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1 pace
§ ნაბიჯი; ბიჯება, გადაბიჯება§1 ნაბიჯიhe walked so fast that I found it hard to keep pace with him ისე სწრაფად მიაბიჯებდა, რომ ნაბიჯს ძლივს ვუსწორებდიto speak at a great pace სხაპასხუპით / ძალიან სწრაფად ლაპარაკი2 სიარულის, სირბილის ან მუშაობის სისწრაფეat a slow / quick pace ნელა / სწრაფად3 ნელი ნაბიჯი სვლა (ივლის)*to pace a room ოთახში ბოლთის ცემაto pace out / off ნაბიჯით გაზომვაhe paced off the distance between the two trees ორ ხეს შორის მანძილი ნაბიჯით გაზომაto pace up and down / to and fro წინ და უკან სიარული // ბოლთის ცემა -
2 slacken
შესუსტება (შეასუსტებს, შესუსტდება), შენელებაthe wind / tension slackened ქარი / დაძაბულობა შესუსტდაreduction / easing / lessening / relaxing / slackening the tension დაძაბულობის შესუსტება
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