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1 cross smb.'s hand with silver
(cross smb.'s hand (или palm) with silver)"посеребрить" ручку, дать серебряную монету за гадание‘If you wish me to speak more plainly, show me your palm.’ ‘And I must cross it with silver, I suppose?’ ‘To be sure.’ (Ch. Brontë, ‘Jane Eyre’, ch. XIX) — - Если вы хотите, чтобы я говорила яснее, покажите мне вашу ладонь. - А мне, вероятно, придется посеребрить ее? - Конечно, придется.
Otto: "...Cross my hand with silver, lady. I'm so definitely the Gipsy Queen!" (N. Coward, ‘Design for Living’, act I) — Отто: "...Посеребрите мне ручку, мадам. Чем я не цыганская королева!"
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2 cross somebody's palm with silver
позолотить ручку (для гадания)Cross my palm with silver and I'll tell you something you'll be pleased to hear.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > cross somebody's palm with silver
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3 cross a fortune-teller's hand with silver
позолотить ручкуБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > cross a fortune-teller's hand with silver
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4 angle with silver hook
Общая лексика: действовать подкупомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > angle with silver hook
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5 black cloth shot with silver thread
Общая лексика: чёрная ткань с серебряной ниткойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > black cloth shot with silver thread
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6 cross palm with silver
1) Общая лексика: позолотить ручку (кому-л.)2) Макаров: позолотить ручку (кому-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > cross palm with silver
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7 flourish with silver
Макаров: отделать серебром -
8 ivory inlaid with silver
Общая лексика: слоновая кость, инкрустированная серебромУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > ivory inlaid with silver
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9 salt clouds with silver iodide
1) Общая лексика: опылять облака йодистым серебром2) Макаров: опылять облака иодистым серебромУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > salt clouds with silver iodide
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10 shot with silver
Общая лексика: с серебристым отливом -
11 the copper was cased over with silver
Общая лексика: на медь был нанесён слой серебраУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the copper was cased over with silver
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12 the tables sparkled with silver and crystal
Общая лексика: столы сверкали серебром и хрусталемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the tables sparkled with silver and crystal
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13 washed with silver
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14 cross a fortune-teller's hand with silver
позолотить ручкуАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > cross a fortune-teller's hand with silver
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15 shot with silver
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16 Cross one's palm with silver
Позолотить ручкуDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Cross one's palm with silver
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17 to cross a fortune-teller's hand with silver
Англо-русский современный словарь > to cross a fortune-teller's hand with silver
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18 silver
1. n серебро2. n серебряные монеты3. n шотл. деньги4. n серебряные изделия5. n серебристый, серебряный цветsilver age — серебряный век; век роскоши и упадка веры
6. n амер. разг. фото сереброsilver bromide — бромистое серебро; бромид серебра
silver iodide — йодистое серебро, йодид серебра
7. a серебряный8. a звонкий, мелодичный, серебристыйsilver glance — серебристый блеск, аргентин
9. v серебрить, покрывать серебром10. v амальгамировать11. v серебриться12. v седетьСинонимический ряд:1. color (adj.) bright; color; colour; gleaming; lustrous; shimmering; shiny; silvery; silvery white; white as silver2. of silver (adj.) made of silver; of silver; plated with silver; silvered; silver-gilt; silver-plated; sterling3. precious metal (noun) alloy of silver; argent; precious metal; riches; silver coin; silverware; sterling; white gold -
19 silver-gilt
Синонимический ряд:of silver (adj.) made of silver; of silver; plated with silver; silver; silvered; silver-plated; sterling -
20 silver
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