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23 kenning glass
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24 he was a kenning on the wrong side of the law
Общая лексика: он был немного не в ладах с закономУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he was a kenning on the wrong side of the law
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25 he was a kenning on the wrong side the law
Общая лексика: он был немного не в ладах с закономУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he was a kenning on the wrong side the law
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26 doctrine
['doktrin](a belief or set of beliefs which is taught: religious doctrines.) kenning; kenningakerfi -
27 streak
[stri:k] 1. noun1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) lína, rák, strik2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) vottur, aðkenning2. verb1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) gera rákir á2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) þjóta•- streaky -
28 teaching
1) (the work of teacher: Teaching is a satisfying job; ( also adjective) the teaching staff of a school.) kennsla2) (guidance or instruction: She followed her mother's teaching.) ráð3) (something that is taught: one of the teachings of Christ.) kenning -
29 theory
['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) kenning2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) fræðilegur grundvöllur•- theoretically
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30 go to blazes
(go to blazes (to hell, to pot, to the devil или to the dogs разг.; жарг. тж. go to pigs and whistles))разрушиться, развалиться; погибнуть; разориться, прогореть; ≈ вылететь в трубу; пойти ко всем чертям, пойти прахом; см. тж. go to the bow-wows и go to blazes!‘Did Almond play?’ asked Kenning... ‘Don't you know?’ said Walton. ‘He's gone all to pot, poor devil.’ ‘How?’ I asked. ‘Drink.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘A Casual Affair’) — - Алмонд играл? - спросил Кеннинг... - А вы разве не знаете? Бедняга совсем свихнулся, - сказал Уолтон. - Как так? - Пьет.
I sit here and read how Rome went to hell. Fiddlersburg is going to hell. The country looks like it's going to hell in a hand-basket. So it's a sort of satisfaction to read about Rome. (R. P. Warren, ‘Flood’, ch. 26) — я сижу здесь, в Фиддлерсберге, и читаю о том, как Древний Рим пошел ко всем чертям. Фиддлерсберг тоже идет ко всем чертям. Похоже, что и вся страна идет туда же. Вот и утешаешь себя, читая о Древнем Риме.
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31 NIGHTINGALE
lómelindë (pl lómelindi is attested; Etym also has morilindë), tindómerel ("daughter of twilight", a kenning of or a poetic name for the nightingale; the Sindarin equivalent is tinúviel. Tolkien changed the meaning of the final element from "daughter" to "child", see SEL-D-.) –DO3, Silm:64, MOR, TIN/Silm:422, 438 -
32 ken
1 noun∎ old-fashioned or humorous it is beyond my ken cela dépasse mon entendementScottish savoir; (person, place) connaîtreScottish savoir -
33 go to blazes
paзг.paзpушитьcя, paзвaлитьcя; пoгибнуть; paзopитьcя; ♦ пoйти кo вceм чepтям, пoйти пpaxoм; вылeтeть в тpубуNo accounting for statesmanship. It lets the land go to blazes when in office, and beats the drum when in opposition (J. Galsworthy). 'Did Almond play?' asked Kenning... 'Don't you know?' asked Waltofl. 'He's gone all to pot, poor devil.' 'How?' I asked. 'Drink' (W. S. Maugham)
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kenning — A kenning is a traditional figure of speech distinctive to OLD ENGLISH and Old Norse poetry.The term kenning seems to have derived from the Germanic word kenna, meaning to define or characterize in other words, to name. Usually considered a… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
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Kenning — Ken Ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kenned} (k[e^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Kenning}.] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. kannjan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kenning — Un kenning (pluriel savant : kenningar) est une figure de style propre à la poésie scandinave, qui consiste à remplacer un mot par une périphrase à valeur métaphorique. La guerre est par exemple appelée vacarme des épées dans certaines… … Wikipédia en Français
kenning — /ken ing/, n. a conventional poetic phrase used for or in addition to the usual name of a person or thing, esp. in Icelandic and Anglo Saxon verse, as a wave traveler for a boat. [1880 85; < ON; see KEN1, ING1] * * * ▪ medieval literature… … Universalium