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1 прочность фунта стерлингов
Русско-английский политический словарь > прочность фунта стерлингов
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2 ветер
муж.wind; breeze ( легкий)наполняться ветром — to bag, to belly (out) ( о парусах)
неистовый порыв ветра — borasca, borasco, borasque
очень крепкий ветер мор. — fresh gale
сильный порыв ветра — blast, flaw, flurry
слабый ветер — light wind, gentle breeze
Флаг развевался по ветру. — The flag was beating in the wind.
Ветер свалил много деревьев. — Many trees were blown down.
Ветер воет. — There's a howling gale.
боковой ветер — lateral wind, cross-wind, sidewind
ветер с моря — sea-breeze; sea-turn
восточный ветер — east (wind), easterly (wind)
встречный ветер — contrary/head wind, cross-wind
западные ветры — мор. westerly
идти под ветром — to scud спорт
крепкий ветер — мор. high wind, half a gale
нанесенный ветром — (о песке, пыли, дюне и т.п.) windblown, wind-built
по ветру — before the wind, down wind
попутный ветер — fair wind, tail-wind
против ветра — against the wind; in the wind's eye, in the teeth of the wind идиом.
северный ветер — north, norther
штормовой ветер — gale, gale-strength wind
южный ветер — auster поэт.; south (wind), southerly wind
••сноситься ветром — to crab мор.; авиац.
знать, куда ветер дует — to know which way the wind blows
Ищи ветра в поле! Ищи-свищи! — Smb. is gone with the wind!
Попутного ветра! — Smooth sailing!; bon voyage!
пускать по ветру — (деньги и т.п.) to throw money to the (four) winds
- бросать слова на ветерУ него ветер в голове гуляет — He is flighty.
- держать нос по ветру
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