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81 relief **** re·lief
[rɪ'liːf]1. n1)(from pain, anxiety)
relief (from) — sollievo (a)2) (Mil: of besieged town) liberazione f, (help, supplies) soccorsi mpl3) (also: tax relief) sgravio fiscale4) Art, Geog rilievoto throw sth into relief fig — mettere qc in evidenza or in risalto
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82 besiege
[bɪ'siːdʒ]verbo transitivo mil. assediare (anche fig.)* * *[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) assediare2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) tempestare* * *[bɪ'siːdʒ]verbo transitivo mil. assediare (anche fig.) -
83 starvation
nounVerhungern, dasstarvation wages — Hungerlohn, der
* * ** * *star·va·tion[stɑ:ˈveɪʃən, AM stɑ:r-]n no plto die of \starvation verhungern, den Hungertod sterben liter* * *[stAː'veISən]n(act) Hungern nt; (of besieged people) Aushungern nt; (= condition) Hunger mto die of starvation — verhungern, hungers or den Hungertod sterben (geh)
the prisoners were kept on a starvation diet for months —
starvation wages — Hungerlohn m, Hungerlöhne pl
* * *starvation [stɑː(r)ˈveıʃn] s1. Hungern n:die of starvation verhungern;starvation diet Fasten-, Hungerkur f;starvation ration Hungerration f;2. Hungertod m, Verhungern n* * *nounVerhungern, dasdie of or from/suffer from starvation — verhungern/hungern od. Hunger leiden
be or live on a starvation diet — fast am Verhungern sein
starvation wages — Hungerlohn, der
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84 beleaguered
[bi'li:ɡəd]* * *be·lea·guered[bɪˈli:gəd, AM -gɚd]1. (besieged) belagertto be \beleaguered by an army/reporters von einer Armee/Reportern belagert werdenthe fields were \beleaguered by pests die Felder wurden von Schädlingen heimgesucht\beleaguered parents geplagte Elternto be \beleaguered by problems von Problemen geplagt werden -
85 besiege
besiege [bɪˈsi:dʒ]a. [+ town] assiéger* * *[bɪ'siːdʒ]transitive verb Military assiéger; fig assaillir -
86 besiege
[bɪ'siːdʒ]vt* * *[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) oblegać2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) nagabywać -
87 besiege
[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) ielenkt; aplenkt2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) apsēst; apbērt (ar jautājumiem, lūgumiem u.tml.)* * *ielenkt, aplenkt; apbērt, apstāt -
88 besiege
[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) apgulti, apsupti2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) apipilti -
89 besiege
v. belägra* * *[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) belägra2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) ansätta -
90 beleaguered
1) ( besieged) belagert;to be \beleaguered by an army/ reporters von einer Armee/Reportern belagert werden;sb is \beleaguered with work jdm wächst die Arbeit über den Kopf;the fields were \beleaguered by pests die Felder wurden von Schädlingen heimgesucht;\beleaguered parents geplagte Eltern;to be \beleaguered by problems von Problemen geplagt werden -
91 besiege
[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) obléhat2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) zavalit, obtěžovat* * *• obtěžovat• obléhat -
92 besiege
[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) obliehať2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) zavaliť* * *• obliehat -
93 get\ through
1. I1) the message (supplies, fresh papers, etc.) got through сообщение и т. д. дошло; reinforcements did not get through подкрепление не сумело пробиться2) a bill (a new law, a reform, etc.) got through законопроект и т. д. был принят /прошел/ (в парламенте и т. д.)2. IIIget through smth. /smth. through/1)get the message (the letter, the goods, the contraband, etc.) through провезти записку и т. д.2)get a bill (a reform, etc.) through провести (через парламент и т. п.) законопроект и т. д.3. XIbe got through to smb. the ammunition could not be got through to the men солдатам никак не могли доставить боеприпасы4. XVI1) get through to smth., smb. get through to a besieged town (to London, etc.) прорваться в осажденный город и т. д., I couldn't get through to my chief я никак не мог связаться с начальством; at last the news got through to them наконец новости дошли до них; I started as soon as your message got, through to me я выехал, как только было получено ваше сообщение2) get through with smth., smb. get through with a job (with housework, etc.) закончить работу и т. д., разделаться с работой и т. д.; as soon as I get through with that patient как только я закончу с этим больным3) get through to smb. I can't get through to him at all я ничего не могу ему втолковать -
94 besiege
[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) a asedia2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) a asalta -
95 troop
рота; батарея; Бр. взвод; рота ( парашютного полка) ; pl. войска; части и подразделения; см. тж. forcesarmoured vehicles troops, RE — Бр. части и подразделения саперных танков
assault signal troop, Royal Signals — Бр. взвод связи первого эшелона десанта
— AT troop— EW troop— forward area troops— HQ troop— MG troop— normal division troops— service support troops— troop logistical troops -
96 besiege
[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) πολιορκώ2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) βομβαρδίζω -
97 air(-)drop
['ɛədrɔp] 1. сущ.; = air dropсбрасывание с самолёта ( на парашюте), разбрасывание с самолётаRelief supplies are provided by airdrop. — Продовольствие и медикаменты сбрасываются с самолётов на парашюте.
Syn:2. гл.сбрасывать с самолёта ( на парашюте), разбрасывать с самолётаLeaflets were airdropped into the area, asking civilians to leave. — Над этим районом с самолёта разбросали листовки, призывающие гражданское население уйти.
They'll try to airdrop food and medicine into the besieged town. — Они попытаются сбросить продовольствие и медикаменты в осаждённый город на парашютах.
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98 air(-)drop
['ɛədrɔp] 1. сущ.; = air dropсбрасывание с самолёта ( на парашюте), разбрасывание с самолётаRelief supplies are provided by airdrop. — Продовольствие и медикаменты сбрасываются с самолётов на парашюте.
Syn:2. гл.сбрасывать с самолёта ( на парашюте), разбрасывать с самолётаLeaflets were airdropped into the area, asking civilians to leave. — Над этим районом с самолёта разбросали листовки, призывающие гражданское население уйти.
They'll try to airdrop food and medicine into the besieged town. — Они попытаются сбросить продовольствие и медикаменты в осаждённый город на парашютах.
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99 besiege
[bɪ'siːʤ]гл.1) воен. осаждать; блокировать, окружатьSyn:2) осаждать (просьбами, вопросами)After her sudden success, the singer was besieged with offers to appear at many concert halls. — После головокружительного успеха певица получила множество предложений о выступлении в разных концертных залах.
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100 no oil painting
шутл.; брит. непривлекательный, некрасивыйShe's no oil painting, so she wouldn't be besieged with offers. — Она не красавица, так что предложениями её явно не завалят.
She has an interesting face but she's no oil painting. — У неё интересное лицо, но она не Джоконда.
Syn:
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