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['medlɪ]1) mus. medley m., pot-pourri m.2) (in swimming) gara f. mista3) (mixture) (of people, groups) miscuglio m., mescolanza f.* * *['medli](a piece of music put together from a number of other pieces: She sang a medley of old songs.) pot-pourri* * *medley /ˈmɛdlɪ/n.1 mescolanza; miscuglio; guazzabuglio: a medley of nationalities, un miscuglio di nazionalità diverse; a medley of feelings, un guazzabuglio di sentimenti2 (letter.) miscellanea; zibaldone3 (mus.) medley; pot-pourri● ( nuoto) medley relay, staffetta stile misto □ medley swimmer, nuotatore stile misto; mistista □ medley swimming, stile misto ( nel nuoto).* * *['medlɪ]1) mus. medley m., pot-pourri m.2) (in swimming) gara f. mista3) (mixture) (of people, groups) miscuglio m., mescolanza f. -
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from [frɒm]a. de• where are you from? d'où êtes-vous (originaire) ?• he took/stole it from them il le leur a pris/volé• he went from office boy to director in five years de garçon de bureau, il est passé directeur en cinq ans• from her childhood onwards... dès son enfance...c. (used with prices, numbers) à partir de• wine from 10 euros a bottle vins à partir de 10 € la bouteilled. (source) to drink from a stream/a glass boire à un ruisseau/dans un verree. (cause, reason) he died from his injuries il est mort des suites de ses blessures• from what I heard... d'après ce que j'ai entendu...• from what I can see... à ce que je vois...• from the look of things... à en juger par les apparences...* * *[frəm, frɒm]Note: When from is used as a straightforward preposition in English it is translated by de in French: from Rome = de Rome; from the sea = de la mer; from Lisa = de Lisa. Remember that de + le always becomes du: from the office = du bureau, and de + les always becomes des: from the United States = des États-Unisfrom is often used after verbs in English ( suffer from, benefit from etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (suffer, benefit etc)from is used after certain nouns and adjectives in English ( shelter from, exemption from, free from, safe from etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (shelter, exemption, free, safe etc)This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as nationalities, countries and continents, provinces and regions. Many of these use the preposition from. For the index to these notesFor examples of the above and particular usages of from, see the entry belowwhere is he from? — d'où est-il?, d'où vient-il?
2) ( expressing distance)3) ( expressing time span)one month from now — dans un mois, d'ici un mois
4) ( using as a basis)5) ( working for)6) ( among)to select ou choose ou pick from — choisir parmi
7) ( indicating a source)8) (expressing extent, range)wine from £5 a bottle — du vin à partir de 5 livres la bouteille
to rise from 10 to 17% — passer de 10 à 17%
everything from paperclips to wigs — tout, des trombones aux perruques
9) ( in subtraction)10) (because of, due to)11) ( judging by) d'aprèsfrom the way he talks you'd think he was an expert — à l'entendre, on dirait un spécialiste
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melt [melt]a. [ice, butter] fondre• he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession (inf)[+ butter] (faire) fondre ; [+ metal] fondre3. compounds[confidence] disparaître ; [crowd] se disperser* * *[melt] 1.1) ( thaw) dégel m, fonte f des neiges2) US Culinary sandwich m recouvert de fromage fondu2.transitive verb lit [heat, sun, person] faire fondre [snow, plastic, butter]; fig attendrir [heart]3.1) lit fondre3) ( merge)to melt into — se fondre dans [crowd]
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105 nationality
na·tion·al·ity [ˌnæʃənʼæləti, Am -ət̬i] nwhat \nationality are you? welcher Nationalität sind Sie?;people of several different nationalities were there Leute aus vielen verschiedenen Ländern waren dato apply for British/German \nationality die britische/deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit beantragen -
106 throw\ together
1. IIIthrow together smth., smb. /smth., smb. together/ he threw his things together он наскоро собрал свои вещи; chance had thrown us together случай свел нас вместе2. XI1) be thrown together to do smth. two rooms were thrown together to form a large hall соединили вместе две комнаты и получился большой зал; be thrown together at some place many races and nationalities have been thrown together in the American melting-pot многие расы и национальности смешались, переселившись на американский континент; we were thrown together [very much] at school в школе мы были [очень] связаны друг с другом /нам [часто] приходилось встречаться/; be thrown together by smth. they were thrown together by a common interest их связывал общий интерес; they were thrown together by circumstances их свели обстоятельства2) be thrown together that last textbook of his seems to have been thrown together похоже на то, что последний его учебник составлен в большой спешке /кое-как/3. XXI1throw together smb., smth. at (in) smth. chance had thrown us together at a skiing resort случай свел нас вместе на лыжном курорте; we threw our things together in a bag мы побросали все вещи в чемоданEnglish-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > throw\ together
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107 absorb
[əb'zɔːb]гл.1) всасывать, впитывать; абсорбировать; поглощатьCertain chemicals are easily absorbed into the bloodstream, while others are not. — Одни вещества легко растворяются в крови, тогда как другие нет.
Ant:2) увлекать, поглощатьHis work absorbed him. — Работа увлекла его.
3) включать в своё число, присоединять; приниматьLarge companies absorb smaller ones. — Крупные компании поглощают мелкие.
People of many different nationalities have, over the years, been absorbed into the population of the city. — На протяжении многих лет город всасывал и растворял в массе своего населения людей самых разных национальностей.
Syn:4) понимать, постигать5) оплачивать, брать на себя ( расходы)The company will absorb all the research costs. — Компания оплатит все расходы на научные исследования.
6) вынести, выдержать; переноситьThe boxer absorbed the punches without buckling. — Боксёр устоял на ногах.
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108 to assimilate into
освоиться, прижиться, приспособитьсяPeople of different nationalities often take some time to be assimilated into a country. — Людям других национальностей требуется довольно много времени, чтобы стать полноправными жителями страны.
Some foreigners assimilate easily into our way of life. — Некоторые иностранцы легко приспосабливаются к нашему образу жизни.
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109 soviet
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110 all sorts of people
all sorts of people (of nationalities and races) всевозможные/всякие люди (национальности и расы)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > all sorts of people
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111 nationality
[ˌnæʃə'nælɪtɪ]n2) гражданство, подданство•USAGE:(1.) Существительное nationality относится только к людям: What is your nationality? Кто вы по национальности? (2.) По отношению к предметам, произведенным в какой-либо стране или происходящим из какой-либо страны, используются выражения to come from, be made in: This car is made in Sweden/comes from Sweden. (3.) Для указания национальной принадлежности людей или вещей могут быть использованы: (а.) прилагательное - Italian music, French wine, she is Spanish (French, English); для обозначения всех жителей страны употребляется субстантивированное прилагательное с определенным артиклем the: the French - французы, the English - англичане; (б) существительное - an American, a Pole, a Dutchman; для обозначения всех жителей страны употребляется множественное число этих существительных с артиклем the: the Russians - русские; the Poles - поляки; the Americans - американцы. (4.) Слово many употребляется только с существительными, имеющими форму множественного числа: many Poles, many Americans. (5.) Все названия национальностей пишутся с заглавной буквы -
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113 sheathe the sword
вложить меч в ножны, прекратить войнуIn the initial stages of the war the Allied commitment did not go beyond Mr. Asquith's famous declaration that the sword would not be sheathed "until the rights of the smaller nationalities of Europe are placed on an unassailable foundation". (D. Lloyd George, ‘The Truth about the Peace Treaties’, ch. XVIII) — Обязательства, принятые на себя союзниками в начале войны, не шли дальше известной декларации Асквита, провозглашавшей, что "меч не будет вложен в ножны, пока права малых наций Европы не будут покоиться на прочной основе".
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114 Cyrillic
1. n кириллица2. n разг. русская азбука, русский шрифтmany nationalities in the Russian Federation use Cyrillic — многие народности Российской Федерации пользуются русским шрифтом
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116 nationality
1. n национальность; национальная принадлежность2. n гражданство, подданство3. n нация, народ; национальность4. n национальный характер, национальные черты5. n национальные чувства, патриотизм6. n национальная независимость; государственностьСинонимический ряд:nationalism (noun) allegiance; civism; good citizenship; love of country; loyalty; national loyalty; nationalism; patriotism; public spirit -
117 Abyssinian
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119 Afrikaner
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120 Albanian
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