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ДВУЛИКИЙ ЯНУС lit, disapprov NP sing only fixed WOa deceitful, hypocritical persondouble-faced Janustwo-faced Janus ( s.o. is) Janus-faced.«Этот случай должен показать, что нельзя быть двуликим Янусом и сидеть между двух стульев» (Эткинд 1). This case should be a lesson to us that one must not act like a two-faced Janus, sitting on the fence..." (1a).From Janus, the ancient Roman god of doorways and gates. Janus was represented with one head and two faces that looked in opposite directions. -
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• ДВУЛИКИЙ ЯНУС lit, disapprov[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ a deceitful, hypocritical person:- (s.o. is) Janus-faced.♦ "Этот случай должен показать, что нельзя быть двуликим Янусом и сидеть между двух стульев" (Эткинд 1). "This case should be a lesson to us that one must not act like a two-faced Janus, sitting on the fence..." (1a).—————← From Janus, the ancient Roman god of doorways and gates. Janus was represented with one head and two faces that looked in opposite directions.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > двуликий Янус
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книжн.two-faced (double-faced) Janus; hypocrite; double-dealerВечно смотрят, как глаза двуликого Януса, в наши души вечное, печальное лицо доброты и призрачное, мгновенное лицо жестокости, истребляющей самое себя. (В. Цыбин, Белое время) — Like two-faced Janus, always look into our souls the eternal, sorrowful eyes of kindness and the unreal transient self-destroying gaze of cruelty.
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1) General subject: Janus-faced, ambidexter (человек), double, double dealing, double handed, double-dealing, double-faced, double-handed, false faced, false-faced, janus faced, two faced, two sided, two tongued, two-faced, two-sided, two-tongued, twofold2) Obsolete: ambidextrous3) Religion: Janus-faced (Having two contrasting aspects)4) Archaic: ambidexterous -
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two-faced* * ** * *two-faced, bifacial; double-faced* * *bifacialjanus-facedtwo-faced -
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two-faced, bifacial; (перен.) double-faced♢
двуликий Янус — two-faced Janus -
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twofaced, double-faced bifacial научн.••двули́кий Я́нус — twofaced Janus
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1) General subject: Janus-faced, ambivalent (об отношении), double, double-natured, dual, janus faced, jekyll hyde, twofold2) Biology: dualistic, equivocal (о результате)3) Medicine: amphoteric4) Bookish: Jekyll-Hyde5) Mathematics: reciprocal, two-value6) Automation: ambiguous7) Makarov: two-valued, two-way
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double-faced — adjective 1. (of fabrics) having faces on both sides damask is a double faced fabric • Similar to: ↑reversible, ↑two sided 2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of… … Useful english dictionary
Janus-faced — Ja nus faced , a. Double faced; deceitful. [1913 Webster] {Janus faced lock}, one having duplicate faces so as to go upon a right or a left hand door, the key entering on either side indifferently. Knight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Janus-faced lock — Janus faced Ja nus faced , a. Double faced; deceitful. [1913 Webster] {Janus faced lock}, one having duplicate faces so as to go upon a right or a left hand door, the key entering on either side indifferently. Knight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double-tongued — Dou ble tongued , a. Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful. Syn: deceitful, double faced, hypocritical, Janus faced, two faced. [1913 Webster] Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double tongued. 1 Tim. iii. 8. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Janus-faced — adjective 1. having or concerned with polarities or contrasts (Freq. 1) a Janus faced view of history a Janus faced policy • Similar to: ↑bipolar 2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under… … Useful english dictionary
Janus — /jay neuhs/, n. 1. an ancient Roman god of doorways, of beginnings, and of the rising and setting of the sun, usually represented as having one head with two bearded faces back to back, looking in opposite directions. 2. Astron. a moon of the… … Universalium
double-tongued — adjective marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another she was a deceitful scheming little thing Israel Zangwill a double dealing double agent a double faced infernal… … Useful english dictionary
double-dealing — I noun acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another • Syn: ↑duplicity • Derivationally related forms: ↑duplicitous (for: ↑duplicity) … Useful english dictionary
double — Synonyms and related words: Doppelganger, Janus like, Machiavellian, Photostat, Xerox, aberrancy, aberration, accelerate, act for, actual thing, agent, aggravate, alternate, alternative, ambidextrous, ambiguous, amplify, analogy, artful, at full… … Moby Thesaurus
double — adj 1. equal, equaled, matched, correspondent, comparable; equivalent, commensurate, again as much. 2. duplicate, twin, identical; paired, in pairs, coupled, mated, geminate; dual, duplex; twofold, binal, binate, replicate. 3. folded, bent over,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Janus like — Synonyms and related words: ambidextrous, bifacial, bifold, biform, bilateral, binary, binate, biparous, bivalent, conduplicate, disomatous, double, double faced, dual, duple, duplex, duplicate, geminate, geminated, second, secondary, twin,… … Moby Thesaurus
