatened to leave the company. - dangle after - dangle around...
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defect 2. v.
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- defect 2. v. нарушить свой долг; отступиться (от своей партии и т.п.); переметнуться в лагерь противника (from) The politician defected from his own party and joined the Opposition. Many writers, threatened with imprisonment, have defected to the West....
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cross over
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- cross over а) переходить, пересекать, переезжать, переправляться Cross over at the traffic lights, where the road is safe. He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty. If we had a boat we could cross over to the island. б) сменить политическую ориентацию The Minister has threatened to cross over to the other side if the government refuses to accept his decision. The politician crossed over and joined the Opposition....
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cower v.
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- cower v. сжиматься, съеживаться(отстраха,холода)(тж.cower away/back/down/forward) The woman cowered away / back when the jewel thief pointed a gun at her. The dog cowered down when the man threatened him with a whip. The servant cowered forward when the cruel king ordered him to come near. Syn: see flinch...
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run off
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- run off а) удирать, убегать; сбегать (with - с) Jim and Mary threatened to run off to get married. б) угонять (скот) Someone ran the cattle off during the night. в) не производить впечатления the scoldings run off him like water off a duck's back его ругают, а с него все как с гуся вода; г) отцеживать; спускать (жидкость) Get the man to run the oil off. д) строчить, катать (стихи, статью и т. п) I can run off the article that you want in a few days. е) бойко декламировать, читать He ran off the poem like a machinegun. ж) печатать (тираж издания, количество экземпляров) Can you run off 200 copies of this notice? з) проводить предварительные забеги (для решения исхода скачек) All the early races have been run off. и) выгонять, выставлять (непрошеных гостей и т.п.) I'll run you off my land....
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