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1 try desperately
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2 snow
I n sl1)She was desperately scrounging around in her things for a snort of snow — Она лихорадочно искала в своих вещах порцию кокаина
2) AmENo snow, okay? I want straight talk — Давай без булды. Я хочу поговорить начистоту
II vi AmE slAll I heard was snow — Все, что я слышал - это настоящая мура
III vt AmE slSnow again, I didn't get your drift — Как ты сказал? Я не понял
You can try to snow me if you want but I'm onto your tricks — Можешь не стараться - ты мне мозги не запудришь, я тебя насквозь вижу
He'd start snowing his date in this very quiet sincere voice — Он начинал обычно уговаривать свою чувиху спокойным голосом, в котором слышались искренние нотки
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3 биться
несовер.;
возвр.
1) (с кем-л./чем-л.) fight, struggle (with, against)
2) (о что-л.) knock (against), hit (against) ;
strike
3) (пульсировать - о сердце, пульсе и т.п.) beat, pulsate сердце сильно бьется ≈ the heart is throbbing/thumping/beating биться неровно ≈ (о сердце) flutter
4) writhe, toss about биться в истерике
5) (над кем-л./чем-л.) struggle (with, over), exercise oneself (over) ;
drudge, toil биться над задачей ≈ to rack one's brains over a problem как он ни бился ≈ however hard he tried
6) (о посуде и т.п.) break, smash легко биться ∙ биться головой об стену биться об заклад биться как рыба об леднесов.
1. (с тв. ;
драться, сражаться) fight* (smb., smth.) ;
2. (о вн. ;
ударяться) knock (against), beat* (against) ;
~ головой об стенку knock one`s head against a wall;
3. (разбиваться) break*;
4. (о сердце) beat*;
5. (над тв;
пытаться решить что-л.) sweat (over) ;
как он ни бился... try as he would...;
~ как рыба об лёд struggle desperately for a living;
~ об заклад bet*.
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