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41 shoo fly
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42 shoo fly
Англо-русский словарь по деревообрабатывающей промышленности > shoo fly
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43 shoo-fly
(pol.)n. a police officer in disguise set to watch other police officersполицейский, которому поручено тайно следить за коллегами -
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45 shooin
shoo-in
1> _ам. _разг. бесспорная кандидатура, "верняк" (на выборах,
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46 брысь
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47 sure thing
1. безусловно, конечноwill you write? — Sure thing thing! — ты будешь писать? — Конечно!
2. обеспеченный успех, верняк3. неизбежностьСинонимический ряд:1. shoo-in (noun) shoo-in2. of course (other) absolutely; naturally; of course; without a doubt; yes indeed -
48 кандидатура
жен. candidature;
candidacy, nomination амер. выставлять чью-л. кандидатуру ≈ to nominate smb. for election снять свою кандидатуру ≈ to withdraw one's candidature бесспорная кандидатура ≈ (на выборах) shoo-inкандидатура: candidacyБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > кандидатура
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49 кыш
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50 шикать
, шикнуть разг.
1. (на вн.) hush (smb.) down, silence( smb.) ;
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на птиц, животных) shoo (smth.) ;
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51 frighten away
спугнуть Keep still, or you'll frighten the rabbit away. ≈ Сиди тихо, а то спугнешь кролика. Syn: shoo спугиватьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > frighten away
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52 shooing
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53 shoos
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54 shoofly pie
кулпирог "шу-флай"Пирог с патокой, коричневым сахаром [brown sugar], имбирем и мускатным орехом. Восходит к кулинарному наследию пенсильванских немцев [ Pennsylvania Dutch], получил общеамериканское распространение в 1930-х. Рассказывают, что хозяйки постоянно были вынуждены отгонять мух от этого весьма сладкого пирога, отсюда его название: "shoo, fly!" (= "Муха, кыш!")English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > shoofly pie
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57 drive
привод имя существительное: глагол:погонять (drive, make run a errands)вколачивать (hammer, drive, beat into, RAM, thrust, drive into) -
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59 jump
прыжок глагол:впрыгивать (jump, jump in)имя существительное:прыжок (bounce, jump, leap, hop, skip, spring) -
60 scare
См. также в других словарях:
shoo — (v.) 1620s, to drive away by calling shoo, from the exclamation (late 15c.), instinctive, Cf. Ger. schu, It. scioia. Shoo in easy winner (especially in politics) (1939) was originally a horse that wins a race by pre arrangement (1928; the verb… … Etymology dictionary
shoo-in — n especially AmE informal someone who is expected to easily win a race, election etc shoo in for ▪ He was far from a shoo in for president. shoo in to do sth ▪ He looked like a shoo in to win the Democratic nomination … Dictionary of contemporary English
shoo-in — shoo ins N COUNT A shoo in is a person or thing that seems sure to succeed. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] Ms Brown is still no shoo in for the November election … English dictionary
shoo — [sho͞o] interj. [echoic] go away; get out: used as in driving away chickens or other animals vi. shooed, shooing to cry “shoo” vt. to drive away abruptly, by or as by crying “shoo” … English World dictionary
Shoo — Shoo, interj. [Cf. G. scheuchen to scare, drive away.] Begone; away; an expression used in frightening away animals, especially fowls. [1913 Webster] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shoo — shoo·ther; shoo; … English syllables
shoo-in — ☆ shoo in [sho͞o′in΄ ] n. [ SHOO + IN2] Informal someone or something expected to win easily in an election, a race, etc … English World dictionary
shoo-in — noun singular AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who seems certain to win something, for example an election or a competition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shoo-in — shoo′ in n. inf a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win • Etymology: 1945–50, amer … From formal English to slang
shoo — [[t]ʃu͟ː[/t]] shoos, shooing, shooed 1) VERB If you shoo an animal or a person away, you make them go away by waving your hands or arms at them. [V n with adv] You d better shoo him away... [V n prep] I shooed him out of the room. 2) EXCLAM You… … English dictionary
shoo-in — {n.}, {informal} Someone or something that is expected to win; a favorite; sure winner. * /Chris is a shoo in to win a scholarship./ * /Do you think he will win the election? He s a shoo in./ * /This horse is a shoo in. He can t miss winning./… … Dictionary of American idioms