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101 kombinatorstw|o
n sgt pot., pejor. (spryt w interesach) wheeling and dealing pot., savvy US pot.; (szwindel) jiggery-pokery GB pot., pejor., hanky-panky pot., pejor.- dzięki kombinatorstwu dorobił się fortuny he wheeled and dealed his way to fortuneThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kombinatorstw|o
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102 kuglarstw|o
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103 غش
1́ n. cheat, copy, debasement, sophistication, cheating, false step, swindle, deceit, deception, jiggery pokery, adulteration, defraudation2́ v. deceive, swindle, sell, nobble, diddle, bilk, cheat, sting, rig, short, adulterate, debase, fudge -
104 jigger
['xhigë:] n 1. takëme litarësh e çikrikësh (në anije). 2. velë e vogël. 3. direk i pasmë. 4. gj.fol. vegël, ashtushe. 5. gotëz pijesh. 6. vagonetë me levë (në hekurudha)jigger II ['xhigë:] n. pleshti vogëljigger mast ['xhigë:ma:st/'mæst] n. direk i pasmëjiggery-pokery ['xhigëri'poukëri] n. zhrg. mashtrim -
105 passe-passe
n. m. inv. Tour de passe-passe: 'Jiggery-pokery', trickery. (It is difficult to ascertain whether the expression tour de passepasse comes from the language of the stage magician or the professional card-sharp. Whatever the origin, it effectively conveys the legerdemain tactics employed in both cases.) -
106 embustes
m.pl.lies, sneaky tricks, chicanery, jiggery-pokery.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: embustir. -
107 trampas
f.pl.sneaky tricks, skulduggery, jiggery-pokery. -
108 интрига
жен.1) intrigue, plot; мн. ч. тж. jiggery-pokery, practices, manoeuvre, mischief-making, schemingзакулисные интриги — backstairs, backstreet intrigues, stair-work
плести интригу, плести интриги — to weave a plot, to scheme, to plot
политические интриги — pipe laying, politics амер.
2) ( сюжет) intrigueпобочная интрига — under-action, underplot
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109 engineering
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110 intrigue
интрига имя существительное:тайные происки (intrigue, jiggery-pokery)глагол:строить козни (machinate, intrigue) -
111 machination
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112 practice
практика имя существительное:установленный порядок (practice, routine)интриги (practice, jiggery-pokery)глагол:практиковать (practice, practise)практиковаться (practice, practise)имя прилагательное: -
113 practise
практика имя существительное:установленный порядок (practice, routine)интриги (practice, jiggery-pokery)глагол:практиковать (practice, practise)практиковаться (practice, practise)имя прилагательное: -
114 rig
установка имя существительное:буровой станок (rig, boring rig)плутни (rig, jiggery-pokery)манера одеваться (turnout, rig, get-up)глагол: -
115 gerrymander
махинации имя существительное:предвыборные махинации (gerrymander, jerrymander)глагол:устраивать предвыборные махинации (gerrymander, jerrymander) -
116 intrigues
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117 jerrymander
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118 spivvery
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119 dipsy doodle
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120 mućka
f sl (obič. pl mućkae) underhand dealing(s), wheeling and dealing, coll finagling, B coll jiggery-pokery, sl hanky-panky, sl monkey business; dobiti na -u - na mutno
См. также в других словарях:
jiggery-pokery — n. A verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of a person in some way. Syn: trickery, hocus pocus, slickness, hanky panky, skulduggery, skullduggery. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jiggery-pokery — [jig′ər ē pōk′ər ē] n. [altered < Scot joukery paukery, rhyming slang < IE * joukerie, trickery < * joukere, a cheater < * jouk, a dodge, dart < ?] [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] trickery or deception; hanky panky … English World dictionary
jiggery-pokery — [[t]ʤɪ̱gəri po͟ʊkəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you describe behaviour as jiggery pokery, you mean that it involves tricking people or being dishonest. [BRIT, INFORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] It seems astonishing that Bond got away with so much jiggery pokery for … English dictionary
jiggery-pokery — /jig euh ree poh keuh ree/, n. Chiefly Brit. 1. trickery, hocus pocus; fraud; humbug. 2. sly, underhanded action. 3. manipulation: After a little jiggery pokery, the engine started. [1890 95; alter. of joukery pawkery. See JOUK, PAWKY, ERY] * * * … Universalium
jiggery-pokery — jig|ger|y po|ker|y [ˌdʒıgəri ˈpəukəri US ˈpou ] n [U] BrE informal secret dishonest activity to make something seem what it is not ▪ There s been some jiggery pokery with the figures … Dictionary of contemporary English
jiggery-pokery — old fashioned secret activities that are not honest. We suspect there s been some financial jiggery pokery going on in the accounts department … New idioms dictionary
jiggery-pokery — noun (U) BrE informal secret dishonest activity to make something seem what it is not: social jiggery pokery behind the scenes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jiggery-pokery — noun Etymology: probably alteration of Scots joukery pawkery, from jouk to dodge, cheat + pawk trick, wile Date: circa 1892 underhanded manipulation or dealings ; trickery … New Collegiate Dictionary
jiggery-pokery — noun /ˌdʒɪɡ.ɹ.iˈpəʊ.kəɹ.i,ˌdʒɪɡ.ɚ.iˈpoʊ.kɚ.i/ Trickery or misrepresentation. Syn: hanky panky, skulduggery, trickery … Wiktionary
jiggery-pokery — jig|ge|ry po|ke|ry [ ,dʒıgəri poukəri ] noun uncount MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL dishonest behavior that is intended to trick people, often in business or politics … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jiggery-pokery — noun informal, chiefly Brit. deceitful or dishonest behaviour. Origin C19: prob. a var. of Scots joukery pawkery, from jouk (see jouk) … English new terms dictionary