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1 optimism
nto discount optimism by smb — усомниться в чьем-л. оптимизме
- flaming optimismto express optimism about / on smth — выражать оптимизм по поводу чего-л.
- inexhaustible source of optimism
- muted optimism
- social optimism
- well-founded optimism -
2 cause
1. n1) (общее) дело2) причина, основание; повод3) юр. судебное дело, судебный процесс•to harm the cause of peace — наносить ущерб / вред делу мира
to sell out one's cause — предавать свое дело
- cause of national liberationto serve a cause — служить какому-л. делу
- causes of war
- committed to the liberal cause
- economic causes
- efficient cause
- formal cause
- internal cause
- just cause
- legitimate cause
- lost cause
- national cause
- noble cause
- primary cause
- prime cause
- probable cause
- remote cause of smth
- social cause 2. vвызывать; порождать; быть причиной, быть поводомto cause turmoil — вызывать смятение / сумятицу
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