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1 we nailed him down to his promise
we nailed him down to his promiseEnglish-Dutch dictionary > we nailed him down to his promise
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2 nail down to a promise
Дипломатический термин: заставить (кого-л.) выполнить обещаниеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > nail down to a promise
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3 nail somebody down to his promise
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > nail somebody down to his promise
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4 pin down to a promise
Общая лексика: связать обещанием, связывать обещанием -
5 nail someone down to his promise
требовать от кого-л. выполнения обещанияНовый англо-русский словарь > nail someone down to his promise
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6 nail down to a promise
заставить (кого-л.) выполнить обещаниеАнгло-русский дипломатический словарь > nail down to a promise
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7 to nail smb. down to a promise
заставить кого-л. выполнить обещаниеEnglish-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to nail smb. down to a promise
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8 pin down
pin down [sb.], pin [sb.] down1) (physically) immobilizzare (to contro)2) fig. vincolareto pin sb. down to a definite date — costringere qcn. a fissare una data
to pin sb. down to doing — fare promettere a qcn. di fare; pin down [sth.], pin [sth.] down
3) fissare con puntine [piece of paper, cloth]; spillare [ sheet]4) fig. (define) definire, identificare [concept, feeling]I can't pin it down — non riesco a definirlo o a metterlo a fuoco
* * *(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) vincolare* * *vt + adv1) (fasten or hold down) immobilizzare2) figthere's something strange here but I can't quite pin it down — c'è qualcosa di strano qua ma non riesco a capire cos'è
* * *pin down [sb.], pin [sb.] down1) (physically) immobilizzare (to contro)2) fig. vincolareto pin sb. down to a definite date — costringere qcn. a fissare una data
to pin sb. down to doing — fare promettere a qcn. di fare; pin down [sth.], pin [sth.] down
3) fissare con puntine [piece of paper, cloth]; spillare [ sheet]4) fig. (define) definire, identificare [concept, feeling]I can't pin it down — non riesco a definirlo o a metterlo a fuoco
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9 tie down
she feels tied down — fig. si sente costretta o soffocata
to tie sb. down to sth. — (limit) imporre qcs. a qcn.
to tie sb. down to an exact date — vincolare qcn. a una data precisa
to tie oneself down — vincolarsi (to a)
* * *vt + advassicurare, fissare con una corda, figto tie sb down to a promise/a price/a time — costringere qn a mantenere una promessa/ad accettare un prezzo/a venire a una certa ora
to be tied down to sth — (promise, date) essere vincolato (-a) da qc
to be tied down — (restricted) essere legato (-a) mani e piedi
* * *she feels tied down — fig. si sente costretta o soffocata
to tie sb. down to sth. — (limit) imporre qcs. a qcn.
to tie sb. down to an exact date — vincolare qcn. a una data precisa
to tie oneself down — vincolarsi (to a)
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10 nail down
nail down [sth.], nail [sth.] down1) inchiodareto nail sb. down to a time — costringere qcn. a fissare una data
* * *vt + advfissare con chiodi, inchiodare, fig* * *nail down [sth.], nail [sth.] down1) inchiodareto nail sb. down to a time — costringere qcn. a fissare una data
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11 nail down
1) прибивать, заколачивать The lid was nailed down, so we couldn't get it off. ≈ Крышка была прибита гвоздями, так что мы не могли ее оторвать.
2) поймать на слове to nail smb. down ≈ прижать кого-л. к стене to nail smb. down to his promise ≈ требовать от кого-л. выполнения обещания
3) закрепить, подкрепить (успех, достижение)
4) выразить точно It is difficult to nail down the exact meaning of this verb. ≈ Определить точное значение этого глагола сложно. прибивать, заколачивать - to * a chest забить ящик прижать к стене (кого-л.) ;
поймать (кого-л.) на слове;
заставить выполнить (обещание и т. п.) - to * a lie разоблачить ложь - that statement has nailed him down это заявление закрыло /преградило/ ему путь к отступлению - we nailed him down to his statement мы напомнили ему его заявление;
мы использовали против него его собственное заявление закреплять( успех и т. п.) - to * a success закрепить успех - he nailed his argument down with a quotation он подкрепил свой довод цитатойБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > nail down
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12 nail down
nail down а) прибивать, заколачивать; The lid was nailed down, so wecouldn't get it off. б) поймать на слове; to nail smb. down прижать кого-л. кстене; to nail smb. down to his promise требовать от кого-л. выполнения обеща-ния; в) закрепить, подкрепить (успех, достижение); г) выразить точно; It isdifficult to nail down the exact meaning of this verb. -
13 ■ nail down
■ nail downv. t. + avv.1 inchiodare; tenere (qc.) giù con chiodi: Nail down the lid!, inchioda il coperchio!2 (fig.) inchiodare (q.); tenere (q. ) fermo (fig.): to nail sb. down to a statement, inchiodare q. alle sue parole; to nail sb. down to a promise, costringere q. a mantenere una promessa3 (fig.) definire bene; precisare; specificare: to nail down the precise meaning of a word, definire bene l'esatto significato di una parola -
14 pin down
pin down а) заставить кого-л (выполнить обещание, сдержать слово и т.д.),поймать на слове; припереть к стене; связать обещанием; See if you can pin thechairman down to an exact date. We shall have to pin him down to his promise.б) точно определить, установить; At last we were able to pin the trouble downto a fault in the machine. It is difficult to pin down the exact meaning ofthis verb. -
15 nail down
besluiten, tot een beslissing komennail down♦voorbeelden:we nailed him down to his promise • we hielden hem aan zijn belofte -
16 fall down on
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17 nail down
фраз. гл.to nail smb. down — прижать кого-л. к стене
to nail smb. down to his promise — требовать от кого-л. выполнения обещания
2) закрепить, подкрепить (успех, достижение)It is difficult to nail down the exact meaning of this verb. — Определить точное значение этого глагола сложно.
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18 to pin someone down
to pin someone downfazer com que alguém se defina ou se comprometa a fazer algo. he pinned her down to her promise/ele a obrigou a cumprir sua promessa. -
19 nail down
а) прибивать, заколачивать;б) поймать на слове; to nail smb. down прижать кого-л. к стене; to nail smb. down to his promise требовать от кого-л. выполнения обещания;в) закрепить, подкрепить (успех, достижение)* * *прибивать, заколотить, заколачивать, закрепить, подкрепить, поймать на слове* * *1) прибивать 2) поймать на слове -
20 pin down
(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) få nogen til at forpligte sig* * *(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) få nogen til at forpligte sig
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