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1 unselfish
unselfish adj generosotr[ʌn'selfɪʃ]1 desinteresado,-a, generoso,-aunselfish [.ʌn'sɛlfɪʃ] adj: generoso, desinteresado♦ unselfishly advadj.• altruista adj.• desinteresado, -a adj.'ʌn'selfɪʃ['ʌn'selfɪʃ]ADJ desinteresado* * *['ʌn'selfɪʃ] -
2 unselfish
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3 unselfish
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4 unselfish
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5 unselfish un·self·ish adj
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6 gesto
m con il braccio, la mano gesturecon la testa nod* * *gesto s.m.1 ( movimento del corpo) gesture, sign; ( del capo) nod, shake; ( della mano) wave: un gesto di rabbia, an angry gesture; un gesto eloquente, an eloquent gesture; fece un gesto con la mano, he waved; esprimersi a gesti, to express oneself with gestures // non fare un gesto, not to move, (fig.) not to lift a finger // fece il gesto di andarsene, he made as if to leave3 (estens.) ( azione) gesture, act: un gesto disinteressato, an unselfish act; un bel gesto, a nice gesture.* * *['dʒɛsto]sostantivo maschile1) (azione) gesture, actun gesto di buona volontà, d'amicizia — a gesture of goodwill, a friendly gesture
un bel gesto — a nice o noble gesture
2) (movimento) movement; (movimento espressivo) gesturefare -i — (gesticolare) to gesture
••* * *gesto/'dʒεsto/sostantivo m.1 (azione) gesture, act; un gesto di buona volontà, d'amicizia a gesture of goodwill, a friendly gesture; un gesto disperato a desperate act; un bel gesto a nice o noble gesture; un gesto disinteressato an unselfish act2 (movimento) movement; (movimento espressivo) gesture; esprimersi a -i to express oneself with gestures; fare un gesto to make a gesture; fare -i (gesticolare) to gesturefare il gesto di to make as if to. -
7 handling
sg - hándlingen, pl - hándlingerде́йствие с; посту́пок м; акт м* * *action, plot* * *(en -er) action ( fx a heroic action; judge him by his actions),F act ( fx a cruel (, criminal, unselfish) act),( højtideligere) deed ( fx a heroic (, noble) deed);( det at handle) action ( fx it is time for action; action, not talking, is necessary now);(" intrige") plot ( fx summarize the plot; the film has a complicated plot),( begivenheder) action ( fx the action takes place in France; there is not much action in the novel);( højtidelig handling) ceremony;[ fjendtlig handling] hostile act;( også) the scene is laid in France;[ en handlingens mand] a man of action;[ skride til handling] take action. -
8 gerning
sg - gérningen, pl - gérningerде́ло с; посту́пок мpå fersk gérning — на ме́сте преступле́ния
* * ** * *(en -er) action ( fx a heroic action; judge him by his actions),F act ( fx a criminal (, unselfish) act),( højtideligere) deed ( fx a good (, heroic, noble) deed; in word and deed);( kald) business,F calling;[ gerninger]( også) works ( fx good works; Satan and all his works);[ dagens gerning] the day's work, the daily round;(dvs har ikke bestilt noget) he has not done a stroke of work;[ han laver ikke dagens gerning] he is bone idle;[ gjort gerning står ikke til at ændre] what is done cannot be undone;[ han ligger på sine gerninger] he has got his deserts; -
9 alicenaplık
n. magnanimity, quality of being magnanimous, nobility of feeling, quality of being unselfishly forgiving, magnanimous act, generous and unselfish act -
10 generosità
f generosity* * *generosità s.f.1 ( liberalità) generosity, liberality, munificence, open-handedness, lavishness2 ( nobiltà d'animo) nobility, magnanimity; ( altruismo) generosity, unselfishness: un atto di generosità, an unselfish act.* * *[dʒenerosi'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile generosity* * *generosità/dʒenerosi'ta/f.inv.generosity; una persona di grande generosità a very generous person. -
11 un gesto disinteressato
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12 grootmoedigheid
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13 desinteresado
adj.1 disinterested, unconcerned, indifferent, uncaring.2 unselfish, selfless.f. & m.uninterested person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desinteresarse.* * *1→ link=desinteresarse desinteresarse► adjetivo1 disinterested, unselfish* * *ADJ1) (=altruista) unselfish2) (=imparcial) disinterested* * ** * *= uninterested, uncaring, plateaued, pro bono, selfless, unselfish, self-denying, self-sacrificing, self-giving.Ex. Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.Ex. The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.Ex. This article suggests strategies which managers can adopt to assist passively plateaued individuals who are discontented with their situation and lack interest or motivation.Ex. Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.Ex. Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.Ex. True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.Ex. She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.Ex. She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.Ex. Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.----* trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.* * ** * *= uninterested, uncaring, plateaued, pro bono, selfless, unselfish, self-denying, self-sacrificing, self-giving.Ex: Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.
Ex: The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.Ex: This article suggests strategies which managers can adopt to assist passively plateaued individuals who are discontented with their situation and lack interest or motivation.Ex: Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.* trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.* * *desinteresado -da‹actuación› unselfish, selfless ( frml); ‹consejo/ayuda› disinterested; ‹persona› selflessofreció su ayuda de forma desinteresada he offered to help without expecting anything in return* * *
Del verbo desinteresarse: ( conjugate desinteresarse)
desinteresado es:
el participio
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desinteresado
desinteresarse
desinteresado◊ -da adjetivo ‹consejo/ayuda› disinterested;
‹ persona› selfless
desinteresado,-a adjetivo unselfish, selfless
' desinteresado' also found in these entries:
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desinteresada
English:
disinterested
- selfless
- unselfish
* * *desinteresado, -a adj2. [generoso] unselfish;colabora de forma desinteresada he's taking part with no thought of personal gain* * *adj unselfish, disinterested* * *desinteresado, -da adjgeneroso: unselfish -
14 noble
['nəʊbl] 1.1) [birth, family] nobile2) [spirit, act] nobile3) [ building] imponente, grandioso, maestoso2.nome nobile m. e f.* * *['nəubl] 1. adjective1) (honourable; unselfish: a noble mind; a noble deed.) nobile2) (of high birth or rank: a noble family; of noble birth.) nobile2. noun(a person of high birth: The nobles planned to murder the king.) nobile- nobility- nobly
- nobleman* * *noble /ˈnəʊbl/A a.1 nobile; aristocratico; generoso; sublime; illustre, insigne: a man of noble birth, un uomo di nobili natali; noble actions [feelings], azioni [sentimenti] nobili; (chim.) noble metals, metalli nobili2 grandioso; imponente; magnifico; sontuoso; splendido; eccellente: a noble building, un edificio imponente; a noble view, una splendida vista; a noble cellar, una cantina eccellenteB n.● ( sport) the noble art, il pugilato □ noble-minded, d'animo nobile; generoso; magnanimo □ noble-mindedness, nobiltà d'animo; generosità; magnanimitànobleness n. [u].* * *['nəʊbl] 1.1) [birth, family] nobile2) [spirit, act] nobile3) [ building] imponente, grandioso, maestoso2.nome nobile m. e f. -
15 wait on smb. hand and foot
хорошо обслуживать кого-л., делать всё для кого-л‘You're not starting right with a man,’ Mary cautioned. ‘You wait on him hand and foot. You'll spoil him if you don't watch out.’ (J. London, ‘The Valley of the Moon’, book II, ch. I) — - Ты неправильно себя поставила с мужем, - сказала ей однажды Мэри. - Ты так ухаживаешь за ним, что избалуешь его, если вовремя не опомнишься.
Victoria: "...Bill loved me. He would have always loved me. I adored that man. He waited on me hand and foot. He was the most unselfish man I ever knew." (W. S. Maugham, ‘Home and Beauty’, act I) — Виктория: "...я обожала Билла. И он меня любил. Он никогда не разлюбил бы меня. Он всегда во всем потакал мне. Доброта его была безгранична."
Miss Pringle: "I wonder how she stood it all those months, waiting on Miss Wickham hand and foot." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Land of Promise’, act I) — Мисс Прингл: "Удивительно еще, как мисс Марш сама не свалилась - столько месяцев не отходить от мисс Викем."
Large English-Russian phrasebook > wait on smb. hand and foot
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16 selbstsüchtig
Adj. selfish, self-seeking, egotistic(al)* * *egotistical; selfish; egomaniacal* * *sẹlbst|süch|tigadjegoistic* * *1) ((negative unselfish) thinking of one's own pleasure or good and not considering other people: a selfish person/attitude.) selfish2) selfishly* * *selbst·süch·tig<-er, -ste>adj selfish, egoistic\selbstsüchtig handeln to act selfishly [or egoistically]* * *1.Adjektiv selfish2.adverbial selfishly* * *selbstsüchtig adj selfish, self-seeking, egotistic(al)* * *1.Adjektiv selfish2.adverbial selfishly* * *adj.egomaniacal adj.selfish adj. adv.selfishly adv. -
17 noble
1. adjective1) (by rank, title, or birth) ad[e]ligbe of noble birth — von adliger od. edler Geburt sein (geh.); adlig sein
3) (showing greatness of character) edel; hochherzig (geh.)2. nounAdlige, der/die* * *['nəubl] 1. adjective2) (of high birth or rank: a noble family; of noble birth.) adelig2. noun(a person of high birth: The nobles planned to murder the king.) der/die Adelig- academic.ru/50074/nobility">nobility- nobly
- nobleman* * *no·ble[ˈnəʊbl̩, AM ˈnoʊ-]I. adj1. (aristocratic) ad[e]ligto be of \noble birth [or descent] ad[e]lig sein, von ad[e]liger Herkunft sein\noble act [or deed] edle [o noble] Tat\noble-sounding edel klingend geh\noble landscape/park/trees prächtige Landschaft/prächtiger Park/prächtige Bäumea \noble whiskey ein ausgezeichneter [o vortrefflicher] Whiskeya \noble horse/horse of \noble breeding ein edles Pferd/ein Rassepferd* * *['nəʊbl]1. adj (+er)1) (= aristocratic) person, rank adligto be of noble birth — adlig sein, von edler or adliger Geburt sein
2) (= fine, distinguished) person, deed, thought etc edel, nobel; appearance vornehm; monument stattlich, prächtig; stag also kapital; (= brave) resistance heldenhaft, wackerthe noble art of self-defence — die edle Kunst der Selbstverteidigung
that was a noble attempt — das war ein heldenhafter Versuch
3) (inf: selfless) edel, großmütig, edelmütig4) metal edel2. nAdlige(r) mf, Edelmann m (HIST)the nobles — die Adligen or Edelleute (Hist)
* * *noble [ˈnəʊbl]A adj (adv nobly)1. ad(e)lig, von Adel:be of noble birth adliger Abstammung sein2. edel, erlaucht3. fig edel, Edel…, erhaben, groß(mütig), nobel, vortrefflich:4. prächtig, stattlich (Gebäude)5. prächtig geschmückt ( with mit)6. PHYS Edel…:B s1. (hoher) Adliger, HIST Edelmann m:the nobles der Adel, die Adligen2. HIST Nobel m (alte englische Goldmünze)* * *1. adjective1) (by rank, title, or birth) ad[e]ligbe of noble birth — von adliger od. edler Geburt sein (geh.); adlig sein
2) (of lofty character) edel [Gedanken, Gefühle]3) (showing greatness of character) edel; hochherzig (geh.)2. nounAdlige, der/die* * *adj.adlig adj.edel adj.erhaben adj.erlaucht adj.großmütig adj.großzügig adj.nobel adj.prächtig adj.stattlich adj.von Adel ausdr. -
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19 fair dinkum
1. австрал.; разг.; adj phrчестный, настоящий, стоящий ( реже square или straight dinkum) [выражение fair dinkum взято из линкольнширского диалекта]I couldn't be sure of his motives. Unselfish people came rarely in this world. He must have read my thoughts, for he said: ‘I'm fair dinkum all right.’ (D. Cusack, ‘Caddie. A Sydney Barmaid’, ch. XXXVII) — Я не понимал, почему он так добр со мной. Ведь неэгоистичные люди встречаются в этом мире крайне редко. Он, должно быть, прочитал мои мысли. - Я честный человек, - сказал он.
Yours wasn't just an act; it was square dinkum and she'd know it. (A. Marshall, ‘In Mine Own Heart’, ch. III) — Ты эту девушку поцеловал не шутки ради, а всерьез, и она знала это.
2. австрал.; разг.; adv phrI says to the waiter bloke, haven't you got any draught beer? No, he says. An' that's fair dinkum; they haven't. (J. O'Grady, ‘Aussie English’) — Я говорю этому парню, официанту: "У вас нет пива из бочки?" "Нет", - отвечает. И не соврал, пива у них действительно не было.
честно, серьёзно, по-настоящему3. австрал.; разг.; int phrWhen Bob asked her if she was "coming back fair dinkum", she laughed and wanted to know whatever made him ask such a silly question... (J. Morrison, ‘The Creeping City’, ch. 31) — Когда Боб поинтересовался у Хелен, действительно ли она собирается вернуться, она рассмеялась и спросила, зачем он ей задал такой глупый вопрос...
честное слово, ей-богуShe's got blue hair. Fair dinkum, blue. (J. O'Grady, ‘Gone Troppo’, ch. I) — У Ниты голубые волосы... Вот ей-богу, голубые.
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20 mercenary
1. n наёмный солдат, наёмник2. a корыстный; торгашеский3. a наёмныйСинонимический ряд:1. avaricious (adj.) avaricious; grasping; greedy; money-grubbing2. corrupt (adj.) corrupt; praetorian; unethical; unprincipled; unscrupulous; venal3. selfish (adj.) acquisitive; covetous; miserly; parsimonious; penurious; selfish; stingy; tight4. adventurer (noun) adventurer5. hack (noun) drudge; grub; grubber; hack; slavey6. hireling (noun) hireling; legionnaire; soldier of fortune; warriorАнтонимический ряд:donated; draftee; generous; unpaid; unselfish
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