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1 booking office
['bʊkɪŋˌɔfɪs]nThere was a long line at the booking office. — Перед кассой была большая очередь. /В кассу выстроилась большая очередь
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2 departure
[dɪ'pɑːʧə]сущ.1) отъезд, уходsudden departure — внезапный уход, отъезд
hasty departure — поспешный уход, отъезд
to take / make one's departure — уходить; уезжать
to hasten / delay smb.'s departure — ускорить / задержать чей-л. отъезд
The quarrel has hastened her departure. — Ссора ускорила её отъезд.
2) отправление, отбытиеdeparture lounge — зал ожидания (в аэропорте: зал, где после регистрации пассажиры ожидают объявления посадки на рейс)
There are 40 minutes before flight departure. — До вылета (самолёта) осталось сорок минут.
The Booking Office is open 15 minutes before the departure of each train. — Билетная касса открывается за 15 минут перед отправлением каждого поезда.
Ant:3) уход с поста, отставка4) уст. уход из жизни, кончина, смертьSyn:decease 1.5) = point of departure отправная точкаThe present Act makes a fresh departure in bankruptcy legislation. — Данное постановление служит новой отправной точкой для законодательства о банкротстве.
6) отступление, отклонение, отходSyn:7) мор. отшествие (расстояние (в морских милях), на которое отклоняется судно от заданного меридиана) -
3 bend one's steps
(bend (direct или turn) one's steps (homewards, to, towards, etc.))направить свои стопы, направиться (куда-л.)And moralizing in this strain, Mr. Samuel Weller bent his steps towards the booking-office. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. XVIII) — И, морализируя подобным образом, мистер Уэллер направил свои стопы к кассе.
Victoria... bent her steps to a travel agency and there made her enquiries. (A. Christie, ‘They Came to Baghdad’, ch. 4) — Виктория... отправилась в туристское агентство и навела там справки.
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