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101 pep-talk
noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.) povzbuzující řeč -
102 pep-talk
noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.) povzbudzujúca reč -
103 engage in small talk
говорить о чем-то не очень важномAll the people at the party were engaging in small talk.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > engage in small talk
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104 it's easy etc for someone to talk
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > it's easy etc for someone to talk
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105 small talk
разговор о пустяках, "о погоде", о том о сём [выражение создано английским государственным деятелем и писателем лордом Честерфилдом (Chesterfield, 1694-1773); см. цитату]A sort of chit-chat, or small-talk, which is the general run of conversation... in most mixed companies. (Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his Son, Letter of June 20, 1751, HBQ) — Разговор о том о сем, пустячный разговор, который обычно ведется... в разношерстной компании.
Mrs. Higgins: "...You offend all my friends; they stop coming whenever they meet you." Higgins: "Nonsense! I know I have no small talk; but people don't mind..." (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act III) — Миссис Хиггинс: "...Ты отпугиваешь всех моих знакомых; встретившись с тобой, они перестают бывать у меня." Хиггинс: "Глупости! Я, правда, не умею вести светские разговоры, но это никого не смущает..."
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106 pep-talk
nouna talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc:خِطاب حَماسيThe director gave all the staff a pep-talk.
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107 pep-talk
noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.) discours d'encouragement -
108 pep-talk
noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.) discurso de incentivo -
109 small talk
paзгoвop o пуcтякax, "o пoгoдe", o тoм o cём [выpaжeниe coздaнo aнглийcким гocудapcтвeнным дeятeлeм и пиcaтeлeм лopдoм Чecтepфилдoм]Mrs Higgins....You offend all my friends: they stop coming whenever they meet you. Higgins. Nonsense! I know I have no small talk: but people don't mind (G. B. Shaw). Mary Beth was radiantly happy. She was full of small talk, putting her visitor at ease (S. Sheldon) -
110 on all fours
1. adv phr2. adj phrMany of those pigs live here. Do they ever wonder why their masters walk upright in lieu of going on all-fours? And why they talk instead of grunting? (Ch. Dickens, ‘American Notes’, ch. XI) — Многие из этих свиней живут здесь. Хочется ли им когда-нибудь узнать, почему их хозяева ходят прямо, вместо того чтобы ползать на четвереньках, и почему они разговаривают, вместо того чтобы хрюкать?
точно совпадающий, аналогичный, тождественный (with; обыкн. употр. с гл. to be); см. тж. no simile runs on all fours‘The trouble,’ Mason said, ‘is that cautious lawyers get in a rut. Now take Jackson... He never trusts his own ideas. Unless he can find a case which is "on all fours" he's afraid even to think.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Crooked Candle’, ch.1) — - Беда в том, - сказал Мейсон, - что слишком осторожные юристы часто становятся рутинерами. Возьмите, к примеру, Джексона... Он разучился доверять собственному уму. Боится пошевелить мозгами, если попалось дело, для которого нельзя найти прецедент.
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111 small talk
светская беседаI refuse to go to the party and indulge in small talk all evening.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > small talk
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112 for all that
1) Общая лексика: и все же, несмотря на всё то, несмотря на все, несмотря на все это (for all that I wouldn't talk like that - и все-таки я бы так не говорил), при всем том, со всем тем, несмотря на то, что, всё-таки, при всем при том, и тем не менее2) Пословица: тем не менее3) Макаров: несмотря на это -
113 talking talk·ing
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114 be (all) Greek to smb.
paзг.coвepшeннo нeпoнятнo; китaйcкaя гpaмoтa для кoгo-л.Sylvia....I don't know why you want to talk about something that's absolute Greek to me (W. S. Maugham). William Sanford presented himself to Kate, who smiled and said, 'We were speaking Greek, Captain Sanford.' 'Well,' said the rich young man, 'that is Greek to me' (G. Vidat) -
115 be (all) Greek to smb.
paзг.coвepшeннo нeпoнятнo; китaйcкaя гpaмoтa для кoгo-л.Sylvia....I don't know why you want to talk about something that's absolute Greek to me (W. S. Maugham). William Sanford presented himself to Kate, who smiled and said, 'We were speaking Greek, Captain Sanford.' 'Well,' said the rich young man, 'that is Greek to me' (G. Vidat) -
116 I was all set for the talk
Общая лексика: я готовился к этому разговоруУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I was all set for the talk
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117 his talk began to pall on us all
Общая лексика: нам стали надоедать его разговорыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his talk began to pall on us all
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118 his talk is all superlatives
Общая лексика: его слова - сплошное преувеличениеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his talk is all superlatives
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119 it's all very well to talk
Общая лексика: легко сказатьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it's all very well to talk
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120 this talk is all froth
Общая лексика: это все пустая болтовняУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > this talk is all froth
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