shorten sail

shorten sail
(shorten (или take in) sail)
1) замедлить ход, идти медленнее [этим. мор. убавить парусов или убрать паруса]

‘You are a gay old gentleman!’ said Jekyl, relaxing his pace; ‘and if we must be fellow-travellers... I must even shorten sail for you.’ (W. Scott, ‘St. Ronan's Well’, ch. XXX) — - Вы веселый старый джентльмен, - сказал Джекил, стараясь идти помедленнее, - и раз уж нам суждено было стать попутчиками... то я готов даже замедлить ход.

2) умерить пыл; сбавить тон

He feared that this unrest foreshadowed a class war in which investors would run to cover and money be locked in strong-boxes. At once he began to shorten sail, to invest only in the soundest securities, and to convert all his weaker ones into cash. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XLVII) — Превыше всего Каупервуд опасался, как бы растущее волнение не вылилось в открытую классовую борьбу, при которой вкладчики обычно разбегаются и люди прячут деньги в кубышки. Он сразу стал свертывать паруса, приобретая только самые верные бумаги, а менее надежные начал исподволь сбывать с рук.

The doctor did not even suggest... any change in his Spartan habits. But... it was evident that he must take in sail to some extent. (Kenk) — Врач даже не предлагал... своему пациенту смягчить спартанский режим. Но... стало ясно, что ему все же следует несколько умерить пыл.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • shorten sail — phrasal : to reduce the extent of sail (as by reefing or furling) * * * shorten sail To reduce its extent • • • Main Entry: ↑sail …   Useful english dictionary

  • To shorten sail — Shorten Short en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shortened ?}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shortening}.] [See {Short}, a.] 1. To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To shorten sail — Sail Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shorten sail — partially take in the sails, partially lower sails …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Shorten — Short en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shortened ?}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shortening}.] [See {Short}, a.] 1. To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sail — Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sail burton — Sail Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sail fluke — Sail Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sail hook — Sail Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sail loft — Sail Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sail room — Sail Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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