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галопом по ЕвропамCoach loads of tourists come for whistle-stop tours of the main European cities.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a whistle-stop tour
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Остановка по свистку. В маленьких американских городках, где горожане живут поблизости от железнодорожного вокзала, прибытие и скорое отправление поездов отмечается свистком, который даётся или машинистом из кабины, или станционным смотрителем. Политические деятели, стремящиеся встретиться с как можно большим количеством избирателей в ходе предвыборной кампании, совершают тур (a whistle-stop tour) по своему избирательному округу, т. е. путешествуют поездом, останавливаясь на маленьких станциях, собирая публику звуком свистка, чтобы произнести речь с задней платформы последнего вагона. -
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1. nтурне, поездка, турto abandon one's overseas tour — отказываться от своего зарубежного турне
to embark on a tour of — начинать поездку по...
- fact-finding tourto pay one's whistle-stop tour to a number of capitals — совершать поездку с краткими остановками в столицах ряда государств
- final stage of smb's tour
- leg of smb's tour
- month-long tour of a country
- on an overseas tour
- sex tour
- six-nation tour
- speaking tour
- study tour
- the tour will take him to...
- whistle-stop tour
- wine tour
- working tour 2. vсовершать турне, совершать поездку
См. также в других словарях:
whistle-stop tour — A whistle stop tour is when someone visits a number of places quickly, not stopping for long … The small dictionary of idiomes
whistle-stop tour — noun count an occasion when you visit a lot of places in a short period of time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whistle-stop tour — noun a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle stop tours • Hypernyms: ↑tour, ↑circuit • Part Holonyms: ↑campaigning,… … Useful english dictionary
whistle-stop tour — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms whistle stop tour : singular whistle stop tour plural whistle stop tours an occasion when you visit a lot of places in a short period of time … English dictionary
whistle-stop tour — A whistle stop tour is when someone visits a number of places quickly, not stopping for long. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
whistle-stop tour — noun (C) a very quick trip around a place: a whistle stop tour of the United States … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
(a) whistle-stop tour — a very quick visit to several places. Coach loads of tourists come for whistle stop tours of the main European cities. (often + of) … New idioms dictionary
whistle-stop — whistle .stop adj AmE whistle stop tour/trip a trip during which someone, especially a politician, visits many different places in a short period of time ▪ a whistle stop tour of Texas … Dictionary of contemporary English
whistle stop — noun a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal • Syn: ↑flag stop, ↑way station • Hypernyms: ↑railway station, ↑railroad station, ↑railroad terminal, ↑train station, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
whistle-stop — /hwis euhl stop , wis /, v., whistle stopped, whistle stopping, adj. v.i. 1. to campaign for political office by traveling around the country, originally by train, stopping at small communities to address voters. 2. to take a trip consisting of… … Universalium
whistle-stop — 1. noun A small train station. 2. adjective Extremely brief and hurried. Weve only got 30 minutes at the stadium, so Ill give you a whistle stop tour. See Also: whistle stop cafe, whistle stop train tour … Wiktionary