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Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > арьергардный бой
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rearguard (attr)арьерга́рдные бои — rearguard action sg
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I муж.1) battle, combat, fight, fighting, action; struggle ( борьба)брать боем, брать с бою — to take by assault/storm/force
готовый к бою — combat-ready; ( в боевом порядке) in battalia
вступать в бой — engage воен.
вводить в бой — to bring into action, to put into action
вести бой — to combat; to batter разг.
воздушный бой — air fight; разг. dogfight
встречный бой — encounter attack, encounter battle; meeting engagement амер.
выйти из боя — to come out of action; to disengage, to go out of action; to break off combat
выходить из боя — disengage воен.
к бою! — action!; bear for action!
пасть в бою — to be killed in action, to fall in action
рукопашный бой — close fight, hand-to-hand fight, hand-to-hand fighting; head-to-head амер.
шум боя — roar/din of the battle
2) разг. ( побои) beating••бой не на жизнь, а на смерть — battle a outrance
объявлять бой — to declare war (on); to begin a campaign (against)
II муж.; только ед.рваться в бой — to chafe at the bit, to strain at the leash, to be spoiling for a fight, to be champing at the bit
( разбивание, битая посуда и т. п.) breakageIII муж.; только ед.beat; chime, strike ( часов)- бой часов
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Military: rearguard actionУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > арьергардные действия
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Military: rearguard actionУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > действия арьергарда
См. также в других словарях:
rearguard action — ► NOUN ▪ a defensive action carried out by a retreating army … English terms dictionary
rearguard action — noun count or uncount a strong attempt to stop something bad from happening, even though it may be too late … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rearguard action — noun 1. : a defensive or delaying fight engaged in by a rear guard (as in covering the retreat of an army or the evacuation of a besieged garrison) 2. : an effort put forth by means of preventive or delaying measures or tactics and usually… … Useful english dictionary
rearguard action — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms rearguard action : singular rearguard action plural rearguard actions a strong attempt to stop something bad from happening, even though it may be too late … English dictionary
rearguard action — noun a defensive action carried out by a retreating army … English new terms dictionary
fight a rearguard action — to try very hard to prevent something from happening when it is probably too late to prevent it. The unions were fighting a rearguard action against the government s attempt to strip them of their powers. (often + against) … New idioms dictionary
rearguard — [[t]rɪ͟ə(r)gɑː(r)d[/t]] 1) N SING: the N In a battle, the rearguard is a group of soldiers who protect the back part of an army, especially when the army is leaving the battle. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone is fighting a rearguard action or… … English dictionary
rearguard — rear|guard [ˈrıəga:d US ˈrırga:rd] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: reregarde, from rere behind (from Latin retro ) + garde guard ] 1.) fight a rearguard action a) to make a determined effort to prevent a change that you think is bad,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rearguard — noun fight a rearguard action a) to make a determined effort to prevent a change that you think is bad, although it seems too late to stop it: A rearguard action is being fought against the sale of the land for business development. b) if an army … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
action — n. activity act 1) to initiate; take action; to go into action 2) to put smt. into action (we put our plan into action) 3) to prod, spur smb. into action 4) concerted, united; decisive; direct; disciplinary; drastic; emergency; hasty, rash;… … Combinatory dictionary
rearguard — n. 1 a body of troops detached to protect the rear, esp. in retreats. 2 a defensive or conservative element in an organization etc. Phrases and idioms: rearguard action 1 Mil. an engagement undertaken by a rearguard. 2 a defensive stand in… … Useful english dictionary