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nречь; выступлениеto carry smb's speech live on nationwide radio and television — вести прямую передачу чьей-л. речи по центральному радио и телевидению
to give a speech — выступать с речью; произносить речь
to hear an emotional speech by smb — выслушивать чью-л. эмоциональную речь
to interrupt smb's speech — прерывать чью-л. речь
to lessen the impact of a speech — уменьшать воздействие чьей-л. речи
to pick a theme for one's speech — выбирать тему для своей речи
to rehearse one's speech — репетировать свою речь
to respond negatively to a speech — отрицательно реагировать на какую-л. речь
- accusatory speechto unite in praise of smb's speech — совместно хвалить чье-л. выступление
- arresting speech
- austerity speech
- bitter speech
- blunt speech
- brilliant speech
- campaign speech
- capital speech
- cautiously worded speech
- closing speech
- concession speech
- conciliatory speech
- concluding speech
- curtailment of free speech
- delivery of a speech
- disappointing speech
- emotional speech
- epoch-making speech
- faculty of speech
- fiery speech
- fighting speech
- flaming speech
- foreign policy speech
- free speech - hard-hitting speech
- hard-line speech
- historic speech
- hot speech
- in connection with the previous speech
- inaugural speech
- inauguration speech
- inflammatory speech
- introductory speech
- keynote speech
- lack-luster speech - maiden speech
- major policy speech
- much quoted speech
- one minute speech
- opening speech
- peaceful speech
- policy-making speech
- ponderous speech
- powerful speech
- rebellious speeches
- repression of free speech
- resignation speech
- sapid speech
- seditious speech
- self-critical speech
- speech couched in general terms
- speech for the defense
- speech from the throne
- speech in reply
- speech of welcome
- speech on European matters
- speech received a mixed reception
- speech was well received
- state-of-the-nation speech
- stirring speech
- substantial speech
- televised speech
- tenor of smb's speech
- tough speech
- UN speech
- uncompromising speech
- unscheduled speech
- valedictory speech
- victory speech
- violent speech
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a sharp reply[Swahili Word] -daka maneno[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mbona unanidaka kijuujuu? [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reply[Swahili Word] itiko[Swahili Plural] maitikio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] -ita V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reply[English Plural] replies[Swahili Word] jibu[Swahili Plural] majibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] jawabu, majibizano------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reply[Swahili Word] -itikia[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] "Baba, Baba", Stella aliita. "Mm", aliitikia. [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reply[Swahili Word] -jibu[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] If you send me an email, I will <b>reply</b>.[Swahili Example] Ukinituma barua pepe, nita<b>jibu</b>.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reply[Swahili Word] -rudi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reply quickly and shrewdly[Swahili Word] -daka maneno[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reply to the greeting alamsiki (cf.)[Swahili Word] binuru[Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------ -
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1. intransitive verb2. transitive verb 3. nounreply [to somebody/something] — [jemandem/auf etwas (Akk.)] antworten
Antwort, die (to auf + Akk.)in/by way of reply — als Antwort
in reply to your letter — in Beantwortung Ihres Schreibens (Amtsspr.)
* * *1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) erwiedern2. noun* * *re·ply[rɪˈplaɪ]I. vi<- ie->1. (respond) antworten, erwidernto \reply in the affirmative/negative die Frage bejahen/verneinento \reply to letters/a question Briefe/eine Frage beantwortenII. n\reply to a question Antwort f auf eine Fragewe advertised the job but received very few replies wir haben die Stelle ausgeschrieben, bekamen aber nur sehr wenige Zuschriften* * *[rI'plaɪ]1. n(written) Antwort f; (spoken also) Erwiderung f; (ESP COMPUT) Rückmeldung fin reply to your letter — in Beantwortung Ihres Briefes (form)
reply-paid envelope (Brit) — freigemachter Briefumschlag, Freiumschlag m
2. vtto reply (to sb) that... — (jdm) antworten, dass...
3. vi(to sth auf etw +acc) antworten; (spoken also) erwidern* * *reply [rıˈplaı]A v/ito sb jemandem;to sth auf etwas):he replied to our letter er beantwortete unser Schreiben;the enemy replied to our fire MIL der Feind erwiderte das Feuer2. JUR replizierenthat dass)C s Antwort f, Erwiderung f, Entgegnung f:a) in Beantwortung (gen),b) auf (akk) … hin,reply-paid telegram Telegramm n mit bezahlter Rückantwort;reply (postal) card (Post)Karte f mit Antwortkarte;make a reply → A 1;say in reply zur Antwort geben;there is no reply (from that number) TEL der Teilnehmer meldet sich nicht* * *1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbreply [to somebody/something] — [jemandem/auf etwas (Akk.)] antworten
3. nounreply that... — antworten, dass...
Antwort, die (to auf + Akk.)in/by way of reply — als Antwort
in reply to your letter — in Beantwortung Ihres Schreibens (Amtsspr.)
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a (an) political (reply, pointless, empty, ready-made, arid and tiresome, excellent) speech политический (ответный, бессмысленный, пустой, злободневный, сухой и утомительный, великолепный) докладEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) political speech
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speech; (обращение) address; (обличительная) diatribe, invective; (торжественная) orationвыступать с речью — to take the floor, to make / to give a speech; to deliver an address
выступать с речью на конференции / собрании — to address a conference / a meeting
произносить речь — to deliver / to give / to make a speech
произнести речь на приёме — to make a speech / to deliver an address at a reception
взволнованная / страстная речь — impassioned speech
восторженная речь — effusive talk, impassioned address
вступительная речь — opening address / speech; (при вступлении в должность, на открытии выставки, музея и т.п.) inaugural address
зажигательная / пламенная речь — fiery speech
заключительная речь — closing / concluding speech
первая речь (особ. нового члена правительства, парламента) — maiden speech
приветственная речь — complimentary / welcoming speech, salutary speech / address, speech of welcome
пространная / растянутая речь — lengthy speech
пылкая речь — fiery / vehement speech
тронная речь (произносится на официальном открытии сессии парламента Великобритании, в ней излагается программа деятельности правительства на время работы парламента) — Address / Speech from the Throne
ура-патриотическая речь — Fourth of July speech амер. разг.; speech full of spead-eagle разг.
речь с выражением согласия баллотироваться на пост президента или губернатора (США) — speech of acceptance
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I [briːf]••II 1. [briːf]with a brief for — preposto a [environment, immigration]
2) dir. fascicolo m., verbale m.2.nome plurale briefs (undergarment) slip m.••III [briːf]to hold a watching brief on sb. — tenere d'occhio qcn
verbo transitivo informare, ragguagliare [politician, worker] (on di, su); dare istruzioni a [police, troops]; dare (delle) direttive a [artist, designer]* * *[bri:f] 1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) breve2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) memoria3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) dare istruzioni a- briefing- briefly
- briefs
- brevity
- briefcase
- in brief* * *brief (1) /bri:f/n.1 (GB) direttive (pl.); istruzioni (pl.): design brief, direttive per la progettazione; to work to a brief, seguire delle direttive2 (GB) incarico; compito; mandato: My brief is to investigare the matter, sono incaricato di investigare la faccenda; It is not within my brief, non rientra nei miei compiti (o nel mio mandato)3 (leg.) comparsa; memoria; esposto4 (leg.) causa affidata a un ► «barrister»: to hold a brief for sb., essere il difensore di q.; to take a brief, accettare di difendere q.5 (fam., leg.) ► «barrister»; difensore7 (eccles.) breve papale8 (al pl.) mutandine; slip● (GB) brief bag, cartella (da avvocato); borsa □ (GB) to hold no brief for, non prendere le difese di; non difendere: I hold no brief for such a solution, non difendo questa soluzione.♦ brief (2) /bri:f/a.2 conciso; breve: I will be brief, sarò breve; in brief, in breve; in poche parole; the news in brief, i titoli principali ( di un telegiornale, ecc.)(to) brief /bri:f/v. t.1 dare istruzioni a; informare; ragguagliare: to brief pilots before a mission, dare istruzioni ai piloti prima di una missione; I briefed her on the new measures, la ragguagliai sulle nuove misure2 (leg.) dare istruzioni a (un ► «barrister»).* * *I [briːf]••II 1. [briːf]with a brief for — preposto a [environment, immigration]
2) dir. fascicolo m., verbale m.2.nome plurale briefs (undergarment) slip m.••III [briːf]to hold a watching brief on sb. — tenere d'occhio qcn
verbo transitivo informare, ragguagliare [politician, worker] (on di, su); dare istruzioni a [police, troops]; dare (delle) direttive a [artist, designer] -
9 वक्र _vakra
वक्र a.1 Crooked (fig. also), bent, curved, winding, tortuous; वक्रः पन्था यदपि भवतः प्रस्थितस्योत्तराशाम् Me. 27; Ku.3.29.-2 Roundabout, indirect, eva- sive, circuitous, equivocal, ambiguous (as a speech); किमेतैर्वक्रभणितैः Ratn.2; वक्रवाक्यरचनारमणीयः...... सुभ्रुवां प्रववृते परिहासः Śi.1.12; see वक्रोक्ति also.-3 Cur- led, curling, crisped (as hair).-4 Retrograde (as motion).-5 Dishonest, fraudulent, crooked in disposition.-6 Cruel, malignant (as a planet); वक्राः स्युः पञ्चषष्ठे$र्के अतिवक्रा नगाष्टगे । नवमे दशमे चैव जायते सहजा गतिः ॥ Jyotistattvam.-7 Prosodially long.-क्रः 1 The planet Mars.-2 The planet Saturn.-3 N. of Śiva.-4 N. of the demon Tripura.-5 A nose.-क्रम् 1 The bend or arm of a river.-2 Retrograde motion (of a planet).-3 A form of fracture.-Comp. -अङ्गम् a crooked limb.(-ङ्गः) 1 a goose.-2 the ruddy goose.-3 a snake.-आख्यम् tin.- इतर a. straight.-उक्तिः f. a figure of speech consisting in the use of evasive speech or reply, either by means of a pun, or by an affected change of tone; Mammaṭa thus defines it:-- यदुक्तमन्यथा वाक्यमन्यथा- न्येन योज्यते । श्लेषेण काक्वा वा ज्ञेया सा वक्रोक्तिस्तथा द्विधा K. P.9; for example see the opening stanza in Mu. (धन्या केयं स्थिता ते &c.).-2 equivocation, insinuation, inue- ndo; सुबन्धुर्बाणभट्टश्च कविराज इति त्रयः । वक्रोक्तिमार्गनिपुणाश्चतुर्थो विद्यते न वा ॥.-3 sarcasm.-कण्टः the jujube tree.-कण्टकः the Khadira tree.-कीलः a curved iron for stri- king an elephant.-खड्गः, -खड्गकः a sabre, scimitar.-ग, -गत a. having a retrograde motion (as a planet).-गति, -गामिन् a.1 winding, meandering.-2 fraudu- lent, dishonest. (-तिः f.) a crooked or tortuous motion, winding gait.-गुल्फः, -ग्रीवः a camel.-चञ्चुः a par- rot.-तालम्, -ताली a particular wind-instrument.-तुण्डः 1 an epithet of Gaṇeśa.-2 a parrot.-दंष्ट्रः a boar.-दृश् a. looking obliquely, squinting.-दृष्टि a.1 squint-eyed, squinting.-2 having a malignant or evil look.-3 envious. (-f.) squint, an oblique look.-घी a. dishonest, deceitful.-नक्रः 1 a parrot.-2 a low man.-नासिकः an owl.-पदम् a cloth marked with various patterns.-पुच्छः, -पुच्छिकः a dog.-पुष्पः the Palāśa tree.-प्लुत a. leaping in curves.-बालधिः, -लाङ्गूलः a dog.-भणितम् prevarication, evasion.-भावः 1 crookedness.-2 deceit.-रेखा a curved line.-वक्त्रः a hog.-संस्थ a. placed transversely. -
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11 उत्तर
úttara1) mfn. (compar. fr. 1. ud;
opposed to adhara;
declined Gram. 238. a), upper, higher, superior (e.g.. uttaredantās, the upper teeth) RV. AV. TS. ChUp. Ragh. etc.;
northern (because the northern part of India is high) AV. Mn. Suṡr. Pañcat. etc.;
left (opposed to dakshiṇa orᅠ right, because in praying the face being turned to the east the north would be on the left hand) AV. KātyṠr. MBh. etc.;
later, following, subsequent, latter, concluding, posterior, future RV. AV. KātyṠr. MBh. Ragh. Hit. etc. (opposed to pūrva, etc. e.g.. uttaraḥkālaḥ, future time;
uttaraṉvākyam, a following speech, answer, reply;
phalamuttaram, subsequent result, future consequence;
varshôttareshu, in future years);
followed by (e.g.. smôttara mfn. followed by sma Pāṇ. 3-3, 176);
superior, chief, excellent, dominant, predominant, more powerful RV. AV. ;
gaining a cause (in law);
better, more excellent RV. ;
m. N. of a son of Virāṭa MBh. ;
of a king of the Nāgas L. ;
N. of a mountain Kathās. ;
of several men;
(ās) m. pl. N. of a school;
(ā), of. (scil. diṡ) the northern quarter, the north Kathās. etc.;
N. of each of the Nakshatras that contain the word uttara (cf. uttara-phalgunī, etc.);
N. of a daughter of Virāṭa andᅠ daughter-in-law of Arjuna MBh. ;
of a female servant Lalit. ;
(e) f. du. the second andᅠ third verse of a Tṛica ( orᅠ a stanza consisting of three verses);
(ās) f. pl. the second part of the Sāma-saṃhitā;
(am) n. upper surface orᅠ cover MBh. Ragh. Daṡ. etc.;
the north R. Dhūrtas. ;
the following member, the last part of a compound;
answer, reply Ragh. R. Prab. etc.;
(in law) a defence, rejoinder, a defensive measure;
contradiction Car. ;
(in the Mimāṇsā philosophy) the answer (the fourth member of an adhikaraṇa orᅠ case);
superiority, excellence, competency R. Pañcat. Kathās. etc.;
result, the chief orᅠ prevalent result orᅠ characteristic, what remains orᅠ is left, conclusion, remainder, excess, over andᅠ above, (often ifc. e.g.. bhayôttara, attended with danger, having danger as the result;
dharmôttara, chiefly characterized by virtue;
shashṭy-uttaraṉsahasram, one thousand with an excess of sixty, i.e. 1060;
saptôttaraṉṡatam, 107);
remainder, difference (in arithmetic);
N. of a song Yājñ. ;
N. of each of the Nakshatras that contain the word uttara;
a particular figure in rhetoric;
N. of the last book of the Rāmāyaṇa;
(am) ind. at the conclusion, at the end e.g.. bhavad-uttaram, having the word bhavat at the end;
asrôttaramīkshitā, looked at with tears at the close i.e. with a glance ending in tears;
afterwards, thereafter;
behind MBh. etc.;
in the following part (of a book);
+ cf. Gk. ὕστερος
út-tara2) mfn. crossing over;
to be crossed (cf. dur-uttara)
- उत्तरकल्प
- उत्तरकाण्ड
- उत्तरकामाख्यतन्त्र
- उत्तरकाय
- उत्तरकाल
- उत्तरकुरु
- उत्तरकोशला
- उत्तरक्रिया
- उत्तरखण्ड
- उत्तरखण्डन
- उत्तरग
- उत्तरगीता
- उत्तरग्रन्थ
- उत्तरंग
- उत्तरच्छद
- उत्तरज
- उत्तरज्या
- उत्तरज्योतिष
- उत्तरतन्त्र
- उत्तरतर
- उत्तरतस्
- उत्तरतापनीय
- उत्तरत्र
- उत्तरदन्त
- उत्तरदायक
- उत्तरदिक्स्थ
- उत्तरदिगीश
- उत्तरदिश्
- उत्तरदेश
- उत्तरद्रु
- उत्तरधर्म
- उत्तरधारय
- उत्तरधुरीण
- उत्तरधेय
- उत्तरनाभि
- उत्तरनारायण
- उत्तरपक्ष
- उत्तरपट
- उत्तरपथ
- उत्तरपथिक
- उत्तरपद
- उत्तरपदिक
- उत्तरपदकीय
- उत्तरपर्वत
- उत्तरपश्चार्ध
- उत्तरपश्चिम
- उत्तरपाद
- उत्तरपुरस्तात्
- उत्तरपुराण
- उत्तरपूर्व
- उत्तरप्रच्छद
- उत्तरप्रत्युत्तर
- उत्तरप्रोष्ठपदा
- उत्तरफल्गुनी
- उत्तरफाल्गुनी
- उत्तरबर्हिस्
- उत्तरभक्तिक
- उत्तरभद्रपदा
- उत्तरभाद्रपदा
- उत्तरभाग
- उत्तरमति
- उत्तरमन्द्रा
- उत्तरमात्र
- उत्तरमानस
- उत्तरमार्ग
- उत्तरमीमांसा
- उत्तरमूल
- उत्तरयुग
- उत्तररहित
- उत्तररामचरित
- उत्तररूप
- उत्तरलक्षण
- उत्तरलक्ष्मन्
- उत्तरलोमन्
- उत्तरवयस
- उत्तरवल्ली
- उत्तरवस्ति
- उत्तरवस्त्र
- उत्तरवादिन्
- उत्तरवासस्
- उत्तरवीथि
- उत्तरवेदि
- उत्तरशान्ति
- उत्तरशैल
- उत्तरसक्थ
- उत्तरसंज्ञित
- उत्तरसाक्षिन्
- उत्तरसाधक
- उत्तरहनु
- उत्तरांस
- उत्तरागार
- उत्तराङ्ग
- उत्तराद्रि
- उत्तराधर
- उत्तराधिकार
- उत्तराधिकारिन्
- उत्तरापथ
- उत्तराभास
- उत्तराभिमुख
- उत्तराम्नाय
- उत्तरायण
- उत्तरारणि
- उत्तरार्क
- उत्तरार्चिक
- उत्तरार्थ
- उत्तरार्ध
- उत्तरार्ध्य
- उत्तरावत्
- उत्तराशा
- उत्तराश्मन्
- उत्तराश्रमिन्
- उत्तराश्रित
- उत्तराषाढा
- उत्तरासङ्ग
- उत्तरासद्
- उत्तराह
- उत्तरेतरा
- उत्तरोत्तर
- उत्तरोत्तरिन्
- उत्तरोष्ठ
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उक्त p. p.1 Said, spoken.-2 Uttered, spoken (opp. to अनुमित or संभावित).-3 Told, addressed; असावनुक्तो $पि सहाय एव Ku.3.21.-4 Indicated; असता छाययोक्ताय सदाभासाय ते नमः Bhāg.8.3.14.-क्तम् A speech, words collectively; a sentence.-क्तम्, -क्ता A stanza of four lines with one syllabic instant, (there being one long or two short syllables in each).-Comp. -अनुक्त a. spoken and not spoken.-उपसंहारः a brief description, resume, peroration, recapitulation.-निर्वाहः defending an asser- tion.-पुंस्कः a word (feminine or neuter) of which also a masculine exists, and the meaning of which differs from that of the masculine only by the notion of gender.-प्रत्युक्तम् speech and reply, discourse.-वर्जम् ind. except the case mentioned.-वाक्यम् a dictum, decree. -
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वाकम् A fight of cranes.-कः [वच्-घञ्]1 Speech- uttering; as in नमोवाकं प्रशास्महे U.1.1; सूक्तवाकेनातितरा- मुदितगुणगणावतारसुजयः Bhā.5.1.1.-2 Voice (वाणी); सर्व- मिदमभ्यात्तो$वाक्यनादरः Ch. Up.3.14.2.-3 Text (संहिता); a Vedic portion containing mantras; यं वाकेष्वनुवाकेषु निष- त्सूपनिषत्सु च (गुणन्ति) Mb.12.49.26.-Comp. -उपवाकम् speech and reply, dialogue. -
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19 ответный
прлreturn attrотве́тный визи́т/матч — return visit/match
отве́тная речь — speech in reply
отве́тные ме́ры — retaliatory measures
отве́тная реа́кция — response
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20 spirited
ˈspɪrɪtɪd прил. живой, смелый, энергичный;
горячий (о лошади) spirited reply ≈ бойкий ответ spirited translation ≈ яркий перевод spirited speech ≈ пылкая речь Syn: lively живой, энергичный;
горячий, пылкий - * critique смелая критика - * attack энергичная атака - * conversation оживленный разговор - * discussion горячий спор - * features выразительные черты лица - * reply задорный ответ - * translation яркий перевод - to give a * performance играть с подъемом (- spirited) как компонент сложных слов настроенный каким-л. образом: - high-spirited пылкий, горячий - low-spirited подавленный ~ в сложных словах означает имеющий такой-то характер или находящийся в таком-то расположении духа;
lowspirited в подавленном состоянии spirited p. p. от spirit ~ в сложных словах означает имеющий такой-то характер или находящийся в таком-то расположении духа;
lowspirited в подавленном состоянии ~ живой, смелый, энергичный;
горячий (о лошади) ;
spirited reply бойкий ответ;
spirited translation яркий перевод;
spirited speech пылкая речь ~ живой, смелый, энергичный;
горячий (о лошади) ;
spirited reply бойкий ответ;
spirited translation яркий перевод;
spirited speech пылкая речь ~ живой, смелый, энергичный;
горячий (о лошади) ;
spirited reply бойкий ответ;
spirited translation яркий перевод;
spirited speech пылкая речь ~ живой, смелый, энергичный;
горячий (о лошади) ;
spirited reply бойкий ответ;
spirited translation яркий перевод;
spirited speech пылкая речьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > spirited
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