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тянуть резину/времяPlay for time — tell them we need more information from them before we can make a decision.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > play for time
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4 play for time
пытаться выиграть время, оттягивать время; уклоняться от ответа, избегать ответа на вопрос, стараясь выиграть время‘How did you get here?’ ‘How? You wouldn't believe me if I told you!’ Liszt was stalling for time. (S. Heym, ‘Of Smiling Peace’, ch. 8) — - Как вы попали сюда? - Как? - Лист уклонился от ответа, стараясь выиграть время. - Вы не поверите мне, если я расскажу.
‘I can't hear a word,’ said Madge. This was untrue. She was playing for time. (I. Murdoch, ‘Under the Net’, ch. 1) — - Не слышу ни слова, - сказала Мадж. Она говорила неправду. Старалась выиграть время.
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5 play for time
пытaтьcя выигpaть вpeмя, oттягивaть вpeмя; уклoнятьcя oт oтвeтa, избeгaть oтвeтa нa вoпpoc, cтapaяcь выигpaть вpeмя'I can't hear a word,' said Madge. This was untrue. She was playing for time If. Murdoch) -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > play for time
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7 play for time
1) Общая лексика: оттягивать время, пытаться выиграть время, тянуть время2) Дипломатический термин: попытаться выиграть время -
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оттягивать время, пытаться выиграть времяАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > play for time
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לנסות להרוויח זמן* * *◙ ןמז חיוורהל תוסנל◄ -
10 play for time
(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) forsøge at vinde tid; trække tiden ud* * *(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) forsøge at vinde tid; trække tiden ud -
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(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) ganar tiempo -
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(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) tefja tímann -
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(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) húzza az időt -
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(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) ganhar tempo -
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zaman kazanmaya çalışmak, vakit geçirmeye çalışmak [spor.]* * *(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) zaman kazanmaya çalışmak -
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(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) zavlačevati -
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(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) yrittää voittaa lisäaikaa -
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(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) trekke ut tida, forsøke å vinne tid -
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(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) temporeggiare; guadagnare tempo -
20 play for time
(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) Zeit zu gewinnen suchen* * *expr.Zeit zu gewinnen suchen ausdr.
См. также в других словарях:
play for time — If you play for time, you delay something because because you are not ready or need more time to thing about it. Eg. I knew I had to play for time until the police arrived … The small dictionary of idiomes
play for time — ► play for time use excuses or unnecessary manoeuvres to gain time. Main Entry: ↑play … English terms dictionary
play for time — index procrastinate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
play for time — STALL, temporize, delay, hold back, hang fire, procrastinate, drag one s feet. → play * * * play for time To delay action or decision in the hope or belief that conditions will become more favourable later • • • Main Entry: ↑play * * * play for… … Useful english dictionary
play for time — If you play for time, you try to delay or prevent something from happening in order to gain an advantage. He decided to play for time in the hope that the price would decrease … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
play for time — to try to delay something so that you have more time to prepare for it. We can t sign the agreement yet we ll have to play for time … New idioms dictionary
play for time — to deliberately delay doing something, or to do it more slowly than usual, so that you have more time to decide what to do I just have to make a phone call first, she said, playing for time … English dictionary
play for time — Nesmith s opponents accused him of playing for time in order to pull an election year coup Syn: stall, temporize, delay, hold back, hang fire, procrastinate, drag one s feet … Thesaurus of popular words
play for time — use specious excuses or unnecessary manoeuvres to gain time. → play … English new terms dictionary
play for time — attempt to gain extra time … English contemporary dictionary
play for time — Avoid committing oneself so as to gain time … A concise dictionary of English slang