17:39 Apr 9, 2024 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||
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4 | investigate |
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4 | Work over; work on |
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3 | detain/detention |
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investigate Explanation: # -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2024-04-09 17:46:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- we began to investigate potentially corrupt fishery inspectors |
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detain/detention Explanation: detain/detention |
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Work over; work on Explanation: To "work someone over" предполагает тщательный допрос с намеком на то, что было применено физическое принуждение. Точно так же "to work on" or "get to work on" означает «обрабатывать» с предложением попытаться убедить кого-то. Example sentence(s):
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/work-over https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/work-on |
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