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вредительство имя существительное:вредительство (wrecking, sabotage)аварийно-спасательные работы (wrecking, emergency repairs)имя прилагательное: -
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125 earthquake
['əːθkweɪk]nземлетрясение, подземный толчокA violent earthquake struck the area. — В этом районе произошло сильное землетрясение
- devastating earthquake- severe earthquake
- slight earthquake shocks
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- victims of an earthquake
- magnitude of an earthquake
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126 the wars of the Roses
ист.война Алой и Белой розы (длительная междоусобная война в Англии в XV в. между династиями Ланкастеров и Йорков) [в гербе Ланкастеров была алая роза, в гербе Йорков - белая]Henry VII of England also had turned a deaf ear to Columbus' offers, that country just then recovering from the devastating Wars of the Roses, which had lasted from 1455 to 1485. (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, book I, ch. I) — Английский король Генрих VII тоже не внял предложению Колумба, так как его страна как раз в то время оправлялась от опустошительных войн Алой и Белой розы, длившихся с 1455 по 1485 год.
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127 Melanoplus devastator
VOCABULARIUM NOMINUM ANIMALIUM QUINQUELINGUE > Melanoplus devastator
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128 calamitous
1. a пагубный; вредоносный2. a злополучный, злосчастныйСинонимический ряд:1. deplorable (adj.) afflictive; deplorable; dire; distressing; dolorous; grievous; heartbreaking; heartrending; lamentable; mournful; regrettable; woeful2. disastrous (adj.) adverse; cataclysmic; disastrous; harmful; unfavorable; unfortunate3. fatal (adj.) catastrophic; destructive; devastating; fatal; fateful; ruinous; tragic4. inauspicious (adj.) detrimental; inauspicious; negative; unfavourable; unlucky; unpropitiousАнтонимический ряд:
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
