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1 плыть против течения
1) General subject: struggle against the stream, swim against the stream, go against the stream, contend with the tide, go against the grain2) Fishery: go up stream3) Banking: lean into the wind4) Makarov: go against the tide, row against the flood, row against the stream, row against the tide, row against the wind, stem (и т.п.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > плыть против течения
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2 грести против течения
1) General subject: row up the stream, struggle against the stream2) Makarov: row against the flood, row against the stream, row against the tideУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > грести против течения
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3 действовать в неблагоприятных условиях
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > действовать в неблагоприятных условиях
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4 приниматься за трудную работу
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > приниматься за трудную работу
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5 идти против течения
1) General subject: breast the current, cross current, cross-current, stem the tide, to beast the current, go against the stream, go against the flow2) Naval: stemУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > идти против течения
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6 идти против течения
lit. go against the stream; strive against the stream; row against the tideРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > идти против течения
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7 плавать
(опред. плыть, сов. поплыть)1. ( о человеке и животном) swim*плыть под парусами — sail, go* under sail
плыть в гондоле и т. п. — float / glide in a gondola, etc.
плыть по течению — go* down stream; (перен.) go* / swim* with the stream / tide
плыть против течения — go* up stream; (перен.) go* against the stream
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всё плывёт передо мной — everything is swimming before my eyes, my head is swimmingплыть в руки разг. — drop into smb.'s lap
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8 плавать
несовер.; без доп.1) swim2) float, drift; sail; steam3) sail, navigate ( на судне)плавать под парусами — to sail, to go under sail
плавать против течения — to go up stream; to go against the stream перен.
плавать по течению — to go down stream; to go/swim with the stream/tide перен.
••он мелко плавает — he is beyond his depth in smth. (в смысле своих знаний, способностей); he is a small fry ( в смысле своего социального положения)
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