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sweep away in some direction

  • 1 sweep\ away

    1. III
    sweep away smth. /smth. away/
    1) sweep away the cobwebs (the dust, the rubbish, etc.) смести паутину и т.д.; sweep away the snow разгрести снег
    2) sweep away the crops уничтожить урожай; sweep away slum areas снести /ликвидировать/ районы трущоб; death sweeps away great and small смерть уносит всех от мала до велика; sweep away all opposition (all obstacles, all the difficulties, etc.) ликвидировать /уничтожать/ всяческое сопротивление и т.д.; sweep away all objections отметать всяческие возражения
    2. XI
    be swept away by smth. he was swept away by an avalanche его унесло лавиной; the bridge was swept away by the flood наводнение снесло мост; be swept away at some time these doubts have now been swept away эти сомнения теперь отброшены
    3. XVI
    sweep away in some direction the plain (the coastline, the land, etc.) sweeps away to the east (to the sea, to the west in a deep bay, etc.) равнина и т.д. простирается, тянется на восток и т.д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > sweep\ away

  • 2 step

    I [step] n

    It is only a short step from here to the station. — До станции отсюда рукой подать.

    It is a good step to the river. — До реки не так уж близко.

    Each step was an effort. — Каждый шаг стоил больших усилий.

    I can't go a further step. — Я больше не могу ступить ни шагу.

    The first steps are always the hardest. — Первые шаги всегда самые трудные.

    - muffled steps
    - mincing steps
    - step forward
    - step by step
    - few steps from here
    - every step of the way
    - at every step
    - with stealthy steps
    - in step
    - out of step
    - advance in long steps
    - be three steps away from smb
    - be in step with others
    - be out of step with the times
    - break step
    - change step
    - follow in smb's steps
    - double upon one's steps
    - fall into step
    - go another step
    - go a few steps
    - hear soft steps on the stairs
    - keep step
    - lose step
    - make a step toward smb
    - make a step aside
    - make a step to the side
    - miss one's step
    - make steps in the right direction
    - march in step with the music
    - pick one's steps
    - slacken one's step
    - recognize smb's steps
    - retrace one's steps
    - see steps in the snow
    - not to stir a step
    - take a step back
    - take a few uncertain steps
    - take a step closer
    - turn one's steps towards home
    - turn one's steps in his direction
    - walk with regular steps
    - walk two steps ahead of the rest of the group
    2) походка, поступь, "па" (в танце)

    She was heavy (light, firm) of step. — У нее тяжелая (легкая, твердая) походка.

    Her step was without its usual spring. — В ее походке не было обычной упругости.

    - light step
    - stately step
    - double step
    - fast step
    - gliding step
    - polke steps
    - dance with funny steps
    - know smb by his step
    - perform a step
    - take some dance steps

    The steps are worn by many feet. — Ступеньки стерлись от бесконечного хождения по ним.

    Mind the step outside the door. — Осторожно, за дверью ступенька.

    Broad steps lead down into the garden. — В сад вели широкие ступени.

    - marble steps
    - flight of concrete steps
    - winding steps
    - porch steps
    - up and down the steps
    - steps to the stage
    - steps of the house
    - flight of steps
    - ladder of fourteen steps
    - set of steps
    - on the top step
    - cut steps in the rock
    - descent the steps
    - go down one step at a time
    - pull smth, smb off the steps
    - push smb from the steps
    - run down the steps
    - fall down the steps
    - sit on the top step
    - slip down the step
    - sweep the steps
    - take a whole step
    - take two steps at a time
    4) мера, шаг, действие, поступок

    That was the wrong step to take. — Это был неверный шаг.

    One false step will ruin everything. — Один неверный шаг - и все пропало. /Один неверный шаг все погубит.

    It was a difficult step for her to take. — Для нее это был трудный шаг.

    It's the next-to-final step. — Это предпоследняя мера.

    This is only the first step. — Это только начало.

    It is the first step that counts. — ◊ Лиха беда начало.

    There is but one step between the sublime and the ridiculous/between the rudicrous and the sublime. — ◊ От великого до смешного один шаг.

    One step at a time. — ◊ Тише едешь, дальше будешь

    - important step
    - rash step
    - preminary steps
    - extreme steps
    - concluding step
    - inevitable step in the evolution process
    - chief steps in the argument
    - easy steps in the study
    - first step to independence
    - account for every step taken
    - take steps to help smb
    - make a very foolish step
    - take steps against attack
    - take practical steps
    - take advantage of every step forward
    - take steps to clarify the matter
    - no further steps will be taken
    - drastic steps are called for     II [step] v
    шагать, ступать, делать шаг, делать "па" (в танце)
    - step back
    - step forward
    - step lightly

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > step

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