-
1 stifling
stifling ['staɪflɪŋ]suffocant, étouffant;∎ open the window, it's stifling in here! ouvre la fenêtre, on étouffe ici!;∎ it was a stifling hot day il faisait une chaleur étouffante -
2 stifling
adjective (very hot, stuffy etc: stifling heat; It's stifling in here.) étouffant -
3 stuffy
∎ it's a bit stuffy in here (stale) ça sent le renfermé ici; (stifling) on manque d'air ou on étouffe ici(b) pejorative (person → prim) collet monté (inv); (→ old-fashioned) vieux jeu (inv); (atmosphere, reception) guindé;∎ don't be so stuffy! (shocked) il n'y a pas de quoi être scandalisé!; (prim) ne sois pas si prude!; (old-fashioned) ne sois pas si vieux jeu!(c) (dull → book, subject, lecture) ennuyeux
См. также в других словарях:
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Wedge strategy — The Wedge strategy is a political and social action plan authored by the Discovery Institute, the hub of the intelligent design movement. The strategy was put forth in a Discovery Institute manifesto known as the Wedge Document , [… … Wikipedia
Teach the Controversy — is the name of a Discovery Institute intelligent design campaign to promote intelligent design, a variant of traditional creationism, while discrediting evolution in United States public high school science courses.citation | url=… … Wikipedia
Discovery Institute — Formation 1994 Legal status Non profit Headquarters Seattle, Washington, USA … Wikipedia
Landmark Education litigation — Since its adoption of approximately its current structure in 1991, Landmark Education LLC (LE) has become involved in a variety of legal proceedings, as a plaintiff, as a defendant, or as a subject relevant to other lawsuits. Many of these cases… … Wikipedia
The Culling Is Coming — Infobox Album | Name = The Culling Is Coming Type = Album Artist = 23 Skidoo Released = February, 1983 Recorded = England, Belgium Genre = Industrial Length = 75 minutes Label = Boutique Producer = 23 Skidoo Ken Thomas Reviews = * Allmusic… … Wikipedia
Noel Gallagher — Background information Birth name Noel Thomas David Gallagher Born 29 May 1 … Wikipedia
Myleene Klass — in May 2007 Background information Birth name Myleene Angela Klass Born … Wikipedia