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1 to flex one's muscle
играть мускулами, демонстрировать силуChina flexes its economic muscle. — Китай демонстрирует экономическую мощь.
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2 to flex one's muscle
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to flex one's muscle
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[fleks] 1. гл.гнуть, изгибать, сгибать, склонятьSyn:2. сущ.; эл.гибкий кабель, шнур -
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ˈmʌsl сущ. мускул, мышца;
перен. сила a man of muscle ≈ силач to contract muscle ≈ сокращать мускул to flex, tense muscle ≈ напрягать мускул to move muscle ≈ двигать мускулом to pull muscle ≈ натягивать мускул to strain muscle ≈ напрягать мускул to relax muscle ≈ расслаблять мускул to wrench a muscle ≈ растягивать мускул to develop one's muscles ≈ развивать мускулы pain muscle ≈ боль в мышцах muscles ache ≈ мускулы болят мышца, мускул - not to move a * не шевелиться( собирательнле) мускулы сила - to have * быть сильным - man of * силач - put some * into your work работай поусердней, не жалей сил ~ мускул, мышца;
перен. сила;
a man of muscle силач muscle muscle in амер. разг. вторгаться, врываться силой ~ мускул, мышца;
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['mʌsl] 1. сущ.1) мускул, мышцаto flex / tense / strain a muscle — напрягать мускул
2. гл.; амер.; разг.Muscles ache. — Мышцы болят.
( muscle in) вторгаться, врываться силойIt would be surprising were the Mafia not to have muscled in. — Было бы странным, если бы в это дело не вмешалась мафия.
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