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1 очень боязливый
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2 боязливый
1) General subject: eerie, fearful, hen hearted, hen-hearted, jumpy, pavid, shy, spookish, timid, timorous, tremulant, tremulous, trepid, fainthearted, scary3) Dialect: timorsome4) Poetical language: coward5) Rare: invalorous6) Jargon: spooked, yellow bellied -
3 очень боязливый
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4 пугливая лань
1) Jocular: shrinking violet2) Makarov: timorous deer -
5 робкая лань
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6 робкий
1) General subject: backward, bashful, can't say boo to a goose, coward, diffident, faint, fearful, gingerly, gutless, hindwards, humble, milk toast, milk-toast, mousy, ovine, pigeon hearted, pigeon-hearted, poor spirited, poor-spirited, scarey, scary, shamefaced, sheep, sheepish, shivery, shrinking, shy, spiritless, tentative, timid, timorous, trembly, tremulant, tremulous, weak hearted, weak-hearted, sheep-faced, hesitant, fainthearted2) Biology: timid (о животном)3) Dialect: timorsome4) American: milquetoast5) Poetical language: fearsome6) Psychology: introvert7) Jargon: rubber sock8) Environment: hinted9) Makarov: tenuous10) Archaic: heartless -
7 робкое возражение
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8 трусливая политика
Makarov: timorous policyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > трусливая политика
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9 Д-253
СУМАСШЕДШИЙ ДОМ coll NP, fixed WO1. Also: ЖЁЛТЫЙ ДОМ obs, coll a hospital for the mentally illlunatic (insane) asylummadhouse nut house.Судьба обошлась с ней неласково: сыновья её, один — спортивный журналист, другой - актёр, оказались неудачниками, невестка почти безвылазно обитала в жёлтом доме, внуки росли пугливыми и болезненными... (Максимов 2). Fate had been unkind to her: of her two sons—one a sports journalist, the other an actor-both had turned out to be failures, her daughter-in-law spent almost all her time in the lunatic asylum, her grandsons were growing up timorous and sickly... (2a).Базаров...считал рыцарские чувства чем-то вроде уродства или болезни и не однажды выражал своё удивление: почему не посадили в желтый дом Тоггенбурга со всеми миннезингерами и трубадурами? (Тургенев 2). Bazarov...regarded chivalrous feelings as something in the nature of a deformation or disease, and more than once expressed his surprise that Toggenburg with all his minnesingers and troubadours had not been put away in a madhouse (2f).2. ( sing only) complete disorder, a noisy uproar, commotiona madhousepandemonium (in limited contexts) a three-ring circus."И без вас не сладко. Собачья жизнь, сумасшедший дом...» (Пастернак 1). Things are bad enough without you. It's a dog's life, a madhouse..." (1a). -
10 С-1
САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ ВЕРХОМ на кого coll VP subj: human taking advantage of s.o. 's gentleness or weak will, to make him submit to one's will, carry out one's wishesX сядет на Y-a верхом - X will walk all over YX will boss (push) Y around X will order Y about (around) (in limited contexts) X will twist Y (a)round X's little finger.Албша робкий, боязливый, на него кто угодно может сесть верхом. Alyosha is shy and timorous, anyone can walk all over him.Он имел о себе самое высокое мнение тщеславие его не знало границ... а со всем тем... всякий несколько опытный чиновник садился на него верхом (Тургенев 2). Не had the highest opinion of himself, his vanity knew no bounds....But for all that...any less experienced civil servant could twist him round his little finger (2e). -
11 желтый дом
• СУМАСШЕДШИЙ ДОМ coll[NP; fixed WO]=====1. Also: ЖЕЛТЫЙ ДОМ obs, coll a hospital for the mentally ill:- lunatic < insane> asylum;- madhouse;- nut house.♦ Судьба обошлась с ней неласково: сыновья её, один - спортивный журналист, другой - актёр, оказались неудачниками, невестка почти безвылазно обитала в жёлтом доме, внуки росли пугливыми и болезненными... (Максимов 2). Fate had been unkind to her: of her two sons - one a sports journalist, the other an actor-both had turned out to be failures, her daughter-in-law spent almost all her time in the lunatic asylum, her grandsons were growing up timorous and sickly... (2a).♦ Базаров...считал рыцарские чувства чем-то вроде уродства или болезни и не однажды выражал своё удивление: почему не посадили в желтый дом Тоггенбурга со всеми миннезингерами и трубадурами? (Тургенев 2). Bazarov...regarded chivalrous feelings as something in the nature of a deformation or disease, and more than once expressed his surprise that Toggenburg with all his minnesingers and troubadours had not been put away in a madhouse (2f).2. [sing only]⇒ complete disorder, a noisy uproar, commotion:- a madhouse;- pandemonium;- [in limited contexts] a three-ring circus.♦ "И без вас не сладко. Собачья жизнь, сумасшедший дом..." (Пастернак 1). "Things are bad enough without you. It's a dog's life, a madhouse..." (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > желтый дом
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12 сумасшедший дом
• СУМАСШЕДШИЙ ДОМ coll[NP; fixed WO]=====1. Also: ЖЕЛТЫЙ ДОМ obs, coll a hospital for the mentally ill:- lunatic < insane> asylum;- madhouse;- nut house.♦ Судьба обошлась с ней неласково: сыновья её, один - спортивный журналист, другой - актёр, оказались неудачниками, невестка почти безвылазно обитала в жёлтом доме, внуки росли пугливыми и болезненными... (Максимов 2). Fate had been unkind to her: of her two sons - one a sports journalist, the other an actor-both had turned out to be failures, her daughter-in-law spent almost all her time in the lunatic asylum, her grandsons were growing up timorous and sickly... (2a).♦ Базаров...считал рыцарские чувства чем-то вроде уродства или болезни и не однажды выражал своё удивление: почему не посадили в желтый дом Тоггенбурга со всеми миннезингерами и трубадурами? (Тургенев 2). Bazarov...regarded chivalrous feelings as something in the nature of a deformation or disease, and more than once expressed his surprise that Toggenburg with all his minnesingers and troubadours had not been put away in a madhouse (2f).2. [sing only]⇒ complete disorder, a noisy uproar, commotion:- a madhouse;- pandemonium;- [in limited contexts] a three-ring circus.♦ "И без вас не сладко. Собачья жизнь, сумасшедший дом..." (Пастернак 1). "Things are bad enough without you. It's a dog's life, a madhouse..." (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сумасшедший дом
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13 садиться верхом
• САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ ВЕРХОМ на кого coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ taking advantage of s.o.'s gentleness or weak will, to make him submit to one's will, carry out one's wishes:- X will order Y about < around>;- [in limited contexts] X will twist Y (a)round X's little finger.♦ Алоша робкий, боязливый, на него кто угодно может сесть верхом. Alyosha is shy and timorous; anyone can walk all over him.♦ Он имел о себе самое высокое мнение; тщеславие его не знало границ... а со всем тем... всякий несколько опытный чиновник садился на него верхом (Тургенев 2). He had the highest opinion of himself; his vanity knew no bounds....But for all that...any less experienced civil servant could twist him round his little finger (2e).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > садиться верхом
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14 сесть верхом
• САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ ВЕРХОМ на кого coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ taking advantage of s.o.'s gentleness or weak will, to make him submit to one's will, carry out one's wishes:- X will order Y about < around>;- [in limited contexts] X will twist Y (a)round X's little finger.♦ Алоша робкий, боязливый, на него кто угодно может сесть верхом. Alyosha is shy and timorous; anyone can walk all over him.♦ Он имел о себе самое высокое мнение; тщеславие его не знало границ... а со всем тем... всякий несколько опытный чиновник садился на него верхом (Тургенев 2). He had the highest opinion of himself; his vanity knew no bounds....But for all that...any less experienced civil servant could twist him round his little finger (2e).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сесть верхом
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15 боязливый
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16 боязливый
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17 трусоватый
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18 боязливый
timid* * ** * *timid, fearful, timorous* * *bashfulmilk-liveredpigeon-heartedsheep-facedshy -
19 пугливый
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20 трусоватый
faint-hearted* * *faint-hearted, timorous, pusillanimous
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Timorous — Tim or*ous, a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear; akin to timere to fear. See {Timid}.] 1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. The timorous apostasy of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
timorous — index diffident, recreant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
timorous — mid 15c., from O.Fr. temeros (14c.), from M.L. timorosus fearful, from L. timor fear, from timere to fear. Some early sense confused by mistaken identification with M.E. temerous rash (see TEMERITY (Cf. temerity)) … Etymology dictionary
timorous — *timid Analogous words: *fearful, apprehensive, afraid: recoiling, shrinking, quailing, blenching (see RECOIL): trembling, quivering, shivering, shuddering (see SHAKE) Antonyms: assured … New Dictionary of Synonyms
timorous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking in courage or confidence; nervous. DERIVATIVES timorously adverb timorousness noun. ORIGIN Latin timorosus, from timor fear … English terms dictionary
timorous — [tim′ər es] adj. [ME tymerouse < MFr timoreus < ML timorosus < L timor, fear] 1. full of or subject to fear; timid 2. showing or caused by timidity SYN. AFRAID timorously adv. timorousness n … English World dictionary
timorous — [[t]tɪ̱mərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as timorous, you mean that they are frightened and nervous of other people and situations. [LITERARY] He is a reclusive, timorous creature. Syn: timid 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you… … English dictionary
timorous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor fear, from timēre to fear Date: 15th century 1. of a timid disposition ; fearful < reproached myself with being so timorous and cautious Daniel Defoe > 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
timorous — timorously, adv. timorousness, n. /tim euhr euhs/, adj. 1. full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous. 2. subject to fear; timid. 3. characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper. [1400 50; late ME < ML timorosus (L timor (s.… … Universalium
timorous — tim|o|rous [ˈtımərəs] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: timoureux, from Medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor fear , from timere to be afraid ] lacking confidence and easily frightened = ↑fearful ▪ She was no helpless,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
timorous — adjective formal lacking confidence and easily frightened: She was no helpless, timorous female. timorously adverb timorousness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English