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отвести душу, дать выход чувствам или избытку энергии [букв. выпустить пары]He was by nature secretive and had been repressed too much and too early to be capable of railing and blowing off steam where his father was concerned. (S. Butler, ‘The Way of All Flesh’, ch. XII) — Теобальд был скрытным по природе, его слишком подавляли с самого юного возраста, и он не был способен ни браниться, ни давать выход своим чувствам, когда дело касалось отца.
‘But some of you who made money in the early days, squandered it,’ Sally murmured. ‘Course, we did,’ Dinny cried, ‘It was lust the crazy way we let off steam.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 71) — - А сколько старателей заработали кучу денег на первых заявках и тут же спустили все до последнего пенса, - проговорила Салли. - Ну еще бы! - воскликнул Динни. - Душа-то воли просит! Ну и сходили с ума кто как умел.
Take it easy, Max!.. Turn on the safety valve. Blow off some steam! There's a long road to travel and we don't want you cracking up on us! (M. West, ‘The Ambassador’, ch. X) — Полегче, Макс, полегче!.. Откройте предохранительный клапан, выпустите немножко пара! Впереди еще долгий путь, и мы вовсе не желаем, чтобы вы вдруг развалились на куски.
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English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > blow-off pipe
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blow off (steam) разрядиться, дать выход чувствам; снять стрессJoan’s shouting did not mean she was angry with you; she was just blowing off.
After spending the day on very exacting work, Tom blew off steam by going for a long run.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > blow off steam
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- blow-off valve
- nспускной клапан; воздуховыпускной клапан; воздушный кран; продувочный вентиль
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > blow-off valve
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blow-off gear (cock) [´blou¸ɔf¸giə (-¸kɔk)] n кран за пускане на пара.
См. также в других словарях:
Blow-off — n. 1. A blowing off steam, water, etc.; Also, adj. as, a blow off cock or pipe. [1913 Webster] 2. An outburst of temper or excitement. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blow off — (something) 1. to get rid of something. The old millionaire blew off one marriage to wed his new partner. Your average worker can t just blow off his credit card debt. 2. to consider something to be unimportant. Some students will simply blow off … New idioms dictionary
blow-off — blowˈ off see ↑blow off below. • • • Main Entry: ↑blow … Useful english dictionary
blow|off — «BLOH F, OF», noun. 1. a blowing off. 2. an apparatus that blows off steam. 3. Informal, Figurative. a sudden outburst of anger, pent up emotion, or the like. 4. Slang, Figurative. a boaster … Useful english dictionary
blow off — ► blow off informal 1) lose one s temper and shout. 2) break wind noisily. Main Entry: ↑blow … English terms dictionary
blow off — 1. in. to goof off; to waste time; to procrastinate. □ You blow off too much. □ All your best time is gone blown off. 2. n. a time waster; a goof off. (Usually blow off.) □ Fred is such a blow off! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
blow off — verb come off due to an explosion or other strong force (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑detach, ↑come off, ↑come away • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP * * * lose one s temper and shout … Useful english dictionary
blow off — phrasal verb Word forms blow off : present tense I/you/we/they blow off he/she/it blows off present participle blowing off past tense blew off past participle blown off 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something blows off or is blown off, the wind … English dictionary
blow off — vb 1. British to fart. A children s term of the 1950s which was revived in the 1980s. ► We were right in the middle of the restau rant and Kitty blew off in front of them all. (Recorded, father, London, 1986) 2. American to reject, get rid of… … Contemporary slang
blow off — 1. • blow off v. waste time. I blew off the evening playing with my Wii. 2. • blow (someone) off v. ignore or neglect someone; reject or abandon someone. She s totalling blowing me off … English slang
blow off — transitive verb Date: 1856 1. a. to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with ; ignore < decided to blow off two billion viewers Harry Homburg > b. to end a relationship with 2. to outperform in a contest 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
