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121 in a breath
1) одним духом, одним залпом, не переводя дыхания (тж. at one breath)She poured herself out a tumbler of water and drank it at one breath. (D. du Maurier, ‘Jamaica Inn’, ch. 6) — Мэри налила себе стакан воды и залпом выпила его.
2) одновременно; в то же время...don't refer to my business in the same breath as your own gimcrack huckster's trade. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book II, ch. 6) —...не ставьте мое предприятие на одну доску с вашим ярмарочным балаганом, торгующим побрякушками.
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122 bauble
1. n безделушка; побрякушка2. n безделица, пустяк3. n уст. погремушка, игрушкаСинонимический ряд:knickknack (noun) bibelot; curio; dido; gadget; gewgaw; gimcrack; knickknack; novelty; objet d'art; ornament; plaything; pretty-pretty; toy; trifle; trinket; triviality; whatnot; whigmaleerie; worthless gem -
123 bibelot
1. n безделушка2. n миниатюрная книгаСинонимический ряд:1. ancient artifact (noun) ancient artifact; antique; artifact; curio; heirloom; monument; rarity; relic; vestige2. knickknack (noun) bauble; dido; gewgaw; gimcrack; knickknack; novelty; objet d'art; pretty-pretty; toy; trifle; trinket; whatnot; whigmaleerie -
124 curio
1. n редкая, антикварная вещь2. n разг. безделушка местной работы, кустарное изделиеСинонимический ряд:1. ancient artifact (noun) ancient artifact; antique; artifact; bibelot; heirloom; monument; rarity; relic; vestige2. knickknack (noun) bauble; dido; gewgaw; gimcrack; knickknack; novelty; objet d'art; pretty-pretty; toy; trifle; trinket; whatnot; whigmaleerie -
125 gewgaw
1. n безделушка, пустяк; мишура2. a блестящий, но пустой, ничтожный; мишурныйСинонимический ряд:1. amulet (noun) amulet; bauble; charm; fetish; icon; lucky piece; periapt; talisman; trinket2. knickknack (noun) bibelot; curio; dido; gimcrack; knickknack; novelty; objet d'art; pretty-pretty; toy; trifle; whatnot; whigmaleerie -
126 knick-knack
1. n безделушка, изящный пустячок2. n антикварная вещицаСинонимический ряд:new gimmick (noun) bauble; curio; curiosity; fad; gimcrack; new gimmick; novelty; oddity; trinket -
127 knickknack
Синонимический ряд:1. bauble (noun) bauble; bibelot; bric-a-brac; curio; dido; gewgaw; gimcrack; junk; miscellany; novelty; objet d'art; odds and ends; pretty-pretty; trinket; whatnot; whigmaleerie2. trifle (noun) gadget; ornament; plaything; toy; trifle; worthless gem -
128 novelty
1. n новизна2. n новость, новинка; новшество3. n новинкиСинонимический ряд:1. curio (noun) curio; memento; souvenir; token2. knickknack (noun) bauble; bibelot; curiosity; dido; fad; gewgaw; gimcrack; knickknack; knick-knack; new gimmick; objet d'art; oddity; pretty-pretty; toy; trifle; trinket; whatnot; whigmaleerie3. new thing (noun) breakthrough; creation; new thing; new wrinkle; newfangled contraption; origination; unusual item4. newness (noun) change; freshness; innovation; modernity; mutation; newness; originality; permutation; recentness; sport; unfamiliarity; uniqueness; vicissitude
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gimcrack — index poor (inferior in quality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gimcrack — 1610s, showy person; sense of trifle first recorded 1839; of uncertain origin, perhaps alteration of gibecrake, a kind of ornament on wooden furniture (mid 14c.), perhaps from O.Fr. giber to rattle, shake + M.E. crak sharp noise, crack. In 18c.… … Etymology dictionary
gimcrack — [n] gewgaw bagatelle, bauble, curio, doodad*, knickknack, novelty, souvenir, trinket; concept 446 … New thesaurus
gimcrack — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showy but flimsy or poorly made. ► NOUN ▪ a cheap and showy ornament. DERIVATIVES gimcrackery noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
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gimcrack — gim|crack [ dʒım,kræk ] adjective MAINLY BRITISH gimcrack objects appear attractive and expensive, but are in fact badly made and of little value … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gimcrack — adjective they lived in gimcrack villas you d be afraid to sneeze in Syn: shoddy, jerry built, flimsy, insubstantial, thrown together, makeshift; inferior, poor quality, second rate, cheap, cheapjack; tawdry, kitsch, kitschy, chintzy, trashy,… … Thesaurus of popular words
gimcrack — UK [ˈdʒɪmˌkræk] / US adjective gimcrack objects appear attractive and expensive, but are in fact badly made and of little value … English dictionary
Gimcrack Stakes — The Gimcrack Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to two year old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) at York Racecourse, and it takes place annually during the Ebor… … Wikipedia