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1 Necessary as the breath of one's life
• Necessary as the breath of one's life [nostrils] Необходим как воздухDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Necessary as the breath of one's life
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2 Necessary as the breath of one's nostrils
• Necessary as the breath of one's life [nostrils] Необходим как воздухDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Necessary as the breath of one's nostrils
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3 воздух
муж. air подышать свежим воздухом ≈ to take/get/catch/have a breath of fresh air на открытом воздухе, на свежем воздухе ≈ outdoors;
out of doors;
in the open air выйти на воздух ≈ to go out of doors, to go into the fresh air носиться в воздухе ≈ to be in the air необходим как воздух ≈ necessary as the breath of one's nostrils, necessary as the breath of life повиснуть в воздухе ≈ (не осуществиться) to be left hanging, to be up in the air;
(не получить ответа) to fall on deaf ears любитель свежего воздуха ≈ fresh-air fiend шутл.м. air;
в ~е in the air;
подышать свежим ~ом get* a breath of (fresh) air;
на (вольном, открытом) ~е in the open, out of doors;
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4 save
[seɪv] 1. гл.1) спасатьto save smb.'s life — спасать жизнь кому-л.
to save smb. from drowning — спасать утопающего
Syn:2) ( save from) охранять, защищать, ограждать (от чего-л.)A sudden effort was necessary to save me from falling. — Чтобы не упасть, мне нужно было напрячься изо всех сил.
Syn:3)а) беречь, экономить (время, труд, силы и т. п.)It saves you one hour. — Ты сэкономишь на этом час времени.
Syn:б) ( save on) экономить (на чём-л.)Syn:4) = save up откладывать, копить ( деньги)Syn:5) оставлять, приберегать (что-л. на будущее)to save smth. for a rainy day — откладывать на чёрный день
Save some of the meat for tomorrow. — Оставь немного мяса на завтра.
The shopkeeper saved a pound of my special cheese for me. — Продавец отложил для меня фунт моего любимого сыра.
Syn:6) избавлять, освобождать (от чего-л.)That will save us a lot of trouble. — Это избавит нас от лишних неприятностей.
Syn:7) спорт. отбивать гол (в футболе, хоккее)••to save one's skin / bacon — спасать свою шкуру
to save one's breath / wind — промолчать, не тратить лишних слов
- save one's pocket- save the day
- save the situation 2. сущ.; спорт.сейв, сэйв (отбитие гола вратарём в футболе, хоккее)3. предл.; = save forbrilliant / spectacular saves from the goalkeeper — блестящие сейвы вратаря
за исключением, кромеThere is no hope save one. — Осталась единственная надежда.
save that — за исключением того, что...
Syn:4. союз; книжн.; = save forThe house would be finished by now, save that we had difficulty contracting a roofer. — Дом был бы уже закончен, если бы для нас не оказалось так трудно нанять кровельщика.
Syn:unless 1.
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