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61 make believe
делать вид, притворяться; обольщаться, тешить себя надеждой, предаваться иллюзиям; воображать себя кем-л. (об играющих детях; отсюда a make-believe притворство; воображение, фантазия; игра, в которой дети воображают себя кем-л.) [этим. фр. faire croire]Betsy-Jane and Amelia-Ann were buzzing in one corner of the place, and making believe to read out of a picture-book, which one of them held topsy-turvy. (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. II, ch. X) — Бетси Джен и Эмилия Анна тараторили в углу двора, делая вид, что читают книжку с картинками, которую одна из них держала вверх ногами.
‘Inside me,’ she said, ‘I've been making believe I was a little girl again. I've been acting the part.’ (A. Saxton, ‘The Great Midland’, part VI, ch. 23) — - Где-то в глубине души, - снова заговорила Стефани, - я все время внушаю себе, что я снова стала ребенком. Я все время как бы играю роль.
He pursed his lips and squinted at his plate, looking like a small boy making believe he's the head of the family. (I. Shaw, ‘Sailor off the Bremen and Other Stories’, ‘Sailor off the Bremen’) — Преминджер поджал губы и, прищурившись, смотрел на тарелку. Он смахивал на маленького мальчика, воображающего себя главой семьи.
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62 make much ado about smth.
I see how it is. But I think you and everybody else make too much ado about these things. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The ‘Genius’’, book III, ch. XV) — Я прекрасно все понимаю. Но мне кажется, что вообще из-за этого поднимают слишком большой шум - и не только ты, но и другие.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > make much ado about smth.
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63 make up for lost time
наверстать потерянное, упущенное времяThe ack-ack guns opened up... the guns always sounded as if their crews had been asleep and had started too late and were trying to make up for lost time. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 4) — Загрохотали зенитки... казалось, что прислуга уснула и, застигнутая врасплох, теперь старается наверстать упущенное время.
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64 make water
In the first collision she must have sustained some damage, as she was making water forward. (R. L. Stevenson and L. Osbourne, ‘The Wrecker’, ch. IX) — При первом ударе о коралловый риф в носовой части брига образовалась течь.
2) разг. мочиться [этим. фр. faire de l'eau]‘...first I have to make water,’ said the Governor. (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rage to Live’, book I, ch. I) — -...мне, во-первых, нужно справить малую нужду, - сказал губернатор.
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65 make out a bill
1. составить счет; составить список2. выписать счет; выписать чекsettlement of a bill — покрытие счета; оплата векселя
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66 book of little popular appeal
while the book will be welcomed by scholars, it will make an immediate appeal to the general reader — книга будет хорошо принята не только учёными, но и широким кругом читателей
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > book of little popular appeal
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67 make heavy weather of (or out of) smth.
1) ocлoжнять чтo-л.; пepeуcepдcтвoвaть в чём-л. [этим. мop. иcпытывaть cильную кaчку]We needn't make heavy weather of it. If the boy hates being there, or Nick is unpleasant to him, we'll move him back to the house (J. Murdoch). All that any of us wished to say was, weren't we making too heavy weather of it? The Committee had been obliged to take action; that was accepted. But wasn't the penalty... too severe? (C. P. Snow)2) иcпытывaть тpуднocти в чём-л., c тpудoм пpeoдoлeвaть чтo-л.The car made heavy weather of the hills (S. Howatch). This is supposed to be an easy book, but I'm afraid I'm making very heavy weather of itConcise English-Russian phrasebook > make heavy weather of (or out of) smth.
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68 make
كَسَبَ \ come by: to obtain sth: How did you come by that book?. earn: to obtain in return for one’s work: He earns $6000 a year. make: to gain (friends, money, etc.). pay one’s way: to earn enough for one’s needs; not get into debt. profit: to gain: We can profit (gain wisdom or skill) by experience. win: to gain (sth. esp. by hard work, by good fortune, by risking money or by doing better than others): We won a free holiday through a newspaper competition. I won $10 at the horse races. Our team has won every match. gain: to obtain (sth. useful, necessary, wanted etc.). get, got, gotten: to obtain (sth. that one wants): I must get a new car. \ See Also حصل (حَصَّلَ)، جنى (جَنَى)، ربح (رَبِحَ) -
69 book the room
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70 book in
(to sign one's name on the list of guests at an hotel etc: We have booked in at the Royal Hotel.) registrarse(esp BrE)1) v + adv ( register arrival) (BrE) inscribirse*, registrarse2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( reserve room for)(Brit)1.VI + ADV (=record arrival) registrarse; (=reserve a room) reservar habitación2.VT + ADVI've booked you in with Dr Stuart for four o'clock — te he conseguido hora con el Dr. Stuart para las cuatro
make sure you're booked in for antenatal care — asegúrate de que estás apuntada para la asistencia previa al parto
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71 make a religion of smth.
считать что-л. своей священной обязанностью, целиком отдаваться чему-л., сделать культ из чего-л.Joseph was too busy rebuilding a business. He was making a religion of it, a crude and stupid religion. (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, book I, ch. I) — Джозеф слишком занят своими коммерческими делами. Для него они стали религией, тупой и глупой религией.
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72 make common cause with smb.
объединиться с кем-л., встать под чьи-л. знамена; действовать сообщаThe Indians also often made common cause with the Negro slaves. (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, book I, ch. V) — Индейцы тоже часто выступали заодно с неграми.
Our offense was in making common cause with the Batista outfit against the Cuban people. (‘The New Republic’) — Мы поддерживали Батисту против кубинского народа - и это было ошибкой.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > make common cause with smb.
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73 make an entry
Синонимический ряд:input (verb) enter; input; log; perform data entry; put on record; record; type in -
74 make a book
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75 make a book on the Derby
Общая лексика: записать пари, заключенные на скачках в ДербиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make a book on the Derby
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76 make an introduction to a book
Общая лексика: написать введение к книгеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make an introduction to a book
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77 make the book available
Общая лексика: предоставить книгу (в чьё-л. распоряжение)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make the book available
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78 make a book
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79 make a book
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80 make a book on
прима облози за
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make (or open) a book (N. Amer. make book) — take bets and pay out winnings on the outcome of a contest or other event. → book … English new terms dictionary
make book — index parlay (bet) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make book on something — tv. to make or accept bets on something. □ Well, she might. But I wouldn’t make book on it. □ Don’t make book on my success in this game … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
make book — verb a) To gamble, either by placing or taking bets. In the American League, front running Cleveland was an odds on favorite with the men who make book on baseball. b) To be very confident. Oh, you can make book that she didnt start no love… … Wiktionary
make book — phrasal 1. : to accept bets at calculated odds on all the entrants in a race or contest : lay odds 2. : to make a business of accepting bets * * * take bets on the outcome of an event figurative I wouldn t make book on it … Useful english dictionary
To make book — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make book — {v. phr.} To serve as a bookmaker taking bets on the horse races. * /The police were out to prosecute anybody who made book illegally./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make book — {v. phr.} To serve as a bookmaker taking bets on the horse races. * /The police were out to prosecute anybody who made book illegally./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ book — v. phr. To serve as a bookmaker taking bets on the horse races. The police were out to prosecute anybody who made book illegally … Словарь американских идиом
make book — phrasal to accept bets at calculated odds on all the entrants in a race or contest … New Collegiate Dictionary
make book — bus idi a) idi to take bets and give odds b) to wager; bet … From formal English to slang