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Значение идиомы honest broker
[honest broker] {n. phr.} A person hired or appointed to act as anagent in a legal, business, or political situation where impartialadvice is needed in order to settle a dispute.
Michael has beenasked to act as an honest broker to settle the argument between theemployees and the management.
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- Значение идиомы honest to goodness [honest to goodness] or [honest to God] {adj. phr.}, {informal}Really; truly; honestly. – Used to emphasize something said. Whenwe were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness. “Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl in theworld,” said Mother....
- Перевод слова honest Honest – честный, искренний, настоящий Перевод слова Honest to the core – искренний до глубины души honest fellow – честный малый honest to God – честное слово honest price – справедливая цена Just give me an Honest answer. Просто дай мне честный ответ. Honest to God, I wasn’t there. Честное слово, я там не был. […]...
- Перевод слова dispute Dispute – диспут, спор; обсуждать, оспаривать Перевод слова Matter in dispute – предмет спора bitter dispute – острая полемика to dispute a question – обсуждать вопрос Her honesty was never Disputed. Ее честность никогда не подвергалась сомнению. Nobody Disputed that Davey was clever. Никто не подвергал сомнению тот факт, что Деви умен. They could not […]...
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- Перевод идиомы behind closed doors, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: behind closed doors Перевод: за закрытыми дверями; тайно, в тайне Пример: The meeting to settle the dispute took place behind closed doors. Собрание по поводу разрешения полемики прошло за закрытыми дверями....
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- Перевод слова argument Argument – довод, аргумент; спор, дискуссия Перевод слова A coherent argument – логически последовательный довод compelling argument – убедительный, серьезный аргумент contentious argument – спорный аргумент This is a nonsensical Argument. Это бессмысленный спор. Your Argument isn’t very convincing. Ваш довод не очень убедителен. This is an Argument of weight. Это веский довод. Происхождение слова […]...
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