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[ɪm'fætɪk], [em-]прил.1)а) выразительный; экспрессивный, эмфатическийSyn:б) лингв. эмфатический2) настойчивый, настоятельный, подчёркнутый, упорныйThe president was emphatic that there would be no negotiating with the terrorists. — Президент подчеркнул, что переговоров с террористами не будет.
3)а) эмоциональный, яркий, экспрессивный ( о человеке)The crockery having been removed, the table with the green baize cover was carried out into the centre of the room, and the business of the evening was commenced by a little emphatic man... (Ch. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837) — Посуду унесли, стол, покрытый зелёным сукном, выдвинули на середину комнаты, и деловая часть заседания была открыта темпераментным человечком... (пер. А. В. Кривцовой и Е. Ланна)
б) оказывающий сильное впечатление, впечатляющийSyn:
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