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101 change gear(s)
мeнять, измeнять тeмп, тaктику и т п. [этим. тex. пepeключaть пepeдaчу]The music changed gear and Roberta's partner brought her back to the table (D. Francis). Here in these hours of late afternoon and evening Adam saw his uncle shift gears... the pace quickened, the routine became more complex, the burden heavier (E. O'Connor). Now he deftly shifted gears, switched from threat to flattery (A. Myrer) -
102 sow the seeds of discontent
ceять ceмeнa paздopa, coмнeния и т. п., ceять poзнь How deftly, how cleverly, had not Emma sowed the seeds of doubt in his mind (J. Murdoch)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > sow the seeds of discontent
См. также в других словарях:
Deftly — Deft ly, adv. [Cf. {Defly}.] Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. Deftly dancing. Drayton. [1913 Webster] Thyself and office deftly show. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deftly — mid 15c., from DEFT (Cf. deft) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
deftly — adv. Deftly is used with these verbs: ↑avoid, ↑manipulate, ↑manoeuvre … Collocations dictionary
deftly — deft ► ADJECTIVE ▪ quick and neatly skilful. DERIVATIVES deftly adverb deftness noun. ORIGIN variant of DAFT(Cf. ↑daft), in the obsolete sense «meek» … English terms dictionary
deftly — adverb 1. with dexterity; in a dexterous manner dextrously he untied the knots • Syn: ↑dexterously, ↑dextrously • Derived from adjective: ↑deft, ↑dextrous (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
deftly adv — I can no longer hear anything, said Tom deftly … English expressions
deftly — adverb see deft … New Collegiate Dictionary
deftly — See deft. * * * … Universalium
deftly — adverb in a deft manner, i.e. quickly and neatly in action Syn: skillfully Ant: unskillfully … Wiktionary
deftly — Synonyms and related words: ably, adeptly, adroitly, agilely, aptly, artfully, artistically, brilliantly, capably, cleverly, competently, cunningly, dexterously, dextrously, efficiently, excellently, expertly, featly, handily, ingeniously,… … Moby Thesaurus
deftly — adv. proficiently, skillfully; dexterously, nimbly … English contemporary dictionary
