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['stɔk,brəukəbelt]разг."по́яс биржевы́х ма́клеров" (дальние живописные предместья Лондона или др. большого города, где обыкн. находятся особняки биржевых маклеров и иных состоятельных лиц)English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь) > stockbroker belt
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«Пояс биржевых маклеров», т. е. кольцо зелёных пригородов, удалённых от центра большого города, в частности Лондона, где живут многие деловые люди. Существует синоним этого выражения — the gin and jaguar belt (пояс джина и «Ягуара»).English-Russian dictionary of expressions > stockbroker belt
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Пригород, где живут нуворишиDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Stockbroker belt
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[,stɔk,brəukəz'tjuːdə]псевдотюдо́р (подражательная архитектура, особ. особняков "пояса биржевых маклеров" [ stockbroker belt])букв. маклерский тюдорEnglish-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь) > stockbrokers' Tudor
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stockbroker belt — stockbroker belts N COUNT: usu the N The stockbroker belt is an area outside a city, especially London, where rich people who travel to work in the city live. [BRIT] He grew up in the comfort of the Surrey stockbroker belt … English dictionary
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stockbroker belt — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stockbroker belt : singular stockbroker belt plural stockbroker belts an area around a city where rich people who work in the city live … English dictionary
stockbroker belt — n [usu sing] (BrE) an area outside a city, where rich people live in large expensive houses. Many of them work in the city as highly paid professional people, e.g. stockbrokers (= people who buy and sell shares in companies on behalf of other… … Universalium
stockbroker belt — noun Brit. an affluent residential area outside a large city … English new terms dictionary
stockbroker belt — District inhabited by wealthy people in large houses (usu. in countryside near city) … A concise dictionary of English slang
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stockbroker — n. = BROKER 2. Phrases and idioms: stockbroker belt Brit. an affluent residential area, esp. near a business centre such as London. Derivatives: stockbrokerage n. stockbroking n … Useful english dictionary
stockbroker — noun ⇨ See also ↑broker ADJECTIVE ▪ large ▪ leading ▪ private client (BrE) ▪ City (BrE) ▪ online … Collocations dictionary
belt — noun 1 narrow piece of leather, etc. worn around the waist ADJECTIVE ▪ narrow, wide ▪ thick ▪ leather ▪ chain, studded … Collocations dictionary