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1 безвыходное положение
1) General subject: Serbonian bog, bay, blind alley, blind-alley, catch 22, cul de sac, cul-de-sac, dead-end, deadlock, dilemma, hopeless predicament, hopeless situation, impasse, inextricable knot, rat trap, rat-trap, stalemate, stranglehold, stymie, bring to bay, dead-lock, catch-22 situation, frustration2) Colloquial: bind3) American: under4) Obsolete: dead lift5) Literal: labyrinth6) Jargon: up the tree7) Advertising: no-win situation8) Business: hopeless conditionУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > безвыходное положение
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2 название ныне высохшего огромного болота в Египте
General subject: Serbonian bogУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > название ныне высохшего огромного болота в Египте
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3 безвыходное положение
no-go, stalemate; blind-alley, gridlock, rat-trap; impasse, labyrinth; deadlock; Serbonian bogставить кого-л. в безвыходное положение — to drive smb. into a corner
Syn:Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > безвыходное положение
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4 безвыходное положение
Русско-английский синонимический словарь > безвыходное положение
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