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1 grave as an owl
мрачный, насупленный, угрюмый; ≈ смотрит сычомIn the name of good Saint John, what has befallen you, that makes you look as grave as an owl, when a lad of your spirit, having really such a fancy for this poor girl as you pretend, ought to be as lively as a lark? (W. Scott, ‘The Fair Maid of Perth’, ch. V) — Во имя святого Иоанна! Чем же ты так расстроен? Смотришь угрюмым сычом, когда всякий на твоем месте, если бы впрямь любил без ума мою бедную девочку, был бы сейчас весел, как жаворонок!
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2 as grave as an owl
1) Общая лексика: угрюмый как сыч2) Ироническое выражение: с серьёзным видом -
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I1. [greıv] n1. 1) могилаfamily grave - семейная могила; фамильный склеп
Graves Registration - воен. служба учёта могил
to dig [to decorate] a grave - копать [украшать] могилу
to the grave - уст. по гроб жизни
2) смерть, гибельto be brought to an early grave - безвременно скончаться, погибнуть в расцвете сил
he just escaped a watery grave - он едва не погиб в море /в океане и т. п./
2. могильный холм; надгробный камень3. яма ( для хранения картошки в земле)♢
on this side of the grave - на этом светеnever on this side of the grave - никогда в жизни; ни за что на свете
to make smb. turn in his grave - заставить кого-л. перевернуться в гробу
to find one's grave - найти могилу /гибель/
to dig one's own grave - самому себе могилу рыть, губить себя
to dig one's grave with one's teeth - ≅ погубить себя неумеренностью в еде
to rise from the grave - воскреснуть, восстать из мёртвых
to totter on the brink of the grave, to have one foot in the grave - стоять одной ногой в могиле
secret as the grave - молчаливый; ≅ могила
smb.'s walking on my grave - что-то меня дрожь пробирает
2. [greıv] v (graved [-{greıv}d]; graved, graven) арх.1. гравировать; высекать; вырезыватьtime has graved deep furrows on his face - время избороздило его лицо глубокими морщинами
2. запечатлевать ( в памяти)IIto grave words [counsel] in /on/ the heart - запечатлевать слова [совет] в памяти
1. [grɑ:v] n фон.2. [greıv] a1. серьёзный, веский, важныйgrave errors [doubts] - серьёзные ошибки [сомнения]
to debate grave matters [questions] - обсуждать важные дела [вопросы]
2. тяжёлый, угрожающийgrave accusation - серьёзное /тяжкое/ обвинение
grave symptoms - угрожающие /грозные/ симптомы
3. мрачный, печальныйgrave tone - мрачный тон [см. тж. 5, 2)]
to pass from grave to gay - переходить от грусти к веселью, быть то грустным, то весёлым
4. 1) тёмный ( о красках)2) скромный ( о нарядах)5. 1) степенный, сдержанный2) серьёзный, важный; торжественныйgrave tone - торжественный тон [см. тж. 3]
he looks grave - у него важный /серьёзный/ вид
3) медленный6. влиятельный, авторитетный7. низкий ( о тоне)8. [grɑ:v]фон.1) тупой ( об ударении)2) безударныйII [greıv] n ист.♢
as grave as a judge, ирон. as grave as an owl - с серьёзным видом1) префект, выбираемый жителями ( в Йоркшире и Линкольншире)2) управляющий (имением и т. п.)IV [greıv] v мор.
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