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n1) infmlI never have dates or call up a girl and meet her and take her out, the whole bit — Звонить по телефону, назначать свидание, встречать, вести куда-то девушку - вся эта мура не по мне
This is the bit I hate, he said, taking out his wallet — Вот это мне не нравится, сказал он, вынимая бумажник
Then there is the familiar one, two, three bit to check the acoustics — Затем идет знакомая "раз, два, три" процедура для проверки акустики
I didn't like that bit concerning penalties — Мне совсем не понравилась вся эта история с наказаниями
2) infmlJust don't start in on the bit about how sensitive you are, that's all — Только, пожалуйста, оставь в покое эти разговоры о том, какая ты чувствительная, вот и все
She fooled me with that kindly little mother bit for maybe three minutes but no longer — Она смогла дурачить меня, разыгрывая из себя добрую и нежную маму, только три минуты и не более
3) infmlShe rejected the whole bit about love-marriage-motherhood — Она не признавала стереотип мышления, согласно которому материнству должно предшествовать замужество, а замужеству любовь
4) infmlIf you want to see something exotic, not just corny comedy bit, you want to go to the Freddie's show — Если вы хотите посмотреть что-нибудь необычное, а не избитый комедийный репертуар, то вы должны посетить представление "У Фредди"
5) BrE sl6) AmE slThe only question was how much of a bit he would get for it was clear they were fixing to throw the book at him — Осталось узнать, какой срок он получит, хотя было ясно, что они собираются ему впаять на всю катушку
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