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1) бесплодный, неплодородный fruitless tree ≈ неплодоносное дерево Syn: unfruitful, sterile, barren
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2) напрасный, тщетный, безуспешный, бесполезный;
безрезультатный, непродуктивный( о действиях) ;
неспособный достичь какой-л. цели (о людях) It is fruitless to go to him for help. ≈ Бесполезно обращаться к нему за помощью. Syn: unsuccessful, unavailing, inefficacious, ineffectual, unprofitable, useless, vain, futile бесплодный - * tree бесплодное дерево бесполезный;
безуспешный, бесплодный - * regrets напрасные сожаления - * efforts бесплодные усилия - * attempt безуспешная попытка незадачливый fruitless безуспешный ~ бесплодный ~ бесполезныйБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fruitless
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['efət]сущ.1) усилие, попытка; напряжениеabortive / useless / vain / wasted efforts — бесплодные усилия
all-out / furious / gallant / great / Herculean / heroic / massive / maximum / painstaking / strenuous / valiant effort — титаническое усилие
ceaseless / unceasing efforts — постоянное напряжение
combined / collaborative / concerted / joint efforts — совместные усилия
desperate / frantic effort — отчаянное усилие
to foil / stymie / thwart smb.'s efforts — свести на нет чьи-л. усилия
to make an effort, put forth an effort — сделать усилие, попытаться
without effort — без усилий, легко
Syn:Ant:2) разг. достижение, успехSyn: -
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1. a отчаянный; доведённый до отчаяния; безрассудный2. a безнадёжный, безвыходный3. a эмоц. -усил. ужасный; отъявленный; закоренелый4. a эмоц. -усил. отвратительный, гнусный5. a эмоц. -усил. очень сильный6. adv эмоц.-усил. крайне, очень, ужасно, отчаянно, страшноСинонимический ряд:1. acute (adj.) acute; climacteric; critical; crucial; dire; urgent2. bold (adj.) bold; daring; frantic; headlong; rash; reckless3. extreme (adj.) drastic; excessive; extreme; foolhardy; great; heroic; prodigious4. futile (adj.) futile; vain5. grave (adj.) dangerous; grave; serious6. hopeless (adj.) desolate; despairing; despondent; desponding; downcast; forlorn; hopeless; wretched7. intense (adj.) concentrated; exquisite; fierce; furious; intense; terrible; vehement; vicious; violent8. outrageous (adj.) atrocious; crying; heinous; monstrous; outrageous; scandalous; shockingАнтонимический ряд:careful; cautious; confident; contented; cool; hopeful; irresolute; optimistic; peaceful; promising; propitious; quiet; secure; shy; trivial
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