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  • 41 GARÐR

    (-s, -ar), m.
    1) fence, wall;
    2) enclosed space, yard (cf. aldin-garðr, grasgarðr, kirkjugarðr);
    3) court-yard, court (þeir gánga út í garíinn ok berjast); riða í garð, to arrive; riða (fara) ór garði, to depart; fig., helmingr skal falla í minn garð, the half shall fall into my share; skal aukast þriðjungi í þínum garði, in thy keeping; hyggjum vér, at í yðvarn garð hafi runnit, into your hands, your possession; gøra e-n af garði, to equip one (as a son, a friend, when departing from home); líðr vetr ór garði, the winter passes by;
    4) house, dwelling;
    5) stronghold, castle (cf. Ás-garðr, Út-garðar).
    * * *
    m. [Ulf. gards = οικος; A. S. geard; Engl. yard, garth, garden; O. H. G. gart; Germ. garten; Dan.-Swed. gård; Lat. hortus]:
    I. a yard (an enclosed space), esp. in compds, as kirkju-g., a church-yard; vín-g., a vineyard; stakk-g., a stack-yard; hey-g., a hay-yard; kál-g., a kale-yard; urta-g., a kitchen-garden; aldin-g. and gras-g., a garden; dýra-g., a ‘deer-yard,’ a park:—garðr, alone, is a hay-yard (round the hay-ricks); hence garðs-seti or garð-seti, q. v.
    2. a court-yard, court and premises; þeir ganga út í garðinn ok berjask, Edda 25, a paraphrase from ‘túnum’ in Gm. 41; þeir Grímr hittu menn at máli úti í garðinum, Eg. 109; þá sá hann at öðrum-megin í garðinum brunaði fram merkit, Ó. H. 31; ganga til garðs, 71; mikill kamarr ( privy) var í garðinun, id.; en er þeir Hrærekr sátu í garðinum, 72; fóru þegar þangat í garðinn sem líkin vóru, id.; er hann kom heim í þorpit ok gékk um garðinn, Fms. x. 218; gengið hef eg um garðinn móð, gleðistundir dvína, a ditty; innan stokks ( within doors) eða í garði úti, Gþl. 136; eigi nenni ek at hann deyi undir görðum mínum, Lv. 59:—a fishyard, Vm. 14.
    3. esp. in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, a house or building in a town or village, [Dan. gaard = Icel. bær]; hann var í Hróiskeldu ok átti þar garð, Bjarn. 6; Egill spurði hvar g. sá væri í borginni (in York) er Arinbjörn setti, Eg. 407; hann var í garði þeim er Hallvarðs-g. var kallaðr, Bs. i. 634; í garð Arons, 636; konungs-g., the king’s yard, Fms. passim and in records referring to Norway. garða-leiga, u, f. house-rent, H. E. i. 394. garða-sól, f., botan. the orach, Hjalt. garðs-bóndi, a, m. a house-owner, Grett. 103, Jb. 157. garðs-horn, n. a ‘yard-nook,’ cottage, Fas. iii. 648: esp. in tales, in the phrase, kongur og drottning í ríki sínu og karl og kerling í Garðshorni, Ísl. Þjóðs. passim: the saying, það er ekki krókr að koma í Garðshorn. garðs-húsfreyja, u, f. a town-lady, Grett. 158 A: in Icel., where the whole population are country-folk, this sense of garðr is only used in metaph. phrases, saws, = home, house; kemr engi sá til garðs ( to the house) at viti hvat í sé, Band. 13; fátækum manni er til garðs kemr, Dipl. ii. 14; hyggjum ver at í yðvarn garð hafi runnit, into your hands, your possession, Ld. 206; helmingr skal falla í minn garð, the half shall fall into my share, Fær. 117; skal aukask þriðjungi í þínum garði, in thy keeping, Nj. 3; þótt nökkut komi þat ór várum garði, 54; leggja málaferli í garð e-s, to bring a case home to one, Sturl. ii. 27; þess alls ens ílla sem þá var honum í garð borit, all the evil that was brought to his door, Hom. 119; Guð í garði ok góð Jól, a greeting, Grett. 99 (MS.); líðr vetr ór garði, the winter passed by, Nj. 112; ríða í garð, to arrive (of a rider), Sturl. iii. 185; ríða ór garði, to depart, Ld. 96; ríða um garð, to pass by; vísa gestum á garð várn, Fas. iii. 5; göra e-n af garði (mod. ór garði), to equip one when departing, e. g. a son, a friend, or the like; eigi ertú svá af garði görr sem ek vilda (a mother to a departing son), Grett. 94; hversu herralega keisarinn görði hann af garði, Karl. 148; ok hefða ek gört þik af garði með gleði ok fagnaði, Stj. 181; but esp. to endow a daughter when married, göra dóttur sína vel (ílla) ór garði, etc.; búa í garð, to prepare; hann hefir svá í garðinn búit, he has made his bed so: the phrase, það er allt um garð gengið, all past, done, bygone; föður-g., father house, paternal house; bú-garðr, an estate: also in poets, í Eyjafirði upp á Grund á þann garðinn fríða, a ditty:—a local name of several farms in Icel., Garðr, sing., or more usually Garðar, Landn., prob. from corn-fields: the saying, víðar er Guð enn í Görðum, addressed to presumptuous people who think God is God only for themselves.
    4. denoting a stronghold; tann-g., the ‘tooth-wall,’ the teeth and gums, Gr. ερκος οδόντων; Ás-garðr, the hold of the gods, Edda; Mið-garðr, Middle-hold, i. e. the earth; Út-garðar, Outer-hold, where the giants dwell, Edda: the phrase, ráðast á garðinn þar sem hann er laegstr, to assault the weakest part, to encroach upon the weak and helpless.
    5. in western Icel. a heavy snow-storm is called garðr.
    II. in Icel. sense a fence of any kind; garðr of þjóðbraut þvera, Grág. ii. 264: in the law phrase, garðr er granna sættir, a fence ( yard) is a settler among neighbours (i. e. forms the landmark), Gþl., Jb. 258; leggja garða, to make fences, Rm. 12, Landn. App. 325; þeir biðu hjá garði nokkurum, Nj. 170: esp. the fence around the homefield, also called tún-g., Grág. i. 82, 453, Nj. 83, 114, Eg. 766, Ld. 148. Ísl. ii. 357, passim; skíð-g., a rail fence; grjót-g., a stone fence; torf-g., a turf fence; haga-g., the hedge of a pasture, Eb. 132; tún-g., a ‘tún’ fence; virkis-g., a castle wall, Fb. ii. 73 (in a verse); stíflu-g., a ditch: rif-g., a swathe.
    COMPDS: garðsendi, garðshlið, garðskrókr, garðsrúst, garðsönn.
    III. Garðar, m. pl. (í Görðum), Garða-ríki or Garða-veldi, n. the empire of Gardar, is the old Scandin. name of the Scandinavian-Russian kingdom of the 10th and 11th centuries, parts of which were Hólm-garðar, Kænu-garðar, Nov-gorod, etc.; the name being derived from the castles or strongholds ( gardar) which the Scandinavians erected among the Slavonic people, and the word tells the same tale as the Roman ‘castle’ in England; cp. the interesting passage in Ó. H. ch. 65—ok má enn sjá þær jarðborgir (earth-works, castles) ok önnur stórvirki þau er hann görði,—K. Þ. K. 158, Fms., Ó. H. passim, (cp. Munch Det Norske Folks Hist. i. 39 sqq.); the mod. Russ. gorod and grad are the remains of the old Scandin. garðr = a castle; cp. Gerzkr, adj. from Gardar, i. e. Russian,
    β. Mikli-garðr—the ‘Muckle-yard’ the Great town, i. e. Constantinople, passim.
    COMPDS: Garðaríkismenn, Garðskonungr.

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  • 42 prúðr

    adj. [from the A. S. prâd; old French prudhomme], fine, magnificent, stately. The word is used in Sighvat, and appears at the beginning of the 11th century (in the reign of king Canute); it is very freq. in the poets of the following century, but less freq. in prose; it is also freq. in mod. usage, although not in the mod. Engl. sense of ‘proud,’ which is a derived one; drekans prúða, the proud ship: af þramval prúðum, id.; prúðar ekkjur, the proud ladies; várum þá. prúðir, then were we grand, Fms. vi. (in a verse), and so passim in Lex. Poët.; er ér lituð þá svá prúða, stirðu ér veslugir upp á þeirra fegrð, Mar.; ríðr nu sá prúðr, er vanr var at ganga fátækliga, MS. 4. 6; prúð hibýli, Ísl. ii. 415; konu dýrliga ok prúða, a stately lady, Str.; hár-prúðr, having splendid hair:—of manners, fine; hann var hverjum manni kurteisari, því var hann kallaðr Ásbjörn prúði, Fb. i. 524; hátt-p., sið-p., híbýla-p. (q. v.); geð-p., gentle: a nickname, Hugi inn Prúði, Orkn.
    II. gallant, brave; hug-p., hjarta-p., q. v.

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  • 43 SMJÖR

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    (dat. smjörvi), n. butter (brauð ok s.).
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    an older form smör, esp. in Norse vellums, cp. mod. Dan., Swed., and Norse smör; smörs, Gþl. 99, 110, Sks. 123; smœr, id., D. N. passim: old dat. smjörvi, 623. 1; gen. pl. smjörva; in western Icel. sounded smér (cp. mjöl and mél, kjöt and ket, gör and ger), and rhymed thus, e. g. ef þú étr ekki smér | eða það sem matr er | dugr allr drepst í þér | Danskr Íslendingr, Eggert: again, sm jör rhymes with k jör, Skíða R. 104: [Ulf. smairþr = πιότης, Róm. xi. 14; as also A. S. and Hel. smere; Engl. smear; Dan. smør; O. H. G. smero; Germ. schmeer]:—prop. grease (fat, oil); þat smjör rennr af þeim hvölum, Sks. 123; við-smjör, ‘wood-smear’ = oil; smjör-bakr, smear-back, a nickname, Fms. ix, but usually,
    II. butter; brauð ok smjör, Eg. 204; Þórólfr kvað drjúpa smjör af hverju strái á landinu, því er þeir höfðu fundið, því var hann kallaðr Þórólfr ‘smjör,’ Landn. 31; fraus drykkinn ok smjörit svá at eigi mátti klína brauðit, hann sá at menn sumir bitu annan bita af brauði, en annan af smjöri, hann tók smjörit ok vafði í brauðinu, svá bindu vér nú smjörit, Fms. ix. 241; mjöl ok s., Landn.; smjör ok tin, Fs. 22. The ancients used to store up butter for years, see Debes in his book on the Faroe Islands; hence, þrífornt s. = butter three years old, Skíða R. 197; fornt s., súrt s., sour, old butter.
    III. local names, Smjör-hólar, in Skarð in the west of Icel., ‘Butter-hillock,’ where the lady Oluf stored her butter: Smjör-sund, Smjör-vatn, Landn., map of Icel.
    B. COMPDS: smjöraskja, smjörgildr, smjörgæði, smjörgörð, smjörkaup, smjörkengr, smjörlaupr, smjörlauss, smjörpund, smjörpundari, smjörskip, smjörspann, smjörtrog, smjörtunna, smjörsvín, smjörvalr.

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  • 44 padrone

    m, padrona f boss
    ( proprietario) owner
    di cane master, mistress
    padrone di casa man/lady of the house
    per inquilino landlord, landlady
    * * *
    padrone s.m.
    1 master (anche fig.): non sono più padrone in casa mia!, I am no longer the master in my own house!; parlare a qlcu. da padrone, to speak authoritatively to s.o.; farla da padrone, to lord it; il pilota non era più padrone dell'aereo, the pilot had lost control of the plane; non è padrone di sé quando è arrabbiato, he has no self-control when he is angry; non è padrone delle sue azioni, he is not responsible for his actions; essere padrone della situazione, to be master of the situation; rimanere padrone del campo, to remain master of the field; sono padrone di fare ciò che voglio, I am free to do (o I can do) as I like; essere padrone di una lingua, to have mastery of a language // non si possono servire due padroni, you cannot serve two masters
    2 ( proprietario) owner, proprietor; ( datore di lavoro) employer: il padrone del cane, the dog's owner; è padrone di due case, he is the owner of (o he owns) two houses; padrone di bottega, shopkeeper (o shopowner); essere, lavorare sotto padrone, to be employed (o to be in s.o.'s employment); cambiar padrone, to change one's employer; andare a padrone, to go into service; il padrone ha respinto le richieste salariali degli operai, the employer has turned down the workers' pay claims // l'occhio del padrone ingrassa il cavallo, (prov.) the master's eye makes the horse fat
    3 (di casa, albergo) landlord: sono in buoni rapporti col mio padrone di casa, I am on good terms with my landlord.
    * * *
    [pa'drone]
    sostantivo maschile
    1) (proprietario) owner, proprietor; (di animale) master

    padrone di casa — master of the house, householder; (contrapposto all'affittuario) landlord

    2) (datore di lavoro) employer, boss colloq.

    lavorare sotto padrone — colloq. to be employed by sb

    3) (che ha potere, controllo)

    essere padrone di se stesso — to be master of oneself, to be one's own man

    ••

    farla da padrone — to boss the show, to rule the roost, to throw one's weight about o around

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    padrone
    /pa'drone/
    sostantivo m.
     1 (proprietario) owner, proprietor; (di animale) master; padrone di casa master of the house, householder; (contrapposto all'affittuario) landlord
     2 (datore di lavoro) employer, boss colloq.; lavorare sotto padrone colloq. to be employed by sb.
     3 (che ha potere, controllo) il padrone del mondo the ruler of the world; non sono padrone del mio tempo my time isn't my own; essere padrone di fare to be free to do; essere padrone di se stesso to be master of oneself, to be one's own man; essere padrone della situazione to be (the) master of the situation
    farla da padrone to boss the show, to rule the roost, to throw one's weight about o around; servire due -i to serve two masters.

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  • 45 machen

    ma·chen [ʼmaxn̩]
    vt
    1) (tun, unternehmen)
    etw \machen to do sth;
    lass uns etwas \machen! let's do sth!;
    genauso werden wir es \machen that's how we'll do it;
    da kann man nichts \machen nothing can be done;
    mit mir kann man es ja \machen ( fam) the things I put up with;
    gut gemacht! well done!;
    mach's gut take care, all the best;
    wie man's macht, ist es verkehrt [o falsch] ( fam) you [just] can't win;
    was möchten/würden Sie gern \machen? what would you like to do?;
    \machen, was man will to do as one pleases [or wants];
    so etwas macht man nicht that's [or it's] bad manners;
    was machst du da? what on earth are you doing there?, what are you up to?;
    was macht denn deine Frau? ( fig) how's your wife?;
    und was \machen Sie so? ( fam) and what are you doing nowadays?;
    mach nur/ruhig! go ahead!
    2) (erzeugen, verursachen)
    etw \machen to make sth;
    einen Eindruck \machen to make an impression;
    Lärm \machen to make a noise;
    Musik \machen to play some music;
    einen Schmollmund \machen ( fam) to pout;
    ein dummes Gesicht \machen ( fam) to make [or pull] a silly face;
    das macht überhaupt keine Mühe that's no trouble at all;
    jdm Angst \machen to frighten sb;
    jdm Sorgen \machen to make sb worried, to give sb cause for concern;
    sich Sorgen \machen to worry;
    jdm Hoffnung/ Mut/Kopfschmerzen \machen to give sb hope/courage/a headache;
    jdm eine Freude machen to make sb happy;
    jdm Appetit/ Durst/Hunger \machen to make sb peckish/thirsty/hungry;
    sich Mühe/Umstände \machen to go to a lot of trouble [or effort];
    etw \machen to do sth;
    eine Aktion \machen to promote sth;
    eine Arbeit \machen to do a job [or task];
    eine Reise \machen to go on a journey;
    einen Besuch \machen to [pay sb a] visit;
    einen Spaziergang \machen to go for a walk;
    eine Sause mit jdm \machen ( fam) to go on a pub crawl ( esp Brit); [or (Am) bar hopping] with sb;
    das ist zu \machen that's possible;
    da ist nichts zu \machen nothing can be done, that's not possible;
    nichts zu \machen! nothing doing!;
    [da] nichts \machen können to not be able to do anything;
    das lässt sich \machen sth might be possible;
    wird gemacht! no problem, shall [or will] do!, I'll get that done;
    er wird das schon \machen ( erledigen) he'll do it;
    ( in Ordnung bringen) to sort sth out;
    wie machst du/wie \machen Sie das nur? how [on earth] do you do it?;
    etw nicht unter etw dat \machen ( fam) to not do sth for less than sth
    etw \machen to organize sth;
    eine Party \machen to give [or throw] a party
    etw \machen to make sth;
    Fotos \machen to take photos;
    ein Gedicht \machen to make up a poem;
    Kaffee \machen to make coffee;
    ein Schiff aus Papier \machen to make a ship out of paper;
    aus etw gemacht sein to be made of sth;
    jdm/sich etw \machen lassen to have sth made for sb/[for oneself];
    sich ein Kleid \machen lassen to have a dress made [for oneself];
    sich die Haare \machen lassen ( fam) to have one's hair done;
    für etw wie gemacht sein ( fam) to be made for sth
    [jdm] etw \machen to make [sb] sth, to make sth [for sb];
    ein Essen \machen to make [or cook] a meal;
    einen Drink \machen to make a drink
    7) (bilden, darstellen)
    etw \machen to make sth;
    die Straße macht da eine scharfe Kurve the road bends sharply there
    8) (fam: instand setzen)
    [jdm] etw \machen to mend [or repair] sth for sb;
    bis wann können sie den Wagen \machen? how soon can they repair the car?;
    etw \machen lassen to get [or have] sth mended/repaired;
    wir müssen unbedingt den Fernseher \machen lassen we must really get the TV repaired
    9) (fam: erlangen, verdienen)
    etw \machen to do [or win] sth;
    Punkte/Tore \machen to score points/goals;
    wir \machen jetzt dreimal so viel Umsatz we have now tripled our turnover;
    einen Gewinn/Verlust \machen to make a profit/loss;
    ein Geschäft \machen to make a deal;
    ein Vermögen \machen to make a fortune
    etw \machen to do sth;
    das Abitur \machen to do A-levels ( Brit)
    einen Kurs \machen to take a course;
    eine Ausbildung \machen to do an apprenticeship, to train to be sth
    11) math (fam: ergeben)
    etw macht etw akk sth makes sth;
    drei mal drei macht neun three times three makes nine
    12) (fam: kosten)
    das macht zehn Euro that's [or that'll be] ten euros [please];
    was macht das zusammen? what does that come to?
    jdn berühmt/ reich/schön \machen to make sb famous/rich/beautiful;
    jdn zu etw \machen to make sb sth;
    mein Vater hat mich zu seinem Nachfolger gemacht my father has made [or named] me his successor;
    jdn zu seinem Verbündeten \machen to make sb one's ally;
    sich zu etw \machen to make oneself sth;
    sich zum Anführer \machen to make oneself the leader
    der Hund macht „wau wau“ the dog goes ‘woof woof’ usu childspeak
    15) (fam: imitieren)
    etw \machen to do sth
    das macht etw that's because of sth;
    das macht die frische Luft, dass wir so hungrig sind it's the fresh air that makes us so hungry;
    jdn etw tun \machen to make sb do sth;
    der Wein wird dich das vergessen \machen the wine will help you forget
    17) (fam: ausmachen)
    jdm/ etw etwas/nichts \machen to harm/not harm sb/sth;
    macht nichts! no matter! [or problem!];
    macht das was? does it matter?;
    was macht das schon? what does it matter?;
    das macht [doch] nichts! never mind!, no harm done!
    18) (fam: vorgeben, etw/ jdn zu sein)
    etw [für jdn] \machen to act as sth [for sb];
    es mit jdm \machen to do it [with sb] ( euph) ( fam)
    es jdm \machen (sl) to do it to sb
    es macht jdn... it makes sb...
    2) ( ausmachen)
    es macht etwas/ nichts/ viel it matters/doesn't matter/matters a lot;
    es macht jdm etwas/ nichts/ viel sb minds/doesn't mind/minds a lot
    3) (fam: Geräusch \machen)
    es macht etw it goes sth;
    es macht „piep“, wenn du einen Fehler machst it goes ‘peep’ [or it peeps] when you make a mistake; s. a. lang
    vi
    1) ( bewirken)
    \machen, dass etw geschieht to ensure that sth happens;
    wie hast du es gemacht, dass die Kinder so artig sind? how did you get the children to be so well-behaved?
    etw macht irgendwie sth makes you sth;
    Liebe macht blind ( fig) love makes you blind;
    3) (euph fam: Notdurft verrichten) to wee, to poo;
    da hat mir ein Vogel aufs Auto gemacht! a bird has pooed on my car!
    4) ( aussehen lassen) to make sb appear sth;
    Querstreifen \machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat
    5) (fam: sich beeilen)
    mach/\machen Sie [schon]! ( fam) get a move on! ( fam)
    6) (sl: sich stellen)
    auf etw \machen akk to pretend to be sth, to act the sth;
    sie macht immer auf vornehme Dame she always acts the elegant lady
    7) (fam: mit etw handeln)
    in etw \machen dat to be in the... business;
    ich mache jetzt in Versicherungen I'm in [the] insurance [business]
    8) ( gewähren)
    jdn [mal/nur] \machen lassen to leave sb to it;
    lass mich mal \machen, ich bringe das schon wieder in Ordnung! leave it to me, I'll put it right!
    vr
    1) (fam: sich entwickeln)
    sich [irgendwie] \machen to come along [in a certain way]
    sich \machen to do well for oneself;
    die neue Sekretärin macht sich gut the new secretary is doing well
    3) ( passen) to go with sth;
    das Bild macht sich gut an der Wand the picture looks good on the wall
    sich an etw akk \machen to get on with sth;
    sich an die Arbeit \machen to get down to work;
    sich an ein Manuskript \machen to start working on a manuscript
    5) ( gewinnen)
    sich dat etw \machen to make sth;
    sich Freunde/Feinde \machen to make friends/enemies
    sich [bei jdm] verhasst \machen to incur [sb's] hatred;
    sich verständlich \machen to make oneself understood
    sich dat etwas/ viel/ wenig/ nichts aus jdm/etw \machen to care/care a lot/not care much/at all for sb/sth;
    ( sich nicht über etw ärgern) to not get upset about sth [or let sth bother oneself];
    mach dir/\machen Sie sich nichts d[a]raus! don't worry about it! [or let it get you down!]

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  • 46 waddle

    [ˈwɔdl]
    1. verb
    to take short steps and move from side to side in walking (as a duck does):

    The fat old lady waddled down the street.

    يَتَمايَل
    2. noun
    a clumsy, rocking way of walking.
    تَمايُل

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    Русский глагол сказать называет лишь факт сообщения чего-либо при помощи слов, но не указывает, как что-либо было сказано. Английские эквиваленты подчеркивают способ или сопутствующие обстоятельства произнесения каких-либо слов.
    1. to say — сказать (выразить что-либо устно или письменно: обычно одноактное действие, чаще всего вводит прямую речь): «It is getting late» she said. — «Уже поздно», — сказала она. You should write to the bank and say you need more time to consider their terms. — Вам надо написать в банк и сказать, что вам надо больше времени, чтобы обдумать их условия. Не has been saying for weeks that he is going to repair that plug. — Он уже несколько недель говорит, что собирается починить вилку ( электрошнура). It says in today's paper that gas prices are going up again. — В сегодняшней газете говорится, что стоимость газа опять повышается. The chairman started by saying why he had called the meeting. — Председатель начал с того, что сказал, почему он созвал собрание. Where was Ellis going? — I don't know, she didn't say. — Куда пошла Эллис? — Я не знаю, она не сказала. Are you saying I am fat? — Вы хотите сказать, что я толстый? So what you are saying is that taxes may rise. — Значит то, что вы говорите, означает, что налоги могут быть повышены?
    2. to put it (somehow) — сказать, выразить особым способом (выразить свою мысль особым способом, используя специальные слова для того, чтобы пояснить как можно проще и яснее, что имеется в виду): If you haven't quite understood, I'll try to put it in another way. — Если вы не совсем поняли, я постараюсь выразить свою мысль иначе. То put it bluntly, this film is not very good. — Если говорить прямо, это не очень хороший фильм./Если говорить без обиняков, этот фильм не очень хорош. Long-term planning is useless, because as Ben puts it, in the long term we are dead. — Долгосрочное планирование бесполезно, потому что, как выразился Бэн, за это время мы все можем умереть. Не is not very clever, to put it mildly. — Мягко выражаясь, он не очень умен.
    3. to word — сказать, сформулировать (выразить определенными словами что-либо по специальному выбору говорящего или пишущего): His speech to the police officer about racial violence had to be very carefully worded. — Его речь, обращенная к полицейскому сотруднику относительно расового насилия, должна быть очень тщательно сформулирована. The Defence Secretary made a public statement about the crisis, but it was worried in such a way as to give very little information. — Министр обороны сделал заявление относительно кризиса, но оно было так сформулировано, что содержало очень мало информации.
    4. to put smth in one's own words — сказать, выразить (выразить что-либо собственными словами, которые вы сами выбираете, а не повторяете чужих слов): Tell the court in your own words, what happened on the night of January,
    2. — Расскажите суду своими словами, что произошло вечером второго января. It is a good idea to get your students to retell the story in their own words. — Неплохая мысль предложить студентам пересказывать этот рассказ собственными словами.
    5. to imply — сказать, подразумевать (выразить что-либо косвенно, не называя точно, какое событие имеется в виду): Не sort of implied ihat I could have the job I wanted. — Он вроде намекал, что я могу получить работу, которую хотел./Он вроде подразумевал, что я могу получить работу, которую хотел. What are you implying, that my paintings are no good?! — Что вы хотите сказать, что мои картины никуда не годятся?! You seem lo be implying something that is not quite true. — Вы, кажется, намекаете на что-то, что ис совсем верно.
    6. to hint — сказать, намекать, дать понять (сказать что-либо обиняком, косвенно): What are you hinting at? — На что вы намекаете? «It is not just me who will be getting a prize?» Sam hinted. — «Приз получу не только я», — намекнул Сэм. She hinted that there might be a possibility of a pay rise. — Она дала понять, что возможно будет повышение зарплаты,/Она намекнула, что возможно будет повышение зарплаты. I had the feeling he was hinting that he would like to go out with me. — У меня было такое чувство, что он сказал/намекнул, что хочет пойти туда вместе со мной.
    7. to speak in a roundabout way — сказать что-либо обиняком, сказать что-либо косвенным образом, дать понять (особенно, чтобы не быть грубым или не вызвать смущения): I told him, in a roundabout way, that he was not really strong enough to join my English class. — Я дал ему понять, что его знания были недостаточны, чтобы учиться английскому в моем классе. Не said he didn't need their services any more, but that was put in a roundabout way. — Он сказал, что больше не нуждается в их услугах, но это было высказано косвенно.
    8. to blurt out — сказать, сболтнуть (неожиданно, не раздумывая сказать что-либо, особенно то, что надо было хранить в тайне, или что-либо несомненно могущее вызвать смущение): She had blurted out my secret when she was upset and now everyone knows about it. — Когда она была расстроена, она выболтала мой секрет, и теперь все об этом знают. «I never liked your friend anyway», she blurted out tearfully. — В слезах она сказала: «Мне никогда не нравился ваш друг»./В слезах она сболтнула: «Мне никогда не нравился ваш друг».
    9. to exclaim — сказать, воскликнуть (громко и неожиданно, потому что вы сердиты, удивлены или возбуждены): «What a beautiful house!» she exclaimed. — «Какой красивый дом!» — воскликнула она. «Oh, no,» exclaimed Bill in terror. — «О, нет!» — воскликнул Билл в ужасе. «Oh, this house is on fire,» exclaimed she. — «Этот дом горит!» — воскликнула она.
    10. to come out with — сказать (неожиданно сказать что-либо необычное или то, что вызывает у других удивление): It was strange to hear a little old lady come out with a swear word like that. — Было очень странно услышать, как эта маленькая старушка вдруг произнесла такое ругательство. I don't want to make a speech, Emmy, I will only come out with something silly that everyone will laught. — Я не хочу выступать, Эмма, а то скажу что-либо глупое, и все будут смсяться./Я не хочу выступать, Эмма, а то сморожу какую-либо глупость, и все будут смеяться. You never know what he will come out with next. — Никогда не знаешь, что он скажет в следующий раз.
    11. to say smth under one's breath — сказать очень тихо, шептать, говорить очень тихо (одним дыханием, так чтобы никто не слышал): «Stupid!» he said under his breath as the old man walked away. — «Дурак!", — пробурчал он, когда старик прошел мимо. Henry is so bad-tempered these day's, he never says anything, but I hear him swearing under his breath. — Все эти дни Генри такой злой, он ничего не говорит, но я слышал, что он чертыхается про себя.

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