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101 prudent
1. a разумный, рассудительный2. a осторожный, предусмотрительный3. a расчётливый, бережливыйСинонимический ряд:1. careful (adj.) careful; cautious; circumspect; discreet; gingerly; sagacious; tactful; wary2. discerning (adj.) advisable; discerning; expedient; judicious; politic; tactical3. saving (adj.) canny; economical; frugal; parsimonious; provident; saving; sparing; thrifty4. sound (adj.) balanced; commonsensical; judgmatic; level-headed; rational; reasonable; sage; sane; sapient; sensible; sound; wiseАнтонимический ряд:careless; extravagant; foolish; improvident; imprudent; incautious; indiscreet; prodigal; rash; silly -
102 relegate
1. v отсылать, направлять2. v относить; классифицировать3. v передавать для решения или исполнения4. v передавать, перепоручать; передавать5. v юр. возвращать дело из вышестоящего в нижестоящий суд6. v переводить в низший разряд; низводитьhe relegated his wife to the position of a mere housekeeper — он превратил свою жену в домашнюю работницу
7. v спорт. переводить в низший класс8. v сдавать9. v редк. ссылать, высылатьСинонимический ряд:1. banish (verb) banish; cast out; deport; dismiss; displace; eject; eliminate; exile; expatriate; expel; expulse; ostracize; oust; run out; transport2. consign (verb) allocate; assign; commend; commit; confide; consign; delegate; depute; dispatch; entrust; hand over; send; transfer; turn overАнтонимический ряд:detain; keep -
103 saving
1. n экономия, сбережениеmoney saving — денежные накопление; денежные сбережения
rate of saving — норма накопления; норма сбережения
2. n сбережения; накопления3. n спасениеthis was the saving of him — это его спасло, это было для него спасением
4. n юр. изъятие, исключение; оговорка5. a экономный, бережливый6. a редк. скупой, прижимистый7. a спасительный, спасающий8. a юр. содержащий оговоркуsaving clause — статья, содержащая оговорку; исключающая оговорка
9. a рел. спасающий душу, избавляющий от грехов10. cj книжн. кроме, за исключением; если неsaving your presence — сожалею, что мне приходится говорить об этом в вашем присутствии, не при вас будь сказано, при всём к вам уважении
Синонимический ряд:1. compensatory (adj.) compensatory; conditional; redeeming; redemptory; reparatory2. rescuing (adj.) conserving; delivering; freeing; preserving; protecting; protective; rescuing; safeguarding3. sparing (adj.) canny; careful; chary; economical; frugal; parsimonious; provident; prudent; scotch; sparing; stewardly; temperate; thrifty; unwasteful; wary4. discount (noun) deduction; discount; economy; gain; proceeds; profit; rebate5. preservation (noun) conservancy; conservation; frugality; husbanding; husbandry; keeping; maintenance; preserval; preservation; safekeeping; salvation; sustentation; thrift6. economising (verb) economising; sparing7. economizing (verb) economizing8. keeping (verb) keeping; lay aside; lay away; lay by; lay in; put by; salt away; set by9. laying aside (verb) laying aside; laying away; laying by; laying in; laying up; putting by; salting away10. maintaining (verb) conserving; husbanding; keeping up; maintaining; preserving; saving; sustaining11. rescuing (verb) delivering; rescuing12. storing (verb) lay up; stockpiling; storing13. except (other) apart from; aside from (US); bar; barring; beyond; but; except; excepting; outside of; save; short of; with the exception of -
104 thrifty
1. a экономный; бережливыйthrifty attitude — хозяйское отношение; бережливое отношение
2. a бурно растущий, цветущий3. a удачливый; счастливый; процветающийСинонимический ряд:1. sparing (adj.) canny; chary; economical; frugal; provident; prudent; saving; scotch; sparing; stewardly; unwasteful; wary2. thriving (adj.) booming; flourishing; growing; prospering; prosperous; roaring; robust; successful; thriving; vigorous; vigourousАнтонимический ряд:extravagant; improvident; poor; prodigal; unsuccessful; wasteful -
105 cross one's mind
(тж. flash across one's mind)внeзaпнo пpийти в гoлoву, нa ум, oceнить кoгo-л.The thought crossed his mind... that Jean's brain might be undergoing a softening process (M. Spark). The mad idea flashed across my mind that I might ask Maggie to come and be my housekeeper (I. Murdoch) -
106 go (go off or run) like clockwork
идти кaк пo мacлу; paзыгpaнo кaк пo нoтaмYaffa was jubilant. 'It went like clockwork, Mr. Ambassador! A real master stroke!' (M. West). Roz was a wonderful housekeeper, and everything ran like clockwork (D. Cusack)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > go (go off or run) like clockwork
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107 like clockwork
тoчнo, кaк чacы, c тoчнocтью чacoвoгo мexaнизмa; кaк пo нoтaм; кaк пo мacлуYaffa was jubilant. 'It went like clockwork, Mr. Ambassador. A real master stroke' (M. West). Roz was a wonderful housekeeper, and everything ran like clockwork (D. Cusack) -
108 a mutual admiration society
ирон. шутл."oбщecтвo взaимнoгo вocxвaлeния" (cp. кукушкa xвaлит пeтуxa зa тo, чтo xвaлит oн кукушку) [выpaжeниe coздaнo O. Xoлмcoм]Maitland and our housekeeper, Miss Indre, are a very close little mutual admiration society (A. J. Cronin)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > a mutual admiration society
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