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1 there is gloom in the air you could cut with a knife
Общая лексика: хоть топор вешай (Верещагин)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > there is gloom in the air you could cut with a knife
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2 saw
I [sɔː] 1. сущ.2. гл.; прош. вр. sawed; прич. прош. вр. sawn, sawedmusical / singing saw — "музыкальная" пила ( из которой с помощью скрипичного смычка можно извлекать музыкальные звуки)
а) пилить; распиливатьWe shall have to saw the old tree down. — Нам придётся спилить старое дерево.
Could you saw the branches into equal lengths of wood? — Не могли бы вы распилить ветки на равные части?
Half his leg below the knee had been sawn off by the teeth of the shark. — Акула откусила у него половину ноги.
He sawed through a power cable by mistake. — Он случайно разрезал электрический кабель.
He sawed at the loaf with a blunt knife. — Он распиливал буханку хлеба тупым ножом.
б) пилиться; распиливатьсяPine wood saws easily. — Сосновая древесина хорошо пилится.
- saw up••- saw the air- saw wood II [sɔː] прош. вр. от see III [sɔː] сущ.; уст.пословица, афоризмold / wise saw — старая / мудрая пословица
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