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1 infinite
B adj1 ( boundless) [patience, number, variety] infini ; [wealth] illimité ; in his infinite wisdom Relig ou iron dans son immense sagesse ; to give infinite pleasure to sb faire infiniment plaisir à qn ; with infinite care avec infiniment de soin ;2 Math [series, decimal] infini. -
2 infinite
adjective1) (endless) unendlich2) (very great) ungeheuer; unendlich groß* * *['infinit]1) (without end or limits: We believe that space is infinite.) unendlich2) (very great: Infinite damage could be caused by such a mistake.) ungeheuer•- academic.ru/37982/infinitely">infinitely- infiniteness
- infinity* * *in·fi·nite[ˈɪnfɪnət]1. (unlimited) unendlichGod, in His \infinite mercy,... Gott, in seiner unendlichen [o unermesslichen] Güte,...\infinite space unbegrenzter Raum2. (very great) grenzenlos, gewaltigthe authorities, in their \infinite wisdom, decided to... ( iron) in ihrer grenzenlosen Weisheit entschied die Behörde... ironto take \infinite care ungeheuer vorsichtig sein\infinite choice unendlich große Auswahl\infinite pains/variety ungeheure Schmerzen/Vielfaltwith \infinite patience mit unendlicher GeduldII. n1. REL der Unendliche▪ the I\infinite Gott m2. (space or quality)▪ the \infinite die Unendlichkeit, der unendliche Raum* * *['InfInIt]1. adj (lit)unendlich; (fig also) care, trouble, joy, pleasure grenzenlos; possibilities unendlich viele; choice unendlich groß, riesig; knowledge grenzenlos, unendlich großan infinite amount of time/money — unendlich viel Zeit/Geld
the organizers, in their infinite wisdom, planned the two events for the same day — die Organisatoren, klug wie sie waren, legten die beiden Veranstaltungen auf den gleichen Tag
2. n* * *infinite [ˈınfınət]A adj1. unendlich, grenzenlos, unermesslich (alle auch fig):his patience is infinite seine Geduld kennt keine Grenzen2. endlos3. gewaltig, ungeheuer4. mit s pl unzählige:infinite series unendliche Reihe6. LING nicht durch Person und Zahl bestimmt:infinite verb Verbum n infinitumB s1. (das) Unendliche* * *adjective1) (endless) unendlich2) (very great) ungeheuer; unendlich groß* * *adj.endlos adj.unendlich adj. n.unendlich (Mathematik) adv. -
3 infinite
1) ( unlimited) unendlich;God, in His \infinite mercy,... Gott, in seiner unendlichen [o unermesslichen] Güte,...;\infinite space unbegrenzter Raum2) ( very great) grenzenlos, gewaltig;the authorities, in their \infinite wisdom, decided to... ( iron) in ihrer grenzenlosen Weisheit entschied die Behörde... ( iron)to take \infinite care ungeheuer vorsichtig sein;\infinite choice unendlich große Auswahl;\infinite pains/ variety ungeheure Schmerzen/Vielfalt;with \infinite patience mit unendlicher Geduld1) rel der Unendliche;the I\infinite Gott m2) ( space or quality)the \infinite die Unendlichkeit, der unendliche Raum -
4 ум
муж. mind;
brains мн.;
разг.;
(разум) wit, intellect человек большого ума ≈ man of great intellect;
very clever man, person of keen intellect человек выдающегося ума ≈ master-spirit от большого ума ≈ in one's infinite wisdom спятить, свихнуться, своротить, сбрендить с ума ≈ разг. to go out of one's mind/head вы с ума сошли! ≈ are you out of your senses? держать в уме ≈ to keep smth. in one's head перебирать в уме ≈ to turn smth. over in one's mind доходить до чего-л. своим умом ≈ to work smth. by oneself, to come to smth. on one's own раскидывать умом ≈ разг. to think smth. over жить своим умом ≈ to think for oneself, to live his own way жить чужим умом ≈ to live as others tell one to счет в уме ≈ mental arithmetic считать в уме ≈ to count in one's head;
to do mental arithmetic у него что на уме, то и на языке разг. ≈ he wears his heart on his sleep у него другое на уме разг. ≈ he has something at/in the back of his mind, he's thinking of something else у него что-то на уме ≈ he has smth. on his mind у него только развлечения на уме ≈ he thinks of nothing but pleasure у него свое на уме ≈ he has smth. up his sleeve ум хорошо, а два лучше ≈ two heads are better than one;
four eyes see more than two сколько голов - столько умов ≈ many men, many minds выживший из ума ≈ cracked выживший из ума ≈ шотланд. doited гибкий ум, живой ум ≈ nimble mind, quick mind с умом ≈ sensibly, intelligently сходить с ума ≈ to go mad, to go off one's head сводить с ума ≈ to drive smb. mad браться за ум ≈ to come to one's senses, to become/grow reasonable наставлять на ум ≈ to teach smb. some sense лишаться ума ≈ to go mad/crazy, to lose one's mind набираться ума ≈ to get some sense into one's head выживать из ума ≈ to lose one's mind, to have one's mind gone себе на уме ≈ canny в своем уме ≈ in one's senses, in one's right mind не в своем уме ≈ not right in the head, out of one's sense научиться уму-разуму ≈ to learn sense, to grow wise научить уму-разуму ≈ to teach smb. some good sense задним умом крепок ≈ be wise after the event ум за разум заходит разг. ≈ be crazy ум короток разг. ≈ be dull or dense ему пришло на ум ≈ it occured to him;
it crossed his mind это не его ума дело разг. ≈ it is none of his business это у него из ума нейдет разг. ≈ he cannot get it out of his head/mind быть себе на уме разг. ≈ to know on which side one's bread is buttered быть без ума от кого-л. ≈ to be crazy/wild about smb. ума не приложу разг. ≈ I am at a loss, I am at my wit's end, I have no idea уму непостижимо ≈ it's beyond all understanding у него ума палата ≈ разг. he is big/long on brains в здравом уме, в полном уме ≈ in one's right mind, of sound mind доводить до ума ≈ to shape smth. up, to get smth. into shapeм. mind, intellect;
(сообразительность) intelligence;
brains pl., sense разг. ;
он человек большого ума he has a splendid mind/intellect;
быть без ума от кого-л., чего-л. be* crazy/mad about smb., smth. ;
(быть влюблённым) be* wildly in love with smb. ;
браться за ум come* to one`s senses;
в уме mentally;
считать в уме reckon in one`s head;
решать задачи в уме do* sums in one`s head, do* mental arithmetic;
один в уме carry one;
в своём уме in one`s right mind;
быть не в своём уме be* out of one`s mind/senses;
в своём ли ты уме? are you in your right mind/senses?;
у меня и в уме не было... it never entered my head...;
из ума вон! I quite forgot!;
у меня это из ума нейдёт I can`t forget it!;
у него на уме ничего, кроме... he thinks of nothing but...;
он себе на уме he is very shrewd/canny;
he knows how many beans make five;
сколько голов - столько умов so many men so many minds;
there are as many different opinions as there are people in this world;
ум хорошо, а два лучше two heads are better than one;
учить кого-л. уму-разуму teach* smb. in the way he, she should go;
не вашего ума дело! that`s beyond you!;
довести до ума get* smth. into shape;
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5 бездна
жен.
1) abyss, chasm адская бездна ≈ hellhole
2) (кого-л./чего-л.;
разг.;
множество) a huge number (of), a heap (of), lots (of) бездна дел бездна неприятностей бездна премудрости -
6 _геній; талант
common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes a genius does not shout his wisdom from the housetops genius begins great works; labour alone finishes them genius is akin to madness a genius is born, not made genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains genius without education is like silver in the moon hide not your talents: they for use are given
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