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1 трусливый
1) General subject: base spirited, base-spirited, caitiff, chicken heart, chicken hearted, chicken liver heart, chicken-hearted, chicken-liver, coward, cowardly, craven, currish, dastardly, faint-hearted, hen hearted, hen-hearted, lily livered, milk livered, milk-livered, narrow spirited, narrow-spirited, nerveless, niddering, pigeon hearted, pigeon-hearted, pluckless, poltroon, poor spirited, poor-spirited, pusilanimous, rabbit hearted, rabbit-hearted, recreant, sneaking, sneaky, unheroic, unmanlike, unmanly, weak hearted, weak-hearted, white livered, white-livered, yellow bellied, yellow livered, poltroonish, fainthearted2) Colloquial: funky, yellow, yellow-livered3) Literal: struthious4) Bookish: pusillanimous5) Rare: invalorous, lily-livered6) Australian slang: piss-weak, weak as piss7) Jargon: chicken livered, shiftiey-eyed, shifty-eyed, windy, yellow-bellied, fink8) Taboo: candyass, chicken, chicken-shit, half-assed, pucker-assed, sneak tip -
2 малодушный
1) General subject: chicken heart, chicken hearted, chicken liver heart, chicken livered, chicken-hearted, chicken-liver, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, currish, faint-hearted, fainthearted, half-hearted, hen hearted, hen-hearted, marrowless, narrow spirited, narrow-spirited, nerveless, poltroonish, poor spirited, poor-spirited, pusilanimous, pusillanimous, recreant, unheroic, unmanlike, unmanly, weak hearted, weak kneed, weak minded, weak spirited, weak-hearted, weak-kneed, weak-minded, weak-spirited, white livered, white-livered, yellow livered, caitiff2) Colloquial: yellow-livered3) Rare: invalorous4) Jargon: yellow-bellied5) Makarov: weak as water6) Archaic: heartless -
3 трусливый
cowardly имя прилагательное:cowardly (трусливый, малодушный)craven (трусливый, малодушный)hen-hearted (трусливый, малодушный)white-livered (трусливый, малодушный)pigeon-hearted (трусливый, робкий) -
4 малодушный
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5 малодушный
cowardly, faint-hearted, craven, poor-spiritedмалодушный человек — coward, cowardly man*, faint-hearted / chicken-hearted fellow
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6 малодушный
cowardly, faint-hearted, craven, poor-spiritedмалоду́шный челове́к — coward, cowardly man, faint-hearted / chicken-hearted fellow
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7 Д-375
ЗАЯЧЬЯ ДУША coll, disapprov NP fixed WO1. ( subj-compl with copula (subj: human, appos, or vocative) a cowardly, timid personyellowbellyscaredy-cat jellyfish chicken.Испуганно озираясь, за мной вышмыгнул доцент И-лев... Я утешил эту заячью душу, как мог (Битов 2). Senior Lecturer N., glancing fearfully over his shoulder, darted out after me....I comforted the yellowbelly as best I could (2a).2. - у когоVP subj. with copula) s.o. is cowardly, timid: у X-a заячья душа - X is as yellow as they come X is chicken-hearted (chicken-livered, lily-livered, yellow-bellied) X has no backbone. -
8 малодушный
pusillanimous; fainthearted* * ** * *pusillanimous; fainthearted, craven, cowardly* * *chicken-heartedcravenhen-heartedpusillanimousrecreantweak-kneedweak-spirited -
9 робкий
timid имя прилагательное:timorous (робкий, очень боязливый)sheep-faced (робкий, застенчивый)poor-spirited (робкий, трусливый)имя существительное:timid (робкий, робкий человек) -
10 заячья душа
• ЗАЯЧЬЯ ДУША coll, disapprov[NP; fixed WO]=====1. [subj-compl with copula (subj: human), appos, or vocative]⇒ a cowardly, timid person:- yellowbelly;- scaredy-cat;- jellyfish;- chicken.♦ Испуганно озираясь, за мной вышмыгнул доцент И-лев... Я утешил эту заячью душу, как мог (Битов 2). Senior Lecturer N., glancing fearfully over his shoulder, darted out after me....I comforted the yellowbelly as best I could (2a).2. заячья душа у кого [VPsubj with copula]⇒ s.o. is cowardly, timid:- X is chicken-hearted <chic ken-livered, lily-livered, yellow-bellied>;- X has no backbone.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > заячья душа
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11 заячий
2) ( трусливый) cowardly, chicken-hearted••за́ячья губа́ мед. — harelip
за́ячья капу́ста бот. — live-forever, orpine
за́ячья ла́пка бот. — hare's foot
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12 трусливый
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13 мокрая курица
разг.1) неодобр., пренебр. (человек, имеющий жалкий, забитый вид) cf. as limp as rags; like a dying duck in a thunderstorm- Ну уж, батюшка мой, - ты совсем мокрая курица, осовел. (А. Толстой, Мишука Налымов) — 'Well, well, old boy, you've got drunk as an owl and limp as rags.'
2) пренебр., презр. (безвольный, трусливый человек) chicken-hearted fellow; spineless creature; bedraggled hen; wet rag"Коли б настоящий был человек - прибил бы меня, а то - курица мокрая! И ещё спрашивает: за что?" (И. Тургенев, После смерти) — 'If he were a real man, he'd beat me up for it, but he's just a wet rag. He has the cheek to ask me: what for?'
- Чиж - индейский петух, пока тихо, а стоит показаться японцам - мигом превращается в мокрую курицу. (А. Степанов, Порт-Артур) — 'He's like a bantam cock when there's no fighting on, but as soon as the Japanese put in an appearance he looks like a bedraggled hen.'
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14 трус
1. chicken-hearted2. piker3. poltroon4. underpants5. undershorts6. trunks; shorts7. coward8. sneakАнтонимический ряд:герой; смелый; храбрец; храбрый -
15 трусливый
1. chicken-hearted2. craven3. cowardly4. coward5. yellowАнтонимический ряд:1. геройски; мужественно; смело; храбро2. геройский; мужественный; смелый; храбрый -
16 недоброжелательный
1) General subject: black hearted, black-hearted, carping, cattish, catty, evil minded, evil-minded, ill affected, ill boding, ill natured, ill-affected, ill-affected a, ill-boding, ill-disposed, ill-natured, jealous, malevolent, mean, negative, spiteful, unkindly3) Makarov: ill-affected towardsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > недоброжелательный
См. также в других словарях:
chicken-hearted — {adj.} Cowardly; excessively timid. * / Come on, let s get on that roller coaster, she cried. Don t be so chicken hearted. / See: CHICKEN LIVERED … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken-hearted — {adj.} Cowardly; excessively timid. * / Come on, let s get on that roller coaster, she cried. Don t be so chicken hearted. / See: CHICKEN LIVERED … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken-hearted — ☆ chicken hearted [chik′ənliv΄ərdchik′ənhärt΄id] adj. cowardly; timid: also ☆ chicken livered [chik′ənliv΄ərd] … English World dictionary
chicken-hearted — mod. cowardly. □ Yes, I’m a chicken hearted softie. I hope you don’t want to make something of it. □ He’s chicken hearted, but I still love him … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
chicken-hearted — adj Cowardly; excessively timid. Come on, let s get on that roller coaster, she cried. Don t be so chicken hearted. See: chicken livered … Словарь американских идиом
Chicken-hearted — chickenhearted chickenhearted, Chicken hearted Chick en heart ed, a. Timid; fearful; cowardly; easily frightened. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chicken-hearted — adjective not brave; lacking courage; cowardly These chicken hearted bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike … Wiktionary
chicken-hearted — American not brave. These chicken hearted bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike … New idioms dictionary
chicken-hearted — chicken heartedly, adv. chicken heartedness, n. /chik euhn hahr tid/, adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. [1675 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
chicken-hearted — chicken heartedly, adv. chicken heartedness, n. /chik euhn hahr tid/, adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. [1675 85, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
chicken hearted — adj. (Slang) not brave; cowardly; missing courage; fearful … English contemporary dictionary