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121 sentimental
ˌsentɪˈmentl прил.
1) сентиментальный, чувствительный Syn: effusive, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, romantic, slushy, gushing Ant: cynical, imperturbable, objective, realistic, sardonic, unmoved
2) основанный на чувствах сентиментальный, чувствительный - * music сентиментальная музыка - * schoolgirl сентиментальная школьница - to strike a * note взывать к чувствам основанный на чувстве - he kept the old photograph for * reasons он хранил старую фотографию как дорогое воспоминание нежный - * whisper нежный шепот sentimental сентиментальныйБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sentimental
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122 cynic
1. [ʹsınık] n1. циник2. (Cynic) ист. киник, представитель философской школы киников2. [ʹsınık] a1. = cynical2. (Cynic) ист. кинический, относящийся к философской школе киников -
123 ical
-ical
1> образует прил, соотносимые с сущ. с основой на -ic:
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medical медицинский
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ethical этический
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logical логический
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chemical химический
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cynical циничный
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physical физический
2> образует прил., выступая как синоним суффикса -ic:
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grammatical грамматический
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anatomical анатомический
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diabolical дьявольский
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technical технический
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typical типичный
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theoretical теоретический
3> в одних случаях прил. на -ic и -ical взаимозаменяемы,
различаясь лишь употребительностью:
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archaic(al) архаический
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methodical, methodic методический, методичный
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tragic(al) трагический
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philosophical, philosophic философский
4> в др. случаях между словами на -ic и -ical появялются
различия в значениях, не сводимые к общему правилу, ср.:
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124 CRC
1) Общая лексика: Cultural Resource Contractor (SEIC)2) Компьютерная техника: Checksum Recovery Correction, Common Recursive Classes, Cyclical Redundancy Checking, контроль с помощью циклического избыточного кода3) Авиация: camera ready copy, continuous repetitive chime, crew rest compartment, Corporate Research Center, Корпоративный исследовательский центр4) Американизм: Cooperative Research Centre6) Военный термин: CONUS Replacement Center, Canadian Retraining Centre, Central Reporting Center, Chief of Reserve Components, Close Range Correction, Coleman Research Corporation, Command and Reporting Center, Common Reference Code, Communications Research Centre, Cooperative Requirements Capture, combat reporting center, command reporting center, communications relay center, communications security repair center, complete round chart, contractor-recommended codes, control and reporting center, coordinating research council, crew chief, crisis response cell, центр управления и оповещения ( ЦУО) (Control and Reporting Center), комплексное управление и оповещение (КУО)7) Техника: Cable Communications Research Center, Communications Research Center, Coordinate Research Council, Coordinating Research Committee, carriage return contact, class, collaboration, computer robot control, control rod cluster, cosmic radio communications, cost reimbursement contract, critical reactor component, cycling redundancy check, responsibility, Cyclic Redundant Check( проверка циклической контрольной суммы) (при передаче данных)8) Шутливое выражение: Cynical Redundancy Check9) Бухгалтерия: current replacement cost10) Фармакология: Case Review Committee11) Грубое выражение: Can't Remember Crap12) Металлургия: Холоднокатанный лист в рулоне (Cold-Rolled Coil), Casting and Rolling Complex (ЛПК - Литейно-прокатный комплекс, город Выкса)13) Сокращение: Cambridge Research Center, Chemical Rubber Company, Civil Rights Commission, Container Research Corp. (USA), Control & Reporting Centre, Costa Rica Colon, cyclic redundancy checking, Camera-Ready Copy, cost-reimbursement contract, colorectal cancer14) Университет: Class Responsibilities And Collaboration, Class Responsibility Collaborator, Computing Resource Center15) Физиология: Centre Remedial Clinic17) Вычислительная техника: Cyclic Redundancy Check (sum), class-responsibility-collaboration, cyclical redundancy check18) Нефть: Научно-исследовательский совет по коррозии, периодическая проверка резервирования (cyclic redundancy checking), Coordinating Research Council, Inc. (USA)19) Иммунология: Clinical Research Center20) Онкология: Colo-Rectal Carcinoma, Cancer Research Campaign (UK), colorectal cancer (колоректальный рак)21) Космонавтика: циклический контроль избыточности, циклический контроль по избыточности22) Фирменный знак: Customer Response Center23) Энергетика: циклический контроль резерва24) Деловая лексика: Commit Reconcile Consistency, Customer Relations Center25) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: cyclic redundancy code26) Нефтегазовая техника Научно-исследовательский совет по коррозии (Corrosion Research Council)27) Образование: Character Report Card28) Сетевые технологии: class, responsibility and collaboration, класс, событие и взаимодействие, контроль с использованием циклического избыточного кода, контроль циклическим избыточным кодом, контрольная циклическая сумма, циклический избыточный код29) Полимеры: Corrosion Research Council30) Автоматика: computerized robot control31) Пластмассы: The Chemical Rubber Company32) Прокат: холоднокатаный рулон (Cold Rolled Coil)33) Международное право: Комитет( ООН) по правам ребёнка (/(United Nations) Committee on the Rights of the Child/)34) Расширение файла: Cyclic Redundancy Check, Cyclic Redundancy Checksum35) Нефть и газ: Contract Review Committee36) Военно-политический термин: Crisis Response Centre37) Яхтенный спорт: Коста-Рика (Обозначения на парусах)38) Электротехника: constant reactive current39) Водоснабжение: общий остаточный хлор40) Майкрософт: контрольная сумма (алгоритм контроля правильности передачи данных)41) Общественная организация: Camp Robinson Crusoe, Chapters Regional Conference, Children's Rights Council, Circles of Recovery Conference42) Должность: Component Responsibility Collaborator, Corrosion Reaction Consultants43) НАСА: Cyclical Redundancy Coding44) Программное обеспечение: Classes Responsibilities And Collaborators -
125 HR
1) Общая лексика: heat treatment2) Компьютерная техника: Hard Return, Horizontal Rule, Human Readable3) Американизм: Hard Rule, Hold Recall4) Спорт: Hockey Rocker, Home Run5) Военный термин: Heads Rolling, Highland Regiment, Humanitarian Relief Service, handling room, hazard reporting, headquarters regulation, height-range, helicopter request, high rate, high reconnaissance, high resolution, hit rate, hospital recruit, hourly report, human reliability, humanitarian reassignment6) Техника: hard radiation, hard rock, hazard rate, hear, heater, height range radar, height, radio, height/range, helium-rebottled system, helium-refrigerated, high range radar, horizon tracker, hot rolled, humidity, relative, hydrogen recombiner, относительная влажность7) Сельское хозяйство: Hypersensitive8) Юридический термин: Huge Rapist, Human Rights9) Статистика: отношение рисков (hazard ratio)10) груз 200 (human remains)11) Грубое выражение: Hard Rod12) Политика: Croatia13) Телекоммуникации: Передача с половинной нагрузкой (Half Rate)14) Сокращение: Civil aircraft marking (Honduras), Croatian, House of Representatives, hook rail, hose rack, hot-rolled, Hertzsprung-Russell (diagram), heart rate, Human Remains (Cynical interpretation of the more conventional Human Resources meaning), Hardly Relevant, hazard ratio15) Физиология: Headache Removal, Hospital Record16) Вычислительная техника: High Rate (IEEE 802.11), Hertzsprung-Russell (diagram, Space), human resource17) Нефть: интенсивность отказов (hazard rate), business delivery, business delivery KPIs, business enhancement18) Онкология: High risk19) Транспорт: Highway Research, Hilly Route, Hot Rod, Huge Roadblock20) Воздухоплавание: Heart Rates21) СМИ: Harvard Revised22) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: отдел по работе с персоналом (Human Resources)23) Образование: House Resolution24) Полимеры: Rockwell hardness, hank roving, heat-resistant, high resilient, high resistance, horizontal rotary, hot-roiled25) Сахалин Р: Human Resources26) Нефть и газ: Human Relations27) Собаководство: Hunter Retriever28) HR. human resources department29) Электротехника: heat rate, heat-retardent, ампер-час30) Имена и фамилии: Hank Rivera, Homer Ross31) ООН: Hopelessly Repressed32) Правительство: Hampton Roads, Hill Run33) NYSE. Healthcare Realty Trust -
126 Hr
1) Общая лексика: heat treatment2) Компьютерная техника: Hard Return, Horizontal Rule, Human Readable3) Американизм: Hard Rule, Hold Recall4) Спорт: Hockey Rocker, Home Run5) Военный термин: Heads Rolling, Highland Regiment, Humanitarian Relief Service, handling room, hazard reporting, headquarters regulation, height-range, helicopter request, high rate, high reconnaissance, high resolution, hit rate, hospital recruit, hourly report, human reliability, humanitarian reassignment6) Техника: hard radiation, hard rock, hazard rate, hear, heater, height range radar, height, radio, height/range, helium-rebottled system, helium-refrigerated, high range radar, horizon tracker, hot rolled, humidity, relative, hydrogen recombiner, относительная влажность7) Сельское хозяйство: Hypersensitive8) Юридический термин: Huge Rapist, Human Rights9) Статистика: отношение рисков (hazard ratio)10) груз 200 (human remains)11) Грубое выражение: Hard Rod12) Политика: Croatia13) Телекоммуникации: Передача с половинной нагрузкой (Half Rate)14) Сокращение: Civil aircraft marking (Honduras), Croatian, House of Representatives, hook rail, hose rack, hot-rolled, Hertzsprung-Russell (diagram), heart rate, Human Remains (Cynical interpretation of the more conventional Human Resources meaning), Hardly Relevant, hazard ratio15) Физиология: Headache Removal, Hospital Record16) Вычислительная техника: High Rate (IEEE 802.11), Hertzsprung-Russell (diagram, Space), human resource17) Нефть: интенсивность отказов (hazard rate), business delivery, business delivery KPIs, business enhancement18) Онкология: High risk19) Транспорт: Highway Research, Hilly Route, Hot Rod, Huge Roadblock20) Воздухоплавание: Heart Rates21) СМИ: Harvard Revised22) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: отдел по работе с персоналом (Human Resources)23) Образование: House Resolution24) Полимеры: Rockwell hardness, hank roving, heat-resistant, high resilient, high resistance, horizontal rotary, hot-roiled25) Сахалин Р: Human Resources26) Нефть и газ: Human Relations27) Собаководство: Hunter Retriever28) HR. human resources department29) Электротехника: heat rate, heat-retardent, ампер-час30) Имена и фамилии: Hank Rivera, Homer Ross31) ООН: Hopelessly Repressed32) Правительство: Hampton Roads, Hill Run33) NYSE. Healthcare Realty Trust -
127 TC
1) Общая лексика: hum. сокр. Transcribing Complex, ТК (торговая компания)2) Компьютерная техника: Table Caption, Terminal Control, Text Compression, Transaction Computer, Transaction Controller, tertiary centre3) Биология: total capacity4) Авиация: Transit Corridor (NATO) (Air lanes established for transit in the rear area of the battle theater), Test cell5) Медицина: Therapeutic Community6) Американизм: Tax Credit, Time Conflict, Total Control, Total Costs, Trade Classification, Trilateral Commission7) Спорт: командные соревнования8) Военный термин: Tactical Computer, Tank Company, Tank Corps, Target Concept, Test Case, Test Comprehensiveness, Thin Client, Tiger Cat, Tin Can, Total Confusion, Total Conversion, Transition Component, Transport Command, Transport Cradles, Transportation Coordinator, Transportation Corps, Tunnel Coordinates, Type Code, tactical command, tactical control, tactical coordinator, tank car, tank commander, target chart, target classification, target complex, team chief, technical center, technical characteristics, technical circular, technical committee, technical communications, technical control, temporary commission, terminal correction, terrain clearance, terrain correction, test center, test chief, test console, test control, test controller, test coordinator, time constant, topographic center, torpedo control, total cost, track commander, traffic control, training cadre, training camp, training center, training chest, training company, training cost, transit corridor, transport capacity, transport column, transport company, transport, cargo, transportation chief, travel card, trial counsel, troop, troop carrier, troop commander, truncated cone, till countermanded, тактический компьютер9) Техника: Threshold Circuit, Transmitting Circuits, technicolor, telecommunications, telegraph central office, telegraph repeater set, telephone central office, telephone repeater set, temporary correction, test categories, tetracycle, thermal compression, time compensation, timing channel, toll center, tone control, track chambers division, tracking camera, tracking console, tracking cross, traffic control unit, transceiver code, военное обозначение буксируемых кабелей, Tilting Cylinder( наклонный цилиндр)10) Шутливое выражение: Terror Cat, Tickle Club, Timothy Club, Tiny Chris, Total Clown, Tough Cat11) Химия: Temperature Compensated, Theoretical Chemistry, tungsten carbide( карбид вольфрама; твёрдый сплав)12) Математика: Transitive Closure13) Религия: Teen Christians, The Calling, The Chosen, The Crossover, Transcend Christ, Trenton Catholic, True Christians14) Юридический термин: Tax Court, Tribal Council15) Экономика: traveller's check, общие издержки (total costs)16) Страхование: Transcontainer17) Автомобильный термин: turbocharger, traction control18) Биржевой термин: Top Cap19) Ветеринария: Teeth And Claws, Tubby Cat20) Грубое выражение: Tiny Cock, Too Chubby21) Металлургия: Telescoping Collar22) Политика: United Arab Emirates23) Телекоммуникации: Telephone Call, Terminating Channel, Transmission Control, Transport Connection, telecommunications closet, Transmitted Signal Element Timing (DCE Source, EIA-232)24) Сокращение: Civil aircraft marking (Turkey), Tactical Controller, Teachers College, Telemeter Channel, Time Check, Training Camp / Centre, Training Cargo, Trusteeship Council, Turks and Caicos Islands, tape core, temperature compensating, terra cotta, thread cutting, timed closing, toilet case, top chord25) Текстиль: Two Clusters26) Университет: Test Consequence, Test Curve27) Физика: Temperature Control, Thermal Control28) Физиология: Thecal Cell, Throat culture, Tissue Culture, Total Cholesterol29) Электроника: Technical Component, Tesla Coil, Timely Cycle, True Complement30) Вычислительная техника: Terminal Computer, Transaction Capabilities, teracycle, time of computation, transfer complete, transfer control, transmission controller, transmission convergence, Task Committee (IFIP), Technical Committee (ISO, OASIS)31) Нефть: service water storage tank, time charter, tool closed, top choke, tubing choke, верхний штуцер (top choke), карбид вольфрама (tungsten carbide), скважинный инструмент закрыт (tool closed), устьевой штуцер (top choke), штуцер насосно-компрессорной колонны (tubing choke)32) Иммунология: Treatment Coefficient33) Биохимия: Tetracycline34) Транспорт: Tariff Class, Tercel Coupe, Tire Chalked, Toilet Car, Touring Car, Touring Coupe, Trans Canada, Transportation Centre, Truck Camper, Truck Crane, Turbo Compound, Twin Cam, Twin Carburettor, Two Cycle35) Пищевая промышленность: Totally Crunchy, Tropical Chicken, Tuff Cat, Tuna Casserole36) Воздухоплавание: Terminal Control Areas37) Фирменный знак: Techno- Components, Theatre Company, Tramway Company, Transport Canada38) СМИ: Textual Criticism, The Times Courier, Title Card, Top Celeb39) Деловая лексика: Tech Center, Too Cheap40) Бурение: инструмент закрыт (tool closed; скважинный)41) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: toxic chemical, контроллер температуры (Temperature controller), регулятор температуры (temperature controller)42) Образование: Teens Conference43) Инвестиции: traveler's check44) Сетевые технологии: Transport Convergence45) ЕБРР: technical cooperation46) Полимеры: technically classified, temperature coefficient, thermocouple, time closing, total carbon47) Автоматика: teflon composite48) Полупроводники: Curie temperature49) Сахалин Р: Temperature controller, temperature controller50) Химическое оружие: Ton container, to contain, toxicity characteristic, type classification51) Макаров: terminal controller, terminate counting, thermal conductivity, thermocompression, time code52) Безопасность: Transform Coding53) Расширение файла: Tape Command, Termcap, Turbo C Configuration file54) SAP.тех. экранная таблица55) Логистика: treatment charge (авиапоставка), транспортная служба56) Строительные материалы: tungsten carbide57) Электротехника: temperature compensation, test chamber, test conductor, thermocurrent, tinned copper, transient conditions, trip coil58) Фантастика Terra Crusher59) Имена и фамилии: Tamara Cole, Tom Clark, Tom Cruise60) Молекулярная биология: tropocollagen61) Общественная организация: Tomorrow's Child62) Должность: Technical Communication, Technology Consultant, Tennis Coach, Top Cop63) Чат: Thread Count, Too Cool, Too Cute, Too Cynical, Topic Centric, Totally Clueless, Tough Cookie64) Правительство: Traverse City, Twin Cities65) NYSE. Thailand Capital Fund, Inc.66) НАСА: Telecommand, Terrestrial Class67) Программное обеспечение: Tab Crawler68) СМС: Take Care69) Международные перевозки: traffic conference area (IATA) -
128 Tc
1) Общая лексика: hum. сокр. Transcribing Complex, ТК (торговая компания)2) Компьютерная техника: Table Caption, Terminal Control, Text Compression, Transaction Computer, Transaction Controller, tertiary centre3) Биология: total capacity4) Авиация: Transit Corridor (NATO) (Air lanes established for transit in the rear area of the battle theater), Test cell5) Медицина: Therapeutic Community6) Американизм: Tax Credit, Time Conflict, Total Control, Total Costs, Trade Classification, Trilateral Commission7) Спорт: командные соревнования8) Военный термин: Tactical Computer, Tank Company, Tank Corps, Target Concept, Test Case, Test Comprehensiveness, Thin Client, Tiger Cat, Tin Can, Total Confusion, Total Conversion, Transition Component, Transport Command, Transport Cradles, Transportation Coordinator, Transportation Corps, Tunnel Coordinates, Type Code, tactical command, tactical control, tactical coordinator, tank car, tank commander, target chart, target classification, target complex, team chief, technical center, technical characteristics, technical circular, technical committee, technical communications, technical control, temporary commission, terminal correction, terrain clearance, terrain correction, test center, test chief, test console, test control, test controller, test coordinator, time constant, topographic center, torpedo control, total cost, track commander, traffic control, training cadre, training camp, training center, training chest, training company, training cost, transit corridor, transport capacity, transport column, transport company, transport, cargo, transportation chief, travel card, trial counsel, troop, troop carrier, troop commander, truncated cone, till countermanded, тактический компьютер9) Техника: Threshold Circuit, Transmitting Circuits, technicolor, telecommunications, telegraph central office, telegraph repeater set, telephone central office, telephone repeater set, temporary correction, test categories, tetracycle, thermal compression, time compensation, timing channel, toll center, tone control, track chambers division, tracking camera, tracking console, tracking cross, traffic control unit, transceiver code, военное обозначение буксируемых кабелей, Tilting Cylinder( наклонный цилиндр)10) Шутливое выражение: Terror Cat, Tickle Club, Timothy Club, Tiny Chris, Total Clown, Tough Cat11) Химия: Temperature Compensated, Theoretical Chemistry, tungsten carbide( карбид вольфрама; твёрдый сплав)12) Математика: Transitive Closure13) Религия: Teen Christians, The Calling, The Chosen, The Crossover, Transcend Christ, Trenton Catholic, True Christians14) Юридический термин: Tax Court, Tribal Council15) Экономика: traveller's check, общие издержки (total costs)16) Страхование: Transcontainer17) Автомобильный термин: turbocharger, traction control18) Биржевой термин: Top Cap19) Ветеринария: Teeth And Claws, Tubby Cat20) Грубое выражение: Tiny Cock, Too Chubby21) Металлургия: Telescoping Collar22) Политика: United Arab Emirates23) Телекоммуникации: Telephone Call, Terminating Channel, Transmission Control, Transport Connection, telecommunications closet, Transmitted Signal Element Timing (DCE Source, EIA-232)24) Сокращение: Civil aircraft marking (Turkey), Tactical Controller, Teachers College, Telemeter Channel, Time Check, Training Camp / Centre, Training Cargo, Trusteeship Council, Turks and Caicos Islands, tape core, temperature compensating, terra cotta, thread cutting, timed closing, toilet case, top chord25) Текстиль: Two Clusters26) Университет: Test Consequence, Test Curve27) Физика: Temperature Control, Thermal Control28) Физиология: Thecal Cell, Throat culture, Tissue Culture, Total Cholesterol29) Электроника: Technical Component, Tesla Coil, Timely Cycle, True Complement30) Вычислительная техника: Terminal Computer, Transaction Capabilities, teracycle, time of computation, transfer complete, transfer control, transmission controller, transmission convergence, Task Committee (IFIP), Technical Committee (ISO, OASIS)31) Нефть: service water storage tank, time charter, tool closed, top choke, tubing choke, верхний штуцер (top choke), карбид вольфрама (tungsten carbide), скважинный инструмент закрыт (tool closed), устьевой штуцер (top choke), штуцер насосно-компрессорной колонны (tubing choke)32) Иммунология: Treatment Coefficient33) Биохимия: Tetracycline34) Транспорт: Tariff Class, Tercel Coupe, Tire Chalked, Toilet Car, Touring Car, Touring Coupe, Trans Canada, Transportation Centre, Truck Camper, Truck Crane, Turbo Compound, Twin Cam, Twin Carburettor, Two Cycle35) Пищевая промышленность: Totally Crunchy, Tropical Chicken, Tuff Cat, Tuna Casserole36) Воздухоплавание: Terminal Control Areas37) Фирменный знак: Techno- Components, Theatre Company, Tramway Company, Transport Canada38) СМИ: Textual Criticism, The Times Courier, Title Card, Top Celeb39) Деловая лексика: Tech Center, Too Cheap40) Бурение: инструмент закрыт (tool closed; скважинный)41) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: toxic chemical, контроллер температуры (Temperature controller), регулятор температуры (temperature controller)42) Образование: Teens Conference43) Инвестиции: traveler's check44) Сетевые технологии: Transport Convergence45) ЕБРР: technical cooperation46) Полимеры: technically classified, temperature coefficient, thermocouple, time closing, total carbon47) Автоматика: teflon composite48) Полупроводники: Curie temperature49) Сахалин Р: Temperature controller, temperature controller50) Химическое оружие: Ton container, to contain, toxicity characteristic, type classification51) Макаров: terminal controller, terminate counting, thermal conductivity, thermocompression, time code52) Безопасность: Transform Coding53) Расширение файла: Tape Command, Termcap, Turbo C Configuration file54) SAP.тех. экранная таблица55) Логистика: treatment charge (авиапоставка), транспортная служба56) Строительные материалы: tungsten carbide57) Электротехника: temperature compensation, test chamber, test conductor, thermocurrent, tinned copper, transient conditions, trip coil58) Фантастика Terra Crusher59) Имена и фамилии: Tamara Cole, Tom Clark, Tom Cruise60) Молекулярная биология: tropocollagen61) Общественная организация: Tomorrow's Child62) Должность: Technical Communication, Technology Consultant, Tennis Coach, Top Cop63) Чат: Thread Count, Too Cool, Too Cute, Too Cynical, Topic Centric, Totally Clueless, Tough Cookie64) Правительство: Traverse City, Twin Cities65) NYSE. Thailand Capital Fund, Inc.66) НАСА: Telecommand, Terrestrial Class67) Программное обеспечение: Tab Crawler68) СМС: Take Care69) Международные перевозки: traffic conference area (IATA)
См. также в других словарях:
cynical — cynical, misanthropic, pessimistic, misogynic are comparable when meaning deeply and often contemptuously dis trustful. Cynical implies a sneering disbelief in sincerity and integrity {the ease with which she asserted or denied whatever suited… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cynical — [sin′i kəl] adj. [< L cynicus, of the Cynics: see CYNIC] 1. believing that people are motivated in all their actions only by selfishness; denying the sincerity of people s motives and actions, or the value of living 2. sarcastic, sneering, etc … English World dictionary
cynical — I adjective acrimonious, apt to distrust, arrogant, caustic, cavalier, censorious, condemnatory, contemptuous, contumelious, critical, decrying, defamatory, defeatist, denunciatory, derisive, derogative, derogatory, despising, disapproving,… … Law dictionary
cynical — 1580s, resembling Cynic philosophers, from CYNIC (Cf. cynic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). By late 17c. the meaning had shaded into the general one of critical, disparaging the motives of others, captious, sneering, peevish. Related: Cynically … Etymology dictionary
cynical — [adj] nonbelieving; doubtful contemptuous, derisive, ironic, misanthropic, misanthropical, mocking, pessimistic, sarcastic, sardonic, scoffing, scornful, skeptical, sneering, suspicious, unbelieving, wry; concepts 267,403 Ant. believing, hopeful … New thesaurus
cynical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) tending not to believe in the integrity or sincerity of others. 2) sceptical. 3) contemptuous; mocking. 4) concerned only with one s own interests. DERIVATIVES cynically adverb … English terms dictionary
cynical — 01. Harvey is a very [cynical] guy who would never believe that anyone did anything out of generosity. 02. You are such a [cynic]! Don t you believe in anything? 03. Calvin s [cynical] view of the world has kept him from making many friends. 04.… … Grammatical examples in English
Cynical — Cynic Cyn ic (s[i^]n [i^]k), Cynical Cyn ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko s, prop., dog like, fr. ky wn, kyno s, dog. See {Hound}.] 1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish. I hope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cynical — adjective Date: 1542 1. captious, peevish 2. having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: as a. contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives < those cynical men who say that democracy cannot be honest and efficient … New Collegiate Dictionary
cynical — cyn|i|cal [ sınıkl ] adjective * 1. ) someone who is cynical believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest 2. ) someone who is cynical expects things not to be successful or useful: cynical about: I know that some… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cynical — [[t]sɪ̱nɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly. ...his cynical view of the world. Ant: idealistic Derived words: cynically ADV GRADED ADV with v As a backpacker said… … English dictionary