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1 he's lacking in tact
Общая лексика: ему не хватает тактичности, он бестактен -
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n1) такт, тактовність2) муз. такт* * *[tʒkt]n1) такт, тактовністьto demonstrate /to show/ a remarkable [an unerring] tact in (doing) smth — продемонструвати чудовий [безпомилковий]такт у чомусь
he's lacking in tact — він безтактний, йому не вистачає тактовності
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[tækt] n1. такт, тактичностьto demonstrate /to show/ a remarkable [an unerring] tact in (doing) smth. - продемонстрировать замечательный [безошибочный] такт в чём-л.
he's lacking in tact - он бестактен, ему не хватает тактичности
2. здравый смысл -
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[tʒkt]n1) такт, тактовністьto demonstrate /to show/ a remarkable [an unerring] tact in (doing) smth — продемонструвати чудовий [безпомилковий]такт у чомусь
he's lacking in tact — він безтактний, йому не вистачає тактовності
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tækt сущ. такт, тактичность to display tact, to exercise tact, to show tact ≈ проявить такт по отношению к чему-л./ к кому-л. to have tact ≈ обладать чувством такта considerable tact, great tact, subtle tact ≈ большое чувство такта Does she have the tact to conduct the negotiations? ≈ Она обладает достаточным чувством такта, необходимым для ведения переговоров? такт, тактичность - to have great * быть очень тактичным - to demonstrate /to show/ a remarkable * in (doing) smth. продемонстрировать замечательный такт в чем-л. - he's lacking in * он бестактен, ему не хватает тактичности - he had much * with children он умел ладить с детьми здравый смысл tact такт, тактичность -
6 sadly
adverb He stared sadly at the ruins of his house.) tristementesadly adv tristemente / con tristezatr['sædlɪ]1 (in sad manner) tristemente2 (regrettably) lamentablemente3 (unfortunately) desgraciadamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be sadly mistaken estar muy equivocado,-aadv.• tristemente adv.'sædlia) ( sorrowfully) <smile/speak> tristemente, con tristezab) ( regrettably)c) ( unfortunately) (indep) lamentablemente, desgraciadamente['sædlɪ]ADV1) (=sorrowfully) [say, smile] con tristeza, tristemente2) (=regrettably) desgraciadamente, lamentablementesadly, we don't have much chance of winning — desgraciadamente or lamentablemente, no tenemos muchas posibilidades de ganar
his uncle, who sadly died — su tío, que tristemente or desgraciadamente falleció
sadly for him — lamentablemente or desgraciadamente para él
3) (=severely)* * *['sædli]a) ( sorrowfully) <smile/speak> tristemente, con tristezab) ( regrettably)c) ( unfortunately) (indep) lamentablemente, desgraciadamente -
7 lack
I [læk] n1) отсутствие, неимение, однообразие, монотонностьHe is getting fat for lack of exercise. — Он полнеет, так как мало двигается.
All is due to his lack of consideration for the feelings of others. — Все это объясняется тем, что он не считается с чувствами других людей.
- complete lack of understanding- utter lack of sense of proportion
- lack of variety
- lack of order
- lack of resourcefulness
- for lack of a better term
- for lack of information
- show a singular lack of self-restraint2) недостаток, нехваткаII [læk] vThe plant died for lack of water. — Растение погибло из-за недостатка воды
1) нехватать (чего-либо), недоставать (чего-либо)We lack time to finish the job. — Нам не хватает времени, чтобы закончить работу.
He lacks experience. — Ему не хватает опыта.
- smb lacks experienceHe is lascking courage and willpower. — Ему не хватает мужества и силы.
- smb lacks courage and will-power2) нуждаться, не иметь, испытывать недостатокHe lacks all sense of direction. — Он плохо ориентируется на местности. /Он совсем не ориентируется на местности.
He lacks a sense of humour. — Он лишен чувства юмора.
- plan lacks originalityHe lacks a sense of proportion. — Он лишен чувства меры.
•CHOICE OF WORDS:(1.) Русским "не хватать, не иметь в достаточном количестве" соответствуют в английском языке глагол to lack ( smth), существительное lack (of smth) и сочетание с прилагательными lacking и short: to be lacking (in smth), to be short (of smth). (2.) Глагол to lack ( smth), как правило, не употребляется в формах Continuous. Выражения to lack smth, lack of smth и lacking in smth чаще употребляются с названиями свойств, качеств и другими существительными абстрактного характера: to lack confidence (interest experience, knowledge, courage, tact) не иметь достаточной уверенности (достаточного интереса, опыта, знания, мужества, такта); the child lacks confidence and needs constant encouraging ребенку не хватает уверенности в себе и его все время надо подбадривать; these buildings are lacking in style в этих зданиях не выдержан стиль; she showed a complete lack of interest она не проявила никакого интереса (проявила полное отсутствие интереса); the plant died for/through lack of sun and water растение погибло из-за недостатка воды и солнца. Словосочетания с глаголом to lack, существительным lack и прилагательным lacking эмоционально и оценочно нейтральны и указывают только на сам факт отсутствия или недостаточного количества чего-либо. В отличие от них, словосочетание to be short of smth имеет отрицательно оценочный компонент и подчеркивает недостаточность чего-либо для достижения желаемого или необходимого результата. (3.) Оборот to be short of smth носит более разговорный характер: we are rather short of money at present у нас сейчас туго с деньгами; I am short of time у меня сейчас крайне мало времени. (4.) Выражение to go short of smth подчеркивает временное состояние, период времени, в течение которого испытывается недостаток чего-либо: the expedition was well equipped and never went short of either fuel or food экспедиция была хорошо обеспечена и не испытывала недостатка ни в топливе, ни в продуктах питания. Оборот to run short of smth указывает на приближение времени, когда что-либо подойдет к концу: we are running short of supplies, we'd better get some more у нас запасы на исходе/подходят к концу -
8 short
I [ʃɔːt]1) (not long-lasting) [stay, walk, speech, period] breve; [ course] di breve durata; [ memory] corto2) (not of great length) [fur, hair, dress, stick] corto; (very short) [fur, hair] raso; [ distance] brevetoo short in the sleeves — [ garment] corto di maniche
3) (not tall) [ person] basso4) (scarce) [food, supply] scarsohe gave me a short measure — (in shop) mi ha fregato sul peso
5) (lacking)he is short of sth. — gli manca qcs.
to be short on — [ person] mancare di [talent, tact]
to go short of — essere a corto di [clothes, money, food]
I'm running short of sth. — sto esaurendo qcs
this is Nicholas, Nick for short — ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick
to be short with sb. — essere brusco con qcn
8) ling. [ vowel] breve9) econ. [loan, credit] a breve termine10) gastr. [ pastry] frolla••II [ʃɔːt]to make short work of sth., sb. — liquidare qcs., qcn. in fretta
1) (abruptly) [ stop] improvvisamente2) in short in breve, brevemente3) short of (just before) un po' prima di; (just less than) poco meno dishort of locking him in, I can't stop him — a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso fermarlo
••III 1. [ʃɔːt]to bring o pull sb. up short cogliere qcn. di sorpresa; to sell oneself short sottovalutarsi; to be caught short — essere colto di sorpresa o preso alla sprovvista
1) (drink) cicchetto m.2) el. corto m.3) cinem. cortometraggio m.4) econ. (deficit) ammanco m., deficit m.2.nome plurale shorts shorts m., pantaloncini m.; (underwear) mutande f. da uomo••IV [ʃɔːt]the long and short of it is that they... — il succo del discorso è che loro
verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo short-circuit* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) basso3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) corto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) privo di, in meno5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) a corto di6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) frollo, friabile2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) di colpo, improvvisamente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) (tutt'a un tratto)•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) (mettere nella rosa dei candidati)- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [ʃɔːt]1) (not long-lasting) [stay, walk, speech, period] breve; [ course] di breve durata; [ memory] corto2) (not of great length) [fur, hair, dress, stick] corto; (very short) [fur, hair] raso; [ distance] brevetoo short in the sleeves — [ garment] corto di maniche
3) (not tall) [ person] basso4) (scarce) [food, supply] scarsohe gave me a short measure — (in shop) mi ha fregato sul peso
5) (lacking)he is short of sth. — gli manca qcs.
to be short on — [ person] mancare di [talent, tact]
to go short of — essere a corto di [clothes, money, food]
I'm running short of sth. — sto esaurendo qcs
this is Nicholas, Nick for short — ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick
to be short with sb. — essere brusco con qcn
8) ling. [ vowel] breve9) econ. [loan, credit] a breve termine10) gastr. [ pastry] frolla••II [ʃɔːt]to make short work of sth., sb. — liquidare qcs., qcn. in fretta
1) (abruptly) [ stop] improvvisamente2) in short in breve, brevemente3) short of (just before) un po' prima di; (just less than) poco meno dishort of locking him in, I can't stop him — a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso fermarlo
••III 1. [ʃɔːt]to bring o pull sb. up short cogliere qcn. di sorpresa; to sell oneself short sottovalutarsi; to be caught short — essere colto di sorpresa o preso alla sprovvista
1) (drink) cicchetto m.2) el. corto m.3) cinem. cortometraggio m.4) econ. (deficit) ammanco m., deficit m.2.nome plurale shorts shorts m., pantaloncini m.; (underwear) mutande f. da uomo••IV [ʃɔːt]the long and short of it is that they... — il succo del discorso è che loro
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v испытывать недостаток, не хватать чего-либо, недоставать чего-либо (1). Русским недоставать, не хватать, не иметь в достаточном количестве соответствуют в английском языке глагол to lack (smth), существительное lack (of smth) и сочетание с прилагательными lacking и short — to be lacking (in smth), to be short (of smth). (2). Глагол to lack (smth) не употребляется в формах Continuous. Выражения to lack smth, lack of smth и lacking in smth чаще употребляются с названиями свойств, качеств и другими существительными абстрактного характера:to lack confidence (interest, experience, knowledge, courage, tact, etc.) — не иметь достаточной уверенности (-ого интереса, опыта, знания, мужества, такта);
The child lacks confidence and needs constant encouraging — Ребенку не хватает уверенности в себе и его все время надо подбадривать.
These buildings are lacking in style — В этих зданиях не выдержан стиль.
She showed a complete lack of interest — Она не проявила никакого интереса (проявила полное отсутствие интереса).
The plant died for/through lack of sun and water — Растение погибло из-за недостатка воды и солнца.
Словосочетания с глаголом to lack, существительным lack и прилагательным lacking эмоционально и оценочно нейтральны и указывают только на сам факт отсутствия или недостаточного количества чего-либо. В отличие от них, словосочетание to be short of smth имеет отрицательно оценочный компонент и подчеркивает недостаточность чего-либо для достижения желаемого или необходимого результата. (3). Оборот to be short of носит более разговорный характер:We are rather short of money at present — У нас сейчас туго с деньгами.
I am short of time — У меня сейчас крайне мало времени.
(4). Выражение to go short of smth подчеркивает период времени, в течение которого испытывается недостаток чего-либо:The expedition was well equipped and never went short of either fuel or food — Экспедиция была хорошо обеспечена и не испытывала недостатка ни в топливе, ни в продуктах питания.
Оборот to run short of smth указывает на приближение времени, когда что-либо подойдет к концу:We are running short of supplies, we'd better get some more — У нас запасы на исходе/подходят к концу.
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short [∫ɔ:t]1. adjectivea. court ; ( = not tall) petit• I know it's short notice, but... je sais que le délai est assez court mais...b. ( = abbreviated) "PO" is short for "post office" « PO » est l'abréviation de »post office »c. ( = lacking) to be short of sth manquer de qchd. ( = curt) brusque2. adverb• to cut short [+ speech, TV programme, class, visit, holiday] écourter• I'm £2 short il me manque 2 livres• not far short of £100 pas loin de 100 livres• we are £2,000 short of our target il nous manque encore 2 000 livres pour atteindre notre objectif• it's nothing short of robbery c'est du vol, ni plus ni moins• nothing short of a revolution will satisfy them ils veulent une révolution, rien de moins• I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself je ne vois pas ce que vous pouvez faire si ce n'est lui demander vous-même3. noun4. plural noun7. compounds• to short-change sb (in shop) ne pas rendre assez à qn ► short-circuit noun court-circuit m transitive verb court-circuiter intransitive verb faire court-circuit• I took a short cut through the fields j'ai pris un raccourci à travers champs ► short-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux courts ; [animal] à poil ras► short-range adjective [missile] à courte portée ; [aircraft] à court rayon d'action ; [plan, weather forecast] à court terme• to be short-staffed manquer de personnel ► short-stay car park noun parc m de stationnement de courte durée* * *[ʃɔːt] 1.1) ( drink) alcool m fort2) Electricity = short circuit3) Cinema court métrage m2. 3.1) ( not long-lasting) [stay, memory, period] court (before n); [course] de courte durée; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève; [walk] petit (before n)the days are getting shorter — les jours diminuent or raccourcissent
2) ( not of great length) court (before n)3) ( not tall) [person] petit4) ( scarce)5) ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisanthe gave me a short measure — ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids
6) ( lacking)to be short on — [person] manquer de [talent, tact]
to go short of —
to run short of — manquer de [clothes, money, food]
my wages are £30 short — il me manque 30 livres sterling sur mon salaire
7) ( in abbreviation)this is Nicholas, Nick for short! — je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick
8) ( abrupt)9) Linguistics [vowel] bref/brève10) Finance [loan, credit] à court terme11) Culinary [pastry] brisé4. 5.in short adverbial phrase bref6.short of prepositional phrase1) ( just before) un peu avant2) ( just less than) pas loin dethat's nothing short of blackmail! — c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!
3) ( except)7.transitive verb, intransitive verb Electricity = short-circuit••short and sweet — bref/brève
to bring ou pull somebody up short — couper quelqu'un dans son élan
to make short work of something/somebody — expédier quelque chose/quelqu'un
the long and short of it is that they... — en un mot (comme en cent), ils...
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A n1 ( drink) alcool m fort ;2 Elec = short-circuit ;3 Cin court métrage m ;C adj1 ( not long-lasting) [time, stay, memory, period] court (before n) ; [course] de courte durée ; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève ; a short time ago il y a peu de temps ; that was a short hour/month c'était une petite heure/un petit mois ; in four short years en quatre brèves années ; to work shorter hours travailler moins d'heures ; the days are getting shorter les jours diminuent or raccourcissent ; to go for a short walk faire une petite promenade or un petit tour ; the meeting was short and sweet la réunion a été brève ; let's keep it short (and sweet) soyons brefs! ; the short answer is that la réponse est tout simplement que ;2 ( not of great length) [hair, dress, distance, stick] court (before n) ; [animal's coat, fur] court (before n) ; ( very short) ras ; the suit is too short in the sleeves les manches du costume sont trop courtes ; to have one's hair cut short se faire couper les cheveux court ; to win by a short head Turf l'emporter d'une courte tête ;3 ( not tall) [person] petit ;4 ( scarce) [water, food] difficile à trouver ; to be in short supply être difficile à trouver ; food/coal is getting short la nourriture/le charbon se fait rare ; time is getting short le temps presse ;5 ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisant ; we're short by three il nous en manque trois ; he gave me a short measure ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids ;6 ( lacking) I am/he is short of sth il me/lui manque qch ; to be short on [person] manquer de [talent, tact] ; to go short of manquer de [clothes, money, food] ; my wages are £30 short il me manque 30 livres sur mon salaire ; I don't want you to go short je ne veux pas qu'il te manque quoi que ce soit ; to be running short of sth commencer à manquer de qch ;7 ( in abbreviation) Tom is short for Thomas Tom est le diminutif de Thomas ; this is Nicholas, Nick for short! je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick ;8 ( abrupt) [person, personality] ( jamais épith) brusque ; [laugh] bref/brève ; to be short with sb être brusque avec qn ;9 Ling [vowel] bref/brève ;11 Culin [pastry] brisé.D adv ( abruptly) [stop] net ; to stop short of doing se retenir pour ne pas faire ; ⇒ cut short (cut).1 ( just before) un peu avant ; the ball landed (just) short of the green la balle est tombée un peu avant le green ;2 ( just less than) pas loin de ; a little short of £1,000 pas loin de 1 000 livres ; that's nothing short of blackmail! c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins! ;3 ( except) à moins de ; short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving à moins de l'enfermer à clé, je ne peux pas l'empêcher de partir.to bring ou pull sb up short couper qn dans son élan ; to have a short temper, to be short-tempered être coléreux or soupe au lait ○ ; to have sb by the short hairs ◑ US ou short and curlies ○ GB tenir qn à la gorge ; to sell oneself short se sous-estimer ; to make short work of sth/sb expédier qch/qn ; to be taken ou caught short être pris d'un besoin pressant ; the long and short of it is that they… en un mot (comme en cent), ils…
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