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1 Indian giving
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2 club
1. n дубинка2. n дубина, средство устрашения; угроза3. n булава4. n клюшка5. n бита6. n приклад7. v бить дубинкой, прикладом8. v бить прикладом9. v вынуждать, заставлять под нажимомthe unions club bed the employers into giving the workers better terms — профсоюзы вынудили предпринимателей улучшить условия рабочих
10. n клубRotary Club — клуб «Ротари»; клуб деловых людей, бизнесменов
11. n «клуб», коммерческая организация, предоставляющая льготы своим клиентамChristmas club — «рождественский клуб»
12. n полит. жарг. группа; группировка, блокnuclear club — «ядерный клуб», державы, обладающие ядерным оружием
13. n ночной клубstrip club — клуб с показом стриптиза, стриптиз-клуб
14. n помещение клуба15. a клубныйclub coat — блейзер, клубный пиджак
16. a дежурный17. v собираться вместе; объединяться18. v устраивать складчину19. n трефы, трефовая масть20. n трефа, карта трефовой масти; трефовкаСинонимический ряд:1. association (noun) association; brotherhood; circle; clique; confederation; congress; coterie; federation; fellowship; fraternity; guild; league; lodge; order; organisation; organization; society; sodality; union2. clubhouse (noun) base; center; centre; clubhouse; headquarters; meeting house3. cudgel (noun) bat; baton; billy; billy club; blackjack; bludgeon; cudgel; knobkerrie; mace; nightstick; shillelagh; spontoon; stick; truncheon; war club4. night club (noun) bar; cabaret; casino; discotheque; lounge; night club; nightclub5. beat (verb) batter; beat; bludgeon; buffet; hit; pommel; pound; slug; thump; whack
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indian giving — noun Usage: usually capitalized I : the type of giving typical of an Indian giver * * * Indian giving noun Giving with the expectation of reciprocation • • • Main Entry: ↑Indian … Useful english dictionary
Indian giving — noun The act of giving something to someone under the pretence that they get to keep it permanently, and then taking it back later on. See Also: Indian giver … Wiktionary
Indian giving — noun see Indian giver … New Collegiate Dictionary
Indian giver — Indian giving. Informal (sometimes offensive). a person who gives a gift and then takes it back. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
Indian giver — noun an offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you • Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation • Hypernyms: ↑donor, ↑giver, ↑presenter, ↑bestower, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Indian giver — /ˈɪndiən gɪvə/ (say indeeuhn givuh) noun a person who gives something as a gift to another and later takes or demands it back. {from the ceremonial gift giving in the Native American tradition in which a gift is meant to be reciprocated or else… …
Indian giver — noun A person who demands the return of or takes back something which he or she has previously given. Mark me, hell never take those bonds. . . . He gave them to you and hes not an Indian giver. See Also: Indian giving … Wiktionary
Indian giver — noun Date: circa 1848 a person who gives something to another and then takes it back or expects an equivalent in return • Indian giving noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Indian giver — noun (C) AmE informal an expression that is now considered offensive meaning someone who gives you something and then takes it back Indian giving noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Indian mathematics — mdash;which here is the mathematics that emerged in South Asia from ancient times until the end of the 18th century mdash;had its beginnings in the Bronze Age Indus Valley civilization (2600 1900 BCE) and the Iron Age Vedic culture (1500 500 BCE) … Wikipedia
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