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1 верх
ч1) ( верхівка) top; head; ( верхня частина) upper partвідкидний верх авт. — drop head
2) (вінець, найвищий ступінь) height (of), summit (of)верх досконалості — the pink ( acme) of perfection
верх блаженства — the height of bliss, seventh heaven
3) ( перевага) upper handбрати верх — to gain ( to have) the upper hand ( over)
4) ( зовнішній бік одягу) cover, outside, top; ( тканини) right sideз верхом — quite full; heaped
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2 брати
I бр`атиto take; to seize; ( фортецю) to capture; (пожильця, роботу додому) to take in; ( дитину зі школи) to withdrawбрати верх — to have ( to get) the upper hand (of), to prevail ( over)
брати внайми — to rent, to hire
брати зненацька — to take unawares, to surprise
брати напрокат — to hire, to job
брати квитки в театр — to take ( to buy) tickets for the theatre, to book seats at the theatre
брати курс (на що-небудь) — to head, make ( for); to settle, to determine (on)
брати на абордаж (кого-небудь/що-небудь) — to board
брати назад — to take back ( away)
брати назад свої слова — to take back one's words, to unsay, to retract one's words; to break ( to go back on) one's words
брати на поруки (кого-небудь) — to bail, to go bail ( for)
брати перешкоду спорт. — to clear obstacles
брати похідну мат. — to derive, to differentiate
брати початок — to originate (in, from)
брати участь — to take part (in), to participate (in)
брати хабарі — to accept bribes, to graft; to finger
бери його! мисл. — sick him!
II мн.брати себе в руки — to control oneself; to pull oneself together
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3 перемога
жvictory; спорт. тж. winздобути перемогу — to gain (to win, to score) a victory, to win ( to carry) the day, to win the field, to have the upper hand
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4 перевага
жadvantage, preference; superiority; preponderance; prerogative, privilege, preeminence; ( плюс) asset; амер. the bulgeчисельна перевага — majority; numerical superiority, superior numbers
віддавати перевагу — to prefer (to), to show a preference ( for)
мати перевагу (над кимсь) — to overbalance; to have ( to gain) an advantage, to have the upper hand ( over one)
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