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1 person on whom others can rely for correct, decisive action in a crisis or difficult situation
Jargon: go-to guyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > person on whom others can rely for correct, decisive action in a crisis or difficult situation
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2 решительное действие
Russian-english psychology dictionary > решительное действие
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3 решительные меры
1) General subject: decisive action, firm measures, (энергичные) vigorous measures (protest) (-ый протест), crack-down, strong action2) Diplomatic term: decisive actions, drastic measures, stringent measures3) Politics: resolute actions4) Mass media: decisive steps, drastic steps, radical steps5) Makarov: thoroughgoing measures, vigorous measures -
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1) General subject: decisive action, drastic action, plunge2) Law: resolute actions, vigorous actions3) Diplomatic term: decisive actions4) Business: prompt actionsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > решительные действия
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5 решающее воздействие
1) Engineering: decisive action2) Advertising: decisive effectУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > решающее воздействие
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6 решительное действие
1) Military: resolute action2) Aviation medicine: decisive actionУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > решительное действие
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БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ НА АБОРДАЖ кого-что VP subj; human obj; most often humanto take decisive action with s.o. or sth.:X взял Y-a на абордаж = X took (tried) a hard-nosed approach with person YX got tough with person YX tackled thing Y head-on.From the French abordage. Originally meant "to attack an enemy vessel by coming alongside it and mooring with it for the purpose of hand-to-hand combat." -
8 брать на абордаж
• БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ НА АБОРДАЖ кого-что[VP; subj: human; obj: most often human]=====⇒ to take decisive action with s.o. or sth.:- X tackled thing Y head-on.—————← From the French abordage. Originally meant "to attack an enemy vessel by coming alongside it and mooring with it for the purpose of hand-to-hand combat."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > брать на абордаж
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9 взять на абордаж
• БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ НА АБОРДАЖ кого-что[VP; subj: human; obj: most often human]=====⇒ to take decisive action with s.o. or sth.:- X tackled thing Y head-on.—————← From the French abordage. Originally meant "to attack an enemy vessel by coming alongside it and mooring with it for the purpose of hand-to-hand combat."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > взять на абордаж
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10 бой
I м.1) (битва, сражение) battle, fight, action, combatпринима́ть бой — accept battle
выходи́ть из бо́я — withdraw from action
выходи́ть с боя́ми из окруже́ния — fight one's way out of the encirclement
бли́жний бой — in-fighting; close combat
возду́шный бой — air combat
реши́тельный бой — decisive battle
наступа́тельный бой — offensive battle / action
оборони́тельный бой — defensive battle / action
бои́ ме́стного значе́ния — local fighting sg, local engagements
ожесточённые бои́ — furious / violent fighting sg
тяжёлые бои́ — heavy fighting sg
кру́пные бои́ — major engagements
в бою́ — in action, in battle
2) (состязание, борьба) fight; struggleбой быко́в — bullfight
петуши́ный бой — cock-fight(ing)
кула́чный бой — fistfight, fisticuffs pl
3) (дт.; активный отпор) fight (against)дать бой нарко́тикам — put up a fight against drugs
объяви́ть бой корру́пции — declare war on corruption
пья́нству - бой! — drunkenness won't be tolerated!
4) ( убой) killing, slaughteringбой кито́в — whaling
бой тюле́ней — sealing
5) ( характеристика огнестрельного оружия) shooting; ( точность) accuracy••взять с бо́ю — take by force
II м.взять без бо́я — take without striking a blow
(разбивание; тж. собир. битая посуда и т.п.) breakageбой стекла́ — breakage of glass
III м.бой кирпича́ — brickbats
( звук)бой часо́в — striking of a clock; clock chimes pl
часы́ с бо́ем — striking clock sg
часы́ с часовы́м бо́ем — clock with an hour chime
бараба́нный бой — drumming, drumbeat
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11 бой
1. м.дать бой — give* battle
ближний бой — in-fighting; close combat
наступательный бой — offensive battle / action
оборонительный бой — defensive battle / action
бои местного значения — local fighting sg., local engagements
ожесточённые бои — furious / violent fighting sg.
тяжёлые бои — heavy fighting sg.
в бою — in action, in battle
2. разг. ( побои):бить кого-л. смертным боем — thrash smb. within an inch of his life
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взять с бою — take* by forceвзять без боя — take* without striking a blow
кулачный бой — fisticuffs pl.
бой-баба разг. — energetic / headstrong woman
2. м. тк. ед. (разбивание, тж. битая посуда и т. п.) 3. м. тк. ед.бой-девка разг. — energetic headstrong girl
бой часов — striking of a clock
часы с боем — striking clock sg.
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РАЗГОВОР КОРОТКИЙ у кого с кем ШУТКИ КОРОТКИЕ (КОРОТКИ) all coll VP subj. with быть* fixed WO ( var. with short-form Adj)) (may refer to dealing with one person, a group of people, people of a given type etc) s.o. deals with another or others in an abrupt and decisive manner, not wasting time on conversations or explanations: у X-a с Y-ом разговор короткий - X takes swift action with Y X takes quick, firm action with Y X doesn't waste (mince) words with Y."С прогульщиками у меня разговор короткий, - сказал декан. - За шесть пропущенных без уважительных причин занятий снимаю со стипендии». "I take swift action with students who cut classes," said the dean. "Six cuts without a good reason, and I pull your stipend." -
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• РАЗГОВОР КОРОТКИЙ у кого с кем; ШУТКИ КОРОТКИЕ < КОРОТКИ> all coll=====⇒ (may refer to dealing with one person, a group of people, people of a given type etc) s.o. deals with another or others in an abrupt and decisive manner, not wasting time on conversations or explanations:- X takes quick, firm action with Y;- X doesn't waste < mince> words with Y.♦ "С прогульщиками у меня разговор короткий, - сказал декан. - За шесть пропущенных без уважительных причин занятий снимаю со стипендии". "I take swift action with students who cut classes," said the dean. "Six cuts without a good reason, and I pull your stipend."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > разговор короткий
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14 шутки коротки
• РАЗГОВОР КОРОТКИЙ у кого с кем; ШУТКИ КОРОТКИЕ < КОРОТКИ> all coll=====⇒ (may refer to dealing with one person, a group of people, people of a given type etc) s.o. deals with another or others in an abrupt and decisive manner, not wasting time on conversations or explanations:- X takes quick, firm action with Y;- X doesn't waste < mince> words with Y.♦ "С прогульщиками у меня разговор короткий, - сказал декан. - За шесть пропущенных без уважительных причин занятий снимаю со стипендии". "I take swift action with students who cut classes," said the dean. "Six cuts without a good reason, and I pull your stipend."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > шутки коротки
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15 шутки короткие
• РАЗГОВОР КОРОТКИЙ у кого с кем; ШУТКИ КОРОТКИЕ < КОРОТКИ> all coll=====⇒ (may refer to dealing with one person, a group of people, people of a given type etc) s.o. deals with another or others in an abrupt and decisive manner, not wasting time on conversations or explanations:- X takes quick, firm action with Y;- X doesn't waste < mince> words with Y.♦ "С прогульщиками у меня разговор короткий, - сказал декан. - За шесть пропущенных без уважительных причин занятий снимаю со стипендии". "I take swift action with students who cut classes," said the dean. "Six cuts without a good reason, and I pull your stipend."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > шутки короткие
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16 поворотный
1) General subject: hinged, pivotable, revolving, slewable, swinging, swivel, turning, groundbreaking, milestone2) Aviation: rotable3) Naval: feathering4) Medicine: rotary5) Literal: watershed6) Sports: pivotal7) Military: trainable8) Engineering: angling, pintle, rotating (о клапане), rotatory, turned9) Construction: revolvable, slewable (напр, крин)10) Mathematics: decisive, rotational11) Railway term: reversable13) Forestry: articulating, swing-type (в горизонтальной плоскости)15) Special term: slewing16) Astronautics: steerable17) Mechanic engineering: overturning moment18) Mechanics: swing-type, swingable, swivel-mounted, trunnion-type, turnover19) Drilling: articulated, fulcrum, reversible, rotative, swing20) Automation: canted, carousel-like, carousel-type, pivot, pivot-action, pivotally mounted, rolling, swivable, swivel-action, throw-over, trunnion-type (вокруг горизонтальной оси)21) Makarov: pivoting22) Caspian: radial -
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РАСПРАВА КОРОТКАЯ (КОРОТКА) у кого (с кем) РАСЧЁТ КОРЙТКИЙ all coll VP subj. with быть0 fixed WO ( var. with short-form Adj)) s.o. takes quick and decisive punitive action (with another or others) (may refer to a one-time action or to the way s.o. generally treats a specific person or type of person): у X-a с Y-ом расправа будет короткая — X will make short work of Y with X, justice will be swiftly executed with X, retribution will be swiftу X-a с такими, как Y, расправа короткая = X makes short work of people like YX has a quick way of handling (dealing with) people like Y with X, justice is quickly executed with X, retribution is swift.У него (батюшки) расправа была коротка. Он тотчас потребовал каналью француза. Доложили, что мусье давал мне свой урок. Батюшка пошел в мою комнату. В это время Бопре спал на кровати сном невинности... Батюшка за ворот приподнял его с кровати, вытолкал из дверей и в тот же день прогнал со двора... (Пушкин 2). With him (my father), justice was swiftly executed He instantly sent for that rogue, the Frenchman He was informed that "Monsoo" was giving me my lesson My father went up to my room At that moment Beaupre was on the bed, sleeping the sleep of the innocent. My father lifted him off the bed by his collar, pushed him out of the door and banished him from the premises that very same day... (2b). -
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ХЛОПАТЬ УШАМИ coll, disapprov VP subj: human1. while listening to sth., not to understand or grasp what is being saidX ушами хлопает - X looks blank....Сослужил Лебедев еще одну службу: подстроил чтение вслух «Тёркина на том свете». Иностранцы ушами хлопали, Хрущёв смеялся... (Солженицын 2)....Lebedev performed another public service. He arranged a reading of Tyorkin in the Next World." The foreigners looked blank, but Khrushchev laughed... (2a).2. to be idle, inactive (when the situation requires decisive, energetic action, often under circumstances when taking concrete action would keep sth. harmful from happening or would allow one to obtain sth. valuable, advance one's career etc)X хлопает ушами - X sits on his handsX sits around (here, there etc) doing nothing X does nothing.«Вот, - сказал Трёшкин, проводив Ефима долгим тяжёлым взглядом. - У меня кот пропал, а ему шапку дают из кота. Как же это понять?» - «Если мы будем ушами хлопать, они и из нас шапок наделают», - сказал Черпаков (Войнович 6). There," Tryoshkin said, following Yefim with a long heavy stare. "My tomcat disappears, and they give him a hat made of tomcat fur. How am I to interpret that?" "If we sit here long enough, doing nothing, they'll make hats out of us, too," Cherpakov said (6a). -
19 расправа коротка
=====⇒ s.o. takes quick and decisive punitive action (with another or others) (may refer to a one-time action or to the way s.o. generally treats a specific person or type of person):- with X, justice will be swiftly executed;- with X, retribution will be swift;- with X, justice is quickly executed;- with X, retribution is swift.♦ У него [ батюшки] расправа была коротка. Он тотчас потребовал каналью француза. Доложили, что мусье давал мне свой урок. Батюшка пошел в мою комнату. В это время Бопре спал на кровати сном невинности... Батюшка за ворот приподнял его с кровати, вытолкал из дверей и в тот же день прогнал со двора... (Пушкин 2). With him (my father], justice was swiftly executed He instantly sent for that rogue, the Frenchman He was informed that "Monsoo" was giving me my lesson My father went up to my room At that moment Beaupre was on the bed, sleeping the sleep of the innocent. My father lifted him off the bed by his collar, pushed him out of the door and banished him from the premises that very same day... (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > расправа коротка
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20 расправа короткая
=====⇒ s.o. takes quick and decisive punitive action (with another or others) (may refer to a one-time action or to the way s.o. generally treats a specific person or type of person):- with X, justice will be swiftly executed;- with X, retribution will be swift;- with X, justice is quickly executed;- with X, retribution is swift.♦ У него [ батюшки] расправа была коротка. Он тотчас потребовал каналью француза. Доложили, что мусье давал мне свой урок. Батюшка пошел в мою комнату. В это время Бопре спал на кровати сном невинности... Батюшка за ворот приподнял его с кровати, вытолкал из дверей и в тот же день прогнал со двора... (Пушкин 2). With him (my father], justice was swiftly executed He instantly sent for that rogue, the Frenchman He was informed that "Monsoo" was giving me my lesson My father went up to my room At that moment Beaupre was on the bed, sleeping the sleep of the innocent. My father lifted him off the bed by his collar, pushed him out of the door and banished him from the premises that very same day... (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > расправа короткая
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