- commit balk
- Общая лексика: сделать неудачную попытку
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Balk — Balk, v. i. 1. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] In strifeful terms with him to balk. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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balk — [[t]bɔk[/t]] v. i. 1) to refuse curtly and firmly (usu. fol. by at) 2) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on 3) spo to commit a balk in baseball 4) to place an obstacle in the way of; hinder; thwart 5) spo a baseball pitcher s illegal… … From formal English to slang
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