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play ball coll. а) сотрудничать; б) задабривать -
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expr infml1)Things would go better for you if you'd learn to play ball — Если бы ты был с нами заодно, у тебя бы дела пошли лучше
Are you going to play ball or do I have to report you to the boss? — Ты будешь нам помогать, или мне пожаловаться на тебя шефу?
2)I might have played ball just a little but I scorned to — Я мог бы немного уступить, но посчитал это ниже своего достоинства
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разг.(play ball (with smb.))сотрудничать, действовать сообща, совместно (с кем-л.); действовать честно, быть честным (с кем-л.)If the Ambassador plays ball with the CIA, all our troubles will be over... (M. West, ‘The Ambassador’, ch. II) — Если посол будет подыгрывать ЦРУ, все пойдет как по маслу...
And I was too much of a skunk to play ball with Muriel. (R. Chandler, ‘The Lady in the Lake’, ch. 5) — Я был настоящим подонком и самым бесчестным образом обошелся с Мьюриел.
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(with smb.)paзг.coтpудничaть, дeйcтвoвaть cooбщa, coвмecтнo (c кeм-л.); дeйcтвoвaть чecтнo, быть чecтным (c кeм-л.) If the Ambassador plays ball with the CIA [ЦPУ], all our troubles will be over (M. West). And I was too much of a skunk to play ball with Muriel (R. Chandler) -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > play ball
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1) Общая лексика: играть в бейсбол, сотрудничать, поддерживать хорошие отношения, сотрудничать (с кем-л.)2) Американизм: начинать3) Сленг: ладить, начать, помириться4) Американский английский: играть в любой вид спорта с мячом (но чаще всего футбол/баскетбол/бейсбол) -
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сотрудничатьзадабриватьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > play ball
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לשתף פעולה* * *◙ הלועפ ףתשל◄ -
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katılmak, işbirliği yapmak, beraber çalışmak -
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katılmak, işbirliği yapmak, beraber çalışmak -
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samarbeta -
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• olla valmis yhteistyöhön• pallotella• palloilla -
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сотрудничать* * *разг. 1) сотрудничать 2) задабривать
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play ball — {v. phr.} 1. To begin play in a ball game. * /When the umpire calls Play ball, the game begins./ 2. {informal} To join in an effort with others; cooperate. * /To get along during Prohibition, many men felt that they had to play ball with… … Dictionary of American idioms
play\ ball — v. phr. 1. To begin play in a ball game. When the umpire calls Play ball, the game begins. 2. informal To join in an effort with others; cooperate. To get along during Prohibition, many men felt that they had to play ball with gangsters. A is… … Словарь американских идиом
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