come by

а) проходить мимо Just then a bus came by so we got on and rode home. My teacher came by just as we were talking about him. Move aside, please, the firemen want to come by. б) доставать, достигать How did you come by that beautiful picture? A good job that you enjoy doing is hard to come by. в) (American американский, употребляется в США) заходить Why don`t you, come by some afternoon and have coffee with me? г) получать что-л. (особенно случайно) How did you come by that wound on your arm?

см. также другие слова , начинающиеся на C:

come clean - все признавать, говорить правду After hours of stating firmly that he was not guilty, the prisoner came clean and admitted to stealing the jewels.

come close to - быть близким чему-л. Your suggestion comes close to what we were looking for. The book comes close to perfection. The boy came close to falling off the high wall.

come down - а) падать (о снеге, дожде) б) спускаться; опускаться Come down, Jane, your breakfast`s ready! в) спадать, ниспадать The price came down. My weight has come down again. г) переходить по традиции This ring has come down in my family for two centuries. This ring has come down from my great-grandmother д) приезжать из столицы на периферию, из университета домой, из центра на окраину I can`t come down till I`ve finished my last examinations. When is your aunt coming down from London? The whole family are coming down to stay for Christmas. е) быть поваленным (о дереве) Several trees came down in last night`s storm. ж) быть разрушенным (о постройке) Three of the enemy planes came down in the battle. The old hotel is coming down and a new one is to be built. з) деградировать; to come down in the world - потерять состояние, положение; опуститься и) набрасываться на кого-л. (upon, on); бранить, наказывать кого-л. (upon, on) к) (collective noun собирательное имя существительное) раскошелиться; come down with your money! - раскошеливайтесь! л) (American американский, употребляется в США) (collective noun собирательное имя существительное) заболеть чем-л. (with) м) приземляться (о самолете) The plane came down safely in spite of the mist. н) сводиться When it all comes down, there isn`t much in his story. The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors.