-
1 tenuous
['tenjʊəs]* * *tenuous /ˈtɛnjʊəs/a.1 tenue; esile; sottile: a tenuous hope, una tenue speranza; a tenuous distinction, una distinzione sottile● The air is tenuous in the mountains, l'aria in montagna è rarefattatenuously avv.* * *['tenjʊəs] -
2 feeble
1. n книжн. слабость, слабое место, слабина2. n арх. слабый, хилый человек3. n слабая часть клинка4. a незначительный, ничтожный5. a слабый, хилый, немощныйfeeble heart and forceless hand — трусливое сердце и слабая рука;
6. a слабый, непрочный7. a бледный, невыразительныйfeeble work — бледное произведение, слабая работа
8. v арх. ослаблятьСинонимический ряд:1. faint (adj.) dim; faint; muted2. flimsy (adj.) flimsy; insubstantial; tenuous3. ineffective (adj.) feckless; impotent; ineffective; ineffectual; insufficient; meager; poor4. weak (adj.) debilitated; declining; decrepit; delicate; enervated; flimsy; fragile; frail; infirm; insignificant; insubstantial; puny; sickly; tenuous; unsound; unsubstantial; weak; weaklyАнтонимический ряд:abundant; active; clear; effective; effectual; firm; forceful; hale; hardy; healthy; hearty; muscular; powerful; robust; solid; strong; valid -
3 slender
1. a топкий, стройный2. a скудный, незначительный3. a слабый, небольшой4. a фон. узкийСинонимический ряд:1. few (adj.) few; insignificant; insufficient; little; meager; meagre; scant; trifling; trivial2. fragile (adj.) breakable; delicate; feeble; flimsy; fragile; insubstantial; threadlike; weak3. remote (adj.) negligible; off; outside; remote; slight; small4. short (adj.) deficient; failing; inadequate; scanty; scarce; scrimpy; short; shy; skimpy; unsufficient; wanting5. thin (adj.) angular; attenuate; bony; fine; gaunt; lanky; lean; narrow; raw-boned; reedy; scrawny; skinny; slim; spare; squinny; stalky; tenuous; thin; twiggy; willowyАнтонимический ряд:corpulent; deep; fat; large; massive; obese; robust; stout; strong; thick
См. также в других словарях:
Hope Diamond — French Blue redirects here. For the color, see French blue (color). Hope Diamond Hope Diamond in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Weight 45.52[1][2] … Wikipedia
Individual and political action on climate change — can take many forms, most of which have the ultimate goal of limiting and/or reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, toward avoiding dangerous climate change. Contents 1 Political action 2 Protest movements 3 … Wikipedia
Avoiding dangerous climate change — See also: Climate change mitigation The related terms avoiding dangerous climate change and preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system date to 1995 and earlier, in the Second Assesment Report (SAR)[1] of the… … Wikipedia
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
Military history of Cambodia — History attests to Cambodia s martial origins. In antiquity Cambodia, having conquered Laos, parts of Thailand, and the Malay Peninsula, held sway over a vast area of Southeast Asia. Khmer martial prowess waned in the early 15th century, however … Wikipedia
Sun — This article is about the star. For other uses, see Sun (disambiguation). The Sun … Wikipedia
Callisto (moon) — Callisto View of the heavily cratered terrain of Callisto s anti Jovian hemisphere obtained in 2001 by NASA s Galileo spacecraft. The large impact structure Asgard is on the limb at upper right. The prominent rayed crater below and just right of… … Wikipedia
Battle of Chickamauga — Part of the American Civil War Battle of Chickamauga (lithograph by Kurz and Allison, 1890) … Wikipedia