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121 company
компания; общество; фирма; предприятие•- place the company on "creditwatch" -
122 inverted\ epithets
colloq.based on the contradiction between the logical and the syntactical: logically defining becomes syntactically defined and vice versa. The article with the second noun will help in doubtful cases"this devil of a woman" instead of "this devilish woman", "the giant man" (a gigantic man); "the prude of a woman" (a prudish woman), "the toy of a girl" (a small, toylike girl), "the kitten of a woman" (a kittenlike woman)
She was a faded white rabbit of a woman. (A.Cronin)
a doll of a wife (the wife is like a doll), an angel of a girl (the girls is an angel), a hell of a mess, a devil of a sea, a dwarf of a fellow, a horse of a girl, a fool of a policeman, a hook of a nose, a vow of a hat, a jewel of a film (I.V.A.)
a two-legged ski-rocket of a kid, a forty-pound skunk of a freckled wild cat (I.V.A.)
See: epithetEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > inverted\ epithets
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123 reversed\ epithets
colloq.based on the contradiction between the logical and the syntactical: logically defining becomes syntactically defined and vice versa. The article with the second noun will help in doubtful cases"this devil of a woman" instead of "this devilish woman", "the giant man" (a gigantic man); "the prude of a woman" (a prudish woman), "the toy of a girl" (a small, toylike girl), "the kitten of a woman" (a kittenlike woman)
She was a faded white rabbit of a woman. (A.Cronin)
a doll of a wife (the wife is like a doll), an angel of a girl (the girls is an angel), a hell of a mess, a devil of a sea, a dwarf of a fellow, a horse of a girl, a fool of a policeman, a hook of a nose, a vow of a hat, a jewel of a film (I.V.A.)
a two-legged ski-rocket of a kid, a forty-pound skunk of a freckled wild cat (I.V.A.)
See: epithetEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > reversed\ epithets
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124 awkward customer
n infml1)You're an awkward customer, aren't you? — Ты довольно опасный тип
There's only one awkward customer on the staff. I won't name her but you'll find out for yourself soon enough — В коллективе только одна сволочная особа. Я не буду ее называть, но вы скоро сами узнаете
2)A wild cat doesn't seek to attack people but it can be an awkward customer if surprised or cornered — Рысь обычно не нападает на людей, но она становится опасной, когда на нее неожиданно наткнешься, или когда ей некуда деваться
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > awkward customer
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125 strike
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126 deposit currency
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127 elastic currency
резиновые деньги; денежная система без золотого содержания -
128 investment company
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