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61 естественная реакция на ч-л
General subject: knee-jerk reflex ofУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > естественная реакция на ч-л
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62 заводной с полуоборота
Jargon: knee-jerkУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заводной с полуоборота
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63 либералы, от которых знаешь, чего можно ждать
General subject: knee-jerk liberalsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > либералы, от которых знаешь, чего можно ждать
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64 мгновенно реагирующий
Jargon: knee-jerkУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > мгновенно реагирующий
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65 ожидаемая реакция
1) General subject: knee-jerk reflex of2) Information technology: anticipated response3) Makarov: normal reaction, predicted response -
66 предвидимый
1) General subject: calculable, contemplable, knee jerk, ponderable2) Law: foreseeable -
67 предвидимый, само собой разумеющийся
General subject: knee-jerkУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > предвидимый, само собой разумеющийся
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68 предсказуемые либералы
Politics: knee-jerk liberalsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > предсказуемые либералы
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69 предсказуемый
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70 реагирующий всегда одинаково
Politics: knee-jerkУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > реагирующий всегда одинаково
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71 рефлекторно реагирующий
Jargon: knee-jerkУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > рефлекторно реагирующий
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72 само собой разумеющийся
1) General subject: knee jerk, matter of course, self-evident2) Business: matter-of-course3) General subject: obviousУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > само собой разумеющийся
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73 спонтанная реакция
1) General subject: Knee-jerk reaction2) Psychology: vacuum response3) Advertising: spontaneous response, voluntary responseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > спонтанная реакция
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74 спонтанный
1) General subject: extemporaneous, inadvertent (knee-jerk), spontaneous2) Medicine: automatic, idiopathic, self-existing, unprompted3) Rare: voluntary4) Diplomatic term: scattershot5) Physiology: autonomic6) Jargon: down -
75 спонтанный план
Mass media: knee-jerk plan, natural plan, spontaneous plan -
76 стихийный план
Mass media: knee-jerk plan, spontaneous plan -
77 только для вида
General subject: for the sheer sake of appearance (Let's be clear: the government is doing this for the sheer sake of appearance.), entirely cosmetic (measures: It's entirely cosmetic, nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction.) -
78 Kurzschlusshandlung
* * *Kurz·schluss·hand·lungRRf rashly impulsive act, knee-jerk reaction* * *die sudden irrational act* * ** * *die sudden irrational act -
79 reflexhaft
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80 коленный рефлекс
1) knee jerk
См. также в других словарях:
knee-jerk — is a popularized technicality taken from the physical meaning ‘a sudden involuntary kick caused by a blow on the tendon just below the knee when the leg is hanging loose’. It is now popular among politicians, broadcasters, etc., especially in the … Modern English usage
Knee jerk — (Physiol.) A jerk or forward kick of the lower part of the leg produced by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps muscle; the patellar reflex. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knee-jerk — adj [only before noun] a knee jerk reaction, answer etc is what you feel or say about a situation from habit, without thinking about it = ↑automatic ▪ A victim s knee jerk reaction to the crime is often revenge … Dictionary of contemporary English
knee-jerk — knee ,jerk adjective only before noun a knee jerk reaction is immediate and not carefully considered: Calling for longer prison sentences is just a knee jerk reaction to a rise in crime … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Knee jerk — Knee jerk, n. emotional and predictable; of certain people and their reactions to events. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knee-jerk — knee′ jerk adj. cvb Informal. reacting in an automatic, habitual manner; unthinking: a knee jerk liberal[/ex] • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
knee-jerk — ☆ knee jerk [nē′jʉrk΄ ] adj. [< KNEE JERK] Informal designating, characterized by, or reacting with an automatic, predictable response … English World dictionary
knee-jerk — ► NOUN ▪ an involuntary reflex kick caused by a blow on the tendon just below the knee. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ automatic and unthinking: a kneejerk reaction … English terms dictionary
knee-jerk — patellar reflex, neurological phenomenon discovered and named 1876; the figurative use appeared soon after the phrase was coined … Etymology dictionary
knee jerk — knee′ jerk n. phl a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
knee jerk — n. PATELLAR REFLEX … English World dictionary