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разг.1) в долг, в кредит; в рассрочку [первонач. амер.]Fatty fed me one meal a day on the cuff. Finding a job seemed impossible. (P. Abrahams, ‘Tell Freedom’, book III, ch. II) — Фэтти кормил меня раз в день в кредит. Найти работу было просто невозможно.
2) амер. бесплатноThe press agent gets no pay but only a certain (sic) am't [= amount] of drinks on the cuff. (J. O'Hara, ‘Pal Joey’) — Агент по печати и рекламе заработной платы не получает, а только (sic!) определенное количество спиртных напитков бесплатно.
There are six guys in this town who hate to eat at home. They spend all their time getting together dinners to honor other phonies just so they can eat out and on the cuff. (E. O'Connor, ‘All in the Family’, ch. XII) — В этом городе есть шестеро парней, которые терпеть не могут обедать дома. Они тратят все свое время на устройство обедов в честь таких же прохвостов, как они сами. Так что обедают они всегда на стороне и за это никогда не платят.
3) амер. конфиденциально, между намиBut strictly on the cuff I'm willing to bet he never did see it... (R. Chandler, ‘The Lady in the Lake’, ch. 12) — Но строго между нами - я готов держать цари, что Билл никогда этого не видел...
4) амер. экспромтом, без подготовкиI grant you, I started this leaflet on the cuff. I didn't know what I was letting myself in for. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 2) — Уверяю вас, я взялся писать эту листовку не подумав. Я не представлял себе, на что иду.
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2 on the cuff
adv infml1) esp AmEHe gave him the use of a beautiful suit and arranged for him to eat on the cuff in the cafe — Он предоставил в его распоряжение прекрасный костюм и договорился, чтобы его кормили в долг в одном кафе
2) AmE3) AmEStrictly on the cuff I'd say he's not up to much — Между нами говоря, он как специалист ничего особенного из себя не представляет
4) AmEI confess I started speaking on the cuff — Сознаюсь, что я начал выступать без подготовки
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3 off-the-cuff
\off-the-cuff speech Stegreifrede fII. adv aus dem Stegreif* * *off-the-cuff adj1. Stegreif…:2. spontan (Entschluss)* * *n.spontaner Entschluss m. -
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бeз пoдгoтoвки, экcпpoмтoм [пepвoнaч. aмep.Before the war a good deal of shooting [кинocъёмкa] had been done "off the cuff". Griffith never used a script (D. Robinson). I'm not very good at making speeches off the cuff. Her remarks were off the cuff, but very sensible -
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adv infml1)2)Speaking off the cuff I'd say the scheme is doomed to failure — Я выражаю лишь свою точку зрения: план обречен на провал
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[ˌɒfðə'kʌf] [AE ˌɔːf-] 1. 2.avverbio off the cuff spontaneamente* * *[ˌɒfðə'kʌf]1. adva braccio, improvvisando2. adj* * *[ˌɒfðə'kʌf] [AE ˌɔːf-] 1. 2.avverbio off the cuff spontaneamente -
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inf экспромтом; спонтанно; без подготовкиHer remarks were off the cuff, but very sensible.
I had no time to prepare a speech, so I said a few words off the cuff.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > off the cuff
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10 off the cuff
разг.1) без подготовки, экспромтом [первонач. амер.]2) неофициальноThat's talking off the cuff, of course I shouldn't commit myself so quickly. (M. West, ‘Daughter of Silence’, ch. IV) — Это, конечно, разговор неофициальный. Я не могу так сразу брать на себя какие-либо определенные обязательства.
He refuses to make his luncheon speech public, saying it was "off the cuff". — Премьер-министр отказался обнародовать речь, произнесенную им за завтраком, сказав, что это выступление неофициальное.
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идиом.экспромтомбез подготовкиспонтанноI'm just speaking off the cuff here — I haven't seen the results yet.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > off the cuff
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идиом.экспромтомбез подготовкиспонтанноI'm just speaking off the cuff here — I haven't seen the results yet.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > off-the-cuff
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off-the-cuff [ˏɒfðəˊkʌf] aразг. неподгото́вленный, импровизи́рованный (о речи, выступлении и т.п.) -
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tr[ɒfðə'kʌf]1 improvisado,-a[ˌɒfðǝ'kʌf]1.ADJ [remark] espontáneo, dicho sin pensar; [speech] improvisado2.ADV de improviso -
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without preparation без подготовкиOff the cuff, I can give you only a rough estimate.
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off-the-cuff — adj [usually before noun] an off the cuff remark, reply etc is one that you make without thinking about it first = ↑spontaneous >off the cuff adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
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