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1 jockey
{'dʒɔki}
I. 1. жокей
2. ам. в съчет. човек, който борави с/кара и пр. нещо
car JOCKEY шофъор
pencil JOCKEY писар
II. v l. мамя, измамвам, излъгвам, подхлъзвам
to JOCKEY someone into doing something подвеждам някого да направи нещо
to JOCKEY someone out of something измъквам нещо от някого
to JOCKEY someone out of his job ставам причина някой да си загуби работата
to JOCKEY someone away/out/in примамвам/прилъгвам някого
to JOCKEY a transaction извършвам нечиста сделка
to JOCKEY for something правя интриги, за да получа/постигна нещо
2. маневрирам
to JOCKEY a truck into position маневрирам с камион, за да го доведа в желаното положение
to JOCKEY for position мъча се да заема изгодно положение/да докарам нещо в изгодно положение (и прен.)
3. ам. жокей съм* * *{'jъki} n 1. жокей; 2. ам. в съчет. човек, който борави с/к(2) {'jъki} v l. мамя, измамвам, излъгвам, подхлъзвам; to jockey* * *жокей;* * *1. car jockey шофъор 2. i. жокей 3. ii. v l. мамя, измамвам, излъгвам, подхлъзвам 4. pencil jockey писар 5. to jockey a transaction извършвам нечиста сделка 6. to jockey a truck into position маневрирам с камион, за да го доведа в желаното положение 7. to jockey for position мъча се да заема изгодно положение/да докарам нещо в изгодно положение (и прен.) 8. to jockey for something правя интриги, за да получа/постигна нещо 9. to jockey someone away/out/in примамвам/прилъгвам някого 10. to jockey someone into doing something подвеждам някого да направи нещо 11. to jockey someone out of his job ставам причина някой да си загуби работата 12. to jockey someone out of something измъквам нещо от някого 13. ам. в съчет. човек, който борави с/кара и пр. нещо 14. ам. жокей съм 15. маневрирам* * *jockey[´dʒɔki] I. n 1. жокей; 2. ост. търговец на коне, джамбазин; 3. ост. мошеник; 4. шотл. ист. странстващ певец; 5. тех. направляваща шайба; II. v 1. подмамвам, прилъгвам, подхлъзвам, подвеждам, манипулирам ( into с ger); to \jockey s.o. out of s.th. измъквам някому нещо; 2. мор. маневрирам ( for); to \jockey for position мъча се да заема изгодно положение при надбягване с лодки; прен. мъча се да се наместя по нечестен начин; 3. домогвам се; добирам се (чрез интриги).
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