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1 куток
чcorner; ( затишне місце) nookзагнати в куток — to drive into a corner, to corner
мати свій куток — to have a home; to have a corner of one's own
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2 ставити
1) ( розміщати) to put, to place, to set; to position; to standставити вартового військ. — to post a sentry
ставити в ряд — to put in a row, to align, to range
ставити на постій військ. — to billet, to quarter
2) ( установлювати) to install; to put up, to erect3) (висувати, пропонувати) to raise, to put, to propose, to move4) ( на сцені) to stage, to produceставити п'єсу — to stage ( to mount) a play, to produce a play
5) ( в азартних іграх) to stakeставити все на карту перен. — to stake one's all
6) (гірчичник, компрес) to apply, to put on7)ставити голос муз. — to train ( to place) smb.'s voice
ставити залік (кому-небудь з чого-небудь) — to pass (in+to)
ставити за умову — to stipulate (on, that)
ставити пастку — to set a trap (to)
ставити собі за мету — to aim at, to make it one's aim
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3 безвихідь
жimpasse, deadlock, no-goзагнати в безвихідь — to bring to bay, to drive into a corner
потрапити в безвихідь — to be brought to bay, to be at one's wits' end
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4 припирати
= приперти1) ( притискати) to press2) ( зачиняти) to shut, to close lightly3) ( ставити когось у безвихідне становище) to put into a tight situationприперти когось до стіни — to drive smb. into a corner ( into a blind alley)
4) тк. док. ( принести щось) to bring, to drag over
См. также в других словарях:
drive into a corner — force into a corner, force into a situation that is hard to escape from, corner … English contemporary dictionary
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Corner — Cor ner, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cornered} ( n?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cornering}.] 1. To drive into a corner. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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corner — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French cornere, from corne horn Date: 13th century 1. a. the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet ; angle b. the place of intersection of two streets or roads c. a piece designed to form … New Collegiate Dictionary
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