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61 губительный
1) General subject: baneful, blasting, cankerous, corrosive, damnatory, devastating (Although a wildfire may seem like a devastating event for an ecosystem... -- Обычно пожары губительны для экосистемы, но...), fatal, harmful, hurtful, pernicious, ruinous, sinister, suicidal, withering, wrecking, subversive2) Biology: baleful3) Medicine: deleteriolis, injurious, poisonous4) Agriculture: fatal (для растений)5) Diplomatic term: disastrous6) Ecology: destructive7) Oceanography: detrimental8) Makarov: deleterious, pestilent -
62 разгромная
General subject: devastating (разгромная статья - devastating critique) -
63 разрушительное воздействие
1) Construction: devastating impact2) Food industry: denigrating effects (света, воздуха, бактерий)3) Ecology: destructive effect4) Mass media: shattering impact5) Makarov: devastating effectУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > разрушительное воздействие
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64 сокрушительный удар
1) General subject: Sunday punch, crush, floorer, hammer-blow, knock me down, knockdown, knockdown blow, rattler, shattering blow, sledge attack, sledge blow, sledge-hammer attack, sledge-hammer blow, sleigh blow, smash, smasher (тж. перен.), smashing blow, squabash, nothing but net, a devastating blow to2) Aviation: decapitation attack3) Colloquial: squelch4) Military: crippling blow, crushing blow, death-dealing blow, devastating retaliation, disabling strike, knockout blow5) Jargon: settler6) Makarov: heavy blow, heavy punchУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сокрушительный удар
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65 умопомрачительный
1) General subject: breath-taking, mind-numbing, mind-boggling (огромный, большой, из "Digital Fortress" от Dan Brown), beggar belief (напр. о цене - "One of the finest pieces of laptop engineering on the market, but the price range beggars belief" - beggar - to be beyond the resources of (Collins)), mind-bending, staggering2) Colloquial: killing, breathtaking3) Jargon: cooked4) Graphic expression: crazy5) Perfume: mind-melting6) Ebay. devastating (devastating good looks) -
66 erschütternd
I Part. Präs. erschüttern* * *concussive* * *er|schụ̈t|terndadjshattering (inf); Nachricht auch distressing; Verhältnisse auch shocking* * *1) convulsive2) convulsively* * *er·schüt·terndadj distressing* * ** * ** * ** * *adj.shaking adj. -
67 Unwetter
n (thunder)storm; es gibt ein Unwetter there’s a storm brewing, there’ll be a storm; ein Unwetter brach los a storm broke; am 26.12. hatten wir ein verheerendes Unwetter on the 26th of December (bes. Am. December 26th) we had a devastating storm* * *das Unwetterthunderstorm* * *Ụn|wet|ternt(thunder)storm* * *Un·wet·ter[ˈʊnvɛtɐ]nt violent [thunder]storm* * *das [thunder]storm* * *Unwetter n (thunder)storm;es gibt ein Unwetter there’s a storm brewing, there’ll be a storm;ein Unwetter brach los a storm broke;am 26.12. hatten wir ein verheerendes Unwetter on the 26th of December (besonders US December 26th) we had a devastating storm* * *das [thunder]storm* * *- n.thunder-storm n. -
68 niszczycielski
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niszczycielski
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69 aceite mineral
m.mineral oil.* * *(n.) = mineral oilEx. The author reports the case of 15 transsexuals regarding their devastating long-term outcomes after the injection of up to 8 liters of silicone or mineral oil to feminize their bodies.* * *(n.) = mineral oilEx: The author reports the case of 15 transsexuals regarding their devastating long-term outcomes after the injection of up to 8 liters of silicone or mineral oil to feminize their bodies.
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70 afeminar
v.1 to effeminate, to unman.2 to debilitate, to enervate, to melt into weakness.3 to feminize, to make effeminate, to womanize, to effeminate.* * *1 to make effeminate1 to become effeminate* * *= feminise [feminize, -USA].Ex. The author reports the case of 15 transsexuals regarding their devastating long-term outcomes after the injection of up to 8 liters of silicone or mineral oil to feminize their bodies.* * *= feminise [feminize, -USA].Ex: The author reports the case of 15 transsexuals regarding their devastating long-term outcomes after the injection of up to 8 liters of silicone or mineral oil to feminize their bodies.
* * *afeminar [A1 ]vtto make... effeminateto become effeminate* * *♦ vtto make effeminate* * *v/t soften, feminize;afeminar sus cualidades varoniles get in touch with one’s feminine side -
71 agente de bolsa
* * *(n.) = stockbroker, market trader, stock market trader, share market traderEx. At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.Ex. According to market traders, Indian shares lost steam midway, after rallying on overnight news that interest rates would be slashed to historic lows.Ex. In fact it is these stock market traders who raise the fund for the businesses by investing in the stocks.Ex. Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.* * *(n.) = stockbroker, market trader, stock market trader, share market traderEx: At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.
Ex: According to market traders, Indian shares lost steam midway, after rallying on overnight news that interest rates would be slashed to historic lows.Ex: In fact it is these stock market traders who raise the fund for the businesses by investing in the stocks.Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold. -
72 agitación
f.1 agitation, fuss, excitement, fluster.2 agitation, troublemaking, rebellion, insubordination.* * *1 agitation2 figurado excitement, restlessness* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de mano] waving, flapping; [de bebida] shaking, stirring; [de mar] roughness2) (Pol) agitation; (=bullicio) bustle, stir; (=intranquilidad) nervousness; (=emoción) excitement* * *a) (Pol) agitationb) ( nerviosismo) agitationc) (de calle, ciudad) bustle* * *= upheaval, agitation, turmoil, stir, shaking, convulsion, spin, restlessness.Ex. Solutions will generally be sought in accordance with in-house knowledge and practices in order to avoid major upheavals in production techniques and strategies.Ex. Historically, similar forces appear to be responsible for the agitation to decentralise libraries on university campuses.Ex. China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex. With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.Ex. The shaking of an infant or child, can be devastating and result in irreversible brain damage, blindness, and even death.Ex. Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.----* agitación política = political turmoil, political upheaval.* agitación social = social upheaval.* * *a) (Pol) agitationb) ( nerviosismo) agitationc) (de calle, ciudad) bustle* * *= upheaval, agitation, turmoil, stir, shaking, convulsion, spin, restlessness.Ex: Solutions will generally be sought in accordance with in-house knowledge and practices in order to avoid major upheavals in production techniques and strategies.
Ex: Historically, similar forces appear to be responsible for the agitation to decentralise libraries on university campuses.Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex: With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.Ex: The shaking of an infant or child, can be devastating and result in irreversible brain damage, blindness, and even death.Ex: Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.* agitación política = political turmoil, political upheaval.* agitación social = social upheaval.* * *1 ( Pol) agitationpreocupados por la agitación reinante worried by the prevailing state of unrest2 (nerviosismo) agitation3 (de una calle, ciudad) bustle* * *
agitación sustantivo femenino
agitación f (nerviosismo) restlessness
(descontento social) unrest
' agitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alborotar
- convulsión
- polvareda
- torbellino
- alboroto
- alteración
- conmoción
- ebullición
- movimiento
English:
agitation
- excitement
- ferment
- flurry
- upheaval
* * *agitación nf1. [intranquilidad] restlessness, agitation;respondió con agitación she answered agitatedly;el café le provoca agitación coffee makes him nervous2. [jaleo] racket, commotion3. [conflicto] unrest;la agitación estudiantil ha crecido there has been an increase in student unrest4. [del mar] choppiness* * *f POL unrest* * *1) : agitation2) nerviosismo: nervousness -
73 almendro
m.1 almond (tree).2 almond tree.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: almendrar.* * *1 almond tree* * *noun m.* * *SM almond tree* * *masculino almond tree* * *= almond tree.Ex. Recently, a new and devastating disease of almond and nectarine trees leading to their death within a few years has emerged in Lebanon.* * *masculino almond tree* * *= almond tree.Ex: Recently, a new and devastating disease of almond and nectarine trees leading to their death within a few years has emerged in Lebanon.
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almendro sustantivo masculino
almond tree
almendro m Bot almond tree
' almendro' also found in these entries:
English:
almond
* * *almendro nmalmond (tree)* * *m almond tree* * *almendro nm: almond tree* * *almendro n almond tree -
74 bolsa de valores
stock exchange, stock market* * *(n.) = stock exchange, stock market, share marketEx. This article reviews the Moody's 5000 Plus data base, of over 5000 companies listed on the New York and American stock exchanges, on CD-ROM.Ex. This database supplies on-line information on current events, weather, sports, stock markets, health, travel and shopping.Ex. Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.* * *stock exchange, stock market* * *(n.) = stock exchange, stock market, share marketEx: This article reviews the Moody's 5000 Plus data base, of over 5000 companies listed on the New York and American stock exchanges, on CD-ROM.
Ex: This database supplies on-line information on current events, weather, sports, stock markets, health, travel and shopping.Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.* * *stock exchange -
75 depresión del lunes por la mañana
(n.) = Monday-morning bluesEx. The impact of Monday-morning blues can be devastating: more people have heart attacks on a Monday morning than any other day of the week.* * *(n.) = Monday-morning bluesEx: The impact of Monday-morning blues can be devastating: more people have heart attacks on a Monday morning than any other day of the week.
Spanish-English dictionary > depresión del lunes por la mañana
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76 desconsolador
adj.1 disconsolate, disappointing, disconcerting, lamentable.2 distressing, heartbreaking.* * *► adjetivo1 heartbreaking, distressing* * *ADJ distressing, grievous* * *= desolating, heartbreaking.Ex. This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *= desolating, heartbreaking.Ex: This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.
Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *adj distressing -
77 descorazonador
adj.disheartening, discouraging.m.apple corer.* * *► adjetivo1 disheartening, discouraging* * *ADJ discouraging, disheartening* * *- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging* * *= frustrating, dispiriting, disheartening, heartbreaking.Ex. In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.Ex. What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.Ex. This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.----* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.* * *- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging* * *= frustrating, dispiriting, disheartening, heartbreaking.Ex: In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.Ex: This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.* * *disheartening, discouragingcorer* * *
descorazonador,-ora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging
' descorazonador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descorazonadora
- desolador
- desoladora
English:
discouraging
- disheartening
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78 desgarrador
adj.heartbreaking, harrowing, tearing, heartrending.* * *► adjetivo1 heartbreaking, heart-rending2 (aterrador) bloodcurdling* * *ADJ [escena, noticia] heartbreaking, heartrending; [grito] piercing; [emoción] heartrending* * *- dora adjetivo heartbreaking, heartrending* * *= lancinating, heart-rending, heart-rendering, gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching, heartbreaking.Ex. The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.Ex. Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex. The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex. Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *- dora adjetivo heartbreaking, heartrending* * *= lancinating, heart-rending, heart-rendering, gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching, heartbreaking.Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *heartbreaking, heartrending* * *
desgarrador◊ - dora adjetivo
heartbreaking, heartrending
desgarrador,-ora adjetivo
1 (que causa pena, angustia) heart-rending
2 (que causa horror) bloodcurdling
' desgarrador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgarradora
English:
heart-breaking
- harrowing
- heart
- piercing
* * *desgarrador, -ora adj[grito] piercing; [llanto] heart-rending; [noticia] harrowing; [tragedia] terrible* * *adj heart-rending* * *desgarrador, - dora adj: heartrending, heartbreaking -
79 doloroso
adj.1 painful, sore, sorrowful, dolorous.2 algesic.* * *► adjetivo1 painful2 figurado painful, distressing* * *(f. - dolorosa)adj.1) painful2) distressing* * *ADJ1) (Med) painful2) (=angustioso) painful, distressing* * *- sa adjetivoa) <tratamiento/enfermedad> painfulb) <decisión/momento/recuerdo> painful; <separación/espectáculo> distressing, upsetting* * *= painfully + Adjetivo, grievous, wrenching, upsetting, painful, heartbreaking.Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.Ex. How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.Ex. A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.----* hacer que Algo sea menos doloroso = take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <tratamiento/enfermedad> painfulb) <decisión/momento/recuerdo> painful; <separación/espectáculo> distressing, upsetting* * *= painfully + Adjetivo, grievous, wrenching, upsetting, painful, heartbreaking.Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* hacer que Algo sea menos doloroso = take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of.* * *doloroso -sa1 ‹tratamiento/enfermedad› painfultuvo una muerte muy dolorosa he had o died a very painful death, he died in great pain2 ‹decisión/momento› painful, distressing; ‹separación/espectáculo› distressing, upsetting; ‹recuerdo› painful* * *
doloroso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹separación/espectáculo› distressing, upsetting
doloroso,-a adjetivo painful
' doloroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dolorosa
English:
painful
- grievous
- poignant
* * *doloroso, -a adj1. [físicamente] painful;tuvo un parto muy doloroso she had a very painful labour2. [moralmente] distressing;fue una decisión muy dolorosa para mí it was a very painful decision for me;tengo un recuerdo doloroso de aquella época I have painful memories of that period;resulta doloroso verlo en ese estado it's distressing to see him in that state* * *adj tb figpainful* * *doloroso, -sa adj1) : painful2) : distressing♦ dolorosamente adv* * *doloroso adj painful -
80 efecto sicológico
(n.) = psychological effectEx. Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.* * *(n.) = psychological effectEx: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.
См. также в других словарях:
devastating — adj. 1. highly critical; making light of; as, a devastating portrait of human folly. Syn: annihilating, withering. [WordNet 1.5] 2. causing or capable of causing complete destruction; as, a devastating hurricane. Syn: annihilative. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devastating — index dire, disastrous, fatal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
devastating — 1630s, prp. adj. from DEVASTATE (Cf. devastate). Trivial use by 1889 … Etymology dictionary
devastating — ► ADJECTIVE 1) highly destructive. 2) extremely distressing or shocking. 3) informal very impressive or attractive. DERIVATIVES devastatingly adverb … English terms dictionary
devastating — dev|a|stat|ing [ˈdevəsteıtıŋ] adj 1.) badly damaging or destroying something devastating effect/impact ▪ Acid rain has a devastating effect on the forest. devastating results/consequences ▪ The oil spill has had devastating consequences for local … Dictionary of contemporary English
devastating — [[t]de̱vəsteɪtɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging. The city of Ormac took the full force of the winds and devastating floods... Affairs do… … English dictionary
devastating — dev|as|tat|ing [ devə,steıtıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) causing a lot of harm or damage: a devastating fire/storm/flood Gambling can have a devastating effect on families. 2. ) very shocking or upsetting: It is always devastating to be diagnosed with a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
devastating */ — UK [ˈdevəˌsteɪtɪŋ] / US adjective 1) causing a lot of harm or damage a devastating fire/storm/flood Gambling can have a devastating effect on families. 2) very shocking or upsetting It is always devastating to be diagnosed with a terminal illness … English dictionary
devastating — adjective 1 destroying or badly damaging something: Acid rain has a devastating effect on the environment. 2 shocking and upsetting: the devastating news of a plane crash 3 almost impossible to argue against or deal with: a devastating argument… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
devastating — adjective 1) a devastating cyclone Syn: destructive, ruinous, disastrous, catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic; harmful, damaging, injurious, detrimental; crippling, violent, savage, fierce, dangerous, fatal, deadly … Thesaurus of popular words
devastating — [ˈdevəˌsteɪtɪŋ] adj 1) causing a lot of harm or damage a devastating fire/storm/flood[/ex] 2) very shocking or upsetting a devastating loss[/ex] 3) very impressive or attractive devastating good looks[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
