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1 sail close to
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2 sail close to the wind
1) мор. идти круто к ветру, идти бейдевинд, идти насколько возможно против ветра2) быть на шаг от нарушения закона или приличия, быть на грани порядочности или пристойности; поступать рискованно, рисковать своим положением; зарваться, набедокурить...he's sailing near the wind, with those large contracts that he makes. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The Silence’) —...заключая такие крупные контракты, он сильно рискует.
He realized that... he was sailing rather close to the wind financially... (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. LXXI) — Он понимал, что... зарвался в своих финансовых операциях...
I don't mean that he was exactly a crook, but he sailed pretty near the wind. (A. Christie, ‘Hercule Poirot's Christmas’, part III, ch. XV) — Я не стану утверждать, что Симеон Ли был жулик. Я бы сказал, без пяти минут жулик.
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3 (sail) close to the/near the wind
(sail) close to the/near the windscherp (bij de wind) (zeilen); 〈 figuurlijk〉de grens van het oirbare/toelaatbare (raken)English-Dutch dictionary > (sail) close to the/near the wind
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4 sail close to/near the wind
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5 sail close to the wind
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6 sail close to (or near) the wind
быть нa шaг oт нapушeния зaкoнa или пpиличия, быть нa гpaни пopядoчнocти, дoзвoлeннoгo; пocтупaть pиcкoвaннo, pиcкoвaть cвoим пoлoжeниeм; зapвaтьcяHe realized that... he was sailing rather close to the wind financially (Th. Dreiser). I don't mean that he was exactly a crook, but he sailed pretty near the wind (A. Christie)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > sail close to (or near) the wind
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7 sail close hauled
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8 sail close to the wind
1) Общая лексика: быть на грани преступления, рассказывать рискованный анекдот, ходить по краю пропасти, вести себя на грани дозволенного2) Морской термин: идти в крутой бейдевиндУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > sail close to the wind
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9 sail close-hauled
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10 sail close to the wind
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11 sail close-hauled
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12 sail close to the wind
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15 sail close hauled
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16 sail close to the wind
[seil klëuz tu: dhë wind] fig. a) tregohem shumë i kujdesshëm/i matur; b) gati sa nuk bëj diçka të paligjshme; c) për pak sa nuk kaloj në banalitete -
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18 sail\ close\ to\ the\ wind
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19 sail close-hauled
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20 to sail close to the wind
to sail close to the windroçar os limites (da legalidade ou da adequação), navegar em águas perigosas. to sail into 1 atacar (fisicamente ou por palavras). 2 repreender.
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sail close near the wind — Ⅰ. ► sail close to (or near) the wind 1) sail as nearly against the wind as is consistent with using its force. 2) informal verge on indecency, dishonesty, or disaster. Main Entry: ↑wind Ⅱ. ► sail close to the wind 1) … English terms dictionary
sail close to the wind — Ⅰ. ► sail close to (or near) the wind 1) sail as nearly against the wind as is consistent with using its force. 2) informal verge on indecency, dishonesty, or disaster. Main Entry: ↑wind Ⅱ. ► sail close to the wind 1) … English terms dictionary
sail close to (or near) the wind — 1》 sail as nearly against the wind as possible. 2》 behave or operate in a risky way. → wind sail close to (or near) the wind see wind1. → sail … English new terms dictionary
sail close to the wind — If you sail close to the wind, you take risks to do something, going close to the limit of what is allowed or acceptable … The small dictionary of idiomes
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sail close to the wind — If you sail close to the wind, you take risks to do something, going close to the limit of what is allowed or acceptable. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you sail close to the wind, you do something dangerous or act just within the… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Sail close to the wind — If you sail close to the wind, you take risks to do something, going close to the limit of what is allowed or acceptable … Dictionary of English idioms
sail close to the wind — 1. to take risks which could cause problems or danger. We may have just enough fuel to get there, but we ll be sailing a bit close to the wind. (often in continuous tenses) 2. to do something that is dangerous or only just legal or acceptable. I… … New idioms dictionary
sail close to the wind — idi a) naut. to sail as nearly as possible in the direction from which the wind is blowing b) to practice economy in one s affairs c) to verge on a breach of propriety or decency d) to take a risk … From formal English to slang
sail close to the wind — {v. phr.} To be on the borderline between legality and illegality. * /The wealthy tycoon sailed close to the wind during Prohibition./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sail close to the wind — {v. phr.} To be on the borderline between legality and illegality. * /The wealthy tycoon sailed close to the wind during Prohibition./ … Dictionary of American idioms