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1 expatiate
eksˈpeɪʃɪeɪt гл. распространяться, разглагольствовать( на какую-л. тему) (on, upon) Our next speaker will expatiate upon the question which was raised at the beginning of this meeting. ≈ Следующий докладчик будет освещать вопрос, уже поднятый в начале нашего заседания. (книжное) разглагольствовать, распространяться - to * upon a subject распространяться на какую-л. тему /о каком-л. предмете/ - to * in praise of smb. рассыпаться в похвалах кому-л. - his manners were *d upon о его поведении много толковали (книжное) (устаревшее) скитаться, бродить( книжное) блуждать( о мыслях) ;
беспорядочно думать о разных предметах;
растекаться мыслью по древу expatiate распространяться, разглагольствовать (на какую-л. тему - upon)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > expatiate
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2 expatiate
[ıkʹspeıʃıeıt] v книжн.1. разглагольствовать, распространятьсяto expatiate upon a subject - распространяться на какую-л. тему /о каком-л. предмете/
to expatiate in praise of smb. - рассыпаться в похвалах кому-л.
2. 1) арх., поэт. скитаться, бродить2) блуждать ( о мыслях); беспорядочно думать о разных предметах; ≅ растекаться мыслью по древу -
3 expatiate upon a subject
1) Общая лексика: распространяться на (какую-л.) тему (о каком-л. предмете)2) Макаров: распространяться на (какую-л.) тему, распространяться о ( каком-л.) предметеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > expatiate upon a subject
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