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21 horseback
[`hɔːsbæk]спина лошадигребень, грядаверхомАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > horseback
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22 horseback
• неправильность в пласте, пережим пласта (сверху)• опускание, кровлиАнгло-русский словарь по ядерным испытаниям и горному делу > horseback
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23 horseback riding
Англо-русский словарь компьютерных и интернет терминов > horseback riding
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27 horseback
выступ (в почве пласта); прослоек сланца (в пласте); неправильность в пласте; пережим пласта; опускание кровли -
28 horseback riding
English-Russian dictionary of Information technology > horseback riding
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29 horseback
выступ (в почве пласта), прослоек сланца (в угольном пласте), пережим пласта (сверху), опускание кровли -
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31 horseback guesstimate
импровизированная оценка, основанная на догадкеАнгло-русский словарь по исследованиям и ноу-хау > horseback guesstimate
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32 a beggar on horseback
выскочка; ≈ ворона в павлиньих перьях (ср. из грязи в князи) [часть выражения set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil; см. set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil]When a poor man becomes rich in Naples - and some of them did become rich during the war - he becomes a beggar on horseback, aping the vices of the signori contemptuous of the misery from which he sprang. (M. West, ‘Children of the Sun’, ch. VIII) — Когда бедняк становится богачом, а такие случаи бывали в Неаполе во время войны, он превращается в выскочку, подражая богатым и презирая бедноту, из которой вышел.
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34 angels on horseback
устрицы, завёрнутые в ломтики ветчины ( закуска)As I ate my devils on horseback and drank the last of the claret, I was wondering whether, if he had not made his demarche to Brown the night before, Tom Orbell might have been at this dinner. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 23) — я ел устрицы с ветчиной, пил свой кларет и гадал, получил бы приглашение на сегодняшний обед Том Орбэлл, если бы не его вчерашний конфликт с Брауном.
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37 devils-on-horseback
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38 to arrive on horseback
to arrive on horseback (bicycle) приехать на лошади (на велосипеде)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to arrive on horseback
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40 set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil
посл.≈ посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол; см. тж. a beggar on horsebackLarge English-Russian phrasebook > set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil
См. также в других словарях:
Horseback — Horse back , n. 1. The back of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders, in a half stratified condition. Agassiz. [1913 Webster] {On horseback}, on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on a horse or horses; in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horseback — ► NOUN (in phrase on horseback) & ADJECTIVE ▪ mounted on a horse … English terms dictionary
horseback — [hôrs′bak΄] n. 1. the back of a horse ☆ 2. a low, sharp ridge; hogback adv. on horseback … English World dictionary
horseback riding — horseback ,riding noun uncount the activity of riding a horse, for enjoyment, for exercise, or in competitions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
horseback — late 14c., from HORSE (Cf. horse) (n.) + BACK (Cf. back) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
horseback riding — noun 1. the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements • Syn: ↑riding, ↑equitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑ride horseback • Members of this Topic: ↑ride horseback, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
horseback — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)sbæk[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu on/by N If you do something on horseback, you do it while riding a horse. In remote mountain areas, voters arrived on horseback. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A horseback ride is a ride on a horse. ...a horseback ride into… … English dictionary
horseback — /hawrs bak /, n. 1. the back of a horse. 2. Geol. a low, natural ridge of sand or gravel; an esker. Cf. hogback. adv. 3. on horseback: to ride horseback. adj. 4. made or given in a casual or speculative way; approximate or offhand: a horseback… … Universalium
horseback — I. noun Date: 14th century the back of a horse II. adverb Date: 1727 on horseback III. adjective Date: 1879 given without thorough consideration < a horseback opinion > … New Collegiate Dictionary
horseback — n. on horseback * * * [ hɔːsbæk] on horseback … Combinatory dictionary
horseback — horse|back [ˈho:sbæk US ˈho:rs ] n on horseback riding a horse >horseback adj [only before noun] … Dictionary of contemporary English