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1 we all have our failings
Общая лексика: у всех нас есть свои слабостиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we all have our failings
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2 we all
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3 failing
1. [ʹfeılıŋ] n1. ошибка; слабость; недостатокtardiness is one of his failings - медлительность - один из его недостатков
2. неудача, неуспех; провал3. тех. отказ, перебой ( в работе)2. [ʹfeılıŋ] a1. недостающий2. слабеющий3. [ʹfeılıŋ] prep1) за неимением, ввиду отсутствия; в случае отсутствияfailing his arrival we shall stay here - в случае, если он не приедет, мы останемся здесь
failing a purchaser, he let the house - так как покупателя не нашлось /ввиду отсутствия покупателя/, он сдал дом в аренду
failing instructions I did what I thought best - не получив никаких указаний, я поступил по своему разумению
failing an expression of a different intention (by á state) - юр. если только ( государство) не заявляет об ином намерении
failing any such provision - юр. при отсутствии такого постановления
2) в случае неудачи; если это не удастсяfailing payment, we shall sue - если нам не заплатят, мы подадим в суд
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4 failing
1. n ошибка; слабость; недостаток2. n неудача, неуспех; провал3. n тех. отказ, перебой4. a недостающий5. a слабеющий6. prep за неимением, ввиду отсутствия; в случае отсутствияfailing his arrival we shall stay here — в случае, если он не приедет, мы останемся здесь
failing a purchaser, he let the house — так как покупателя не нашлось, он сдал дом в аренду
failing instructions I did what I thought best — не получив никаких указаний, я поступил по своему разумению
two members were pitched out of the club for failing to pay the money — два члена клуба были исключены за неуплату взносов
7. prep в случае неудачи; если это не удастсяfailing payment, we shall sue — если нам не заплатят, мы подадим в суд
Синонимический ряд:1. short (adj.) deficient; inadequate; insufficient; scant; scanty; scarce; scrimpy; short; shy; skimpy; slender; unsufficient; wanting2. deficiency (noun) defect; deficiency; fault; flaw; foible; frailty; imperfection; infirmity; shortcoming; vice; weakness3. failure (noun) abortion; defeat; downfall; failure; miscarriage4. breaking (verb) breaking; busting; crashing; folding; ruining5. failing (verb) collapsing; failing; fall through; flunking; go under; malfunctioning6. give out (verb) break down; conk out; give out; run out7. giving out (verb) giving out; running out8. neglecting (verb) blinking at; blinking away; defaulting; discounting; disregarding; eliding; forgetting; ignoring; missing; neglecting; omitting; overleaping; overlooking; passing; passing by; passing over; slighting; sloughing over; slurring over9. washing out (verb) washing out10. wasting (verb) declining; deteriorating; dwindling; fading; flagging; languishing; shrinking; waning; wasting; wasting away; weakening
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