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1 keep one's fingers crossed
держать кулаки (на счастье)I hope you win the race Saturday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > keep one's fingers crossed
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2 to cross one's fingers
Это выражение означает перекрещивание среднего пальца с указательным. Человек, скрещивая пальцы подобным образом, образует ими подобие креста, который отвращает зло. Мы часто держим пальцы скрещенными перед экзаменом или перед важным событием.Good luck tomorrow! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you. — Удачи тебе завтра! Я скрещу пальцы на счастье.
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > to cross one's fingers
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3 keep
1. v( kept)1) храни́тьwhere do you keep your tools? — где у тебя́ инструме́нт?
keep this seat for me, please — сохрани́те, пожа́луйста, э́то ме́сто для меня́
keep a secret — храни́ть секре́т
God keep you! — храни́ тебя́ Бог!
2) заде́рживатьwhat kept you? — что тебя́ так задержа́ло?
I haven't kept you waiting, have I? — наде́юсь, я не заста́вил себя́ ждать?
3) держа́ть(ся)he was kept in prison for a while — его́ како́е-то вре́мя продержа́ли в тюрьме́
keep together! — не расходи́тесь!
4) сохрани́ть у себя́we always keep this item in stock — у нас э́то всегда́ есть в прода́же
keep the change! — сда́чи не на́до!
5) содержа́тьkeep rabbits — разводи́ть кро́ликов
6) соблюда́ть- keep away from smbkeep quiet! — ти́ше!, соблюда́йте тишину́!
- keep smth back
- keep smth down
- keep from smth
- keep off
- keep up
- keep abreast of smb/smth
- keep books
- keep smb company
- keep cool
- keep fit
- keep house
- keep in mind smth
- keep in touch with smb
- keep late hours
- keep moving!
- keep doing smth
- keep one's head/temper
- keep pace with smb
- keep smb posted
- keep records
- keep right!
- keep shop
- keep your fingers crossed!
- keep smth up to date
- in keeping with 2. nсодержа́ние сshe earns her keep — она́ зараба́тывает себе́ на жизнь, она́ себя́ соде́ржит
См. также в других словарях:
keep your fingers crossed — If you are keeping your fingers crossed, you are hoping for a positive outcome … The small dictionary of idiomes
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