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121 stand for
1) (to be a candidate for election to: He stood for Parliament.)2) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.)3) (to represent: I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.)4) (to tolerate: I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.)stand for vb significarwhat does BBC stand for? ¿qué significan las siglas BBC?stand for vt1) represent: significar2) permit, tolerate: permitir, tolerarv + prep + oa) ( represent) \<\<initials/symbol\>\> significar*what does PS stand for? — ¿qué significa PS?
CTI stands for... — CTI son las siglas de...
he has betrayed everything he once stood for — ha traicionado todo aquello con lo que se lo solía identificar
b) ( put up with) (usu with neg) consentir*, tolerarVI + PREP1) (=represent) [abbreviation] significar2) (=support) [+ principle, honesty] representar3) (=permit) permitir; (=tolerate) admitir* * *v + prep + oa) ( represent) \<\<initials/symbol\>\> significar*what does PS stand for? — ¿qué significa PS?
CTI stands for... — CTI son las siglas de...
he has betrayed everything he once stood for — ha traicionado todo aquello con lo que se lo solía identificar
b) ( put up with) (usu with neg) consentir*, tolerar -
122 I am not here for my health
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123 I'm not driving around here for the sake of driving
I'm not driving around here for the sake of drivingEnglish-Dutch dictionary > I'm not driving around here for the sake of driving
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124 do for
phrvi1) infmlWhat will you do for food when you're camping? — А чем вы будете питаться, когда пойдете в поход?
How will you do for water while you're crossing the desert? — А где вы будете доставать воду при переходе через пустыню?
2) infmlThe staff at this hotel did very well for tips and presents — Обслуживающему персоналу этой гостиницы перепадало много чаевых и подарков.
3) infmlThere were heavy casualties on the first day. The general nearly did for the lot of us with his plan of attack — В первый же день были большие потери. Этот генерал чуть не погубил нас всех со своим планом нападения
4) infml esp AmEHe did for her while she was sick — Он ухаживал за ней, когда она болела
5) BrE infmlThe old lady has been doing for me since my wife left me — Эта старая женщина вела мое домашнее хозяйство с тех пор, как от меня ушла жена
6) slI'll do for that cop when I get out of stir — Я пришью этого мента, когда выйду из тюрьмы
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125 out of here
adv infmlI'm out of here. Bye for now — Я пошел. Пока!
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126 up for grabs
adj sl1)The business is up for grabs — Дело перейдет к тому, кто больше предложит
The seats are up for grabs — Кто успеет, тот и займет места
Three thousand pounds up for grabs for a stroll along the catwalk can't be all bad — Любая девушка может получить три тысячи фунтов ни за хер собачий, стоит лишь прогуляться по помосту
It was still up for grabs and no one was sure who would get it — Предприятие должно было пойти с молотка, и никто не знал, кому оно достанется
2) AmEWhen the market crashed the whole office was up for grabs — Когда на бирже произошел крах, в офисе творилось что-то невообразимое
Who's in charge around here? The whole organization is up for grabs — Кто здесь начальник? Это не организация, а какой-то бардак
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127 ask for trouble
напрашиваться на неприятности, вести себя неосторожно, вызывающе; ≈ лезть на рожонIt might be appropriate for you to rough-handle your servants, sir, but when you are foolish enough to insult our person and our official position by sending thugs to escort us here, I must say that you are asking for trouble... (J. Aldridge, ‘The Diplomat’, ch. XXVI) — Вы можете как угодно обращаться с вашими слугами; но если вы так глупы, что можете выслать нам навстречу бандитов, нанося оскорбление нам лично и нашему статусу, вы явно напрашиваетесь на неприятности...
‘In my experience,’ said Lord Caterham, ‘people who go about looking for trouble usually find it.’ (A. Christie, ‘The Seven Dials Mystery’, ch. V) — - Жизненный опыт подсказывает мне, - сказал лорд Кэтерем, - что люди, которые ищут ссоры, обычно находят ее.
You could see from his face that he was looking for trouble. (ODCIE) — По его лицу было видно, что он собирается спровоцировать скандал.
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128 par for the course
adj infmlOnly ten people passed this examination. Thai may seem a small number but it's about par for the course — Только десять претендентов смогли сдать этот экзамен. Это количество может показаться малым, но в среднем это нормально
Well, I suppose that's about par for the course around here — Так это обычно здесь и бывает
The column inches written about him were tepidly for and yawningly against. Which is about par for the course — Приводимые в статье аргументы в его пользу были жидковатыми, а доводы против вызывали откровенную скуку. Что, впрочем, в порядке вещей
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