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1 капризность
General subject: petulance, petulancy, protervity, capriciousness -
2 Б-49
ДО БЕЗУМИЯ PrepP Invar1. \Б-49 любить кого, влюбиться в кого, ненавидеть кого, кому хочется (с)делать что и т. п. ( adv ( intensif)) (to love, fall in love with, hate s.o.) intensely: (love s.o.) to (the point of) distraction(fall (be)) passionately (madly) in love (with s.o.) (love (hate) s.o.) with a passion (love s.o. (want to do sth. etc)) desperately.Отец любил ее до безумия, но обходился с нею со свойственным ему своенравием... (Пушкин 1). Her father loved her to distraction but treated her with his usual capriciousness... (1a).Бывали примеры, что женщины влюблялись в таких людей до безумия... (Лермонтов 1). There have been cases when women have fallen madly in love with men like him... (1b).2. \Б-49 какой, каков, как ( modif) extremely, to the utmost degreeterriblyawfully exceedingly incredibly.«Чем тебе не нравится твой начальник?» - «Он до безумия привередлив». "What don't you like about your supervisor?" "He's terribly picky."Всё получилось до безумия нелепо: мы их ждали у левого входа, а они нас - у правого. The whole thing was incredibly ridiculous. We were waiting for them at the left entrance while they were waiting for us at the right. -
3 до безумия
[PrepP; Invar]=====1. до безумия любить кого, влюбиться в кого, ненавидеть кого, кому хочется (с)делать что и т.п. [adv (intensif)]⇒ (to love, fall in love with, hate s.o.) intensely:- (love s.o.) to (the point of) distraction;- (fall <be>) passionately (madly) in love (with s.o.);- (love (hate) s.o.) with a passion;- (love s.o. <want to do sth. etc>) desperately.♦ Отец любил ее до безумия, но обходился с нею со свойственным ему своенравием... (Пушкин 1). Her father loved her to distraction but treated her with his usual capriciousness... (1a).♦ Бывали примеры, что женщины влюблялись в таких людей до безумия... (Лермонтов 1). There have been cases when women have fallen madly in love with men like him... (1b).⇒ extremely, to the utmost degree:- terribly;- awfully;- exceedingly;- incredibly.♦ "Чем тебе не нравится твой начальник?" - "Он до безумия привередлив". "What don't you like about your supervisor?" "He's terribly picky."♦ Всё получилось до безумия нелепо: мы их ждали у левого входа, а они нас - у правого. The whole thing was incredibly ridiculous. We were waiting for them at the left entrance while they were waiting for us at the right.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до безумия
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4 прихотливость
ж.whimsicality, capriciousness; ( разборчивость) fastidiousness -
5 своенравие
с.wilfulness, waywardness; ( своеволие) self-will; ( капризность) capriciousness -
6 своенравность
ж.wilfulness, waywardness; ( своеволие) self-will; ( капризность) capriciousness -
7 прихотливость
....................................................................................................................................................................................3. whimsicality -
8 норов
1) устар. (обычай)
habit
2) разг. (тяжелый характер)
obstinacy
3) (о лошади)
restiveness* * ** * *1) habit, custom 2) obstinacy, capriciousness* * * -
9 своенравие
willfulness, waywardness, self-will (своеволие); capriciousness (капризность)* * ** * *willfulness, waywardness, self-will* * * -
10 норов
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11 капризность
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12 прихотливость
ж.whimsicality [-zɪ-], capriciousness; ( разборчивость) fastidiousness -
13 своенравие
с.; = своенравность( своеволие) wilfulness, waywardness; self-will; ( капризность) capriciousness
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