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1 сгущать краски
1) General subject: dramatize, exaggerate, overcolour, overpaint, paint( smth.) in black colours, paint the devil blacker than he is, lay it on thick, pour it on, pile it on, blacken the picture2) Colloquial: lay on the colours too thickly3) Cartography: deepen4) Mass media: overcolor5) Makarov: pile on the agony (для усиления эффекта), pile up the agony (для усиления эффекта), draw it strong -
2 накручивать всякие ужасы
Makarov: pile on the agony, pile up the agonyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > накручивать всякие ужасы
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3 сгущать краски
lay (pile) it on thick; pile on the agony; exaggerate, overdo smth.; lay on the colours too thicklyРассказывал он ей и о своих фронтовых впечатлениях, намеренно сгущая краски в том смысле, что старался представить фронтовую жизнь очень прозаической, обыкновенной и даже скучной. (Эм. Казакевич, Сердце друга) — He gave her his impressions of the front, too, rather overdoing it to make life there seem drab, dull and even boring.
Не берусь, однако, утверждать, что Узелков принадлежал именно к этой категории людей. Не хочу также сгущать краски в его изображении, чтобы никто не подумал, будто я стремлюсь теперь, по прошествии многих лет, свести с ним давние личные счёты. (П. Нилин, Жестокость) — I would not say, of course, that Uzelkov was quite that sort. Why should I lay it on so thick? Someone might think I had a grudge against him and was trying to get even after all these years.
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1) General subject: lay on the sob stuff with a trowel2) Derogatory: pile on the agony -
5 изображать из себя мученика
1) General subject: make a martyr of oneself2) Derogatory: pile on the agonyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > изображать из себя мученика
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pile on the agony — british mainly journalism phrase to make someone feel even worse than they do, especially by scoring more points against them in a sport Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry: agony * * * pile on the ˈagony/ˈgloom idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
pile on the agony — British & Australian, informal to try to get sympathy from other people by making your problems seem worse than they really are. He was really piling on the agony, saying he was heart broken and hadn t got anything left to live for. (usually in… … New idioms dictionary
pile on the agony — British mainly journalism to make someone feel even worse than they do, especially by scoring more points against them in a sport … English dictionary
pile on the agony — Exaggerate. Dramatise … A concise dictionary of English slang
pile on the gloom — pile on the ˈagony/ˈgloom idiom (informal, especially BrE) to make an unpleasant situation worse • Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses. Main entry: ↑pileidiom … Useful english dictionary
the agony — (informal) ▪ To affect or exaggerate distress, pain, etc, eg in order to win sympathy ▪ To add cruelly to another s pain, grief, etc ● pile … Useful english dictionary
agony — noun (C, U) 1 very severe pain: the agony of arthritis | be in agony: The poor guy was in agony. | be agony spoken: It was agony having my wisdom teeth out. 2 a very sad, difficult, or unpleasant situation: It was agony not knowing if she would… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
agony */ — UK [ˈæɡənɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms agony : singular agony plural agonies 1) great pain in agony: William fell to the ground, writhing in agony. 2) a strong and unpleasant feeling, especially great worry or sadness agony of:… … English dictionary
pile — 1 noun 1 LARGE AMOUNT/MASS (C) a) a tidy collection of several things of the same kind placed on top of each other; stack 1 (1): We put the newspapers in piles on the floor. | The record I want is at the bottom of the pile. (+ of): a pile of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pile — I. /paɪl / (say puyl) noun 1. an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon another in a more or less orderly fashion: a pile of boxes. 2. Colloquial a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: a pile of things to do. 3. a heap of wood on… …
pile — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a heap of things laid or gathered upon one another (a pile of leaves). 2 a a large imposing building (a stately pile). b a large group of tall buildings. 3 colloq. a a large quantity. b a large amount of money; a fortune (made his … Useful english dictionary