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отговорки
n
stresses
gen.
runaround
;
excuses
(pl
Andrey Truhachev
)
;
ifs and buts
(букв. "если и но" во множественном числе:
I want no ifs or buts – just get on and tidy your room now.
capricolya
)
;
put off
Игорь Миг
subterfuge
amer., polit.
fighting the problem
arabic
tawriya
(
Alex_Odeychuk
)
Makarov., inf.
the runaround
slang
run-around
отговорка
n
gen.
excuse
;
pretext
;
blind
;
subterfuge
;
cover
;
evasion
;
pretence
;
cop-out
;
put-off
;
sob-story
;
a slim excuse
;
jive excuse
;
make-believe reply
;
go-around
(
markovka
)
;
getaway
(
grafleonov
)
;
come off
;
shuffle
;
sob story
;
implausible excuse
(
bigmaxus
)
;
stalking-horse
;
runaround
;
leaves on the line
(
ad_notam
)
;
put off
;
salvo
;
come-off
(для неисполнения чего-либо)
;
creep hole
;
plea
;
pleading
;
pretension
;
snatch
;
starting hole
Gruzovik
pretex
(to frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse; hence, to pretend; to declare falsely)
Игорь Миг
prevarication
amer.
pretense
brit.
the wrong type of snow
(
ad_notam
)
cliche.
song and dance
(
igisheva
)
dipl.
get-away
(особ. заранее продуманная)
;
make reply
;
diplomatic illness
(букв. – "дипломатическая болезнь"
Alex_Odeychuk
)
fig.
loop holers
inf.
alibi
;
come-off
;
crutch
("How long am I gonna use that crutch?" – Сколько я ещё буду пользоваться этим оправданием?
kiberline
)
obs.
feignedness
slang
fluff
uncom.
salvo
(an excuse)
отговорки
:
158 phrases
in 12 subjects
American
usage, not spelling
1
Diplomacy
4
Economy
1
Figurative
1
General
84
Idiomatic
1
Informal
37
Makarov
20
Proverb
3
Rhetoric
4
Saying
1
Slang
1
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