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1 ♦ vague
♦ vague /veɪg/a.1 vago; indistinto: a vague accusation, una vaga accusa; a vague answer, una risposta vaga, imprecisa; a vague memory [suspicion], un vago ricordo [sospetto]; a vague shape in the mist, una sagoma indistinta nella nebbia; I had a vague feeling he was laughing at me, ho avuto la vaga sensazione che mi stesse prendendo in giro; I haven't got the vaguest idea (of) what he means, non ho la più vaga (o la più pallida) idea di quel che voglia direvagueness n. [u]. -
2 vague
veɪɡ прил.
1) неопределенный, неясный, смутный;
неуловимый He was very vague on this point. ≈ По этому вопросу он не высказал определенного мнения. I have not the vaguest notion what to do. ≈ Не имею ни малейшего представления, что делать. She was vague about her plans. ≈ Она не сказала ничего конкретного о своих планах. Syn: dim, hazy, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, obscure Ant: clear, definite, plain, sensible
2) рассеянный;
отсутствующий( о взгляде и т. п.) неопределенность - in the * в неопределенном положении;
в общем неопределенный, туманный, нечеткий, неясный;
смутный - * answer неопределенный ответ - * hope смутная надежда - * idea неясная мысль - * term неточный термин - * resemblance отдаленое сходство - to speak in * language высказываться неопределенно;
нечетко формулировать свои мысли - to be * about smth. высказываться неопределенно;
не быть уверенным в чем-л., иметь смутное представление о чем-л., иметь смутное представление о чем-л. - not the *st idea ни малейшего предствления рассеянный, невыразительный, отсутствующий ( о взгляде) нечеткий, неясно очерченный he was very ~ on this point по этому вопросу он не высказал определенного мнения I have not the vaguest notion what to do не имею ни малейшего представления, что делать vague неопределенный, неясный, смутный;
неуловимый;
vague hopes смутные надежды ~ рассеянный;
отсутствующий (о взгляде и т. п.) ~ rumours неопределенные слухи;
vague resemblance отдаленное сходство ~ rumours неопределенные слухи;
vague resemblance отдаленное сходство -
3 vague
[veɪg]прил.1) неопределённый, неясный, смутный; неуловимыйHe was very vague on this point. — По этому вопросу он не высказал определённого мнения.
I have not the vaguest notion what to do. — Не имею ни малейшего представления, что делать.
She was vague about her plans. — Она не сказала ничего конкретного о своих планах.
Syn:Ant:2) рассеянный; отсутствующий ( о взгляде)3) нечёткий, бесформенный -
4 vague
[veɪg]adjнеясный, неопределённый, смутный, нечёткийHe was vague about his promise. — Он ничего определенного не обещал.
- vague promisesShe was very vague about her plans for future. — У нее не было ясных/определенных планов относительно будущего
- few vague replies
- vague terms
- vague glance
- vague idea about smth
- vague instructions
- vague feeling of fear
- vague shape of a figure
- be vague about the date of departure
- have a vague feeling that smth might happen
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5 cold
cold [kəʊld](a) (body, object, food etc) froid;∎ I'm cold j'ai froid;∎ her hands are cold elle a les mains froides;∎ my feet are cold j'ai froid aux pieds;∎ he's getting cold il commence à avoir froid;∎ eat it before it gets cold mangez avant que cela refroidisse;∎ figurative the trail was cold toute trace avait disparu;∎ her answer was cold comfort to us sa réponse ne nous a pas réconfortés;∎ is it over here? - no, you're getting colder (in children's game) est-ce par ici? - non, tu refroidis;∎ figurative she poured cold water on our plans sa réaction à l'égard de nos projets nous a refroidis;∎ to be as cold as ice (thing) être froid comme de la glace; (room) être glacial; (person) être glacé jusqu'aux os;∎ figurative to get or to have cold feet avoir la trouille;∎ familiar he's a cold fish c'est un pisse-froid;∎ familiar to give sb the cold shoulder snober qn;∎ proverb cold hands, warm heart mains froides, cœur chaud∎ it's cold il fait froid;∎ it will be cold today il va faire froid aujourd'hui;∎ it's freezing cold il fait un froid de loup ou de canard;∎ it's getting colder la température baisse∎ to be cold towards sb se montrer froid envers qn;∎ the play left me cold la pièce ne m'a fait ni chaud ni froid, la pièce m'a laissé froid;∎ to have a cold heart avoir un cœur de pierre;∎ in cold blood de sang-froid;∎ he murdered them in cold blood il les a assassinés de sang-froid∎ she was out cold elle était sans connaissance;∎ he knocked him (out) cold il l'a mis KO2 noun(a) (cold weather, lack of heat) froid m;∎ in this bitter cold par ce froid intense;∎ the cold doesn't bother him il ne craint pas le froid, il n'est pas frileux;∎ to feel the cold être frileux;∎ come in out of the cold entrez vous mettre au chaud;∎ figurative to come in from the cold rentrer en grâce;∎ figurative the newcomer was left out in the cold personne ne s'est occupé du nouveau venu∎ to have a or Scottish the cold être enrhumé;∎ to catch a or Scottish the cold s'enrhumer, attraper un rhume;∎ a cold in the chest/in the head un rhume de poitrine/de cerveau;∎ a bad cold un mauvais rhume3 adverb(a) (without preparation) à froid;∎ she had to play the piece cold elle a dû jouer le morceau sans avoir répété;∎ Medicine to operate cold opérer à froid∎ she turned me down cold elle m'a dit non carrément□ ;∎ he knows his subject cold il connait son sujet à fond□►► cold buffet buffet m froid;Marketing cold call visite f à froid; (on phone) appel m à froid;Technology cold chisel ciseau m à froid;cold cream crème f de beauté, cold-cream m;cold drink boisson f fraîche;Horticulture cold frame châssis m de couches (pour plantes);Meteorology cold front front m froid;Physics cold fusion fusion f à froid;Technology cold riveting rivure f à froid;cold room chambre f froide ou frigorifique;Marketing cold selling vente f à froid;cold snap vague f de froid;cold sore bouton m de fièvre, French Canadian feu m sauvage;Cars & Computing cold start, cold starting démarrage m à froid;Cars cold start protection protection f de démarrage à froid;cold steel arme f blanche;cold storage conservation f par le froid;∎ to put sth into cold storage (food) mettre qch en chambre froide; (furs) mettre qch en garde; figurative mettre qch en attente;cold storage dock dock m frigorifique;cold supper dîner m froid;cold sweat sueur f froide;∎ to be in a cold sweat about sth avoir des sueurs froides au sujet de qch;∎ familiar just thinking about my exams brings me out in a cold sweat rien que de penser à mes examens, j'en ai des sueurs froides;cold tap robinet m d'eau froide;familiar drugs slang cold turkey (drugs withdrawal) manque m;∎ to go cold turkey décrocher d'un seul coup;∎ to be cold turkey être en manque;Politics cold war guerre f froide;Politics cold warrior partisan m de la guerre froide;cold wave vague f de froid -
6 indefinite
in'definit1) (not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits: She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time.) indefinido2) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) indefinido•- indefinitely
- indefinite article
indefinite adj indefinidotr[ɪn'defɪnət]1 (vague, not precise) indefinido,-a, vago,-a, impreciso,-a2 (not fixed - period of time, amount, number) indefinido,-a, indeterminado,-aindefinite [ɪn'dɛfənət] adj1) : indefinido, indeterminadoindefinite pronouns: pronombres indefinidos2) vague: vago, imprecisoadj.• genérico, -a adj.• incierto, -a adj.• indefinido, -a adj.• vago, -a adj.ɪn'defənət, ɪn'defɪnət1)a) (usu before n) <number/period> indefinido, indeterminado2) ( Ling)[ɪn'defɪnɪt]indefinite article — artículo m determinado or definido
1. ADJ1) (=vague) [answer] impreciso2) (=not fixed) [time] indefinido, indeterminado3) (Ling) indefinido2.CPDindefinite article N — artículo m indefinido
indefinite pronoun N — pronombre m indefinido
* * *[ɪn'defənət, ɪn'defɪnət]1)a) (usu before n) <number/period> indefinido, indeterminado2) ( Ling)indefinite article — artículo m determinado or definido
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7 indefinite
adjective1) (vague) unbestimmt2) (unlimited) unbegrenzt* * *[in'definit]1) (not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits: She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time.) unbegrenzt2) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) unbestimmt•- academic.ru/37577/indefiniteness">indefiniteness- indefinitely
- indefinite article* * *in·defi·nite[ɪnˈdefɪnət, AM -ənət]an \indefinite number of chairs/guests/people eine unbestimmte Zahl von Stühlen/Gästen/Leutenfor an \indefinite period für eine [o auf] unbestimmte Zeit2. (vague) unklar; answer nicht eindeutig; date, time [noch] nicht festgelegt, offen; plans, ideas vage* * *[In'defInɪt]adj1) number, length unbestimmt; (GRAM) article, pronoun unbestimmtindefinite leave — unbeschränkter or unbegrenzter Urlaub, Urlaub m auf unbestimmte Zeit
2) (= vague) unklar, undeutlichhe was very indefinite about it — er war sehr unbestimmt or vage in dieser Sache
* * *indefinite [ınˈdefınət]A adj1. unbestimmt (Zahl etc):indefinite article LING unbestimmter Artikel;2. unbegrenzt, unbeschränkt (Möglichkeiten etc)3. unklar, undeutlich:an indefinite answer eine vage AntwortB s LING Indefinitpronomen n, unbestimmtes Fürwort* * *adjective1) (vague) unbestimmt2) (unlimited) unbegrenzt* * *adj.indefinit (Mathematik) adj.unbegrenzt adj.unbeschränkt adj.unbestimmt adj.undeutlich adj.ungenau adj.unklar adj.
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