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Общая лексика: с трудом перебиваться на неплодородной землеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > wrest a living from barren land
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tr[rest]1 (object) arrancar, arrebatar2 (confession) sonsacar, arrancar; (victory, control) conseguir a duras penaswrest ['rɛst] vt: arrancarv.• sacar a duras penas v.• torcer v.restto wrest something FROM somebody — arrancarle* algo a alguien
[rest]VTto wrest sth from sb — arrebatar or arrancar algo a algn
to wrest o.s. free — (lograr) liberarse tras grandes esfuerzos
* * *[rest]to wrest something FROM somebody — arrancarle* algo a alguien
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wrest [rest](a) (grab → object) arracher violemment;∎ he wrested the gun from me or from my grasp il m'a arraché violemment le fusil des mains;∎ they wrested the stick out of my hands ils m'ont arraché violemment le bâton des mains(b) (extract → truth, secret) arracher;∎ he wrested the truth from her il lui a arraché la vérité;∎ they just manage to wrest a living from the land ils réussissent tout juste à vivre de la terre;∎ we could wrest no meaning from the coded message nous n'avons rien pu tirer du message codé(c) (control, power) ravir, arracher;∎ to wrest power from sb ravir le pouvoir à qn;∎ the Liberals wrested two seats from the Conservatives les libéraux ont ravi ou ont arraché deux sièges aux conservateurs;∎ we wrested victory from the jaws of defeat nous avons arraché la victoire des mains de l'ennemi -
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transitive verbwrest something from somebody/somebody's grasp — (lit. or fig.) jemandem/jemandes Griff etwas entreißen od. (geh.) entwinden
wrest something from something — einer Sache (Dat.) etwas abringen
* * *[rest]vt ( form)▪ to \wrest sth [away] from sb jdm etw entreißento \wrest a living sein Dasein fristen* * *[rest]vtto wrest sth from sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache etw abringen; leadership, title jdm etw entreißen
* * *wrest [rest]A v/t1. (gewaltsam) reißen:wrest out of herausreißen aus;wrest sth from sb’s hand jemandem etwas aus der Hand reißen;wrest a living from the soil dem Boden seinen Lebensunterhalt abringen;wrest the truth out of sb die Wahrheit aus jemandem herausholenB s1. Ruck m, Reißen n2. MUS obs Stimmhammer m* * *transitive verbwrest something from somebody/somebody's grasp — (lit. or fig.) jemandem/jemandes Griff etwas entreißen od. (geh.) entwinden
wrest something from something — einer Sache (Dat.) etwas abringen
* * *(wrench) something from someone expr.jemandem etwas entwinden (entreißen) ausdr. v.entreißen v. -
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[rest]verbo transitivo strappare (from sb. a qcn.)* * *wrest /rɛst/n.1 strappo; tirata; torsione● (mus.) wrest block, ( di clavicembalo, di pianoforte) somiere; ( di pianoforte, anche) pancone □ (mus.) wrest pin, bischero; pirolo.(to) wrest /rɛst/v. t.1 strappare ( anche fig.); estorcere: to wrest a confession from sb., estorcere una confessione a q.2 distorcere; stiracchiare: to wrest the law to suit oneself, distorcere la legge a proprio vantaggio3 alterare; falsare; svisare; travisare: to wrest the sense of a passage, svisare il significato di un passo● (fig.) to wrest a living, guadagnarsi a stento da vivere.* * *[rest]verbo transitivo strappare (from sb. a qcn.) -
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1. n рывок; дёрганье; закручивание; выкручивание; вывёртывание2. n ключ настройщика музыкальных инструментов3. n тех. разводка4. v вырывать; отрывать; выдёргивать; выворачиватьhe wrested the door open — он изломал дверь, он сорвал дверь с петель
5. v добиваться ценой больших усилий; вырывать6. v искажать, извращать; ложно толковатьСинонимический ряд:1. draw out (verb) draw out; extricate; get; pull; pull out; wring2. extort (verb) exact; extort; extract; gouge; pinch; screw; shake down; squeeze; take; wrench; wry3. misrepresent (verb) belie; color; confuse; distort; falsify; garble; miscolor; misrepresent; misstate; pervert; twist; warp -
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1. [rest] n1. рывок; дёрганье; закручивание; выкручивание; вывёртывание2. ключ настройщика музыкальных инструментов3. тех. разводка ( пилы)2. [rest] v1. вырывать ( силой); отрывать; выдёргивать; выворачиватьhe wrested his antagonist's gun from him - он вырвал у противника пистолет
he wrested the door open - он изломал дверь, он сорвал дверь с петель
2. добиваться ценой больших усилий; вырывать (победу у врага, согласие и т. п.)to wrest a living from barren land - с трудом перебиваться на неплодородной земле
to wrest control of the government from the military - вырвать контроль над правительством из рук военных
3. 1) искажать, извращать (факты, текст); ложно толковать (закон и т. п.)he wrests the law to suit himself - он истолковывает смысл закона в свою пользу
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[rest]1.nounpovlek, poteg, sunek, hiter obrat; iztrganje, izvitje; music kladivce za uglaševanje (harfe); technical razperilo, razvodka;2.transitive verb(s silo) trgati, vleči, z naporom dobiti ali izsiliti; figuratively odvrniti, speljati v stran; skriviti, popačiti (besedilo itd.)to wrest a living from barren land — iz neplodne zemlje z velikim trudom izsiliti svoj vsakdanji kruh (življenjski obstanek) -
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1. phr v прижать к земле2. phr v справиться -
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rest гл.
1) вырывать (силой) ;
отрывать;
выворачивать
2) добиваться чего-л.;
вырывать (оружие, победу у врага) ;
исторгать (согласие;
from - у кого-л.) To wrest a territory from the sea. ≈ Отвоевать территорию у моря.
3) искажать, истолковывать неправильно (закон, текст) рывок;
дерганье;
закручивание;
выкручивание;
вывертывание ключ настройщика музыкальных инструментов( техническое) разводка( пилы) вырывать (силой) ;
отрывать;
выдергивать;
выворачивать - he *ed his antagonist's gun from him он вырвал у противника пистолет - he *ed the door open он взломал дверь, он сорвал дверь с петель добиваться ценой больших усилий;
вырывать (победу у врага, согласие и т. п.) - to * a living from barren land с трудом перебиваться на неплодородной земле - to * control of the government from the military вырвать контроль над правительством из рук военных искажать, извращать (факты, текст) ;
ложно толковать( закон и т. п.) - he *s the law to suit himself он истолковывает смысл закона в свою пользу злоупотреблять чем-л. wrest вырывать (оружие, победу у врага) ;
исторгать (согласие;
from - у кого-л.) ~ вырывать (силой) ;
выворачивать ~ искажать, истолковывать неправильно (закон, текст) -
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