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polish off [sth.], polish [sth.] off2) (see off) sbarazzarsi di, liquidare [opponent, team]; (beat or kill) fare fuori [ rival]* * *(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) finire* * *vt + adv(food, drink) far fuori, (work, correspondence) sbrigare* * *polish off [sth.], polish [sth.] off2) (see off) sbarazzarsi di, liquidare [opponent, team]; (beat or kill) fare fuori [ rival] -
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polish off отполировать -
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transitive verb(coll.)2) (complete quickly) durchziehen (ugs.)* * *(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) verdrücken* * *vt1. (eat up)2. (deal with)▪ to \polish off off ⇆ sth etw schnell erledigen [o vom Tisch schaffen]I \polish offed the report off in a couple of hours ich habe den Bericht in ein paar Stunden runtergerissen fam3. (defeat easily)▪ to \polish off off ⇆ sb jdn vom Platz fegen* * *vt sep (inf)food verdrücken (inf), verputzen (inf); drink wegputzen (inf); work wegschaffen (inf), erledigen; opponent, competitor abfertigen, abservieren (inf)* * *transitive verb(coll.)2) (complete quickly) durchziehen (ugs.) -
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vt1) ( eat up)2) ( deal with)to \polish off off <-> sth etw schnell erledigen [o vom Tisch schaffen];I \polish offed the report off in a couple of hours ich habe den Bericht in ein paar Stunden runtergerissen ( fam)3) ( defeat easily)to \polish off off <-> sb jdn vom Platz fegen -
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polish off smth. /smth. off/ coll. polish off one's work (one's job, arrears of correspondence, etc.) быстро закончить работу и т.д.; she soon polished off her washing она быстро /в два счета/ закончила стирку; polish off a large plateful of pie быстро разделаться с огромной тарелкой пирога, умять тарелку пирога; polish off smb. he polished off his enemy он разделался со своим врагом, "убрал" своего врага -
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1) отполировать
2) разг. покончить, быстро справиться( с чем-л.) ;
допить, доесть I've a pile of letters to polish off before I can go home. ≈ Мне нужно разобрать до конца работы тонну писем. They could polish off a barrel of beer in half an hour. ≈ Они в два счета раздавят за полчаса полный бочонок пива.
3) сл. убить, расправиться;
избавиться( от кого-л.) Syn: bump off, do away with, do for
3), do in
1), finish off
4), knock off
8), make away with
1), rub out
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4) разг. победить( соперника) You have to polish off three experienced players before you can win the prize. ≈ Чтобы выиграть приз, тебе надо разбить трех опытных игроков. (разговорное) покончить;
быстро расправиться, разделаться( с чем-л.) - we polished off the pie and the fruit мы быстро расправились с пирогом и фруктами убить, расправиться;
избавиться (от кого-л.) - he was polished off by the cold damp winter его добила /убила/ холодная сырая зимаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > polish off
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inf 1. смести подчистую (съесть); закончить в два счетаDon’t polish off all the food before we get there!
2. разделаться с кем-либо/чем-либо, быстро расправитьсяIt didn’t take the children long to polish off the rest of the cream cake.
You have to polish off three experienced players before you can win the prize.
If everyone helps, we can polish off this job today.
She polished off the rest of the typing in no time.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > polish off
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фраз. гл.; разг.1) отполировать2) покончить, быстро справиться с (чем-л.); допить, доестьI've a pile of letters to polish off before I can go home. — Мне нужно разобрать до конца работы тонну писем.
They could polish off a barrel of beer in half an hour. — Они за полчаса уговорят бочонок пива.
3) убить, прикончить (кого-л.), расправиться с (кем-л.)Syn:You have to polish off three experienced players before you can win the prize. — Чтобы выиграть приз, тебе надо разбить трёх опытных игроков.
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(colloq)polish off [something], polish [something] off (eat, finish) expédier (colloq) [food, job] -
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phrvt1) infml2) infml3) infmlYou have to polish off three opponents before you can win the prize — Прежде чем ты получишь награду, тебе придется разделаться с тремя противниками
4) slThey polished him off by hitting him on the head with a coca-cola bottle — Они кокнули его, трахнув по голове бутылкой из-под кока-колы
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collocationа) покончить, быстро справиться (с чем-л.); to polish off a bottle of sherry распить бутылку хереса;б) избавиться (от конкурента и т. п.)* * *разделаться, быстро справиться, покончить* * *1) отполировать 2) разг. покончить, быстро справиться (с чем-л.) -
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1. phr v разг. покончить; быстро расправиться, разделаться2. phr v разг. убить, расправиться; избавитьсяСинонимический ряд:1. consume (verb) consume; punish; put away; put down; shift; swill2. ingest (verb) devour; dispatch; eat; eat up; finish off; gobble; guzzle; ingest; swallow -
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[ʹpɒlıʃʹɒf] phr v разг.1. покончить; быстро расправиться, разделаться (с чем-л.)we polished off the pie and the fruit - мы быстро расправились с пирогом и фруктами
2. убить, расправиться; избавиться (от кого-л.)he was polished off by the cold damp winter - его добила /убила/ холодная сырая зима
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(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) blive færdig med* * *(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) blive færdig med -
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см. polish.English-Russian dictionary of terms for geological exploration drilling > polish off
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(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) despachar; zamparsev + o + adv, v + adv + o (colloq) \<\<food\>\> liquidarse (fam), despacharse (fam)VT + ADV [+ work, food, drink] despacharse; [+ person etc] liquidar ** * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o (colloq) \<\<food\>\> liquidarse (fam), despacharse (fam) -
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(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) ljúka við
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