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41 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) tabe terræn* * *(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) tabe terræn -
42 move back
1. vt + adv1) (to former place: person) far tornare, (object) rimettere dov'era2) (cause to give ground: crowd) sospingere indietro, (troops) far indietreggiare2. vi + adv1) (return) ritornarethey had no intention of moving back to Britain — non avevano intenzione di ritornare in Gran Bretagna
2) (give ground) indietreggiare -
43 stamping ground
n infmlI like to go back to my old stamping ground every now and then — Я люблю иногда посетить те места, где часто бывал в молодости
They frequently need to break away from their usual stamping ground, otherwise they become stale and irritable — Им следует почаще вырываться из привычной обстановки, а то они начинают скучать и становятся раздражительными
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44 hold one's ground
нe cдaвaть пoзиций, дepжaтьcя твёpдo, cтoйкo, cтoять нa cвoём, peшитeльнo пpoвoдить cвoю линию, ocтaтьcя вepным cвoим убeждeниям, пpинципaм [этим. вoeн. удepживaть зaнимaeмыe пoзиции]Smallwood struck him in the face. Beecher reeled back a step and then held his ground (A. Maltz). 'But don't resign whatever you do,' he said cautiously. "That would be a confession of weakness, and they don't expect you to. I wouldn't want you to. Stand your ground. This whole thing will blow over' (Th, Dreiser) -
45 Tom Tiddler's ground
мecтo лёгкoй нaживы; зoлoтoe днo [выpaжeниe пpoиcxoдит oт нaзвaния cтapиннoй дeтcкoй игpы; в этoй игpe вoдящий Tom Tiddler cтapaeтcя никoгo нe пуcтить в кpуг, в кoтopoм oн cтoит. Ecли дeтям удaётcя зaбeжaть в кpуг, oни пoют: Here we are on Tom Tiddler's ground Picking up gold and silver]Surgun caшe back from Kimberley, which is Tom Tiddler's ground, where he had been picking up gold and silver OR. Kipling). The engineering industry as far as its shareholders are concerned has been and still is a veritable Tom Tiddler's ground (Labour Monthly) -
46 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) mantenerse firme -
47 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) perder terreno -
48 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) halda velli, láta ekki undan síga -
49 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) hörfa undan -
50 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) állja a sarat -
51 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) hátrál, tért veszt -
52 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) não arredar pé -
53 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) ceder terreno -
54 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) boyun eğmemek, direnmek -
55 lose ground
gerilemek, önemini yitirmek* * *(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) geri çekilmek -
56 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) vztrajati na svojem mestu -
57 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) umikati se -
58 hold one's ground
• pysyä kannallaan* * *(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) pysyä asemissaan -
59 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) perääntyä, menettää alaa -
60 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) holde stillingen/kursen
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