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121 stuff and nonsense!
‘Did you see him?’ cried Thomas delightedly. ‘Why, he knows me already.’ ‘Stuff and nonsense,’ said old Mrs. Coombe. ‘Why, the poor babe can't even see yet.’ (D. du Maurier, ‘The Loving Spirit’, book I, ch. III) — - Вы уже видели ребенка? - радостно спросил Томас. - Да, и он уже узнает меня. - Вздор! - сказала старая миссис Кум. - Ведь бедный младенец еще и глазок как следует не открыл.
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122 no-nonsense
a серьёзный, деловойСинонимический ряд:serious (adj.) businesslike; earnest; serious; serious-minded -
123 spew or sputter nonsense or utter nonsense or mind-numbing nonsense
Американский английский: говорить ерундуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > spew or sputter nonsense or utter nonsense or mind-numbing nonsense
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124 arrant nonsense
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > arrant nonsense
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125 clotted nonsense
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > clotted nonsense
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126 complete nonsense
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > complete nonsense
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127 flat nonsense
совершенная ерундаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > flat nonsense
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128 no-nonsense
прил. деловой, серьезный Syn: serious, earnest серьезный, деловой - * manner of a prosecuting attorney строгая прокурорская манера - * attitude строгое /требовательное/ отношение;
нетерпимость к причудам /расхлябанности/Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > no-nonsense
См. также в других словарях:
NONSENSE — « A piece of nonsense », c’est en anglais courant une bêtise, une absurdité: un «non sens» bien sûr; et pourtant, le terme anglais a une richesse spécifique. Anglais d’abord parce que la langue anglaise en est le lieu sonore d’élection; ainsi les … Encyclopédie Universelle
Nonsense — es una figura literaria que puede ser en verso o en prosa, que busca generar, juegos de palabras que trasgreden las formas comunes de la sintaxis y la semántica, juegos que resultan extraños, comúnmente humorísticos y absurdos. Literalmente… … Wikipedia Español
nonsense — nonsense, twaddle, drivel, bunk, balderdash, poppycock, gobbledygook, trash, rot, bull are comparable when they mean something said or proposed which is senseless or absurd. Nonsense is the most general of these terms; it may be referred to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
nonsense — Uses of nonsense as a countable noun (i.e. preceded by a or in the plural) have become common in current use, especially in BrE: • I knew you d make a nonsense of it so I told Wallis to be ready to take over L. Cooper, 1960 • I could only pray… … Modern English usage
Nonsense — Non sense, n. [Pref. non + sense: cf. F. nonsens.] 1. That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity. [1913 Webster] 2. Trifles; things of no importance. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonsense — index jargon (unintelligible language), platitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nonsense — / nɑnsəns/, it. / nɔnsens/ s. e agg. ingl. [propr. sciocchezza , comp. di non non e sense senso ], usato in ital. come s.m. e agg., invar. ■ s.m. [cosa insensata, assurda e sim.: quello che dici è un n. ] ▶◀ assurdità, insensatezza, nonsenso.… … Enciclopedia Italiana
nonsense — (n.) 1610s, from NON (Cf. non ) + SENSE (Cf. sense); perhaps influenced by Fr. nonsens … Etymology dictionary
nonsense — |nònsénce| s. m. Aquilo que é contrário à razão ou ao bom senso. = ABSURDO ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
nonsense — [n] craziness, ridiculousness absurdity, babble, balderdash*, baloney*, bananas*, bombast, bull*, bunk*, claptrap*, drivel, fatuity, flightiness, folly, foolishness, fun, gibberish, giddiness, hogwash*, hooey*, hot air*, imprudence, inanity,… … New thesaurus
nonsense — ► NOUN 1) words that make no sense. 2) foolish or unacceptable behaviour. 3) an absurd or unthinkable scheme, situation, etc. DERIVATIVES nonsensical adjective nonsensically adverb … English terms dictionary