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1 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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2 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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3 problem
n1) проблема; трудность2) задача3) вопрос•to add to a country's problems — увеличивать трудности, испытываемые страной
to address a problem — заниматься проблемой; браться за решение вопроса
to aggravate a problem — обострять / осложнять проблему
to appreciate the seriousness of the problem — осознавать / понимать серьезность проблемы
to bring up a problem — поднимать / ставить на обсуждение проблему
to compound the problems already facing smb — осложнять и без того трудные проблемы, стоящие перед кем-л.
to counteract a problem — принимать меры по какой-л. проблеме
to create a problem — создавать проблему / трудность
to deal successfully with problems — решать проблемы; успешно справляться с проблемами / с трудностями
to deal with a problem — подходить к вопросу; рассматривать проблему; справляться с трудностью
to deflect from one's internal problems — отвлекать внимание от своих внутренних проблем
to ease a problem — облегчать / упрощать решение проблемы
to get to grips with a problem — браться за решение проблемы / задачи
to handle a problem — решать проблему / задачу
to iron out a problem — урегулировать вопрос / проблему
to overcome a problem — разрешать проблему; преодолевать трудность
to put forward a problem — выдвигать / ставить проблему
to resolve a problem — решать задачу / проблему
to see eye to eye on a problem — иметь одинаковые взгляды по какому-л. вопросу
to solve a problem — решать / разрешать проблему
to tackle a problem — решать проблему; бороться за решение вопроса
- age-old problemto touch upon a problem — касаться проблемы; затрагивать проблему
- agrarian problem
- anticipated problem
- balance-of-payment problem
- basic problem
- border problem
- burning problem
- cardinal problem
- cash-flow problem
- chief problem
- common problem
- competitiveness problem
- complex problem
- complexity of a problem
- complicated problem
- comprehensive consideration of a problem
- conflict problem
- contentious problem
- controversial problem
- critical problem
- crucial problem
- cultural problem
- current problem
- daily problem
- dark problem
- debt problem
- deep problem
- deep-seated problem
- delicate problem
- difficult problem
- diplomatic problem
- disputable problem
- domestic problem
- drug problem
- easy ways out of economic problems
- economic problem
- education problem
- elaboration of economic problems
- employment problem
- endemic problem
- environmental problem
- ethnic problem
- farming problem
- financial liquidity problem
- financial problem
- focal problem
- food problem
- foreign debt problem
- formidable problem
- fuel and energy problem
- global problem
- grave problem
- growing problems
- hair-raising problem
- half-way solution of the problem
- hard core of a problem
- heart of the problem
- heavy problem
- high priority problem
- housing problem
- human problems
- human rights problem
- humanitarian problem
- immediate problem
- important problem
- inability to solve urgent problems
- incipient problems
- industrial problems
- infrastructure problem
- inherited problem
- insuperable problem
- insurmountable problem
- interconnected problems
- interdisciplinary problem
- interlinked problems
- internal problem
- international problem
- interrelated problems
- intractable problem
- intricate problem
- key part of the problem
- key problem
- kindred problem
- labor problems
- labor-shortage problem
- logistical problem
- long-standing problem
- long-term problem
- main problem
- major problem
- mammoth problem
- market problem
- massive problem
- minor problem
- monetary and financial problem
- nationalist problem
- nationality problem
- nation-wide problem
- number one problem
- outstanding problem
- painful problem
- pending problem
- perennial problem
- persistent problem
- personnel problem
- pivotal problem
- political problem
- pollution problem
- present-day problem
- pressing problem
- priority problem
- problem becomes more acute
- problem comes under scrutiny in most papers
- problem facing the country
- problem is compounded by smth
- problem of development
- problem of first priority
- problem of great concern for smb
- problem of instability
- problem of paramount importance
- problems demand the urgent attention of smb
- problems of mutual concern
- problems of peace, security and cooperation
- problems of the elderly
- problems of war and peace
- problems to be sorted out
- problems which face the world today
- range of problems
- regional problem
- related problem
- resolution of a problem
- root problem
- safety problem
- sale problem
- scientific problem
- sensitive problem
- serious problem
- settlement of a problem
- severe problem
- social problem
- socio-economic problem
- sociological problem
- solution of a problem
- solution to a problem
- solvable problem
- specific problem
- spectrum of problems
- stirring problem
- surmountable problem
- technical problem
- territorial problem
- Third World debt problem
- thorny problem
- topical problem
- touchy problem
- trading problem
- traditional problem
- transport problem
- universal problem
- unprecedented problem
- unresolved problem
- unsolved problem
- urgent problem
- vital problem
- world food problems
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4 bookish\ 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) > bookish\ words
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5 learned\ 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) > learned\ words
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6 literary\ 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) > literary\ words
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