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1 apple-polish
verb \/ˌæplˈpɒlɪʃ\/(amer., hverdagslig) smiske, smigre -
2 apple-polish
1. v амер. подлизываться2. v амер. лебезить, подхалимствоватьСинонимический ряд:cringe (verb) bootlick; brown-nose; cotton; cringe; crouch; curry favor; fawn; stoop; truckle -
3 fawn
1. n молодой олень2. n желтовато-коричневый цвет; цвет беж3. a желтовато-коричневый; бежевый4. v вилять хвостом, ласкатьсяSpot was fawning on him as if he understood every word — Меченый ласкался к нему, как будто понимал каждое слово
5. v льстить, подлизываться, прислуживаться; раболепствоватьСинонимический ряд:1. deer (noun) deer; yearling2. apple-polish (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; brownnose; brown-nose; cotton; cower; cringe; crouch; curry favor; grovel; honey up; kowtow; slaver; stoop; toady; truckleАнтонимический ряд: -
4 grovel
1. n низкопоклонство, подхалимаж2. v быть распростёртым ниц; ползать3. v пресмыкаться, унижатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. abase (verb) abase; bow; crawl; give in; obey; prostrate; surrender; yield2. behave abjectly (verb) beg; behave abjectly; cower; cringe; crouch before; fawn over; implore; kneel; prostrate oneself; snivel3. blandish (verb) blandish; flatter; wheedle4. fawn (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; cotton; fawn; honey up; kowtow; slaver; toady; truckle5. wallow (verb) wallow; welterАнтонимический ряд:browbeat; domineer -
5 crouch
1. n припадание2. n спорт. полуприсед3. n спорт. низкая стойка при спуске с горы4. v присесть, припасть к земле, сжатьсяtiger crouching for a spring — тигр, сжавшийся перед прыжком
5. v низко кланяться, припадать к ногам6. v заискивать, пресмыкаться, раболепствовать7. v сделать полуприседСинонимический ряд:1. bend (verb) bend; squat; stoop2. cower (verb) cower; duck; shrink3. cringe (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; brown-nose; cotton; cringe; curry favor; fawn; truckle4. hunch (verb) huddle; hunch; hunker; scrooch down -
6 toady
1. n приживальщик; лизоблюдhe was a toady in the presence of those he regarded as his superiors — он раболепствовал перед теми, кого считал выше себя
2. v льстить; низкопоклонничать3. v подольщаться; выслуживаться; подхалимничатьСинонимический ряд:1. sycophant (noun) apple-polisher; bootlick; bootlicker; brownnoser; creature; fawner; flatterer; footlicker; groveler; lickspit; lickspittle; minion; reptile; spaniel; sycophant; toad; toadeater; toadier; truckler; yes-man2. fawn (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; cotton; cower; cringe; crouch; fawn; grovel; honey up; kowtow; slaver; truckleАнтонимический ряд: -
7 cotton
1. n бот. хлопчатникupland cotton — хлопчатник «упланд»
2. n хлопок3. n вата4. n хлопчатая бумага5. n бумажная ткань6. n одежда из бумажной ткани7. n бумажная нитка; хлопчатобумажная пряжа8. n бот. опушение, пушок, ворсистость9. n сл. бензедрин10. a хлопковый11. a хлопчатобумажный12. v разг. ладить, уживатьсяgradually all cottoned together and plunged into conversation — постепенно неловкость исчезла, и завязался непринуждённый разговор
13. v разг. согласоваться, гармонировать14. v разг. привязаться, полюбить; пристраститьсяСинонимический ряд:1. thread (noun) cord; fibre; filament; strand; string; thread; twine; yarn2. baby (verb) baby; cater to; cocker; coddle; cosset; humor; indulge; mollycoddle; pamper; spoil3. fawn (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; brown-nose; cower; cringe; crouch; curry favor; fawn; grovel; honey up; kowtow; slaver; stoop; toady; truckle -
8 cower
v сжиматься, съёживатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. fawn (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; cotton; crawl; cringe; fawn; flinch; grovel; honey up; kowtow; recoil; slaver; toady; truckle; wince2. fear (verb) blanch; fear; quail; quake; shrink; start; trembleАнтонимический ряд: -
9 cringe
1. n раболепство, низкопоклонство2. v раболепствовать, низкопоклонствовать; стоять в подобострастной позе3. v проявлять раболепный страх4. v съёживаться, сжиматься5. v испытывать отвращениеСинонимический ряд:1. cower (verb) cower; flinch; grovel; quail; recoil; shrink; toady; wince2. fawn (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; cotton; crouch; fawn; honey up; kowtow; slaver; stoop; truckleАнтонимический ряд: -
10 kowtow
1. n кит. низкий поклон, поклон до земли2. n кит. выражение подобострастия3. v кит. низко кланяться, делать низкий поклон4. v кит. раболепствоватьСинонимический ряд:1. obeisance (noun) bend; bow; curtsy; nod; obeisance; reverence2. bow (verb) bow; defer; genuflect; kneel3. fawn (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; cater to; cotton; cower; cringe; fawn; grovel; honey up; slaver; toady; truckle -
11 slaver
1. n слюни2. n бессмыслица, глупая болтовня3. n грубая лесть4. v распускать слюни5. v слюнявить, мусолить6. v разнюниться7. v подлизываться, подхалимничать, лизоблюдничать8. n работорговец9. n невольничье судноСинонимический ряд:1. drool (noun) drivel; drool; salivation; slobber2. saliva (noun) saliva; spit; spittle; water3. fawn (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; cotton; cower; cringe; fawn; grovel; honey up; kowtow; toady; truckle4. water at the mouth (verb) dribble; dribble saliva; drip spittle; drivel; drool; mouth-water; ooze from the mouth; salivate; slabber; slobber; spit; water at the mouth -
12 bootlick
v амер. сл. льстить, подхалимничать, лизать пяткиhe bootlicked anybody suspected of having money — он подлизывался к каждому, у кого, по его мнению, водились денежки
Синонимический ряд:cringe (verb) apple-polish; brown-nose; cotton; cringe; crouch; curry favor; fawn; stoop; truckle -
13 truckle
1. n головка сыра цилиндрической формы2. n ирл. тележка3. n уст. колёсико, ролик4. v раболепствовать; трусливо подчинятьсяtoo proud to truckle to a superior — слишком гордый, чтобы раболепствовать перед вышестоящими
5. v выпрашивать; напрашиваться6. v уст. двигаться на колёсикахСинонимический ряд:fawn (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; brown-nose; cotton; cower; cringe; crouch; curry favor; fawn; grovel; honey up; kowtow; slaver; stoop; toady -
14 quarter
'kwo:tə
1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) cuarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) veinticinco centavos3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) barrio4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) dirección, (de todas) partes5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) gracia6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) cuarto7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) cuarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) cuarto9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre
2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar en cuatro2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir en cuatro, cuartear3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acuartelar, alojar•
3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente
4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicación trimestral- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
quarter n1. cuarta parte / cuarto2. cuarto5:15 is the same as a quarter past five 5:15 es lo mismo que las cinco y cuarto3. barriotr['kwɔːtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 cuarto2 (area) barrio3 (time) cuarto4 (weight) cuarto de libra5 (of moon) cuarto6 (three months) trimestre nombre masculino1 dividir en cuatro2 (reduce) reducir a la cuarta parte3 SMALLHISTORY/SMALL descuartizar4 (lodge) alojar1 alojamiento m sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat close quarters desde muy cercafrom all quarters de todas partesto give no quarter no dar cuartelfirst quarter cuarto crecientelast quarter cuarto menguanteofficer's quarters residencia f sing de oficialesquarter ['kwɔrt̬ər] vt1) : dividir en cuatro partes2) lodge: alojar, acuartelar (tropas)quarter n1) : cuarto m, cuarta parte fa foot and a quarter: un pie y cuartoa quarter after three: las tres y cuarto2) : moneda f de 25 centavos, cuarto m de dólar3) district: barrio mbusiness quarter: barrio comercial4) place: parte ffrom all quarters: de todas partesat close quarters: de muy cerca5) mercy: clemencia f, cuartel mto give no quarter: no dar cuartel6) quarters npllodging: alojamiento m, cuartel m (militar)n.• moneda de veinticinco centavos de dólar s.f. (Ship)n.• camarote s.m.adj.• cuarto, -a adj.n.• barrio s.m.• cuadra s.f.• cuarta s.f.• cuartel s.m.• cuarterón s.m.• cuarto s.m.• cuarto de luna s.m.• moneda de 25 centavos s.f.• trimestre (Académico) s.m.v.• acantonar v.• acuartelar v.• alojar v.• cuartear v.• cuartelar v.• descuartizar v.
I 'kwɔːrtər, 'kwɔːtə(r)1) ca) ( fourth part) cuarta parte f, cuarto ma quarter of a mile/century — un cuarto de milla/siglo
four and a o one quarter gallons — cuatro galones y cuarto
b) (as adv)2) ca) (US, Canadian coin) moneda f de 25 centavosb) ( of moon) cuarto m3) ca) ( in telling time) cuarto mit's a quarter of o (BrE) to one — es la una menos cuarto or (AmL exc RPl) un cuarto para la una
a quarter after o (BrE) past one — la una y cuarto
at (a) quarter after o (BrE) past — a las y cuarto
b) ( three months) trimestre mto pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or por trimestres
4) ca) ( district of town) barrio mb) ( area) parte f5) quarters pl ( accommodations)married quarters — ( Mil) viviendas fpl para familias
6) u ( mercy) (liter)he showed o gave them no quarter — no tuvo clemencia para con ellos
II
transitive verb (often pass) ( divide) \<\<carcass/body\>\> descuartizar*; \<\<apple\>\> dividir en cuatro partesto be hung, drawn and quartered — ser* ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado
III
adjective cuarto['kwɔːtǝ(r)]1. N1) (=fourth part) [of kilo, kilometre, second] cuarto m ; [of price, population] cuarta parte fto divide sth into quarters — dividir algo en cuartos or en cuatro
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it's a quarter gone already — ya se ha gastado la cuarta parte2) (in time) cuarto ma quarter of an hour/century — un cuarto de hora/siglo
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it's a quarter to or (US) of seven — son las siete menos cuarto, es un cuarto para las siete (LAm)a) (US, Canada) (=25 cents) (moneda f de) cuarto m de dólarb) [of year] trimestre m•
to pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or al trimestre or cada tres mesesc) [of moon] cuarto m•
when the moon is in its first/ last quarter — cuando la luna está en cuarto creciente/menguante4) (=part of town) barrio m•
the business quarter — el barrio comercial•
the old quarter — el casco viejo or antiguo5) (=direction, area)•
from all quarters — de todas partes•
at close quarters — de cerca•
they are spread over the four quarters of the globe — se extienden por todos los rincones or por todas partes del mundo•
help came from an unexpected quarter — la ayuda nos llegó de un lugar inesperado6) (Naut, Geog) [of compass] cuarta f7) (Heraldry) cuartel m•
they knew they could expect no quarter — sabían que no podían esperar clemencia9) quarters (=accommodation)living 4.married 2.the crew's/officers' quarters — (on ship) las dependencias de la tripulación/de los oficiales
2.ADJ cuartoa quarter pound/century — un cuarto de libra/siglo
3. VT1) (=divide into four) [+ apple, potato] cortar en cuatro (trozos); [+ carcass, body] descuartizar; hang 1., 3), a)2) (Mil) acuartelar, alojar3) (=range over) [person] recorrer4.CPDquarter day N — (gen) primer día del trimestre ; (Econ) el día del vencimiento de un pago trimestral
quarter light N — (Brit) (Aut) ventanilla f direccional
quarter note N — (US) (Mus) negra f
quarter pound N — cuarto m de libra
quarter tone N — cuarto m de tono
quarter turn N — cuarto m de vuelta
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I ['kwɔːrtər, 'kwɔːtə(r)]1) ca) ( fourth part) cuarta parte f, cuarto ma quarter of a mile/century — un cuarto de milla/siglo
four and a o one quarter gallons — cuatro galones y cuarto
b) (as adv)2) ca) (US, Canadian coin) moneda f de 25 centavosb) ( of moon) cuarto m3) ca) ( in telling time) cuarto mit's a quarter of o (BrE) to one — es la una menos cuarto or (AmL exc RPl) un cuarto para la una
a quarter after o (BrE) past one — la una y cuarto
at (a) quarter after o (BrE) past — a las y cuarto
b) ( three months) trimestre mto pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or por trimestres
4) ca) ( district of town) barrio mb) ( area) parte f5) quarters pl ( accommodations)married quarters — ( Mil) viviendas fpl para familias
6) u ( mercy) (liter)he showed o gave them no quarter — no tuvo clemencia para con ellos
II
transitive verb (often pass) ( divide) \<\<carcass/body\>\> descuartizar*; \<\<apple\>\> dividir en cuatro partesto be hung, drawn and quartered — ser* ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado
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adjective cuarto -
15 quarter
I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (one fourth) quarto m.2) (15 minutes)3) (three months) trimestre m.4) (district) quartiere m.5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.6) (mercy) lett.7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg9) gastr.10) mar.on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra
11) at close quarters da vicino2. 3.1) (25%) quarto m.at (a) quarter to 9 — BE
at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto
3) (in age)4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock]* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) (moneta da venticinque centesimi), (quarto di dollaro)3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartiere4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) parte, direzione5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grazia6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) tempo9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dividere in quattro2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividere in quattro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acquartierare, alloggiare•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) pubblicazione trimestrale- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (one fourth) quarto m.2) (15 minutes)3) (three months) trimestre m.4) (district) quartiere m.5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.6) (mercy) lett.7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg9) gastr.10) mar.on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra
11) at close quarters da vicino2. 3.1) (25%) quarto m.at (a) quarter to 9 — BE
at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto
3) (in age)4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock] -
16 quarter
'kwo:tə 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjerde-/firedel, kvart, kvarter2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar, 25 cent3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bydel, kvarter, strøk4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning, kant, hold, hjørne5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde, grid6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kvart (bakpart av) gris/okse, osv.7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) måne i ny eller ne8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) omgang9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) termin2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fire2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dele på/med fire3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) innkvartere•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) hvert kvartal4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidsskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quartersfjerdedel--------kvarter--------strøkIsubst. \/ˈkwɔːtə\/1) fjerdedel, en kvart2) ( tid) kvarter, kvartal, termin3) ( sted) kvarter, kvartal, bydel4) forklaring: rommål for tørrvarer som tilsvarer 8 bushels forklaring: (290,9 l)5) forklaring: britisk vektmål som tilsvarer 1\/4 hundredweight forklaring: eller 28 poundsforklaring: (britisk) eller 25 pounds forklaring: (amer.)6) (amer.) 25 cent7) ( av slaktet dyr) fjerding8) ( astronomi) kvarter, månefase9) ( også overført) side, kant, hold10) verdenshjørne, kompassretning12) ( spesielt militærvesen) nåde14) (amer., fotball, basketball) omgangat close quarters på nært holdby the quarter kvartalsvisin all quarters eller in every quarter på alle hold, overaltnot a quarter as ikke på langt næra quarter of en kvart, en fjerdedelsa quarter past\/to eller (a) quarter after\/of kvart over\/påtake up one's quarters with slå seg ned hostake up one's quarters\/abode\/lodgings slå seg ned\/til, innkvartere seg, flytte inn ( sjøfart) stille seg på postIIverb \/ˈkwɔːtə\/1) dele i fire deler2) ( militærvesen) innkvartere, forlegge3) være innkvartert, bli innkvartert4) ta inn, innkvartere seg5) ( historisk) partere6) ( heraldikk) kvadrere, firedele7) ( heraldikk) anbringe\/bære i kvadrert skjold8) ( om jakthund) gjennomsøke9) ( sjøfart) seile for låringsvind, seile med vinden på låringen, sløre10) virre hit og ditgive no quarter ikke vise nådequarter somebody on dytte noen over på
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