- rapier-thrust
- [ʹreıpıəθrʌst] n
1) удар рапирой2) ловкий выпад; ≅ не в бровь, а в глаз
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
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