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mincing steps

  • 1 mincing steps

    mincing (stumbling, trembling, crunching, dragging, tottering, reeling) steps семенящие (спотыкающиеся, дрожащие, скрипучие, шаркающие, шатающиеся, ковыляющие) шаги

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > mincing steps

  • 2 step

    I [step] n

    It is only a short step from here to the station. — До станции отсюда рукой подать.

    It is a good step to the river. — До реки не так уж близко.

    Each step was an effort. — Каждый шаг стоил больших усилий.

    I can't go a further step. — Я больше не могу ступить ни шагу.

    The first steps are always the hardest. — Первые шаги всегда самые трудные.

    - muffled steps
    - mincing steps
    - step forward
    - step by step
    - few steps from here
    - every step of the way
    - at every step
    - with stealthy steps
    - in step
    - out of step
    - advance in long steps
    - be three steps away from smb
    - be in step with others
    - be out of step with the times
    - break step
    - change step
    - follow in smb's steps
    - double upon one's steps
    - fall into step
    - go another step
    - go a few steps
    - hear soft steps on the stairs
    - keep step
    - lose step
    - make a step toward smb
    - make a step aside
    - make a step to the side
    - miss one's step
    - make steps in the right direction
    - march in step with the music
    - pick one's steps
    - slacken one's step
    - recognize smb's steps
    - retrace one's steps
    - see steps in the snow
    - not to stir a step
    - take a step back
    - take a few uncertain steps
    - take a step closer
    - turn one's steps towards home
    - turn one's steps in his direction
    - walk with regular steps
    - walk two steps ahead of the rest of the group
    2) походка, поступь, "па" (в танце)

    She was heavy (light, firm) of step. — У нее тяжелая (легкая, твердая) походка.

    Her step was without its usual spring. — В ее походке не было обычной упругости.

    - light step
    - stately step
    - double step
    - fast step
    - gliding step
    - polke steps
    - dance with funny steps
    - know smb by his step
    - perform a step
    - take some dance steps

    The steps are worn by many feet. — Ступеньки стерлись от бесконечного хождения по ним.

    Mind the step outside the door. — Осторожно, за дверью ступенька.

    Broad steps lead down into the garden. — В сад вели широкие ступени.

    - marble steps
    - flight of concrete steps
    - winding steps
    - porch steps
    - up and down the steps
    - steps to the stage
    - steps of the house
    - flight of steps
    - ladder of fourteen steps
    - set of steps
    - on the top step
    - cut steps in the rock
    - descent the steps
    - go down one step at a time
    - pull smth, smb off the steps
    - push smb from the steps
    - run down the steps
    - fall down the steps
    - sit on the top step
    - slip down the step
    - sweep the steps
    - take a whole step
    - take two steps at a time
    4) мера, шаг, действие, поступок

    That was the wrong step to take. — Это был неверный шаг.

    One false step will ruin everything. — Один неверный шаг - и все пропало. /Один неверный шаг все погубит.

    It was a difficult step for her to take. — Для нее это был трудный шаг.

    It's the next-to-final step. — Это предпоследняя мера.

    This is only the first step. — Это только начало.

    It is the first step that counts. — ◊ Лиха беда начало.

    There is but one step between the sublime and the ridiculous/between the rudicrous and the sublime. — ◊ От великого до смешного один шаг.

    One step at a time. — ◊ Тише едешь, дальше будешь

    - important step
    - rash step
    - preminary steps
    - extreme steps
    - concluding step
    - inevitable step in the evolution process
    - chief steps in the argument
    - easy steps in the study
    - first step to independence
    - account for every step taken
    - take steps to help smb
    - make a very foolish step
    - take steps against attack
    - take practical steps
    - take advantage of every step forward
    - take steps to clarify the matter
    - no further steps will be taken
    - drastic steps are called for     II [step] v
    шагать, ступать, делать шаг, делать "па" (в танце)
    - step back
    - step forward
    - step lightly

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > step

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  • mincing — adjective Date: 1530 affectedly dainty or delicate < taking mincing steps > • mincingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mincing — minc•ing [[t]ˈmɪn sɪŋ[/t]] adj. affectedly dainty, or elegant: mincing steps[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30 minc′ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • mincing — /ˈmɪnsɪŋ/ (say minsing) adjective 1. affectedly nice or elegant, as gait, behaviour, air, speech, etc.: *She moved off with mincing steps; came back to whisper I really was married to him, you know. –g.b. lancaster, 1933. 2. walking, acting, or… …  

  • mincing — [min′siŋ] adj. 1. affectedly elegant or dainty: of a person or a person s speech, manner, etc. 2. characterized by short steps or affected daintiness [a mincing walk] mincingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • mincing — (adj.) affectedly dainty, 1520s, probably originally in reference to speech, when words were clipped to affect elegance; or in reference to walking with short steps; prp. adjective from from MINCE (Cf. mince) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • mincing — mince ► VERB 1) cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2) walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ minced meat. ● mince (one s) words Cf. ↑mince words …   English terms dictionary

  • Mincing —    (Heb. taphoph, Isa. 3:16), taking affectedly short and quick steps. Luther renders the word by wag or waggle, thus representing the affected gait of coquettish females …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • mincing — minc·ing || mɪnsɪŋ n. act of grinding or fine chopping; preparation of mincemeat; hesitant or restrained speech; speech or behavior that is affected or unnaturally courteous; walking with dainty steps mɪns n. something that is finely chopped …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Slowness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Slowness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 slowness slowness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 languor languor &c.(inactivity) 683 Sgm: N 1 drawl drawl Sgm: N 1 creeping creeping &c. >V. lentor …   English dictionary for students

  • Mince — Mince, v. i. 1. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner. [1913 Webster] The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, . . . mincing as they go. Is. iii. 16. [1913 Webster] I ll . . .… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • minc´ing|ness — minc|ing «MIHN sihng», adjective. 1. putting on dainty and refined airs; too polite; too nice: »a mincing voice. 2. affectedly delicate or dainty: »I ll turn two mincing steps into a manly stride (Shakespeare). –minc´ing|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

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