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1 how goes the world with you?
разг.(how goes the world with you? (тж. how is the world treating you?))как дела?, что новенького?; как вам живётся?‘Tell me, how has the world been treating you, Anthony?’ ‘Fairly, on the whole.’ (G. Gordon, ‘Let the Day Perish’, part II, ch. XLIII) — - Рассказывай, Энтони, как ты-то живешь? - В общем, сносно.
Papa D: "Howdy [= how do you do], Mr. Lyle, how the world treating you?" Lyle: "I can't complain." (J. Baldwin, ‘Blues for Mister Charlie’, act III) — Папа Д: "Здравствуйте, мистер Лайл. Как поживаете?" Лайл: "Пока не жалуюсь."
Large English-Russian phrasebook > how goes the world with you?
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2 corrupt practice
эк., юр., амер. злоупотребление (официальное название для различного рода преступлений, связанных с оказанием незаконного влияния на поведение какого-л. лица в ходе выборов; сюда относится подкуп избирателей, угощение, голосование вместо другого лица и т. д.)Every person is guilty of a corrupt practice who commits the offence of undue influence. — Любое лицо, оказывающее давление на других людей, является виновным в злоупотреблении на выборах.
See:bribery, treating, personation, undue influence, unfair trade practice, corrupt practices act, electoral fraud, fraudulent practice, corruption* * * -
3 treat
1. n удовольствие, наслаждениеgive yourself a treat!, have a treat! — не отказывай себе в удовольствии!
2. n школ. пикник, экскурсия3. n угощение4. n разг. очередь платить за угощение5. v обращаться, обходитьсяhe is a man to be treated with respect — он человек, заслуживающий уважения
6. v относиться, рассматриватьplease treat this information as strictly private — пожалуйста, считайте эти сведения совершенно конфиденциальными
treat a question — разрешать вопрос; рассматривать вопрос
7. v трактовать, рассматривать, обсуждать8. v трактовать; выполнятьa romantically treated bronze group — бронзовая скульптурная группа, выполненная в романтическом стиле
9. v готовить10. v лечить11. v обрабатывать, подвергать воздействию12. v с. -х. протравливать13. v угощатьafter that we were treated to the inevitable good advice — после чего нам, как всегда, преподнесли хороший совет, после этого нас угостили неизбежным хорошим советом
14. v оплачивать расходы15. v приглашать16. v доставлять удовольствие17. v вступать в деловые отношения; нести переговоры18. v горн. обогащатьСинонимический ряд:1. delicacy (noun) bonne bouche; dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; morsel; sweet; tidbit; titbit2. delight (noun) delight; gratification; satisfaction3. entertainment (noun) banquet; entertainment; feast; fete4. favor (noun) favor; gift; grant5. apply (verb) apply; coat; cover; imbue6. blow (verb) blow; set up; stand7. buy (verb) buy; pay for; spring for8. confer (verb) advise; collogue; confab; confabulate; confer; consult; huddle; parley; powwow9. consider (verb) act toward; approach; behave toward; consider; look upon; regard10. deal with (verb) address; bargain; come to terms; deal; deal with; discuss; handle; negotiate; play; serve; settle; take; take up; use11. divert (verb) divert; favor12. entertain (verb) amuse; entertain; feast; indulge; regale13. prescribe (verb) administer to; attend; doctor; dose; medicate; minister; nurse; prescribeАнтонимический ряд:
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