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5 the grapevine telegraph
см. the bush telegraphConcise English-Russian phrasebook > the grapevine telegraph
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noun1) Wein, der2) (fig.)* * *1) (an informal means of passing news from person to person: I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving.) das Gerücht2) (a vine.) der Weinstock* * *ˈgrape·vinen3.▶ sb hears sth on [or through] the \grapevine etw kommt jdm zu OhrenI heard on the \grapevine that... ich habe munkeln hören, dass...* * *grapevine [ˈɡreıpvaın] s1. BOT Weinstock m2. umgb) Gerücht n* * *noun1) Wein, der2) (fig.)I heard on the grapevine that... — es wird geflüstert, dass...
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1) (an informal means of passing news from person to person: I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving.) jungeltelegraf2) (a vine.) vinranke/-stokksubst. \/ˈɡreɪpvaɪn\/1) ( en av flere arter i planteslekten Vitis)vinranke2) jungeltelegraf, ryktebørs3) (sport, bryting) forklaring: grep der en bryter tvinner sitt eget ben rundt motstanderenson the grapevine gjennom jungeltelegrafen, på ryktebørsen -
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9 the bush telegraph
мoлвa (cp. cлуxoм зeмля пoлнитcя, copoкa нa xвocтe пpинecлa) [ the bush telegraph пepвoнaч. aвcтpaл The grapevine telegraph пepвoнaч. aмep.]'How did the Imam get to know about it?' "The bush telegraph works very well, here in Bahrein' (N. Shute). The bush telegraph tells me you're likely to become our new president. Dispatches report that the grapevine telegraph told every American soldier the news within twenty-four hours (The Atlantic) -
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1) "беспроволочный телеграф", молниеносное распространение новостей в джунглях и буше (с помощью костров, гонцов, барабанного боя и т. п.)2) мгновенное распространение слухов, сообщений и т. п. (тж. grape-vine telegraph) [первонач. австрал.]The news was spread far and wide by the "Grapevine Telegraph". (E. Seton-Thompson, ‘Lobo: the King of Currumpaw and Other Stories’, ‘Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac’) — Эта новость распространилась с быстротой молнии.
In the hospital, I was given the private room I had occupied before. Someone - through a mysterious performance of the bush telegraph which I didn't understand - had already sent flowers. (C. P. Snow, ‘Last Things’, ch. XVI) — В больнице меня поместили в отдельную палату, ту самую, в которой я лежал раньше. Слухи о том, что я в больнице, каким-то непонятным, загадочным образом распространились очень быстро, и кто-то уже прислал мне цветы.
3) австрал.; разг. передача слухов, сообщений и т. п. не по официальным каналам (тж. grape-vine telegraph) -
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['buʃˌtelɪgrɑːf]сущ."сарафанное радио", быстрое распространение сведений, слухов"How did the he get to know about it?" - "The bush telegraph works very well." — "Как же он узнал об этом?" - "Разведка хорошо работает".
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12 способ тайного сообщения
grapevine имя существительное:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > способ тайного сообщения
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13 партенка
footclothпартенки foot-wrappingsагенция партенка sl. grapevine (telegraph)* * *партѐнка,ж., -и footcloth; pl. воен. foot-wrappings; • агенция \партенкаа sl. grapevine (telegraph).* * *1. footcloth 2. агенция ПАРТЕНКА sl. grapevine (telegraph) 3. партенки foot-wrappings -
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n. gossip, tale, tittle tattle, dirt, grapevine, route by which gossip and rumors are spread, grapevine telegraph, hearsay, rumor, rumour [Brit.], scandal, scuttlebutt, talk, tattle* * *1. chitchat 2. gossip 3. tale 4. talebear (n.) -
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gossiping* * *клюка̀рски,прил., -а, -о, -и gossiping; \клюкарскиа мрежа grapevine (telegraph).* * *gossiping* * *gossiping -
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прост., неодобр.gossip; petty talk; babble; cf. whispering gallery; grapevine telegraphРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > суды да пересуды
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20 far and wide
дaлeкo кpугoм, пoвcюду, вeздe; нacкoлькo xвaтaeт глaзThe gilding of the Indian summer mellowed the pastures far and wide (Ch. Bronte). The news was spread far and wide by the 'Grapevine Telegraph' (E. Seton-Thomp-son)
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