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1 the oars disturbed the smooth surface of the lake
Макаров: весла рассекли гладь озераУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the oars disturbed the smooth surface of the lake
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2 back the oars
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3 a sweep of the oars
Макаров: взмах весел -
4 back the oars
Морской термин: табанить, тарабанить -
5 bend to the oars
Общая лексика: налечь на весла -
6 boat the oars!
Морской термин: шабаш! -
7 feather the oars
Макаров: грести "ласточкой" -
8 his hands froze to the oars
Макаров: его руки примёрзли к вёсламУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his hands froze to the oars
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9 hold the oars!
Общая лексика: разобрать весла! (команда в гребле) -
10 lay on the oars!
Рыбоводство: навались! -
11 lean upon the oars
Общая лексика: навалиться на весла, налечь на весла -
12 lie on the oars
Морской термин: вынимать весла из уключин, сушить весла -
13 muffle the oars
Общая лексика: обмотать весла -
14 peak the oars
Общая лексика: брать "на валёк" весла -
15 rest on the oars
Морской термин: сушить весла -
16 rest upon the oars!
Морской термин: суши весла! -
17 spell at the oars
Общая лексика: грести по очереди -
18 strain at the oars
Общая лексика: налегать на весла, налечь на весла -
19 sweep of the oars
Макаров: взмах весел -
20 take a turn at the oars
Общая лексика: немного погрести вёслами, немного поработать вёсламиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > take a turn at the oars
См. также в других словарях:
To boat the oars — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To feather the oars — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lie on the oars — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To muffle the oars — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To ship the oars — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To toss the oars — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To unship the oars — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To back the oars — Back Back (b[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Backed} (b[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Backing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To get upon the back of; to mount. [1913 Webster] I will back him [a horse] straight. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To place or seat upon the back … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ship the oars — 1. To put the oars in the rowlocks 2. To bring the oars into the boat • • • Main Entry: ↑ship … Useful english dictionary
To boat the oars — Boat Boat (b[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boating}.] 1. To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods. [1913 Webster] 2. To place in a boat; as, to boat oars. [1913 Webster] {To boat the oars}. See under {Oar}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chained to the oars — {adj. phr.} The condition of being forced to do strenuous and unwelcome labor against one s wishes for an extended period of time. * /Teachers in large public schools frequently complain that they feel as if they had been chained to the oars./ … Dictionary of American idioms