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Dictionary translations for "tug of war"

tug of war noun

pl. tugs of war

перетягивание каната ср.р.

We played tug-of-war with him and piece of driftwood.

Мы с ним играли в перетягивание каната с куском плавника.

Contexts with "tug of war"

We played tug-of-war with him and piece of driftwood. Мы с ним играли в перетягивание каната с куском плавника.

It is no longer a two-way tug-of-war between two small post-Soviet republics, but part of an Armenia-Turkey-Azerbaijan triangle. Это уже не безобидное перетягивание каната двумя небольшими постсоветскими республиками, а часть армяно-турецко-азербайджанского треугольника.

In particular, Indonesia will inevitably become involved in the tug of war between the US and China for influence over the vitally important Malacca Strait. В частности, Индонезия неизбежно будет вовлечена в перетягивание каната между США и Китаем за влияние над жизненно важным Малаккским проливом.

In this way we can break free of the institutionalised tug of war that has characterised EU relations. Так мы можем избежать непременной напряжённости, столь свойственной отношениям в ЕС.

Even though he couldn’t see, he called on his knowledge of the station’s architecture to get his bearings, and could feel the tug of the spring-loaded tether, telling him he was moving in the right direction. Видеть Пармитано не мог, но он знал устройство станции, мог ориентироваться в пространстве, да и натяжение фала подсказывало ему, что он движется в правильном направлении.

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