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21 she tried to hide her feelings, but the tears in her eyes were a give-away
1) Общая лексика: (dead) она пыталась скрыть свои чувства, но слезы (застывшие) в глазах выдавали её (с головой)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she tried to hide her feelings, but the tears in her eyes were a give-away
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22 I met her there but she didn't even acknowledge me
Общая лексика: я встретил её там, но она сделала вид, что не заметила меняУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I met her there but she didn't even acknowledge me
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23 I took off my hat to her but he cut me dead
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I took off my hat to her but he cut me dead
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24 I took off my hat to her but she cut me dead
Общая лексика: я поклонился ей, но она сделала вид, что не замечает меняУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I took off my hat to her but she cut me dead
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25 I tried to get through to her on the telephone, but I didn't have any joy
Общая лексика: я пытался связаться с ней по телефону, но безуспешноУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I tried to get through to her on the telephone, but I didn't have any joy
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26 I'm sorry but she's away from her desk
Дипломатический термин: извините, но её сейчас нет на местеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I'm sorry but she's away from her desk
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27 Iphigeneia (A daughter of Agamemnon nearly sacrificed by him to Artemis but saved by her and made a priestess)
Религия: ИфигенияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Iphigeneia (A daughter of Agamemnon nearly sacrificed by him to Artemis but saved by her and made a priestess)
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28 Mother's leg seemed quite better after her operation, but recently it's been acting up again
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Mother's leg seemed quite better after her operation, but recently it's been acting up again
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29 a man may look his age-but a woman overlooks her's
Общая лексика: мужчины замечают свой возраст, а женщины игнорируют егоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a man may look his age-but a woman overlooks her's
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30 agunah (In Judaism, a woman who is presumed to be widowed but who cannot remarry because evidence of her husband's death does not satisfy legal requirements)
Религия: агунаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > agunah (In Judaism, a woman who is presumed to be widowed but who cannot remarry because evidence of her husband's death does not satisfy legal requirements)
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31 he hit her but only under provocation
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he hit her but only under provocation
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32 he smiled at her, but she crushed him
Общая лексика: он ей улыбнулся, но она осадила его уничтожающим взглядомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he smiled at her, but she crushed him
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33 she was about to speak, but changed her mind
Общая лексика: она хотела было заговорить, но передумалаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she was about to speak, but changed her mind
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34 she would have fallen but he caught her
Общая лексика: она упала бы, если бы он не удержал еёУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she would have fallen but he caught her
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35 we tried to chase up his sister but no one knew her address
Общая лексика: мы пытались разыскать его сестру, но никто не знал, где она живётУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we tried to chase up his sister but no one knew her address
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36 what does the moon care if the dogs bark at her? the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on
Пословица: собака лает, ветер носитУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > what does the moon care if the dogs bark at her? the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on
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37 A diplomat is a man who remembers a lady's birthday but forgets her age.
<01> Дипломат – это человек, помнящий день рождения дамы, но не помнящий ее возраста. Anonymous (Неизвестный автор).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > A diplomat is a man who remembers a lady's birthday but forgets her age.
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38 A man may look his age – but a woman overlooks her's.
<02> Мужчины замечают свой возраст, а женщины игнорируют его.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > A man may look his age – but a woman overlooks her's.
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39 Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighbouring saloon and does not hear her.
<01> Раз в жизни Фортуна стучит в дверь каждого человека, но очень часто человек в это время сидит в ближайшей пивной и не слышит ее стука. Twain (Твен).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighbouring saloon and does not hear her.
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40 cold as stone
...I grew by degrees cold as a stone and then my courage sank. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Jane Eyre’, ch. II) —...постепенно я вся закоченела, и мужество стало покидать меня.
2) бессердечный, чёрствый, бесчувственный, холодныйWhat was it to anyone but her? And pride so moved within her that even her heart felt cold as stone. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Over the River’, ch. XXIII) — Кого трогает эта смерть, кроме нее? И гордость заговорила в Динни с такой силой, что даже сердце стало холодным, словно камень.
I looked for Hamid's stout denial, his cry of horror. But he had nothing to say. He was calm and dead, rigid as steel, cold as stone. (J. Aldridge, ‘Heroes of the Empty View’, part III, ch. 30) — Я ждал, что Хамид возмутится, что я услышу его гневный протест. Но он никак не отозвался на слова Зейна. Он был спокоен спокойствием мертвеца, твердый как сталь, холодный как камень.
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