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возмущаться (по поводу какой-либо несправедливости: Americans rightly cry foul when their companies are shut out of overseas markets or are perceived to be the victim of unfair treatment overseas. ART Vancouver) |
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заявить, что кто-либо поступил нечестно (When her parents gave her a new bicycle, her sisters cried foul.); протестовать (The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy. Taras); возмутиться (ART Vancouver); поднять крик (в ответ на злоупотредления, нарушения правил и пр. ART Vancouver); поднять шум (over ... – по поводу ... Alex_Odeychuk); бить тревогу (В.И.Макаров); предупреждать об опасности (В.И.Макаров); обвинять оппонента в использовании незаконных методов (Deprived of the crushing victory it was confidently expecting, the party cried foul. В.И.Макаров) |
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to protest about something which appears to be unjust (wiktionary.org); to say that something that has happened is unfair or illegal (The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy. cambridge.org); if you cry foul, you claim that someone, especially an opponent or rival, has acted illegally or unfairly (Deprived of the crushing victory it was confidently expecting, the party cried foul. • Americans rightly cry foul when their companies are shut out of overseas markets or are perceived to be the victim of unfair treatment overseas. • But then social worker pen-pushers and lefties will cry foul, so what is the answer? collinsdictionary.com); to complain that someone has done something that is not fair (chiefly US: When her parents gave her a new bicycle, her sisters cried foul. merriam-webster.com) |