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1 chalk
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I. 1. варовик, креда
2. тебешир, креда за рисуване
3. знак/отметка с тебешир
not to know CHALK from cheese нишо не разбирам, пълен невежа съм
his CHALK is up кредитът му се изчерпи
to stump/walk one's CHALK si. измъквам се
better by a long/by long CHALKs къде-къде/далеч по-добър
not by a long CHALK разг. никак, ни най-малко, съвсем не
to walk the CHALK (-line) държа се безупречно, спазвам строго правилата на приличието
II. 1. пиша/отбелязвам с тебешир
2. намазвам/нацапвам с тебешир
3. наторявам с варовик
chalk out набелязвам, скицирам (план и пр.), chalk up отбелязвам с тебешир (сметка, точки при игра и пр.), бележа/маркирам с тебешир, бележа, отбелязвам, зарегистрирам (успехи и пр.) написвам с тебешир на дъска заобяви* * *{tf3:k} n 1. варовик, креда; 2. тебешир, креда за рисуване; 3. (2) v 1. пиша/отбелязвам с тебешир; 2. намазвам/нацапвам с т* * *тебешир; варовик; креда;* * *1. better by a long/by long chalks къде-къде/далеч по-добър 2. chalk out набелязвам, скицирам (план и пр.), chalk up отбелязвам с тебешир (сметка, точки при игра и пр.), бележа/маркирам с тебешир, бележа, отбелязвам, зарегистрирам (успехи и пр.) написвам с тебешир на дъска заобяви 3. his chalk is up кредитът му се изчерпи 4. i. варовик, креда 5. ii. пиша/отбелязвам с тебешир 6. not by a long chalk разг. никак, ни най-малко, съвсем не 7. not to know chalk from cheese нишо не разбирам, пълен невежа съм 8. to stump/walk one's chalk si. измъквам се 9. to walk the chalk (-line) държа се безупречно, спазвам строго правилата на приличието 10. знак/отметка с тебешир 11. намазвам/нацапвам с тебешир 12. наторявам с варовик 13. тебешир, креда за рисуване* * *chalk[´tʃɔ:k] I. n 1. варовик, креда; French \chalk минер. стеатит; • not by a long \chalk разг. в никакъв случай, съвсем не; can't ( not able to) tell \chalk from cheese разг. не различавам съществено различни неща, не виждам очевидни различия, непроницателен съм; as different as \chalk from cheese напълно различни (несъвместими); to walk the \chalk ( line, mark) имам безупречно поведение; 2. тебешир; креда (за рисуване); 3. знак с тебешир за отбелязване точките при игра; 4. сметка, кредит в кръчма; II. v 1. отбелязвам с тебешир; пиша с тебешир; 2. намазвам, нацапвам с тебешир; 3. отбелязвам като постижение; 4. ставам на прах;
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