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1 disapprove
[disə'pru:v](to have an unfavourable opinion (of): Her mother disapproved of her behaviour.) mislíka- disapproving
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2 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) á, lækur2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) straumur, flaumur, flóð3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) straumur4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) bekkur (sem raðað er í skv. námsgetu)2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) streyma; blakta2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) raða eftir námsgetu•- streamer- streamlined
См. также в других словарях:
disapprove — ► VERB ▪ have or express an unfavourable opinion. DERIVATIVES disapproval noun disapproving adjective … English terms dictionary
Disapprove — Dis ap*prove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapproved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disapproving}.] [Pref. dis + approve: cf. F. d[ e]approuver. Cf. {Disapprobation}.] 1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disapprove — verb (I) to think that someone or their behaviour, ideas etc are bad or unsuitable (+ of): Mother disapproves of every boyfriend I bring home. | strongly disapprove: I strongly disapprove of couples living together before marriage … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
disapprove — I (condemn) verb admonish, animadvert, belittle, berate, brand, call to account, cast aspersions on, cast blame upon, castigate, cavil, censure, chastise, chide, criticize, debase, declaim against, decry, denounce, denunciate, deprecate,… … Law dictionary
disapprove — verb ADVERB ▪ strongly ▪ thoroughly (esp. BrE) ▪ morally, socially (both AmE) ▪ bigots who morally disapprove of homosexuality ▪ … Collocations dictionary
disapprove — verb (often disapprove of) have or express an unfavourable opinion. ↘officially refuse to agree to. Derivatives disapproval noun disapprover noun disapproving adjective disapprovingly adverb … English new terms dictionary
disapprove — verb Date: 1614 transitive verb 1. to pass unfavorable judgment on 2. to refuse approval to ; reject intransitive verb to feel or express disapproval • disapprover … New Collegiate Dictionary
disapprove — verb a) To condemn; consider wrong or inappropriate. b) To refuse to approve; reject. Ant: approve See Also: disapprobation, disapproval … Wiktionary
disapprove — verb 1) he disapproved of gamblers Syn: object to, have a poor opinion of, look down one s nose at, take exception to, dislike, take a dim view of, look askance at, frown on, be against, not believe in; deplore, criticize, censure, condemn,… … Thesaurus of popular words
disapprove */ — UK [ˌdɪsəˈpruːv] / US [ˌdɪsəˈpruv] verb [intransitive] Word forms disapprove : present tense I/you/we/they disapprove he/she/it disapproves present participle disapproving past tense disapproved past participle disapproved to not approve of… … English dictionary
disapprove — dis|ap|prove [ ,dısə pruv ] verb intransitive * to not approve of someone or something: She wanted to confide in Alan, but was frightened he might disapprove. disapprove of: Why do you always have to disapprove of everything I do? strongly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
