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1 show a clean pair of heels
(show a clean pair of heels (тж. take to one's heels))убраться, удрать, улизнуть; улепётывать, бежать без оглядки; показать пятки, только пятки засверкали; ≈ дать стрекача, дать тягу, навострить лыжи, пуститься наутёкThe next moment each of us had taken to his heels in a different direction. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Treasure Island’, ch. XIX) — И в тот же миг мы оба бросились в разные стороны.
Men who smash windows do not remain to parley with the law's minions. They take to their heels. (O. Henry, ‘The Four Million’, ‘The Cop and the Anthem’) — Люди, разбивающие окна, не останавливаются поговорить с полицейскими, а быстрее дают тягу.
It was evident that Captain Buller feared the worst, for he crowded on all canvas and it seemed for a time, that he would show the strange ship a clean pair of heels. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Heart of the Matter’, book II, part I, ch. I) — Капитан Буллер, видно, понял, что дело плохо; он приказал поднять все паруса, и некоторое время казалось, что им удастся уйти от погони.
Loraine... took to her heels and ran still clasping the brown paper packet. (A. Christie, ‘The Seven Dials Mystery’, ch. XX) — Лорен... пустилась бежать без оглядки, прижимая к себе пакет из коричневой бумаги.
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удирать словосочетание:удирать (beat it, cut and run, hop it, show a clean pair of heels, take IT on the lam, fling up one's heels)улепетывать (show a clean pair of heels, take to one's heels)Англо-русский синонимический словарь > show a clean pair of heels
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дать стрекача; улепетыватьThe police caught one of the thieves, but the other showed them a clean pair of heels and got away.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > show a clean pair of heels
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > show a clean pair of heels
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1) Общая лексика: дать стрекача, дать тягу, только пятки засверкали, убежать, удирать, удрать, улепётывать, улепетнуть, улепётывать (от кого-л.), удирать, улепётывать, удирать так, что пятки сверкают2) Пословица: навострить лыжиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > show a clean pair of heels
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удирать со всех ногАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > show a clean pair of heels
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odébb áll, nyakába veszi a lábátEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > show\ a\ clean\ pair\ of\ heels
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to show a clean pair of heelsfugir.English-Portuguese dictionary > to show a clean pair of heels
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Англо-русский современный словарь > to show a clean pair of heels
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15 to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels
laisties projām, ka papēži vien zibEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels
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см. show a clean pair of heelsConcise English-Russian phrasebook > show smb. a clean pair of heels
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(тж. take to one's heels)"пoкaзaть пятки", тoлькo пятки зacвepкaли, убpaтьcя, удpaть, улизнуть, улeпётывaть, бeжaть бeз oглядки; пуcтитьcя нaутёк; дaть cтpeкaчa, дaть тягу, нaвocтpить лыжи, тoлькo eгo и видeлиIt was evident that captain Butler feared the worst, for he crowded on all canvas and it seemed for a time, that he would show the strange ship a clean pair of heels (Gr. Greene). Loraine... took to her heels and ran still clasping the brown paper packet (A. Christie)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > show (smb.) a clean pair of heels
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♦ clean /kli:n/A a.4 netto; nitido; preciso; accurato: a clean cut, un taglio netto; clean profile, profilo puro; the clean lines of a car, la linea pulita di un'auto; clean fracture, frattura netta5 decente; innocente; pulito: clean jokes, barzellette pulite; It's all good clean fun, è un divertimento innocente6 ( sport) corretto; leale; sportivo; pulito: clean fight, combattimento leale; ( boxe) clean blow, colpo pulito9 (relig.) puro; incontaminato10 (leg.) senza precedenti; pulito; onesto: clean life, vita onesta; (autom.) clean driving licence, patente pulita ( senza annotazioni di infrazioni); He has had a clean record for three years, sono tre anni che ha la fedina penale pulita11 (fam.) non armato; pulito12 (fam.) senza un soldo; ripulito; pulito: They left him clean of money, lo hanno lasciato al verde; lo hanno pulito ( di denaro)B avv.1 in modo da pulire bene; a fondo: to scrub the floor clean, strofinare il pavimento fino a pulirlo bene2 (fam.) completamente, interamente; del tutto: to be clean wrong, aver torto marcio; I clean forgot about it, me ne sono dimenticato completamente; They got clean away, se la sono filata; The knife went clean through his arm, il coltello gli ha trapassato il braccio da parte a parte4 ( sport) in modo pulito (o regolare); senza commettere errori: ( tiro a segno) to shoot clean, sparare senza commettere erroriC n.(solo al sing.) (fam.) pulita; ripulita: to give st. a clean, dare una pulita a qc.; DIALOGO → - Chores- I'll give the bathroom a good clean when this programme finishes, darò una bella pulita al bagno appena finisce questo programma; DIALOGO → - Dental fees- If it's just a checkup and a clean it's £60, se è solo controllo e pulizia costa £60● (comm.) clean acceptance, accettazione incondizionata ( di una cambiale) □ ( sollevamento pesi) clean and jerk, slancio □ (med., naut.) clean bill of health, patente sanitaria netta; certificato di sana costituzione; (fig.) approvazione, nullaosta □ clean copy, bella (o buona) copia □ clean-cut, netto, ben delineato, nitido; ( di persona) perbene, (dall'aria) ammodo: clean-cut features, fattezze ben delineate; clean-cut precision, estrema precisione; a clean-cut young man, un giovanotto dall'aria ammodo □ (fig.) clean-handed, che ha le mani pulite; innocente □ clean-handedness, coscienza pulita; onestà □ clean-limbed, (ben) proporzionato; snello □ clean-living, che conduce una vita sana o morigerata □ clean-minded, pulito (fig.); onesto □ (naut.) clean on board, netto a bordo □ (elettron.) clean room, camera bianca □ clean room suit, tuta sterile □ clean-shaven, sbarbato; ben rasato; senza barba o baffi □ (fig.) clean sheet, pagina bianca; fedina penale pulita □ (naut.) clean ship, nave pulita (spec. una petroliera); nave in libera pratica □ clean suit = clean room suit ► sopra □ clean timber, legno pulito ( senza nodi) □ (fig.) a clean tongue, un linguaggio castigato □ (fam.) as clean as a new pin (o as a whistle), pulitissimo; pulito come uno specchio □ (fam.) to come clean ( about st.), confessare (qc.); dire la verità (su qc.) □ (fig.) to have a clean slate, essere libero da debiti, impegni, ecc. □ (fam.) Keep it clean!, niente volgarità, per favore! □ to make a clean breast of st., confessare qc. interamente; liberarsi di un peso □ to make a clean sweep of st., fare piazza pulita di qc. □ to show a clean pair of heels, fuggire a gambe levate; scappare; ( sport) staccare □ (fig.) to start off with a clean slate, ripartire da zero ( senza pendenze o trascorsi alle spalle).♦ (to) clean /kli:n/A v. t.pulire: to clean one's shoes, pulirsi le scarpe; to clean one's teeth, pulirsi (o lavarsi) i denti; to clean fish, pulire il pesceB v. i.1 fare le pulizie; pulire● (fam. USA) to clean house, fare piazza pulita; fare un repulisti (fam.) □ to clean one's plate, vuotare (o ripulire) il piatto.NOTA D'USO: - to clean o to wash?- -
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show [∫əʊ](verb: preterite showed, past participle shown or showed)1. noun• he's holding his first London show [artist, sculptor] il expose à Londres pour la première foisc. ( = display) démonstration fa. ( = display) montrer ; ( = exhibit) [+ goods for sale, picture, dog] exposer ; [+ film, slides] projeter• I ought to show my face at Paul's party il faudrait que je fasse acte de présence à la soirée de Paulb. ( = indicate) [dial, clock] indiquer• to show a loss/profit indiquer une perte/un bénéfice• the figures show a rise over last year's sales les chiffres font apparaître une augmentation des ventes par rapport à l'année dernièrec. ( = reveal) montrer• it all goes to show that... tout cela montre bien que...• I'll show him! (inf) il va voir !d. ( = conduct) to show sb into the room faire entrer qn dans la pièce4. compounds• she's in show business elle est dans le show-business ► show flat noun (British) appartement m témoin► show off[+ one's wealth, knowledge] faire étalage de• he wanted to show off his new car il voulait faire admirer sa nouvelle voiture► show out separable transitive verb raccompagner (jusqu'à la porte)► show upa. [+ visitor] faire monterb. [+ fraud, impostor] démasquer ; [+ flaw, defect] faire ressortirc. ( = embarrass) faire honte à (en public)* * *[ʃəʊ] 1.1) ( as entertainment) Theatre, gen spectacle m; ( particular performance) représentation f; Cinema séance f; Radio, Television émission f; ( of slides) projection fon with the show! — ( introduction) place au spectacle!
3) ( of feelings) semblant m; ( of strength) démonstration f; ( of wealth) étalage mto make ou put on a (great) show of doing — s'évertuer pour la galerie à faire
to be all for ou just for show — être de l'esbroufe (colloq)
4) ( performance)5) (colloq) (business, undertaking) affaire f2.1) ( present for viewing) montrer [person, object, photo] (to à); présenter [ticket, fashion collection] (to à); [TV channel, cinema] passer [film]2) ( display competitively) présenter [animal]; exposer [flower, vegetables]3) ( reveal) montrer [feeling, principle, fact]; [garment] laisser voir [underclothes, dirt]; [patient] présenter [symptoms]4) ( indicate) montrer [object, trend, loss, difficulty]; indiquer [time, direction, area]5) ( demonstrate) [reply] témoigner de [wit, intelligence]; [gesture, gift] témoigner de [respect, gratitude]to show favouritism towards somebody —
6) ( prove) démontrer [truth, guilt]to show that — [document] prouver que; [findings] démontrer que; [expression] montrer que
7) ( conduct)to show somebody to their seat — [host, usher] placer quelqu'un
8) (colloq) ( teach a lesson to)3.I'll show him! — ( as revenge) je vais lui apprendre! (colloq); ( when challenged) je lui ferai voir! (colloq)
1) ( be noticeable) [stain, label] se voir; [emotion] gen se voir; ( in eyes) se lire2) ( be exhibited) [artist] exposer; [film] passer•Phrasal Verbs:- show in- show off- show out- show up••show a leg! — (colloq) debout!
to show one's face — (colloq) montrer son nez (colloq)
См. также в других словарях:
show a clean pair of heels — To run away • • • Main Entry: ↑clean show a clean pair of heels To run off • • • Main Entry: ↑heel … Useful english dictionary
show\ a\ clean\ pair\ of\ heels — • take to one s heels • show a clean pair of heels v. phr. To begin to run or run away. When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels … Словарь американских идиом
show a clean pair of heels — show (someone) a clean pair of heels British to go faster than someone else in a race. Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line … New idioms dictionary
show someone a clean pair of heels — If you show someone a clean pair of heels, you run faster than them when they are chasing you … The small dictionary of idiomes
show someone a clean pair of heels — show (someone) a clean pair of heels British to go faster than someone else in a race. Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line … New idioms dictionary
show someone a clean pair of heels — ► show someone a clean pair of heels informal run away from someone extremely f ast. Main Entry: ↑show … English terms dictionary
show (someone) a clean pair of heels — informal run away from (someone) extremely fast. → shoveler … English new terms dictionary
show a clean pair of heels — See: TAKE TO ONE S HEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
show a clean pair of heels — See: TAKE TO ONE S HEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
show someone a clean pair of heels — If you show someone a clean pair of heels, you run faster than them when they are chasing you. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
show a clean pair of heels — verb to run away quickly; to make an escape quickly; to outpace … Wiktionary
