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1 fob off
фраз. гл.; разг.1) обманывать, надуватьThe salesman fobbed off the faulty computer on her. / The salesman fobbed her off with a faulty computer. — Продавец всучил ей испорченный компьютер.
Syn:2) не принимать во внимание (кого-л. / что-л.), отделываться, отмахиваться (от кого-л.)She was politely fobbed off. — Ей вежливо отказали.
He fobbed me off with false promises. — Он отделался от меня ложными обещаниями.
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2 fob
fob- fob someone off with something- fob off with something
- fob someone off with
- fob off withtr[fɒb]1 cadenilla de reloj\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfob watch reloj nombre masculino de bolsillo————————tr[fɒb]1 engañar, engatusar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fob somebody off with excuses darle largas a alguiento fob something off on somebody endilgar algo a alguien, colocar algo a alguienn.• faltriquera del reloj s.f.• leopoldina s.f.v.• embolsar v.fɑːb, fɒbnoun ( watchchain) leontina f; (before n)Phrasal Verbs:- fob off[fɒb]1.VTto fob sb off (with sth): I've asked her about it but she fobs me off — se lo he preguntado, pero me da largas
she wants an answer, she won't be fobbed off — quiere una respuesta, no aceptará más evasivas
2. N†1) (=watch pocket) faltriquera f de reloj2) (=watch chain) leontina f3.CPD* * *[fɑːb, fɒb]noun ( watchchain) leontina f; (before n)Phrasal Verbs:- fob off -
3 fob
Ⅰ.fob1 [fɒb]►► fob watch montre f de goussetⅡ.se débarrasser de;∎ to fob sb off se débarrasser de qn;∎ he fobbed her off with promises il s'est débarrassé d'elle avec de belles promesses;∎ don't try to fob that rubbish off on me! n'essayez pas de me refiler cette camelote!
См. также в других словарях:
fob sb off — UK US fob sb off (with sth) Phrasal Verb with fob({{}}/fɒb/ verb INFORMAL ► to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality, or different to what they really wanted: »The bank delayed on his compensation claim for eight years… … Financial and business terms
fob sb off with sth — UK US fob sb off (with sth) Phrasal Verb with fob({{}}/fɒb/ verb INFORMAL ► to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality, or different to what they really wanted: »The bank delayed on his compensation claim for eight years… … Financial and business terms
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