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61 grin
1. n оскал зубов, усмешкаto break into a grin — улыбнуться; осклабиться
2. v ухмыляться, широко улыбаться; скалить зубы3. v выражать улыбкой4. v оскалиться5. v амер. жив. просвечивать, проглядыватьСинонимический ряд:1. broad smile (noun) broad smile; grimace; happy face; smile; smirk; wry face2. smile (verb) beam; beam delight; brighten up; leer; look happy; simper; smile; smirk; sneerАнтонимический ряд:frown; glower -
62 mump
1. v разг. нищенствовать; попрошайничать; клянчить2. v уст. разг. обманыватьСинонимический ряд:mouth (verb) grimace; mop; mouth; mow; mug -
63 scowl
1. n сердитый, злой взгляд2. n хмурый, угрюмый вид3. v сердито смотреть, бросать сердитый, злой взгляд4. v хмуриться, хмурить брови, мрачнетьhe made no reply, but simply scowled — он ничего не ответил, но нахмурился
Синонимический ряд:1. glare (noun) frown; glare; glower2. frown (verb) frown; give a dirty look; glare; gloom; glower; grimace; look daggers; lower; mouth; pout; shoot daggers; sneerАнтонимический ряд: -
64 simper
1. n жеманная, самодовольная или глупая улыбка; ухмылка2. v жеманно, самодовольно или глупо улыбаться; ухмыляться3. v говорить или произносить с глуповатой улыбкойСинонимический ряд:1. facial cast (noun) expression; facial cast; grimace; pout; smile; sneer2. smirk (noun) smirk3. smile stupidly (verb) giggle; grin; leer; smile; smile stupidly; smirk; sneer; snicker; titter -
65 smirk
1. n глупая, самодовольная улыбка, ухмылка2. v глупо, самодовольно улыбаться, ухмылятьсяСинонимический ряд:1. simper (noun) simper2. ugly grin (noun) affected smile; derisive grin; grimace; leer; sarcastic grin; sneer; twisted smile; ugly grin3. simper (verb) grin; grin smugly; laugh derisively; make a face; simper; smile maliciously; sneer -
66 wince
1. n вздрагиваниеwith a wince — отшатнувшись; вздрогнув; поморщившись
2. v вздрагивать, содрогаться, отшатываться; морщитьсяСинонимический ряд:1. cringe (noun) cringe; grimace; shudder2. flinch (verb) be startled; blanch; blench; blink; cringe; falter; flinch; quail; recoil; shrink; shy; squinch; start; twitch -
67 snarl
A n1 ( growl) ( of animal) grondement m ; ( of traffic) bourdonnement m ; ‘you'd better watch out!’ he said with a snarl ‘tu ferais mieux de faire attention!’ dit-il d'un ton hargneux ;2 ( grimace) mine f hargneuse ;B vtr rugir [order, insult, threat] ‘don't be so stupid,’ he snarled ‘ne sois pas si stupide,’ dit-il d'un ton hargneux.C vi ( growl) [animal] gronder férocement ; [person] grogner ; the dog snarled at me le chien m'a montré les dents ; he snarls at the new recruits il grogne après les nouvelles recrues.■ snarl up:▶ snarl up [rope, wool] s'emmêler ;▶ snarl up [sth] bloquer [traffic, road] ; to be snarled up [road, network, traffic] être bloqué ; [economy, system] être paralysé ; [plans, negotiations] être bloqué ; I got snarled up in the traffic j'ai été pris dans les embouteillages ; the hook got snarled up in the net l'hameçon s'est pris dans le filet. -
68 strain
A n1 Phys ( weight) effort m, contrainte f (on sur) ; ( from pulling) tensions fpl (on de) ; to put a strain on soumettre [qch] à des efforts or à des sollicitations [beam, bridge, rope] ; fatiguer [heart, lungs] ; faire travailler [muscles] ; to be under strain [bridge, structure] être soumis à des efforts or des sollicitations ; to grimace/sweat under the strain grimacer/suer sous l'effort ; to take the strain [beam, bracket, rope] être soumis à des efforts or des sollicitations ; the rope/shelf can't take the strain la corde/l'étagère ne résistera pas ;2 ( pressure) ( on person) stress m ; ( in relations) tension f ; mental ou nervous strain tension f nerveuse ; to put a strain on avoir un effet néfaste sur [relationship] ; créer des tensions au sein de [group, alliance] ; surcharger [system, network] ; provoquer une crise dans [sector, prison system] ; grever [economy, finances] ; mettre [qch] à rude épreuve [patience, goodwill] ; to be under strain [person] être stressé ; [relations] être tendu ; [network, system] être surchargé ; to take the strain [person] supporter la pression ; he can't take the strain il supporte mal le stress or la pression ; to crack under the strain [person] craquer sous la pression ; to take the strain out of faciliter [climb, management, organization] ; to show signs of strain [person] montrer des signes de fatigue ; the strain (on him) was beginning to tell il montrait des signes de fatigue ; the strains within the coalition les tensions au sein de la coalition ; it's a strain talking to him c'est pénible de lui parler ; it's getting to be a strain ça commence à devenir pénible ;7 ( style) veine f, ton m ; the rest of the speech was in the same strain le reste du discours était dans la même veine.C vtr1 ( stretch) tendre [rope, cable] ; to strain one's eyes ( to see) plisser les yeux ; to strain one's ears tendre l'oreille ; to strain one's muscles/every muscle tendre ses muscles/tous ses muscles (to do pour faire) ; ⇒ nerve ;2 fig grever [resources, finances, economy] ; compromettre [relationship, alliance] ; surcharger [network, system] ; mettre [qch] à rude épreuve [patience, credulity, understanding] ; it would be straining the truth to say… ce serait exagéré de dire… ; the writer has strained the possibilities of conventional language l'écrivain a dépassé or sublimé les possibilités du langage conventionnel ;3 ( injure) to strain a muscle se froisser un muscle ; to strain one's thigh/groin/shoulder se froisser un muscle de la cuisse/l'aine/l'épaule ; to strain one's eyes/heart se fatiguer les yeux/le cœur ; to strain one's voice forcer sa voix ; to strain one's back se faire un tour de reins ;D vi to strain against sth pousser de toutes ses forces contre qch ; to strain at tirer sur [leash, rope] ; to strain to see/hear faire un gros effort pour voir/entendre ; to strain forward se pencher en avant.1 ( injure) se blesser ;■ strain off:▶ strain [sth] off, strain off [sth] faire égoutter [water, liquid, fat]. -
69 wrinkle
A n2 ( in fabric) pli m ; to iron out the wrinkles lit enlever les plis au fer à repasser ; fig aplanir les difficultés.he knows a wrinkle or two il est loin d'être bête.B vtr1 rider [skin] ; to wrinkle one's nose faire la grimace (at à) ; to wrinkle one's forehead plisser le front ;2 froisser [fabric].C vi1 [skin] se rider ;2 [fabric] se froisser ; [wallpaper] se gondoler.■ wrinkle up [rug, mat] faire des plis. -
70 scowl
scowl [skaʊl]1 noun(angry) mine f renfrognée ou hargneuse, air m renfrogné; (threatening) air m menaçant;∎ judging from his scowl, I gathered he had lost à (en juger par) son air renfrogné, j'ai compris qu'il avait perdu;∎ she had an angry scowl on her face la colère se lisait sur son visage;∎ "of course not", she said with a scowl "bien sûr que non", dit-elle d'un air renfrogné(angrily) se renfrogner, faire la grimace; (threateningly) prendre un air menaçant;∎ to scowl at sb jeter un regard mauvais à qn -
71 squinch
squinch [skwɪntʃ]1 nounArchitecture trompe f∎ to squinch one's eyes plisser les yeux□ ;∎ to squinch one's face up faire une grimace□ -
72 squint
squint [skwɪnt]1 noun∎ to have a squint loucher∎ have or take a squint at this! vise-moi un peu ça!(b) (half-close eyes) plisser les yeux;∎ they're all squinting because of the sun ils font tous la grimace à cause du soleil;∎ he squinted at the photo (with difficulty) il regarda la photo en plissant les yeux; (quickly) il jeta un coup d'œil à la photo; (sidelong) il regarda la photo du coin de l'œil
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