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1 torrent
n1) стрімкий потік3) pl злива4) геол. сель* * *ntorrent mountain-brook — стрімкий гірський струмок; потік, річка, лавина
torrent of words [of insults, of questions] — потік слів [образ, питань]
torrent of emotion — потік пристрастей, бурхливі відчуття
3) pl зливаthe rain was streaming down in torrents — дощ лив як з відра; = розверзала сльота небесні
4) гeoл. сель, силь -
2 uncalled-for
adj1) непотрібний; безпричинний, нічим не викликаний2) недоречний* * *a1) що не вимагається; нічим не викликанийan uncalled-for measure — нічим не оправдана /непотрібна/ міра
2) недоречний -
3 torrent
ntorrent mountain-brook — стрімкий гірський струмок; потік, річка, лавина
torrent of words [of insults, of questions] — потік слів [образ, питань]
torrent of emotion — потік пристрастей, бурхливі відчуття
3) pl зливаthe rain was streaming down in torrents — дощ лив як з відра; = розверзала сльота небесні
4) гeoл. сель, силь -
4 uncalled-for
a1) що не вимагається; нічим не викликанийan uncalled-for measure — нічим не оправдана /непотрібна/ міра
2) недоречний
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