Translations for „peter“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

peter [ˈpi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

to peter away

уменьша́ться

to peter away trail, track, path

исчеза́ть

to peter away conversation, interest

иссяка́ть

to peter away conversation, interest

улету́чиваться

Peter [ˈpi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ]

to rob Peter to pay Paul proverbial

облагоде́тельствовать одного́ за счёт друго́го

Saint Peter N REL

Saint Peter

свято́й Пётр

Usage examples with peter

to peter away

уменьша́ться

this must be Peter's handiwork

э́то, должно́ быть, де́ло рук Пи́тера

Peter is a great organiser

Пи́тер — отли́чный организа́тор

to rob Peter to pay Paul proverbial

облагоде́тельствовать одного́ за счёт друго́го

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the main altar, there is an image of Saint Peter, the patron on the town, inside a cypress.

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Peter's target is easily identified, and not wanting their contracts cancelled his friends tag along to ensure that all goes well.

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Peter perhaps being denigrated for his actions around the crucifixion.

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Peter squeezes between them and nervously tries to talk to her about the state of his and her relationship.

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Peter tightened serfdom by banning serfs from volunteering for military service and thus escaping serfdom.

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Peter's soul agrees and is reborn, outwardly human.

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Peter, who was swarthy, stocky, and disabled since childhood, remained single, inheriting most of the fortune.

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Peter asks for change, and when the bill comes, he solves his pecuniary problem by paying it with the same money.

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Another tradition makes him, anachronistically, the disciple of Saint Peter.

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Peter was without a reputed trainer or even a cutman for the fight.

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