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121 give
أَهْدَى \ give: to hand (sth.) to sb. as a present: I gave him a bicycle for his birthday. give away: to give freely: I’ve given away my stamp collection to various boys. present: to give (sth.) as a present, often ceremonially: The firm presented a gold watch to their chief clerk. They presented him with a watch. -
122 give away
أَهْدَى \ give: to hand (sth.) to sb. as a present: I gave him a bicycle for his birthday. give away: to give freely: I’ve given away my stamp collection to various boys. present: to give (sth.) as a present, often ceremonially: The firm presented a gold watch to their chief clerk. They presented him with a watch. -
123 give away the show
разг.(give away the (whole) show (тж. give the (whole) show away))1) выдать, разоблачить; предатьSomeone's given the show away and I miss my guess if we don't get bombers over one of these fine nights. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Hour before the Dawn’, ch. XVI) — Кто-то выдал месторасположение аэродрома; не трудно догадаться, что в одну из этих прекрасных ночей нас будут бомбить.
2) разболтать секрет, проболтатьсяA: "Look here, everybody's talking about that affair, and it was a most important business secret. The Chief'll be furious! How did it get out?" B: "I don't know for certain, but from what I hear, I gather that his secretary gave the show away yesterday." (SPI) — А: "Послушайте, все только об этом и говорят, а ведь это важнейший секрет фирмы. Как он стал известен? Шеф будет в бешенстве. Б. Я точно не знаю, но, насколько мне известно, секретарь шефа вчера сболтнул лишнее."
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124 give up
أَقْلَعَ عن \ abandon: to give up because of difficulties, to abandon: They had to abandon their plans. get out of: to avoid (sth. that one does not want to do): I’ve promised to go, and I can’t get out of it. give up: to stop (doing sth. that one usu. does); leave; not keep any longer (hope, one’s job etc.): I’ve given up smoking. They gave up the idea of buying a farm. leave off: to stop: Begin reading where you left off yesterday. \ See Also تَوَقَّفَ عن، تَراجَعَ عن، تَخَلَّى (عن) -
125 give up on
VI + PREP1) (=renounce) [+ idea] renunciar a2) (=stop expecting) [+ visitor]I've given up on him, he's so unreliable — (=lost faith in) no quiero perder más tiempo con él, es muy informal
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126 give someone the brushoff
expr slThe manager gave her the brushoff when she asked for a raise — Когда она попросила повысить ей зарплату, то шеф просто отмахнулся от нее
His girlfriend has just given him the brushoff — Его девушка только что сказала ему, что не будет больше с ним встречаться
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > give someone the brushoff
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См. также в других словарях:
give — [giv] vt. gave, given, giving [ME given (with g < ON gefa, to give), yeven < OE giefan, akin to Ger geben < IE base * ghabh , to grasp, take > L habere, to have: the special Gmc sense of this base results from its use as a substitute… … English World dictionary
give — I [[t]gɪ̱v[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ gives, giving, gave, given 1) VERB: no cont You can use give with nouns that refer to physical actions. The whole expression refers to the performing of the action. For example, She gave a… … English dictionary
give — givable, giveable, adj., n. givee, n. giver, n. /giv/, v., gave, given, giving, n. v.t. 1. to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. 2. to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please … Universalium
give — I. verb (gave; given; giving) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish giva to give; akin to Old English giefan, gifan to give, and perhaps to Latin habēre to have, hold Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to make… … New Collegiate Dictionary
give — [c]/gɪv / (say giv) verb (gave, given, giving) –verb (t) 1. to deliver freely; bestow; hand over: to give someone a present. 2. to deliver to another in exchange for something; pay. 3. to pass over to: give me that book, please. 4. to grant… …
Gave — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Given — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Give — (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth. giban. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
give over to — To set (a period of time) aside for a particular purpose • • • Main Entry: ↑give * * * give over to [phrasal verb] give (something) over to (someone) 1 : to give (something) to (someone) to have, use, do, etc. She h … Useful english dictionary
Give — Give, v. i. 1. To give a gift or gifts. [1913 Webster] 2. To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet. [1913 Webster] 3. To become soft or moist. [Obs.] Bacon . [1913 Webster] 4. To move; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
give up — {v.} 1a. To stop trying to keep; surrender; yield. * /The dog had the ball in his mouth and wouldn t give it up./ * /Jimmy is giving up his job as a newsboy when he goes back to school./ Compare: GIVE ONESELF UP, HAND OVER, LET GO(1a). Contrast:… … Dictionary of American idioms