Subject | English | Russian |
gen. | be put to flight | обратиться в бегство (put (one) to flight To cause someone to flee. Often used in passive constructions. • The rebels were put to flight by the advancing army. - 'More) |
gen. | be put to flight | броситься бежать (put (one) to flight To cause someone to flee. Often used in passive constructions. • The rebels were put to flight by the advancing army. - 'More) |
gen. | be put to flight | обращаться в бегство (... his loyal and re-enthused parliamentary troops [were] behind him, his international opponents [were] put to flight.) |
Makarov. | put an army to flight | обратить армию в бегство |
gen. | put the enemy an army, the gang, thieves, etc. to flight | обратить неприятеля и т.д. в бегство |
hist.fig. | put the English to flight | обратить в бегство англичан (To the east, Stirling's massive castle high above the Forth looks down towards the battlefield of Bannockburn, where in 1314 Robert the Bruce put the English under Edward II to flight. The complete rout of the English forces secured Scotland's independence. (AA Illustrated Guide To Britain) ART Vancouver) |
gen. | put to flight | обратить в бегство (to cause to run away; rout (=to defeat and cause to flee in confusion) • The rebels were put to flight by the advancing army.) |
mil., obs. | put to flight | обратить в бегство |
gen. | put to flight | обращённый в бегство ((someone) caused to leave or run away • The expression on the guard's face told Erik this was no movement of soldiers under order, but men put to flight by terror. 'More) |
gen. | put to flight | обращать в бегство |
gen. | the enemy was soon put to flight | неприятель был вскоре обращён в бегство |