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1 chestnut
1. n1) бот. каштан, каштанове дерево (тж Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut)2) каштан (плід)to put the chestnuts in the fire — перен. заварити кашу
to pull smb.'s chestnuts out of the fire (to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for smb.) — чужими руками жар загрібати
3) каштановий колір4) розм. шатенка5) розм. заяложений анекдот; банальний роман6) бабка (у коня)7) розм. гнідий кінь2. adj1) каштановий2) каштанового кольору3) гнідий (про коня)4) русявий* * *I n1) бoт. каштан благородний3) каштан, каштанове дерево ( деревина)4) каштановий колір; шатенка; гнідий ( кінь)7) банальний, старий анекдот; мотив; роман8) вiйcьк.; жapг. куляII a1) каштановий2) каштанового кольору; гнідий ( про коня); русявий; каштановий ( про волосся) -
2 chestnut
['ʧesnʌt] 1. n1) кашта́н (тж. Spanish chestnut, Sweet chestnut)2) ба́бка ( у коня)3) розм. гніди́й кі́нь4) заяло́жений анекдо́т••to put the chestnuts in the fire — завари́ти ка́шу
2. adjto pull the chestnuts out of the fire for smb. присл. — чужи́ми рука́ми жа́р загріба́ти
1) кашта́нового ко́льору2) гніди́й
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