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1 пойти на попятный
1) General subject: back out, back pedal, chicken out, crayfish, recede from a position, haul in horns, pull in horns, take water, back-pedal, draw in one's horns2) Colloquial: pull out3) Literal: beat a retreat4) Jargon: pig it5) Makarov: cop out, draw in horns -
2 сдать позицию
General subject: recede from a position, give ground -
3 отступать
несов. - отступа́ть, сов. - отступи́ть1) ( шагать назад) step back; draw back; back off / awayотступи́ть на шаг — step back, take a step back(wards)
толпа́ отступи́ла в стра́хе — the crowd drew back [backed off / away] in fear
2) воен. retreat; fall backотступа́ть с боя́ми — make a fighting retreat
отступа́ть в беспоря́дке — retreat in confusion / disorder
3) (перед тв.; терять решимость) retreatотступа́ть пе́ред тру́дностями — retreat in the face of difficulties
4) (о волне, наводнении - спадать) recede, subside5) (об эмоциях, явлениях - ослабевать) subside, abateстрах отступи́л — smb's fear subsided
боле́знь [боль] отступи́ла — smb's illness [pain] abated
6) (от; отклоняться) digress (from), depart (from)отступа́ть от те́мы разгово́ра — digress / depart / deviate from the subject of the conversation
не отступа́ть от бу́квы зако́на — not to depart from the letter of the law
7) (от; отказываться) draw back (from), give up (d), abandon (d)отступи́ть от свое́й пози́ции — abandon one's position
он не отсту́пит от свои́х пози́ций — he will not move / budge from his position
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4 отступать
отступить1. step back; recede; (в страхе и т. п.) recoilотступить на шаг — step back, take* a step back(wards)
2. воен. retreat (тж. перен.); fall* backотступать с боями — make* a fighting retreat
отступать в беспорядке — retreat in confusion / disorder
он не отступит от своих позиций — he will not move / budge from his position
3. (от; от правила и т. п.) deviate (from)4. (от; от темы и т. п.) digress (from)5. полигр. indent -
5 отступать отступ·ать
отступать от своих взглядов — to abandon / to depart from one's views
2) воен. to retreat, to fall backотступать в беспорядке — to retreat in confusion / disorder
Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > отступать отступ·ать
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