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['pɪkl] 1. сущ.1) рассол; уксус для маринада2) ( pickles)а) соленья, маринады, пикули3) разг.а) неприятное положение; плачевное состояние; сложная ситуацияI'm in no particular pickle at present. — Сейчас у меня, вроде бы, всё в порядке.
I could see no way out of the pickle I was in. (R. L. Stevenson) — И я не видел никакого выхода из того жуткого положения, в котором я находился.
Syn:plight IIб) чушь, чепуха; нелепостьThe rent they ask is a hundred and fifty, but that's all pickles! — Они запросили 150 фунтов арендной платы, но это полный абсурд!
4) брит.; разг. озорник, шалун; своенравный человекThat child is a little pickle. — Этот ребёнок - маленькая катастрофа.
5) амер.; разг. опьянение; пьянка6) тех. протрава7) разг.а) лохушка, мымра ( непривлекательная женщина)б) тормоз ( медлительный человек)в) дрянь, зараза ( скверный человек)••2. гл.the one in a pickle is the one who's got to tickle — это не моя забота; пусть беспокоится тот, кого это касается
1) мариновать, солить2) тех. травить кислотой; декапировать, протравлять, морить4) мор.; ист. натирать солью / уксусом (розгу для порки, спину после порки)I think you are pickling a rod for your own back. — Мне кажется, что ты сам готовишь розгу для своей собственной спины.
5) разг. складировать ( в течение долгого времени)
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