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1 fleeter than the wind
Макаров: быстрее ветра -
2 fleet
I [fli:t] n1. флотa fleet in being - флот, готовый к боевым действиям
2. флотилия, караван ( судов)3. парк (автомобилей, тракторов и т. п.)a fleet of 500 haulage trucks - парк из пятисот грузовых автомобилей-тягачей
4. поэт., диал.1) (идущее) стадо ( животных)2) стая (облаков, птиц)5. комплект выпущенных или поставленных сетейII [fli:t] n диал.♢
fleet of the desert - «корабли пустыни», караван верблюдовбухта; залив; небольшой приток ( реки), ручей♢
the Fleet - ист. а) название небольшого притока Темзы; б) тюрьма в ЛондонеIIFleet marriage - тайный брак, заключённый в тюрьме
1. [fli:t] a1. быстрыйfleet operator - разг. ≅ на ходу подмётки рвёт
fleet of toot - книжн. быстроногий
fleeter than the wind - книжн. быстрее ветра
2. поэт. быстротечный2. [fli:t] v1. арх. быстро протекать, проноситься; миновать2. арх. таять, исчезать3. мор. менять положение, передвигатьIV [fli:t] vснимать пенки, сливки (тж. перен.) -
3 faster
1. ускоритель2. быстрее; более быстрыйСинонимический ряд:1. easier (adj.) easier; lighter; looser; more unchaste; more wanton; more whorish2. more breakneck (adj.) briefer; fleeter; hastier; more breakneck; more celeritous; more expeditious; more expeditive; more flying; more harefooted; more hurried; more posthaste; more raking; more rapid; quicker; rapider; snappier; speedier; swifter3. more faithful (adj.) loyaler; more allegiant; more ardent; more constant; more faithful; more liege; more loyal; more resolute; more steadfast; steadier; truer4. more indelible (adj.) more indelible5. more licentious (adj.) lewder; more incontinent; more lascivious; more lecherous; more libertine; more libidinous; more licentious; more lustful; more randy; more salacious; more satyric6. surer (adj.) firmer; more fixed; more set; more stable; more tenacious; securer; solider; stabler; stauncher; stronger; surer; tighter7. wilder (adj.) gayer; more devil-may-care; more dissolute; more raffish; more rakehell; more rakish; sportier; wilder8. more rapidly (other) apace; at breakneck speed; at full blast; at the double (British); at top speed; by leaps and bounds; double-quick; flat out; like a bat out of hell; like a flash; like a shot (colloquial); like the wind; more expeditiously; more hastily; more quickly; more rapidly; more speedily; more swiftly; on the double (US); post-haste; presto; quicker9. more securely (other) more firmly; more securely; more solidly; more tightly; more unshakeably; tighter
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