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Сленг: простак, рабочий по сбору фруктов, фермер -
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subst. \/ˈæplˌnɒkə\/ (amer., hverdagslig)1) epleplukker2) epleselger3) ( nedsettende) bondeknøl, bondetamp -
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ap.ple-knock.er[æpəl n'ɔkə] n Amer sl simplório, pessoa rústica. -
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расширитель системы "Джонса"; неопытный буровой рабочий -
6 have a soft spot for smb.
(have a soft (или warm) spot (in one's heart) for smb.)испытывать влечение, тёплое чувство, слабость к кому-л.; см. тж. have a soft corner in one's heart for smb.And I've had a soft spot in my heart for him from the day he tied a dead fish to the knocker of old Simkins, the rent-collector (J. Lindsay, ‘Rising Tide’, ch. I) — Я почувствовала слабость к нему с того дня, когда он привязал тухлую рыбу к дверному молотку дома старого Симкинса - сборщика квартирной платы.
I can't say I spare much sympathy for his crab-apple Sally, but Phyl has a soft spot for her. (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 7) — Мне его жена Салли, эта сварливая бабенка, довольно-таки противна, но Фил ее любит.
She returned his smile, as though she had a soft spot for him, not just a political hostess's. (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. V) — Диана улыбнулась в ответ - не только улыбкой хозяйки политического салона, но с нежностью и симпатией к Роджеру.
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