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1 SPOT: ON THE SPOT
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2 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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3 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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4 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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5 the spot
Общая лексика: опасность -
6 the spot dug
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7 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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8 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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9 the spot is on
Дипломатический термин: (smth., что-л.) находится в центре внимания -
10 the spot is on (smth., что-л.)
Англо-русский дипломатический словарь > the spot is on (smth., что-л.)
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11 the spot is on smth.
что-л. находится в центре вниманияEnglish-russian dctionary of diplomacy > the spot is on smth.
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12 (the) spot spreads
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13 (the) spot wouldn't come out
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) spot wouldn't come out
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14 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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15 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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16 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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17 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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18 frozen to the spot
Общая лексика: застыв на месте (He just stood there frozen to the spot.) -
19 turning on the spot
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20 Johnny-on-the-spot
John.ny-on-the-spot[dʒɔni: ɔn ðə sp'ɔt] n coll pessoa pronta e à mão para colaborar sempre que necessário.
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