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1. n разг. длительная прогулка, экскурсия или путешествие пешком2. n амер. воен. марш в пешем строю3. n разг. прибавка, повышение, увеличениеa hike in wages, a wage hike — прибавка к зарплате
price hike — повышение цен; экономический подъем
4. v разг. путешествовать, ходить пешком; бродить5. v разг. бродяжничать6. v разг. амер. воен. идти в пешем строю7. v разг. подтягивать, поднимать8. v разг. подниматься, задираться9. v разг. разг. резко подниматьСинонимический ряд:1. increase (noun) advance; boost; breakthrough; enlargement; escalation; increase; increment; jump; raise; rise; upgrade; wax2. tramp (noun) backpack; excursion; journey; march; ramble; tour; tramp; trek; trip; walkabout3. turn (noun) constitutional; turn; walk4. march (verb) march; ramble; traipse; tramp; tromp; wander5. raise (verb) boost; escalate; increase; jack; jack up; jump; put up; raise; upАнтонимический ряд: -
122 sweetness and light
1) гapмoния и интeллeктуaльнocть [выpaжeниe coздaнo Дж. Cвифтoм]Culture has one great passion - the passion for sweetness and light (M. Arnold)2) чacтo иpoн. пoлнoe блaгoпoлучиe, блaгoдeнcтвиe; тишь дa глaдьAmbrose's horse finished fourth which didn't bode well for sweetness and light on the way home (D. Francis)3) чacтo иpoн. дoбpoжeлaтeльнocть; oбaяниe; внeшняя и внутpeнняя пpивлeкaтeльнocть'The point is, Jeeves, that once more I must pay you a marked tribute.' 'Thank you very much. Sir.' 'Once more you have stepped forward like the great man you are and spread sweetness and light in no uncertain measure' (P. G. Wodehouse). Don't let Gerard's bullheadedness get one rise out of you. Sweetness and light and firm persuasion (H. Maclnnes)
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pay rise — BrE, pay raise AmE noun (C) an increase in the amount of money you are paid for doing your job: Some company directors have awarded themselves huge pay rises … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pay rise — / peɪ raɪz/ noun an increase in pay … Dictionary of banking and finance
pay raise — UK US noun [C] US ► HR, WORKPLACE PAY RISE(Cf. ↑pay rise): »Negotiating a pay raise is always a difficult task … Financial and business terms
pay raise — pay ,raise noun count AMERICAN an increase in your salary. British pay rise: The nurses have been awarded a 3% pay raise … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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pay — pay1 W1S1 [peı] v past tense and past participle paid [peıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give money)¦ 2¦(bill/tax/rent)¦ 3¦(wage/salary)¦ 4 pay attention (to somebody/something) 5¦(legal cost)¦ 6¦(say something good)¦ 7¦(good result)¦ 8¦(profit)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pay — 1 /peI/ verb past tense and past participle paid /peId/ 1 GIVE MONEY (I, T) to give someone money for something you have bought, or for something they have done for you: They ran off without paying. | Didn t pay em a penny, just asked em to do it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
