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( кого)прост.1) (действуя обманным путём, добиваться желаемого от кого-либо) fool, bluff smb.; take smb. by bluffing; cf. catch smb. with chaff- А, Иосиф Захарович, вы хотите взять нас на арапа? Не выйдет! (Л. Ковалёва, У нас всё благополучно) — 'Aha, Iosif Zakharovich, you want to bluff us? It won't work!'
2) (угрожая, запугивая, добиваться от кого-либо чего-либо) try to bully smb., try to shout smb. down; try to browbeat smb. into doing smth.; bark at smb.; play smb. up- И сразу на арапа берут! - негромко возмущался он. - "Гражданин!.." Какой я вам гражданин? Я вам - товарищ и даже друг и брат. (В. Шукшин, Калина красная) — 'And they start playing you up right away!' he muttered indignantly.' 'Citizen!..' Why address me like that? I'm your comrade, I would have you know, and even your friend and brother.'
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