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1 gentle
1. nличинка м'ясної мухи (як наживка)2. adj1) м'який, добрий, лагідний; ніжний, ласкавийgentle music — тиха (ніжна) музика
2) легкий, слабкий (про вітер тощо)3) приручений; слухняний, сумирний; ручний4) пологий5) родовитий, знатний6) благородний, великодушний; чемний, ґречнийgentle craft (art) — жарт. а) вудіння риби; б) шевство, шевська справа
3. v1) пом'якшувати; заспокоювати2) облагороджувати3) приручати; об'їжджати (коня)* * *I a1) м'який, добрий; лагідний; ніжний; тихий, спокійний2) легкий, слабкийgentle breeze — легкий вітерець; мop. слабкий вітер ( 3 бали)
3) слухняний, смирний; приручений, ручний4) пологий, положистий5) знатний, родовитий, шляхетний6) icт. благородний, шляхетний, великодушний; вихований, чемнийII v1) пом'якшувати; заспокоювати3) приручати; об'їжджати ( коня)III n -
2 (as) meek as a lamb
(as) gentle as a dove (as a lamb) [тж. (as) meek as a lamb (as a mouse)] смирний як ягня (as) meek ( або mild) as a lamb (as milk, as a mouse) див. as gentle as a doveEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) meek as a lamb
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3 (as) gentle as as a lamb
(as) gentle as a dove (as a lamb) [тж. (as) meek as a lamb (as a mouse)] смирний як ягняEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) gentle as as a lamb
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4 (as) gentle as a dove
(as) gentle as a dove (as a lamb) [тж. (as) meek as a lamb (as a mouse)] смирний як ягняEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) gentle as a dove
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5 (as) mild as a lamb
(as) meek ( або mild) as a lamb (as milk, as a mouse) див. as gentle as a doveEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) mild as a lamb
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6 (as) meek as a mouse
(as) gentle as a dove (as a lamb) [тж. (as) meek as a lamb (as a mouse)] смирний як ягня (as) meek ( або mild) as a lamb (as milk, as a mouse) див. as gentle as a doveEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) meek as a mouse
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7 (as) meek as milk
(as) meek ( або mild) as a lamb (as milk, as a mouse) див. as gentle as a doveEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) meek as milk
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8 (as) mild as a mouse
(as) meek ( або mild) as a lamb (as milk, as a mouse) див. as gentle as a doveEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) mild as a mouse
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9 (as) mild as milk
(as) meek ( або mild) as a lamb (as milk, as a mouse) див. as gentle as a doveEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) mild as milk
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