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Американские идиомы на букву "U"
Русский перевод (значение), часть речи, примеры использования, видео-уроки, произношение
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В разделе U:
[ugly duckling] {n.}
"Гадкий утенок"
Mary was the ugly duckling in her family, until she grew up.
[uh-huh] или [um-hum] {adv.}, {informal}
Да. — используется только в разговоре или в тексте диалога.
Are you going to the Fair? Uh-huh.
* /We were in Alaska, um-hum, but that was long before the […]
[under a cloud] {adj. phr.}
1. Под подозрением; не пользующийся доверием.
Joyce has been under a cloud since her roommate's bracelet disappeared.
* /The butcher is under a cloud because the inspectors found his […]
[under age] {adj. phr.}
Слишком молодой; не достаточно взрослый; несовершеннолетний.
He could not enlist in the army because he was under age.
* /Rose was not allowed to enroll in the Life Saving […]
[under lock and key] {adv. phr.}
В надежном месте; под замком; хорошо защищенный.
Dad keeps all his valuables under lock and key.
[under one's nose] или [under the nose of] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
Прямо под (перед) носом; в легко видимом или заметном месте.
* /The thief walked out of the museum with the painting, right under the […]
[under one's own steam] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
Своими силами; без посторонней помощи.
The boys got to Boston under their own steam and took a bus the rest of the way.
* /We didn't think he could do it, but Bobby […]
[under the wire] {adv. phr.}
В узких временных рамках; в последний момент.
The journalist's new lead article on Russia was due in press at 5 P.M., and he got it in at 4:57, just under the wire.
[until hell freezes over] {adv. phr.}, {slang}
Навсегда, навечно.
He can argue until hell freezes over; nobody will believe him.
Прот.: [WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER].
[up a tree] {adv.} или {adj. phr.}
1. Загнанный на дерево.
The dog drove the coon up a tree so the hunter could shoot him.
2. {informal} имеющий неприятности, проблемы; В затруднении из […]