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1 wet one's whistle
wet one's whistle промочить горло, выпить -
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4 wet one's whistle
[wet uans 'wisël] gj.fol., fig. e kthej një të vockël, njom gurmazin, lag gurmazin, pi një çikë -
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разг.промочить горло, выпить [выражение впервые встречается у Дж. Чосера в "Кентербийских рассказах": So was hir joly whistle wel y-wet]‘Now, I'll tell you what, young Copperfield,’ said he: ‘The wine shall be kept to wet your whistle when you are story-telling.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘David Copperfield’, ch. VII) — - Так вот что скажу я вам, малыш Копперфилд, - заявил он, - это вино мы придержим для вас, чтобы, рассказывая, вы нет-нет и промочили бы горло.
The male congregation was wetting its whistle noisily within... (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Strange Thing’) — Мужчины шумно выпивали в трактире...
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paзг.пpoмoчить гopлo, выпитьThe male congregation was wetting its whistle noisily within (J. Galsworthy) -
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Am inf промочить горлоWe stopped at a pub to wet our whistles.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > wet one's whistle
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пропускать стаканчик, выпивать: — Let's come in this fine cafe to wet our whistles.—Давай-ка зайдем в это кафе и пропустим стаканчик.English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > wet one's whistle
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > wet one's whistle
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10 wet (one's) whistle
1) Австралийский сленг: принять на грудь, заглушить жажду (в смысле распития алкогольных напитков)2) Сленг: пить виски -
11 wet (one's) whistle on a regular basis
Общая лексика: выпиватьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > wet (one's) whistle on a regular basis
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Общая лексика: выпить, промочить горло, пропускать по маленькой -
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промочить горло, выпитьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > wet one's whistle
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(המוני) "הרטב גרונו" ביין, לגום, לשתות (במיוחד משקה חריף)* * *◙ (ףירח הקשמ דחוימב) תותשל,םוגל,ןייב "ונורג בטרה" (ינומה)◄ -
15 wet one's whistle
boğazını ıslatmak, içki içmek -
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boğazını ıslatmak, içki içmek -
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выпить, промочить глотку -
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принять на грудь, заглушить жажду (в смысле распития алкогольных напитков) -
20 wet\ one's\ whistle
См. также в других словарях:
wet one's whistle — {v. phr.}, {slang} To have a drink, especially of liquor. * /Uncle Willie told John to wait outside for a minute while he went in to the cafe to wet his whistle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
wet one's whistle — {v. phr.}, {slang} To have a drink, especially of liquor. * /Uncle Willie told John to wait outside for a minute while he went in to the cafe to wet his whistle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
wet one's whistle — ► wet one s whistle informal have a drink. Main Entry: ↑wet … English terms dictionary
wet one's whistle — phrasal : to take a drink tis a hot day and I think our friends will need to wet their whistles before long Boys Life * * * wet one s whistle (informal) see under ↑whistle • • • Main Entry: ↑wet wet one s whistle (informal) To take an alcoholic… … Useful english dictionary
wet one's whistle — idi wet one s whistle, to take a drink … From formal English to slang
To wet one's whistle — Wet Wet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.] To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wet one's whistle — verb To have a drink; to quench ones thirst. Ill take another glass of the sherry wine, just to wet my whistle, as the vulgar saying is, before I begin … Wiktionary
wet\ one's\ whistle — v. phr. slang To have a drink, especially of liquor. Uncle Willie told John to wait outside for a minute while he went in to the cafe to wet his whistle … Словарь американских идиом
wet one's whistle — have a drink, especially alcohol They decided to stop at a bar on the way home from work to wet their whistle … Idioms and examples
wet one's whistle — phrasal to take a drink especially of liquor … New Collegiate Dictionary
wet one's whistle — have a drink (especially an alcoholic drink) … English contemporary dictionary