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1 fire into the brown
стрелять в толпу, не целясь ни в кого в отдельности [этим. охот. стрелять по выводку]Our officer... treated the General and his followers to some volleys fired right into the brown of them. (OED) — Наш офицер... угостил генерала и его спутников несколькими неприцельными залпами.
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2 at close quarters
1) воен. в непосредственном соприкосновении ( с противником)We got fired into at close quarters. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Passionate Friends’, ch. V) — Нас обстреляли с близкого расстояния.
2) бок о бок, в тесном соседстве, рядом, на близком расстоянии друг от другаI had never seen the castle at close quarters before - it has fine architectural qualities. (R. Aldington, ‘Roads to Glory’, ‘The Case of Lieutenant Hall’) — Мне никогда не приходилось видеть этот замок на таком близком расстоянии. Это замечательное архитектурное сооружение.
To be at close quarters with... murder must be a great strain on anyone who has not come in contact with such a thing before. (A. Christie, ‘They Do It with Mirrors’, ch. XI) — Соприкосновение с... убийством буквально потрясает человека, никогда не сталкивавшегося ни с чем подобным.
At close quarters you could see that the brown skin of his face was pitted. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 2) — Вблизи заметно, что его смуглое лицо все в рябинках.
Examining the theory at close quarters he found it equally unpalatable. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 2) — Вдумавшись в свою теорию, Нед соглашается с Дафной, что слишком уж некрасиво получилось, если бы их увидели.
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3 at close quarters
1) вoeн. в нeпocpeдcтвeннoм coпpикocнoвeнии (c пpoтивникoм)We got fired into at close quarters (H. G. Wells)2) бoк o бoк, в тecнoм coceдcтвe, pядoм, нa близкoм paccтoянии дpуг oт дpугaI had never seen the castle at close quarters (K. Aldington). At close quarters you could see that the brown skin of his face was pitted (S. Chaplin)
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