Holdups - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

The neck or mouth of a bottle.

noun

A section of road where traffic moves slowly

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Traffic is causing a bottleneck on i-75., bureaucratic bottlenecks delayed the project’s start.

noun

A problem that delays a process or stops it from continuing

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A legislative/funding bottleneck barring a legislative bottleneck, the new law is expected to pass …

noun

Illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.

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A two-year sentence for burglary

noun

The state of being congested.

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The new bridge should ease congestion in the area

noun

A situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, causing difficulties

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These facilities are designed to ease the congestion of emergency rooms., cases are being repeatedl…

verb

Make (someone or something) late or slow.

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The train was delayed

noun

A period of time by which something is late or postponed.

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A two-hour delay

noun

The state or condition of being difficult.

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Guy had no difficulty in making friends

noun

The fact of not being easy, or of being hard to do or understand

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[ u ] he has some difficulty hearing people when they speak softly., [ c usually pl ] in 1986 he ex…

noun

A sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of equipment.

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A draft version was lost in a computer glitch

verb

Suffer a sudden malfunction or fault.

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The elevators glitched

noun

A problem or fault

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A technical glitch, a minor glitch

noun

A situation of very severe traffic congestion.

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The city reaches gridlock during peak hours

noun

A situation where streets that meet and cross become so blocked by cars that it is impossible for any traffic to move

noun

A robbery.

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A diamond heist

verb

Steal.

Примеры использования:

He heisted a pontiac

noun

A crime in which property is taken illegally and often violently from a place or person

noun

An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.

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Then she got hiccups

verb

Have an attack of hiccups or a single hiccup.

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They lay about hiccuping and giggling

noun

One of a series of sudden, explosive releases of air from the throat, which are difficult to control but usually stop after a short time

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I’ve got the hiccups., she couldn’t stop hiccuping.

verb

Move (something) into a different position with a jerk.

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She hitched up her skirt and ran

noun

A temporary difficulty or problem.

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Everything went without a hitch

verb

Hook or entangle

noun

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

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The issue of racism

verb

Supply or distribute (something) for use or sale.

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Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company

noun

A subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about

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There continues to be a great deal of debate over the property tax issue., isn’t the need to hire m…

verb

Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.

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Four of us were jammed in one compartment

noun

An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.

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Paper jams

verb

A sweet spread or conserve made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.

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Strawberry jam

noun

An act of attacking and robbing someone in a public place.

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He was the victim of a brutal mugging

verb

Attack and rob (someone) in a public place.

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He was mugged by three men who stole his bike

verb

Learn or revise a subject as far as possible in a short time.

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I'm constantly having to mug up things ahead of teaching them

noun

A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

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They have financial problems

adjective

Denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others.

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Practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens

noun

Something that causes difficulty or that is hard to deal with

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Financing the camp’s athletic program is a problem., he has a serious health problem., i’m having p…

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

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A bombing raid

verb

Conduct a raid on.

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Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

noun

The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.

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He was involved in drugs, extortion, and robbery

noun

The crime of stealing from somewhere or someone

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He committed several robberies., a bank robbery

noun

A reversal or check in progress.

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A serious setback for the peace process

noun

Something that causes delay or stops progress

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Democrats suffered a serious setback in yesterday’s election, losing all three contested seats.

noun

Something that happens that causes a delay or prevents a process from continuing

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He suffered a setback yesterday in his attempts to take a stake in the mobile phone company., a set…

noun

An unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.

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There's one small snag

verb

Catch or tear (something) on a sharp projection.

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Thorns snagged his sweater

noun

A sausage.

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I make my own snags, my own pies and pasties

noun

A situation in which a long line of traffic is unable to travel forward because something is blocking the road

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Many roadworks have been suspended to avoid further snarl-ups on the motorways., thousands of train…

verb

Quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way.

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She snatched a biscuit from the plate

noun

An act of snatching or quickly seizing something.

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A quick snatch of breath

verb

Grasp hastily or eagerly

collocation

Defend against attack or criticism

phrasal verb

Rob someone or something at gunpoint.

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They had served time for sticking up a store in akron, ohio

phrasal verb

To use a gun to steal something from a person or place

Примеры использования:

Did you hear that someone stuck the post office up?, a few green shoots were sticking up out of the…

noun

An instance of movement, activity, or supply stopping or being stopped.

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A power stoppage

noun

A long queue of stationary or slow-moving traffic extending back from a busy junction or similar obstruction on the road.

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Tailbacks affected all roads into leeds

noun

A football player who stands farthest away from the ball at each play and who sometimes runs with the ball

noun

The action or crime of stealing.

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He was convicted of theft

collocation

A number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move

noun

A line or lines of stationary or very slow-moving traffic, caused by roadworks, an accident, or heavy congestion.

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It may cause a traffic jam or a tailback to the point of gridlock.

noun

A situation of too many vehicles on a road so that they can move only very slowly or not at all

noun

Difficulty or problems.

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I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

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He was not troubled by doubts

noun

A problem, or difficulties

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[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…

verb

Stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.

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I rang the bell and waited

noun

A period of waiting.

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We had a long wait