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1 shift
shift [∫ɪft]1. nouna. ( = change) changement m (in de)• to be on day/night shift être (au poste) de jour/de nuitc. ( = gearshift) changement m de vitesseb. ( = change) we couldn't shift him (from his opinion) nous n'avons pas réussi à le faire changer d'avisc. ( = sell) se défaire de• the government has not shifted from its original position le gouvernement n'a pas dévié de sa position initiale4. compounds* * *[ʃɪft] 1.1) ( alteration) changement m (in de), modification f (in de)a shift to the left — Politics un glissement vers la gauche
3) ( dress) robe f droite; (dated) ( undergarment) chemise f4) Linguistics mutation f5) US Automobile = gearshift6) ( on keyboard) = shift key2.transitive verb1) ( move) déplacer [furniture, vehicle]; bouger, remuer [arm]; Theatre changer [scenery]to shift something away from — éloigner quelque chose de [wall, window]
to shift one's position — fig changer de position or d'avis
2) ( get rid of) faire partir, enlever [stain, dirt]I can't shift this cold! — (colloq) GB je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de mon rhume!
3) ( transfer) ( to another department) affecter; (to another town, country) muter [employee]; fig rejeter [blame] ( onto sur)4) US Automobile3.1) (also shift about) [load] bouger2) ( move)the scene shifts to Ireland — Cinema, Theatre la scène se situe maintenant en Irlande
shift! — (colloq) GB pousse-toi! (colloq)
3) ( change) [attitude] se modifier; [wind] tourner4) (colloq) GB ( go quickly) [person] se grouiller (colloq); [vehicle] foncer (colloq)5) US Automobile4. -
2 shift
A n1 ( alteration) changement m (in de), modification f (in de) ; there has been a shift in public opinion l'opinion publique a changé ; a sudden shift in public opinion un retournement de l'opinion publique ; a shift of policy un changement de politique ; a shift to the left/right Pol un glissement vers la gauche/la droite ; the shift from agriculture to industry le passage de l'agriculture à l'industrie ;2 Ind ( period of time) période f de travail (posté) ; ( group of workers) équipe f, poste m ; to work shifts ou be on shifts faire un travail posté ; to be on day/night shifts être (d'équipe) de jour/de nuit ; to work an eight-hour shift faire une période de huit heures (en travail posté), faire les trois-huit ; the next shift comes on at 10 la prochaine équipe commence à 10 heures ;6 Comput décalage m ;8 ( on keyboard) = shift key.B vtr1 ( move) déplacer, changer [qch] de place [furniture] ; déplacer [vehicle] ; bouger, remuer [arm, leg, head] ; Theat changer [scenery] ; will somebody help me shift this piano? est-ce que quelqu'un peut m'aider à déplacer ce piano? ; I can't shift this lid je n'arrive pas à enlever ce couvercle ; to shift sth from enlever qch de ; to shift sth away from éloigner qch de [wall, window] ; to shift sth into mettre qch dans [room, garden] ; shift your arse ◑ ! GB bouge ton cul ◑ ! to shift one's ground ou position fig changer de position or d'avis ;2 ( get rid of) faire partir, enlever [stain, dirt] ; I can't shift this cold ○ ! GB je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de mon rhume ;3 ( transfer) ( to another department) affecter ; (to another town, country) muter [employee] ; fig rejeter [blame, responsibility] (onto sur) ; to shift attention away from a problem détourner l'attention d'un problème ; to shift one's weight from one foot to another se dandiner d'un pied sur l'autre ; the company is shifting production to Asia l'entreprise va transférer ses usines en Asie ;4 US Aut to shift gear changer de vitesse.C vi1 ( also shift about) ( move around) [load, contents] se déplacer, bouger ; [cargo] bouger ; to shift uneasily in one's chair remuer dans sa chaise l'air mal à l'aise ; to shift from one foot to the other se dandiner d'un pied sur l'autre ;2 ( move) the scene shifts to Ireland Cin, Theat la scène se situe maintenant en Irlande ; this stain won't shift! cette tache ne veut pas partir! ; can you shift along ou over a little? peux-tu te pousser un peu? ; shift ○ ! GB pousse-toi ○ ! ;3 ( change) [opinion, attitude] se modifier ; [wind] tourner ; opinion has shifted to the right l'opinion a glissé vers la droite ; she won't shift elle ne veut pas changer d'avis ;5 US Aut to shift into second gear passer en seconde ; to shift from first into second passer de première en seconde.D v refl to shift oneself se pousser ; shift yourselves ○ ! poussez-vous ○ ! ; you'll have to shift yourself into another room tu vas être obligé de déménager dans une autre pièce.to shift for oneself se débrouiller tout seul ; to make shift with† se débrouiller avec. -
3 shift
I [ʃɪft]1) (alteration) cambiamento m. (in di)a shift to the left — pol. uno spostamento verso sinistra
to work shifts o be on shifts fare i turni; to be on night shifts — fare il turno di notte, fare la notte
3) (woman's dress) chemisier m.; (undergarment) ant. sottoveste f.4) ling. mutamento m. linguistico5) AE aut. gearshiftII 1. [ʃɪft]to shift one's position — fig. cambiare posizione o idea
2) (get rid of) fare scomparire, eliminare [stain, dirt]I can't shift this cold! — BE colloq. non riesco a liberarmi di questo raffreddore!
3) (transfer) (to another department) avvicendare; (to another town, country) trasferire [ employee]; fig. scaricare [ blame] ( onto su)4) AE aut.2.1) (anche shift about) (move around) [ load] spostarsi, muoversi2) (move)the scene shifts to Ireland — cinem. teatr. la scena si sposta in Irlanda
shift! — BE colloq. spostati! fatti più in là!
5) AE aut.3.* * *[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) spostare, spostarsi2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) spostare3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) togliere2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) cambiamento2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) (squadra di turno)3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) turno•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness* * *shift /ʃɪft/n.1 cambiamento; mutamento; avvicendamento; sostituzione; spostamento: a shift in public opinion, un cambiamento dell'opinione pubblica2 turno ( di lavoro): to work the night shift, fare il turno di notte; to work in shifts, lavorare a turni: DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I work six-hour shifts, faccio turni di sei ore; ( USA) graveyard shift, (squadra del) turno di notte; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- How long are your shifts?, quanto durano i tuoi turni?4 espediente; risorsa; stratagemma; sotterfugio; trucchetto: to live by shifts, vivere di espedienti9 (geol.) rigetto orizzontale10 (ling.) rotazione; spostamento dei suoni: consonant shift, rotazione consonantica (delle lingue germaniche); the great vowel shift, la grande rotazione vocalica (dal «Middle English» all'ingl. moderno)14 (arc.) imbroglio, truffa● ( di tastiera) shift key, tasto delle maiuscole □ ( di tastiera) shift lock, tasto fissamaiuscole; fissamaiuscole (sost. m.) □ (ling.) shift of meaning, slittamento di senso □ (autom., USA) shift stick, leva del cambio □ shift worker, turnista □ to make shift, ingegnarsi; arrabattarsi: We must make shift without him, dobbiamo ingegnarci senza di lui (o fare da soli) □ to make shift with st., fare lo stesso con qc.; accontentarsi di qc.♦ (to) shift /ʃɪft/A v. t.1 spostare; cambiare; mutare; sostituire: to shift the weight from one's back, spostare il peso dalle proprie spalle; to shift the cargo on the deck of a ship, spostare il carico sul ponte di una nave; to shift the scene, cambiar la scena (a teatr., in un romanzo, ecc.); to shift one's lodging, mutar residenza; cambiare casa5 (comput.) scorrere; fare scorrere (angl.)6 (fam.) ingurgitare; tracannareB v. i.1 spostarsi; muoversi; viaggiare continuamente; trasferirsi: He shifted in his chair, si è spostato sulla sedia; They shifted about for several years, si sono trasferiti da una città all'altra per alcuni anni2 cambiare; mutare: The scene shifted, la scena è cambiata; Tastes have shifted, sono mutati i gusti3 ( del vento) cambiare direzione, voltarsi; (naut.) girare: The wind has shifted to the south, il vento ha girato verso sud4 ( di solito to shift for oneself) arrangiarsi; ingegnarsi: I must shift as I can, devo arrangiarmi alla meglio; You must shift for yourself now, devi ingegnarti da solo, ora7 (fam.) andare a tutta birra● to shift one's balance, spostare il peso del corpo □ (naut.) to shift berth, cambiare ormeggio □ to shift the blame onto sb. else, gettare (o far ricadere) la colpa su un altro; dare la colpa a un altro □ (leg.) to shift the burden of proof, scaricare l'onere della prova sulla parte avversa □ to shift for oneself, fare da sé; cavarsela da solo; arrangiarsi □ (autom.) to shift gears, cambiare marcia; (fig.) cambiare tono (o atteggiamento, ecc.) all'improvviso □ (fig.) to shift one's ground, portare la questione su un terreno diverso □ (naut.) to shift the helm, cambiare la barra □ to shift the hip, spostare il bacino □ (autom., spec. USA) to shift into second [third], inserire (o mettere) la seconda [la terza] □ (autom.) to shift into top gear, mettere (o inserire) la marcia più alta; ingranare la quinta; (fig.) accelerare il ritmo ( del lavoro, ecc.) □ to shift the responsibility, scaricare la responsabilità; fare a scaricabarile (fam.).* * *I [ʃɪft]1) (alteration) cambiamento m. (in di)a shift to the left — pol. uno spostamento verso sinistra
to work shifts o be on shifts fare i turni; to be on night shifts — fare il turno di notte, fare la notte
3) (woman's dress) chemisier m.; (undergarment) ant. sottoveste f.4) ling. mutamento m. linguistico5) AE aut. gearshiftII 1. [ʃɪft]to shift one's position — fig. cambiare posizione o idea
2) (get rid of) fare scomparire, eliminare [stain, dirt]I can't shift this cold! — BE colloq. non riesco a liberarmi di questo raffreddore!
3) (transfer) (to another department) avvicendare; (to another town, country) trasferire [ employee]; fig. scaricare [ blame] ( onto su)4) AE aut.2.1) (anche shift about) (move around) [ load] spostarsi, muoversi2) (move)the scene shifts to Ireland — cinem. teatr. la scena si sposta in Irlanda
shift! — BE colloq. spostati! fatti più in là!
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4 passaggio
m (pl -ggi) passagein macchina lift, AE rideatto passingsports passessere di passaggio be passing throughpassaggio pedonale pedestrian crossing, BE zebra crossingpassaggio a livello level crossing, AE grade crossingdare un passaggio a qualcuno give someone a lift (AE ride)* * *passaggio s.m.1 ( il passare) passage, passing; ( transito) transit, passage: abbiamo assistito al passaggio dei ciclisti, we saw the cyclists pass; tutti facevano ala al suo passaggio, everybody moved aside as he passed; il passaggio della banda, the passing of the band; ostacolare il passaggio, to stand in the way; impedire il passaggio, to block the way; vietato il passaggio, ( sui cartelli) no transit (o no throughfare); una via di grande passaggio, a very busy street; c'è un gran passaggio di gente in questa piazza, there is a lot of coming and going in this square; ero di passaggio e ho pensato di farti visita, I was passing and I thought I would drop in; accennare a qlco. di passaggio, (fig.) to make a passing reference to sthg. (o to refer to sthg. in passing); (comm.) merci di passaggio, goods in transit; (dir.) servitù, diritto di passaggio, right of way (o passage); (sport) passaggio di testa, all'indietro, header, back pass // il gran passaggio, ( la morte) passing away2 (fig.) ( cambiamento) shift, sharing; ( trasferimento) handing over, change (over); transfer: passaggio dallo stato solido a quello liquido, transformation from a solid to a liquid state; passaggio di potere da una persona a un'altra, handing over of power from one person to another; passaggio di proprietà, passing of title (o property); (Borsa) passaggio di pacchetto azionario, transfer of shares; (inform.) passaggio da una apparecchiatura, da un'applicazione a un'altra, migration3 ( luogo per cui si passa) passage, way, passageway: un passaggio lungo e stretto, a long and narrow passage; passaggio fra i monti, mountain pass; passaggio navigabile, navigable passage; passaggio coperto, covered passage, ( fra due edifici) walkway; passaggio ad arco, archway; passaggio sotterraneo, subway; passaggio pedonale, pedestrian crossing; passaggio a livello, level crossing; (amer.) grade crossing; passaggio obbligato, fixed course, (fig.) only course; qui ostruiamo il passaggio, we are in the way here; aprirsi un passaggio a forza, to force one's way through, ( alpinismo) ascensione con passaggi difficili, ascent with difficult stretches // passaggio a Nord-Ovest, Northwest Passage4 ( tragitto compiuto gratis) lift: chiedere un passaggio, to ask for a lift; posso darle un passaggio?, can I give you a lift?; mi sono fatta dare un passaggio da mio fratello, I got a lift from my brother5 ( viaggio su nave) passage: prenotare un passaggio, to book a passage; guadagnarsi il passaggio lavorando, to work one's passage6 ( traversata) crossing: passaggio delle Alpi, crossing of the Alps; passaggio di un fiume, crossing of a river; il passaggio di quel fiume è facile, that river is easy to cross7 (mus., lett.) passage: questo passaggio è estremamente difficile, this passage is extremely difficult* * *1) (transito, circolazione) passage, passing, transitdiritto di passaggio — dir. easement, right of passage
2) (traversata) crossing3) (strappo) lift, ride AEdare un passaggio a qcn. fino alla stazione — to give sb. a lift to the station
4) (luogo in cui si passa) passage, (passage)way; (in treno, aereo, cinema) aisle, gangway; (tra due costruzioni) walkwaybloccare il passaggio a qcn. — to be in o stand in o block sb.'s way
"lasciare libero il passaggio" — "keep clear"
5) (varco) wayaprirsi un passaggio tra la folla — to push o work one's way through the crowd
6) (transizione) changeover, switchover, shift, transitionil passaggio ai computer — the changeover o switchover to computers
il passaggio dall'agricoltura all'industria — the switch (away) o shift from agriculture to industry
7) (trasferimento) change; (di proprietà, potere) handover, transfer8) sport passpassaggio del testimone — (nella staffetta) changeover
9) di passaggio (frequentato) [ luogo] very busy; (per poco tempo) [ ospite] short-stay•passaggio a livello — (level) crossing, grade crossing AE
passaggio pedonale — (pedestrian) crossing, zebra crossing BE, crosswalk AE
* * *passaggiopl. -gi /pas'saddʒo, dʒi/sostantivo m.1 (transito, circolazione) passage, passing, transit; il passaggio di navi the passage of ships; diritto di passaggio dir. easement, right of passage2 (traversata) crossing3 (strappo) lift, ride AE; dare un passaggio a qcn. fino alla stazione to give sb. a lift to the station4 (luogo in cui si passa) passage, (passage)way; (in treno, aereo, cinema) aisle, gangway; (tra due costruzioni) walkway; bloccare il passaggio a qcn. to be in o stand in o block sb.'s way; "lasciare libero il passaggio" "keep clear"6 (transizione) changeover, switchover, shift, transition; il passaggio ai computer the changeover o switchover to computers; il passaggio dall'agricoltura all'industria the switch (away) o shift from agriculture to industry7 (trasferimento) change; (di proprietà, potere) handover, transfer9 di passaggio (frequentato) [ luogo] very busy; (per poco tempo) [ ospite] short-stay; sono solo di passaggio I'm just passing throughpassaggio a livello (level) crossing, grade crossing AE; passaggio pedonale (pedestrian) crossing, zebra crossing BE, crosswalk AE. -
5 il passaggio dall'agricoltura all'industria
il passaggio dall'agricoltura all'industriathe switch (away) o shift from agriculture to industry\Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > il passaggio dall'agricoltura all'industria
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6 отклонение
1) General subject: ab (от чего-л.), aberration (aberration of the needle - отклонение магнитной стрелки), cast, declension (от образца), declination, defection, deflecting, deflection, deflexion, deflexure, denial, departure, detour (от прямого пути), deviation, digression, disallowance, disclaimer, dismissal, divagation, divergence, divergency, diversion, error, exclusion, inclination (магнитной стрелки), incurvation, lean, movement, nonconcurrence (поправки), rejection, reprobation, shift, spurn, swerve, swerve (от курса и т.п.), throw-down (предложения), turn-down, turndown, variation, warp (от нормы), (от общепринятой нормы поведения,от курса) different, nutation2) Geology: aberrance (от нормального типа), diversion (реки), kink (жилы), oscillation (стрелки), underlie, warping3) Naval: departure (от средней величины), interception, turning aside, veering off4) Medicine: deviance (от принятых норм, правил, обязанностей), deviation (от нормы), drift, lapse (io нормы)5) American: nonconcurrence (поправки и т.п.)6) Sports: evasion7) Military: mistake8) Engineering: bend (от курса), bending (напр. луча), bias, curvature, decline, derivation, diffraction, discrepancy, displacement (регулируемой величины), error (от номинала), flexure, offset, offsetting, runout, shift (от заданного режима), standoff (прибора от стенки ствола скважины), tilt, tilting, wander9) Bookish: declinature10) Agriculture: departure (напр. температуры)11) Chemistry: hading12) Construction: bending off, departure (от заданного положения или условий), deviation (напр. от среднего значения), imperfection (от проектной конструктивной формы сооружения), offset (пропорционального регулирования), pitch (оси проходческого щита от осевой линии тоннеля в вертикальной плоскости), throw (стрелки прибора), yaw (оси проходческого щита от осевой линии тоннеля в плане), yawing, inflection13) Mathematics: abnormality, deflection (from), deviate, deviation (of, from), dilatation (характеристика квазиконформного отображения), ecart, error distance, excursion14) Religion: turning away15) Law: digression (от существа дела), dismissal (иска), nonsuit (иска), refusal16) Economy: declining, denial (просьбы), divergence (от нормы, стандарта), rejection (предложения, законопроекта), variance (напр. от норматива), variance (от нормы)17) Accounting: difference, exception (фактических показателей от нормативных), twist, variable, variance (рассчитывается как разница между запланированными/нормативными и фактическими результатами. Различают благоприятные (favorable) и неблагоприятные (adverse) отклонения)18) Statistics: deviate (от среднего значения)19) Automobile industry: misalignment, tolerance20) Architecture: set21) Astronomy: evection22) Mining: cant, wandering (скважины от заданного направления)23) Diplomatic term: deviation (от среднего значения), friction (ог условий конкуренции и т.п.)24) Polygraphy: fluctuation (от заданного режима или значения)25) Psychology: derivation (от естественного поведения), disturbance26) Information technology: concession, deactivating, drop, perturbation, rejection (запроса), runaway (параметров)27) Oil: branching, departure (от заданной величины), deviating (ствола скважины, искусственное или произвольное), drifting (скважины), skewness, standoff (каротажного зонда от стенки ствола скважины), variation (от номинальной величины), wedging28) Astronautics: absolute deviation, distance, non-conformance (от требований), rejecting, tip-off30) Geophysics: peters perturbation31) Silicates: baffling32) Metrology: swing33) Coolers: fluctuation (от заданного режима или параметра)34) Patents: aberration (от нормы), nonacceptance35) Business: setting aside, variance37) Oil&Gas technology anomaly38) Microelectronics: bewildering39) Automation: crabbing (от заданного направления), departure (параметра от заданного значения), (расходящееся) divergence, diverting, rejection (напр. запроса), swerving40) Quality control: divergence (от нормы или стандарта), divergency (от нормы или стандарта), lapse (от нормы)41) Robots: offset (процесса регулирования), refusal (напр. гипотезы), springback (упругое)43) Sakhalin R: variance (от бюджета)44) Oceanography: departure (метео; от средних величин)45) Cables: deflection (стрелки прибора), departure (from) (отступление от нормы, стандарта), deviation (величины), divergence (from)46) leg.N.P. refusal (of a request, claim, petition, etc.)47) Chemical weapons: nonconformance, variance (program management)48) Aviation medicine: miss dissonance49) Makarov: aberrance (напр. от траектории), bias (от прямого направления), bias error (напр. от точного значения), buckling, crime (напр. от правил), declinatory, deflection (for precision balance) (для прецизионных весов), departure (величины), departure (от заданной или средней величины), departure (от заданных параметров или условий), deviation (величины), deviation (от технических условий, стандартов и т.п.), digression (от пути и т.п.), digression (от темы и т.п.), disalignment (напр. от оси), discrepancy (напр. от заданного размера), discrepancy (напр., от заданного размера), diversion (от курса, маршрута), drop (якоря реле), excursus, fluctuation (от заданного режима), hade (жилы по отношению к вертикали), inflexion, lean (от вертикали), needle aberration (магнитной стрелки), offset (скважины), outlier, play, renouncement, run-away, run-out, stand-off, veer50) Gold mining: deflection (запланированное или случайное изменение направления буровой скважины), wandering (скважины, жилы)51) SAP.fin. diff.53) Electrical engineering: runaway (параметра)54) Research and development: voids55) Microsoft: skew56) General subject: departure (от средних величин) -
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1) General subject: ablate, acquit (ответственность), anesthetize, bare (of, from), deprive, derobe, discard, dismantle (одежду, покров), dismiss, dismount (с подставки, пьедестала), (необходимость) dispense with, disseat (с должности), divest, doff (одежду), douse (одежду, обувь), draw in (сапоги, перчатки и т. п.), draw off (перчатки), duplicate, float (с мели), gather (урожай), gather cancel, get down (с полки), get off (платье), lay off (одежду), lift, peel away (корку, кожуру, обёртку), photograph, pick, pick off (ягоды), pick off (ягоды и т.п.), pilling down (купальник, спортивную одежду), pull off, put off, reap, release, relieve, remit (налог, штраф и т. п.), remove, rent, room, scale (чешую), shoot, shuck, shuffle off, skim (накипь и т. п.), skim off (пену, накипь), skin, skin off, strike off, strip, take (квартиру), take a photograph, take a picture, take down (со стены, полки и т. п.), take off, take pictures, take up, throw off, uncover (крышку, покров и т. п.), unfix, unmake (с поста и т.п.), unship, unship (весла, мачту и т.п.), unsling, vail (шляпу), white (строку), (кого-л с занятий) withdraw (smb from classes) (Parents will be able to withdraw their children from the sex education classes if they choose.), do away, hire, lay off (одежду), take down (с полки, с вешалки и т.п.), put off (шляпу, пальто)4) Medicine: charm away5) Colloquial: photo, shuck (часто shuck off)6) Military: (с вооружения) discard, dismount (с установки, с лафета), retrieve (информацию)7) Engineering: read in (показания прибора), survey, unload (носитель с внешнего ЗУ)8) Bookish: sublate10) Construction: strip (слой чего-л.)12) Railway term: pick up15) Automobile industry: detach, slide off (напр. шестерню с валика)16) Architecture: lift off, to photostat17) Mining: strip down (опалубку)18) Diplomatic term: discard (с вооружения), draw (деньги со счёта), exclude19) Forestry: couch off (бумажное полотно с сетки), take off (напр. заусенцы)22) TV: erase (потенциальный рельеф)23) Electronics: dump, throw off (нагрузку)24) Jargon: roll (кино), shoot (фильм, телепередачу и т.п.)25) Information technology: unload (бобину с лентой)26) Oil: film27) Fishery: take down, take photographs28) Astronautics: peel29) Cartography: peel off31) Automation: pick-off, unload (изделие со станка), take- down34) leg.N.P. hire (property), lease, raise (a siege), relieve (from responsibility), remove (a ban), rent (an apartment), take (an apartment), take (evidence), withdraw (a motion)35) Makarov: back away, back off, bare (of, from), couch (бумажное полотно с сетки), couch off to couch off (бумажное полотно с сетки), displace (с должности и т.п.), divest (напр. обшивку), divest (напр., обшивку), draw out (деньги), dump (напряжение), head (корку), off, pick (мясо с костей), pick (плоды), picture, scavenge (устаревшее оборудование), strip (одежду), strip (покрытие или плёнку), strip away, strip off, strip off (одежду), click the shutter, draw off, divest of (одежду и т. п.), draw off (сапоги перчатки и т. п.)37) Logistics: scratch38) Scuba diving: strip down (the suit)
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