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1 as insubstantial as a cobweb
Макаров: тонкий как паутинаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > as insubstantial as a cobweb
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2 cobweb
1. n паутина2. n нить паутины3. n лёгкая прозрачная ткань4. n хитросплетения, тонкости5. n тенёта, западня6. n путаница, неразбериха, беспорядокto rid the text of its cobwebs — устранить неясности из текста, уточнить текст
7. v редк. плести паутину; оплетать паутиной8. v редк. путать; вносить путаницу, беспорядокСинонимический ряд:spider web (noun) entanglement; extrusive threads; fiber; fibre; filament; gossamer; meshes; net; snare for insects; spider web; toils; web -
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[͵ınsəbʹstænʃ(ə)l] a1. 1) непрочный; тонкий; хрупкий2) лёгкий, неосновательный2. нереальный; иллюзорный; видимый, кажущийся3. необоснованный -
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1. a непрочный; тонкий; хрупкий2. a лёгкий, неосновательный3. a нереальный; иллюзорный; видимый, кажущийся4. a необоснованныйСинонимический ряд:1. feeble (adj.) feeble; tenuous2. flimsy (adj.) ephemeral; ethereal; fanciful; flimsy; gossamer; imaginary; intangible3. immaterial (adj.) asomatous; bodiless; disbodied; discarnate; disembodied; immaterial; incorporeal; metaphysical; nonmaterial; nonphysical; non-physical; spiritual; unbodied; unembodied; unfleshly; unmaterial; unphysical4. unimportant (adj.) inconsequential; inconsiderable; insignificant; minor; modest; negligible; small; trifling; trivial; unimportant5. unstable (adj.) insecure; shaky; tottery; unstable; unsteady; unsure; wobbly6. weak (adj.) decrepit; delicate; feeble; fragile; frail; infirm; puny; slight; tenuous; unsound; unsubstantial; weak; weaklyАнтонимический ряд:sturdy; substantial; tangible
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cobweb — /kob web /, n., v., cobwebbed, cobwebbing. n. 1. a web spun by a spider to entrap its prey. 2. a single thread spun by a spider. 3. something resembling a cobweb; anything finespun, flimsy, or insubstantial. 4. a network of plot or intrigue; an… … Universalium
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in´sub|stan´tial|ly — in|sub|stan|tial «IHN suhb STAN shuhl», adjective. 1. frail; flimsy; weak: »A cobweb looks very insubstantial. SYNONYM(S): unsubstantial. 2. not actual; unreal; imaginary: »Dreams and ghosts are … Useful english dictionary
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