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101 take the sting out of smth.
стараться смягчить что-л., ослабить впечатление от чего-л.Peter didn't know whether Jennie had learned about his bad record, but he took no chances - he told her everything, and thus took the sting out of it. (U. Sinclair, ‘100%’, ch. 15) — Питер не знал, известно ли Дженни его прошлое, но на всякий случай рассказал ей все, постаравшись себя обелить.
There was a movement, and he turned to see Mrs Kidd at the door... ‘I came to fill the teapot again’. ‘Better knock next time,’ said Tiger, smiling to take the sting out of the comment. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 4) — В дверях зашуршали шаги, Тигр обернулся: миссис Кидд... - А я обратно, чай заварить. - В следующий раз лучше сперва постучать, - сказал он, улыбкой смягчая резкость своих слов.
Finally, the companies have released a good deal of information by way of beating both these opponents to the punch, that is, to take the sting out of any secrets they might reveal. (G. Marion, ‘Bases and Empire’, part II, ch. 13) — Наконец сами эти нефтяные компании забежали вперед и опубликовали довольно много сведений, заранее стараясь смягчить впечатление от возможных разоблачений со стороны своих противников.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > take the sting out of smth.
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102 nettle-sting
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103 bee sting
Синонимический ряд:wound (noun) bite; cut; nip; prick; scratch; stab; sting; tooth marks; wound -
104 a sting in its (or the) tail
cкpытoe жaлo, caмoe нeпpиятнoe в кoнцe [этим. библ.]The fiction market is supposed to require of short stories a certain pattern full of "pep" and sting in the tail (J. Galsworthy). Don't say it I'm suspicious of these village parallels. They've always got a sting in the tail (A. Christie)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > a sting in its (or the) tail
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105 take the sting out of smth.
cтapaтьcя cмягчить чтo-л., ocлaбить впeчaтлeниe oт чeгo-л.Peter didn't know whether Jennie had learned about his bad record, but he took no chances - he told her everything, and thus took the sting out of it (U. Sinclair). He smiled to take the sting out of his words (S. Sheldon)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > take the sting out of smth.
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106 a sting
Общая лексика: жжен (A 24-year-old woman was shot with a BB gun after she said no to a panhandler in Downtown Vancouver. The victim turned away, at which point she felt a sting on her lower back and realized she's been shot.) -
107 feel the sting
Общая лексика: ощутить на себе / на своей шкуре неудобство (Thousands of residents feel the sting of these funding cuts.) -
108 ants sting
ants sting (creep somewhere, bite, crawl) муравьи жалят (заползают куда-либо, кусают, ползают) -
109 bees sting
bees sting/bite (hum/buzz/drone, attack) пчёлы жалят (жужжат, нападают) -
110 (a) gnat's sting
a gnat's sting/bite укус комара -
111 gnats sting
gnats sting (bite, sing) комары жалят (кусают, пищат) -
112 insects sting
insects sting (bite, suck blood) насекомые жалят (кусают, сосут/высасывают кровь) -
113 (a) snake's sting
a snake's sting (skin, forked tongue, scales, body, tail, fang) жало (кожа, раздвоенный язык, чешуя, тело, хвост, ядовитый зуб) змеи -
114 bee sting
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115 bee sting
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116 bee sting
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > bee sting
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117 The human tongue is more poisonous than a bee's sting
Пословица: Язык мой враг мойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > The human tongue is more poisonous than a bee's sting
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118 bee sting allergy
Иммунология: аллергия на пчелиный укус -
119 big-sting nettle
Ботаника: крапива двудомная, крапива большая (Urtica dioica) -
120 bulb of sting sheath
Пчеловодство: колбовидное расширение салазок, луковица салазок
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