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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | поддерживать тесные связи с | maintain close ties to (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| busin. | поддерживать тесные связи с | be well-connected to (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | поддерживать тесные связи с | be in bed with (to work with a person or organization, or to be involved with them, in a way that causes other people not to trust you: " The newspaper editor is obviously in bed with the president. CALD Alexander Demidov) |
| adv. | постоянно поддерживать тесные связи с | have always had strong ties to (Alex_Odeychuk) |