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m.1 high point.2 summit, peak.* * *1. SM1) (=colmo)el culmen de la ignorancia — the height of ignorance; (=persona) the epitome of ignorance
2) (=punto culminante)2.ADJel momento culmen de la campaña electoral — the culminating moment of the electoral campaign, the climax of the electoral campaign
* * *masculino (period) (de carrera, obra) highpoint, peak; (de perversidad, egoísmo) height* * *= zenith, crowning glory, pinnacle.Ex. Cataloging has been an art, a rather well-defined art and probably close to its zenith in its present form.Ex. The new library should indeed be the ' crowning glory of the school system'.Ex. There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.----* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* * *masculino (period) (de carrera, obra) highpoint, peak; (de perversidad, egoísmo) height* * *= zenith, crowning glory, pinnacle.Ex: Cataloging has been an art, a rather well-defined art and probably close to its zenith in its present form.
Ex: The new library should indeed be the ' crowning glory of the school system'.Ex: There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* * *( period)este crimen es el culmen de la perversidad this crime is the height of evilel culmen de su carrera artística the high point o the peak of her artistic career* * *culmen nmhigh point;en el culmen de su carrera at the peak of her career -
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В ЗЕНИТЕ чего lit PrepP Invar the resulting PrepP is usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: human or obj-compl with застать кого etc obj: human)) at the moment or during a period when one enjoys maximum (fame, recognition), has maximum success (in one's career, life) etcat the peak (of one's ( s.o. fc) fame etc)at the high (crowning) point (of one's ( s.o. *s) career etc) in the prime (at the zenith) (of one's ( s.o. fc) life etc).Агафья Матвеевна была в зените своей жизни она жила и чувствовала, что жила полно, как прежде никогда не жила... (Гончаров 1). Agafya Matveyevna was in the prime of her life. She lived feeling that her life was full as it had never been before (1a). Agafya Matveyevna was at the zenith of her existence: she lived feeling that her life had never been so full before... (1b). -
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[PrepP; Invar; the resulting PrepP is usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: human) or obj-compl with застать кого etc (obj: human)]=====⇒ at the moment or during a period when one enjoys maximum (fame, recognition), has maximum success (in one's career, life) etc:- at the peak (of one's (s.o.'s) fame etc);- at the high (crowning) point (of one's (s.o.'s) career etc);- in the prime (at the zenith) (of one's (s.o.'s) life etc).♦ Агафья Матвеевна была в зените своей жизни; она жила и чувствовала, что жила полно, как прежде никогда не жила... (Гончаров 1). Agafya Matveyevna was in the prime of her life. She lived feeling that her life was full as it had never been before (1a). Agafya Matveyevna was at the zenith of her existence: she lived feeling that her life had never been so full before... (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в зените
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