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1 Minus habens
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2 алаңғасар
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3 שקוע במחשבות
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4 Oiver botel
Absentminded: getting senile -
5 завеан
absentminded, distracted, scatter (hare) brained, (мрднат) touched, off one's -
6 descuido
• absentminded moment• carelessness• heedlessness• inadmissible• inadvertence• inadvertency• lapse into silence• lapse of memory• negatory opinion• neglect• neglect in reporting a felony• neglectful• neglectfulness• negligence• negligence in law• negligé• oversight• perfunctoriness• piece of carelessness• remissness• sloppiness• slovenliness -
7 momento de distracción
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8 разсеян
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9 szórakozott
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10 despistado
adj.disoriented, lost, at wits end, clueless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: despistar.* * *1→ link=despistar despistar► adjetivo1 (distraído) absent-minded2 (confundido) confused3 (desorientado) lost■ estoy despistado, ya no sé dónde estamos I'm lost, I don't know where we are► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 absent-minded person, scatterbrain\hacerse el/la despistado,-a to pretend not to understand* * *despistado, -a1. ADJ1) (=distraído) vague, absentminded2) (=confuso) confused, muddled2.SM / F (=distraído) scatterbrain, absent-minded person* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) [ser] vague, absentmindedb) [estar]estaba or iba despistado — I was miles away (colloq) o daydreaming
2) [estar] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostII- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)* * *= absent-minded, scatterbrain, clueless, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], in a fog, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded.Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex. A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.Ex. He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.Ex. I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.Ex. Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) [ser] vague, absentmindedb) [estar]estaba or iba despistado — I was miles away (colloq) o daydreaming
2) [estar] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostII- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)* * *= absent-minded, scatterbrain, clueless, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], in a fog, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded.Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
Ex: A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.Ex: He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.Ex: Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.* * *1 [ SER] forgetful, absent-mindedtendrás que recordárselo, es muy despistado you'll have to remind him, he's very absent-minded o forgetful o he tends to forget thingssoy muy despistado para los nombres I never remember names, I'm hopeless with names ( colloq)2 [ ESTAR]:estaba or iba despistado y me pasé de la parada I was miles away o I was daydreaming and I missed my stop ( colloq)B [ ESTAR] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostcon tantos cambios estoy despistado I'm bewildered by o I'm all at sea with all these changestodavía anda un poco despistado he hasn't quite found his feet yet, he's still a bit lost o disorientedmasculine, femininescatterbrain ( colloq)es un despistado he's a scatterbrain, he's very absent-minded o forgetfulno te hagas la despistada don't act as if you don't know what I'm talking about* * *
Del verbo despistar: ( conjugate despistar)
despistado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
despistado
despistar
despistado◊ -da adjetivo
b)◊ estar despistado to be miles away (colloq) o daydreaming;
(desorientado, confuso) to be bewildered o lost
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
scatterbrain (colloq)
despistar ( conjugate despistar) verbo transitivo
‹ sabueso› to throw … off the scent
despistarse verbo pronominal ( confundirse) to get confused o muddled;
( distraerse) to lose concentration
despistado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (olvidadizo) scatterbrained, absent-minded: Jorge es muy despistado, nunca se acuerda de dónde ha aparcado el coche, Jorge is absent-minded; he never remembers where he parked his car
2 (desorientado) confused: estoy un poco despistado, ¿dónde nos encontramos ahora?, I'm a bit confused - where are we?
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scatterbrain: me hago la despistada, I pretend not to understand
despistar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, throw off the scent
2 figurado to mislead
' despistado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despistada
- distraída
- distraído
- hacerse
- alocado
- atolondrado
English:
absent-minded
- careless
- forgetful
- hopelessly
- scatterbrained
- sea
- absent
- vague
* * *despistado, -a♦ adj1. [por naturaleza] absent-minded;soy muy despistado para los cumpleaños I'm hopeless at remembering birthdays2. [momentáneamente] distracted;en ese momento estaba despistado y no la vi I was distracted at the time and didn't see her3. [confuso] muddled, mixed up;aún se le ve despistado he still looks a bit lost o as if he doesn't quite know what he's doing;nos tenías despistados a todos you had us all fooled♦ nm,fes una despistada she's very absent-minded;hacerse el despistado to act as if one hasn't noticed/heard/understood/ etc;no te hagas el despistado, te hablo a ti stop acting as if you haven't heard, I'm talking to you* * *I adj scatterbrainedII m, despistada f scatterbrain* * *despistado, -da adj1) distraído: absentminded, forgetful2) confuso: confused, bewildereddespistado, -da n: scatterbrain, absentminded person* * *despistado adj absent minded -
11 distraído
adj.1 absent-minded, absentminded, abstracted, distracted.2 untidy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: distraer.* * *1→ link=distraer distraer► adjetivo1 (desatento) absent-minded2 (entretenido) entertaining, fun► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 absent-minded person\hacerse el/la distraído,-a to pretend not to notice* * *(f. - distraída)adj.1) distracted3) entertained, amused* * *distraído, -a1. ADJ1) (=despistado)a) [con estar]siempre está distraído en clase — he's always daydreaming in class, he never pays attention in class
me miró distraída — she glanced absently at me, she glanced at me absent-mindedly
b) [con ser]2) (=entretenido) entertained, amused3) Esp (=divertido) entertaining, amusinges un juego muy distraído — it's a very entertaining o amusing game
4) (=disoluto) dissolute2.SM / F* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] < persona> absentminded, vagueb) [estar]perdona, estaba distraído — sorry, I wasn't paying attention
* * *= absent-minded, distracted, unfocused [unfocussed], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.].Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex. A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Ex. They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.Ex. Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex. I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] < persona> absentminded, vagueb) [estar]perdona, estaba distraído — sorry, I wasn't paying attention
* * *= absent-minded, distracted, unfocused [unfocussed], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.].Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
Ex: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Ex: They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.Ex: Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.* * *distraído -da‹persona/aire/mirada›iba distraído y no se fijó que había un escalón he was miles away and didn't see the step ( colloq)es muy distraído he's very absentmindedperdona, estaba distraído sorry, I wasn't paying attention o I wasn't concentrating o my mind was elsewhere* * *
Del verbo distraer: ( conjugate distraer)
distraído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
distraer
distraído
distraer ( conjugate distraer) verbo transitivo
distraído a algn de algo ‹de trabajo/estudios› to distract sb from sth ‹ de preocupaciones› to take sb's mind off sth
distraerse verbo pronominal
b) ( entretenerse):
se distrae con cualquier cosa she doesn't need much to keep amused
distraído◊ -da adjetivo
b)◊ estaba/iba distraído he was miles away (colloq)
distraer verbo transitivo
1 (entretener) to entertain: la televisión distrae a la abuela, the television keeps Grandmother amused
2 (desviar la atención) to distract
distraído,-a adjetivo
1 (entretenido) entertaining
2 (despistado) absent-minded
' distraído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abstraída
- abstraído
- distraída
- ida
- ido
- atontado
- ausente
- desatento
English:
absent-minded
- distracted
- dreamy
- vague
- absent
- inattentive
* * *distraído, -a♦ adj1. [entretenido] [libro] readable;[programa de TV, película] watchable; [persona] amusing, entertaining;una tarde/conversación distraída quite a nice afternoon/conversation;pasamos un rato muy distraído jugando a las cartas we had a good time playing cards;los niños estaban muy distraídos con los dibujos animados the children were very involved in the cartoonses un tipo muy distraído he's a very absent-minded guy;estar distraído to be distracted;estaba distraído y me quitaron la maleta I wasn't paying attention o I let my attention wander and I had my suitcase stolen;lo siento, estaba distraído, ¿qué decías? sorry, I was miles away;* * *I part → distraerII adj absent-minded; temporalmente distracted* * *distraído, -da adj1) : distracted, preoccupied2) despistado: absentminded* * *distraído adj1. (despistado) absent mindedperdona, estaba distraído sorry, I was miles away2. (divertido) enjoyable -
12 volado
adj.keen, zestful, eager, enthusiastic.adv.in a rush, hurriedly, quickly.m.1 frill, pleat.2 favor.past part.past participle of spanish verb: volar.* * *1→ link=volar volar► adjetivo1 (en impresión) superior2 ARQUITECTURA projecting\dar un beso volado a alguien familiar to blow somebody a kissestar volado,-a familiar (intranquilo) to feel uneasy 2 (impaciente) to be in a hurry 3 (molesto) to feel embarrassed* * *1. ADJ1) (Tip) superior, raisedletra volada o voladita — superscript
2)(Méx, Caribe) (=soñando) to be in a dreamy stateestar volado — * (=loco) to be crazy *; (=intranquilo) to be worried; (=drogado) to be high *
3) (Chile)* (=despistado) absent-minded4) (LAm)* (de genio) quick-tempered5) (Arquit) [balcón, cornisa] projecting2. SM1) (Méx)(con una moneda)2) (Méx) (=aventura) affair3) (CAm) (=mentira) fib, lie4) (Caribe, Cono Sur) (Cos) flounce3.ADV (And, CAm, Méx) in a rush, hastily* * *I- da adjetivo1)2) (Col fam) ( salido) protrudingII- da masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( loco) crazy foolb) (Chi fam) ( distraído) absentminded person2) volado masculinoa) (Méx fam) ( con moneda)echar un volado — to toss o flip a coin
b) (RPl, Ven) ( en costura) flounceIII- da adverbio (Esp, Méx) in a rush, in a hurry* * *I- da adjetivo1)2) (Col fam) ( salido) protrudingII- da masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( loco) crazy foolb) (Chi fam) ( distraído) absentminded person2) volado masculinoa) (Méx fam) ( con moneda)echar un volado — to toss o flip a coin
b) (RPl, Ven) ( en costura) flounceIII- da adverbio (Esp, Méx) in a rush, in a hurry* * *Atenía los dientes volados she had protruding teeth, her teeth stuck out ( colloq)Ccuando me di cuenta me quedé volado I was so embarrassed when I realized ( colloq)masculine, feminineAB1echémonos un volado para ver si vamos o no let's toss o flip a coin to decide whether we go or notser un volado to be a lottery, be a gamble23 (RPl, Ven) (en costura) flounce, ruffle(Méx, Ven) in a rush, in a hurrysalí volado para el hospital I left for the hospital in a rush o hurry, I rushed o dashed o shot off to the hospital* * *
Del verbo volar: ( conjugate volar)
volado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
volado
volar
volado sustantivo masculinoa) (Méx fam) ( con moneda):
echar un volado to toss o flip a coin
volar ( conjugate volar) verbo intransitivo
1 [pájaro/avión] to fly
2
◊ ¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!;
las malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fastb)
se fue volando he/she rushed off;
sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly
3
verbo transitivo
1 ‹puente/edificio› to blow up;
‹ caja fuerte› to blow
2 (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)
volarse verbo pronominal
1
2
volar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un avión, ave, insecto) to fly: la mosca echó a volar, the fly flew off
2 (apresuradamente) volando, in a flash, in a hurry: nos fuimos volando, we rushed off
3 fam (terminarse, desaparecer) to disappear, vanish: todo el dinero que tenía voló en cuestión de meses, he blew all his money in a question of months
II vtr (usando explosivos: una casa, fábrica, etc) to blow up
(: una caja blindada, etc) to blow open
' volado' also found in these entries:
English:
flip
- flounce
- frill
- ruffle
- stoned
* * *volado, -a♦ adj1. [que sobresale] projecting2. Imprenta superscriptandar con los pájaros volados to be near the end of one's tether♦ nm1. RP, Ven [de vestido] ruffle, flounce2. CompMéxechar volados to toss a coin♦ advCol, Méx Fam* * *I adjstoned2 TIP superiorII m → voladizo -
13 pumbaa
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be absentminded[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Mzee alipumbaa baada ya kulala[English Example] The old man was absentminded after sleeping------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be careless[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pumba kazi[English Example] do one's work carelessly.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be careless[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be dull-witted[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be foolish[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] gape[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be ignorant[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be lazy[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pumba kazi[English Example] do one's work lazily.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be negligent[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Alipumbaa mpaka akaanguka kutoka mtini[English Example] (s)he was negligent until (s)he fell of the tree------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be nonplussed[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be relaxed[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Baada ya kazi walipumbaa kwa kunywa pombe[English Example] After work, they relaxed by taking beer------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be speechless (from astonishment)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Alipumbaa kumwona mtoto anasema vizuri[English Example] (s)he was speechless to see that the child was speaking well------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] stare[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be stupid[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be thoughtless[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pumba kazi[English Example] do one's work thoughtlessly.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi[English Word] amuse oneself[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] jifurahishe------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi[English Word] do one's work carelessly[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanya kazi ovyo ovyo[Swahili Example] Juma alipumbaa kazi kwa sababu ya kuchoka[English Example] Juma did his work carelessly because he was tired------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi[English Word] take it easy[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] shukua maisha au jambo kwa rahisi, bila fikira nyingi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi[English Word] work in a slipshod fashion[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanya kazi ovyo ovyo------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 poissaoleva
yks.nom. poissaoleva; yks.gen. poissaolevan; yks.part. poissaolevaa; yks.ill. poissaolevaan; mon.gen. poissaolevien poissaolevain; mon.part. poissaolevia; mon.ill. poissaoleviinabsent (adje)absentminded (adje)absentee (noun)* * *• lacking• withdrawn• unheeding• unavailable• scatterbrained• oblivious• absentee• missing• unthinking• gone• forgetful• dreamy• distracted• abstracted• absent-minded• absentminded• not present• inattentive -
15 беспамятный
1) General subject: forgetful, unconscious2) Makarov: absentminded -
16 рассеянный
1) General subject: absent, absent-minded, absentminded, abstracted, broadcast, diffuse (о свете и т. п.), diffused, dispersed, dissipated, distracted, erratic, faraway (о взгляде), forgetful, hare-brained, moony, mused, oblivious, scattered, soft (о свете), sparse, vacant (взгляд и т. п.), vague, wool gathering, wool-gathering, scatter-brained (NB: рассеяНый = sparse), disoriented, scatterbrained2) Geology: bunchy (о массе руды), disseminated, scattered (о залегании полезного ископаемого)3) Biology: interspersed4) Dialect: outward5) American: ditz (It's off, I'm sorry, I'm such a ditz.Он выключен,извините,я такой рассеянный)6) French: distrait7) Chemistry: dissipate8) Construction: bloomed9) Mining: scattered (об элементах)11) Physics: stray12) Jargon: rattlebrained, out to lunch13) Information technology: ambient14) Literature: round-the-corner ("Garton was queer, round-the-corner, knotted,curly, like some primeval beast." J. Galsworthy)15) Business: spreading16) Polymers: disperse17) Cliche: (о человеке) All over the map (Not focused or clear in one's thinking)18) Makarov: erratic (о мыслях), scattered (о распределении вида), uncollected19) Phraseological unit: brain-dead -
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НАПУСКАТЬ/НАПУСТИТЬ НА СЕБЙ ВИД какой VP subj: human (to try) to look a certain way (as denoted by the modif ier)X напустил на себя AdjP вид = x took (put) on a AdjP expressionx assumed a look (an air) of NP denoting the same quality as the Russian AdjP)x pretended to be AdjP....Он, с жадностью ловя каждое слово (тёщи), напускал на себя уныло-спокойный и даже рассеянный вид, отчего тёща скрытно негодовала... (Трифонов 1).... As he greedily took in her (his mother-in-law's) every word, he would take on a calmly subdued and even absentminded expression which his mother-in-law secretly resented (1a).Тут Ляля насторожилась, хотя напустила на себя равнодушный вид (Трифонов 1). Though she assumed a look of indifference, Lyalya listened with interest... (1a). -
18 Г-110
ПЕРЕД ГЛАЗАМИ.у кого PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. abstr or concr) or adv(some person or thing is, sth. happens etc) close to s.o., so that he should be aware of him or itright in front of s.o. (of $.оЛ eyes, of s.o. fc face)(right) before s.o. eyes (right) under в.оЛ nose ( usu. of death, ruin etc) ( sth. is) staring s.o. in the face.Пьер почти не изменился в своих внешних приёмах. На вид он был точно таким же, каким он был прежде. Так же, как и прежде, он был рассеян и казался занятым не тем, что было перед глазами, а чем-то своим, особенным (Толстой 7). Outwardly Pierre had hardly changed at all. In appearance he was just the same as before. Also as before, he was absentminded and seemed to be concerned not with what was before his eyes, but with something exclusively his own (7a). -
19 напускать на себя вид
• НАПУСКАТЬ/НАПУСТИТЬ НА СЕБЯ ВИД какой[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ (to try) to look a certain way (as denoted by the modifier):- X assumed a look < an air> of [NP denoting the same quality as the Russian AdjP];- X pretended to be [AdjP].♦...Он, С жадностью ловя каждое слово [тёщи], напускал на себя уныло-спокойный и даже рассеянный вид, отчего тёща скрытно негодовала... (Трифонов 1).... As he greedily took in her [his mother-in-law's] every word, he would take on a calmly subdued and even absentminded expression which his mother-in-law secretly resented (1a).♦ Тут Ляля насторожилась, хотя напустила на себя равнодушный вид (Трифонов 1). Though she assumed a look of indifference, Lyalya listened with interest... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > напускать на себя вид
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20 напустить на себя вид
• НАПУСКАТЬ/НАПУСТИТЬ НА СЕБЯ ВИД какой[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ (to try) to look a certain way (as denoted by the modifier):- X assumed a look < an air> of [NP denoting the same quality as the Russian AdjP];- X pretended to be [AdjP].♦...Он, С жадностью ловя каждое слово [тёщи], напускал на себя уныло-спокойный и даже рассеянный вид, отчего тёща скрытно негодовала... (Трифонов 1).... As he greedily took in her [his mother-in-law's] every word, he would take on a calmly subdued and even absentminded expression which his mother-in-law secretly resented (1a).♦ Тут Ляля насторожилась, хотя напустила на себя равнодушный вид (Трифонов 1). Though she assumed a look of indifference, Lyalya listened with interest... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > напустить на себя вид
См. также в других словарях:
absentminded — index lax, oblivious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
absentminded — (adj.) also absent minded, preoccupied, 1810, from ABSENT (Cf. absent) + MINDED (Cf. minded). Related: Absentmindedly; absentmindedness … Etymology dictionary
absentminded — absent, *abstracted, preoccupied, distraught Analogous words: inattentive, thoughtless, inconsiderate (see affirmative adjectives at THOUGHTFUL): heedless, inadvertent (see CARELESS): unobserving, unseeing, unperceiving, unnoticing (see… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
absentminded — adjective I tend to be most absentminded in school Syn: forgetful, distracted, preoccupied, inattentive, vague, abstracted, daydreaming, unheeding, oblivious, distrait, in a brown study; lost in thought, moony, pensive, thoughtful, brooding;… … Thesaurus of popular words
absentminded — adjective lost in thought; showing preoccupation (Freq. 3) an absent stare an absentminded professor the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence • Syn: ↑absent, ↑abstracted, ↑scatty … Useful english dictionary
absentminded — adjective Date: 1829 1. lost in thought and unaware of one s surroundings or actions ; preoccupied; also given to absence of mind 2. indicative of or resulting from preoccupation or absence of mind Synonyms: see abstracted • … New Collegiate Dictionary
absentminded — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. preoccupied, forgetful. See inattention … English dictionary for students
absentminded — see absent minded … English dictionary
absentminded — æbsntmaɪndɪd adj. distracted, confused … English contemporary dictionary
absentminded — ab·sent·mind·ed … English syllables
abstracted — abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absentminded, distraught are comparable when they mean inattentive to what presently claims or demands consideration. Abstracted implies absorption of the mind in something other than one’s surroundings, and often … New Dictionary of Synonyms