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1 venal politicians
Макаров: продажные политиканы -
2 venal politicians
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3 venal
aпродажный; подкупленный; корыстный -
4 venal
I [ʹvi:nl] aпродажный; подкупленный; корыстныйvenal judges [politicians] - продажные судьи [политиканы]
venal vote /voters/ - подкупленные избиратели
venal practices - коррупция, продажность
a venal arrangement whereby some contractors are favoured - практика, при которой некоторые подрядчики за взятку пользуются преимуществом
II [ʹvi:nl] a редк.the venal sale of [political] offices - корыстная продажа /раздача за взятки/ политических должностей
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5 venal I
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1) продажный, подкупленный, корыстный;
~ judges (politicians) продажные судьи( политиканы) ;
~ vote (voters) подкупленные избиратели;
~ bargain договорённость за взятку;
~ practices коррупция, продажность;
a ~ arrangement whereby some contractors are favored порядок, при котором некоторые поставщики за взятку получают привилегии;
the ~ sale of political offices корыстная продажа (раздача за взятки) политических должностей;
2) уст. товарный, продажный;
the figs are ~ at the nearest stall инжир продаётся в ближайшей лавке -
6 venal judges
1) Общая лексика: (politicians) продажные судьи (политиканы)2) Макаров: продажные судьи -
7 venal judges (politicians)
Общая лексика: продажные судьи (политиканы)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > venal judges (politicians)
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8 smite hip and thigh
бить нещадно; нанести сокрушительный удар, поражение; уничтожить; разбить наголову; разнести вдребезги; камня на камне не оставить [этим. библ. Judges XV, 8]Was he not smiting hip and thigh? He longed, I am sure, to be in the thick of actual fighting, but age debarred him. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The Dog It Was That Died’) — Харберн ведь бился отчаянно. я уверен, он лез в самую гущу боя, но помехой ему были годы.
With his thoughts sunk in a gloomy abyss, he reflected that this was the most deadly blow he had suffered of any, although already they had smote him hip and thigh. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book II, ch. 4) — Он точно летел в какую-то черную пропасть. Он говорил себе, что этот новый удар - самый тяжкий из всех постигших его, хотя судьба и прежде била его нещадно.
...he developed the fierce determination to possess himself of the Big Stick with which to smite the venal politicians hip and thigh. (R. E. Sherwood, ‘Roosevelt and Hopkins’, ch. IV) — Гопкинс твердо решил получить в свои руки "большую дубинку", чтобы расправиться с продажными политиканами.
This plan was smitten hip and thigh by critics of the Tories... — Критики консерваторов камня на камне не оставили от этого плана...
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9 mercenary
1. n наёмный солдат, наёмник2. a корыстный; торгашеский3. a наёмныйСинонимический ряд:1. avaricious (adj.) avaricious; grasping; greedy; money-grubbing2. corrupt (adj.) corrupt; praetorian; unethical; unprincipled; unscrupulous; venal3. selfish (adj.) acquisitive; covetous; miserly; parsimonious; penurious; selfish; stingy; tight4. adventurer (noun) adventurer5. hack (noun) drudge; grub; grubber; hack; slavey6. hireling (noun) hireling; legionnaire; soldier of fortune; warriorАнтонимический ряд:donated; draftee; generous; unpaid; unselfish
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