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ночной клуб времён сухого закона; подпольный бар (особ. во время сухого закона Alexander Oshis); магазин или бар, незаконно торгующий спиртными напитками (во время действия в США сухого закона; speakeasy – "unlicensed saloon," 1889 (in New York "Voice"), from speak + easy, from the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police and neighbors. The word gained wide currency in US during Prohibition (1920-1932). In early 19c. Irish and British dialect, a "speak softly shop" meant "smuggler's den." Taras); "тихий" бар (подпольное питейное заведение времён сухого закона Taras); кабак с нелегальной продажей спиртных напитков (особ. при "сухом законе") |
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заведение, работающее вопреки карантину (во время эпидемии ковид-19: City Inspectors, working through Soho, looking for illegal speakeasies open after the 10pm cutoff  summit.news akrivobo) |
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an illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s (Usage notes: Connotations of a classy establishment—some required coat and tie—compared with a more downmarket "blind pig" or 'blind tiger. Example: Retuning to Gotham, he came to intimately know Manhattan's speakeasy scene. “At a speakeasy,” Hirschfeld acknowledged, “you had to be known to get in...each place had its own clientele.” Membership cards, really fake IDs, were common. wiktionary.org) |
