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1 превращаться в слух
разг.listen, one's whole being concentrated in hearing; cf. be (become) all ears; pay full attention; strain one's ears to catch the slightest noiseНо вот он, проводив глазами сынишку, глухо покашлял, снова заговорил, и я весь превратился в слух. (М. Шолохов, Судьба человека) — He watched his son run down to the water, then coughed and again began to speak, and I became all ears.
Днём новый проводник не появился. Не пришёл он и ночью. Акимов, встревоженный, лишившийся сна, то и дело выходил на берег реки, вставал на кромку яра и, весь обратившись в слух, настораживался. (Г. Марков, Сибирь) — All that day there was no sign of the new guide. Nor did he appear during the night. Akimov, alarmed and uneasy, could not sleep; every now and then he went to the river, stood on the edge of the bank and listened, his whole being concentrated in hearing.
Полевой в упор смотрел на закипающую в котле воду, но видно было, что весь он превратился в слух и силится уловить каждый шорох там, за садом. (В. Беляев, Старая крепость) — He was staring fixedly at the water steaming in the iron pot, but anyone could see that he was straining all his senses to catch the slightest noise from out there, beyond the orchard.
Она приготовила блокнот, шариковую ручку и очки - записывать имена и даты, и с первыми словами экскурсовода обратилась в слух, боясь что-то важное пропустить. (В. Перуанская, Кикимора) — She got out her hotebook, ball-point pen and glasses to make a note of names and dates, and as soon as the guide started speaking she paid full attention, afraid of missing anything important.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > превращаться в слух
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3 напряжение
с.1) (усилие, напряжённое состояние) effort; tensionслу́шать с напряже́нием — listen intently; strain one's ears
без осо́бого напряже́ния — without particular effort / strain
держа́ть чита́теля в напряже́нии — keep the reader in suspence
высо́кое напряже́ние эл. — high voltage
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5 вслушиваться
несовер. - вслушиваться; совер. - вслушаться (во что-л.)
listen attentively/carefully (to), lend an attentive ear (to), strain one's ears to hear* * ** * * -
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несовер. - вслушиваться; совер. - вслушаться (во что-л.)listen attentively/carefully (to), lend an attentive ear (to), strain one's ears to hear -
7 прислушиваться
св - прислу́шаться2) принимать к сведению to listen to, to pay attention to, to heed lit -
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напрячь (вн.; прям. и перен.)strain (d.)напрячь до предела — strain to the limit / breaking-point
напрягать зрение, слух — strain one's eyes, ears
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10 напрягать
несов. - напряга́ть, сов. - напря́чь; (вн.)1) ( натягивать) stretch (d), draw (d)2) ( максимально задействовать) strain (d)напряга́ть все си́лы — strain every nerve
напря́чь до преде́ла — strain to the limit / breaking point
напряга́ть зре́ние [слух] — strain one's eyes [ears]
напряга́ть воображе́ние — stretch the imagination
3) прост. (кого́-л; обременять, привлекать к участию) make smb act; bring smb into play; stretch smb's abilities; ( беспокоить) bother smb; create problems for smb
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