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1 She hit on a new scheme for removing impurities from drinking water
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > She hit on a new scheme for removing impurities from drinking water
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2 hit on
phrvi1) infmlWe eventually hit on a formula acceptable to all — Мы, наконец, нашли вариант, который устраивал всех
She hit on a new scheme for removing impurities from drinking water — Она открыла новый способ удаления загрязняющих веществ из питьевой воды
I hit on it when I wasn't able to sleep one night — Мне это пришло в голову, когда как-то ночью я не мог уснуть
See if you can hit on something better — Посмотри, может, тебе удастся напасть на что-нибудь получше
2) AmE slHe was old enough to be her father, yet here he was, trying to hit on her — Он годился ей в отцы, но тем не менее пытался приставать к ней
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