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one-upmanship [-'ʌpmənʃɪp]= comportement d'une personne qui ne supporte pas de voir d'autres faire mieux qu'elle;∎ it's pure one-upmanship on her part elle veut uniquement prouver qu'elle est la meilleure;∎ this is no time for one-upmanship ce n'est pas le moment d'essayer de démontrer sa supérioritéUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > one-upmanship
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one-upmanship n art m de paraître supérieur aux autres ; to practise one-upmanship faire de la surenchère sur les autres. -
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one-ˈup·man·ship, one-ˈup·ping* * *one-upmanship s umg die Kunst, den anderen immer (um eine Nasenlänge) voraus zu sein -
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one-upmanship [wʌnˊʌpmənʃɪp] nразг. уме́ние перещеголя́ть други́х -
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tr[wʌn'ʌpmənʃɪp]'wʌn'ʌpmənʃɪpmass noun (colloq) arte de colocarse siempre en una situación de superioridad con respecto a los demás[wʌn'ʌpmǝnʃɪp]N arte m de aventajar a los demás, arte m de llevar siempre la delantera* * *['wʌn'ʌpmənʃɪp]mass noun (colloq) arte de colocarse siempre en una situación de superioridad con respecto a los demás -
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one-upmanship〈 informeel〉 -
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[ˌwʌn'ʌpmənʃɪp]сущ.; = upmanshipумение превзойти других, добиться преимущества, показать своё превосходствоThere is a great deal of one-upmanship among children anxious to wear the most fashionable clothes. — Дети, стремящиеся одеваться в самую модную одежду, во многом движимы стремлением показать своё превосходство перед сверстниками.
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{,wʌn'ʌpmənʃip}
n разг. чувство за превъзходство, преднина, напереност, фукане* * *{,w^n'^pmъnship} n разг. чувство за превъзходство, предн* * *n разг. чувство за превъзходство, преднина, напереност, фукане* * *one-upmanship[wʌn´ʌpmənʃip] n надменност, високомерие. -
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[ˌwʌn'ʌpmənʃɪp]the art of one-upmanship — l'arte f di primeggiare
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[wʌn'ʌpmənʃɪp]nthe art of one-upmanship — umiejętność f zdobywania i utrzymywania przewagi
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[wʌn'ʌpmənʃɪp]шутл.уме́ние доби́ться преиму́щества (умение поставить противника в невыгодное положение, сбить его с толку и т.п.)букв. преимущество в одно очко; по названию книги С.Поттера [Stephen Potter] "One Upmanship", 1952English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь) > one-upmanship
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s.it was pure one-upmanship todo era por quedar por encima de los demás2 arte de lograr la superioridad sobre los demás, arte de aventajar a los demás, arte de cómo superar a otros, arte de llevar siempre la delantera. -
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n infmlIt was a wide-open but good-humoured game of one-upmanship — Это было что-то вроде игры для всех, где каждый старался утереть нос противнику, при этом не обижая его
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one-'up·man·ship n, one-'up·ping n( fam) die Kunst, anderen immer um eine Nasenlänge voraus zu sein -
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one-up.man.ship[w∧n'∧pmənʃip] n prática de tentar parecer melhor do que os outros procurando diminuí-los. -
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subst. \/wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp\/ eller upmanshipforklaring: kunsten å være et hakk bedre enn alle andre -
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сущ. умение превзойти других( разговорное) умение добиться преимущества, поставить соперника в невыгодное положениеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > one-upmanship
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[wʌn'ʌpmənʃɪp]1) Общая лексика: постоянное преимущество, большая осведомлённость (и т. п.)2) Разговорное выражение: поставить соперника в невыгодное положение, умение добиться преимущества, поставить соперника в невыгодное положение (и т.п.) -
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[`wʌn`ʌpmənʃɪp]умение превзойти другихАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > one-upmanship
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One-upmanship — is the art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. The term originated as the title of a book by Stephen Potter, published in 1952[1] as a follow up to The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship (or the Art of Winning Games without… … Wikipedia
one-upmanship — n. The attitude or practice of trying to keep one step ahead of a friend or competitor; vigorous competitiveness. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
one-upmanship — [wun up′mən ship΄] n. [ ONE UP + (GAMES)MANSHIP] Informal the practice of, or skill in, seizing an advantage or gaining superiority over others … English World dictionary
one-upmanship — ► NOUN informal ▪ the technique of gaining an advantage or feeling of superiority over someone else … English terms dictionary
one-upmanship — {v.}, {informal} Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep an advantage. * /No matter what I do, I find that Jim has already done it better. He s an expert at one upmanship./ * /Jack took the news to the principal while we were still talking … Dictionary of American idioms
one-upmanship — {v.}, {informal} Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep an advantage. * /No matter what I do, I find that Jim has already done it better. He s an expert at one upmanship./ * /Jack took the news to the principal while we were still talking … Dictionary of American idioms
one-upmanship — v informal Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep an advantage. No matter what I do, I find that Jim has already done it better. He s an expert at one upmanship. Jack took the news to the principal while we were still talking about it. He … Словарь американских идиом
one-upmanship — [[t]wʌ̱n ʌ̱pmənʃɪp[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft supp N (disapproval) If you refer to someone s behaviour as one upmanship, you disapprove of them trying to make other people feel inferior in order to make themselves appear more important. It was the… … English dictionary
one-upmanship — /wun up meuhn ship /, n. the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one s rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one upmanship of getting into the president s… … Universalium
one-upmanship — noun the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑practice, ↑pattern * * * one upmanship [one upmanship] [wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp] [wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp] … Useful english dictionary
one-upmanship — noun a) The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. They are bent on one upmanship. I think its hopeless to try to stop them. b) A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor. He always engaged in one upmanship … Wiktionary