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1 dry as dust
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2 dry-as-dust
dry-as-dust adj umg stinklangweilig, furchtbar trocken -
3 dry as dust
скучный, неинтересный, написанный сухим языкомThere was nothing much to tempt my interest. Books of law, dry as dust, books of accountancy... (D. du Maurier, ‘The King's General’, ch. 9) — Там ничто меня не заинтересовало. Это были все скучные книги по юриспруденции, по бухгалтерскому делу...
Unprogressive and dry as dust, such papers, even if honest, get little support front the union membership. (W. Foster, ‘Misleaders of Labor’, ch. VIII) — Скучные, лишенные живого, прогрессивного духа, эти газеты, даже когда они честны, не пользуются популярностью у членов профсоюза.
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4 dry centrifugal dust collector
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > dry centrifugal dust collector
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5 dry centrifugal dust collector
Англо-русский металлургический словарь > dry centrifugal dust collector
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6 dry-type dust collector
English-Russian dictionary of geology > dry-type dust collector
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7 dry centrifugal dust collector
Металлургия: сухой центробежный пылеуловительУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > dry centrifugal dust collector
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8 dry-as-dust
Общая лексика: скучный, педантичный человек, "сухарь", педант (можно также - "dryasdust") -
9 dry-type dust collector
Горное дело: сухой пылеуловительУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > dry-type dust collector
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10 dry-as-dust
['draɪǝz'dʌst]ADJ terriblemente árido -
11 dry as dust
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12 dry-as-dust
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13 dry as dust
adj suhoparan, dozlaboga dosadan* * *
suhoparan -
14 dry as dust
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15 dry-as-dust
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16 dry as dust
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17 dry-as-dust
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18 dry-as-dust
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19 dry-tipe dust collector
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20 dry-type dust collector
См. также в других словарях:
dry|as|dust — «DRY uhz DUHST», noun. = pedant. (Cf. ↑pedant) ╂[< the fictitious Dr. Dryasdust, of the prefatory matter of some of Sir Walter Scott s novels] dry as dust «DRY uhz DUHST», adjective. very dry or uninteresting; overly pedantic; spiritless;… … Useful english dictionary
dry as dust — Very dry. Often used metaphorically: a boring, literal person or an unexciting speech. She knows her stuff but she s dry as dust … The small dictionary of idiomes
dry-as-dust — dry′ as dust′ adj. dull; boring • Etymology: 1870–75; after Dr. Dryasdust, a fictitious pedant satirized in the prefaces of Sir Walter Scott s novels … From formal English to slang
dry-as-dust — /druy euhz dust /, adj. dull and boring: a dry as dust biography. Also, dryasdust. [1870 75; after Dr. Dryasdust, a fictitious pedant satirized in the prefaces of Sir Walter Scott s novels] * * * dry|as|dust «DRY uhz DUHST», noun. = pedant. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
dry as dust — Something that is as dry as dust is very dry indeed. This expression can also refer to something dull and uninteresting. The ground was as dry as dust. / His speech was as dry as dust … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
dry-as-dust — mod. dull; lifeless. □ I can’t take another one of his dry as dust lectures. □ All her ideas are dry as dust. □ Some dry as dust old crock talked endlessly about old bones … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dry as dust — (as) dry as dust extremely dry ■ extremely dull; lacking emotion, expression, or interest what the students learned was as dry as dust … Useful english dictionary
dry-as-dust — /druy euhz dust /, adj. dull and boring: a dry as dust biography. Also, dryasdust. [1870 75; after Dr. Dryasdust, a fictitious pedant satirized in the prefaces of Sir Walter Scott s novels] * * * … Universalium
Dry — (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[ o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture; having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dry area — Dry Dry (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[ o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dry blow — Dry Dry (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[ o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English