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81 woozy
1. a амер. разг. одурманенный алкоголем или наркотиком2. a амер. разг. чувствующий головокружение, слабость или тошнотуСинонимический ряд:1. dizzy (adj.) dizzy; giddy; light-headed; reeling; vertiginous2. sick (adj.) hung over; ill; indisposed; nauseous; out of sorts; queasy; sick; squeamish; uneasy -
82 be green about the gills
1) имeть нeздopoвый, блeдный вид, выглядeть бoльным'Did you see him? Was he green about the gills?' 'No, he was in the pink,' said Philip (C. Vidat). As the sea became rougher and the boat rolled from side to side, many passengers began to look green about the gills. In his mirror he saw his image also listening and looking very white about the gills, he thought (R. Greenwood)2) (тoлькo be или look white about, around или in the gills) выглядeть иcпугaнным, имeть иcпугaнный вид'I don't blame him. Felt that way myself the First time I went down the shaft...' 'You were white around the gills, and no mistake, Morrey. But that didn't stop y'r [-your] goin' down every mornin' we were workin' in the shaft' (K. S. Prichard). The butler, who was by this time very white around the gills, said that Mr Penmar was indisposed and could see no one (S. Howatch)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be green about the gills
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indisposed — [adj1] not well ailing, below par, confined, down, down with*, feeling rotten*, got a bug*, ill, infirm, laid up*, on sick list*, out of action*, poorly, sick, sickly, under the weather*, unwell; concept 314 Ant. healthy, well indisposed [adj2]… … New thesaurus
indisposed — index adverse (hostile), averse, disabled (made incapable), disinclined, disobedient, reluctant, renitent … Law dictionary
indisposed — (adj.) c.1400, unprepared; early 15c., not in order, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not + DISPOSED (Cf. disposed); or else from L.L. indispositus without order, confused. Mid 15c. as diseased; modern sense of not very well is from 1590s. A verb indispose… … Etymology dictionary
indisposed — *disinclined, loath, averse, hesitant, reluctant Analogous words: inimical, hostile, antagonistic, antipathetic (see corresponding nouns at ENMITY) Antonyms: disposed Contrasted words: *eager, avid, keen, anxious: friendly, *amicable, neighborly … New Dictionary of Synonyms
indisposed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) slightly unwell. 2) unwilling … English terms dictionary
indisposed — [in΄di spōzd′] adj. [ME indisposid < in , IN 2 + pp. of disposen, DISPOSE] 1. slightly ill 2. unwilling; disinclined SYN. SICK1 … English World dictionary
Indisposed — Indispose In dis*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indisposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indisposing}.] [OE. indispos indisposed, feeble, or F. indispos[ e] indisposed. See {In } not, and {Dispose}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indisposed — adj. (formal) indisposed to + inf. (she appears indisposed to go) * * * [ˌɪndɪ spəʊzd] (formal) indisposed to + inf. (she appears indisposed to go) … Combinatory dictionary
indisposed — indisposedness /in di spoh zid nis, spohzd /, n. /in di spohzd /, adj. 1. sick or ill, esp. slightly: to be indisposed with a cold. 2. disinclined or unwilling; averse: indisposed to help. [1375 1425; late ME: out of order, not suitable. See IN 3 … Universalium
indisposed — in|dis|posed [ˌındıˈspəuzd US ˈspouzd] adj [not before noun] formal 1.) ill and therefore unable to be present ▪ Mrs Rawlins is temporarily indisposed. 2.) indisposed to do sth not willing to do something … Dictionary of contemporary English
indisposed — [[t]ɪ̱ndɪspo͟ʊzd[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ If you say that someone is indisposed, you mean that they are not available because they are ill, or for a reason that you do not want to reveal. [FORMAL] The speaker was regrettably indisposed. Syn:… … English dictionary
