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1 high
A n1 ( high level) niveau m élevé ; an all-time ou a record high un niveau record ; to rise to ou hit ou reach a new high atteindre son niveau le plus élevé ; a high of 35° une pointe de 35° ; a ten-year high of three million un niveau record de trois millions en dix ans ;2 ○ ( euphoric feeling) to give sb a high [drug] défoncer ○ qn ; [success, compliment] monter à la tête de qn ; to be on a high être en pleine euphorie ;3 Meteorol zone f de haute pression ;4 ○ US Sch = high school.B adj1 ( tall) [building, wall, cliff, hill, pile] haut ; [table, chair, forehead, collar, heel] haut (after n) ; high cheekbones pommettes fpl saillantes ; how high is the cliff? quelle est la hauteur de la falaise? ; it is 50 cm high ça fait 50 cm de haut ; a five-metre high wall un mur de cinq mètres de haut ; chest-/waist-high à la hauteur de la poitrine/la ceinture ; I've known him since he was so high il n'était pas plus grand que ça quand je l'ai connu ;2 ( far from the ground) [shelf, window, ceiling, plateau] haut ; [tier, level, floor] supérieur ; [cloud] d'altitude ; at high altitude à haute altitude ; at high tide à marée haute ; with a high ceiling haut de plafond ; a dress with a high neck(line) une robe montante ; how high (up) are we? ( on top of building) on est à combien de mètres au-dessus du sol? ; (on plane, mountain) quelle est notre altitude? ; how high do you want the shelf? à quelle hauteur voulez-vous l'étagère? ;3 ( numerically large) [number, ratio, price, frequency, volume] élevé ; [wind] violent ; [playing card] grosse ; this will lead to higher taxes cela conduira à une augmentation des impôts ; at high speed à grande vitesse ; to have a high temperature avoir de la fièvre ; high in riche en [fat, iron] ;4 (great, intense) [degree, intensity, risk] élevé ; [fever, heat] fort (before n) ; [anxiety, tension, excitement] extrême ; [hope, expectation] grand (before n) ; cook on a high heat faire cuire à feu vif ; turn the grill to high mettre le gril sur la position maximum ; to have a high colour avoir le teint rougeaud ; that is high praise! c'est très flatteur! ; a moment of high drama un moment de grande émotion ; the high seriousness of sth le grand sérieux de qch ; the building is high Victorian/Gothic le bâtiment est de la grande époque victorienne/du Gothique ; in high summer au cœur de l'été ; feelings are running high les esprits s'échauffent ;5 ( important) [quality, status, standard, rank, class, authority] supérieur ; [priority, place on list] élevé ; a higher court une cour supérieure ; I have it on the highest authority je tiens cela des autorités les plus haut placées ; to have friends in high places avoir des amis haut placés ; corruption in high places la corruption en haut lieu ; to be high up être haut placé ; to go on to higher things faire son chemin dans le monde ;6 ( noble) [ideal, principle, character] noble ; those are high words (indeed)! iron ce sont de (bien) grands mots! ;7 ( acute) [pitch, sound, voice] aigu/-guë ; [note] haut ; to reach the high notes atteindre les notes les plus hautes ;8 ( mature) [game] faisandé ; [fish, cheese] avancé ; [butter] rance ; I like my cheese really high j'aime mon fromage bien fait ;9 ○ ( euphoric) ( on drug) défoncé ○, dans un état euphorique ; ( happy) ivre de joie ; to be high on être défoncé à [drug] ; she was high on success son succès l'avait rendue ivre de joie ; to get high ( deliberately) se défoncer ○ ; ( accidentally) s'intoxiquer ;10 Ling [vowel] fermé.C adv1 ( to a great height) [build, pile, climb, jump, throw, fly, rise, raise] haut ; the plane flew too high l'avion a volé trop haut or à une altitude trop élevée ; the desk was piled high with papers les papiers s'entassaient en hautes piles sur le bureau ; write it higher up écris-le plus haut ; to live high up on the 16th floor habiter tout en haut au 16ème étage ; to climb higher and higher lit [person, animal] grimper de plus en plus haut ; fig [figures, rate, unemployment] augmenter de plus en plus ; interest rates may go as high as 15% le taux d'intérêt peut monter jusqu'à 15% ; don't go any higher than £5,000 ne dépasse pas 5 000 livres sterling ;2 ( at a high level) [set, turn on] fort ; to turn sth up high monter qch ; don't turn it up too high ne le mets pas trop fort ;3 [sing, play] haut ; play an octave higher jouez à l'octave supérieure.it's high time that sb did il est grand temps que qn fasse ; to have a high (old) time s'amuser comme des fous ; to hold one's head (up) high marcher la tête haute ; to search ou hunt high and low for sth remuer ciel et terre pour trouver qch. -
2 high-flown\ words
- serve to satisfy communicative demands of official, scientific, high poetry and poetic messages, authorial speech of creative prose;- mainly observed in the written form;- contribute to the message the tone of solemnity, sophistication, seriousness, gravity, learnedness.I must decline to pursue this painful discussion, It is not pleasant to my feelings; it is repugnant to my feelings. (Ch.Dickens)
See: neutral words, colloquial words; special literary words; lexical levelSource: V.A.K.English-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > high-flown\ words
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3 gravitas
•• * Замечательное слово, отсутствующее в большинстве словарей. С развертыванием предвыборной кампании в США оно все чаще появляется в периодике. Вот пример из журнала Time:
•• John Edwards: A charismatic newcomer seemed just what the [Democratic] party was looking for – until 9/11 put a premium on gravitas.
•• Это наиболее частый контекст употребления этого слова, но иногда оно относится не только к людям:
•• With its black marble gravitas, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington tells the anguished story of how America got sucked in deeper and deeper, with the death toll rising along with the memorial’s V-shaped design. (New York Times)
•• American Heritage Dictionary дает следующее определение: 1. Substance; weightiness: a frivolous biography that lacks the gravitas of its subject. 2. A serious or dignified demeanor: “Our national father figure needs gravitas, [but] he’s pitched himself as the kid brother.” (John Leo, Mother Jones).
•• По существу значение одно, и его неплохо, на мой взгляд, схватывает определение в онлайновом словаре www.dictionary.com: High seriousness (as in a person’s bearing or in the treatment of a subject).
•• Интересные рассуждения об этом слове – на сайте www.quinion.com (Michael Quinion writes about international English from a British viewpoint):
•• Ever since George W. Bush picked Richard Cheney as his running mate, the candidates in the American presidential race have been vying to see who can demonstrate the greatest gravitas, or appearance of dignity and seriousness. The Washington Times earlier this month called it the “ gravitas gambit,” and Rush Limbaugh has been having fun playing recordings to illustrate how it has become the media buzzword of the campaign.
•• <...> A weighty word indeed, the opposite of levity, a lightness that causes bodies to rise, a tendency for people to exhibit lightweight attitudes. <...>
•• In the past couple of decades, it has become accepted as a proper English word, is now printed without the italics, and has become more popular. There are signs that it is losing some of its force: a headline in the financial pages of the Daily Telegraph last month shouted that “ Vodafone provides the gravitas,” meaning only that the mobile phone company’s excellent share performance was propping up the stock market.
•• Иногда определение (через синонимию) дается в тексте, как, например, в ироничной статье в Princeton Packet Online:
•• In an effort to be included within the spirit of inclusion characterizing the upcoming presidential election. I contracted with myself to do a poll asking whether the town of Princeton has “gravitas.” Defined as reservedness, dignity, good taste, legitimacy, propriety, seriousness, thoughtful decision-making, gravitas is being touted as a crucial quality for those who intend to lead America into the 21st century.
•• При большом разбросе контекстов и оттенков значения предложить варианты перевода для словаря не так просто. У меня есть подозрение, что наши политологи и журналисты могут соблазниться на прямое заимствование. Хотя, по-моему, неплохо основательность, собственный вес, иногда просто серьезность или достоинство. В контексте возможны и другие варианты, например, Our national father figure needs gravitas. – Человек, претендующий на роль отца нации, должен быть тяжеловесом (вспоминается «политический тяжеловес» – так в трудную для себя минуту охарактеризовал президент Ельцин В.С.Черномырдина).
•• Как часто бывает, может выручить антонимический перевод:
•• And we want to tell our readers about sharp, clever books, utterly lacking in gravitas, that we know will delight them on the beach or the bus. (Benjamin Schwarz. Some of the best books of 2001) – Мы хотим рассказать о книгах, написанных бойко и толково, но при этом совершенно легковесных, которые наверняка доставят вам удовольствие на пляже или в автобусе.
•• Пожалуй, часто подойдет слово солидность – ведь его можно употребить и в отношении людей, и в отношении предметов и явлений.
•• Самый первый пример – из New York Times – пожалуй, и самый трудный. Можно попробовать, например:
•• Исполненный торжественного достоинства, вашингтонский мемориал ветеранов войны во Вьетнаме, с его V-образными стелами из черного мрамора, служит тревожным напоминанием о том, как Америка все глубже втягивалась в войну, как день за днем росло число погибших.
•• Vodafone provides the gravitas – судя по объяснению Квиниона, Водафон удерживает рынок.
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4 dignity
['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) værdighed2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) værdighed3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) værdighed4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) værdighed* * *['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) værdighed2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) værdighed3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) værdighed4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) værdighed -
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'diɡnəti1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dignidad2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) dignidad3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) dignidad4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) dignidaddignity n dignidadtr['dɪgnɪtɪ]1 (seriousness, calmness - of person) dignidad nombre femenino; (of occasion) solemnidad nombre femenino■ have you no dignity? ¡qué poca dignidad la tuya!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be beneath one's dignity ser una degradaciónto stand on one's dignity hacerse respetar, mantener las distanciasn.• dignidad s.f.• honra s.f.• majestad s.f.• mesura s.f.• pundonor s.m.'dɪgnətimass noun1) ( dignified air)a) ( of person) dignidad fto stand on one's dignity — mantener* las distancias
b) ( of occasion) solemnidad f2) (status, worth) dignidad f, categoría f['dɪɡnɪtɪ]N1) (=self-esteem) dignidad f- stand on one's dignity2) (=solemnity) [of occasion] solemnidad f3) (=respectability) [of work, labour] dignidad f, honorabilidad f* * *['dɪgnəti]mass noun1) ( dignified air)a) ( of person) dignidad fto stand on one's dignity — mantener* las distancias
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nounWürde, die* * *['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) die Würde2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) die Größe3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) der Rang4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) die Würde* * *dig·ni·ty[ˈdɪgnɪti, AM -t̬-]n no pla man of \dignity ein Mann von würdevollem Auftretento behave with great \dignity mit großer Würde auftretenhuman \dignity Menschenwürde fto die with \dignity mit Würde sterbento be beneath sb's \dignity unter jds Würde seinto stand on one's own \dignity Respekt fordern* * *['dIgnItɪ]nto die with dignity — in Würde sterben
to lose one's dignity —
* * *dignity [ˈdıɡnətı] s1. Würde f, würdevolles Auftreten2. Würde f, Rang m, (hohe) Stellung3. Größe f, Würde f:dignity of soul Seelengröße, -adel m4. Würde f, Ansehen n:not stand on one’s dignity nicht auf dem hohen Ross sitzen; → academic.ru/6469/beneath">beneath B* * *nounWürde, die* * *n.Erhabenheit f.Würde -n f. -
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'diɡnəti1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) verdighet2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) verdighet, høytidelighet3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) rang, stand, privilegert stilling4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) stolthet, verdighetsubst. \/ˈdɪɡnətɪ\/1) verdighet2) (selv)respekt3) edelhet, finhet, fornemhet4) høy rang, opphøyd stilling, opphøyd tittel, dignitet5) opphøydhetbeneath one's dignity under ens verdighetstand (up) on one's dignity holde på sin verdighet -
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['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) virðuleiki; virðing, sæmd2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) virðuleiki, myndugleiki3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) virðingarstaða4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) stolt, sómatilfinning -
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méltóság, magasztosság* * *['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) méltóság2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) emelkedettség3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) rang4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) méltóság -
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['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dignidade2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) dignidade3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) importância4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) amor próprio* * *dig.ni.ty[d'igniti] n 1 dignidade, decência, respeitabilidade, nobreza, decoro. the job is beneath his dignity / o emprego não está à sua altura. 2 distinção, alto cargo ou ofício honorífico. 3 dignitário. to stand on their dignity manter a sua dignidade. -
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n. şeref, itibar, asalet, ağırbaşlılık, haysiyet, yücelik; temkin; yüksek makam* * *1. kıymet 2. saygınlık* * *['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) ağırbaşlılık, vakar2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) önem ve ciddiyet3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) gurur4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) saygınlık, itibar -
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['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dostojanstvo2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) svečanost3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) visok položaj4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) čast* * *[dígniti]noundostojanstvo; čin; visok položaj; astronomy pomemben položaj planeta -
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• jalous• aateluus• arvo• arvokkuus• ylevyys* * *'diɡnəti1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) arvokkuus2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) arvokkuus3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) arvoasema4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) omanarvontunto -
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['dɪgnətɪ]nome dignità f.beneath sb.'s dignity — poco dignitoso per qcn.
to stand on one's dignity — esigere o pretendere rispetto
* * *['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dignità2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) dignità3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) dignità4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) amor proprio* * *dignity /ˈdɪgnətɪ/n.2 [u] dignità; rispetto (di sé): It is beneath my dignity to answer this letter, la mia dignità non mi consente di rispondere a questa lettera; to behave with dignity and restraint, comportarsi con dignità e moderazione; They deserve to be treated with dignity, meritano di essere trattati con dignità; to lose [to keep, to regain] one's dignity, perdere [mantenere, ritrovare] la propria dignità; to stand upon (o on) one's dignity, non venir meno alla propria dignità* * *['dɪgnətɪ]nome dignità f.beneath sb.'s dignity — poco dignitoso per qcn.
to stand on one's dignity — esigere o pretendere rispetto
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['dɪgnɪtɪ]ngodność f, dostojeństwo nt* * *['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) godność2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) powaga3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) godność4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) godność -
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['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) cieņa2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) svarīgums; cienīgums3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) augsts/cienīgs stāvoklis4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) gods; cieņa* * *gods, cieņa; tituls -
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['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) orumas2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) rimtumas, svarbumas3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) titulas, garbingas vardas4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) garbė -
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n. värdighet, ädelhet, rang* * *['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) värdighet2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) värdighet3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) hög rang (post, titel)4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) värdighet -
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['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) důstojnost2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) vážnost, důležitost3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) hodnost4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) důstojnost* * *• důstojnost -
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['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dôstojnosť2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) vážnosť3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) hodnosť4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) dôstojnosť* * *• dôstojnost• hodnost
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