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1 fount of wisdom
Общая лексика: кладезь премудрости -
2 a fount of wisdom
Общая лексика: кладезь мудрости -
3 fount
I [faʋnt] n1. поэт. источник, ключto be a fount of inspiration to smb. - быть для кого-л. источником вдохновения
2. резервуарII [fɒnt,faʋnt] n полигр.комплект шрифта; гарнитураwrong fount - чужая литера, чужой шрифт ( пометка в корректуре)
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1. n мудрость, премудрость2. n разг. благоразумие, здравый смысл, житейская мудрость3. n книжн. знания, учёностьСинонимический ряд:1. acumen (noun) acumen; discernment2. common sense (noun) common sense; diplomacy; discretion; good sense; gumption; horse sense; judgement; judgment; prudence; sense; shrewdness; tact; understanding3. insight (noun) insight; profundity; sagaciousness; sagacity; sageness; sapience4. intelligence (noun) enlightenment; erudition; information; intelligence; knowledge; learning; lore; perspicacity; scienceАнтонимический ряд:foolishness; ignorance; imprudence; stupidity -
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1. n поэт. источник, ключ2. n резервуар3. n полигр. комплект шрифта; гарнитураСинонимический ряд:source (noun) derivation; fountain; fountainhead; inception; mother; origin; provenance; provenience; reservoir; river; root; rootage; rootstock; source; spring; well; wellhead; wellspring; whence -
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̈ɪfaunt I сущ.
1) источник, ключ преим. перен. a baptismal fount ≈ святой источник To the young boy his father was the fount of all knowledge. ≈ Отец для юноши был источником, из которого от получал все знания. Syn: spring I
1., source, fountain
2) резервуар II сущ.;
полигр. комплект печатного шрифта Syn: fount of type, fount of letter, type font источник, ключ - a * of wisdom кладезь мудрости - to be a * of inspiration to smb. быть для кого-л. источником вдохновения резервуар (полиграфия) комплект шрифта;
гарнитура - newspaper * гарнитура газетного шрифта - wrong * чужая литера, чужой шрифт (пометка в корректуре) -
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fount — UK [faʊnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms fount : singular fount plural founts literary a fountain • a fount of knowledge/wisdom/advice/ideas etc often humorous a person, organization, book etc that provides a lot of information, advice, or… … English dictionary
fount — noun (C) 1 the fount of all knowledge/wisdom etc literary or humorous the place, person, idea etc that all knowledge, wisdom etc comes from; source 1 (1) 2 BrE technical a complete set of letters of one kind and size used to print books,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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