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1 grasping
adj1) чіпкий, хваткий; кмітливий2) жадібний, скупий, зажерливий* * *a1) чіпкий, хваткий; який швидко схоплює, осягає2) жадібний, скупий; дуже великий; надмірний -
2 grasping
a1) чіпкий, хваткий; який швидко схоплює, осягає2) жадібний, скупий; дуже великий; надмірний -
3 grasping
['grɑːspɪŋ]adjжа́ді́бний, скупи́й -
4 beware lest you lose the substance by grasping the shadow
var: he who grabs at the shadow may lose the substanceдивися, щоб не упустити реального в гонитві за нереальнимEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > beware lest you lose the substance by grasping the shadow
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5 _мрії; очікування; сни
air castles are good to have in an earthquake beware lest you lose the substance by grasping the shadow blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage dreams give wings to fools dreams go by contraries drowsiness dresses a man in rags morning dreams come true the more a man dreams, the less he believesEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _мрії; очікування; сни
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6 he who grabs at the shadow may lose the substance
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > he who grabs at the shadow may lose the substance
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7 never give up the shadow for the substance
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > never give up the shadow for the substance
См. также в других словарях:
Grasping — Grasp ing, a. 1. Seizing; embracing; catching. [1913 Webster] 2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man. {Grasp ing*ly}, adv. {Grasp ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grasping — index illiberal, insatiable, mercenary, parsimonious, rapacious, venal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
grasping — greedy, acquisitive, late 14c., prp. adjective from GRASP (Cf. grasp) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
grasping — greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, *covetous Analogous words: rapacious, ravening, ravenous (see VORACIOUS): extorting or extortionate (see corresponding verb at EDUCE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
grasping — [adj] greedy acquisitive, avaricious, avid, close fisted, covetous, desirous, extorting, extortionate, grabby*, itchy*, mean, miserly, niggardly*, penny pinching*, penurious, prehensile, rapacious, selfish, stingy*, tightfisted*, usurious, venal; … New thesaurus
grasping — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ greedy … English terms dictionary
grasping — [gras′piŋ] adj. 1. that grasps 2. eager for gain; avaricious SYN. GREEDY graspingly adv … English World dictionary
grasping — [[t]grɑ͟ːspɪŋ, græ̱sp [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as grasping, you are criticizing them for wanting to get and keep as much money as possible, and for being unwilling to spend it. ...a greedy grasping drug ridden… … English dictionary
grasping — /ˈgræspɪŋ / (say grasping), /ˈgrasp / (say grahsp ) verb 1. present participle of grasp. –adjective 2. that grasps. 3. covetous, mean or greedy: *These hard, mean, grasping money grubbers! –henry handel richardson, 1917. –graspingly, adverb… …
grasping — graspingly, adv. graspingness, n. /gras ping, grahs /, adj. 1. greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man. 2. being used to grasp or tending to grasp; tenacious. [1540 50; GRASP + ING2] Syn. 1. covetous, selfish, acquisitive, venal. * * * … Universalium
grasping — grasp|ing [ˈgra:spıŋ US ˈgræs ] adj too eager to get money and unwilling to give any of it away or spend it ▪ Hanson was a hard, grasping man … Dictionary of contemporary English