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1 жених и невеста
1) General subject: a courting couple, engaged couple, the betrothed pair, bride and groom2) Economy: couple -
2 обручённые
General subject: engaged couple, plighted lovers -
3 З-23
ТИХАЯ ЗАВОДЬ NP sing only fixed WOa quiet, undisturbed place where one feels protected from the outside worldquiet (peaceful) havensafe (sheltered) refuge (in limited contexts) quiet little backwater....Много лет спустя бывал я часто у своих знакомых... Однажды я неожиданно застал их в ожесточённом споре. Вся семья, включая старую бабку, спорила о Ленине... На следующий день зашёл я к ним опять - и опять застал их в споре о Ленине... И так недели две... Пропала моя тихая заводь, где можно было отдохнуть душой (Буковский 1). Some years later, I had some friends I often used to visit....One day I was surprised to find the entire family, including the ancient grandmother, engaged in a violent argument about Lenin....The following day I saw them again, and again they were arguing about Lenin....And so it continued for a couple of weeks. The peaceful haven where I had been able to refresh my soul was destroyed (1a).Прощай, деткомбинат, моя тихая заводь! (Гинзбург 2). Good-by, children's home, my quiet little backwater (2a). -
4 тихая заводь
[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ a quiet, undisturbed place where one feels protected from the outside world:- quiet < peaceful> haven;- [in limited contexts] quiet little backwater.♦...Много лет спустя бывал я часто у своих знакомых... Однажды я неожиданно застал их в ожесточённом споре. Вся семья, включая старую бабку, спорила о Ленине... На следующий день зашёл я к ним опять - и опять застал их в споре о Ленине... И так недели две... Пропала моя тихая заводь, где можно было отдохнуть душой (Буковский 1). Some years later, I had some friends I often used to visit....One day I was surprised to find the entire family, including the ancient grandmother, engaged in a violent argument about Lenin....The following day I saw them again, and again they were arguing about Lenin....And so it continued for a couple of weeks. The peaceful haven where I had been able to refresh my soul was destroyed (1a).♦ Прощай, деткомбинат, моя тихая заводь! (Гинзбург 2). Good-by, children's home, my quiet little backwater (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > тихая заводь
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engaged — [en gājd′, ingājd′] adj. 1. pledged; esp., pledged in marriage; betrothed [an engaged couple] 2. not at leisure; occupied; employed; busy 3. a) involved in combat, as troops b) voluntarily committed or personally involved: cf. ENGAGÉ 4 … English World dictionary
engaged — [[t]ɪnge͟ɪʤd[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ in/on n Someone who is engaged in or engaged on a particular activity is doing that thing. [FORMAL] The police said they found the three engaged in target practice. ...the various projects he was engaged on.… … English dictionary
engaged — engagedly /en gay jid lee, gayjd /, adv. engagedness, n. /en gayjd /, adj. 1. busy or occupied; involved: deeply engaged in conversation. 2. pledged to be married; betrothed: an engaged couple. 3. under engagement; pledged: an engaged contractor … Universalium
engaged — en•gaged [[t]ɛnˈgeɪdʒd[/t]] adj. 1) busy or occupied 2) pledged to be married; betrothed: an engaged couple[/ex] 3) committed or involved 4) involved in conflict with 5) mec a) (of gears) interlocked b) mec (of wheels) in gear with each other 6)… … From formal English to slang
Engaged (play) — Engaged is a three act farcical comedy by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Haymarket Theatre on October 3 1877, the same year as The Sorcerer , one of Gilbert s comic operas written with Arthur Sullivan, which was soon followed by the… … Wikipedia
couple — [kup′əl] n. [ME < OFr cople < L copula, a band, link: see COPULA] 1. anything joining two things together; bond; link 2. two things or persons of the same sort that are somehow associated 3. two people, esp. a man and woman, who are engaged … English World dictionary
engaged — adj. 1 doing sth VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ deeply, heavily ▪ those who are deeply engaged in party politics ▪ fully … Collocations dictionary
couple — coupleable, adj. /kup euhl/, n., v., coupled, coupling. n. 1. two of the same sort considered together; pair. 2. two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners: They make a handsome couple. 3.… … Universalium
couple — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, pair, bond, from Anglo French cuple, from Latin copula bond, from co + apere to fasten more at apt Date: 13th century 1. a. two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired b. two persons paired… … New Collegiate Dictionary
couple — cou•ple [[t]ˈkʌp əl[/t]] n. v. pled, pling 1) a combination of two of a kind; pair 2) a grouping of two persons, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners 3) any two persons considered together 4) a small number; few: We met a… … From formal English to slang
couple — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. foll. by of; often as sing.) a two (a couple of girls). b about two (a couple of hours). 2 (often as sing.) a a married or engaged pair. b a pair of partners in a dance, a game, etc. c a pair of rafters. 3 (pl. couple) a pair… … Useful english dictionary