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81 dim
[dɪm] 1. прил.1) тусклый, неяркий; слабый ( о светящихся объектах)Syn:Ant:2) полутёмный3) неясный, неотчётливый, смутныйdim outline — неясный силуэт, смутные очертания
to have a dim recollection of smth. — смутно помнить что-л.
Syn:4) матовый, тусклый ( о цвете)Syn:6) плохо соображающий, недалёкий ( о человеке)Syn:7) унылый, ничем не выделяющийся, непримечательный (о событии, предмете)I personally had rather a dim war. — Война для меня была достаточно скучной вещью.
Syn:dull 1., undistinguished8) скептический, пессимистический9) слабый, приглушённый (о звуке, о голосе)Syn:indistinct, faint 2.2. сущ.1) темнота, сумеркиSyn:3) авто ближний свет фар3. гл.1) тускнеть, терять яркость2) затемнять, затуманивать; притуплятьto dim the lights up / down — постепенно увеличивать, уменьшать яркость освещения
The mirror is too close to our eyes, and our own breath dims it. — Зеркало слишком близко от нашего лица, и наше дыхание затуманивает его.
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82 dead
1. n собир. мёртвые, умершие, покойники2. n глухая пора3. n сл. горн. пустая порода4. a мёртвый; умерший; дохлыйdead scholastic style — мёртвый, схоластический стиль
dead ice — стоячий ледник, «мёртвый» лёд
5. a связанный со смертью6. a безжизненный; как у мертвеца7. a погибший, кончившийся8. a увядший; погибший9. a неодушевлённый, неживойdead matter — неживая материя; неорганическое вещество
10. a лишённый признаков жизни, бесплодный, пустой11. a онемевший, потерявший чувствительность12. a бесчувственный, безразличный; слепой или глухойdead to shame — бесстыдный, забывший всякий стыд
dead to all feelings — бесчувственный, чёрствый
dead key — слепая клавиша; немаркированная клавиша
13. a негодный, непригодный, утративший основное свойство или функцию, потерявший силуdead match — негодная, незагоревшаяся спичка
dead channel — слепой рукав реки; старица; заводь
the line has gone dead — линия отключилась, телефон отключился
14. a безвкусный15. a погасший, потухший16. a фальшивый, ложный17. a недействующий, вышедший из употребления; устаревший18. a вымерший, древний19. a тусклый20. a вялый, апатичный21. a оцепенелый22. a глухой; унылый, однообразный, скучныйdead season — мёртвый сезон; глухая пора
at dead of night, in the depth of night — в глухую полночь, глубокой ночью
23. a лишённый движения, неподвижный; недвижный, недвижимый, застывший24. a не двигающийся, стоящий на местеdead ball, ball out of play — мяч вне игры
dead band — зона нечувствительности; мертвая зона
25. a остановившийся; бездействующий26. a эмоц. -усил. полный, совершенный, глубокий, крайнийdead faint — глубокий обморок; потеря сознания
27. a эмоц. -усил. смертельно, ужасноto be dead with hunger — умирать с голоду; быть голодным как волк
28. a ком. убыточныйdead loss — чистая потеря, чистый убыток
29. a спорт. вышедший из игрыdead ball — мяч, который не засчитывается
30. a юр. лишённый прав; поражённый в правахdead load — собственный вес; вес конструкции
dead hand — «мёртвая рука», владение без права передачи
31. a физ. поглощающий звукинегодный; использованный
32. a горн. непроветриваемый33. a застойный; неподвижный34. a горн. пустой, не содержащий полезного ископаемого; непродуктивный35. a эл. не находящийся под напряжением, выключенныйDead Sea Apple — красивый, но гнилой плод
over my dead body! — через мой труп, ни за что на свете!; этому не бывать!
36. adv эмоц. -усил. до смерти, крайне; совершенноdead broke — обанкротившийся, разорившийся в пух и прах
dead drunk — мертвецки пьяный; в стельку пьяный
37. adv точно, ровно, прямо38. adv не двигаясь39. v диал. умирать40. v диал. терять силы41. v диал. охлаждаться42. v диал. губить, умерщвлять43. v диал. лишать жизненной силы, ослаблять, заглушатьСинонимический ряд:1. asleep (adj.) anaesthetised; anesthetized; apathetic; asleep; benumbed; bygone; callous; cold; cool; deceased; defunct; departed; exanimate; expired; frigid; gone; indifferent; insensible; insensitive; late; lost; numb; numbed; senseless; spiritless; stillborn; unanimated; unfeeling; vanished2. barren (adj.) arid; barren; infertile; inorganic; sterile3. deathly (adj.) corpselike; corpsy; deadened; deadly; deathful; deathlike; deathly4. dull (adj.) blind; dim; dull; flat; lackluster; lusterless; mat; muted5. ended (adj.) ended; extinct; extinguished; out; terminated6. entire (adj.) absolute; complete; entire; final; total; unconditional; utter7. exact (adj.) direct; exact; precise; straight; sure; unerring8. inert (adj.) inactive; inanimate; inert; low; sluggish; stagnant; torpid; wooden9. late (adj.) deceased; defunct; departed; late; lifeless; lost; vanished10. obsolete (adj.) disused; obsolete; outmoded; outworn; passe; superseded11. spent (adj.) exhausted; spent; tired; wearied; worn12. casualties (noun) casualties; deceased; fatalities13. directly (other) direct; directly; due; right; straight; straightly; undeviatinglyАнтонимический ряд:alive; animate; animated; being; bustling; continuing; crooked; devious; eager; enduring; existent; existing; fertile; fervid; indirect; survivors -
83 puffy
ˈpʌfɪ прил.
1) бурный, порывистый( о ветре) Syn: gusty
2) страдающий одышкой;
запыхавшийся Syn: short-winded
3) заглушенный, приглушенный;
глухой( о звуке) Syn: dull, muffled
4) одутловатый;
отекший red and puffy eyes ≈ красные опухшие глаза Syn: puffed up, turgid, tumid
5) толстый, жирный;
тучный Syn: corpulent
6) перен. высокопарный, напыщенный( о стиле, манерах и т.п.) Syn: pompous, bombastic порывистый (о ветре) запыхавшийся;
страдающий одышкой одутловатый;
отекший;
опухший - * face отечное лицо - * eyes опухшие глаза пышный - * floor-lenght skirt пышная до полу юбка приглушенный (о звуке) напыщенный, высокопарный - * style напыщенный стиль( редкое) надутый, важный, напыщенный;
кичливый - * airs важничанье толстый, жирный;
тучный puffy запыхавшийся;
страдающий одышкой ~ редк. надутый, важный;
кичливый ~ напыщенный, высокопарный;
puffy style напыщенный стиль ~ одутловатый;
отекший;
толстый ~ порывистый (о ветре) ~ напыщенный, высокопарный;
puffy style напыщенный стиль -
84 heavy
adjectiveheavy traffic — (dense) hohes Verkehrsaufkommen
2) (severe) schwer [Schaden, Verlust, Strafe, Kampf]; hoch [Steuern, Schulden, Anforderungen]; massiv [Druck, Unterstützung]3) (excessive) unmäßig [Trinken, Essen, Rauchen]a heavy smoker/drinker — ein starker Raucher/Trinker
4) (violent) schwer [Schlag, Sturm, Regen, Sturz, Seegang]make heavy weather of something — (fig.) die Dinge unnötig komplizieren
* * *['hevi]2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) schwer3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) schwer,stark4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stark5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) trübe6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) schwer8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) schwer•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *[ˈhevi]I. adjher eyes were \heavy with tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr fast die Augen zu\heavy fall schwerer Sturz\heavy food schweres [o schwer verdauliches] Essento do \heavy lifting/carrying schwere Sachen heben/tragen\heavy machinery schwere Maschinen\heavy step schwerer Schrittto lie \heavy on sb's stomach jdm schwer im Magen liegen\heavy work Schwerarbeit f2. (intense) stark\heavy accent starker Akzent\heavy bleeding starke Blutungto be under \heavy fire MIL unter schwerem Beschuss stehen\heavy frost/gale/snow starker Frost/Sturm/Schneefall\heavy rain heftiger [o starker] Regen\heavy sea hohe [o stürmische] See3. (excessive) stark, übermäßigthe engine is rather \heavy on fuel der Motor verbraucht ziemlich viel Benzin\heavy drinker starker Trinker/starke Trinkerin\heavy sleep tiefer Schlaf\heavy smoker starker Raucher/starke Raucherin4. (severe) schwer[wiegend]the odds were \heavy but they decided to go for it anyway sie entschieden sich, trotz der vielen Widrigkeiten weiterzumachena \heavy blow ein schwerer Schlag a. fig\heavy offence schweres Vergehen\heavy jail sentence hohe Gefängnisstrafethe trees were \heavy with fruit die Bäume trugen viele Früchte\heavy casualties unzählige Opfer; MIL schwere [o hohe] Verluste\heavy crop reiche Ernte\heavy fine hohe Geldstrafe\heavy investment hohe Investitionen plthe atmosphere was \heavy with menace es lag Gefahr in der Luft\heavy responsibility große Verantwortung\heavy silence lähmende Stille7. (difficult) schwierig, schwer\heavy breathing schwerer Atemthe book is rather \heavy going das Buch ist schwer zu lesenthe going was \heavy wir kamen nur schwer voran\heavy beard dichter Bart\heavy coat dicker Mantel\heavy clouds schwere Wolken\heavy schedule voller [o dicht gedrängter] Terminkalender\heavy shoes feste Schuhe\heavy sky bedeckter Himmel\heavy traffic starker [o dichter] Verkehr\heavy undergrowth dichtes Unterholz9. (not delicate) grob\heavy features grobe Züge10. (clumsy) schwerfällig11. (strict) streng▪ to be \heavy on sb streng mit jdm seinto play the \heavy mother die gestrenge Mutter spielen12.▶ to do sth with a \heavy hand etw mit eiserner Strenge machen▶ with a \heavy heart schweren Herzens▶ to make \heavy weather of sth etw unnötig komplizierenII. n* * *['hevɪ]1. adj (+er)with a heavy heart — schweren Herzens, mit schwerem Herzen
heavy with sleep (person) — schläfrig; eyes also schwer
the air was heavy with smoke/the smell of cooking — der Rauch/Essensgeruch hing schwer in der Luft
his voice was heavy with sarcasm — seine Stimme triefte von or vor Sarkasmus
2) blow, gunfire, casualties, fog, book, meal, defeat, losses schwer; rain, traffic, drinker, smoker, period stark; expenses, taxes hoch; buying groß; line dick; sleep tief; landing, fall hartheavy type (Typ) — Fettdruck m
or gas (US) — viel Benzin brauchen
to be heavy on the stomach —
to be heavy with child (liter) — schweren Leibes sein (geh)
3) (= heavy-handed) manner, style, sense of humour schwerfällig5) (= difficult) task, work, day schwer7) (inf: strict) streng (on mit)to play the heavy father/husband — den gestrengen Vater/Ehemann spielen
2. advschwer3. n2) (THEAT: villain) Schurke m3) (Scot: beer) dunkleres, obergäriges Bier* * *heavy [ˈhevı]2. MIL schwer (Artillerie etc):heavy guns schwere Geschütze;3. schwer:a) heftig, stark:heavy fall schwerer Sturz;heavy losses schwere Verluste;heavy rain starker Regen;heavy sea schwere See;b) massig (Körper)c) wuchtig (Schlag): → blow2 2d) drückend, hart:heavy fine hohe Geldstrafe;heavy taxes drückende oder hohe Steuern4. beträchtlich, groß:heavy buyer Großabnehmer(in);heavy cost hohe Kosten pl;heavy demand starke Nachfrage;heavy orders große Aufträge;5. schwer, stark, übermäßig:a heavy loser jemand, der schwere Verluste erleidet6. ergiebig, reich (Ernte)7. schwer:a) stark (alkoholhaltig):heavy beer Starkbier nb) stark, betäubend (Parfum etc)c) schwer verdaulich (Nahrung)8. pappig, klitschig (Brot etc)9. dröhnend, dumpf:heavy roll of thunder dumpfes Donnergrollen;heavy steps schwere Schritte10. drückend, lastend (Stille etc)11. a) schwer:heavy clouds tief hängende Wolkenb) trüb, finster:heavy sky bedeckter Himmelc) drückend, schwül (Luft)12. (with)a) (schwer) beladen (mit)b) fig überladen, voll (von):heavy with meaning bedeutungsvoll, -schwer13. schwer:a) schwierig, mühsam, hart (Aufgabe etc):b) schwer verständlich (Buch etc)14. plump, unbeholfen, schwerfällig (Stil etc)16. begriffsstutzig, dumm (Person)17. schläfrig, benommen ( with von):heavy with sleep schlaftrunken18. folgenschwer:of heavy consequence mit weitreichenden Folgen19. ernst, betrüblich (Neuigkeiten etc)20. THEAT etca) ernst, düster (Szene etc)b) würdevoll (Ehemann etc)21. bedrückt, niedergeschlagen:with a heavy heart schweren oder blutenden Herzens22. WIRTSCH flau, schleppend:heavy market gedrückter Markt;heavy sale schlechter Absatz23. unwegsam, aufgeweicht, lehmig (Straße etc):heavy going (Pferderennsport) tiefes Geläuf24. steil, jäh:heavy grade starkes Gefälle25. breit, grob:heavy scar breite Narbe;heavy features grobe Züge27. TYPO fett (gedruckt)B s1. THEAT etca) Schurke mb) würdiger älterer Herrc) Schurkenrolle fd) Rolle f eines würdigen älteren Herrn2. MILa) schweres Geschützb) pl schwere Artillerie3. SPORT umg Schwergewichtler m4. schott Starkbier n6. pl US umg warme Unterkleidungtime was hanging heavy on my hands die Zeit wurde mir lang;lie heavy on sb schwer auf jemandem lasten, jemanden schwer bedrücken* * *adjective1) (in weight) schwer; dick [Mantel]; fest [Schuh]heavy traffic — (dense) hohes Verkehrsaufkommen
2) (severe) schwer [Schaden, Verlust, Strafe, Kampf]; hoch [Steuern, Schulden, Anforderungen]; massiv [Druck, Unterstützung]3) (excessive) unmäßig [Trinken, Essen, Rauchen]a heavy smoker/drinker — ein starker Raucher/Trinker
4) (violent) schwer [Schlag, Sturm, Regen, Sturz, Seegang]make heavy weather of something — (fig.) die Dinge unnötig komplizieren
5) (clinging) schwer [Boden]; see also going 1. 1)* * *(poor) polling n.hohe (geringe)Wahlbeteiligung f. (rain) adj.stark (Regen) adj. adj.heftig adj.schwer adj.stark adj. -
85 pardusco
adj.1 light brown, grayish, grizzly.2 brownish-gray, brownish, grayish-brown, greyish.* * *► adjetivo1 dull brown* * *ADJ = pardo* * ** * *= mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].Ex. She smiled at him flicking a bit of her mousy brown hair out of her eyes.* * ** * *= mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].Ex: She smiled at him flicking a bit of her mousy brown hair out of her eyes.
* * *brownish-gray** * *pardusco, -a, parduzco, -a adjbrownish* * *adj dun* * * -
86 tonto
adj.1 silly, dull, empty-headed, foolish.2 silly, footling, foolish.3 useless, dumb.4 stupefied.m.fool, blockhead, dunce, idiot.* * *► adjetivo1 silly, stupid, US dumb■ ¡qué idea más tonta! what a stupid idea!► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fool, idiot\a tontas y a locas without rhyme or reasonhacer el tonto / hacer la tonta to act the foolhacerse el tonto / hacerse la tonta to play dumbponerse tonto,-a familiar to get stroppytonto,-a de remate / tonto,-a de capirote familiar prize idiotun,-a tonto,-a del bote familiar a right berk, a real twerp* * *1. (f. - tonta)noun2. (f. - tonta)adj.foolish, stupid* * *tonto, -a1. ADJ1) [persona]a) (=bobo) [dicho con afecto] silly; [dicho con enfado] stupidvenga, vente con nosotros, ¡no seas tonto! — come on, come with us, don't be silly!
¡qué tonto soy! — how silly o stupid of me!
¿tú te has creído que yo soy tonto?, ¿me tomas por tonto? — do you think I'm stupid?
b) [poco inteligente] stupid¡y parecía tonto! — and we thought he was stupid!
a lo tonto —
¿para qué esforzarse a lo tonto? — why go to all that trouble for nothing?
y a lo tonto, a lo tonto, se le pasó la mitad del día — and before he knew it, half the day had slipped by
a tontas y a locas —
piénsalo bien, no quiero que actúes/hables a tontas y a locas — think carefully, don't just do/say the first thing that comes into your head
esos jóvenes sin seso que solo hablan a tontas y a locas — these silly youngsters who chatter away without even thinking what they're saying
c) (=insolente) silly¡si te pones tonto no te vuelvo a traer al cine! — if you start being silly I won't take you to the cinema again!
d) (=torpe)hoy se me olvida todo, estoy como tonto — I keep forgetting things today, I'm out of it *
dejar a algn tonto — Esp to leave sb speechless
e) (=presumido) stuck-up *f) (Med) imbecilepelo 8)2) [risa, frase, accidente] silly¡qué fallo más tonto! — it was a really silly mistake!
caja 1)me pilló en una hora tonta y le presté el dinero — I wasn't thinking at that moment and I lent him the money
2. SM / F1) idiotsoy un tonto, ¡nunca debí haberla escuchado! — I'm such an idiot, I should never have listened to her!
allí estaba, riéndome como una tonta — there I was, laughing like an idiot
2) (Med) imbecile3. SM1) (Circo, Teat) clown, funny man* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) sillyfui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes
b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upsetdejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless
hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody
2) <excusa/error/historia> sillyIIhacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself
hacerse el tonto — to act dumb
* * *= fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.----* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.* guaperas tonto = himbo.* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.* hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.* no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* risa tonta = giggle.* risita tonta = giggle.* rubia tonta = dumb blonde.* típica rubia tonta = bimbo.* típico guaperas tonto = himbo.* tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.* tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.* tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].* tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.* tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) sillyfui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes
b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upsetdejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless
hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody
2) <excusa/error/historia> sillyIIhacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself
hacerse el tonto — to act dumb
* * *= fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.* guaperas tonto = himbo.* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.* hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.* no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* risa tonta = giggle.* risita tonta = giggle.* rubia tonta = dumb blonde.* típica rubia tonta = bimbo.* típico guaperas tonto = himbo.* tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.* tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.* tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].* tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.* tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.* * *A¡pero qué tonto eres! ¿de verdad te lo has creído? you idiot! did you really believe it?mírala … y parecía tonta look at her, and we thought she was stupid!no seas tonta, aprovecha ahora que puedes don't be silly! make the most of it while you cany él fue tan tonto como para decirle que sí and he was stupid o dumb o foolish enough to say yes2 [ ESTAR] (travieso) difficult, silly; (disgustado) upsetno me hagas caso, hoy estoy tonta don't take any notice of me, I'm in a funny mood todayse pone muy tonto siempre que hay visita he gets really silly o difficult when there are visitorsa lo tonto: a lo tonto, a lo tonto lleva ya ganados varios millones he's won several million just like that o without even tryinglo dijo a lo tonto y resulta que acertó it was a wild guess o he said it without thinking and it turned out to be righthablas a lo tonto you're talking through your hata tontas y a locas without thinkinggasta el dinero a tontas y a locas she spends money like there's no tomorrow ( colloq)ser más tonto que Abundio or que hecho de encargo or que una mata de habas ( Esp fam); to be as dumb as they come ( colloq), to be daft as a brush ( BrE colloq)B ‹excusa/error/historia› sillyfue una caída de lo más tonta pero ya ves, me rompí el tobillo it was such a silly o ridiculous fall but, as you see, I broke my anklemasculine, feminineeres un tonto por haberte dejado engañar así you're an idiot o a fool to let yourself be taken in like thathacer el tonto (hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool, to fool o clown around; (actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneselfhacerse el tonto to act dumbno te hagas la tonta, que sabes muy bien de lo que estoy hablando you know very well what I'm talking about so don't pretend you don't o so don't act dumble gusta/gustaba más que a un tonto una tiza or un lápiz or un palo ( Esp fam); he is/was crazy o nuts about it ( colloq)Compuestos:prize idiot, utter foolvillage idiotidealistic puppet o stooge* * *
tonto◊ -ta adjetivo
1
( ingenuo) silly
( disgustado) upset
2 ‹excusa/error/historia› silly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq);
( ingenuo) idiot, fool;
( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself;◊ hacerse el tonto to act dumb
tonto,-a
I adjetivo silly, familiar dumb: ¿cómo pude ser tan tonto?, how could I be so stupid?
fue lo bastante tonto como para decirle la verdad, he was foolish enough to tell him the truth
una observación tonta, a trivial remark
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fool, idiot, familiar dummy
hacer el tonto, to play the fool
hacerse el tonto, to play dumb
tonto de remate, prize idiot
' tonto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bobalicón
- bobalicona
- boluda
- boludo
- burrada
- capirote
- definitivamente
- fatua
- fatuo
- hacer
- hombre
- manteca
- pelo
- perdida
- perdido
- remate
- simple
- tarugo
- todavía
- tonta
- tratar
- asno
- baboso
- gana
- ganso
- huevón
- idiota
- imbécil
- lelo
- lerdo
- mongólico
- necio
- pavo
- pendejo
- salame
- soquete
- tontear
- tontería
- zanahoria
English:
act
- asinine
- clot
- clown around
- dim
- do
- dozy
- dumb
- fool
- goof
- help
- idiotic
- lark about
- lark around
- mess about
- mess around
- muck about
- muck around
- need
- play
- prize
- silly
- soft-headed
- such
- thing
- daft
- foolish
- kind
- know
- stupid
- that
* * *tonto, -a♦ adj1. [persona] [estúpido] stupid;[menos fuerte] silly;pero ¿seré tonto? otra vez me he vuelto a confundir I must be stupid or something, I've gone and got it wrong again;nos toman por tontos they think we're idiots;¿estás tonto? ¿para qué me pegas? don't be stupid! what are you hitting me for?;no seas tonto, no hay por qué preocuparse don't be silly, there's no need to worry;ser más tonto que Abundio to be as thick as two short planks2. [retrasado mental] dim, backward3.[arrogante] to get awkward, Br to get stroppyponerse tonto [pesado, insistente] to be difficult;4. [sin sentido] [risa] mindless;[esfuerzo] pointless;fue una caída tonta it was so silly, falling over like that;a lo tonto: lo perdí a lo tonto I stupidly lost it;me tropecé a lo tonto I tripped over like an idiot;me he ido haciendo con una extensa colección de sellos a lo tonto I've built up a sizeable stamp collection without hardly realizing it♦ nm,fidiot;los listos y los tontos de la clase the bright ones and the dim ones in the class;el tonto del pueblo the village idiot;hacer el tonto [juguetear] to mess around;[no actuar con inteligencia] to be stupid o foolish;estoy haciendo el tonto intentando convencerle I'm wasting my time trying to convince him;hacerse el tonto to act innocent;a tontas y a locas without thinkingtonto útil useful idiot* * *I adj silly, foolishII m, tonta f fool, idiot;haba fam complete idiot;tonto del pueblo village idiot;hacer el tonto play the fool;hacerse el tonto act dumb fam ;a tontas y a locas in a slapdash way* * *tonto, -ta adj1) : dumb, stupid2) : silly3)a tontas y a locas : without thinking, haphazardlytonto, -ta n: fool, idiot* * *¡qué fallo más tonto! what a stupid mistake!tonto2 n fool / idiot -
87 éteindre
éteindre [etɛ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 521. transitive verba. [+ gaz, lampe, électricité, chauffage, radio] to switch offb. [+ cigarette, incendie, poêle] to put out ; [+ bougie] to blow out2. reflexive verba. [cigarette, feu, gaz] to go outb. [mourant] to pass away* * *etɛ̃dʀ
1.
1) to put out [feu, cigare, poêle]; ( en soufflant) to blow out [bougie]2) to switch off [lampe, téléviseur, chauffage, phare]; to turn off [gaz]tous feux éteints — [rouler] without lights
3) ( calmer) to subdue [colère, désir]; to quell [ardeur]
2.
s'éteindre verbe pronominal1) [cigare, feu] to go out; ( par accident) [lumière] to go out; [radio] to go off2) [pièce, fenêtre] to go dark3) ( mourir) euph to pass away ou on4) [famille, nom] to die out5) [son] to die away; [voix] to become lifeless; [désir, passion] to fade; [colère] to subside* * *etɛ̃dʀ vt1) [lampe, lumière] to turn off, to switch off, [radio, chauffage] to turn offN'oubliez pas d'éteindre la lumière en sortant. — Don't forget to switch off the light when you leave.
2) [cigarette, incendie, bougie] to put out, to extinguish soutenu3) DROIT, [dette] to extinguish* * *éteindre verb table: peindreA vtr1 ( faire cesser de brûler) to put out, to extinguish [feu, cigare]; to put out [poêle]; ( en soufflant) to blow out [bougie]; ( avec un éteignoir) to extinguish [bougie];2 ( faire cesser d'éclairer) to switch off, to turn off [lampe, phare]; éteindre la cuisine to switch off the kitchen light; le couloir est éteint the light is (switched) off in the corridor; éteins (la lumière)! switch off the light!; c'est éteint chez elle her lights are off; tous feux éteints [rouler, conduire] without lights;3 ( faire cesser de fonctionner) to switch off, to turn off [four, téléviseur, chauffage]; to turn off [gaz];4 ( calmer) to subdue [colère, désir, passion]; to quell [ardeur]; to dull [éclat du regard]; cela l'a éteint it has crushed him;5 ( rembourser) to extinguish [dette].B s'éteindre vpr1 [cigare, feu] to go out;2 [phare, radio] to be turned ou switched off; ( par accident) [lumière] to go out; [radio] to go off; où s'éteint la lampe? where do you turn the light off?; s'éteindre automatiquement to go off automatically;3 [pièce, fenêtre] to go dark;5 [famille, nom] to die out;6 [son] to die away; [conversation] to tail off; [voix] to become lifeless; [désir, passion, couleur] to fade; [colère, douleur] to subside; son regard s'est éteint depuis que the light in his eyes has gone out since.[etɛ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [arrêter la combustion de - cigarette, incendie] to put out (separable), to extinguish ; [ - bougie] to put ou to blow out (separable) ; [ - gaz, chauffage] to turn off (separable)[radio, télévision] to turn off3. [faire perdre son éclat à]4. [annuler - dette, rente] to wipe out (separable)[désirs, sentiments] to kill————————s'éteindre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [feu, gaz, chauffage] to go out[bougie] to blow out[cigarette] to burn out[volcan] to die down2. ÉLECTRICITÉ [lampe] to go out[radio, télévision] to go off4. (euphémisme) [mourir - personne] to pass away -
88 ache
n боль (1). Существительное ache редко употребляется самостоятельно. Оно обычно часть сложного слова и, как правило, употребляется в сочетаниях:have toothache (earache, stomachache, backache) — У меня болит зуб (ухо, живот, спина).
В этих сочетаниях существительное ache употребляется без артикля, за исключением сочетания to have a headache. (2). Английское соответствие русскому слову боль во всех остальных случаях передается существительным pain и прилагательным painful, которые обозначают физическое или психическое страдание или болезненное ощущение в какой-либо части тела:to have a sharp (dull) pain in one's arm (one's leg, one's side, etc.) — почувствовать острую (тупую) боль в руке (ноге, боку и т. д.);
I have pain in the back или My back is still painful — У меня болит спина (у меня боли в спине).
My legs are stiff but not painful — У меня затекли ноги, но боли нет.
(3). See ill, a. v болеть Русскому глаголу болеть соответствуют английские глаголы to ache и to hurt. Глагол to ache употребляется для обозначения длительной тупой, главным образом, физической боли, глагол to hurt указывает на боль, вызванную какой-либо, не конкретизируя характер боли:My eyes hurt when I look at bright light — У меня болят глаза, когда я смотрю на яркий свет (Мне больно смотреть на яркий свет), но: My eyes ache all the time, I probably need stronger glasses — У меня все время болят глаза, вероятно, мне нужны более сильные очки.
Let my hand go, you are hurting me — Отпусти мою руку, ты мне делаешь больно.
Don't touch here, it hurts — Не трогай, мне больно.
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89 ache
I [eɪk] nI have aches and pains all over. — У меня все тело болит.
Poor posture can cause neck ache, headaches and breathing problems. — Неправильная осанка может вызывать боли в шее, головные боли и осложнения с дыханием.
- headacheCHOICE OF WORDS:(1). Русскому слову боль во всех остальных случаях, кроме вышеперечисленных, соответствует английское существительное pain или прилагательное painful, которые обозначают физическое или психическое страдание или болезненное ощущение в какой-либо части тела: to have a sharp (dull) pain in one's arm (one's leg, one's side) почувствовать острую (тупую) боль в руке (ноге, боку); I have pain in the back или my back is still painful у меня все еще болит спина/у меня сохраняются боли в спине; my legs are stiff but not painful у меня затекли ноги, но боли нет. (2.) See ill, adjUSAGE:Существительное ache редко употребляется самостоятельно. Оно обычно является частью сложного слова и, как правило, употребляется в сочетаниях: I have toothache (earache, stomachache, backache) у меня болит зуб (ухо, живот, спина). В этих сочетаниях существительное с компонентом ache употребляется без артикля, за исключением сочетания to have a headache.II [eɪk] v1) болеть, испытывать больMy ear (stomach, tooth) aches. — У меня болит ухо (живот, зуб).
It made my head ache. — У меня от этого разболелась голова.
- one's head achesHe ached all over. — У него все болело.
2) сострадать, переживать о чём-либоMy heart aches at the sight of him/it makes my heart ache to see him. — Когда я вижу его, у меня сердце разрывается/у меня душа болит.
•CHOICE OF WORDS:Русскому глаголу болеть/болит соответствуют английские глаголы to ache и to hurt. Глагол to ache употребляется для обозначения длительной тупой, главным образом, физической боли, глагол to hurt указывает на боль, вызванную какой-либо внешней или внутренней причиной, не конкретизируя ее характера: my eyes hurt when I look at a bright light у меня болят глаза, когда я смотрю на яркий свет/мне больно смотреть на яркий свет, ср., my eyes ache all the time, I probably need stronger glasses у меня все время болят глаза, вероятно, мне нужны более сильные очки; let my hand go, you are hurting me отпусти мою руку, ты мне делаешь больно; don't touch here, it hurts не трогай, мне больно -
90 coniveo
cō-nīvĕo (less correctly con-nī-vĕo; cf. Ritschl, Opusc. II. 448 sq.), nīvi (Cassius ap. Prisc. p. 866 P.; cf. Prob. II. p. 1482 ib.) or nixi (Turp. ap. Prisc. p. 866 P.;I.perh. also connipsi, connipseram,
App. M. 11, p. 146 Hildebr. Min.), 2 (access. form of inf. conivĕre, Calvus ap. Prisc. l. l.), v. n. [niveo, kindr. with nico and nicto], to close or shut. *In gen.:II.cava ventris ac stomachi inanitate diutinā contrahuntur et conivent,
Gell. 16, 3, 3.—More freq.,Esp., to close or shut the eyes (in sleep, from the light, from fear, etc.), to blink; or of the eyes, to close, shut, to half close when heavy with sleep (class. in prose and poetry).A.Lit.: dum ego conixi somno, hic sibi prospexit vigilans virginem, Turp. l. l.; so Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 117; Tac. A. 16, 5:* 2.coniventes illi oculi abavi tui,
Cic. Har. Resp. 18, 38:conivent solemque pavent agnoscere visu,
Sil. 7, 729; cf. Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 10:ad tonitrua et fulgura,
Suet. Calig. 51:contra conminationem aliquam (gladiatores),
Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 144.—With acc. Gr.:nam non conivi oculos ego deinde sopore, Cassius, l. l.: (oculis) somno coniventibus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 143; Col. 10, 259.—Poet., transf., of the sun and moon, to be darkened, obscured, eclipsed, Lucr. 5, 776.—B.Trop.1.In gen., to be dull, drowsy, or languid:2.certa sunt enim pleraque et nisi coniveamus, in oculos incurrunt,
Quint. 10, 3, 16:multa nobis blandimenta natura ipsa genuit, quibus sopita virtus coniveret,
Cic. Cael. 17, 41:animus atque mens viri prudentis in sollicitis numquam conivens, nusquam aciem suam flectens, etc.,
Gell. 13, 27, 4; cf. id. 2, 2, 9.—(Like our phrase to wink at.) To leave an error or crime unnoticed or uncensured, to overlook, connive at, wink at, etc.:haec ipsa concedo: quibusdam etiam in rebus coniveo,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7, 18:pro di immortales! cur interdum in hominum sceleribus maxumis aut conivetis aut... poenas in diem reservetis?
id. Cael. 24, 59:qui ob eam causam in tot tantisque sceleribus conivebant,
id. Har. Resp. 24, 52; id. Agr. 2, 28, 77;Fragm. ap. Prob. II. p. 1482 P.: seditiosorum punitor acerrimus, conivebat in ceteris,
Suet. Caes. 67; Pers. 6, 50. -
91 conniveo
cō-nīvĕo (less correctly con-nī-vĕo; cf. Ritschl, Opusc. II. 448 sq.), nīvi (Cassius ap. Prisc. p. 866 P.; cf. Prob. II. p. 1482 ib.) or nixi (Turp. ap. Prisc. p. 866 P.;I.perh. also connipsi, connipseram,
App. M. 11, p. 146 Hildebr. Min.), 2 (access. form of inf. conivĕre, Calvus ap. Prisc. l. l.), v. n. [niveo, kindr. with nico and nicto], to close or shut. *In gen.:II.cava ventris ac stomachi inanitate diutinā contrahuntur et conivent,
Gell. 16, 3, 3.—More freq.,Esp., to close or shut the eyes (in sleep, from the light, from fear, etc.), to blink; or of the eyes, to close, shut, to half close when heavy with sleep (class. in prose and poetry).A.Lit.: dum ego conixi somno, hic sibi prospexit vigilans virginem, Turp. l. l.; so Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 117; Tac. A. 16, 5:* 2.coniventes illi oculi abavi tui,
Cic. Har. Resp. 18, 38:conivent solemque pavent agnoscere visu,
Sil. 7, 729; cf. Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 10:ad tonitrua et fulgura,
Suet. Calig. 51:contra conminationem aliquam (gladiatores),
Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 144.—With acc. Gr.:nam non conivi oculos ego deinde sopore, Cassius, l. l.: (oculis) somno coniventibus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 143; Col. 10, 259.—Poet., transf., of the sun and moon, to be darkened, obscured, eclipsed, Lucr. 5, 776.—B.Trop.1.In gen., to be dull, drowsy, or languid:2.certa sunt enim pleraque et nisi coniveamus, in oculos incurrunt,
Quint. 10, 3, 16:multa nobis blandimenta natura ipsa genuit, quibus sopita virtus coniveret,
Cic. Cael. 17, 41:animus atque mens viri prudentis in sollicitis numquam conivens, nusquam aciem suam flectens, etc.,
Gell. 13, 27, 4; cf. id. 2, 2, 9.—(Like our phrase to wink at.) To leave an error or crime unnoticed or uncensured, to overlook, connive at, wink at, etc.:haec ipsa concedo: quibusdam etiam in rebus coniveo,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7, 18:pro di immortales! cur interdum in hominum sceleribus maxumis aut conivetis aut... poenas in diem reservetis?
id. Cael. 24, 59:qui ob eam causam in tot tantisque sceleribus conivebant,
id. Har. Resp. 24, 52; id. Agr. 2, 28, 77;Fragm. ap. Prob. II. p. 1482 P.: seditiosorum punitor acerrimus, conivebat in ceteris,
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92 bad
1. n плохое, дурноеto take the bad with the good — стойко переносить превратности судьбы;
2. n плохое состояние, качество3. n собир. злодеи4. n фин. проф. дефицит5. a плохой, дурной; скверныйbad luck — неудача, невезение
bad news — неприятная весть; дурные вести
bad taste — плохой вкус, безвкусица
bad temper — тяжёлый характер; дурной нрав
a bad sleeper — человек, который спит плохо
6. a преим. разг. с отрицанием, неплохой, недурнойa bad waster — человек, с трудом сбрасывающий вес
7. a безнравственный; развращённый; порочный8. a непристойный, неприличныйnot altogether bad — неплохой, приличный
9. a гнилой; испорченный, недоброкачественный10. a неполноценный, некачественный, с дефектами11. a больнойhe is in bad health — он нездоров, у него слабое здоровье
12. a неискренний; нечестныйto act in bad faith — поступать нечестно ; заведомо обманывать
13. a неприятный; противный14. a неблагоприятный; неподходящий; вредныйbad environment — плохое окружение, неблагоприятная обстановка
bad actor — подлец, негодяй; злой, опасный, вредный человек
15. a фальшивый, поддельный; недействительныйbad will — завещание, не имеющее законной силы
bad insurance claim — ложный страховой неверный, ложный; неправильный; неточный; ошибочный
16. a неудачныйbad picture — кино фотографический брак, неудовлетворительное качество изображения
17. a неумелый, неспособныйbad at figures — плохо считающий; неспособный к арифметике
18. a разг. сильный, острый; большой; интенсивныйbad cold — сильный насморк; сильная простуда
bad bruise — сильный ушиб, большой синяк
19. a злой, злобный; зловещий20. a непослушный21. a амер. сл. отличный, превосходный; первоклассныйbad blood — вражда; ссора
to make bad blood between people — ссорить друг с другом, восстанавливать друг против друга
bad form — невоспитанность, вульгарность, плохие манеры
to keep bad hours — вести неправильный образ жизни; поздно ложиться и поздно вставать
Синонимический ряд:1. amiss (adj.) amiss; deficient; dissatisfactory; faulty; poor; unsatisfactory; up2. disagreeable (adj.) abominable; disagreeable; mean; offensive; painful; unpleasant; upsetting3. downcast (adj.) blue; cast down; chapfallen; crestfallen; dejected; depressed; disconsolate; dispirited; doleful; down; downcast; downhearted; down-in-the-mouth; downthrown; droopy; dull; heartsick; heartsore; hipped; low; low-spirited; mopey; soul-sick; spiritless; sunk; woebegone4. evil (adj.) base; corrupt; evil; hurtful; inauspicious; sinister; unfavourable; vile5. false (adj.) false; imitation; spurious6. harmful (adj.) damaging; deleterious; detrimental; harmful; injurious; nocent; nocuous; pernicious; prejudicial; prejudicious7. harsh (adj.) harsh; inclement8. ill (adj.) ailing; bum; diseased; ill; sick; weak9. inferior (adj.) defective; inadequate; inferior; shabby; unsound10. naughty (adj.) disobedient; ill-behaved; misbehaved; misbehaving; mischievous; naughty; paw11. null (adj.) invalid; null; null and void; void12. rotten (adj.) decayed; decomposed; putrid; rancid; rotten; sour; spoiled13. severe (adj.) critical; grave; serious; severe14. tough (adj.) rough; tough15. unfavorable (adj.) adverse; contrite; displeasing; regretful; unfavorable; unfortunate; unhappy; unlucky; wretched16. wrong (adj.) immoral; iniquitous; nefarious; reprobate; sinful; vicious; wicked; wrong17. ill (noun) badness; evil; illАнтонимический ряд:beneficial; benevolent; competent; fortunate; fresh; genuine; good; honest; just; mild; obedient; profitable; propitious; reputable; right; sincere; trivial; true; upright; virtuous -
93 blur
1. n пятно, клякса2. n помутнение, потемнение, расплывчатость3. n пятно, порок4. n кино нерезкость5. v пачкать, марать; делать кляксы6. v делать неясным; затуманивать; затемнять7. v делаться неясным, затемняться8. v стирать, изглаживать9. v пятнать10. v уродоватьa face blurred by selfishness — лицо, которое портила печать эгоизма
Синонимический ряд:1. indistinct shape (noun) blemish; cloud; fog; haze; indistinct shape; shade; smudge; splotch2. stigma (noun) bar sinister; black eye; blot; brand; odium; onus; slur; spot; stain; stigma3. blot (verb) blot; blotch; smear4. dim (verb) becloud; befog; blear; cloud; confuse; dim; dull; eclipse; flash; fog; gloom; haze; make indistinct; mist; muddy; obfuscate; obscure; shadow; smudge; veil5. taint (verb) besmear; besmirch; defile; dirty; discolor; smut; smutch; soil; stain; sully; taint; tar; tarnishАнтонимический ряд: -
94 glassy
1. a зеркальный, гладкий2. a глянцевитый; глазурованный3. a ломкий, хрупкий4. a безжизненный, тусклый, стеклянныйafter he hit his head his eyes went glassy — когда он ударился головой, глаза у него сделались стеклянными
5. a стеклянный; стекловидный; прозрачныйСинонимический ряд:1. blank (adj.) blank; empty; expressionless2. calm (adj.) calm; placid; smooth; still3. glazed (adj.) burnished; enameled; finished; glazed; smooth and shiny; translucent; varnished; vitreous4. shining (adj.) gleaming; glistening; glossy; lustrous; reflective; shimmering; shining; shiny5. sleek (adj.) polished; sleek; sleeky; smarmyАнтонимический ряд:animated; choppy; dull -
95 stumpf
1. blunt2. bluntly3. dull4. lusterless Am. [eyes, hair]5. lustreless Br. [eyes, hair]toneless -
96 على
عَلَى \ against: touching (usually sth. upright): The rain beat against the window. He pressed his nose against the glass. on: showing where sb. or sth. is placed: He lay on his back on the bed. The picture hung on a nail on the wall. Your name is on the list. He hit me on the nose. The boat is on the river (in the water). The house is on the river (beside the water), as in the previous meaning, but with movement (often with to) He jumped on (to) his horse. The book fell on (to) the floor. onto: on to: He sprang onto the table. over: lying across; resting on; covering: A cloud was over the sun. She spread a cloth over the table, across the surface of Ships sail over the sea, above (in rank, etc.) He rules over a proud people, about; concerning They quarrelled over the resutl of the race. You need not hurry over your dinner. upon: on. \ عَلَى \ on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea; on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. \ See Also نَحْوَ البَرّ، اليابسة (اليَابِسَة) \ عَلَى \ ashore: on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea. \ See Also نَحْوَ الشّاطِئ \ عَلَى اتِّصَال (عكس مُنْقَطع عن) \ in touch: (the opposite is out of touch) giving or receiving news: I’ve been in touch with my brother by telephone. The radio keeps us in touch with world events. \ عَلَى أتَمّ ما يكُون من التَّرتيب والهِنْدام \ spick and span: (as a predic. phrase) neat, clean and bright: Sailors usually keep their boats spick and span. \ عَلَى الأَثير \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى أَحْسَن وَجْه \ best, well, better: in the best way: Peter played best last week. \ عَلَى أرْبَع \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle. \ عَلَى الأرض \ over: from an upright (or straight) position to a flat (or bent) position: I fell over. He knocked me over. She bent over to pick it up. \ عَلَى استعداد \ content: willing: I’m content to wait for my turn. \ عَلَى أشُدِّه \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى الإطلاق \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatever: at all: I have no money whatever. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. \ عَلَى الأَغْلَب \ for the most part: mostly: He is old and for the most part he stays at home. \ عَلَى أَقْصَى ما تستطيع رؤيتَه \ in the distance: far away (from the point where one is): In the distance he could see the mountains. \ عَلَى الأَقَلّ \ a good: (with numbers) at least: He lives a good 3 miles away. at least: (showing that sth. is true, necessary, etc., even if sth. else is not) in spite of what has just been said or is just going to be said: He may be lazy but at least he’s honest. You can at least be polite even if you don’t like him, not less than It cost at least $100. quite: at least; not less than: The journey took quite three hours. \ عَلَى الأَكثَر \ largely: mostly: The accident was largely his own fault. mainly: chiefly; mostly. \ عَلَى انفِراد \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private. \ عَلَى أُهْبَة الاستعداد \ stand by: to be ready, in case one may be needed: The soldiers were told to stand by. \ عَلَى أَيّ حال \ anyhow: in any case: I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. anyway: in any case: I may be late; anyway, don’t wait for me, in any case I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. at all events, in any event: in any case; whatever may happen or has happened: He didn’t win but, at all events, he did try hard. at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. in any case: no matter what else may be considered, anyhow: It costs too much. In any case, I don’t really need it. \ عَلَى أيَّة حال \ all the same, at the same time: (only at the start of a sentence; comparing points that are for and against) in spite of this: He’s not clever; all the same, he does try hard. however: all the same; in spite of what has just been said: I’m very tired; however, I’ll come and help you. \ عَلَى بُعد \ away: at a distance: Brighton is 60 miles away. Keep away from the wet paint. beyond: further; on or to the farther side: I looked across the river to the hills beyond. \ عَلَى التَّخْصِيص \ in particular: especially: I enjoyed his first song in particular. \ عَلَى التَّوَالي \ respectively: separately, in that order: Boys and girls will be examined on Monday and Tuesday respectively (the boys on Monday, the girls on Tuesday). \ عَلَى جَانِب \ up: along (up and down are both used like this, although the course may be quite level): He lives just up the road. \ عَلَى الجميع \ round: to everyone: He handed the coffee round. There were not enough cups to go round. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ \ as far as, so far as: (showing a limit): As far as I know, he’s not here. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَواء \ alike: in the same way: He treats us all alike. \ عَلَى حَدِّ عِلْمي \ to the best knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, he is honest (I have no reason to doubt his honesty). \ عَلَى حِدَة \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private?. separate: not joined or shared; apart: Keep the new milk separate from the old. \ عَلَى حَقّ (مُحِقّ) \ be in the right: not be at fault: Although they said she’d made a mistake, they discovered she was in the right. \ عَلَى حِين غِرَّة \ all of a sudden: in a sudden manner. suddenly: in a sudden manner: The door opened suddenly. \ عَلَى خَطَأ \ in the wrong: mistaken (in one’s judgement, behaviour etc.). \ عَلَى الدَّوام \ always: at all times. \ عَلَى رؤوس الأصابِع \ on tiptoe: on the tips of one’s toes: I can reach that if I stand on tiptoe. \ عَلَى الرّاجح \ likely: (usu. with very, most, more or quite) probably: She’s very likely right. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِن \ despite: in spite of: Despite his age, the old man walks several miles every day. for all: in spite of: For all his strength, he could not lift it. much as: although: Much as I admire him, I could not work with him. spite, in spite of: (of sth. that fails) even with: In spite of his efforts, he could not save her life, without regard to; not caring about (a difficulty) In spite of his illness, he attended the ceremony. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِنْ أَنَّ \ although: in spite of the fact that; (without a verb) in spite of being: Although (he was) ill, he went to work. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم من ذلك \ even so: in spite of that: He may be foolish; even so, you should help him. just the same: (showing one thing that is not the natural result of another) in spite of this: He’s a thief, but I like him just the same. nevertheless: in spite of that: I told him it would be dangerous, but nevertheless he did it. still: in spite of that: We rarely win; but still, we enjoy playing. \ عَلَى سَبيل المِثال \ for instance: as an example: He’s often late. Yesterday, for instance, he came home after midnight. \ عَلَى السَّطح كلِّه \ over: (esp. with all) across a surface: The table was wet all over. He rubbed it over with a dry cloth. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. I soon drew level with the leading runner. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ flush: exactly on a level with; not sticking out from; meeting exactly at the edges: The door is flush with the wall when it is closed. \ See Also مستوى (مُسْتَوًى) \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة واحدة \ even: equal: The table legs were not of even length. He shared the money evenly among them. \ عَلَى شاكِلَة \ like: the same as: What is he like (in appearance and character)? He’s just like his father., What does it feel (or look or taste or smell or sound) like?. in the same way as:: He swims like a fish. \ عَلَى شَرْط \ provide (that), also providing (that): if; on condition that: I’ll go, provided (that) you’ll go too. \ عَلَى شَفَا \ on the brink of: close to (sth. dangerous or exciting): on the brink of war. on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. on one’s last legs: (of a person or thing) not expected to last much longer; worn out; almost in ruins: That company is on its last legs. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ See Also شفير (الموت أو الإفلاس، إلخ)، عَلى وَشْك \ عَلَى صَهْوَةِ الجَوَاد \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ضِغْن \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ See Also على غير رَغْبَة \ عَلَى طُولِ \ along: following the line of: He ran along the road. down: along (without regard to level): We raced down the street. My friend lives just down the road. \ عَلَى ظَهْر \ on deck: on an uncovered deck, in the open air. \ See Also سَطْح السفينة \ عَلَى ظَهْر الحِصان \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ظَهْر السَّفينة \ on board: on (or on to) a ship or aeroplane: There are 70 men on board. Can I go on board the aircraft?. \ عَلَى ظَهْر الصَّفْحَة \ overleaf: on the back of the page: Please fill in this paper, and sign your name overleaf. \ عَلَى عَرْض \ across: over; from one side to the other of: He ran across the street. There is a bridge across the stream. \ عَلَى العَكْس \ on the contrary: (expressing disagreement) the opposite is true: It’s not worn out - on the contrary, it’s quite new. \ عَلَى عِلْم بِـ \ familiar with: knowing; accustomed to: I’m not familiar with English law. \ عَلَى عُلُوّ \ high: (in compounds) to the height of: The grass was waist-high. \ عَلَى الغالِب \ probably: almost certainly; with little doubt: You’re probably right. \ عَلَى غَيْر انتظار \ surprisingly: unexpectedly: a surprisingly good result. \ عَلَى غَيْر رَغْبَة \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ عَلَى غَيْر هُدًى \ adrift: (of boats) loose; floating about with no control: Our ship was wrecked and we were left adrift in a small boat on the ocean. \ عَلَى فَتَرات مُنْتَظِمة \ periodically: from time to time. \ عَلَى فَرض أنّ \ (conj.) supposing: if: Supposing he’s late, shall we wait for him? Even supposing the lorry comes, it will still be too late. \ عَلَى الفِطْرة \ na]ve: too simple to be sensible; lacking wisdom and experience: a na]ve question; a na]ve young girl. \ عَلَى فِكْرَة \ by the way: used to show that the speaker is about to change the subject: Thank you for your help. By the way, would you like to come to our party next week?. \ عَلَى الفَوْر \ directly: at once: He arrived directly after me. instantly: at once. off-hand: without thought or preparation: I can’t say off-hand what it cost, but it was over $1000. \ عَلَى قافية واحدة \ rhyme: (of word endings) to have the same sound: ‘Consideration’ rhymes with ‘nation’, ‘Port’ rhymes with ‘thought’. ‘Pleasure’ rhymes with ‘measure’ but not with ‘pressure’. \ عَلَى قَدْر \ according to: in the proper way for; depending on: Each man was paid according to his skill. \ عَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى قَيْد الحَيَاة \ alive: living: He was buried alive when part of a cliff fell on him. \ عَلَى كُلّ حال \ at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. \ عَلَى مَا يَبْدُو \ apparently: it seems (from what people say): I thought she was 15, but apparently is older. \ عَلَى ما يَصِل إليه عِلْمي \ to the best of my knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, my son has never met her. \ See Also على مَبْلَغ علمي \ عَلَى المَدَى الطَّويل \ in the long run: after a period of time; in the end: It’ll be cheaper in the long run to buy good quality shoes. \ عَلَى مسؤوليَّته الشخصيّة \ at one’s own risk: agreeing that any troube will be one’s own fault: The bridge is unsafe but you can cross it at your own risk. \ عَلَى مسافة قريبة مِن \ off: a short distance from: an island off the English coast. \ عَلَى مُسْتَوًى \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. \ عَلَى مِصْرَاعَيْه (فَتَحَ الباب) \ wide: (with open) fully: open the door wide. Leave it wide open. \ عَلَى نَحْو مماثِل \ similarly: in the same way: They were similarly dressed. \ عَلَى نَسَق \ on the lines of: in the general form of: We’re planning some sports on the lines of the Olympic Games, but for schoolboys only. \ عَلَى نَفْس الوَتيرة \ even: (of movement) regular; steady: Her heart was not beating evenly. \ عَلَى نَوبات \ fits and starts: in short bursts; starting and stopping: The engine only goes in fits and starts. \ See Also فترات \ عَلَى هذا المُعَدَّل \ at that rate: if those conditions continue: He keeps stopping for a rest; at that rate, he won’t finish the job today. \ عَلَى هذا النَّحْو \ so: in this way; in that way: Don’t shout so!. thus: in this way. \ عَلَى الهَوَاء \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى وَتِيرَة واحدة \ monotonous: (of a voice, a job, a way of life, etc.) dull, never changing and therefore uninteresting. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ \ unusually: (with an adj.) very; strangely: It is unusually cold in here today. \ See Also بشكل غير عاديّ \ عَلَى وَجْهِ التَّقْريب \ roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ الخُصُوص \ particularly: especially: a particularly nasty smell. \ عَلَى الوَجهِ الصحيح \ duly: properly; as expected: The bill was duly paid. The train duly arrived. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ العُمُوم \ in general: in most cases: Men in general are taller than women. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ ما \ somehow: in some way or other, by some means or other: I’ll pay for it somehow, even if I have to ask someone to lend me the money. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ مُسْتَهْجَن \ oddly: strangely: She behaved very oddly last night. \ عَلَى مِقْدار عِلْمي \ for all I know: as far as I know: For all I know, you may have stolen this. \ عَلَى مَقْرُبةٍ \ near: close to, in position: His house is near my own. \ عَلَى مَقرُبة مِن \ about: around; near There’s a lot of illness about. I went out early, when no one was about (when no one else was out). \ عَلَى مَهْل \ leisurely: without haste: He likes a leisurely walk in the evening. \ عَلَى نَحْو أسوأ \ worse: more bad; more badly: Murder is worse than stealing. It is a worse crime. You write even worse than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ أَفْضَل \ better, well, best: in a better way: He drives better than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْو تامّ \ strictly: exactly: Strictly speaking (If I tell you the exact truth) this ticket is out of date; but I’ll let you travel with it. \ See Also كامل (كامِل) \ عَلَى نَحْو خَطير \ badly: seriously: He was badly wounded. \ عَلَى نَحْو رَخْو \ loosely: in a loose way: a loosely tied knot. \ See Also غير مُحْكَم \ عَلَى نَحْو رَدِيء \ badly: in a bad manner: badly dressed; badly made. \ عَلَى نَحْو صارم \ strictly: very firmly: Smoking in this cinema is strictly forbidden. \ See Also دَقيق \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ right: correctly: You guessed right. \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ rightly: justly; correctly: You acted rightly. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائم) \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ كَامِل \ absolutely: without conditions: You must agree absolutely and not to try to change matters later. \ عَلَى نَحو مألوف \ ordinarily: usually. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُرْضٍ \ well: (the adv. form of the adj. good; see better, best) in a good and pleasing way: Well done! You played very well. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُلحّ \ badly: (with need, want) very much: They need money badly. \ عَلَى وَشْك \ on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. \ عَلَى وَشْك أَنْ \ be about to do sth.: to be ready to do it; be just going to do it: I was about to go when he arrived. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ عَلَى يَد (مِن قِبَل) \ by: (showing who or what did sth.): He was bitten by a dog. \ عَلَى اليدين والرِّجلين \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle. -
97 כהי
כהי, כָּהָה(b. h.; cmp. כָּוָה) 1) to be dim (of sight, light). Gen. R. s. 65 כָּהוּ עיניו his eyes grew dim. Ib. שיִכְהוּ עיניו that his eye-sight shall fail. Kidd.24b הכהו … וכָהֲתָה if the master struck him on his eye, and it grew dim; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּהוּי, f. כָּהוּיָה. Ib. הרי שהיתה עינו כ׳וכ׳ if his eye-sight was dim, and he (the master) made him perfectly blind. 2) (of color) to be dull, v. כֵּהֶה Tosef.Erub.XI (VIII), 8; Tanḥ. Noah 9, v. כָּחַח. Pi. כִּיהָה, כִּהָה to grow duller, to be shaded. Sifra Thazr., Neg., Par. 2, ch. II אם העזוכ׳ if the spot grew brighter and grew duller again; a. fr. 2) to declare doubtful. Neg. IV, ר׳ י׳ כ׳, v. כֵּהֶה. Hif. חִכְהָה 1) same. Y.Shebu.I, 32d, v. כֵּהֶה. Neg. XI, 5 ה׳ בתחלה if the suspicious spot grew fainter at once (before the ordered isolation was begun); ה׳ בראשון if it grew faint in the first week; Tosef. ib. V, 6 quot. in R. S. to Neg. l. c. (ed. Zuck. כהה כתחלה, oth. ed. only כתחלה, corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) to make dim. Gen. R. l. c. הריני מַכְהֶהוכ׳ I will make his eye-sight dim. Yalk. Ruth 601 ייסורין … מַכְהִיןוכ׳ sufferings of poverty dim mens eyes. Pesik. R. s. 14 מכהה נלגל חמה dimmed (outshone) the sun in brightness; Pesik. Parah, p. 37a> שיַכְהֶה; a. e. -
98 כהה
כהי, כָּהָה(b. h.; cmp. כָּוָה) 1) to be dim (of sight, light). Gen. R. s. 65 כָּהוּ עיניו his eyes grew dim. Ib. שיִכְהוּ עיניו that his eye-sight shall fail. Kidd.24b הכהו … וכָהֲתָה if the master struck him on his eye, and it grew dim; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּהוּי, f. כָּהוּיָה. Ib. הרי שהיתה עינו כ׳וכ׳ if his eye-sight was dim, and he (the master) made him perfectly blind. 2) (of color) to be dull, v. כֵּהֶה Tosef.Erub.XI (VIII), 8; Tanḥ. Noah 9, v. כָּחַח. Pi. כִּיהָה, כִּהָה to grow duller, to be shaded. Sifra Thazr., Neg., Par. 2, ch. II אם העזוכ׳ if the spot grew brighter and grew duller again; a. fr. 2) to declare doubtful. Neg. IV, ר׳ י׳ כ׳, v. כֵּהֶה. Hif. חִכְהָה 1) same. Y.Shebu.I, 32d, v. כֵּהֶה. Neg. XI, 5 ה׳ בתחלה if the suspicious spot grew fainter at once (before the ordered isolation was begun); ה׳ בראשון if it grew faint in the first week; Tosef. ib. V, 6 quot. in R. S. to Neg. l. c. (ed. Zuck. כהה כתחלה, oth. ed. only כתחלה, corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) to make dim. Gen. R. l. c. הריני מַכְהֶהוכ׳ I will make his eye-sight dim. Yalk. Ruth 601 ייסורין … מַכְהִיןוכ׳ sufferings of poverty dim mens eyes. Pesik. R. s. 14 מכהה נלגל חמה dimmed (outshone) the sun in brightness; Pesik. Parah, p. 37a> שיַכְהֶה; a. e. -
99 כָּהָה
כהי, כָּהָה(b. h.; cmp. כָּוָה) 1) to be dim (of sight, light). Gen. R. s. 65 כָּהוּ עיניו his eyes grew dim. Ib. שיִכְהוּ עיניו that his eye-sight shall fail. Kidd.24b הכהו … וכָהֲתָה if the master struck him on his eye, and it grew dim; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּהוּי, f. כָּהוּיָה. Ib. הרי שהיתה עינו כ׳וכ׳ if his eye-sight was dim, and he (the master) made him perfectly blind. 2) (of color) to be dull, v. כֵּהֶה Tosef.Erub.XI (VIII), 8; Tanḥ. Noah 9, v. כָּחַח. Pi. כִּיהָה, כִּהָה to grow duller, to be shaded. Sifra Thazr., Neg., Par. 2, ch. II אם העזוכ׳ if the spot grew brighter and grew duller again; a. fr. 2) to declare doubtful. Neg. IV, ר׳ י׳ כ׳, v. כֵּהֶה. Hif. חִכְהָה 1) same. Y.Shebu.I, 32d, v. כֵּהֶה. Neg. XI, 5 ה׳ בתחלה if the suspicious spot grew fainter at once (before the ordered isolation was begun); ה׳ בראשון if it grew faint in the first week; Tosef. ib. V, 6 quot. in R. S. to Neg. l. c. (ed. Zuck. כהה כתחלה, oth. ed. only כתחלה, corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) to make dim. Gen. R. l. c. הריני מַכְהֶהוכ׳ I will make his eye-sight dim. Yalk. Ruth 601 ייסורין … מַכְהִיןוכ׳ sufferings of poverty dim mens eyes. Pesik. R. s. 14 מכהה נלגל חמה dimmed (outshone) the sun in brightness; Pesik. Parah, p. 37a> שיַכְהֶה; a. e. -
100 потускнеть
несовер. - тускнеть;
совер. - потускнеть, тускнуть без доп. grow dim, dull, lose its lustre;
(бледнеть) pale взгляд тускнеет ≈ eyes grow dim слава его тускнеет ≈ his glory is waning, his glory is on the wane все это тускнеет перед ≈ all this pales before серебро тускнеет ≈ silver tarnishesсов. см. тускнеть.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > потускнеть
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