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1 near the knuckle
near the knuckle на грани неприличного (о рассказе, шутке и т. п.) -
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3 near the knuckle
1) на грани приличия, не совсем пристойный; двусмысленный, скабрёзный...what I like about 'er is that she gives you a good laugh. She goes pretty near the knuckle sometimes, but she never jumps over the fence. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Cakes and Ale’, ch. XII) —...мне нравится в Мари Ллойд то, что она умеет вас рассмешить. Ее рассказы порой на грани пристойности, но никогда не выходят за эту грань.
The accusations are too near the knuckle for them to ignore. (WD) — Они не могли пропустить мимо ушей эти обвинения, так сильно они их задевали.
The real reasons for doing this are, perhaps, nearer the knuckle than they think. (WD) — Истинные причины, которые заставили их поступить именно так, возможно, более серьезны, чем они сами думают.
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4 near the knuckle
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > near the knuckle
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5 near the knuckle
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6 near the knuckle
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > near the knuckle
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7 near the knuckle
1) Общая лексика: не совсем пристойный, скабрёзный, на грани неприличного (о рассказе, шутке и т. п.)2) Табуированная лексика: на грани приличия -
8 near the knuckle
на грани неприличногоАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > near the knuckle
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9 near the knuckle
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10 near the knuckle
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11 near the knuckle
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12 near the knuckle
непристойный, на грани неприличного -
13 near the knuckle
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15 it was a bit near the knuckle
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16 near the bone
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17 close to (or near) the bone (or knuckle)
нa гpaни пpиличия, нe coвceм пpиcтoйный, двуcмыcлeнный, cкaбpёзныйCreasey, who is frankly unable to imagine which way the second programme may swerve, is intrigued. 'It's going out as live. We're playing it very close to the bone' (TV Times). What I like about 'er is that she gives you a good laugh. She goes pretty near the knuckle sometimes, but she never jumps over the fence (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > close to (or near) the bone (or knuckle)
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knuckle ['nʌkəl]1 noun∎ I grazed my knuckles on the wall je me suis écorché les doigts contre le mur;∎ near the knuckle (joke, remark) limite(b) (joint of meat) jarret mAmerican coup-de-poing m américain►► familiar knuckle sandwich coup m de poing□ ;∎ I gave him a knuckle sandwich je lui ai mis mon poing sur la gueuleBritish s'y mettre;∎ we'd better knuckle down to some work il vaudrait mieux se mettre ou s'atteler au travailcéder, se soumettre;∎ don't knuckle under to the pressure/management ne cédez pas à la pression/la direction -
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knuckle n1 ( of person) jointure f (du doigt), articulation f (du doigt) ; to crack one's knuckles faire craquer ses doigts ; to rap sb on ou over the knuckles lit, fig taper sur les doigts de qn ; to get a rap over the knuckles lit, fig se faire taper sur les doigts ;2 ( on animal) jarret m ;3 Culin (of lamb, mutton) manche m de gigot ; (of pork, veal) jarret m ; pig's knuckles jambonneau m.to be near the knuckle ○ être limite ○ ; to give sb a knuckle sandwich ◑ balancer son poing dans la figure de qn ○.■ knuckle down ○ s'y mettre (sérieusement) ; to knuckle down to se mettre sérieusement à [task, work].■ knuckle under ○ se soumettre, céder. -
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knuckle [ˊnʌkl]1. n1) суста́в па́льца2) но́жка (телячья, свиная)3) pl касте́т4) тех. шарни́р, кула́к5) ж.-д. кула́к, зуб ( автосцепки)◊near the knuckle непристо́йный, на гра́ни неприли́чного (о рассказе, шутке и т.п.)
;to rap smb.'s knuckles дать нагоня́й
2. v уда́рить, сту́кнуть, постуча́ть костя́шками па́льцева) реши́тельно взя́ться (за что-л.);to knuckle down to one's work реши́тельно приня́ться за де́ло
;б) уступи́ть, подчини́ться;knuckle under подчини́ться, уступи́ть
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near the knuckle — If something is near the knuckle, it is bit explicit or too close to the truth for comfort … The small dictionary of idiomes
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near the knuckle — British informal rude and slightly offensive, especially about sex … English dictionary
knuckle, near the — Verging on the indecent. Tactlessly direct … A concise dictionary of English slang
knuckle — ► NOUN 1) a part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface. 2) a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. 3) this projection as a joint of meat. ► VERB ▪ rub or press with the knuckles. ● knuckle down Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
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