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æbˈsti:mjəs прил.
1) воздержанный, умеренный( особ. в пище, питье) ;
abstemious diet ≈ скудное питание His diet was abstemious, his prayers long and fervent. ≈ Пища его была скудной, а молитвы долгими и пылкими.
2) скромный abstemious life ≈ умеренный образ жизни Mother and father were assiduous, abstemious, frugal without stinginess. ≈ Родители были рачительными, скромными, экономными, но без скупости. Syn: moderate, temperate
3) бережливый, экономный Syn: thrifty, economicalвоздержанный, умеренный (в пище, питье) умеренный, скромный;
- * diet скудное питание;
- * life умеренный образ жизни бережливыйabstemious a бережливый ~ a воздержанный, умеренный (особ. в пище, питье)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > abstemious
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[æb'stiːmɪəs]прил.1) воздержанный, умеренный (в пище, питье)2) скромный, скудный ( о пище)His diet was abstemious, his prayers long and fervent. — Пища его была скудной, а молитвы долгими и пылкими.
3) умеренный, скромный, бережливыйMother and father were assiduous, abstemious, frugal without stinginess. — Родители были рачительными, скромными, экономными, но без скупости.
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[əbʹsti:mıəs] a1. 1) воздержанный, умеренный (в пище, питье)2) умеренный, скромный2. бережливый -
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1. a воздержанный, умеренный2. a умеренный, скромный3. a бережливыйСинонимический ряд:1. moderate (adj.) abstentious; abstinent; austere; continent; moderate; self-disciplined; self-restraining; sober2. temperate (adj.) calm; cool; deliberate; equable; modest; temperateАнтонимический ряд:gluttonous; greedy; immoderate; intemperate; self-indulgent -
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См. также в других словарях:
Abstemious — Ab*ste mi*ous, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.] 1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.] [1913 Webster] Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Sparing in diet;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstemious — /əbˈstimiəs / (say uhb steemeeuhs) adjective 1. moderate in the use of food and drink; sparing in diet; temperate: *At dinner my usually abstemious husband was led on by his brother –patrick white, 1976. 2. characterised by abstinence: *He was… …
abstemious — abstemiously, adv. abstemiousness, n. /ab stee mee euhs/, adj. 1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. 2. characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life. 3. sparing: an abstemious diet. [1615 25; < L abstemius, equiv.… … Universalium
abstemious — adjective Etymology: Latin abstemius, from abs + temius; akin to Latin temetum intoxicating drink Date: 1609 marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol; also reflecting such restraint < an abstemious diet > •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
abstemious — adjective /æbˈstɛmi.əs/ a) Abstaining from wine. Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. b) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the… … Wiktionary
abstemious — a. Abstinent (by habit), sober, moderate, habitually temperate, sparing in diet See abstinent … New dictionary of synonyms
ab|ste´mi|ous|ness — ab|ste|mi|ous «ab STEE mee uhs», adjective. 1. sparing in eating and drinking; moderate; temperate: »My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as … Useful english dictionary
ab|ste´mi|ous|ly — ab|ste|mi|ous «ab STEE mee uhs», adjective. 1. sparing in eating and drinking; moderate; temperate: »My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as … Useful english dictionary
ab|ste|mi|ous — «ab STEE mee uhs», adjective. 1. sparing in eating and drinking; moderate; temperate: »My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as unfit for his … Useful english dictionary
Matthew Clerk — (1659 – 25 January 1735), was an Irish Presbyterian minister. Life Clerk was in Derry during the siege in 1689 and received a bullet wound on his temple, leaving a sore over which he wore a black patch to the end of his days. It wasn t until… … Wikipedia
Slender — Slen der, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
