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1 firm handshake
Общая лексика: крепкое рукопожатие -
2 handshake
['hæn(d)ʃeɪk]сущ.limp handshake — вялое / слабое рукопожатие
golden handshake — подарок уходящему на пенсию; выходное пособие
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3 limp
1. n хромота, прихрамываниеto walk with a limp — хромать, прихрамывать
2. v хромать, прихрамыватьhe limped away — он ушёл, волоча ногу
3. v тащиться; плестись; двигаться медленно, с трудом4. v «хромать», быть неритмичным5. a мягкий; нежёсткий6. a слабый, вялый; нетвёрдый7. a полигр. в мягком переплётеa limp edition of a book — книга, вышедшая в мягкой обложке
8. a амер. сл. пьяныйСинонимический ряд:1. infirm (adj.) droopy; flabby; flaccid; flimsy; floppy; formative; infirm; loose; pliant; slack; sleazy; soft2. languid (adj.) die-away; enervated; lackadaisical; languid; languishing; languorous; listless; phlegmatic; spiritless3. weak (adj.) debilitated; feeble; frail; paralyzed; weak4. irregular gait (noun) falter; halt; hitch; hobble; irregular gait; lameness5. walk lamely (verb) falter; fumble; halt; hitch; hobble; muddle; shuffle; stagger; stumble; teeter; walk lamelyАнтонимический ряд:firm; stride
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handshake — hand‧shake [ˈhændʆeɪk] noun [countable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES another name for golden handshake 2. COMPUTING when one computer gives information to another computer, telling it that a connection has been made: • You will get a handsha … Financial and business terms
handshake — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, hearty (esp. AmE) ▪ limp ▪ She wasn t impressed by his limp handshake. ▪ secret ▪ golden … Collocations dictionary
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firm — 1 noun (C) a business or company, especially a small one : electronics/advertising/law etc firm: She works for an electronics firm. | a firm of accountants/solicitors etc: Kevin is with a firm of accountants in Birmingham. 2 adjective 1 HARD not… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
firm — I adjective 1) the ground is fairly firm Syn: hard, solid, unyielding, resistant; solidified, hardened, compacted, compressed, dense, stiff, rigid, frozen, set Ant: soft … Thesaurus of popular words
handshake — noun (C) a) the act of taking someone s right hand and shaking it, which people do when they meet or leave each other or when they have made an agreement b) the way that someone does this: a nice firm handshake see also: golden handshake … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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handshake — n. 1) a firm; warm handshake 2) (misc.) a golden handshake ( a gift presented to smb. who is retiring ) * * * [ hændʃeɪk] warmhandshake a firm (misc.) a golden handshake ( a gift presented to smb. who is retiring ) … Combinatory dictionary
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firm — I UK [fɜː(r)m] / US [fɜrm] noun [countable] Word forms firm : singular firm plural firms *** a business or company a building/engineering/law firm a large firm: She works for a large firm. firm of: a firm of accountants/architects/solicitors II… … English dictionary