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121 chive
Related to the onion and leek, this fragrant herb has slender, vivid green, hollow stems. Chives have a mild onion flavor and are available fresh year-round. They are a good source of vitamin A and also contain a fair amount of potassium and calcium. -
122 my bet is
разг.держу пари, бьюсь об заклад...my bet is there's been a fair amount of swift dirty work round here while poor little hubby's been kept at his lab. (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Magician’, ch. VI) —...бьюсь об заклад, здесь творятся грязные дела, пока бедняга муженек торчит в своей лаборатории.
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123 на текущем счету
разг., часто шутл.lit. on current account; to one's creditНа "текущем счету" моей жизни много ошибок и разочарований и ещё совсем мало опыта. (П. Сажин, Капитан Кирибеев) — I already had a fair amount of mistakes and disappointments to my 'credit', but very little experience.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на текущем счету
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124 aardig wat kosten
aardig wat kostenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > aardig wat kosten
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125 er mankeert nogal wat aan
er mankeert nogal wat aanVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > er mankeert nogal wat aan
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126 kosten
1 [voor het genoemde bedrag verkrijgbaar zijn] cost, be2 [vereisen] cost, take♦voorbeelden:het heeft ons maanden gekost om dit te regelen • it took us months to organize thisof 't niks kost • you'd think it was for freeze kosten een pond per stuk • they are a pound eachde kostende prijs • the cost (price)hoeveel mag het kosten? • how much do you wish to spend?wat kost het? • what does it cost?, how much is it?aardig wat kosten • cost a fair amounthet ongeluk kostte (aan) drie kinderen het leven • three children died/lost their lives in the accidenthet kost mij moeite hem te volgen • I find it hard to follow himdat kostte ons de overwinning • that cost us the victorydit karwei zal heel wat tijd kosten • this job will take (up) a great deal of timekoste wat (het) kost • at all costs -
127 mankeren
1 [schelen] be wrong/the matter2 [ontbreken] be missing3 [in gebreke zijn] be wrong♦voorbeelden:1 wat mankeert je toch? • what's wrong/the matter with you?2 dat mankeert er nog maar aan • that's all I/we needik kom, zonder mankeren • I'll come without failII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [(afwijking, ziekte) hebben] have something wrong/the matter♦voorbeelden:1 ik mankeer niets • I'm all right, there's nothing wrong with me -
128 Sykes, Adrian F.
[br]fl. 1920s Britain[br]English engineer who developed several early mechanical and electromechanical recording systems.[br]The BBC used the Round-Sykes microphone.In 1928 Sykes collaborated with W.D.Sternberg of British Homophone to exploit his patents on recording systems.Sykes's contribution to sound recording lies in the thorough analysis of the basic phenomena in the mechanical side of recording. These analyses are expressed by his many patent applications which merged into complete specifications. His basic patent on electromechanical recording caused a fair amount of litigation in Germany.GB-N
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