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41 tiger
n1) зooл. тигр ( Tigris tigris)red tiger — пума, кугуар
the tiger of the sea — образн. тигр морів, акула
to work like a tiger — працювати як одержимий; жорстока, підступна людина; підступність
2) значок із зображенням тигра; організація, емблемою якої є тигр; член такої організації3) cпopт., небезпечний супротивник, сильний гравець (у протист. rabbit)4) безсовісний хвалько; забіяка5) aмep. лемент у додавання до трикратного; three cheers and a tiger = гіп-гіп ура6) aмep.; cл. фараон ( карткова гр)7) cкop. від tiger-moth, tiger-shark8) icт. ліврейний грум••blind tiger — aмep.; icт. місце незаконного продажу спиртних напоїв
to buck /to fight/ the tiger — іти ва-банк; зривати банк
to ride a tiger — їздити на тигрі; жартувати з вогнем
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42 rarebit
* * *rare·bit[ˈreəbɪt, AM ˈrer-]nbuck \rarebit überbackene Käseschnitte mit EiWelsh \rarebit überbackene Käseschnitte* * *['rɛəbɪt]nSee:→ Welsh rarebit* * ** * ** * *n.überbackene Käseschnitte f.
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