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1 near the wind
1) Общая лексика: на грани порядочности2) Морской термин: в крутой бейдевинд, круто к ветру3) Переносный смысл: на грани приличия -
2 near the wind
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3 (sail) close to the/near the wind
(sail) close to the/near the windscherp (bij de wind) (zeilen); 〈 figuurlijk〉de grens van het oirbare/toelaatbare (raken)English-Dutch dictionary > (sail) close to the/near the wind
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4 sail close to (or near) the wind
быть нa шaг oт нapушeния зaкoнa или пpиличия, быть нa гpaни пopядoчнocти, дoзвoлeннoгo; пocтупaть pиcкoвaннo, pиcкoвaть cвoим пoлoжeниeм; зapвaтьcяHe realized that... he was sailing rather close to the wind financially (Th. Dreiser). I don't mean that he was exactly a crook, but he sailed pretty near the wind (A. Christie)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > sail close to (or near) the wind
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5 sail close to/near the wind
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6 sail near the wind
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sail near the wind
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7 sail near the wind
1) Морской термин: идти в крутой бейдевинд2) Переносный смысл: поступать рискованно, поступить рискованно3) Макаров: действовать крайне рискованно -
8 sail near the wind
идти в крутой бейдевиндпоступать рискованноАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > sail near the wind
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9 close near the wind
в крутой бейдевинд, на грани порядочности, на грани пристойности, на скользком пути -
10 sail near the wind
быть на грани преступления, поступать рискованно -
11 sail near the wind
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12 sail near the wind
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13 to sail near the wind
1) мор. идти в крутой бейдевинд -
14 near to the wind
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > near to the wind
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15 near to the wind
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16 near to the wind
в крутой бейдевиндна грани порядочности пристойности, на скользком путиАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > near to the wind
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17 near to the wind
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18 sail close to the wind
1) мор. идти круто к ветру, идти бейдевинд, идти насколько возможно против ветра2) быть на шаг от нарушения закона или приличия, быть на грани порядочности или пристойности; поступать рискованно, рисковать своим положением; зарваться, набедокурить...he's sailing near the wind, with those large contracts that he makes. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The Silence’) —...заключая такие крупные контракты, он сильно рискует.
He realized that... he was sailing rather close to the wind financially... (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. LXXI) — Он понимал, что... зарвался в своих финансовых операциях...
I don't mean that he was exactly a crook, but he sailed pretty near the wind. (A. Christie, ‘Hercule Poirot's Christmas’, part III, ch. XV) — Я не стану утверждать, что Симеон Ли был жулик. Я бы сказал, без пяти минут жулик.
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19 to sail near/close to the wind
to sail near/close to the windNaut navegar à bolina cerrada.English-Portuguese dictionary > to sail near/close to the wind
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20 course near to the wind
Рыбоводство: курс крутой бейдевиндУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > course near to the wind
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