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1 corker
Isubst. \/ˈkɔːkə\/1) korkemaskin2) ( slang) prakteksemplar3) grov løgn, kjempeskrøne4) ( hverdagslig) siste ord (slående argument som stopper diskusjonen eller avgjør saken)IIadj. \/ˈkɔːkə\/( slang) fin, glimrende, fenomenal -
2 corker
corker ['kɔ:kə(r)]∎ he's/she's a real corker (good-looking) c'est un beau gars/un beau brin de fille;∎ that was a corker of a goal c'était un super but;∎ that was a corker of a joke c'était une plaisanterie à vous faire mourir de rire;∎ it's a corker (car, bike etc) c'est un (vrai) bijou -
3 corker
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4 kibosh
I n AmE sl II vt AmE slI'm afraid she's gonna kibosh the whole deal — Боюсь, что она сорвет нам все дело
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5 sit up and take notice
разг.(внезапно) заинтересоваться, навострить уши [первонач. амер.]‘By George!’ he thought. ‘This Club at least can sit up and take notice. We don't want rats in Burton's!’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Flowering Wilderness’, ch. XXII) — - Ах ты черт! - кипятился он. - Ну хотя бы тут, в клубе, могли бы заинтересоваться этим делом! Нам в "Бартоне" заячьи души не нужны!
She thought: ‘If I dressed that girl, I'd soon make her husband sit up and take notice.’ (A. Christie, ‘Evil under the Sun’, ch. 4) — Она подумала: "Если бы я заботилась о туалетах этой юной особы, то ее муж проявлял бы к ней больше интереса".
‘I'm wantin' to see him, all right,’ he blustered, looking at her significantly. ‘I'm not feared to meet him. I've got news for him that'll make him sit up and take notice.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book III, ch. 4) — - Да, я желаю его видеть, - объявил хвастливо Мэт с многозначительным взглядом в сторону Нэнси. - Мне встреча с ним не страшна. У меня имеется новость, которая заставит его сесть да подумать.
I'm getting to the point now where I feel we can afford one - and a corker! I'll show this burg something like a real house! We'll put one over on Sam and Harry! Make folks sit up an' take notice! (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XXIV) — Дело идет к тому, что теперь мы сможем себе это позволить. Мы отгрохаем такой дом, какой нашему городу и во сне не снился! Утрем нос Сэму и Гарри! Здесь ни о чем другом и говорить не будут!
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