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1 I'm not quite broke but quite bent
Дипломатический термин: я не то, чтобы разорён, но денег у меня в обрезУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I'm not quite broke but quite bent
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2 bent
adj sl1)She must be bent acting up like that — Она, наверное, ненормальная, если так себя ведет
She was so out of line, she was so bent that she's probably a woman who ought to be locked up somewhere — Эта женщина вела себя таким неподобающим образом, настолько вопреки рассудку, что ее, наверное, следовало изолировать от общества
2)Many a bent copper was out on his ear following a major crackdown on corruption — Многие из полицейских, берущих на лапу, оказались вышвырнутыми на улицу в ходе кампании против коррупции
I'm afraid he's a little bent. He cheats on his taxes — Боюсь, что он жуликоватый парень. Он вечно химичит со своими налогами
A lot of those office holders get bent in office — Многие из этих должностных лиц начинают брать взятки, уже заняв свой пост
3)That lad is sure bent judging by his manners — Судя по его повадкам, этот парень точно голубой
4) BrE5) AmEI'm not quite broke but quite bent — Я не то чтобы совсем разорен, но денег у меня в обрез
6) AmECharlie got bent bad over women. He was kinky when it came to ladies — Что касается женщин, то Чарли стал совершенно извращенным типом. Так сказать, со странностями
7) AmEThe faraway look on her face told me that she was bent — По отрешенному выражению на ее лице я понял, что она ширнулась
8) AmE9) AmE10) AmECome on, don't get bent. I was only kidding — Ну хватит, не сердись. Я просто пошутил
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