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1 cast off
cast off а) бросать, покидать (что-л. неприятное) He was pleased to be ableto cast off such an unwelcome responsibility. The Russian people rose, castingoff the chains of unjust rule. б) заканчивать работу в) naut. отдавать (швар-товы); отваливать Don't cast off the boat till everyone is on board. cast offall ropes! Are you ready to cast off? г) спускать (собаку) д) освобождаться отстарой одежды when you grow too big for your clothes, cast them off and I'llgive them away. е) отрекаться, отказываться (от кого-л.) when he grew rich, hecast off his old friends. ж) сбрасывать, терять (кожу) The snake cast off itsold skin. з) спускать (петли в вязанье) At the end of the row, cast off sevenstitches. Be careful not to cast off too tightly, or the work will lose itsshape. и) определять по рукописи объём печатной работы I've cast off your bookand think it should come to about 400 pages when it's printed. -
2 put off
put off а) высаживать, выпускать; Would you Please put me off( the train)at the railway station? б) выключать (электричество и т. п.); Please put offall the lights as you leave the building. в) откладывать; Never put off tilltomorrow what you can do today. г) отделываться (от кого-л.), отменить(что-л.); to put off with a jest отделаться шуткой; I've no money; so How canI put the rent collector off? д) вызывать отвращение; Her face quite puts meoff ее лицо меня отталкивает; I was hungry, but the smell of the bad meat putme off. е) мешать, отвлекать (от чего-л.); Don't laugh while I'm playing thepiano, you put me off. Don't talk, it puts him off his game. ж) отбрасывать(страхи, сомнения и т. п.); How can I put off these fearful doubts? з) rareподсовывать, всучивать (кому-л.); и) naut. отчаливать; The ship at last putoff, to the cheers of the waiting crowd.
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