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1 a biting jest
Общая лексика: злая шутка -
2 jest
1. [dʒest] n1. шутка, остротаa misplaced /inappropriate/ jest - неуместная шутка
a malicious /biting, caustic/ jest - злая шутка
in jest - шутя, в шутку
to say smth. in jest - сказать что-л. в шутку
to crack /to make/ a jest - сострить
2. насмешка, высмеиваниеa jest about smb., smth. - насмешка над кем-л., чем-л.
3. объект насмешек, посмешище4. уст. подвиг2. [dʒest] v♢
many a true word is spoken in jest - посл. ≅ во всякой шутке есть доля правды1. шутить, смеяться; острить2. (at) насмехаться; издеватьсяto jest at smb.'s expense - издеваться над кем-л., проходиться по чьему-л. адресу
3. (with) шутить, играть (с кем-л.)don't jest with me! - со мной не шутите!
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jest with an ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail - посл. пошутишь с ослом, а он тебя по лицу хвостом; с дураком шутить опасно -
3 злой
прил.
1) wicked, evil;
malicious, spiteful, mean злой умысел со злым умыслом
2) (на кого-л.) angry( with, at), cross( with)
3) разг. fierce;
severe
4) mordant, biting, acerbic
1. cruel, wicked, vicious;
(о людях тж.) ill-natured;
~ человек ill-natured/vicious person;
2. (выражающий злобу) spiteful, malicious;
злые глаза malicious eyes;
злая улыбка sarcastic/nasty smile;
у него ~ вид he looks cross;
3. тк. кратк. ф. в знач. сказ. cross, angry, bad-tempered;
он зол на вас he`s cross with you;
как вы сегодня злы! how bitter/nasty you are today!;
4. (вызванный злобой) spiteful, malicious;
~ умысел malicious intention;
злая шутка mean trick;
злая воля evil intent;
питать злое чувство к кому-л. harbour ill feelings against smb. ;
5. (свирепый - о животных) savage, fierce;
6. (приносящий беду) evil;
злое время evil days pl. ;
time of evil;
злая судьба cruel fate;
7. (приносящий боль) painful, agonizing;
~ недуг cruel sickness;
8. разг. (едкий, острый) hot;
перен. (язвительный) biting, savage;
злая горчица hot/strong mustard;
злая ирония savage irony;
злая насмешка cruel jest;
злая сатира biting satire;
~ язык wicked tongue;
злые языки evil tongues;
~ гений evil genious.
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