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- Includes about 20,000 of the most common Russian words and about 60,000 illustrative phrases and examples. For each word, its grammatical and stylistic properties are indicated.
нащупывать почву
to (try to) get the lie/AE lay of the land, to sound out the possibilities/the ground for sth
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– Им нужно время, чтобы нащупать почву под ногами."They need time to get their feet under them.Саймак, Клиффорд Д. / ПришельцыSimak, Clifford D. / The VisitorsThe VisitorsSimak, Clifford D.© 1980 by Clifford D. SimakПришельцыСаймак, Клиффорд Д.© 1980 by Clifford D. Simak© Перевод. Г. Швейник, 2004
Если у них будет немного времени на подготовку, они, возможно, успеют занять более выгодную позицию, нащупают почву под ногами.Maybe, if they knew, they would have the time to shift their stance, stand on more solid ground to deal with it when it broke."Саймак, Клиффорд Д. / ПришельцыSimak, Clifford D. / The VisitorsThe VisitorsSimak, Clifford D.© 1980 by Clifford D. SimakПришельцыСаймак, Клиффорд Д.© 1980 by Clifford D. Simak© Перевод. Г. Швейник, 2004
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нащупывать почву
to (try to) get the lie/lay of the land; to sound out the possibilities/the ground for
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нащупывать почву на предмет заключения торгового соглашения
make overtures for a trade agreement
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