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1 there were heaps and heaps of them
Общая лексика: их было полным-полно, их было тьма-тьмущаяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > there were heaps and heaps of them
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2 there were
быть; не былоthey were seven, there were seven of them — их было семеро
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3 heap
1. [hi:p] n1. куча, грудаa heap of coal [cinders, rubbish] - куча угля [золы, мусора]
2. часто pl разг. масса, уйма, множествоheap of times - много /тысячу/ раз; часто
to make a heap of mistakes - делать уйму /массу/ ошибок
there were heaps and heaps of them - их было полным-полно /тьма-тьмущая/
there are heaps of books on this subject - на эту тему написано много книг
there is heaps more to say on this question - по этому вопросу можно ещё много сказать
3. разг. старый автомобиль, драндулет, колымага4. горн. отвал, терриконик♢
all of a heap - а) тяжело, всей тяжестью; he fell all of a heap upon the chair - он тяжело повалился на стул; б) неожиданно; резко; ≅ как обухом по голове2. [hi:p] vto knock /to strike/ smb. all of a heap - ошеломить, поразить, огорошить кого-л.; привести кого-л. в замешательство
1. нагромождать; складывать, сваливать в кучу (тж. heap up, heap together)2. накапливать, скапливать (тж. heap up)to heap up riches - накапливать богатства; богатеть
to heap up facts, names and dates in one's memory - запомнить или хранить в памяти массу фактов, имён и дат
3. накапливаться, собираться в кучу (тж. heap up)4. (with) нагружать, наполнять5. сыпать, осыпатьto heap smb. with favours [presents], to heap favours [presents] upon smb. - осыпать кого-л. милостями [подарками]
to heap work on smb. - заваливать кого-л. работой
to heap praises on /upon/ smb. - осыпать кого-л. похвалами, петь дифирамбы кому-л.
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to heap coals of fire on smb.'s head - библ. собирать кому-л. на голову горящие уголья (вызвать у кого-л. угрызения совести, отплатив ему добром за зло) -
4 heap
1. n куча, грудаjunk heap — «груда металлолома», старый автомобиль
2. n разг. часто масса, уйма, множествоheap of times — много раз; часто
3. n разг. старый автомобиль, драндулет, колымага4. n горн. отвал, терриконикrefuse heap — отвал пустой породы, терриконик
5. v нагромождать; складывать, сваливать в кучу6. v накапливать, скапливатьto heap up riches — накапливать богатства; богатеть
7. v накапливаться, собираться в кучу8. v нагружать, наполнять9. v сыпать, осыпатьСинонимический ряд:1. jalopy (noun) clunker; crate; dog; jalopy; junker; wreck2. much (noun) barrel; great deal; lashings; lot; lump; million; mountain; much; multiplicity; pack; peck; plenty; ream; trillion3. pile (noun) accumulation; agglomeration; bank; cock; collection; drift; hill; load; mass; mess; mound; mow; pile; pyramid; rick; shock; stack; stock; stockpile; wealth; windrow4. scads (noun) gobs; heaps; jillion; jillions; loads; millions; oodles; quantities; reams; scads; slather; slathers; slew; thousand; thousands; trillions; wad; wads5. bestow (verb) bestow; cast; confer6. charge (verb) charge; choke; fill; freight; load; pack7. pile (verb) bank; cock; drift; hill; lump; mound; pile8. rain (verb) lavish; rain; shower9. stack (verb) accumulate; amass; arrange; cluster; congregate; dike; group; stackАнтонимический ряд:compress; constrict; contract; curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; lower; melt; reduce; scatter; shrink; withdraw -
5 thousand
1. n тысяча, одна тысячаa thousand million — тысяча миллионов, миллиард
2. n обыкн. тысячи, множествоthousands upon thousands — тысячи и тысячи, бесчисленное множество
3. num тысяча, тысячный4. num тысяча лет, тысячелетие5. num тысяча фунтов стерлинговthe thousand and one small worries of life — тысячи мелких жизненных забот;
Синонимический ряд:scads (noun) gobs; heap; heaps; jillion; jillions; load; loads; million; millions; oodles; quantities; reams; scads; slather; slathers; slew; thousands; trillion; trillions; wad; wads
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