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1 the explosion riveted us to the spot
Общая лексика: услышав взрыв, мы не могли двинуться с местаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the explosion riveted us to the spot
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2 the great thing is that he's already on the spot
1) Общая лексика: главное - он уже на месте2) Макаров: главное-он уже на местеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the great thing is that he's already on the spot
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3 the people on the spot
1) Общая лексика: люди, живущие на месте, люди, знакомые с обстоятельствами, местные работники2) Макаров: местные жителиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the people on the spot
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4 the spot
Общая лексика: опасность -
5 the spot dug
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6 the spot is on (smth., что-л.)
Дипломатический термин: находится в центре вниманияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the spot is on (smth., что-л.)
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7 the spot whereat he kept his watch
Макаров: место, где он хранил свои часыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the spot whereat he kept his watch
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8 the spot is on
Дипломатический термин: (smth., что-л.) находится в центре внимания -
9 the spot is on (smth., что-л.)
Англо-русский дипломатический словарь > the spot is on (smth., что-л.)
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10 the spot is on smth.
что-л. находится в центре вниманияEnglish-russian dctionary of diplomacy > the spot is on smth.
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11 (the) spot spreads
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12 (the) spot wouldn't come out
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) spot wouldn't come out
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13 Johnny on the spot
амер.; разг.(Johnny on the spot (тж. Johnny-on-the-spot))человек, который всегда готов действовать, всегда на месте; человек, на которого можно рассчитывать; ≈ палочка-выручалочкаHe looked, through the hall door and saw the empty hall. Johnny on the spot all right. Two hours early he guessed. (W. Saroyan, ‘Love’, ‘London, Ah, London’) — Мальчик заглянул в зал и увидел, что зал еще пуст. Конечно, он был на месте по меньшей мере за два часа до начала.
I was Johnny-on-the-spot - the man of experience and integrity, the urbane negotiator who never let his temper got the better of his judgment. (M. West, ‘The Ambassador’, ch. V) — я ведь "палочка-выручалочка": человек опытный, честный, изощренный дипломат, никогда не позволявший настроению взять верх над рассудком.
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14 X marks the spot
expr infmlNow, move this table over here, yes, right here - X marks the spot — Подвинь этот стол сюда, да, вот сюда - так, хорошо!
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > X marks the spot
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15 x marks the spot
обозначение точного местаThey looked at the map and saw that X marked the spot where the plane had crashed.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > x marks the spot
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16 Johnny on the spot
n AmE infml1)The guy has a flair for things, he's a real Johnny on the spot — У парня какой-то нюх - как что, так он тут как тут
2)He's our Johnny on the spot who can always step in and help us in the clutch — На этого парня можно положиться - он всегда на месте в трудную минуту и всегда готов помочь
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > Johnny on the spot
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17 frozen to the spot
Общая лексика: застыв на месте (He just stood there frozen to the spot.) -
18 be on the spot
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19 verification on the spot
just at that spot — именно здесь, как раз на этом месте
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20 be on the spot
См. также в других словарях:
The Spot, New South Wales — The Spot is a locality in south eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Spot is located in the south eastern part of the suburb of Randwick, around the intersection of Perouse Road and St Pauls Street. The post office… … Wikipedia
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Observation on the Spot — Polish book cover Observation on the Spot (Wizja lokalna, also translated as Inspection at the Scene of the Crime) is a science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem which has not been translated into English. It deals with Ijon Tichy s traveling to a… … Wikipedia
glued to the spot — glued/rooted to the spot if you are glued to the spot, you cannot move, usually because you are very shocked or frightened. I stood there rooted to the spot as he came nearer and nearer … New idioms dictionary
rooted to the spot — glued/rooted to the spot if you are glued to the spot, you cannot move, usually because you are very shocked or frightened. I stood there rooted to the spot as he came nearer and nearer … New idioms dictionary
Johnny-on-the-spot — {adj. phr.} At the right place when needed; present and ready to help; very prompt; on time. * /A good waterboy is always Johnny on the spot./ * /The firemen were Johnny on the spot and put out the fire in the house soon after it started./… … Dictionary of American idioms
