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61 he took the bull by the horns
he took the bull by the hornsfig ele enfrentou a dificuldade.English-Portuguese dictionary > he took the bull by the horns
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62 on the horns of a dilemma
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63 to draw in one’s horns
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64 to take the bull by the horns
to take the bull by the hornsenfrentar a situação.English-Portuguese dictionary > to take the bull by the horns
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65 draw/pull in one's horns
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66 on the horns of a dilemma
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67 take the bull by the horns
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68 seize the bull by the horns
взять быка за рогаIf we are going to solve this problem, someone will have to seize the bull by the horns.
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69 take the bull by the horns
взять быка за рогаIf we are going to solve this problem, someone will have to take the bull by the horns.
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70 to draw in one's horns
Присмиреть, умерить рвение, пойти на попятный; кроме того — сокращать, урезать свои расходы, а также подавлять свои чувства и эмоции. Имеется в виду улитка, которая прячет свои рожки при малейшей опасности.When we first started the business we used to provide free lunches for all staff, but since then we have had to draw our horns in and nowadays we only provide tea and coffee. — Когда мы только начали свой бизнес, мы предоставляли бесплатные обеды для своих сотрудников, но затем нам пришлось поумерить свой пыл, и сейчас у нас только чай и кофе.
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > to draw in one's horns
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71 (a) goat's horns
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72 (a) snail draws out its horns
a snail draws out (draws in) its horns улитка выставляет (прячет) рожкиEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) snail draws out its horns
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73 show one's horns
выказать природное злонравие, обнаружить злобность характераI never did trust that smiling face of his nor his protestations of virtue and charity. Last night, just for a moment, he forgot himself and showed his horns unmistakably. You be careful of him. He's as venomous as a snake. (SPI) — Мне никогда не внушала доверия улыбающаяся физиономия этого типа, старавшегося прослыть добродетельным и щедрым человеком. Но вчера вечером он забылся на минуту и предстал в своем дьявольском обличье. Будьте с ним осторожны: он ядовит как змея.
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74 take the bull by the horns
действовать решительно, напрямик; мужественно преодолевать затруднения; ≈ брать быка за рога‘See here,’ he exclaimed suddenly, looking sharply at the musician and deciding to take the bull by the horns, ‘you are in quite as delicate a situation as I am, if you only stop to think.’ (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XX) — - Послушайте, - вдруг воскликнул он, смотря в упор на музыканта и решив действовать напрямик, - если вы дадите себе труд подумать, то поймете, что находитесь в таком же щекотливом положении, как и я.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > take the bull by the horns
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75 lock horns
вcтупить в бopьбу, cтoлкнутьcя, cцeпитьcя'There's none round here could beat him at his best,' he said. 'He'd lock horns with anyone after a few beers' (A. Marshall) -
76 pull in one's horns
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77 show one's horns
пoкaзaть злoбный нpaв, oбнapужить злoбнocть xapaктepa [нaмёк нa poжки дьявoлa]I never did trust that smiling face of his nor his protestations of virtue and charity. Last night, just for a moment, he forgot himself and showed his horns unmistakably. You be careful of him. He's as venomous as a snake -
78 take the bull by the horns
дeйcтвoвaть peшитeльнo, нaпpямик; мужecтвeннo пpeoдoлeвaть зaтpуднeния; бpaть быкa зa poгa'See here,' he exclaimed, looking sharply at the musician and deciding to take the bull by the horns. 'You are in quite as delicate a situation as I am, if you only stop to think' (Th. Dreiser)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > take the bull by the horns
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79 cellular affection of anterior horns anterius
cellular affection of anterior horns anterius, cellular affection of anterior cornu anterius, poliomyelitisпоражение клеток передних рогов спинного мозга, полиомиелитEnglish-Russian dictionary of medicine > cellular affection of anterior horns anterius
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80 driving horns
выступы на поверхности гладкого ротора
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[Я.Н.Лугинский, М.С.Фези-Жилинская, Ю.С.Кабиров. Англо-русский словарь по электротехнике и электроэнергетике, Москва, 1999 г.]Тематики
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