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21 reposition the sights
Военный термин: восстанавливать наводку -
22 reposition the sights and aim
Оружейное производство: вновь совмещать линию прицеливания с целью (точкой прицеливания), восстанавливать наводкуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > reposition the sights and aim
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23 see the sights
Общая лексика: осматривать достопримечательности, осмотреть достопримечательности -
24 take the sights
Горное дело: брать отсчёты нивелированием, нивелировать -
25 see the sights
осматривать достопримечательностиАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > see the sights
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26 take the sights
брать отсчеты по нивелиру; нивелировать -
27 align the sights of a rifle and bull's eye
Новый англо-русский словарь > align the sights of a rifle and bull's eye
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28 see the sights
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29 reposition the sights and aim
вновь совмещать линию прицеливания с целью (точкой прицеливания); восстанавливать наводкуEnglish-Russian arms dictionary > reposition the sights and aim
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30 take the sights
нивелировать, брать отсчеты нивелированием -
31 sights
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32 (the) chief sights of the city
the chief (noted, popular, principal) sights of the city основные (известные, пользующиеся популярностью, главные) достопримечательности городаEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) chief sights of the city
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33 keep one's sights low
(keep one's sights low (тж. lower one's sights))не требовать слишком многого, умерить свой аппетитThere are times in diplomacy when it is wise to keep one's sights low. (‘The Times’) — Бывают времена, когда дипломаты не могут требовать многого.
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34 have one's sights set on smth.
(тж. set one's sights on smth.)пocтaвить cвoeй цeлью cдeлaть чтo-л. или дoбитьcя чeгo-л., cocpeдoтoчитьcя нa чём-л.But the Inspector has his sights set on more ambitious targets (Th. Sharpe). By staying for a month or two in an area where most people spoke Welsh, Roger hoped to increase his professional [филoлoгичecкий] potency and set his sights definitely on Uppsala (J. Wain)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have one's sights set on smth.
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35 keep one's sights low
(тж. lower one's sights)нe тpeбoвaть cлишкoм мнoгoгo, умepить cвoй aппeтитThere are times in diplomacy when it is wise to keep one's sights low (The Times) -
36 raise one's sights
He'll be along here for a rise in the rent, come what may... When the time comes for raisin' his sights He'll have no consideration at all. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 10) — Финч в любом случае квартплату повысит, будь спокойна... сочтет нужным повысить - и не посчитается ни с чем.
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37 set one's sights on something
нацелиться/настроиться на что-либо; задаться целью; поставить себе задачуGil is very ambitious. She's set her sights on running her own company by the time she's 30, and I think she'll do it! She's that sort of person.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > set one's sights on something
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38 lined up in one's sights
adj infmlI've got that job lined up in my sights and I won't let anyone else beat me to the punch — Я присмотрел эту работу и не позволю никому увести ее у меня из-под носа
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > lined up in one's sights
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39 set one's sights on smth.
поставить своей целью (сделать что-л.), сосредоточиться на чём-л.By studying Dr Conroy, and by staying for a month or two in an area where most people spoke Welsh, Roger hoped to increase his professional potency and set his sights definitely on Uppsala. (J. Wain, ‘A Winter in the Hills’, part I) — Живя месяц-другой в краю, где говорят по-валлийски, и изучая труды доктора Конроя, он, конечно, значительно расширит свои филологические познания и тогда сможет мечтать об Упсале.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > set one's sights on smth.
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40 take the bisquit
1) зaнять пepвoe мecтo, выйти нa пepвoe мecтo, пpeвзoйти дpугиxYou may think your husband is forgetful but John reajly takes the cake in that respect2) этo пpeвocxoдит вcё, дaльшe exaть нeкудaOf all the absolutely foul sights I have ever seen, this took the biscuit (P. G. Wodehouse). I've heard some revolting things in my time but that lot takes the cake (Th. Sharpe). But it's what Eunice has done to Marge that really takes the cake she has turned that girl against me in the most villainous fashion (T. Capote)
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