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1. adjective1) (of small thickness or diameter) dünn2) (not fat) dünna tall, thin man — ein großer, hagerer Mann
as thin as a rake or lath — spindeldürr
3) (narrow) schmal [Baumreihe]; dünn [Linie]4) (sparse) dünn, schütter [Haar]; fein [Regen, Dunst]; spärlich [Publikum, Besuch]; gering [Beteiligung]; dünn [Luft]he is already thin on top or going thin on top — bei ihm lichtet es sich oben schon
be thin on the ground — (fig.) dünn gesät sein
vanish or disappear into thin air — (fig.) sich in Luft auflösen
5) (coll.): (wretched) enttäuschend, unbefriedigend [Zeit]. See also academic.ru/74544/thick">thick 2.2. adverb 3. transitive verb,- nn-1) (make less deep or broad) dünner machen3) (reduce in number) dezimieren4. intransitive verb,- nn- [Haar, Nebel:] sich lichten; [Menschenmenge:] sich zerstreuenPhrasal Verbs:- thin out* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) dünn3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) dünn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) licht5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) fadenscheinig2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) sich lichten- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *<- nn->[θɪn]I. adj\thin line feine [o schmale] Liniethere's a \thin line between love and hate die Grenze zwischen Liebe und Hass ist fließend2. (slim) person dünna \thin man ein hagerer Mann\thin rain feiner Regen; (lacking oxygen) air dünn4. (sparse) spärlichhe is already \thin on top sein Haar lichtet sich schon langsam5. (very fluid) dünn[flüssig]\thin disguise dürftige Verkleidung\thin excuse fadenscheinige Ausrede\thin smile leichtes Lächeln\thin sound leiser Ton\thin voice zarte Stimme7. (come to an end)to wear \thin ( also fig) [langsam] zu Ende gehen, erschöpft seinthe soles of my shoes are wearing \thin mein Schuhsohlen werden immer dünner8.▶ out of \thin air aus dem Nichts▶ to have a \thin time [of it] eine schlimme Zeit durchmachen▶ to be \thin-skinned dünnhäutig seinII. vt1. (make more liquid)▪ to \thin sth [down] etw verdünnen2. (remove some)they've \thinned the forest der Wald wurde gelichtetto \thin sb's hair jds Haare ausdünnen [o SCHWEIZ a. erdünnen3. (in golf)to \thin the ball den Ball oberhalb der Mitte treffenIII. vi1. (become weaker) soup, blood dünner werden; crowd sich akk zerstreuen; fog sich akk lichten; hair dünner werden, sich akk lichten* * *[ɵɪn]1. adj (+er)1) (= not fat) dünn2) (= not thick) paper, slice, string, wall, blood, dress dünn; liquid dünn(flüssig); (= narrow) column schmal3) (= sparse) hair, grass dünn, schütter; eyebrows schütter, licht; vegetation gering, spärlich, kümmerlich (pej); population, crowd klein, kümmerlich (pej)to appear out of thin air — aus dem Nichts auftauchen
5) (fig: weak, poor) voice, smile schwach, dünn; excuse schwach, fadenscheinig; disguise, story line, plot schwach; trading, profits geringa thin majority —
she had a thin time of it (dated inf) to give sb a thin time of it (dated inf) — es war nicht gerade schön für sie jdm das Leben schwer machen
2. adv (+er)spread, cut dünn; lie dünn, spärlich3. vtpaint, sauce, ozone layer verdünnen; trees, ranks lichten; hair ausdünnen; blood dünner werden lassen4. vi(fog, crowd) sich lichten; (hair also) schütter werden; (ozone layer) dünner werden; (population) abnehmen* * *thin [θın]A adj (adv thinly)1. allg dünn:2. dünn, schmächtig, mager3. dünn, licht (Haar):thin rain feiner Regen;he is rather thin on top sein Haar ist schon ziemlich licht4. fig spärlich, dünn:thin attendance spärlicher Besuch, geringe Beteiligung;be thin on the ground dünn gesät sein, Mangelware sein;a thin house THEAT eine schwach besuchte Vorstellung;thin profits pl geringer Profit;thin vegetation spärliche Vegetation5. dünn, schwach (Bier, Stimme etc)7. fig mager, dürftig, spärlich:he had a thin time umg es ging ihm mies8. fig fadenscheinig (Ausrede etc)9. fig seicht, substanzlos (Abhandlung etc)a) dünn(er) machen,b) eine Flüssigkeit verdünnen,d) eine Schlachtreihe, einen Wald etc lichten,e) Pflanzen weiter auseinandersetzena) dünn(er) werden,b) sich verringern,c) sich lichten, fig spärlicher werden, abnehmen:his hair is thinning sein Haar lichtet sich;* * *1. adjective1) (of small thickness or diameter) dünn2) (not fat) dünna tall, thin man — ein großer, hagerer Mann
as thin as a rake or lath — spindeldürr
3) (narrow) schmal [Baumreihe]; dünn [Linie]4) (sparse) dünn, schütter [Haar]; fein [Regen, Dunst]; spärlich [Publikum, Besuch]; gering [Beteiligung]; dünn [Luft]he is already thin on top or going thin on top — bei ihm lichtet es sich oben schon
be thin on the ground — (fig.) dünn gesät sein
2. adverb 3. transitive verb,vanish or disappear into thin air — (fig.) sich in Luft auflösen
- nn-1) (make less deep or broad) dünner machen2) (make less dense, dilute) verdünnen3) (reduce in number) dezimieren4. intransitive verb,- nn- [Haar, Nebel:] sich lichten; [Menschenmenge:] sich zerstreuenPhrasal Verbs:- thin out* * *adj.dünn adj.dünn werden adj.schlank adj. -
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[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenek2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) mršav3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) redek4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) redek5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) prazen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) razredčiti (se)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I [min]1.adjective ( thinly adverb)tanek; vitek, mršav, suh; lahek (obleka); nežen, fin, prozoren (tkanina); droben; redek, pičel; slabo obiskan (gledališka predstava ipd.); slab, lahek (pijača), razredčen, precéj redek, vodén; photography nejasen, brez kontrastov; agronomy reven, nerodoviten (zemlja); ničen, prazen (izgovor); plitev, brez vsebine (knjiga)thin attendance — slab obisk (predstave itd.)thin captain figuratively British English majhen ploščat prepečeneca thin house — slabo zasedena, prazna gledališka hišaon thin ice figuratively na nevarnih tleh, v kočljivem položajuthe thin end of the wedge figuratively prvi začetek, prvi korakthrough thick and thin — skozi ogenj in vodo, čez vse zapreke (težave)that is too thin — slang to je preveč prozorno;2.adverb (le v sestavljenkah) tanko, slabo, redko, neznatnothin-faced — ozkega, mršavega obrazaII [min]transitive verb(s)tanjšati; razredčiti (gozd); figuratively zmanjšati; intransitive verb (s)tanjšati se; razredčiti se, postati pičel (redek); zmanjšati se, oslabeti, upasti, shujšati; figuratively klinasto se stanjšatihis hair is thinning — lasje se mu redčijo; -
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[θɪn] 1. прил.1) тонкийthin rope — тонкая верёвка, тонкий канат
Syn:slender 1.2)Ant:thick 1.2) худой, худощавыйthin as a lath / rail / whippingpost — худой как щепка
Syn:Ant:fat 2.3)а) жидкий, слабый; водянистый, разбавленныйб) разреженный ( о газах)в) бедный, неплодородный, скудный (о земле, почве и т. п.)Syn:г) тусклый, слабый ( о свете)4) редкий, жидкий ( о растительности)5)а) малочисленный (о населении, публике)б) незаполненный, полупустой; ограниченный, скудный ( по количеству)Syn:7) тонкий, высокий ( о голосе)8) неубедительный, шаткий; безосновательныйa thin disguise — неубедительная ложь, неубедительный обман
Syn:flimsy 2., unconvincing9) разг. неприятный; трудный, тяжёлый••2. гл.1)а) делать тонким, утончать, истощатьShe had thinned her lips for utterance of a desperate thing. (G. Meredith) — Она скорбно поджала губы перед тем, как произнести печальную весть.
Syn:attenuate 2.б) делаться тонким, утончаться, истощатьсяв) заострять2) = thin down / out худетьHer face thinned down. — Её лицо похудело.
Mary has thinned down a lot since last year. — По сравнению с прошлым годом, Мэри сильно похудела.
Syn:3)а) оскудеватьб) редетьв) пустеть (о помещении, месте)The population of the villages is thinning down now that so many people are going to the cities. — Количество жителей в деревне сейчас уменьшается, потому что многие люди уезжают жить в города.
4)а) = thin down разжижатьб) = thin down разжижаться, становиться менее насыщеннымв) = thin out прореживать (растения, посевы)•Syn:•- thin out -
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1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) delgado3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) aguado, poco espeso, claro4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ralo, fino, escaso5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) poco convincente
2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) disminuir; disiparse; dispersarse- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out
thin adj1. delgado / finoafter her diet, she's a lot thinner después del régimen, está mucho más delgada2. líquido / aguadotr[ɵɪn]1 (person) delgado,-a, flaco,-a1 (thing) delgado,-a, fino,-a2 (liquid - soup, sauce) poco espeso,-a, claro,-a; (- rain) fino,-a1 (hair) escaso,-a, fino,-a y poco abundante; (vegetation) poco tupido,-a1 (audience, crowd) poco numeroso,-a; (response, attendance) escaso,-a2 (voice) débil3 (excuse, argument) pobre, poco convincente1 finamente1 (fog, mist) disiparse2 (audience, crowd, traffic) hacerse menos denso,-a, disminuir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas thin as a rake más flaco,-a que un paloto be thin on the ground haber muy poco,-ato have a thin time of it pasarlas canutas: hacer menos denso, diluir, aguar (un líquido), enrarecer (un gas)thin vi: diluirse, aguarse (dícese de un líquido), enrarecerse (dícese de un gas)1) lean, slim: delgado, esbelto, flaco2) sparse: ralo, escasoa thin beard: una barba rala3) watery: claro, aguado, diluido4) fine: delgado, finothin slices: rebanadas finasadj.• aguado, -a adj.• consumido, -a adj.• delgado, -a adj.• descarnado, -a adj.• escuálido, -a adj.• fino (Delgado) adj.• flaco, -a adj.• flojo, -a adj.• grácil adj.• inconsistente adj.• ligero, -a adj.• magro, -a adj.• pilongo, -a adj.• ralo, -a adj.• tenue adj.v.• adelgazar v.• aguar v.• clarear (Alimentación) v.• enrarecer v.θɪn
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1)a) <layer/slice/wall/ice> delgado, fino2)a) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce> claro, poco espeso, chirle (RPl)3) (weak, poor) < voice> débil; <excuse/argument/disguise> pobre, poco convincente
II
to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas
III
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- nn- transitive verb \<\<paint\>\> diluir*, rebajar; \<\<sauce\>\> aclarar, hacer* menos espeso
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viPhrasal Verbs:- thin out[θɪn]1. ADJ(compar thinner) (superl thinnest)1) (=not fat) [person, legs, arms] delgado, flaco pej; [waist] delgado, estrecho; [face] delgado; [nose] delgado, afilado; [lips] fino; [animal] flacoyou're getting thin, aren't you eating enough? — te estás quedando muy delgado, ¿comes lo suficiente?
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she was painfully thin — estaba tan flaca que daba pena verla- be as thin as a rake2) (=not thick) [layer, sheet] fino, delgado; [wall] delgado; [slice, line, fabric] fino•
a thin layer of paint — una capa fina de pintura•
a thin volume of poetry — un delgado tomo de poesíathe joke had begun to wear very thin — (fig) la broma ya empezaba a resultar muy pesada
my patience is wearing thin — (fig) se me está agotando or acabando la paciencia
- be or skate or walk on thin ice- have a thin skinline I, 1., 1)3) (=watery) [custard, sauce, paint] poco espeso4) (=not dense) [smoke, fog, rain] fino5) (=sparse) [beard, hair] ralo, escaso; [eyebrows] fino, delgado; [crowd] escaso, poco numeroso- be thin on the ground- be thin on top6) (=unconvincing) [excuse] pobre, poco convincente; [evidence] poco concluyente; [argument, essay, script] pobre, flojo7) (=weak) [voice] aflautado8) (Econ) [profit] escaso9) (=lacking oxygen) [air, atmosphere] enrarecido, rarificadoout of/into thin air —
he disappeared or vanished into thin air — despareció como por arte de magia, se lo tragó la tierra
2.ADV (=thinly)•
slice the potatoes very thin — corta las patatas en rodajas muy finasspread 2., 5)•
spread the butter very thin — untar una capa muy fina de mantequilla3. VTgreenhouse gases are thinning the ozone layer — los gases que causan el efecto invernadero están haciendo que la capa de ozono sea cada vez menos espesa
4.VI (also: thin out) (=lessen) [fog] aclararse; [ozone layer] hacerse menos espeso; [crowd] disminuir; [population] mermar, reducirse- thin out* * *[θɪn]
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1)a) <layer/slice/wall/ice> delgado, fino2)a) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce> claro, poco espeso, chirle (RPl)3) (weak, poor) < voice> débil; <excuse/argument/disguise> pobre, poco convincente
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to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas
III
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- nn- transitive verb \<\<paint\>\> diluir*, rebajar; \<\<sauce\>\> aclarar, hacer* menos espeso
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viPhrasal Verbs:- thin out -
5 Beteiligung
Beteiligung f 1. BÖRSE stake, (participating) interest; 2. FIN equity holding, interest, int.; 3. GEN involvement; stake (an einem Unternehmen); 4. POL turnout (Wahl); 5. RW participation, share; 6. WIWI trade investments • eine Beteiligung an etw. erwerben GEN acquire an interest in sth, acquire a stake in sth* * *f 1. < Börse> stake, (participating) interest; 2. < Finanz> equity holding, interest (int.) ; 3. < Geschäft> an einem Unternehmen stake, involvement; 4. < Pol> Wahl turnout; 5. < Rechnung> participation, share; 6. <Vw> trade investments ■ eine Beteiligung an etw. erwerben < Geschäft> acquire an interest in sth, acquire a stake in sth* * *Beteiligung
participation, sharing, (Anlage) investment, (Anteil) share, interest, (Gesellschaftsanteil) amount invested [in a company], contribution to capital, stake, (Mitwirkung) cooperation, collaboration, (Teilnehmerzahl) attendance, (Unterstützung) support, contribution;
• mit der Aussicht späterer Beteiligung with a view to partnership;
• mit Beteiligung am Gewinn participating;
• Beteiligungen holdings, shareholdings, stockholdings (US), (Bilanz) investments, equitable (equity) interests;
• steuerlich absetzbare Beteiligung tax-deductive share;
• ausländische Beteiligungen foreign interests;
• finanzielle Beteiligung [financial] interest, financial holding (participation);
• formale (nominelle) Beteiligung nominal participation (interest);
• geringe Beteiligung thin attendance;
• industrielle Beteiligung industrial participation;
• kommanditistische Beteiligung limited partnership interest;
• maßgebliche Beteiligung controlling interest;
• minimale Beteiligung little or no participation;
• prozentuale Beteiligung quota;
• staatliche Beteiligung government[al] participation (interest);
• stille Beteiligung secret (sleeping, Br., dormant, silent, US) partnership;
• verschiedene Beteiligungen (Bilanz) sundry investments and interests;
• Beteiligung an etw. exposure to s. th.;
• Beteiligungen durch Aktienbesitz shareholdings (Br.), stockholdings (US);
• Beteiligung am staatlichen Altersversorgungswerk contracting into the state pension scheme;
• Beteiligung der Angestellten (Belegschaft) am Aktienkapital employee share (Br.) (stock, US) ownership;
• Beteiligung der Arbeiter und Angestellten am Gewinn industrial partnership, profit sharing;
• Beteiligungen im Ausland foreign investments;
• Beteiligungen an Banken und Bankfirmen shareholding stockholding (US), interest in foreign banks;
• Beteiligung an einem Dokumentengeschäft negotiating a documentary credit;
• Beteiligung Dritter am Rechtsstreit third-party notice;
• Beteiligung an der Geschäftsführung management sharing (US);
• Beteiligungen an Gesellschaften investment in companies (corporations, US);
• Beteiligung am Gewinn share of profits, profit sharing;
• Beteiligung an einem Konsortium underwriting participation;
• Beteiligung an den Kosten shareholding of costs;
• Beteiligung an der Patentverwertung interest in the patent exploitation;
• Beteiligung der Pensionskasse pension fund’s holdings;
• Beteiligung am Stammkapital equity participation;
• Beteiligung an Tochter- und Konzerngesellschaften investments in subsidiaries and associated companies;
• Beteiligung von erheblichem Umfang material interests;
• Beteiligung an einem Unternehmen participation in an enterprise;
• Beteiligung am Verlust sharing of loss;
• Beteiligung anderer Versicherer co-insurance;
• gute (schlechte) Beteiligung an der Wahl heavy (small) poll;
• Beteiligung an einer Werbesendung co-sponsoring;
• Beteiligungen und andere Wertpapiere (Bilanz) bonds and other interests;
• Beteiligung abgeben to realize an investment;
• jem. eine Beteiligung an seinem Geschäft anbieten to offer s. o. an interest in one’s business;
• seine Beteiligung aufgeben to withdraw one’s money from a business, to stand down;
• mehrere Beteiligungen besitzen to have holdings in several companies;
• Beteiligung erwerben to secure an interest;
• Beteiligung durch Erlassen der Rückzahlung von Staatskrediten erwerben to buy its way in by waiving repayment of state loans;
• an einem Unternehmen in großzügiger Weise Beteiligungen erwerben to launch a corporation on an acquisition drive;
• seine Beteiligung zu erkennen geben to disclose one’s interest;
• mehrere Beteiligungen haben to have holdings in several companies (corporations, US);
• seine Beteiligung den Steuerbehörden offen legen to reveal one’s holdings to the tax authorities;
• Beteiligung realisieren to realize an investment;
• unter lebhafter Beteiligung der Bevölkerung stattfinden to be accompanied by demonstrations of public sympathy;
• j. zur Beteiligung an etw. veranlassen to interest s. o. in s. th.;
• seine Beteiligung verkaufen to sell out one’s share of business;
• sich in immer größerem Ausmaß Beteiligungen zulegen to play the acquisition game;
• volle Beteiligung zugesagt full interest admitted. -
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1. (физически) weak(тънък) thin(мършав) lean, spare(хилав) feeble, puny(крехък, неустойчив) trail, slenderслаб в лицето thin in the face, thin-facedслаб в колената weak in the knees, weak-kneedслабо здраве poor/weak/delicate/feeble healthслабо зрение weak eyes, defective/poor eyesight2. (безсилен) weakслаба воля weak will, feebleness of will3. (лек нетраен) slight, light; flimsyслаб вятър a gentle/light breezeслаб дъжд a slight/gentle/soft rainслаб удар/натиск a slight/light blow/pressureслаб а преграда a fragile/frail partitionслаба следа a faint markслаб плат/материал cloth/material that wears easily, flimsy cloth/materialслаб конец thread that breaks easilyслаб възел a loose knotслаб искра тех. a thin spark4. (с малко сила) weak, faint, feeble(за питие, разтвор) weakслаб звук a weak/faint soundслаб глас a weak/faint/small voiceслаб дъх a faint scentслаб шум a slight/faint noiseслаб пулс a low/weak pulseслабо лекарство a weak/mild medicineслаб огън a low/gentle fireслаб ток ел, a weak currentслаба бира weak/thin/small beerслаба болка a slight painслаба светлина a faint/poor/dim lightслаб струя a thin stream, trickle5. (лек, незначителен, недостатъчен) slight, poorслаб наклон a gentle slopeслаба червенина a slight flushслаба ирония slight/gentle ironyслаби признаци slight symptomsслаба земя poor landслаб а реколта a poor crop, a crop failureслаба храна poor nourishment; a slender diet6. (незадоволителен, прен. несолиден) poor(за търговия, дисциплина) slackслаб интерес a low/mild interestслаб артист/писател/ученик a poor actor/writer/studentслаб довод a poor/feeble/lame/thin argumentслаб опит/протест a feeble attempt/protestслаб резултат a meagre resultслаб по граматика/математика weak in grammar/mathsслаба бележка a poor markслаба надежда a slender/slight/faint hopeслаба памет a poor/bad/weak memoryслаба подготовка poor preparationслаб а утеха poor consolation, cold comfortслаба страна a weak pointслабо извинение a slim/lame/flimsy excuseслабо посещение poor attendanceслаби изгледи slender chances7. същ. (слаба бележка) poor markслаба работа a poor thing/affair, pale stuff, разг. nothing to write home aboutслабо място a weak/blind point, a raw spot; foible, failingслабо познанство a slight/bowing acquaintanceслаб глагол грам. a weak verbслаб ми е ангелът вж. ангел* * *слаб,прил.1. ( физически) weak; ( тънък) thin; ( мършав) lean, spare; ( хилав) feeble, puny; ( крехък, неустойчив) frail, slender; \слаб в лицето thin in the face, thin-faced; \слабо зрение weak eyes, defective/poor eyesight;2. ( безсилен) weak, effete; \слаба воля weak will, feebleness of will; със \слаба воля weak-willed, weak of will;3. ( лек; нетраен) slight, light; flimsy; \слаб възел loose knot; \слаб вятър gentle/light breeze; \слаб дъжд slight/gentle/soft rain; \слаб плат/материал cloth/material that wears easily, flimsy cloth/material; \слаба искра техн. thin spark;4. (с малко сила) weak, faint, feeble, effete; (за питие, разтвор) weak; готвя на \слаб огън cook over a gentle/low fire, cook gently; \слаб звук weak/faint sound; \слаб огън low/gentle fire; \слаб пулс low/weak pulse; \слаб ток ел. weak current; \слаб шум slight/faint noise; \слаба болка slight pain; \слаба светлина faint/poor/dim light; \слаба струя thin stream, trickle; \слабо лекарство weak/mild medicine;5. ( лек, незначителен, недостатъчен) slight, poor; \слаб наклон gentle slope; \слаба реколта poor crop, crop failure; \слаба храна poor nourishment; slender diet; \слаби признаци slight symptoms;6. ( незадоволителен, прен. несолиден) poor; (за търговия, дисциплина) slack; \слаб артист/писател/ученик poor actor/writer/student; \слаб интерес low/mild interest; \слаб опит/протест feeble attempt/protest; \слаб по граматика/математика weak in grammar/maths; \слаб резултат meagre result; \слаба връзка slight connection, ( между хора) slender bond; \слаба надежда slender/slight/faint hope; \слаба памет poor/bad/weak memory; \слаба подготовка poor preparation; \слаба страна weak point; \слаба утеха poor consolation, cold comfort; \слабо посещение poor attendance;7. като същ. ( слаба оценка) poor mark; амер. разг. flunk; • намирам \слабото място на някого find the joint/chink in s.o.’s armour; get on the soft/blind side of s.o.; \слаб глагол език. weak verb; \слаба работа poor thing/affair, pale stuff, разг. nothing to write home about; \слабо място weak/blind point, raw spot; foible, failing; flaw; социално \слаб needy, in the lowest income bracket.* * *weak (и физически): слаб will - слаба воля, a слаб verb - слаб глагол (грам.); thin (тънък); delicate (за светлина); faint: a слаб sound - слаб звук, a слаб smile - слаба усмивка; feeble: слаб hopes - слаби надежди; light: слаб wind - слаб ветрец; slight ; meagre: Your results at the test are слаб. - Резултатите ти от теста са слаби.; mean ; mild (за лекарство); nerveless: He is a слаб painter. - Той е слаб художник.; powerless (звук отдалече); rickety ; scanty (за реколта); slack ; sleep (за надежда); slim ; small: your chances are слаб - шансовете ти са слаби; soft ; tenuous; watery (за цвят)* * *1. (безсилен) weak 2. (за питие, разтвор) weak 3. (за търговия, дисциплина) slack 4. (крехък, неустойчив) trail, slender 5. (лек 6. (лек, незначителен, недостатъчен) slight, poor 7. (мършав) lean, spare 8. (незадоволителен, прен. несолиден) poor 9. (с малко сила) weak, faint, feeble 10. (тънък) thin 11. (физически) weak 12. (хилав) feeble, puny 13. СЛАБ a връзка a slight connection, (между хора) a slender bond 14. СЛАБ а преграда a fragile/frail partition: СЛАБa следа a faint mark 15. СЛАБ а реколта a poor crop, a crop failure 16. СЛАБ а утеха poor consolation, cold comfort 17. СЛАБ артист/ писател/ученик a poor actor/writer/student 18. СЛАБ в колената weak in the knees, weak-kneed 19. СЛАБ в лицето thin in the face, thin-faced 20. СЛАБ възел a loose knot 21. СЛАБ вятър a gentle/light breeze 22. СЛАБ глагол грам. a weak verb 23. СЛАБ глас a weak/faint/small voice 24. СЛАБ довод a poor/feeble/lame/thin argument 25. СЛАБ дъжд a slight/gentle/soft rain 26. СЛАБ дъх a faint scent 27. СЛАБ звук a weak/faint sound 28. СЛАБ интерес a low/mild interest 29. СЛАБ искра mex. a thin spark 30. СЛАБ конец thread that breaks easily 31. СЛАБ ми е ангелът вж. ангел 32. СЛАБ наклон а gentle slope 33. СЛАБ огън a low/gentle fire 34. СЛАБ опит/протест a feeble attempt/protest 35. СЛАБ пo граматика/математика weak in grammar/maths 36. СЛАБ плат/материал cloth/material that wears easily, flimsy cloth/material 37. СЛАБ пулс a low/weak pulse 38. СЛАБ резултат a meagre result 39. СЛАБ струя a thin stream, trickle 40. СЛАБ ток ел, a weak current 41. СЛАБ удар/натиск a slight/light blow/pressure 42. СЛАБ шум a slight/faint noise 43. СЛАБa бележка a poor mark 44. СЛАБa бира weak/thin/small beer 45. СЛАБa болка a slight pain 46. СЛАБa воля weak will, feebleness of will 47. СЛАБa земя poor land 48. СЛАБa ирония slight/gentle irony 49. СЛАБa надежда a slender/slight/faint hope 50. СЛАБa памет a poor/bad/weak memory 51. СЛАБa подготовка poor preparation 52. СЛАБa работа a poor thing/affair, pale stuff, разг. nothing to write home about 53. СЛАБa светлина a faint/poor/dim light 54. СЛАБa страна a weak point 55. СЛАБa храна poor nourishment;a slender diet 56. СЛАБa червенина a slight flush 57. СЛАБo здраве poor/weak/delicate/feeble health 58. СЛАБo зрение weak eyes, defective/poor eyesight 59. СЛАБo извинение a slim/lame/ flimsy excuse 60. СЛАБo лекарство a weak/ mild medicine 61. СЛАБo място a weak/blind point, a raw spot;foible, failing 62. СЛАБo посещение poor attendance 63. СЛАБи изгледи slender chances 64. СЛАБи признаци slight symptoms 65. СЛАБо познанство a slight/ bowing acquaintance 66. водата е СЛАБа there's barely a trickle of water 67. готвя на СЛАБ огън cook over a gentle/low fire, cook gently 68. намирам СЛАБото място на някого find the joint/chink in s.o.'s armour 69. нетраен) slight, light;flimsy 70. социално СЛАБ needy, in the lowest income bracket 71. със СЛАБa воля weak-willed, weak of will 72. същ. (слаба бележка) poor mark -
8 desaparecer
v.1 to disappear.me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappearedserá mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a whiledesaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!La tristeza desaparece al amanecer Sadness disappears at dawn.Sus dudas desaparecieron His doubts disappeared.2 to go missing.* * *1 (dejar de estar) to disappear\desaparecer del mapa figurado to vanish off the face of the earthhacer desaparecer to cause to disappear, hide 2 (quitar) to get rid of* * *verbto disappear, vanish* * *1. VI1) [persona, objeto] to disappear, go missinghan desaparecido dos niños en el bosque — two children have disappeared o gone missing in the wood
me han desaparecido diez euros — ten euros of mine have disappeared o gone missing
mapa¡desaparece de mi vista! — get out of my sight!
2) [mancha, olor, síntoma] to disappear, go (away)3) euf (=morir) to pass away2.VT LAm (Pol) to disappeardesaparecieron a los disidentes — they disappeared the dissidents, the dissidents were disappeared
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( de lugar) to disappearc) ( de la vista) to disappeardesapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd
2.desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear* * *= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.Ex. This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.Ex. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex. This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex. The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex. With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.Ex. The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.Ex. Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.Ex. It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex. When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.Ex. The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex. He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.Ex. The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.Ex. These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.Ex. Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.Ex. The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.----* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.* que no desaparece = lingering.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( de lugar) to disappearc) ( de la vista) to disappeardesapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd
2.desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear* * *= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.Ex: The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.* que no desaparece = lingering.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* * *desaparecer [E3 ]vi1 (de un lugar) to disappeardesapareció sin dejar huella he disappeared o vanished without trace, he did a vanishing trick o a disappearing act ( hum)hizo desaparecer el sombrero ante sus ojos he made the hat disappear o vanish before their very eyesen esta oficina las cosas tienden a desaparecer things tend to disappear o go missing in this office2 «dolor/síntoma» to disappear; «cicatriz» to disappear, go; «costumbre» to disappear, die outlo dejé en remojo y la mancha desapareció I left it to soak and the stain came outtenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas he had to get rid of the evidence3 (de la vista) to disappearel sol desapareció detrás de una nube the sun disappeared o went behind a cloudel ladrón desapareció entre la muchedumbre the thief disappeared o vanished into the crowddesaparece de mi vista antes de que te pegue ( fam); get out of my sight before I wallop you ( colloq)( Andes)1 (de un lugar) to disappearse desaparecieron mis gafas my glasses have disappeared2 (de la vista) to disappear* * *
desaparecer ( conjugate desaparecer) verbo intransitivo [persona/objeto] to disappear;
[dolor/síntoma/cicatriz] to disappear, go;
[ costumbre] to disappear, die out;
[ mancha] to come out
desaparecerse verbo pronominal (Andes) to disappear
desaparecer verbo intransitivo to disappear: me ha desaparecido la cartera, I can't find my wallet
el sol desapareció detrás de las nubes, the sun vanished behind the clouds
♦ Locuciones: desaparecer del mapa/de la faz de la tierra, to vanish off the face of the earth
' desaparecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confundirse
- disipar
- escabullirse
- lance
- magia
- mapa
- obliterar
- perderse
- volar
- volatilizarse
- camino
- comer
- ir
- pasar
- quitar
- sacar
English:
disappear
- dissipate
- linger
- lost
- magic away
- melt away
- sink away
- trace
- vanish
- face
- melt
- missing
* * *♦ videsapareció tras las colinas it dropped out of sight behind the hills;me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared;hizo desaparecer una paloma y un conejo he made a dove and a rabbit vanish;será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while;desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth;¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!2. [dolor, síntomas, mancha] to disappear, to go;[cicatriz] to disappear; [sarpullido] to clear up3. [en guerra, accidente] to go missing, to disappear;muchos desaparecieron durante la represión many people disappeared during the crackdown♦ vtAm [persona] = to detain extrajudicially during political repression and possibly kill* * *I v/i disappear, vanishII v/t L.Am.disappear fam, make disappear* * *desaparecer {53} vt: to cause to disappeardesaparecer vi: to disappear, to vanish* * *desaparecer vb to disappear -
9 excuse
̘. ̈n.ɪksˈkju:s
1. сущ.
1) а) извинение, реабилитация( for) to make (up) an excuse for ≈ извиняться за to accept an excuse ≈ принимать извинение to reject an excuse ≈ отвергать/не принимать извинение, не простить Syn: alibi, apologia, apology, pardon б) мн. сожаление( о чем-либо несделанном) в) письменное уведомление о невозможности присутствовать( где-л.)
2) повод, предлог, причина;
оправдание, объяснение to find excuse ≈ искать отговорку an acceptable, good ≈ уважительная причина convincing ≈ убедительная причина feeble, flimsy, lame, poor, weak ≈ плохая отговорка glib excuse ≈ благовидный предлог plausible excuse ≈ правдоподобная причина ready-made excuse ≈ готовая отговорка unacceptable excuse ≈ неприемлемая отговорка valid excuse ≈ веская причина an excuse for being late ≈ причина опоздания Syn: pretext, justification, reason
2. гл.
1) а) извиняться( for), просить прощения excuse me! ≈ извините!, виноват! б) оправдываться, искать оправдания Syn: pardon, condone, forgive
2) а) освобождать( от работы, обязанности) (from) We must ask you to excuse us from sending you a quotation. ≈ Мы должны просить Вас освободить нас от обязанности послать Вам предложение. б) уйти, покинуть помещение (с чьего-либо позволения) He excused the class. ≈ С позволения (преподавателя) он вышел из класса.
3) оправдывать, извинять, объяснять Nothing can excuse such neglect. ≈ Ничто не может служить оправданием такой небрежности. Syn: justify извинение - there is no * for it это непростительно - give them my *s извинитесь перед ними за меня - I owe you every * for my behaviour yesterday я должен принести вам глубочайшее извинение за мой вчерашний поступок оправдание - in * в оправдание - this is no * это не может служить оправданием /извинением/ - without good * без уважительной причины - it affords ample * for... это служит достаточным оправданием для... - ignorance of the law is no * незнание закона не может служить оправданием отговорка, предлог - lame /poor, thin/ * слабая /неубедительная/ отговорка - on /under/ various *s под разными предлогами - to make /to offer/ *s оправдываться, находить отговорки - he had numerous *s to offer for being late он находил многочисленные отговорки /предлоги/, чтобы оправдать свои опоздания - he is good at making *s он всегда сумеет отговориться повод, предлог - he gave his audience an * for yawning его выступление не могло не заставить слушателей зевать - * for a prosecution повод для привлечения к суду - * for aggression предлог для агрессии освобождение( от обязанности, работы и т. п.) (презрительное) бракованный экземпляр;
суррогат;
подделка - that coward is barely an * for a man этот трус просто пародия на человека - his latest effort is a poor * for a novel его последнее произведение - это суррогат романа извинять, прощать - * me! прости(те) !, виноват!, извини(те) ! - please * my interruption извините, что я вас перебиваю - * my glove простите, что я не снял перчатку (при рукопожатии) - * me for coming late, * my coming late извините за опоздание - please * the delay( канцелярское) просим извинить нас за задержку служить оправданием - this does not * him это его не оправдывает - to be *d by law находить юридическое оправдание - injustice *s strong responses несправедливость оправдывает энергичный отпор освобождать (от обязанности, работы) - to * smb. from attendance освободить кого-л. от присутствия, разрешить кому-л. не присутствовать (на собрании и т. п.) - I cannot * you from attending the classes я не могу освободить вас от посещения /отпустить вас с/ занятий - we will * your presence мы разрешаем вам не присутствовать - he asked to be *d from the lesson он просил отпустить его с урока - he was *d the entrance fee он был освобожден от вступительного взноса извиняться, просить прощения - he *d himself for being so careless он извинился за свою неосторожность просить разрешения удалиться - I *d myself from the table я извинился и вышел из-за стола отпрашиваться;
просить освободить (от чего-л.) - he *d himself from participating in the card game он попросил уволить его от участия в карточной игре - I should like to * myself from attending the meeting разрешите мне не присутствовать на собрании оправдываться;
отговариваться чем-л. - he *d himself by saying he was not well disposed в свое оправдание он сослался на нездоровье excuse извинение, оправдание;
in excuse (of smth.) в оправдание (чего-л.) ;
ignorance of the law is no excuse незнание закона не может служить оправданием ~ извинение ~ извинять, прощать;
excuse me! извините!, виноват!;
excuse my coming late, excuse me for coming late простите меня за опоздание ~ извинять ~ оправдание ~ освобождать (от работы, обязанности) ;
your attendance today is excused вы можете сегодня не присутствовать;
you're excused мы вас не задерживаем, можете быть свободны ~ освобождать от обязанности ~ освобождение (от обязанности) ~ освобождение от обязанности ~ отговорка, предлог;
a poor excuse неудачная, слабая отговорка;
to offer excuses оправдываться ~ отговорка ~ предлог ~ служить оправданием, извинением;
excuse me for living! ирон. уж и спросить нельзя! ~ служить оправданием to ~ from duty воен. освободить от несения службы ~ извинять, прощать;
excuse me! извините!, виноват!;
excuse my coming late, excuse me for coming late простите меня за опоздание ~ извинять, прощать;
excuse me! извините!, виноват!;
excuse my coming late, excuse me for coming late простите меня за опоздание ~ служить оправданием, извинением;
excuse me for living! ирон. уж и спросить нельзя! ~ извинять, прощать;
excuse me! извините!, виноват!;
excuse my coming late, excuse me for coming late простите меня за опоздание to ~ oneself извиняться;
оправдываться oneself: ~ pron refl. себя;
себе;
to excuse oneself извиняться excuse ~ извиняться excuse извинение, оправдание;
in excuse (of smth.) в оправдание (чего-л.) ;
ignorance of the law is no excuse незнание закона не может служить оправданием excuse извинение, оправдание;
in excuse (of smth.) в оправдание (чего-л.) ;
ignorance of the law is no excuse незнание закона не может служить оправданием lawful ~ законное оправдание ~ отговорка, предлог;
a poor excuse неудачная, слабая отговорка;
to offer excuses оправдываться ~ отговорка, предлог;
a poor excuse неудачная, слабая отговорка;
to offer excuses оправдываться ~ освобождать (от работы, обязанности) ;
your attendance today is excused вы можете сегодня не присутствовать;
you're excused мы вас не задерживаем, можете быть свободны ~ освобождать (от работы, обязанности) ;
your attendance today is excused вы можете сегодня не присутствовать;
you're excused мы вас не задерживаем, можете быть свободны -
10 cut
1. n порез; разрезcut set — разрез; сечение
2. n резаная рана3. n резаниеresultant cut surface — поверхность, обработанная резанием
4. n глубина резания5. n спец. разрез; пропил; выемка6. n спец. канал; кювет7. n спец. насечка8. n спец. сильный удар9. n спец. отрезанный кусок; вырезка; срезa cut from the joint — вырезка, филей
10. n спец. настриг11. n спец. отрез12. n спец. отрезок13. n спец. очертание, абрис, контур14. n спец. профиль15. n спец. покрой16. n спец. стрижка, фасон стрижкиcrew cut — мужская короткая стрижка «ёжик»
poodle cut — короткая женская стрижка «пудель»
17. n спец. сокращение, снижение; уменьшениеtax cut — сокращение налогов; уменьшение налоговых ставок
18. n спец. сокращение; вырезка части текста; купюраcut out — вырезать; делать вырезки
to cut down — отрезать, нарезать на части
19. n спец. путь напрямик, кратчайший путьto take a short cut — пойти кратчайшим оскорбление, выпад; насмешка; удар
to cut off a corner — срезать угол, пойти напрямик
20. n спец. разг. прекращение знакомства21. n спец. разг. пропускattendance was compulsory, and no cuts were allowed — посещение было обязательным, и никакие пропуски не разрешались
22. n спец. разг. доля23. n спец. разг. отдельный номер на долгоиграющей пластинке24. n проф. грамзапись25. n проф. сеанс грамзаписи26. n проф. гравюра на дереве27. n проф. карт. снятие28. n проф. кино монтажный кадр29. n проф. пролёт моста30. n проф. хим. погон, фракция31. n проф. захват32. n проф. ж. -д. отцеп33. n проф. горн. выруб34. n проф. эл. отключение нагрузки35. n проф. австрал. новозел. отделённая часть стада36. n проф. австрал. новозел. разг. телесное наказание37. n спорт. удар мяча на правую сторону поля38. n спорт. срезка мячаa cut and thrust — пикировка, оживлённый спор
39. a разрезанный; срезанный; порезанныйcut in strips — разрезать на полосы; разрезанный на полосы
40. a скроенный41. a шлифованный; гранёный42. a сниженный, уменьшенныйcut down — выторговать; убедить снизить цену
43. a кастрированный44. a разг. подвыпивший45. a сл. разведённый, разбавленный; с примесями, нечистый46. v резать, разрезать47. v нанести резаную рану48. v резатьсяthe butter was frozen hard and did not cut easily — масло сильно замёрзло, и его трудно было резать
49. v срезать, отрезатьto cut off — отрезать, обрезать
50. v нарезать51. v стричь, подстригать52. v сокращать, снижать; уменьшать53. v сокращать путь, брать наперерезcut by half — сокращать наполовину; сокращенный наполовину
54. v сокращать, урезывать; делать купюру55. v вырезатьcut and paste — "вырезать и вставлять"
56. v кроить57. v ударить; причинить острую боль58. v огорчать, обижать; ранить59. v пересекать, перекрещивать60. v перегрызать, прогрызать61. v разг. удирать, убегать62. v разг. резко изменить направление, побежать в другую сторону63. v разг. переставать, прекращать64. v разг. амер. лишать политической поддержки; голосовать против, вычеркнуть кандидатуру65. v разг. разг. не замечать, не узнавать, игнорироватьI took off my hat to her but he cut me dead — я поклонился ей, но она сделала вид, что не замечает меня
66. v разг. карт. сниматьto cut for deal — снимать колоду для того, чтобы определить, кто должен сдавать
67. v разг. делать антраша68. v разг. жив. выделяться, выступать слишком резкоcolours that cut — цвета, которые режут глаз
69. v разг. новозел. разг. кончать, заканчивать, докончить70. v тех. обрабатывать режущим инструментом, снимать стружку71. v тех. полигр. обрезать книжный блокcut off — обрезать, отрезать, отрубать, отсекать
72. v тех. сверлить, бурить73. v тех. стр. тесать, стёсывать74. v тех. эл. отключать, отсоединять75. v тех. радио76. v тех. отстраиваться77. v тех. переключать с одной программы на другуюподрубать, делать вруб
78. v тех. вет. засекаться79. n редк. жребийСинонимический ряд:1. thin (adj.) dilute; diluted; thin; watered-down; watery; weak2. abatement (noun) abatement; curtailment; decrease; reduction3. fashion (noun) fashion; form; garb; kind; mode; sort; stamp; style4. furrow (noun) ditch; furrow; hollow; trench5. incision (noun) channel; incision; nip; passage; pierce; rent; stab; trim; wound6. part (noun) division; member; moiety; parcel; part; piece; portion; section; segment7. share (noun) allotment; allowance; bite; lot; partage; quota; share8. slice (noun) gash; slash; slice; slit; split9. slight (noun) rebuff; slight; snub10. type (noun) breed; cast; caste; character; class; description; feather; ilk; kidney; manner; mold; mould; nature; order; persuasion; species; stripe; type; variety; way11. bisect (verb) bisect; cross; divide; intersect12. carve (verb) carve; cleave; dissect; dissever; sever; split; sunder13. carved (verb) carved; cleaved or clove/cleaved; dissected; dissevered; severed; sundered14. clipped (verb) clipped; cropped; lowered; marked down; mowed/mowed or mown; pared; pruned; reduced; shaved/shaved or shaven; sheared/sheared or shorn; trimmed15. cold-shoulder (verb) cold-shoulder; ostracize; snob; snub16. cut off (verb) crop; cut off; guillotine; lop; lop off; truncate17. delete (verb) delete; omit18. diluted (verb) diluted; thinned; weakened19. fell (verb) chop; fell; hew; hewed20. felled (verb) chopped; felled; hewed/hewed or hewn21. gashed (verb) gashed; incised; pierced; slashed; sliced22. harvest (verb) harvest; mow; reap23. hollow out (verb) dig; disembowel; eviscerate; excavate; excise; hollow out24. insult (verb) hurt; insult; move; slight; touch; wound25. make (verb) facet; fashion; make; sculpt; whittle26. operate (verb) open up; operate27. operated (verb) opened up; operated28. ostracized (verb) ostracized; snubbed29. penetrate (verb) claw; gash; incise; lance; penetrate; pierce; score; scratch; slash; slit30. reduce (verb) cut down; diminish; lessen; lopped; lower; mark down; pare; reduce; shave; shorn31. sheer (verb) sheer; skew; slue; swerve; veer; yawed32. shorten (verb) abbreviate; abridge; bob; condense; curtail; cut back; retrench; shorten33. shortened (verb) abbreviated; abridged; curtailed; retrenched; shortened34. shun (verb) rebuff; shun; spurn35. skip (verb) skip36. slice (verb) chisel; haggle; mangle; rive; slice37. thin (verb) attenuate; dilute; dissolve; thin; water; water down; weaken38. trim (verb) clip; prune; shear; skive; snip; trimАнтонимический ряд:expand; include; increase -
11 excuse
{iks'kju:z}
I. 1. извинявам, прощавам, оправдавам
EXCUSE my coming late извинете, че закъснях
2. освобождавам (от задължение, данъци, присъствие и пр.) (и с from)
to EXCUSE someone a fine опрощавам някому глоба
your attendance today is EXCUSEd днес можете да не присъствате
to EXCUSE oneself искам разрешение да си отида, извинявам се, че си отивам
II. 1. извинение, оправдание
2. предлог, причина, претекст
to make/offer EXCUSEs оправдавам се, търся начин да се измъкна
by way of EXCUSE за да се оправдая
3. нещо непълноценно/неудачно
poor EXCUSE for a film много слаб филм* * *{iks'kju:z} v 1. извинявам, прощавам; оправдавам; excuse my coming (2) {iks'kju:s} n 1. извинение, оправдание; 2. предлог, причин* * *оправдание; оправдавам; оправдавам се; претекст; предлог; прощавам; извинение;* * *1. by way of excuse за да се оправдая 2. excuse my coming late извинете, че закъснях 3. i. извинявам, прощавам, оправдавам 4. ii. извинение, оправдание 5. poor excuse for a film много слаб филм 6. to excuse oneself искам разрешение да си отида, извинявам се, че си отивам 7. to excuse someone a fine опрощавам някому глоба 8. to make/offer excuses оправдавам се, търся начин да се измъкна 9. your attendance today is excused днес можете да не присъствате 10. нещо непълноценно/неудачно 11. освобождавам (от задължение, данъци, присъствие и пр.) (и с from) 12. предлог, причина, претекст* * *excuse[iks´kju:z] I.v 1. извинявам, прощавам, оправдавам; \excuse me! извинете! извинявайте! моля! пардон! \excuse my saying so извинете (простете) смелостта ми; \excuse my coming late извинете, че закъснях; nothing can \excuse such behaviour нищо не оправдава такова поведение; I could never \excuse him for being so rude никога не можах да му простя, че беше толкова груб; 2. освобождавам (от задължения, данъци и пр.); may I be \excused from writing this essay? може ли да не пиша това есе?; \excuse me from coming with you извинете ме, че не мога да ви придружа; \excuse me getting up разг. прощавайте, че не ставам; your attendance today is \excused днес може да не присъствате; II.[iks´kju:s] n 1. извинение, оправдание; he has no \excuse for being so late той няма никакво оправдание за закъснението си; in \excuse of his bad temper за да оправдае лошото си настроение; to advance an \excuse поднасям извиненията си, извинявам се; ignorance of the law is no \excuse незнанието на закона не оправдава никого; 2. предлог, причина, претекст; a lame ( poor, thin) \excuse слаб (недостатъчен) претекст; глупаво извинение; to make ( offer) \excuses оправдавам се; търся начин да се измъкна; by way of \excuse за да се оправдая; 3. освобождаване (от задължения и пр.). -
12 slim
slɪm
1. прил.
1) а) стройный, тонкий, худой( обыкн. о людях, животных) Syn: thin
1., slender б) скроенный таким образом, чтобы подчеркнуть стройность фигуры - об одежде
2) разг. слабый, скудный, небольшой, незначительный We had a very slim audience, not more than a dozen. ≈ У нас было мало посетителей, не больше дюжины. slim health ≈ хрупкое здоровье slim attendance ≈ плохая посещаемость They seemed to have rather slim faith in the stability of the structure. ≈ Казалось, они слабо верили в прочность этого сооружения. Syn: small
1., slight
2., poor
1., scanty
3) хитрый, пронырливый, коварный;
ловкий, проворный( о людях, поступках) Syn: sly, cunning
2., crafty, wily, artful, adroit
2. гл.
1) (по) худеть, (по) терять в весе;
(тж. slim down) She is slimming. ≈ Она худеет (сидит на диете). All the women should slim in order to use less fabric. ≈ Всем женщинам надо похудеть, чтобы на на изготовление их одежды уходило меньше ткани.
2) сокращать, уменьшать;
(тж. slim down) to slim the budget ≈ сократить бюджет ∙ slim down тонкий, стройный - * figure( leg, tree trunk) стройная фигура (нога, - ое дерево) - this dress will make you appear *mer это платье будет вас худить незначительный, несущественный - a * chance of recovery( of success) малый шанс на выздоровление( на успех) - * attendance плохая посещаемость неубедительный, шаткий - a * exuse шаткое оправдание, отговорка - upon the *mest of evidence по самым неубедительным показаниям;
бездоказательно, необоснованно хитрый, ловкий уменьшаться в весе;
худеть делать тонким, стройным;
худить спускать вес, стараться похудеть;
сидеть на диете slim амер. легкий( о завтраке и т. п.) ~ разг. слабый, скудный;
незначительный;
a slim chance of success слабая надежда на успех ~ тонкий, стройный ~ хитрый ~ v худеть, терять в весе, похудеть, потерять в весе ~ разг. слабый, скудный;
незначительный;
a slim chance of success слабая надежда на успех -
13 schwach
I Adj.1. allg. weak; Stimme: weak, faint; Hoffnung, Lächeln: faint; Motor: low-powered; Batterie: low; Puls: weak, faint; Ton, Geruch: faint; Licht: dim; schwache Ähnlichkeit slight resemblance; schwaches Anzeichen faint sign; schwacher Beifall half-hearted applause; schwache Beteiligung low ( oder poor) turnout; schwache Erinnerung faint ( oder vague, dim) recollection; schwacher Esser poor eater; das schwache Geschlecht the weaker sex; schwaches Lob faint praise; schwache Stelle weak spot; eine schwache Stunde a moment of weakness; schwacher Trost small consolation; schwacher Versuch feeble attempt; schwacher Widerstand weak resistance; einen schwachen Willen haben be weak-willed; schwacher Wind slight ( oder light) breeze2. (schlecht) Mannschaft etc., Schüler: weak; umg. (enttäuschend) hopeless; Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Gehör: poor; schwache Leistung poor ( oder weak) performance; schwache Vorstellung THEAT. poor performance; umg., fig. (schlechte Leistung) poor show; ein schwaches Bild bieten put up ( oder on) a poor show; schwache Seite Schwäche 2; eines der schwächeren Stücke Brechts one of Brecht’s weaker plays; in Erdkunde ist sie schwach geography is her weak subject, she’s not very good at geography; ein Stützkurs für die Schwächeren a support program(me) for weaker pupils; sozial schwach socially disadvantaged; die sozial Schwachen the socially disadvantaged3. (nachgiebig) soft; schwach werden weaken; fig. (nachgeben) auch relent; (erliegen) succumb; er wurde schwach fig. auch his resistance broke down; bei dem Anblick wurde ich schwach umg. I melted at the sight; sich schwach zeigen show one’s weakness; mach mich nicht schwach! umg. don’t say things like that!; nur nicht schwach werden! umg. don’t give in!; mir wird ganz schwach, wenn ich daran denke umg. I go weak at the knees just at the thought (of it)4. schwächer werden weaken (further), grow weaker; Nachfrage: fall off, decrease; Sehkraft: deteriorate; Ton, Licht: fade; schulisch, künstlerisch: abflauen, nachlassenII Adv.:1. schwach aktiv PHYS., Substanz: low-level; schwach radioaktiv PHYS.... emitting low-level radioactivity, low-level radioactive...; schwach besetzt SPORT, Team: weak; Turnier: with a poor entry; Stadion etc.: half empty; schwach besiedelt oder bevölkert Region: sparsely populated; schwach betont LING., Silbe: weakly stressed; schwach betont sein auch have a weak stress; schwach begabt not at all gifted; Schüler: low-ability; schwach besucht sein be poorly attended; schwach motorisiert low-powered; sich nur schwach wehren offer only weak resistance; sein Herz schlug nur noch schwach he only had a faint heartbeat; schwach dekliniertes Substantiv / Adjektiv weak noun / adjective* * *weak; frail; faint; slender; feeble; delicate; slight; feckless; flimsy; infirm; languid; lightweight; sinewed; lame; effete* * *schwạch [ʃvax]1. adj comp - er['ʃvɛçɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['ʃvɛçstə] weak (AUCH GRAM); Mensch, Greis, Begründung, Versuch, Aufführung, Alibi, Widerstand auch feeble; Konstitution auch frail; Gesundheit, Beteiligung, Gedächtnis poor; Ton, Anzeichen, Hoffnung, Bewegung faint, slight; Gehör poor, dull; Stimme weak, faint; Licht poor, dim; Wind light; (COMM) Nachfrage, Geschäft slack, pooror eine schwache Leistung (inf) — that's a poor show (inf)
jds schwache Seite/Stelle — sb's weak point/spot
in einem schwachen Augenblick, in einer schwachen Stunde — in a moment of weakness, in a weak moment
auf schwachen Beinen or Füßen stehen (fig) — to be on shaky ground; (Theorie) to be shaky
alles, was in meinen schwachen Kräften steht — everything within my power
mir wird schwach (lit) — I feel faint; (fig inf) it makes me sick (inf)
schwächer werden — to grow weaker, to weaken; (Augen) to fail, to grow worse; (Stimme) to grow fainter; (Licht) to (grow) dim; (Ton) to fade; (Nachfrage) to fall off, to slacken
der Schwächere — the weaker (person); (gegenüber Gegner) the underdog
2. adv comp -er,superl am -sten1) (= leicht) schlagen weakly; vibrieren, radioaktiv slightly; spüren, riechen, hören barely2) (= spärlich) besucht, bestückt poorlyschon bei schwach bewegtem Meer werde ich seekrank — as soon as there's the slightest swell I get seasick
* * *1) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) low2) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) faint3) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) faintly4) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) faintly5) feebly6) (weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) feeble7) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) flimsy8) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) weak9) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) weak10) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) weak11) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) weak12) (slenderly: slightly built.) slightly13) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) slight* * *<schwächer, schwächste>[ʃvax]I. adjkrank und \schwach weak and ill▪ der Schwächere/Schwächste the weaker/weakest person\schwacher Widerstand weak [or feeble] resistance2. (wenig selbstbewusst) Charakter weakeinen \schwachen Willen haben to be weak-willed3. (wenig leistend) weakin Rechtschreibung ist er ziemlich \schwach his spelling is rather poorein \schwacher Mitarbeiter/Sportler a poor worker/sportsmanein \schwacher Schüler a poor [or weak] pupilein \schwaches Gehör/Sehvermögen poor [or weak] hearing/eyesightim Alter wird das Gehör schwächer one's hearing becomes poorer in old age\schwache Gesundheit poor healtheine \schwache Konstitution haben to have a frail constitution5. (dürftig) weak, poor\schwaches Ergebnis poor resulteine \schwache Leistung a poor performance [or fam showes gibt noch einige \schwache Stellen in unserem Plan our plan has still got some weaknesses\schwache Ähnlichkeit remote resemblanceein \schwaches Anzeichen a faint [or slight] indicationein \schwacher Bartwuchs a sparse [growth of] beardeine \schwache Beteiligung [o Teilnahme] poor participationein \schwaches Interesse [very] little interest\schwache Nachfrage poor demandeine \schwache Resonanz a lukewarm response8. (leicht) weak\schwache Atmung faint breathingeine \schwache Bewegung a slight [or faint] movement\schwacher Druck light pressureein \schwacher Herzschlag a faint heartbeatein \schwacher Luftzug/Wind a gentle [or light] breeze/windeine \schwache Strömung a light current▪ schwächer werden to become fainter\schwaches Magnetfeld low-intensity magnetic fielddieser Motor ist zu \schwach this engine is not powerful enoughdas Licht wird schwächer the light is fading [or failing10. (dünn) Brett, Eisdecke thinein \schwaches Kettenglied a weak chain-link12.bei Schokoladentorte werde ich immer \schwach I can never resist chocolate gateaubei dem Gehalt würde wohl jeder \schwach werden anybody would be tempted by a salary like thatII. adv1. (leicht) faintlydas Herz schlug nur noch \schwach the heartbeat had become fainter hat sich nur \schwach gewehrt he didn't put up much resistance2. (spärlich) sparselynachts sind die Grenzübergänge \schwach besetzt the border crossings aren't very heavily [or well] manned at nightmit Nachschlagewerken sind wir nun wirklich nicht \schwach bestückt we really have got quite a few [or lot of] reference worksdie Ausstellung war nur \schwach besucht the exhibition wasn't very well [or was poorly] attendedIhre Tochter beteiligt sich in den letzten Monaten nur noch \schwach am Unterricht your daughter has hardly been participating in class in recent monthsdieses Problem hat mich immer nur \schwach interessiert this problem has never been of any great interest to me\schwach applaudieren to applaud sparingly4. (dürftig) feeblydie Mannschaft spielte ausgesprochen \schwach the team put up a feeble performanceder Arzt hat mir geraten, \schwach gesalzen zu essen my doctor has advised me not to add [too] much salt to my fooddas Essen ist zu \schwach gewürzt the food isn't spicy enough6. NUKL\schwach aktiv low level active\schwach aktiver Abfall low level active waste7. CHEM\schwach basisch weak basic\schwach flüchtig low volatile\schwach löslich weakly soluble* * *1.; schwächer, schwächst... Adjektiv1) (kraftlos) weak; weak, delicate <child, woman>; frail <invalid, old person>; low-powered <engine, car, bulb, amplifier, etc.>; weak, poor <eyesight, memory, etc.>; poor < hearing>; delicate <health, constitution>schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in
mir wird [ganz] schwach — I feel [quite] faint
2) (nicht gut) poor <pupil, player, runner, performance, result, effort, etc.>; weak <candidate, argument, opponent, play, film, etc.>das ist aber ein schwaches Bild! — (fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)
3) (gering, niedrig, klein) poor, low <attendance etc.>; sparse < population>; slight <effect, resistance, gradient, etc.>; light <wind, rain, current>; faint <groan, voice, pressure, hope, smile, smell>; weak, faint < pulse>; lukewarm <applause, praise>; faint, dim < light>; pale < colour>4) (wenig konzentriert) weak <solution, acid, tea, coffee, beer, poison, etc.>5) (Sprachw.) weak <conjugation, verb, noun, etc.>2.1) (kraftlos) weakly2) (nicht gut) poorly3) (in geringem Maße) poorly <attended, developed>; sparsely < populated>; slightly <poisonous, acid, alcoholic, sweetened, salted, inclined, etc.>; < rain> slightly; <remember, glow, smile, groan> faintly; lightly < accented>; < beat> weakly4) (Sprachw.)schwach gebeugt/konjugiert — weak
* * *A. adj1. allg weak; Stimme: weak, faint; Hoffnung, Lächeln: faint; Motor: low-powered; Batterie: low; Puls: weak, faint; Ton, Geruch: faint; Licht: dim;schwache Ähnlichkeit slight resemblance;schwaches Anzeichen faint sign;schwacher Beifall half-hearted applause;schwache Beteiligung low ( oder poor) turnout;schwache Erinnerung faint ( oder vague, dim) recollection;schwacher Esser poor eater;das schwache Geschlecht the weaker sex;schwaches Lob faint praise;schwache Stelle weak spot;eine schwache Stunde a moment of weakness;schwacher Trost small consolation;schwacher Versuch feeble attempt;schwacher Widerstand weak resistance;einen schwachen Willen haben be weak-willed;schwacher Wind slight ( oder light) breeze2. (schlecht) Mannschaft etc, Schüler: weak; umg (enttäuschend) hopeless; Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Gehör: poor;schwache Leistung poor ( oder weak) performance;ein schwaches Bild bieten put up ( oder on) a poor show;eines der schwächeren Stücke Brechts one of Brecht’s weaker plays;in Erdkunde ist sie schwach geography is her weak subject, she’s not very good at geography;ein Stützkurs für die Schwächeren a support program(me) for weaker pupils;sozial schwach socially disadvantaged;die sozial Schwachen the socially disadvantaged3. (nachgiebig) soft;er wurde schwach fig auch his resistance broke down;bei dem Anblick wurde ich schwach umg I melted at the sight;sich schwach zeigen show one’s weakness;nur nicht schwach werden! umg don’t give in!;mir wird ganz schwach, wenn ich daran denke umg I go weak at the knees just at the thought (of it)4.schwächer werden weaken (further), grow weaker; Nachfrage: fall off, decrease; Sehkraft: deteriorate; Ton, Licht: fade; schulisch, künstlerisch: → abflauen, nachlassen5.schwach auf der Brust sein umg be out of pocketB. adv:1.schwach radioaktiv PHYS … emitting low-level radioactivity, low-level radioactive …;schwach betont sein auch have a weak stress;schwach begabt not at all gifted; Schüler: low-ability;schwach besucht sein be poorly attended;schwach motorisiert low-powered;sich nur schwach wehren offer only weak resistance;sein Herz schlug nur noch schwach he only had a faint heartbeat;schwach dekliniertes Substantiv/Adjektiv weak noun/adjective2. (schlecht)schwach spielen play badly;schwach entwickelt poorly developed, underdeveloped…schwach im adj1. qualitätsmäßig:ausdrucksschwach inarticulate, lacking expressive power;inhaltsschwach with poor content2. leistungsmäßig:gedächtnisschwach with a poor memory;konditionsschwach unfit, in poor shape;konzentrationsschwach unable to concentrate properly;lernschwach with learning difficultiesmitgliederschwach with few members;PS-schwach low-powered* * *1.; schwächer, schwächst... Adjektiv1) (kraftlos) weak; weak, delicate <child, woman>; frail <invalid, old person>; low-powered <engine, car, bulb, amplifier, etc.>; weak, poor <eyesight, memory, etc.>; poor < hearing>; delicate <health, constitution>schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in
mir wird [ganz] schwach — I feel [quite] faint
2) (nicht gut) poor <pupil, player, runner, performance, result, effort, etc.>; weak <candidate, argument, opponent, play, film, etc.>das ist aber ein schwaches Bild! — (fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)
3) (gering, niedrig, klein) poor, low <attendance etc.>; sparse < population>; slight <effect, resistance, gradient, etc.>; light <wind, rain, current>; faint <groan, voice, pressure, hope, smile, smell>; weak, faint < pulse>; lukewarm <applause, praise>; faint, dim < light>; pale < colour>4) (wenig konzentriert) weak <solution, acid, tea, coffee, beer, poison, etc.>5) (Sprachw.) weak <conjugation, verb, noun, etc.>2.1) (kraftlos) weakly2) (nicht gut) poorly3) (in geringem Maße) poorly <attended, developed>; sparsely < populated>; slightly <poisonous, acid, alcoholic, sweetened, salted, inclined, etc.>; < rain> slightly; <remember, glow, smile, groan> faintly; lightly < accented>; < beat> weakly4) (Sprachw.)schwach gebeugt/konjugiert — weak
* * *adj.faint adj.feckless adj.feeble adj.flimsy adj.fragile adj.infirm adj.languid adj.slight adj.weak adj. adv.faintly adv.fecklessly adv.feebly adv.flimsily adv.infirmly adv.languidly adv.slightly adv.weakly adv. -
14 малолюдность
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15 meagre
1. a худой, тощий2. a недостаточный, скудныйmeagre income — очень скромная зарплата; скудный доход
3. a постный4. a недостаточный, ограниченный5. a бедный содержанием, сухойmeagre style — сухой, безжизненный слог
Синонимический ряд:1. poor (adj.) poor; puny; scant; scanty; skimpy; spare; sparse; stingy2. slight (adj.) inconsiderable; slight; unsubstantial3. thin (adj.) angular; bony; gaunt; lanky; lean; raw-boned; scrawny; skinny; slender; slim; thin -
16 قليل
قَلِيل \ insufficient: not enough (in power, ability, etc.): insufficient knowledge; insufficient food. little: small; (of children) very young and small; (of time or distance) short: a little book; two little boys; Wait a little while. low: not high; not great in amount: low price; a low speed. poor: too small in quantity: a poor supply of wood; a poor attendance at the meeting. scarce: not plentiful; difficult to get, for lack of supply: Water is scare in desert lands. slight: small and usu. unimportant: a slight change; slight fever. slim: (of hopes or chances, etc.) weak: a slim chance of escape. small: (with no adv. form) little: a small child; the smallest house in the village. \ See Also صغير (صَغِير) \ بِقَلِيل \ little: (with very, unless followed by an adjective or participle) not much; hardly at all: It rained very little in the night. He’s little better than a thief. slightly: a little: He’s slightly taller than I am. \ See Also قليلا (قَليلاً) \ قَلِيل \ little: (with a) some; a reasonable amount of: He speaks a little English. \ See Also شيء مِن \ قَلِيلُ الاحتِمال \ impatient: unable to suffer annoyance without complaining: I get impatient with her foolish questions. \ قَلِيلُ الأدَب \ disrespectful: showing lack of respect. \ قَلِيلُ الأَهَمِّيّة \ secondary: less important; not first in importance: a secondary road; a secondary reason. \ See Also ثانوي (ثانويّ) \ قَلِيلُ التَّبَصُّر \ short-sighted: unwisely thinking only of the present; not considering the future: short-sighted plans for a school, which will soon be too small. \ See Also قَصير النَّظَر \ قَلِيلٌ جدًّا \ few: not many; a very small number: He has few friends. His friends are very few. \ قَلِيلٌ جِدًّا \ so few, so little: such a small number or amount (of): He has so little money. \ See Also لدرجة كبيرة (لِدَرَجة كبيرة) \ قَلِيلٌ جدًّا مِن \ little: (only with singular nouns) hardly any; not a reasonable amount of: There’s (very) little food in the cupboard. \ قَلِيلُ الحَيَاء \ impudent: not respectful; shamelessly rude. \ قَلِيلُ الحَيْطَة \ short-sighted: unwisely thinking only of the present; not considering the future: short-sighted plans for a school, which will soon be too small. \ قَلِيلُ السُّمْك \ thin: (of material such as walls boards or sheets) not thick: Thin paper is easily torn. \ See Also رَقيق \ قَلِيلُ العِنايَة (بِعَمَلِهِ أو مَلْبَسِهِ) \ slovenly: lazy, careless and dirty (as shown in one’s dress and one’s ways). \ قَلِيلُ الغَوْر \ shallow: not deep: a shallow river; a shallow grave. \ See Also العُمْق \ قَلِيلُ الفاعِلِيّة \ inefficient: not working well; wasting time or power: Old machines are often inefficient. He is an inefficient clerk. \ قَلِيلُ الكَلام \ taciturn: not accustomed to talking much: He is taciturn by nature. \ قَلِيلٌ مِنْ \ any: pron. in questions; after if, whether: Have you any money? Have you any books on art? I wonder if/ whether she has any milk/ any bottles of milk?, after not and without: I haven’t got any money/ books. He did it without any difficulty, after never: We never eat any potatoes. little: small but reasonable amount: Every little helps. I gave her a little of my own share (see أيّ). \ See Also أي (أيّ) \ قَلِيلُ النشاط \ dull: (of business) not active; not selling much. -
17 meagre
ˈmi:ɡə прил.
1) а) худой, тощий, чахлый б) изнуренный, слабый, вялый to lead a meagre life ≈ вести вялый образ жизни Syn: lean, thin, emaciated
2) недостаточный;
небольшой, скудный Syn: insufficient, deficient
3) а) бедный содержанием;
ограниченный Syn: scanty б) постный( о режиме питания, еде) ∙ Syn: meager худой, тощий - * face худое лицо - he could hardly raise his * arms он с трудом поднимал свои худые /усохшие/ руки - to grow * похудеть недостаточный, скудный - * meal /repast/ скудная еда - * soil плохая /тощая/ земля - * income очень скромная зарплата;
скудный доход - they supplemented their * livelihood with pilfering они пополняли свои скудные /ничтожные средства/ при помощи мелкого воровства - the room had a very * look комната выглядела очень убого постный - * post постный стол - * dinner постный обед - to make * on Fridays поститься по пятницам недостаточный, ограниченный - * attendance( at a meeting) плохое посещение( собрания) бедный содержанием, сухой( о стиле) - * style сухой, безжизненный слог - to work on a * subject работать над мелкотравчатой темой meagre бедный содержанием;
ограниченный ~ недостаточный;
скудный, небольшой ~ постный ~ худой;
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18 excuse
1. [ıkʹskju:s] n1. извинениеI owe you every excuse for my behaviour yesterday - я должен принести вам глубочайшее извинение за мой вчерашний поступок
2. 1) оправданиеthis is no excuse - это не может служить оправданием /извинением/
it affords ample excuse for... - это служит достаточным оправданием для...
ignorance of the law is no excuse - незнание закона не может служить оправданием
2) отговорка, предлогlame /poor, thin/ excuse - слабая /неубедительная/ отговорка
on /under/ various excuses - под разными предлогами
to make /to offer/ excuses - оправдываться, находить отговорки
he had numerous excuses to offer for being late - он находил многочисленные отговорки /предлоги/, чтобы оправдать свои опоздания
he is good at making excuses - ≅ он всегда сумеет отговориться
3) повод, предлогhe gave his audience an excuse for yawning - его выступление не могло не заставить слушателей зевать
3. освобождение (от обязанности, работы и т. п.)4. презр. бракованный экземпляр; суррогат; подделкаthat coward is barely an excuse for a man - этот трус просто пародия на человека
2. [ıkʹskju:z] vhis latest effort is a poor excuse for a novel - его последнее произведение - это суррогат романа
1. извинять, прощатьexcuse me! - прости(те)!, виноват!, извини(те)!
please excuse my interruption - извините, что я вас перебиваю
excuse my glove - простите, что я не снял перчатку ( при рукопожатии)
excuse me for coming late, excuse my coming late - извините за опоздание
please excuse the delay - канц. просим извинить нас за задержку
2. служить оправданиемinjustice excuses strong responses - несправедливость оправдывает энергичный отпор
3. освобождать (от обязанности, работы)to excuse smb. from attendance - освободить кого-л. от присутствия, разрешить кому-л. не присутствовать (на собрании и т. п.)
I cannot excuse you from attending the classes - я не могу освободить вас от посещения /отпустить вас с/ занятий
he was excused the entrance fee - он был освобождён от вступительного взноса
4. refl1) извиняться, просить прощенияhe excused himself for being so careless - он извинился за свою неосторожность
2) просить разрешения удалиться3) отпрашиваться; просить освободить (от чего-л.)he excused himself from participating in the card game - он попросил уволить его от участия в карточной игре
I should like to excuse myself from attending the meeting - разрешите мне не присутствовать на собрании
4) оправдываться; отговариваться чем-л.he excused himself by saying he was not well-disposed - в своё оправдание он сослался на нездоровье
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19 disminuir
v.1 to reduce.2 to decrease.El medicamento disminuyó la fiebre The drug decreased the fever.Me disminuyó la temperatura My temperature decreased.3 to diminish, to decrease, to fall off, to drop off.El calor disminuyó The heat diminished.4 to lessen, to take down, to humiliate, to deflate.Su actitud disminuyó a su hijo His attitude lessened his son.5 to have less.Te disminuyó la fiebre You have less fever.* * *1 (gen) to decrease2 (medidas, velocidad) to reduce1 (gen) to diminish2 (temperatura, precios) to drop, fall* * *verb1) to decrease2) drop, fall* * *1. VT1) (=reducir) [+ nivel, precio, gastos, intereses] to reduce, bring down; [+ riesgo, incidencia, dolor] to reduce, lessen; [+ temperatura] to lower, bring down; [+ prestigio, autoridad] to diminish, lessen; [+ fuerzas] to sap; [+ entusiasmo] to dampenalgunos bancos han disminuido en un 0,15% sus tipos de interés — some banks have reduced o brought down their interest rates by 0.15%
disminuyó la velocidad para tomar la curva — she slowed down o reduced her speed to go round the bend
esta medicina me disminuye las fuerzas — this medicine is making me weaker o sapping my strength
2) (Cos) [+ puntos] to decrease2. VI1) (=decrecer) [número, población] to decrease, drop, fall; [temperatura, precios] to drop, fall; [distancia, diferencia, velocidad, tensión] to decrease; [fuerzas, autoridad, poder] to diminish; [días] to grow shorter; [luz] to fade; [prestigio, entusiasmo] to dwindleha disminuido la tasa de natalidad — the birth rate has decreased o dropped o fallen
el número de asistentes ha disminuido últimamente — attendance has decreased o dropped o fallen recently
ya le está disminuyendo la fiebre — his temperature is dropping o falling now
el paro disminuyó en un 0,3% — unemployment dropped o fell by 0.3%
con esta pastilla te disminuirá el dolor — this tablet will relieve o ease your pain
2) (=empeorar) [memoria, vista] to fail3) (Cos) [puntos] to decrease* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessendisminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped
2) ( al tejer) to decrease2.disminuir vt1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish* * *= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.Ex. While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.Ex. When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Ex. Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.----* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* disminuir el valor de = belittle.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* disminuir la marcha = slow down.* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessendisminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped
2) ( al tejer) to decrease2.disminuir vt1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish* * *= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.Ex: When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Ex: Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* disminuir el valor de = belittle.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* disminuir la marcha = slow down.* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.* * *viA (menguar) «número/cantidad» to decrease, drop, fall; «desempleo/exportaciones/gastos» to decrease, drop, fall; «entusiasmo» to wane, diminish; «interés» to wane, diminish, fall offel número de fumadores ha disminuido the number of smokers has dropped o fallen o decreasedlos impuestos no disminuyeron there was no decrease o cut in taxeslos casos de malaria han disminuido there has been a drop o fall o decrease in the number of malaria casesdisminuyó la intensidad del viento the wind died down o droppedla agilidad disminuye con los años one becomes less agile with ageB (al tejer) to decrease■ disminuirvtA (reducir) ‹gastos/costos› to reduce, bring down, cutdisminuimos la velocidad we reduced speedes un asunto muy grave y se intenta disminuir su importancia it is a very serious matter, and its importance is being played downel alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos alcohol slows down your reactionsB (al tejer) ‹puntos› to decrease* * *
disminuir ( conjugate disminuir) verbo intransitivo ( menguar) [número/cantidad] to decrease, fall;
[precios/temperaturas] to drop, fall;
[ dolor] to diminish, lessen
verbo transitivo ( reducir) ‹gastos/producción› to cut back on;
‹ impuestos› to cut;
‹velocidad/número/cantidad› to reduce
disminuir
I verbo transitivo to reduce: esto disminuye sus probabilidades de entrar en la Universidad, this lowers his chances of admission to the University
II verbo intransitivo to diminish: el calor ha disminuido, the heat has lessened
' disminuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclararse
- atenuar
- bajar
- descender
- enfriar
- perder
- rebajar
- reducir
- reducirse
- velocidad
English:
cut back
- decline
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- drop
- dwindle
- ease off
- ease up
- lessen
- lower
- odds
- reduce
- shrink
- sink
- slacken
- slacken off
- taper off
- thin out
- abate
- ease
- flag
- go
- let
- tail
- taper
- wane
* * *♦ vtto reduce, to decrease;disminuye la velocidad al entrar en la curva reduce speed as you go into the curve;pastillas que disminuyen el sueño tablets that prevent drowsiness;la lesión no ha disminuido su habilidad con el balón the injury hasn't affected his skill with the ball♦ vi[cantidad, velocidad, intensidad, contaminación] to decrease, to decline; [desempleo, inflación] to decrease, to fall; [precios, temperatura] to fall, to go down; [vista, memoria] to fail; [interés] to decline, to wane;disminuye el número de matriculaciones en la universidad university enrolments are down;medidas para que disminuyan los costes cost-cutting measures;no disminuye la euforia inversora investor enthusiasm continues unabated* * *II v/i decrease, diminish* * *disminuir {41} vtreducir: to reduce, to decrease, to lowerdisminuir vi1) : to lower2) : to drop, to fall* * *disminuir vb1. (reducir) to reduce -
20 slim
[slɪm] 1. прил.1)а) стройный, тонкий, худойSyn:б) скроенный таким образом, чтобы подчеркнуть стройность фигуры ( об одежде)2) разг. слабый, скудный, небольшой, незначительныйWe had a very slim audience, not more than a dozen. — У нас было мало посетителей, не больше дюжины.
They seemed to have rather slim faith in the stability of the structure. — Казалось, они слабо верили в прочность этого сооружения.
Syn:3) хитрый, пронырливый, коварный; ловкий, проворный (о людях, поступках)Syn:2. гл.1) = slim down (по)худеть, (по)терять в весеShe is slimming. — Она худеет.
2) = slim down сокращать, уменьшать•
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