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complete absurdity мат.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь Масловского > полная абсурдность
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Mathematics: complete absurdityУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > полная абсурдность
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9 locura
f.1 madness.2 crazy idea.3 folly, crazy act, act of madness, piece of folly.* * *1 (perturbación) madness, insanity2 (insensatez) folly\con locura madlyhacer una locura to do something silly¡qué locura! it's mad!* * *noun f.1) folly2) madness* * *SF1) (=demencia) madness, insanity2) (=exceso)¡qué locura! — it's madness!
me gusta con locura — * I'm crazy about it
es una casa de locura — * it's a smashing house *
precios de locura — * fantastic prices
tener o sentir locura por algn — to be crazy about sb
3) (=acto)* * *a) (Med) madness, insanityb) ( insensatez) crazy thing (colloq)c) ( inclinación exagerada)* * *= frenzy, wild thought, absurdity, folly, derangement, madness, insanity, lunacy, bedlam, craziness.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.Ex. It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.Ex. The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.Ex. George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.Ex. The title of the article is 'Methods and madness of migration to micros'.Ex. The early psychiatric profession believed in the effectiveness of reading as a treatment for insanity.Ex. The article is entitled 'Certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Ex. As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.----* amar con locura = love + Nombre + to bits.* locuras = zaniness.* parecer una locura = sound + crazy.* * *a) (Med) madness, insanityb) ( insensatez) crazy thing (colloq)c) ( inclinación exagerada)* * *= frenzy, wild thought, absurdity, folly, derangement, madness, insanity, lunacy, bedlam, craziness.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
Ex: A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.Ex: It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.Ex: The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.Ex: The title of the article is 'Methods and madness of migration to micros'.Ex: The early psychiatric profession believed in the effectiveness of reading as a treatment for insanity.Ex: The article is entitled 'Certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Ex: As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.* amar con locura = love + Nombre + to bits.* locuras = zaniness.* parecer una locura = sound + crazy.* * *1 ( Med) madness, insanityataque de locura fit of madness2 (insensatez) crazy thing ( colloq)hizo muchas locuras en su juventud she did a lot of crazy things in her youth ( colloq)lo que dices es una locura what you're saying is sheer o complete madnesscometió la locura de casarse a los quince años she committed the folly of getting married at fifteengastó una locura en ese coche he spent a ridiculous amount on that car3(inclinación exagerada): siente locura por la pequeña she's absolutely mad about o besotted with the little one ( colloq)la quiero/me gusta con locura I'm crazy o mad o wild about her ( colloq)* * *
locura sustantivo femenino
◊ lo que hizo/dijo fue una locura what he did/said was sheer madnessb) ( inclinación exagerada):
la quiero con locura I'm crazy about her (colloq)
locura sustantivo femenino madness, insanity: ¡no lo hagas!, ¡es una locura!, don't do it, it's insane!
' locura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enajenación
- esperar
- filo
- borde
English:
craze
- feign
- folly
- insanity
- lunacy
- madly
- madness
- streak
- verge on
- amok
- look
* * *locura nf1. [demencia] madness;la mató en un arrebato de locura he killed her in a fit of madnessdecir locuras to talk nonsense;temía que hiciera una locura I was afraid he might do something desperate;sería una locura hacerlo it would be folly o madness to do itcon locura madly;se quieren con locura they're madly in love (with one another)4.una locura [mucho] a fortune, a ridiculous amount;gastar una locura to spend a fortune* * *f madness;es una locura it’s madness;de locura fam crazy* * *locura nf1) : insanity, madness2) : crazy thing, folly* * *locura n madness -
10 ridicule
ridicule [ʀidikyl]1. adjective• se rendre ridicule to make o.s. look ridiculous2. masculine noun• tourner qn/qch en ridicule to ridicule sb/sth* * *ʀidikyl
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1) (grotesque, insensé) ridiculous2) ( insignifiant) [somme, salaire] ridiculously low, pathetic
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nom masculin1) ( le grotesque)2) ( de situation) ridiculousness, absurdity••le ridicule ne tue pas — Proverbe looking a fool never killed anyone
* * *ʀidikyl1. adjJe trouve ça complètement ridicule. — I think that's absolutely ridiculous.
2. nm[situation] ridiculousness* * *A adj1 ( digne de moquerie) ridiculous; il ne craint pas d'être ridicule he's not afraid of looking silly ou appearing foolish; c'est ridicule it's ridiculous ou absurd;2 ( insensé) il est ridicule de faire it's ridiculous ou madness to do; vous seriez ridicule de refuser you would be mad to refuse;3 ( insignifiant) [somme, salaire] ridiculously low, pathetic.B nm1 ( ce qui est grotesque) ridicule; il n'a pas peur du ridicule he isn't afraid of ridicule; se couvrir de ridicule to make oneself an object of ridicule; couvrir qn de ridicule to heap ridicule on sb, to ridicule sb; tourner qch/qn en ridicule to make sth/sb look ridiculous;2 ( de situation) ridiculousness, absurdity; il est d'un ridicule! he looks so ridiculous!; la situation est d'un ridicule! the situation is ridiculous!le ridicule ne tue pas Prov looking a fool never killed anyone.[ridikyl] adjectifun salaire ridicule [trop bas] a ridiculously low salary————————[ridikyl] nom masculinse couvrir de ridicule to make oneself a laughing stock, to make a complete fool of oneselftourner quelqu'un/quelque chose en ridicule to ridicule somebody/something, to hold somebody/something up to ridiculec'est d'un ridicule (achevé ou fini)! it's utterly ridiculous!, it's a farce!tomber ou donner dans le ridicule to become ridiculous -
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1. a весь, целый; общий; совокупныйtotal weight — вес брутто, общий вес
2. a полный, абсолютныйtotal blindness — полная слепота, стопроцентная потеря зрения
3. a всеобщий, тотальныйtotal system — полная система; тотальная система
4. v подсчитывать; подводить итог; суммировать5. v насчитывать, составлять; достигать, равнятьсяto total 200 dollars — составлять в сумме двести долларов, доходить до двухсот долларов
6. v амер. сл. разбить, разломать7. v амер. сл. разбиться; убитьсяСинонимический ряд:1. all-out (adj.) all-out; full-blown; full-out; full-scale; unlimited; unrestricted2. complete (adj.) absolute; all; arrant; complete; comprehensive; consummate; downright; entire; final; finished; gross; inclusive; out-and-out; outright; perfect; pure; sheer; thorough; thoroughgoing; unbounded; unequivocal; unmitigated; unqualified; unrelieved; whole3. totalitarian (adj.) authoritarian; totalistic; totalitarian4. utter (adj.) all-fired; black; blamed; blank; blankety-blank; blasted; bleeding; blessed; blighted; blinding; blithering; blue; confounded; crashing; dad-blamed; dad-blasted; dad-burned; damned; dang; darn; dashed; deuced; doggone; double-distilled; durn; utter5. whole (adj.) all; entire; whole6. body (noun) aggregate; amount; body; budget; bulk; quantity; quantum7. whole (noun) all; be-all and end-all; entirety; gross; number; sum; sum total; summation; tale; totality; whole8. add (verb) add; amount to; calculate; cast; count; figure; foot; sum; summate; tally; tot; totalize; tote9. amount (verb) add up; aggregate; amount; come; number; reach; run; run into; run to; sum into; sum to10. finish (verb) demolish; destroy; dynamite; finish; ruin; shatter; sink; smash; torpedo; undo; wrack; wreckАнтонимический ряд:fraction; limited; partial; slight; subtract -
12 nonsense
ˈnɔnsəns
1. сущ.
1) абсурд, бессмыслица, вздор, ерунда, чепуха;
абракадабра It was sheer nonsense to trust them. ≈ Что за ерунда, как можно им доверять! to make nonsense of ≈ путать, запутывать to put up with, tolerate nonsense ≈ терпеливо слушать, выслушивать вздор, чепуху to cut the nonsense ≈ пресекать вздор arrant nonsense complete nonsense outright nonsense perfect nonsense pure nonsense sheer nonsense total nonsense utter nonsense flat nonsense talk nonsense Syn: rubbish, trash, absurdity, ineptitude
2) сумасбродство;
бессмысленные поступки, безрассудные поступки
3) пустяки
2. межд. абсурд, вздор!, глупости!, ерунда!, чепуха!, чушь! Syn: rubbish, bosh
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1) вздор, ерунда, чепуха, arrant ~ сущий вздор, clotted ~, flat ~ совершенная чепуха или ерунда, stark ~ чистейший вздор;
to talk ~ говорить глупости;
2) бессмысленные поступки;
3) абсурд, абсурдность;
4) пустяки;
2. int глупости!, чушь!, ерунда! nonsense абсурд, абсурдность ~ вздор, ерунда, чепуха, бессмыслица;
clotted (или flat) nonsense совершенная ерунда;
to talk nonsense говорить глупости, нести чушь ~ int ерунда!, вздор!, глупости!, чушь, чепуха! ~ пустяки ~ сумасбродство;
бессмысленные поступки ~ вздор, ерунда, чепуха, бессмыслица;
clotted (или flat) nonsense совершенная ерунда;
to talk nonsense говорить глупости, нести чушьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > nonsense
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13 dziwoląg
Ⅰ m pers. (N pl dziwolągi) pejor. (dziwaczna osoba) loony pot., pejor., weirdo pot., pejor.; freak pejor. Ⅱ m inanim. (A dziwoląga) 1. (dziwaczna rzecz) oddity, curiosity- nie wiedział, czy to dzieło sztuki czy po prostu jakiś dziwoląg he didn’t know whether it was a work of art or a mere curiosity2. (dziwaczność) absurdity C/U, incongruity C/U- połowa tych nowych przepisów to kompletne dziwolągi half of these new laws are complete absurdities- dziwolągi językowe stylistic incongruities* * ** * *mppl. -i weirdo, freak.miGen. -a oddity.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dziwoląg
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Ⅰ m (G nonsensu) (w wypowiedzi, utworze) nonsense U, rubbish U GB; (w zachowaniu) nonsense U- mówić a. wygłaszać nonsensy to talk nonsense- to zupełny a. całkowity nonsens it’s absolute a. complete a. utter nonsense- jego książka to stek nonsensów his book is a load of nonsense- wyrąb lasów to gospodarczy nonsens felling forests is an economic nonsenseⅡ inter. sgt nonsense!, rubbish! GB* * ** * *mi1. (= brak sensu) nonsense, absurdity.2. (= niedorzeczne słowa, postępek) nonsense.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nonsens
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15 доводить
довести(вн.) lead* there (d.); (вн. до) lead* (d. as far as, d. to); ( провожать) accompany (d.); (перен.: до какого-л. состояния) reduce (d. to), drive* (d. into, d. + adj.)доводить кого-л. до изнеможения — tire smb. out
доводить что-л. до конца — carry smth. through; ( завершать) complete smth., put* a finish to smth.
доводить до отчаяния — drive* to despair (d.)
доводить до совершенства — bring* to perfection (d.)
доводить кого-л. до слёз — reduce / drive* smb. to tears
доводить кого-л. до беды — lead* smb. to trouble
доводить кого-л. до сумасшествия — drive* smb. mad
доводить что-л. до сведения кого-л. — bring* smth. to smb.'s notice, inform smb. of smth.
довожу до вашего сведения — I have to, или I must, inform you; I beg to inform (you)
доводить что-л. до чьего-л. сознания — bring* smth. home to smb.
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16 comble
comble [kɔ̃bl]1. adjective[pièce, autobus] packed2. masculine nouna. ( = degré extrême) height• c'est le comble du ridicule ! that's the height of absurdity!• être à son comble [joie, colère] to be at its peak• c'est le or un comble ! that's the last straw!b. ( = charpente) les combles the attic* * *kɔ̃bl
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adjectif [salle] packedfaire salle comble — ( pour une conférence) to have a capacity audience; ( à un spectacle) to play to packed houses
la mesure est comble, je démissionne! — that's the last straw, I resign!
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nom masculin1) ( point extrême)être à son comble — [émotion, suspense] to be at its height
pour comble de malchance j'ai raté mon avion! — to crown it all, I missed my plane!
et, comble du raffinement, les draps étaient en soie! — and, as the ultimate in refinement, there were silk sheets!
c'est un or le comble! — (colloq) that's the limit!
2) Architecture roof spacede fond en comble — [fouiller, nettoyer] from top to bottom; [changer, détruire] completely
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combles nom masculin pluriel attic (sg)* * *kɔ̃bl1. adj(salle) packed, packed full2. nm1) [bonheur, plaisir] heightc'est vraiment un comble! — that's the limit!, that beats everything!
c'est le comble! — that's the limit!, that beats everything!
3. combles nmplCONSTRUCTION attic sg loft sg* * *A adj [salle] packed; faire salle comble ( pour une conférence) to have a capacity audience; ( à un spectacle) to play to packed houses; la mesure est comble, je démissionne! that's the last straw, I resign!B nm1 ( point extrême) le comble de l'injustice/du mauvais goût the height of injustice/of bad taste; c'est le comble de l'horreur/du ridicule it's absolutely horrific/ridiculous; il était au comble de la colère/joie he was absolutely furious/delighted; être à son comble [émotion, tension, suspense] to be at its height; porter qch à son comble to take sth to its extreme; être au comble du désespoir to be in the depths of despair; c'est le comble du paradoxe it's a complete paradox; pour comble de malheur or malchance j'ai raté mon avion! to crown it all ou as if that wasn't enough, I missed my plane!; et, comble du raffinement, les draps étaient en soie! and, as the ultimate in refinement, there were silk sheets!; c'est un or le comble○! that's the limit!;2 Archit roof space; faux comble, comble perdu Archit lost roof space, unused roof space; comble aménageable usable roof space; de fond en comble [fouiller, nettoyer] from top to bottom; [changer, détruire] completely.[kɔ̃bl] adjectif————————[kɔ̃bl] nom masculin1. [summum]le comble de the height ou epitome ofdu champagne et, comble du luxe, du caviar champagne and, oh, height of luxury, caviare(c'est) un ou le comble! that beats everything!, that takes the biscuit! (UK) ou takes the cake! (US)le comble, c'est que... to crown ou to cap it all...les objectifs ne sont pas atteints, un comble pour une usine-pilote! they haven't fulfilled their objectives, which is just not on for a model factory!2. [charpente] roof timbers ou gable————————à son comble locution adverbialeau comble de locution prépositionnelleau comble de la douleur prostrate with ou in a paroxysm of griefpour comble de locution prépositionnelleet pour comble de malchance, la voiture est tombée en panne and then, to cap it all, the car broke downpour comble d'hypocrisie, ils envoient leur fille chez les sœurs then, to compound the hypocrisy, they send their daughter to a convent -
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1. nounUnsinn, dermake [a] nonsense of something — etwas zur Farce machen
make a nonsense of a theory — eine Theorie in sich zusammenfallen lassen
what's all this nonsense about...? — was soll das [dumme] Gerede über (+ Akk.)...?
2. interjectioncome along now, and no nonsense — kommt jetzt, und mach keinen Unsinn
* * *['nons'ns, ]( American[) -sens](foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!)- academic.ru/50337/nonsensical">nonsensical* * *non·sense[ˈnɒnsən(t)s, AM ˈnɑ:nsen-]to make \nonsense of a claim/plan BRIT, AUS eine Behauptung widerlegen/einen Plan verderbento talk \nonsense Unsinn redenwhat's all this \nonsense? was soll dieser Unfug?I wish she'd give up all this acting \nonsense ich wünschte, sie würde diesen Blödsinn mit der Schauspielerei aufgebenII. adj attr, inv1. LIT Blödel-\nonsense rhyme Blödelreim m2. (meaningless) unsinnig, sinnlosIII. interj▪ \nonsense! Quatsch!, Unsinn!* * *['nɒnsəns]n no pl(also as interjection) Unsinn m, Quatsch m (inf), Nonsens m (geh); (verbal also) dummes Zeug; (= silly behaviour) Dummheiten pla piece of nonsense — ein Quatsch m (inf) or Unsinn m
to make (a) nonsense of sth — etw ad absurdum führen, etw sinnlos machen
what's all this nonsense about a cut in salary/about them not wanting to go? — was soll all das Gerede von einer Gehaltskürzung/all das Gerede, dass sie nicht mitgehen wollen?
no more of your nonsense! — Schluss mit dem Unsinn!
and no nonsense —
I will stand or have no nonsense from you — ich werde keinen Unsinn or keine Dummheiten dulden
he will stand no nonsense from anybody — er lässt nicht mit sich spaßen
he won't stand any nonsense over that —
See:→ stuff* * *A s1. Nonsens m, Unsinn m, dummes Zeug (alle a int):2. Unsinn m, Mätzchen pl umg:stand no nonsense sich nichts gefallen lassen, nicht mit sich spaßen lassen;there is no nonsense about him er ist ein ganz kühler oder sachlicher Typ3. Un-, Widersinnigkeit f:a) ad absurdum führen,b) illusorisch machen4. Kleinigkeiten pl, Kinkerlitzchen pl umgnonsense verses Nonsensverse;nonsense word Nonsenswort n* * *1. nounUnsinn, derpiece of nonsense — Firlefanz, der (ugs. abwertend)
make [a] nonsense of something — etwas zur Farce machen
what's all this nonsense about...? — was soll das [dumme] Gerede über (+ Akk.)...?
2. interjectioncome along now, and no nonsense — kommt jetzt, und mach keinen Unsinn
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non·sense [ʼnɒnsən(t)s, Am ʼnɑ:nsen-] nto talk \nonsense Unsinn redenwhat's all this \nonsense? was soll dieser Unfug?I wish she'd give up all this acting \nonsense ich wünschte, sie würde diesen Blödsinn mit der Schauspielerei aufgeben adjattr, inv1) lit Blödel-;\nonsense rhyme Blödelreim m\nonsense! Quatsch!, Unsinn! -
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['nɔns(ə)n(t)s] 1. сущ.1) абсурд, бессмыслица, вздор, ерунда, чепуха; абракадабраarrant / complete / outright / perfect / pure / sheer / total / utter nonsense — совершенная, полная, абсолютная чепуха
to make nonsense of — путать, запутывать
to put up with / tolerate nonsense — терпеливо слушать, выслушивать вздор, чепуху
to talk nonsense — говорить глупости, нести чушь
It was sheer nonsense to trust them. — Что за ерунда, как можно было им доверять!
Syn:2) сумасбродство; бессмысленные или безрассудные поступки2. межд.абсурд!, вздор!, глупости!, ерунда!, чепуха!, чушь!Syn: -
20 idea
[aɪ'dɪə]n1) мысль, идеяWe are all for the idea. — Мы все за эту идею.
A good idea came to my mind. — Мне в голову пришла хорошая идея.
An idea crossed my mind. — У меня промелькнула мысль.
The idea never occurred to me. /The idea never entered my head/mind. — Мне такая мысль никогда не приходила в голову.
It is a poor idea. — Это неудачный план.
What is the big/great idea? — Это еще зачем? /Что это вам взбрело в голову?
Once this key idea had been found the plan was rapidly developed. — План получил быстрое развитие, как только была определена ключевая идея.
They caught up the idea of the club. — Они подхватили идею создания клуба.
After the European war the idea of a League of Nations was born. — Идея об организации Лиги Наций родилась после войны.
- good idea- brilliant idea
- foolish idea
- not a bad idea
- vague ideas
- sound idea
- gloomy idea
- absurd idea
- excellent idea- fleeting idea- borrowed ideas
- same idea
- main idea of the book
- idea of becoming an engineer
- idea at the back of her mind
- idea of going into the mountains
- very idea of a possible accident
- exchange of ideas
- chain of ideas
- man of one idea
- man of ideas
- based on the idea
- under the influence of a fixed idea
- understand the idea
- strike up of a bright idea
- carry big ideas to a successful conclusion
- assimilate easily the ideas of others
- convey one's ideas
- learn to express one's ideas clearly
- express one's ideas in writing
- put one's ideas into writing
- collect one's ideas
- put one's ideas into practice
- carry out one's long-cherished idea
- be dominated by one idea
- suggest the idea
- oppose the idea
- reject the idea
- assimilate idea
- absorb idea
- give up drop the idea
- discredit idea
- grasp the idea
- follow smb's ideas
- entertain ideas
- interchange ideas
- fight for an idea
- start smb on an idea
- hit upon an idea
- grope for an idea
- turn over an idea in one's mind
- communicate ideas to one another
- conform to the idea
- carry an idea to absurdity
- lead ideas in another direction
- dismiss the idea from one's mind
- owe the idea to smb- idea meets with the lively approval- idea haunts smb's mind
- ideas crowded
- idea gets clearer
- ideas get confused2) представление, понимание, понятиеHave you any idea of the time? — Знаете ли вы, сколько сейчас времени? /У вас есть представление о том, сколько сейчас времени?
We have a very different idea of the country. — Мы себе совершенно иначе представляем эту страну.
That is not my idea of duty. — У меня совсем другое понятие о долге.
Some idea may be gathered from these facts. — По этим фактам можно составить некоторое представление.
- abstract ideasIt does not convey a correct idea. — Это не дает правильного представления/правильной картины.
- idea of freedom
- idea of democracy
- have an idea about smth
- have no idea about smth
- have a general idea
- have an idea where...
- give an idea of smth
- give a good idea of smth
- introduce new ideas
- give birth to a great number of new ideas
- have some idea of chemistry
- have a poor idea of smb's abilities
- have an exaggerated idea of one's own importance
- do smth with the idea of becoming an artist
- form an idea
- without any idea of the whole matter3) (обыкновенно pl) воззрения, мировоззрение, взгляды, концепция, убеждения, теория, мнениеHe was exiled for his political ideas. — Его сослали за его политические взгляды/убеждения.
- leading ideasI have strict ideas about smoking. — У меня вполне определенное мнение/отношение о курении.
- current ideas on raising children
- have of progressive ideas
- have old-fashioned ideas
- absorb Western ideas
- have definite ideas on every subject
- form a complete idea about smth
- enlarge man's ideas of the universe
- force one's ideas on smb
- contradict generally accepted ideas- arrange ideas for presentation- ideas have spread from West to East
- man with no ideas about politics
- tell me your ideas on the subject•USAGE:
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