-
1 бессвязный разговор
desultory conversation имя существительное:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > бессвязный разговор
-
2 разговор
муж.1) conversationбессвязный разговор — desultory conversation; hubble-bubble
2) talkтолько и разговору, что об этом — it's all people are talking about
другой разговор — разг. that's another story/matter
у меня с ним разговор короткий — разг. I don't waste words with him
без разговоров — without any arguments ( без возражений); without wasting words, wasting no time on words ( не теряя времени)
подходящий для разговора — ( о теме) conversable
3) subject; мн. ч. noise, rumours ( слухи)4) разг.; = речь 1)••вот и весь разговор — and that's that, case closed
что за разговор, о чем разговор — it does without saying
-
3 бессвязный разговор
General subject: desultory conversationУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бессвязный разговор
-
4 с пятого на десятое
разг.1) (непоследовательно, бессвязно (говорить, рассказывать и т. п.)) tell a story in snatches; jump from one thing to another; hop from topic to topic; tell smth. carelessly (in a slipshod way)Беседа протекала вяло, разговор перескакивал с пятого на десятое. (Г. Маркое, Грядущему веку) — The conversation was desultory, talk jumped from one thing to another.
Они... в разговоре как-то прыгали с пятого на десятое, потом замолкали надолго. (С. Сартаков, Лист Мёбиуса) — Their conversation, hopping from topic to topic, was often interspersed with long periods of silence.
2) (кое-как, беспорядочно, небрежно (делать что-либо)) do smth. carelessly (in a slipshod way)3) (кое-что, немногое (слышать, понимать и т. п.)) understand (hear, etc.) a half or a quarter of it all; interpret every other word or soФранцуз, конечно, понял с пятого на десятое, а всё-таки головой замотал, перчатку зелёную сдёрнул, здоровается с Евлахой за руку... (П. Бажов, Малахитовая шкатулка) — The Frenchman didn't understand a half or a quarter of it all, but he kept nodding, and pulled off his green gloves and shook hands with Yevlakha...
Немец взбеленился. Начал орать, кулаками размахивать, а работяга тот с пятого на десятое переводил. (В. Астафьев, Дикий лук) — The German went crazy and started shouting and brandishing his fists, while the stevedore interpreted every other word or so.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с пятого на десятое
-
5 обрывок
м.scrap; (песни, мелодии) snatch; мн. (перен.) scrapsобрывки разговора — snatches / scraps of conversation
-
6 обрывок
м.1) (кусок, клочок) scrapобры́вки разгово́ра — snatches / scraps of conversation
обры́вки мы́слей — desultory thoughts
См. также в других словарях:
desultory — [des′əl tôr΄ē; ] also [ dez′əl tôr΄ē] adj. [L desultorius < desultor, vaulter < desultus, pp. of desilire, to leap down < de , down, from + salire, to leap: see SALIENT] 1. passing from one thing to another in an aimless way;… … English World dictionary
desultory — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking purpose or enthusiasm. 2) going from one thing to another erratically and intermittently: a desultory conversation. DERIVATIVES desultorily adverb. ORIGIN Latin desultorius superficial (literally relating to a vaulter ),… … English terms dictionary
desultory — desultorily, adv. desultoriness, n. /des euhl tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. 1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation. 2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a… … Universalium
desultory — des•ul•to•ry [[t]ˈdɛs əlˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. 1) lacking in consistency, method, purpose, or visible order; disconnected: desultory conversation[/ex] 2) digressing from or unconnected with the main subject: a desultory remark[/ex] • Etymology … From formal English to slang
desultory — /ˈdɛsəltri / (say desuhltree), / təri/ (say tuhree), /ˈdɛz / (say dez ) adjective 1. veering about from one thing to another; lacking purpose, method, or enthusiasm: *It was too hot to indulge in any but the most desultory conversation. –miles… …
conversation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ lengthy, long ▪ We engaged in a long conversation. ▪ endless, pointless … Collocations dictionary
Conversation poems — Samuel Taylor Coleridge portrayed by Washington Allston in 1814 The conversation poems are a group of eight poems composed by Samuel Taylor Coleridge … Wikipedia
desultory — adj. Desultory is used with these nouns: ↑conversation, ↑fashion … Collocations dictionary
desultorily — desultory ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking purpose or enthusiasm. 2) going from one thing to another erratically and intermittently: a desultory conversation. DERIVATIVES desultorily adverb. ORIGIN Latin desultorius superficial (literally relating to a… … English terms dictionary
Derastus Clapp — (May 1, 1792 – June 1, 1881)[1] was head of the first city detective bureau in the United States,[2] located in Boston, Massachusetts. He was appointed to the office of constable by the elderly Mayor Josiah Quincy in 1828, and was reappointed… … Wikipedia
Big Apple — The Big Apple is a nickname or moniker for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph . Its popularity since the 1970s is due to a promotional campaign by the… … Wikipedia
