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| Russian | English |
| двигатель, никак не желающий заводиться | unresponsive engine |
| заводить двигатель | rev the engine (Ремедиос_П) |
| заводить двигатель | gun up the engine (And in a moment he had heaved himself into the driver's seat, gunned up the engine, and sped off into the snow. (N.Ricci. Lives of the Saints) She made a face at me and gunned the engine. We pulled out of the hotel driveway at an excessive rate of speed. For a nun, she had a very heavy foot on the accelerator. (G.J.Davis. Jungle of Glass) Mikhail.Brodsky) |