| English | Russian |
| be able to spot someone just like that | иметь глаз на (Some people try to get out of jury duty by lying. You don't have to lie. Tell the judge the truth. Tell him you'd make a terrific juror because you can spot guilty people just like that!  flavorwire.com 4uzhoj) |
| be in a spot of bother | затруднительное положение (Interex) |
| be in a spot of bother | незначительная проблема (Interex) |
| bright spot | отрада (VLZ_58) |
| bright spot | просвет (VLZ_58) |
| bright spot | светлое пятно (The only bright spot in Liverpool's disastrous performance was a stunning goal in the second half. VLZ_58) |
| fail to spot | Обходить стороной (Alexsword92) |
| find oneself in a tight spot | положение хуже губернаторского (VLZ_58) |
| have a soft spot for | нравиться (особ. о противоположном поле – have a strong liking for; have a crush on: How do you tell if a guy has a soft spot for you? • My brother used to have a soft spot for a girl in his class. • She had a soft spot for the boy next door.) |
| have a soft spot for | иметь слабость к (I mean, I have a soft spot for brunettes, too.) |
| have a soft spot for | питать нежные чувства к (кому-либо В.И.Макаров) |
| have a soft spot for | быть падким на (have a sentimental weakness for: You have to love a man in uniform. And I've always had a soft spot for marines. Especially sexy marines like Luke. • He had a soft spot for old cars. • Jimmy always had a soft spot for high-maintenance girls.) |
| have a soft spot for | с состраданием относиться к (с участием относиться к, проявлять сердоболие по отношению к, сочувствовать (чужому горю)
: He should fire her, but he hated doing that. He suspected that the woman was running from something, and he had a soft spot for people in trouble. • I've always had a soft spot for the less fortunate. • He has a soft spot for the weak and helpless, and gives to them with a generous heart.) |
| have a soft spot for | не мочь сердиться на (не мочь быть строгим с кем-либо и т.п.; have a sentimental fondness or affection toward; to continue to like someone even when they do not behave well: She has a soft spot for her grandchildren. • I have a soft spot for my grandaughter and her mother says she can get away with anything around me. • Listen, boopsie, even though you never call and never write I still got a soft spot for you.
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| have a soft spot for | быть неравнодушным к (Though he denied being in love with her, it was evident that he had a soft spot for her – he could never see her unhappy and was always caring for her.) |
| have a soft spot for | неровно дышать к (How do you tell if a guy has a soft spot for you?) |
| hit a rough spot | хлебнуть горя (Oh, but once I hit a rough spot when the latest issue came out carrying my interview ... vgsankov) |
| hit a rough spot | переживать не лучшие времена (Oh, but once I hit a rough spot when the latest issue came out carrying my interview ... vgsankov) |
| hit that sweet spot | найти золотую середину (between ... and ... – (в поисках) между ... и ... financial-engineer) |
| hit the spot | то, что нужно (The penguin sees an ice-cream shop and, being a penguin in Arizona, decides that something cold would really hit the spot. • She was wearing a Jacques Fath sports costume because she liked Jacques Fath sports costumes. And she was drinking gin and tonic because it was one of those warm evenings when a gin and tonic just hits the spot. (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver) |
| hit the spot | попасть в точку (You've really hit the spot – vanilla ice-cream is exactly what I was dreaming about! ART Vancouver) |
| Johnny on the spot | каждой бочке затычка (Taras) |
| plug the spot | заполнить пробел (This is fine with me to plug that spot – Для заполнения пробела это меня вполне устроит jouris-t) |
| put on the spot | завинтить гайки (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| put someone in a tight spot | подвести под монастырь (VLZ_58) |
| put someone in a tight spot in the cart | подводить под монастырь (VLZ_58) |
| put someone on the spot | посадить в лужу (VLZ_58) |
| rooted to the spot | не в состоянии сдвинуться с места (Kenny continued that, in his dream, he was rooted to the spot, his legs shaking and his heart pounding. He could only stand and stare as the huge radioactive cloud extended to a height of what was clearly miles. -- не мог сдвинуться с места mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver) |
| spot censorship | цензура "на выборку" (Bobrovska) |
| spot of tea | см. общ. cup of tea (Баян) |
| strike a soft spot | задевать за живое (Abysslooker) |
| strike a soft spot | бить по больному (месту Abysslooker) |
| tough spot | затруднительное положение (I'm going to be in quite a tough spot if this loan isn't approved. Taras) |
| tough spot | неприятности (Jeremy's been in more tough spots since he left college than I care to recount. I just don't know what's going to become of that boy if he doesn't clean up his act soon. 4uzhoj) |
| tough spot | трудное положение (Your brother helped me out of a tough spot when I was out of work a few years back, so I'm more than happy to lend him a hand now.) |
| vulnerable spot | ахиллесова пята (Yerkwantai) |
| weak spot | ахиллесова пята (Yerkwantai) |
