| Russian | English |
| вести бесполезную борьбу | knock head against a brick wall (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| вести двойную игру | wear another hat (smirnova_mv) |
| вести дела по честному, без обмана | play ball ("It might pay you to play ball with me. It might be a good idea. It might pay you to keep your nose clean." "How much might it pay me?" I asked. "It might pay you in time and health." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| вести заведомо проигрышную войну | fight a losing battle (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| вести задушевную беседу | have a heart-to-heart talk (Пузлмейкер) |
| вести продолжительную войну | fight a running battle (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| вести разгульную жизнь | live life like a long lost weekend (VLZ_58) |
| вести распущенный образ жизни | sow wild oats (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| вести свой собственный бизнес | run one's own show (jouris-t) |
| вести своё собственное дело | run one's own show (jouris-t) |
| вести себя бестактно | be way out of line (behave or say something to someone in offensive manner and thereby insult the person Zamatewski) |
| вести себя вызывающе | thumb one's nose (контекстуально 4uzhoj) |
| вести себя высокомерно | get on one's high horse (Taras) |
| вести себя глупо | make a fool of yourself (mrr71) |
| вести себя глупо | make an exhibition of yourself (mrr71) |
| вести себя достойно | take the high road (в отличие от оппонента: "You should take the high road and eschew such cheap pranks." ART Vancouver) |
| вести себя естественно | let it all hang out (VLZ_58) |
| вести себя заносчиво | push one's weight around (VLZ_58) |
| вести себя как босс | boss about (Interex) |
| вести себя как слон в посудной лавке | behave like a bull in a china shop (Andrey Truhachev) |
| вести себя назойливо | outstay one's welcome (Также употребляются глаголы "overstay", "wear out". VLZ_58) |
| вести себя наилучшим возможным образом | put on best behaviour (iVictorr) |
| вести себя осторожно | not put a foot wrong (That guy never seems to put a foot wrong – Этот парень всегда ведет себя очень осторожно VLZ_58) |
| вести себя осторожно | take pains with (VLZ_58) |
| вести себя очень осторожно | watch one's step very carefully (You must watch your step very carefully now. When your secretary steps into your office, keep your door open and your voice down if you want to avoid office gossip. ART Vancouver) |
| вести себя подчёркнуто официально | behave like a bank employee (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| вести себя по-свински | behave like a hog (Bobrovska) |
| вести себя поскромнее | sing small (Taras) |
| вести себя потише | sing small (Taras) |
| вести себя по-хамски | push around (I looked at my watch and this high-powered publisher man was already twenty minutes late. I would wait half an hour and then I would leave. It never pays to let the customer make all the rules. If he can push you around, he will assume other people can too, and that is not what he hires you for. (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| вести себя уверенно и выразительно | strut one's stuff (Сова) |
| вести себя честно | take the high road (Bullfinch) |
| вести сидячий образ жизни | couch potato (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| вести учёт | keep reckoning of (VLZ_58) |
| заставить кого-либо вести себя прилично | make someone behave (Norbertt) |
| не хер собачий и не закусон, вести правильный образ жизни | eat muesli (shapker) |
| небрежно вести дела | view flowers on horseback (aspss) |
| отлично вести себя | stand on one's behaviour (Bobrovska) |
| отлично вести себя | stand on one's good behaviour (Bobrovska) |
| отлично вести себя | be on one's good behaviour (Bobrovska) |
| хорошо вести дела | run a tight ship (Fargo, 1996: MARGE: So how do you – have you done any kind of inventory recently?
JERRY: The car's not from our lot, ma'am.
MARGE: But do you know that for sure without -
JERRY: Well, I would know. I'm the Executive Sales Manager. We run a pretty tight ship here.
MARGE: I know, but – well, how do you establish that, sir? Are the cars, uh, counted daily or what kind of <...>
Putney Heath) |
