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1 насвистывать
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2 насвистывать мотив
Makarov: whistle a tuneУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > насвистывать мотив
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3 просвистеть
сов.1) ( издать свист) whistle2) (вн.; высвистеть) whistle (d)просвисте́ть мело́дию — whistle a tune
3) ( пронестись со свистящим звуком) swish, whistleнад голово́й у него́ просвисте́ла пу́ля — he heard a bullet whistle / swish / sizzle / whizz / whir over his head
4) разг. (вн.; растратить) fritter away (d), fribble away (d); blow (d) sl -
4 мотив
1. inducement2. motivation3. incentive4. motiv; motif5. motiveмотивы, продиктованные благоразумием — prudential motives
6. spring7. tuneСинонимический ряд:1. довод (сущ.) аргумент; довод; резон2. мелодия (сущ.) голос; мелодия; напев -
5 плясать под дудку
1) General subject: (чью-л.) pipe to tune, (чью-л.) play (smb.'s) game, (чью-л.) go through hoop, jig to the tune2) Diplomatic term: (чью-л.) eat out of hand3) Makarov: (чью-л.) dance after pipe, (чью-л.) dance after piping, (чью-л.) dance after whistle, (чью-л.) dance to pipe, (чью-л.) dance to piping, (чью-л.) dance to tune, (чью-л.) dance to whistle -
6 плясать под (чью-л.) дудку
2) Diplomatic term: eat out of hand3) Makarov: dance after pipe, dance after piping, dance after whistle, dance to pipe, dance to piping, dance to tune, dance to whistleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > плясать под (чью-л.) дудку
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7 плясать под чью-л. дудку
Makarov: dance after (smb.'s) pipe, dance after ( smb.'s) piping, dance after (smb.'s) whistle, dance to (smb.'s) pipe, dance to (smb.'s) piping, dance to (smb.'s) tune, dance to (smb.'s) whistleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > плясать под чью-л. дудку
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8 петь
1) General subject: cantillate, chant, chirl (о птицах), crow, give note (о птице), monotone, pipe (о птице), scream (с напряжением в голосе, тж. to \петь out), sing, troll (вступая по очереди), tune, vocalize, warble (о птицах)2) Biology: twitter (о жаворонке)3) American: overmike4) Poetical language: descant6) Jargon: blow the whistle, chirp (о профессиональной певице), croon -
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ж.1) ( музыкальный инструмент) pipe; fife (особ. воен.)2) ( боцманский свисток) boatswain's ['bəʊsənz] whistle••пляса́ть под чью-л ду́дку — dance to smb's tune / piping
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10 платить дань
1) (воздавать должное кому-либо, чему-либо, оценивать по достоинству кого-либо, что-либо) pay tribute to smb., smth.; pay acknowledgement to smb., smth.С минуту трое шли молча, как бы отдавая дань дикому очарованию окружающей природы. (Л. Леонов, Evgenia Ivanovna) — For a minute the three walked in silence, as though paying tribute to the grandeur of the scenery.
2) ( чему) (следовать чему-либо, считаться с чем-либо, терпеть что-либо) pay toll to smb., smth.; pay tribute to smb., smth.; suffer (endure) smth.Платон Михайлович.
Брат, женишься, тогда меня вспомянь! / От скуки будешь ты свистеть одно и то же. Чацкий. От скуки! как? уж ты ей платишь дань? (А. Грибоедов, Горе от ума) — Platon Mikhailovich: You wed, my boy - then think of me! Quite soon / From boredom, you as well will whistle just one tune. Chatsky: From boredom! What! You pay that toll already?Обратно мы шли легко, хотя и продолжали платить дань разъярённому солнцу. (А. Кривицкий, Жара в Агудзере) — Our walk back was easy, although we still paid tribute to the ruthless sun.
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whistle a tune — make a sound which can be identified with a tune … English contemporary dictionary
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whistle — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwistle; akin to Old Norse hvīsla to whisper Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through … New Collegiate Dictionary
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whistle — whis|tle1 [ wısl, hwısl ] noun count * 1. ) a small metal or plastic object that you put in your mouth and blow to make a high sound: blow a whistle: The referee blew the whistle for half time. a ) a piece of equipment that produces a high sound … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English