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is asked and answered by one and the same person, usually the author'For what is left the poet here? // For Greeks a blush - for Greece a tear. (Byron - Don Juan)
- does not contain statement unlike a rhetorical question;- assume a semi-exclamatory nature;- is very often used in oratory;- sometimes gives the impression of an intimate talk between the writer and the reader;Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? Scrooge and he were partners for I don't know how many years. (Ch.Dickens)
- may also remain unanswered (there are only hints of the possible answers)How long must it go on? Now long must we suffer? Where is the end? What is the end? (Norris)
- [presumes that the questioner does not know the answer]Source: I.R.G.See: rhetorical question, syntactical SDsEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > question-in-the-narrative
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42 answer up
отвечать четко, отчетливо Answer up when the judge asks you a question. ≈ Отвечайте громко и четко, когда судья задает Вам вопрос. Syn: speak out
2), speak up
1), talk up
3)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > answer up
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43 question answer
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44 question-answer mode
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45 question/answer
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46 Question & Answer database
SAP.тех. база данных вопросов и ответовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Question & Answer database
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49 question and answer document
Общая лексика: справочникУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > question and answer document
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50 question and answer period
Военный термин: время для вопросов и ответов, время, отведённое на вопросы и ответыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > question and answer period
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51 question and answer session
Общая лексика: вечер вопросов и ответовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > question and answer session
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52 question-and-answer
Техника: вопрос и ответ (рубрика в прессе; на радио и телевидении; ы), вопросы и ответы, запросно-ответный -
53 question-and-answer dialog programming
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54 question-and-answer mode
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55 question-and-answer routine
Механика: диалоговая программа-мониторУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > question-and-answer routine
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56 question-and-answer sequence
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57 question-and-answer session
СМИ: беседа в форме вопросов и ответов (англ. цитата - из репортажа агентства Thomson Reuters)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > question-and-answer session
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58 question-and-answer system
Автоматика: вопросно-ответная система, диалоговая системаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > question-and-answer system
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60 question-answer dialog
Компьютерная техника: диалог в форме вопросов и ответовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > question-answer dialog
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answer — [[t]ɑ͟ːnsə(r), æ̱n [/t]] ♦ answers, answering, answered 1) VERB When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them. [V n] I knew Ben was lying when he answered me... [V n] Just answer the question... He paused… … English dictionary