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121 a lame duck
разг.1) разорившийся биржевой маклер; банкротFrauds of which a lame duck on the Stock exchange would be ashamed. (Th. Macaulay, ‘Miscellaneous Essays’, ‘Mirabeau’) — Это жульнические проделки, которых устыдился бы даже прогоревший маклер.
The Economist calls lame ducks those industries whose survival is claimed to depend on government subsidy. — "Экономист" называет обанкротившимися те отрасли промышленности, жизнеспособность которых зависит от государственных субсидий.
2) неудачник, "несчастненький"; бездарность (тж. о политическом деятеле)...this additional proof that her life was to be passed amongst "lame ducks" worried him. Would she never make a friendship or take an interest in something that would be of real benefit to her? (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Man of Property’, part III, ch. III) —...это новое доказательство, что Джун суждено провести жизнь среди "несчастненьких", беспокоило его. Неужели у нее никогда не будет таких друзей и таких интересов, которые окажутся ей действительно полезными?
The habit of using the foreign service as a roost for lame ducks is unfortunately bipartisan... (‘The New Republic’) — К сожалению, для наших обеих партий стало традицией использовать дипломатическую службу как прибежище для бездарностей...
The time has come, declared Senator Norris, for Congress to take cognizance of the Presidential practice of caring for "lame ducks". (APT) — Сенатор Норрис заявил, что конгрессу пора обратить внимание на то, что президент любит опекать "несчастненьких" в политике.
3) амер. не избранный вновь, но временно ещё выполняющий прежние обязанности политический деятель; см. тж. a lame-duck CongressSince Presidents pick their chief body guards, and since Kellerman was a stranger to Lyndon Johnson, Kellerman was already a lame duck. (W. Manchester, ‘The Death of a President’, ch. 2) — Президенты сами назначают начальников своей личной охраны. Поскольку Келлерман не был близким человеком Линдона Джонсона, его шансы сохранить должность равнялись нулю.
4) мор.; жарг. "хромая утка", повреждённый корабльA lame duck on the sea means a ship which has been more or less damaged while crossing the perilous ocean. (Suppl) — "Хромой уткой" моряки называют корабль, получивший повреждения во время сильного шторма.
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122 pick up the thread
(pick up (resume или take up) the thread (of smth.))возобновлять, продолжать (беседу, разговор и т. п.)...Sir Richmond took up the thread of their overnight conversation again. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Secret Places of the Heart’, ch. V) —...сэр Ричмонд продолжил вчерашний разговор.
...he'd make some sort of a financial adjustment, but could hardly be expected to pick up the thread of a life where it had been broken ten years ago. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The D. A. Calls a Turn’, ch. XI) —...он согласен на любую денежную компенсацию, но вряд ли сможет связать нить супружеской жизни, порванную десять лет назад.
You must realize that I've been away from the job for five years. It'll take me a little time to pick up the threads again. (ODCIE) — Вы должны понять, что я пять лет этим не занимался. Нужно время, чтобы я опять освоился с этой работой.
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123 put smb. off his stride
(put smb. off his stride (или off his stroke; тж. put smb. out of his stride))1) помешать кому-л., нарушить ритмичность чьей-л. работы; ≈ выбить кого-л. из колеи...excellent suggestions always, and having only the one drawback that they threatened either to annoy Mr. Armstrong... or to embroil the whole... Department and put it off its stroke. (D. L. Sayers, ‘Murder Must Advertise’, ch. X) —...предложения мистера Копли всегда блестящи; их единственный недостаток заключается в том, что они либо раздражают мистера Армстронга... либо грозят нарушить слаженную работу всего... отдела.
These telephone calls put him completely off his stride and ruined a morning's work. (ODCIE) — Эти телефонные звонки не дали ему возможности ритмично работать, и утро можно было считать пропавшим.
2) обескуражить, привести кого-л. в замешательствоI have six more stories to do for the American Magazine, and ye Ed [= the Editor] has put me right out of my stride by asking me to make them about American characters, little knowing that if I try to do American stuff, the result is awful. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Performing Flea’, ‘1931’) — Мне нужно было написать еще шесть рассказов для "Американ мэгазин", но редактор озадачил меня, попросив, чтобы в этих рассказах фигурировали американцы в американской обстановке. Ему было невдомек, что если я берусь за американскую тему, то получается что-то ужасное.
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124 phone
1. n разг. телефонon the phone — у телефона; по телефону
2. n разг. телефонная трубка3. v разг. звонить по телефону4. n лингв. фона5. n физ. фонСинонимический ряд:use dial telephone (verb) call; call up; dial; input a number; punch in a phone number; ring; ring up; telephone; use dial telephone -
125 sees
to transcribe what one sees — точно фиксировать всё, что видишь
Синонимический ряд:1. apprehends (verb) accepts; apprehends; catches; compasses; comprehends; cottons on to; cottons to; fathoms; follows; grasps; make out; makes out; reads; take in; takes; takes in; tumbles to; understands2. beholds (verb) beholds; descries; discerns; distinguishes; espies; marks; minds; notes; notices; observes; perceives; remarks; twigs; views3. dates (verb) dates; takes out4. discovers (verb) ascertains; catches on; determines; discovers; finds out; hears; learns; tumbles; unearths5. foresees (verb) anticipates; divines; envisions; foreknows; foresees; previsions; visualizes6. guides (verb) conducts; directs; escorts; guides; leads; pilots; routes; shepherds; shows; steers7. has (verb) experiences; go through; has; knows; meet with; suffers; sustains; tastes; undergoes8. looks (verb) looks; minds; watches9. stops (verb) calls; come by; drop by; drop in; look in; look up; pop in; run in; stops10. thinks (verb) conceives; envisages; envisions; fancies; fantasises; features; images; imagines; pictures; projects; realizes; thinks; visions; visualises11. visits (verb) comes by; comes over; drops by; drops in; looks in; looks up; pops in; runs in; steps in; stops by; stops in; visits -
126 duty
duty, US [transcription]["du ;tI"]A n1 ( obligation) devoir m (to envers) ; to have a duty to do avoir le devoir de faire ; to make it one's duty to do considérer de son devoir de faire ; it is my duty to do il est de mon devoir de faire ; to do one's duty accomplir son devoir ; to do one's duty by sb remplir son devoir envers qn ; in the course of duty Mil en service ; gen dans l'exercice de ses fonctions ; duty calls! le devoir m'appelle! ; to feel duty bound to do se sentir le devoir de faire ; to neglect one's duties manquer à ses devoirs ; out of a sense of duty par devoir ; moral duty obligation f morale ; legal duty, statutory duty obligation f légale ;2 ( task) ( gén pl) fonction f ; to take up one's duties prendre ses fonctions ; to perform ou carry out one's duties remplir ses fonctions (as de) ;3 ¢ ( work) service m ; to be on/off duty Mil, Med être/ne pas être de service ; Sch être/ne pas être de surveillance ; to go on/off duty commencer/finir son service ; day/night duty service m de jour/de nuit ; to do duty for ou as sth servir de qch ; to do duty for sb remplacer qn ;4 Tax taxe f ; customs duties droits mpl de douane ; to pay duty on sth payer des droits de douane sur qch. -
127 record
A, US [transcription]["rek\@rd"] n1 ( written account) ( of events) compte rendu m ; ( of official proceedings) procès-verbal m ; to keep a record of noter [order, calls] ; I have no record of your application je n'ai aucune trace de votre demande ; the hottest summer on record l'été le plus chaud qu'on ait jamais enregistré ; to be on record as saying that avoir déclaré officiellement que ; to say sth off the record dire qch en privé ; off the record, I think it' s a bad idea entre nous, je crois que c'est une mauvaise idée ; just for the record, did you really do it? entre nous, tu l'as vraiment fait? ; I'd like to set the record straight je voudrais mettre les choses au clair ;2 ( data) ( also records) ( historical) archives fpl ; (personal, administrative) dossier m ; records of births/deaths registre m des naissances/décès ; public records archives fpl publiques ; sb's medical records le dossier médical de qn ; official records dossiers officiels ;3 ( history) ( of individual) passé m ; (of organization, group) réputation f ; to have a good record on avoir une bonne réputation en ce qui concerne [human rights, recycling, safety] ; she has a distinguished record as a diplomat son passé en tant que diplomate est remarquable ; service record passé m militaire ; academic record niveau m d'études ;4 Audio disque m (by, of de) ; pop/jazz record disque de pop/jazz ; to make/to cut a record faire/graver un disque ; to put on/to play a record mettre/passer un disque ; change the record ○ ! change de disque ○ ! ;5 ( best performance) record m (for, in de) ; the sprint record le record du sprint ; to set/to hold a record établir/détenir un record ;7 Jur ( also criminal record) casier m judiciaire ; to have no record avoir un casier judiciaire vierge.2 ( high) [result, sales, score, speed, time] record (inv, after n) ; to do sth in record time faire qch en un temps record ; to be at a record high/low être à son niveau le plus haut/bas.C vtr1 ( note) noter [detail, idea, opinion] ; prendre acte de [transaction] ; to record that noter que ; to record the way in which prendre note de la façon dont ;2 (on disc, tape) enregistrer [album, interview, song] (on sur) ; to record sb doing enregistrer qn en train de faire ;3 ( register) [equipment] enregistrer [temperature, rainfall] ; [dial, gauge] indiquer [pressure, speed] ;4 ( provide an account of) [diary, report] rapporter [event, conditions] ; to record that rapporter que. -
128 duty
duty ['dju:tɪ](a) (moral or legal obligation) devoir m;∎ to do one's duty faire ou remplir son devoir;∎ to do one's duty by sb remplir son devoir envers qn;∎ to fail in one's duty manquer à son devoir;∎ it is my duty to say that… il est de mon devoir de dire que…;∎ it is my painful duty to inform you that… j'ai la douloureuse tâche de vous informer que…;∎ to make it one's duty to do sth se faire un devoir de faire qch;∎ humorous I must go, duty calls je dois y aller, le devoir m'appelle;∎ to do sth out of a sense of duty faire qch par sens du devoir(b) (usu pl) (responsibility) fonction f;∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonction;∎ to carry out or perform one's duties exercer ses fonctions;∎ to hand over one's duties (to sb) transmettre ses fonctions (à qn);∎ in the course of one's duties dans l'exercice de ses fonctions;∎ public duties responsabilités fpl publiques ou envers la communauté∎ customs duty droit(s) m(pl) de douane;∎ liable to duty passible de droits;∎ to pay duty on sth payer une taxe sur qch∎ to go on/off duty (soldier) prendre/laisser la garde; (doctor) prendre la/cesser d'être de garde; (policeman) prendre/quitter son service;∎ Military to be off duty avoir quartier libre;∎ to do duty for sb remplacer qn (dans son service);∎ figurative to do duty for sth faire office de qch►► duty call visite f de politesse;∎ to pay a duty call faire une visite de politesse;duty doctor médecin m de garde;duty manager directeur(trice) m,f de service;duty officer officier m de service;duty roster, duty rota tableau m de service
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