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1 the dogs have stopped as the scent was patchy
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the dogs have stopped as the scent was patchy
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2 the scent of flowers
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3 put smb. off the scent
(put (или throw) smb. off the scent)сбить кого-л. со следа, ввести кого-л. в заблуждениеAn amateur might have lost him by accident, but if Rudolph and Jerome were thrown off the scent, it must have been done on purpose and by a man who had a cogent reason and exceptional resources. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘New Arabian Nights’, ‘The Suicide Club’, ‘Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk’) — Любитель мог бы потерять его из виду случайно, но уж если Рудольф и Джером сбиты со следа, то это произошло по воле человека, обладающего логическим умом и исключительной находчивостью.
...it was deliberately intended to throw you off the scent. (A. Christie, ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’, ch. XII) —...это было сделано специально, чтобы ввести вас в заблуждение.
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4 put smb. off the scent
cбить кoгo-л. co cлeдa, ввecти кoгo-л. в зaблуждeниe [этим. oxoт.]It was deliberately intended to throw you off the scent (A, Christie) -
5 throw somebody off the scent
сбить со следаShe told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > throw somebody off the scent
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6 throw smb. off the scent
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > throw smb. off the scent
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7 put smb. on the scent
(put smb. on the (right) scent)указать кому-л. правильный путь; навести кого-л. на верный след; см. тж. put smb. on a false scent‘It was really that little fact that put me on the right scent,’ she said. (A. Christie, ‘The Thirteen Problems’, ch. 3) — - Именно этот незначительный факт натолкнул меня на верный след, - сказала мисс Марпл.
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8 put one off the scent
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9 throw one off the scent
Общая лексика: направить по ложному следуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > throw one off the scent
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10 to be on the scent
Общая лексика: (to follow) быть на правильном пути, (to follow) идти по следу -
11 follow the scent
The detective followed up the scent so cleverly that he caught the criminal red-handed. (DEI) — Детектив так умело шел по следу, что поймал преступника с поличным.
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12 lose the scent of
(lose the scent of (тж. lose track of))потерять след, потерять, упустить из виду‘Thou has lost the scent,’ said Varney, ‘of thy comrade Tressilian.’ (W. Scott, ‘Kenilworth’, ch. VII) — - Ты потерял след твоего друга Трессильяна, - сказал Варни.
My parents are dead, and I've lost track of their kin. (S. Lewis, ‘Selected Short Stories’, ‘The Willow Walk’) — Моих родителей нет в живых, и всех родных я потерял из виду.
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13 throw off the scent
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14 put off the scent
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15 recover the scent
снова напасть на след, снова стать на правильный путьThe investigating team was bogged down. But a chance discovery helped them to recover the scent. — Исследовательская группа зашла в тупик. Но случайное открытие вернуло ее участников на правильный путь.
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16 get the scent
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17 be off the scent
идти по ложному пути [этим. охот. сбиваться со следа, идти не по следу]‘Any news, Mr. Nadgett?’ ‘I think we have some news at last, sir.’ ‘I am happy to hear it. I began to fear you were off the scent, Mr. Nadgett.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XXXVIII) — - Есть новости, мистер Неджет? - Думаю, что наконец есть кое-какие, сэр. - Рад слышать это. Я начал уже опасаться, что вы сбились со следа, мистер Неджет.
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18 through this device he put the police off the scent
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > through this device he put the police off the scent
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19 be on the scent
1) Общая лексика: идти по следу2) Переносный смысл: быть на правильном пути -
20 be on the scent of an important discovery
Общая лексика: быть на пути к важному открытиюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be on the scent of an important discovery
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