-
21 smooth
smooth [smu:ð]1. adjectivea. ( = not rough) lisseb. ( = not lumpy) [sauce, mixture] onctueuxd. ( = even) [flow, breathing] régulier ; [takeoff, landing] en douceur ; [sea crossing] calme ; [flight] sans problèmes ; [engine] qui tourne parfaitement[+ fabric, hair] lisser ; [+ wood] polir3. compounds[+ hair, feathers, sheet] lisser ; [+ person] calmer[+ material, dress] défroisser ; [+ wrinkles, anxieties] [+ difficulties] faire disparaître[+ soil] égaliser* * *[smuːð] 1.1) lit (even, without bumps) [stone, sea, surface, skin, fabric] lisse; [road] plan; [curve, line, breathing] régulier/-ière; [sauce, paste] homogène; [crossing, flight] sans heurts; [movement] aisé; [music, playing] fluide2) ( problem-free) paisiblethe bill had a smooth passage through Parliament — la loi a été adoptée sans difficultés par le Parlement
3) [taste, wine, whisky] moelleux/-euse4) ( suave) gen, pej [person] mielleux/-euse; [manners, appearance] onctueux/-euse2.to be a smooth talker — être enjôleur/-euse
transitive verb•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
22 stiff
stiff [stɪf]1. adjectiveb. [mixture] fermec. [person, limb, muscle] raide ; (from exercise) courbaturé ; [corpse] raide ; [finger] engourdi ; [movement] difficilee. [penalty, sentence] sévère ; [competition, opposition] rude ; [challenge] sérieux ; [climb] raidef. ( = formal) guindé ; [bow] raideg. [price] élevé ; [price rise] forth. [whisky] bien tasséi. [breeze] fort2. noun* * *[stɪf] 1.(colloq) noun1) ( corpse) macchabée (sl) m2) US ( humourless person) rabat-joie mf inv2.1) ( restricted in movement) gen raide; (after sport, sleeping badly) courbaturéto have stiff legs — ( after sport) avoir des courbatures dans les jambes
2) ( hard to move) [drawer] dur à ouvrir; [lever] dur à manier3) ( rigid) [cardboard] raide4) Culinary5) ( not relaxed) [manner, style] compassé6) ( harsh) [warning, sentence] sévère7) ( difficult) [exam, climb] difficile; [competition] rude; [opposition] fort8) ( high) [charge, fine] élevé9) ( strong) [breeze] fort3.adverb (colloq)to be frozen stiff — être frigorifié (colloq)
••to keep a stiff upper lip — encaisser (colloq) sans broncher
-
23 uncompromisingly
[ʌn'kɒmprəmaɪzɪŋlɪ]adverb [reply, state] catégoriquement; [harsh] implacablement -
24 acrid
['ækrid](harsh in smell or taste: The acrid smell of smoke filled the room.) âcre -
25 belittle
[bi'litl](to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism): She belittled his achievements.) déprécier -
26 blare
-
27 cough
-
28 cow
I noun1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.) vache2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.) femelle•- cowboy- cowherd - cowhide II verb(to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.) intimider -
29 hoarse
[ho:s]1) ((of voices, shouts etc) rough; harsh: a hoarse cry; His voice sounds hoarse.) enroué2) (having a hoarse voice, usually because one has a cold or cough, or because one has been shouting: You sound hoarse - have you a cold?; The spectators shouted themselves hoarse.) enroué• -
30 jangle
['‹æŋɡl](to (cause to) give a harsh (ringing) sound: The bell jangled noisily.) retentir (avec un bruit de ferraille) -
31 jar
I noun(a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth: She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars.) potII past tense, past participle - jarred; verb1) ((with on) to have a harsh and startling effect (on): Her sharp voice jarred on my ears.) écorcher2) (to give a shock to: The car accident had jarred her nerves.) ébranler•- jarring -
32 jarring
adjective (startling or harsh: The orange curtains with the purple carpet had a jarring effect.) discordant -
33 loud
1) (making a great sound; not quiet: a loud voice; loud music.) fort2) (showy; too bright and harsh: loud colours; a loud shirt.) criard, voyant•- loudly- loudness - loud-hailer - loudspeaker -
34 rasping
((of a sound, voice etc) harsh, rough and unpleasant.) grinçant -
35 raucous
['ro:kəs](hoarse or harsh (and usually loud); a raucous voice.) rauque- raucousness -
36 repressive
[-siv]adjective (severe; harsh.) répressif -
37 rigorous
1) (strict: a rigorous training.) rigoureux2) (harsh; unpleasant: a rigorous climate.) rigoureux -
38 rough
1. adjective1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) rugueux, rêche2) (uneven: a rough path.) accidenté3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) brusque; rude4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) violent, brutal5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) houleux, mauvais6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) ébauché, approximatif2. noun1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) voyou2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) rough•- roughly- roughness - roughage - roughen - rough diamond - rough-and-ready - rough-and-tumble - rough it - rough out -
39 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) érafler2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) racler3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) traîner des pieds, grincer4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) frôler5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) faire en grattant2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raclement, grattement2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) éraflure, égratignure3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) ennuis•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel - scrape through - scrape together/up -
40 screech
См. также в других словарях:
harsh — [ha:ʃ US ha:rʃ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conditions)¦ 2¦(treatment/criticism)¦ 3¦(sound)¦ 4¦(light/colour)¦ 5¦(lines/shapes etc)¦ 6¦(cleaning substance)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) ¦(CONDITIONS)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
harsh — [ harʃ ] adjective ** ▸ 1 difficult to live in ▸ 2 about actions/words ▸ 3 facts: unpleasant & true ▸ 4 about sounds/lights etc. ▸ 5 substances: damaging 1. ) harsh conditions or places are unpleasant and difficult to live in: the harsh… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Harsh — Orígenes musicales Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock Alternativo Noise Rock Orígenes culturales A mediados de la década de 2000 en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Instrumentos comunes … Wikipedia Español
harsh´ly — harsh «hahrsh», adjective. 1. unpleasantly rough to the touch: »a harsh towel, fruit with a harsh rind. SYNONYM(S): rugged. 2. unpleasantly rough to the taste; astringent: »a harsh flavor. SYNONYM(S): acrid, sour, sharp … Useful english dictionary
Harsh — may refer to:* Harsh, Sikar, Shekhawati, Rajasthan, India * Harsh noise, a genre of noise music * Harsh voice, the production of speech sounds with a constricted laryngeal cavity * Vivian G. Harsh (1890 1960), American librarianPeople with the… … Wikipedia
Harsh — (h[aum]rsh), a. [Compar. {Harsher} (h[aum]rsh [ e]r); superl. {Harshest}.] [OE. harsk; akin to G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. h[ a]rsk; from the same source as E. hard. See {Hard}, a.] 1. Rough; disagreeable; grating; esp.: (a) disagreeable to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harsh — [härsh] adj. [ME harsk, akin to Ger harsch, rough, raw < IE base * kars, to scratch, comb > L carduus, thistle, carrere, to card (wool)] 1. unpleasantly sharp or rough; specif., a) grating to the ear; discordant b) too bright or vivid to… … English World dictionary
harsh — harsh·en; harsh·ly; harsh·ness; harsh; … English syllables
harsh — I adjective acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, acrimonious, ascetic, astringent, austere, biting, bitter, brusque, brutal, burning, caustic, corrosive, crude, cruel, despiteful, discordant, disrespectful, draconian, drastic, excessive, extreme, feral,… … Law dictionary
harsh|en — «HAHR shuhn», transitive verb. to make harsh. –v.i. to become harsh: »Her voice never weakened, never harshened (Eudora Welty) … Useful english dictionary
harsh — [adj1] rough, crude (to the senses) acrid, asperous, astringent, bitter, bleak, cacophonous, caterwauling, clashing, coarse, cracked, craggy, creaking, croaking, disagreeing, discordant, dissonant, disturbing, earsplitting, flat, glaring, grating … New thesaurus