Перевод: с английского на все языки

со всех языков на английский

the blue pencil of the censor

См. также в других словарях:

  • blue pencil — noun : any instrument (as a blue pencil) with which an editor makes deletions; also : the act or an instance of deleting the book is a good one; vigorous use of a blue pencil would have made it better Keith Hutchison * * * blue pencil noun A… …   Useful english dictionary

  • blue-pencil — verb cut or eliminate she edited the juiciest scenes • Syn: ↑edit, ↑delete • Derivationally related forms: ↑deletion (for: ↑delete) • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • blue-pen|cil — blue pencil, 1. a pencil (traditionally blue) used to make corrections, deletions, or other changes in editing a manuscript: »Most people imagine that an editor s life consists in sitting in an armchair wielding a blue pencil (Science News). 2. a …   Useful english dictionary

  • censor — [v] forbid; ban; selectively remove abridge, blacklist, black out*, bleach, bleep*, blue pencil*, bowdlerize, clean up, conceal, control, cork*, criticize, cut, decontaminate, delete, drop the iron curtain*, edit, examine, excise, expurgate,… …   New thesaurus

  • blue — 1. adj., n., & v. adj. 1 having a colour like that of a clear sky. 2 sad, depressed; (of a state of affairs) gloomy, dismal (feel blue; blue times). 3 indecent, pornographic (a blue film). 4 with bluish skin through cold, fear, anger, etc. 5 Brit …   Useful english dictionary

  • censor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reviewer, critic; fault finder; watchdog. v. t. expurgate, delete; cut, edit; suppress, muzzle, silence. See deduction, secret. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inspector, judge, expurgator, guardian of… …   English dictionary for students

  • censor — 1. noun the film censors Syn: expurgator, bowdlerizer; examiner, inspector, editor 2. verb letters home were censored Syn: cut, delete parts of, make cuts in, blue pencil; edit, expurgate, bowdlerize, sanitize; informal cle …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • red-pencil — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to censor, correct, or revise with or as if with a red pencil much of the truth about the … peace talks has been red penciled R.C.Miller red penciling the program down to this figure Newsweek compare blue pencil * …   Useful english dictionary

  • expurgate — I verb abridge, amend by removing, blue pencil, bowdlerize, cancel, censor, clean up, cleanse, conceal, cross out, cut, cut out, delete, depurate, efface, eliminate, enforce censorship, erase, expunge, expurgare, free from objectionable content,… …   Law dictionary

  • edit — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, adapt, alter, amend, annotate, arrange, assemble, blip, blot out, blue pencil, bowdlerize, cancel, censor, change, clean up, comment upon, commentate, compile, compress, condense, copy, copy out,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Lord Chamberlain's Office — The Lord Chamberlain s Office is a department within the British Royal Household. It is presently concerned with matters such as protocol, state visits, investitures, garden parties, the State Opening of Parliament, royal weddings and funerals.… …   Wikipedia

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»