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1 he called the talks useful, but he did not elaborate
Общая лексика: он назвал переговоры полезными, но далее это высказывание не развилУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he called the talks useful, but he did not elaborate
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1. [ıʹlæb(ə)rət] a1. тщательно, детально разработанный; продуманный; подготовленный2. 1) сложный2) усложнённый (о конструкции и т. п.)3) усовершенствованный, «умный» ( о механизме)3. уст. выработанный, произведённый (с трудом)4. уст. усердный; старательный2. [ıʹlæbəreıt] v1. детально, тщательно разрабатывать или обдумывать; вырабатыватьto elaborate a plan [details] - тщательно разработать план [уточнить детали]
2. 1) развивать, дополнять (мысль, предложение)2) уточнять, конкретизироватьhe called the talks useful, but he did not elaborate - он назвал переговоры полезными, но далее это высказывание не развил
would you care to elaborate on that statement? - не уточните ли вы это заявление?
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1. a тщательно, детально разработанный; продуманный; подготовленный2. a сложный3. a усложнённый4. a усовершенствованный, «умный»5. a уст. выработанный, произведённый6. a уст. усердный; старательный7. v детально, тщательно разрабатывать или обдумывать; вырабатывать8. v развивать, дополнять9. v уточнять, конкретизироватьhe called the talks useful, but he did not elaborate — он назвал переговоры полезными, но далее это высказывание не развил
Синонимический ряд:1. complicated (adj.) complicated; intricate; labored; laboured; painstaking; perfected; studied2. detailed (adj.) detailed; elegant; embellished; fancy; luxurious; minute; ornate; rococo3. flashy (adj.) flashy; gaudy; ostentatious4. involved (adj.) Byzantine; complex; convoluted; daedal; gordian; involved; knotty; labyrinthine; perplexing; sophisticated; tangled5. clarify (verb) clarify; explain; explicate6. labour (verb) amplify; develop; dilate; enlarge; evolve; expand; labour; unfold7. refine (verb) decorate; detail; embellish; improve; labor; particularise; particularize; produce; refine; specifyАнтонимический ряд:austere; general; normal; ordinary; plain; regular; simple; simplify; summarize; unrefined; usual -
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1. adjectivekompliziert; ausgefeilt [Stil]; durchorganisiert [Studium, Forschung]; kunstvoll [gearbeitet] [Arrangement, Verzierung, Kleidungsstück]; üppig [Menü]2. transitive verbweiter ausarbeiten; weiter ausführen [Arbeit, Plan, Thema]3. intransitive verbcould you elaborate [on that]? — könnten Sie das näher ausführen?
* * *1. [i'læbəreit] verb1) (to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail: He elaborated his theory.) sorgfältig ausarbeiten2) ((especially with on) to discuss details: She elaborated on the next day's menu.) genau2. [-rət] adjective1) (very detailed or complicated: an elaborate design.) kunstvoll2) (carefully planned: elaborate plans for escape.) sorgfältig ausgearbeitet•- academic.ru/23594/elaborately">elaborately- elaboration* * *elabo·rateI. adj[ɪˈlæbərət, AM -ɚət]1. (not simple) design, pattern kompliziert, raffiniert; clothes, decorations kunstvoll [gearbeitet]; style of writing ausgefeilt; banquet aufwändig, üppigII. vi[ɪˈlæbəreɪt, AM -ɚeɪt]ins Detail gehen▪ to \elaborate on sth etw näher ausführen [o ausführlich behandeln], auf etw akk ausführlich eingehen* * *[I'lbərIt]1. adj1) (= complex, over-complex) machine, equipment, procedure, ritual, system, network kompliziert; (= sophisticated) ausgeklügelt; scheme groß angelegt; precautions, efforts, plans umfangreich; (= sophisticated) preparations ausführlich; cooking, ceremony, design aufwendig, aufwändigan elaborate hoax/plot — ein ausgeklügelter Schwindel/Plan
2. vt[I'lbəreɪt]1) (= expand in words) statement, remark weiter ausführento elaborate sth further — auf etw acc näher eingehen
3. vi[I'lbəreɪt]it isn't a statement I want to elaborate on — zu dieser Feststellung möchte ich mich nicht weiter äußern
* * *A adj [ıˈlæbərıt]1. sorgfältig oder kunstvoll gearbeitet oder ausgeführt, (in allen Einzelheiten) vollendet (Ornament etc)2. (wohl) durchdacht, (sorgfältig) ausgearbeitet (Bericht etc)3. a) kunstvoll, kompliziertb) umständlich (Beschreibung etc)B v/t [-reıt]1. sorgfältig oder bis ins Einzelne ausarbeiten, vervollkommnen2. eine Theorie etc entwickeln3. (mühsam) herausarbeiten4. BIOLa) umbildenb) organische Verbindungen entwickelnC v/i [-reıt] nähere Angaben machen:* * *1. adjectivekompliziert; ausgefeilt [Stil]; durchorganisiert [Studium, Forschung]; kunstvoll [gearbeitet] [Arrangement, Verzierung, Kleidungsstück]; üppig [Menü]2. transitive verbweiter ausarbeiten; weiter ausführen [Arbeit, Plan, Thema]3. intransitive verbcould you elaborate [on that]? — könnten Sie das näher ausführen?
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̘. ̈a.ɪˈlæbərɪt
1. прил.
1) а) тщательно, детально разработанный;
продуманный;
законченный;
скрупулезный, доскональный In scientific pursuits the preparations are usually elaborate. ≈ В научных занятиях обычно должна быть проведена тщательная подготовительная работа. б) уст. искусно сделанный;
тонкой работы в) улучшенный, усовершенствованный
2) старательный, аккуратный;
усердный Syn: careful, painstaking
2. ∙ Syn: elaborated
2. гл.
1) а) детально разрабатывать, обдумывать (on) Please elaborate on this question, we need to know more. ≈ Пожалуйста, проработайте этот вопрос подробнее, нам нужно больше данных. б) придавать законченный вид( теории, изобретению, произведению искусства)
2) конкретизировать, развивать, уточнять
3) производить;
вырабатывать, перерабатывать( о синтезе веществ в природе) ;
превращать, преобразовывать the sun, under whose influence one plant elaborates nutriment for man ≈ солнце, под действием которого растение вырабатывает питание для человека Honey is elaborated by the bee. ≈ Мед производят пчелы. тщательно, детально разработанный;
продуманный;
подготовленный - * plan тщательно продуманный план - * study детальное изучение - * preparations тщательная подготовка сложный - * design сложная конструкция - * hair-do замысловатая прическа - * dinner обед из многих блюд усложненный( о конструкции и т. п.) усовершенствованный, "умный" (о механизме) (устаревшее) усердный;
старательный - * collector неутомимый собиратель( чего-л.) детально, тщательно разрабатывать или обдумывать;
вырабатывать - to * a plan тщательно разработать план развивать, дополнять (мысль, предложение) - to * upon a theme развивать тему - to * on a theory расширять рамки теории уточнять, конкретизировать - he called the talks useful, but he did not * он назвал переговоры полезными, но далее это высказывание не развил - would you care to * on that statement? не уточните ли вы это заявление? elaborate вырабатывать;
развивать ~ вырабатывать ~ детально разрабатывать ~ детально разработанный ~ замысловатый ~ подготовленный ~ продуманный ~ сложный ~ тщательно обдумывать ~ тщательно разрабатывать, разрабатывать в деталях ~ тщательно разрабатывать ~ тщательно разработанный;
продуманный;
выработанный;
искусно сделанный;
сложный;
elaborate dinner изысканный обед ~ усложненный ~ усовершенствованный ~ уточнять ~ тщательно разработанный;
продуманный;
выработанный;
искусно сделанный;
сложный;
elaborate dinner изысканный обедБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > elaborate
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1) ( not simple) design, pattern kompliziert, raffiniert; clothes, decorations kunstvoll [gearbeitet]; style of writing ausgefeilt; banquet aufwendig, üppig2) ( very detailed) ausführlich, detailliert; plan ausgeklügelt; preparations sorgfältig vi [ɪʼlæbəreɪt, Am -ɚeɪt] ins Detail gehen;to \elaborate on sth etw näher ausführen [o ausführlich behandeln], auf etw akk ausführlich eingehen -
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adjective1) (not compound, not complicated) einfach; (not elaborate) schlicht [Mobiliar, Schönheit, Kunstwerk, Kleidung]2) (unqualified, absolute) einfach; simpelit was a simple misunderstanding — es war [ganz] einfach ein Missverständnis
it is a simple fact that... — es ist [ganz] einfach eine Tatsache od. eine simple Tatsache, dass...
3) (easy) einfachit's [not] as simple as that — so einfach ist das [nicht]
4) (unsophisticated) schlicht; (foolish) dumm; einfältig* * *['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) einfach2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) einfach3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) schlicht4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) rein5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) naiv6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) einfältig•- academic.ru/67357/simpleton">simpleton- simplicity
- simplification
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- simple-mindedness* * *sim·ple<-r, -st or more \simple, most \simple>[ˈsɪmpl̩]I want an explanation, but keep it \simple ich möchte eine einfache Erklärung2. (not difficult) einfachit's not as \simple as that das ist nicht ganz so einfachin \simple English in einfachem Englischa \simple life form eine schlichte Lebensformthat's the truth, pure and \simple das ist die reine Wahrheitthe \simple fact is that... Tatsache ist, dass...for the \simple reason that... aus dem schlichten [o einfachen] Grund, dass...he was just a \simple fisherman er war nur ein einfacher Fischerthe \simple things in life die einfachen Dinge im Leben6. (foolish) naiv* * *['sɪmpl]adj (+er)1) (= uncomplicated, easy) einfach"chemistry made simple" — "Chemie leicht gemacht"
2) (= plain, not elaborate) einfach; decor, dress schlicht, einfachin simple terms —
in simple language — in einfacher Sprache
the simple fact that... —
for the simple reason that... — aus dem einfachen or schlichten Grund, dass...
it's a simple matter of finding adequate finance — es geht ganz einfach darum, angemessene finanzielle Mittel zu finden
3) (= unsophisticated, unworldly) einfach, schlichtI'm a simple soul — ich bin ein einfacher Mensch
she likes the simple life —
4) (= foolish, mentally deficient) einfältig* * *simple [ˈsımpl]1. einfach, simpel (Aufgabe, Erklärung etc):it was as simple as that so einfach war das2. einfach, schlicht (Leben, Person etc):simple diet einfache Kost3. einfach, schlicht:a) schmucklos, kunstlosb) ungekünstelt (Stil etc):simple beauty schlichte Schönheit4. einfach, niedrig:5. rein, unverfälscht:6. simpel:a) einfältig, törichtb) unbedarft, ungebildetc) naiv, leichtgläubig7. einfach, unkompliziert (Design etc);8. einfach (Diebstahl, Gleichung etc):simple majority PARL einfache Mehrheit;simple tense LING einfache Zeit(form)9. gering(fügig), unbedeutend10. glatt, rein (Wahnsinn etc)11. MUS allg einfach (Ton etc)B s obs2. PHARM Heilkraut n, -pflanze f* * *adjective1) (not compound, not complicated) einfach; (not elaborate) schlicht [Mobiliar, Schönheit, Kunstwerk, Kleidung]2) (unqualified, absolute) einfach; simpelit was a simple misunderstanding — es war [ganz] einfach ein Missverständnis
it is a simple fact that... — es ist [ganz] einfach eine Tatsache od. eine simple Tatsache, dass...
3) (easy) einfachit's [not] as simple as that — so einfach ist das [nicht]
4) (unsophisticated) schlicht; (foolish) dumm; einfältig* * *adj.einfach adj.einfältig adj. -
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['sɪmpl]1) (not complicated) [task, instructions, solution] sempliceI can't make it any simpler — non posso semplificarlo ulteriormente, più semplice di così non si può
2) (not elaborate) [dress, furniture, style] sobrio, semplice; [food, tastes] semplice3) (unsophisticated) [pleasures, people] semplice4) (dim-witted) ottuso, ignorante* * *['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) semplice2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) semplice3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) semplice4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) semplice5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) ingenuo6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) sciocco, credulone•- simplicity
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- simple-mindedness* * *['sɪmpl]1) (not complicated) [task, instructions, solution] sempliceI can't make it any simpler — non posso semplificarlo ulteriormente, più semplice di così non si può
2) (not elaborate) [dress, furniture, style] sobrio, semplice; [food, tastes] semplice3) (unsophisticated) [pleasures, people] semplice4) (dim-witted) ottuso, ignorante -
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adjective1) (not elaborate) provisorisch; skizzenhaft [Beschreibung]; behelfsmäßig [Hütte, Methode]* * *1) (not carefully made or finished, but good enough: a rough-and-ready meal.) Behelfs-...* * *adj predthere was no luxury but we lived in \rough-and-ready comfort es war kein Luxus, aber wir hatten alles, was wir brauchten* * *rough-and-ready adj1. grob, roh, provisorisch, Not…, Behelfs…:in a rough-and-ready manner behelfsmäßig, mehr schlecht als recht;rough-and-ready rule Faustregel f3. schlud(e)rig umg (Arbeiter etc)* * *adjective1) (not elaborate) provisorisch; skizzenhaft [Beschreibung]; behelfsmäßig [Hütte, Methode]2) (not refined) raubeinig (ugs.) [Person] -
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'simpl1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) sencillo, fácil, simple2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) sencillo, fácil, simple3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simple, sencillo4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) puro, mero5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) ingenuo, cándido6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) simple, tonto•- simplicity
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simple adj1. sencillo / simplethe food was simple, but very good la comida era sencilla, pero estaba muy buena2. fácil
simple adjetivo 1 (sencillo, fácil) simple; See also→ llanamente 2 ( delante del n) ( mero) simple;◊ el simple hecho de … the simple fact of …;es un simple resfriado it's just a common cold; un simple soldado an ordinary soldier 3 ( tonto) simple, simple-minded ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino simpleton
simple
I adjetivo
1 (sencillo) simple: estos ejercicios son muy simples, these exercises are very easy
una cámara de simple manejo, an easy-to-use camera
2 Ling Quím (no complejo, no compuesto) simple
oración simple, simple sentence
3 (mero, tan solo) mere, pure: somos simples espectadores, we are mere observers
fue simple casualidad, it was pure coincidence pey es un simple secretario, he's just a secretary
4 (cándido, sin malicia) naive, innocent pey (tonto) simple-minded, half-witted, foolish
II m (ingenuo, inocente) innocent, naive person pey (simplón, tonto) simpleton, half-wit ' simple' also found in these entries: Spanish: babosa - baboso - bendita - bendito - boba - bobalicón - bobalicona - bobo - borrica - borrico - clavar - compuesta - compuesto - hincapié - idea - lila - llaneza - mayoría - pánfila - pánfilo - pardilla - pardillo - preferir - sencilla - sencillo - simpleza - triste - vista - hechura - llanamente - mero - pretérito - puro - ya English: ago - arithmetic - dowdy - gravestone - mere - naked - plain - simple - simple interest - simple-minded - simple-mindedness - single-spacing - basic - simply - unsophisticatedtr['sɪmpəl]1 (easy, straightforward) sencillo,-a, fácil, simple2 (plain, not elaborate) sencillo,-a, simple3 (not compound) simple, sencillo,-a4 (plain, pure, nothing more than) sencillo,-a, puro,-a, mero,-a■ for the simple reason that... por la sencilla razón que...5 (unsophisticated, ordinary) simple, sencillo,-a6 (genuine, sincere) sencillo,-a; (foolish) tonto,-a; (naive, easily deceived) ingenuo,-a, inocente, simple; (backward, weak-minded) simple, corto,-a de alcances\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsimple fracture fractura simplesimple interest interés nombre masculino simple1) innocent: inocente2) plain: sencillo, simple3) easy: simple, sencillo, fácil4) straightforward: puro, simplethe simple truth: la pura verdad5) naive: ingenuo, simpleadj.• batueco, -a adj.• bobo, -a adj.• bueno, -a adj.• fácil adj.• incapaz adj.• llano, -a adj.• mero, -a adj.• puro, -a adj.• párvulo, -a adj.• sencillo, -a adj.• simple adj.n.• simple s.m.'sɪmpəl1) ( uncomplicated) <task/problem> sencillo, simplethe machine is very simple to use — la máquina es de fácil manejo or es fácil de manejar
2) ( straightforward)the simple truth is (that)... — la pura verdad es que...
it's a simple statement of fact — es simplemente or meramente la constatación de un hecho
for the simple reason that... — por la sencilla razón de que...
3) (plain, unpretentious) <dress/food> sencillo, simple4)a) (unsophisticated, humble) simpleb) ( backward) simple, corto de alcances5) < interest> simple['sɪmpl]1. ADJ(compar simpler) (superl simplest)1) (=uncomplicated) [problem, idea, task] sencillo, simple•
it's as simple as that — la cosa es así de sencilla•
it should be a simple enough job — no debería ser un trabajo difícil•
keep it simple — no lo compliques•
the simplest thing would be to phone — lo más sencillo sería llamar por teléfono•
to be simple to make/use — ser sencillo de hacer/usar2) (=mere) simplea simple phone call could win you a week's holiday in Florida — con una simple llamada de teléfono podría ganar una semana de vacaciones en Florida
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by the simple fact that... — por el simple hecho de que...•
to be a simple matter of doing sth — ser simplemente una cuestión de hacer algo3) (=elementary) simple•
a simple act of kindness — un simple acto de bondad•
the simple fact is... — la pura realidad es...pure 1., 1)•
for the simple reason that... — por la simple razón de que...4) (=not fussy) [dress, style, food] sencillo5) (=unsophisticated) [person, life, pleasures, pursuits] sencillo•
the simple things in or of life — las cosas sencillas de la vida6) * (=mentally retarded) simple7) (Chem, Bio, Bot, Med) simple8) (Gram) [sentence, tense] simple2.CPDsimple division N — división f simple
simple equation N — ecuación f de primer grado
simple fraction N — fracción f simple
simple interest N — interés m simple
simple majority N — (Pol) mayoría f simple
Simple Simon N — tontorrón m, simplón m, alma m de cántaro (Sp)
simple tense N — (Gram) tiempo m simple
* * *['sɪmpəl]1) ( uncomplicated) <task/problem> sencillo, simplethe machine is very simple to use — la máquina es de fácil manejo or es fácil de manejar
2) ( straightforward)the simple truth is (that)... — la pura verdad es que...
it's a simple statement of fact — es simplemente or meramente la constatación de un hecho
for the simple reason that... — por la sencilla razón de que...
3) (plain, unpretentious) <dress/food> sencillo, simple4)a) (unsophisticated, humble) simpleb) ( backward) simple, corto de alcances5) < interest> simple -
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adjectivebescheiden; vorsichtig [Schätzung]; einfach, unauffällig [Haus, Kleidung]have a modest lifestyle — bescheiden od. einfach leben
* * *['modist]1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) bescheiden3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) maßvoll•- academic.ru/89217/modestly">modestly- modesty* * *mod·est[ˈmɒdɪst, AM ˈmɑ:d-]1. (not boastful) bescheiden, zurückhaltendshe's very \modest about her achievements sie prahlt nicht mit ihren Erfolgen2. (fairly small) improvement, income, increase bescheiden, mäßig* * *['mɒdɪst]adj1) (= not boastful, humble) bescheidenon a modest scale — in bescheidenem Rahmen
a modest crowd turned out for the occasion — die Veranstaltung war (nur) mäßig besucht
* * *1. bescheiden, zurückhaltend2. anspruchslos, bescheiden (Person oder Sache):modest income bescheidenes Einkommen3. sittsam, schamhaft4. maßvoll, bescheiden, vernünftig* * *adjectivebescheiden; vorsichtig [Schätzung]; einfach, unauffällig [Haus, Kleidung]have a modest lifestyle — bescheiden od. einfach leben
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I want an explanation, but keep it \simple ich möchte eine einfache Erklärung2) ( not difficult) einfach;it's not as \simple as that das ist nicht ganz so einfach;in \simple English in einfachem Englischa \simple life form eine schlichte Lebensformthat's the truth, pure and \simple das ist die reine Wahrheit;the \simple fact is that... Tatsache ist, dass...;for the \simple reason that... aus dem schlichten [o einfachen] Grund, dass...;he was just a \simple fisherman er war nur ein einfacher Fischer;the \simple things in life die einfachen Dinge im Leben6) ( foolish) naiv -
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simple [ˈsɪmpl]1. adjectivea. ( = uncomplicated) simple• nothing could be simpler! c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus simple !• the simple fact that... le simple fait que...• a simple phone call could win you a CD player un simple appel et vous pourriez gagner un lecteur de CD• for the simple reason that... pour la simple raison que...2. compounds* * *['sɪmpl]1) ( not complicated) simple2) ( not elaborate) [dress, furniture, style] sobre; [food, tastes] simple3) ( unsophisticated) simple4) ( dimwitted) simplet/-ette (colloq), simple d'esprit5) ( basic) [structure] simple; [sentence, tense] simple -
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1) ( not boastful) bescheiden, zurückhaltend;she's very \modest about her achievements sie prahlt nicht mit ihren Erfolgen -
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1 ( not complicated) [task, method, instructions, solution, answer] simple ; it's quite simple c'est très simple ; it's a simple matter to change a wheel c'est très simple de changer une roue ; the simple truth la vérité pure et simple ; for the simple reason that pour la simple raison que ; I can't make it any simpler je ne peux pas simplifier davantage ; the simplest thing would be to… la solution la plus simple serait de… ; what could be simpler? rien de plus facile! ; computing made simple l'informatique à la portée de tous ;3 ( unsophisticated) [pleasures, people] simple ; her parents were simple shopkeepers ses parents étaient de simples commerçants ; I 'm a simple soul iron j'ai des goûts simples ;4 ( dimwitted) simplet/-ette ○, simple d'esprit ; -
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[ˌpɛǝd'daʊn]ADJ1) (=not elaborate) [style] minimalista2) [organization] restringido -
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назвал; названныйhe called the talks useful, but he did not elaborate — он назвал переговоры полезными, но далее это высказывание не развил
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1) (too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy: She is very fussy about her food.) quisquilloso, exigente, especial, tiquismiquis2) ((of clothes etc) with too much decoration: a very fussy hat.) rimbombante, recargadofussy adj quisquilloso / exigentetr['fʌsɪ]1 (concerned with details) quisquilloso,-a, exigente, especial, particular2 (nervous about small things) nervioso,-a3 (too elaborate) recargado,-a1) irritable: irritable, nervioso2) overelaborate: recargado3) meticulous: meticuloso4) fastidious: quisquilloso, exigenteadj.• aspaventero, -a adj.• descontentadizo, -a adj.• exigente adj.• impertinente adj.• melindroso, -a adj.• mimoso, -a adj.• muy adornado adj.• remilgado, -a adj.'fʌsiadjective -sier, -siesta) ( fastidious) exigente, quisquillosoI'm a fussy eater — soy muy maniático or (AmL tb) mañoso para comer
to be fussy ABOUT something — ser* exigente or quisquilloso con algo
what would you like to drink? - I'm not fussy — (colloq) ¿qué quieres tomar? - cualquier cosa or me da lo mismo
b) ( elaborate) <detail/pattern> recargado['fʌsɪ]ADJ (compar fussier) (superl fussiest)1) (=exacting) [person]a) pej quisquillosothey'll think you're fussy if you ring them — van a creer que eres quisquilloso or difícil si les llamas
children are often fussy eaters — los niños son a menudo quisquillosos or especiales para la comida
b) (=scrupulous)he's very fussy about detail — es muy escrupuloso or meticuloso con los detalles
c) (=selective) selectivoI'm very fussy about the parts I take on — soy muy selectivo a la hora de elegir papeles, no elijo cualquier papel
I'm not fussy * — me da igual, me da lo mismo
2) (=elaborate) [design, clothes] recargado, con muchos ringorrangos *3) (=nervous) [manner] nervioso* * *['fʌsi]adjective -sier, -siesta) ( fastidious) exigente, quisquillosoI'm a fussy eater — soy muy maniático or (AmL tb) mañoso para comer
to be fussy ABOUT something — ser* exigente or quisquilloso con algo
what would you like to drink? - I'm not fussy — (colloq) ¿qué quieres tomar? - cualquier cosa or me da lo mismo
b) ( elaborate) <detail/pattern> recargado -
19 fancy
'fænsi
1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho, antojo2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasía, imaginación3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasía
2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorado, de fantasía
3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) apetecer, gustar2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) imaginarse, figurarse3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) gustar, sentirse atraído (por)•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy
fancy1 adj elegantefancy2 vb1. apetecerwhat do you fancy doing? ¿qué te apetece hacer?2. gustartr['fænsɪ]1 (imagination) fantasía, imaginación nombre femenino2 (whim) capricho, antojo1 (jewels, goods etc) de fantasía2 (unusual) estrafalario,-a3 (high-class, posh) elegante, de lujo4 (prices) exagerado,-a, excesivo,-a, exorbitante1 (want) apetecer, querer■ do you fancy a drink? ¿te apetece una copa?2 (find attractive) encontrar atractivo,-a3 (think) creer, suponer■ I'm not sure, but I fancy she was wearing blue no estoy seguro, pero creo que iba vestida de azul4 (think likely to do well) creer, parecer■ who do you fancy for the 400 metres hurdles? ¿quién crees que ganará los 400 metros vallas?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfancy that! ¡fíjate!, ¡pues vaya!fancy! ¿quién lo habría dicho?, ¡vaya!, ¡qué casualidad!■ fancy Nigel losing his job! ¿quién habría dicho que Nigel perdiera su trabajo?to take a fancy to somebody/something encapricharse con alguien/algoto catch somebody's fancy / take somebody's fancy hacerle gracia a alguien, encantarle a alguiento fancy oneself ser creído,-a, ser presumido,-ato fancy oneself as something dárselas de algo, creerse algofancy cake pastelito finofancy dress disfraz nombre masculinofancy dress ball baile nombre masculino de disfracesfancy man amante nombre masculinofancy woman amante nombre femeninoflights of fancy ilusiones nombre femenino plural1) imagine: imaginarse, figurarsefancy that!: ¡figúrate!, ¡imagínate!2) crave: apetecer, tener ganas de1) elaborate: elaborado2) luxurious: lujoso, elegante♦ fancily ['fæntsəli] adv1) liking: gusto m, afición f2) whim: antojo m, capricho m3) imagination: fantasía f, imaginación fadj.• de fantasía adj.• elegante adj.• postinero, -a adj.n.• afición s.f.• antojo s.m.• capricho s.m.• fantasía s.f.• gusto s.m.• imaginación s.f.• magín s.m.v.• fantasear v.• figurar v.• imaginar v.• suponer v.
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1. 'fænsifancies, fancying, fancied transitive verb (esp BrE)1) ( expressing surprise) (in interj)(just) fancy that! — pues mira tú!, imagínate!
fancy saying a thing like that! — cómo se te (or le etc) ocurre decir una cosa así!
2) (feel urge, desire for) (colloq)to fancy something/-ING: I really fancy an ice-cream qué ganas de tomarme un helado!; do you fancy going to see a movie? — ¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría or (esp Esp) te apetece ir al cine?
3) ( be physically attracted to) (colloq)to fancy somebody: I fancy her/him — me gusta mucho
4) ( rate highly)5) ( imagine) (frml)to fancy (THAT): she fancied she saw his face in the crowd — creyó ver su cara entre la multitud
2.
v reflto fancy oneself — (colloq) ser* (un) creído
to fancy oneself AS something: he fancies himself as an actor — se las da de actor
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adjective -cier, -ciesta) ( elaborate) elaboradob) ( superior) (pej) < hotel> de campanillas; < car> lujoso; < ideas> extravagante, estrambóticonothing fancy, just a sandwich will do — nada complicado, con un sandwich basta
c) ( of foodstuffs) (AmE)US Grade Fancy — ≈extra, ≈de primera calidad
III
a) ( liking) (no pl)to take a fancy to somebody/something: they took a real fancy to each other quedaron prendados el uno del otro; she seems to have taken a fancy to you parece que le has caído en gracia; he's taken a fancy to that book se ha encaprichado con ese libro; to take o catch somebody's fancy: the ring quite took o caught my fancy el anillo me encantó or me dejó fascinada; buy whatever takes your fancy compra lo que te apetezca; to tickle somebody's fancy: the idea rather tickled my fancy — la idea me resultó atractiva
b) c ( whim) capricho m, antojo mc uc) ( unfounded idea) (liter) fantasía fd) ( imagination) imaginación f, fantasía f['fænsɪ]1. N1) (=liking)to catch or take sb's fancy — atraer a algn
to take a fancy to — [+ person] (amorously) quedarse prendado de, prendarse de; [+ thing] encapricharse con
he had taken a fancy to one of the secretaries — se había quedado prendado or se había prendado de una de las secretarias
2) (=whim) capricho m, antojo mtickle3) (=imagination) fantasía f, imaginación fflight I, 1., 1)4) (=vague idea)I have a fancy that he'll be late — tengo or me da la sensación de que llegará tarde
2. ADJ(compar fancier) (superl fanciest)1) (=elaborate) muy elaboradoI like good, plain food, nothing fancy — me gusta la buena comida, sencilla, nada muy elaborado or nada demasiado historiado
fancy footwork — (in football, dancing) filigranas fpl, florituras fpl (con los pies) ; (fig) gran habilidad f
2) (=elegant) [restaurant] de lujo, muy chic; [house, car] lujoso; [clothes] elegante, chic3) (=exaggerated) [price] desorbitado; [idea] estrambótico3. VT1) (=imagine) imaginarse, figurarsefancy that! * — ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!
fancy meeting you here! — ¡qué casualidad encontrarte aquí!
fancy him winning! — ¡qué raro que ganara él!
fancy letting him get away with it! — ¡mira que dejarle salirse con la suya!, ¡mira que dejar que se saliese con la suya!
fancy throwing that away, there's nothing wrong with it — ¡a quién se le ocurre tirar eso! está en perfectas condiciones
he fancied he saw a glint of amusement in her face — le pareció ver una chispa de diversión en su rostro
I rather fancy he's gone out — me da la impresión or se me hace que ha salido, se me antoja que ha salido liter
2) (=like, want)what do you fancy? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué te apetece?
do you fancy an Indian meal? — ¿te apetece or (LAm) se te antoja un una comida india?
b) (in general)he fancies himself * — es un creído or un presumido
3) (esp Brit)* (=be attracted to)I could tell he fancied me — notaba que le gustaba mucho, notaba que se sentía atraído por mí
4) (=rate)which horse do you fancy for the Grand National? — ¿qué caballo es tu favorito para el Grand National?
4.CPDfancy dress N — disfraz m
are you going in fancy dress? — ¿vas a ir disfrazado or con disfraz?
fancy dress ball N — baile m de disfraces
fancy dress party N — fiesta f de disfraces
fancy goods NPL — (Comm) artículos mpl de regalo
fancy man † * N pej —
her fancy man — su amante, su amiguito *
fancy woman † * N pej —
his fancy woman — su querida, su amiguita *
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1. ['fænsi]fancies, fancying, fancied transitive verb (esp BrE)1) ( expressing surprise) (in interj)(just) fancy that! — pues mira tú!, imagínate!
fancy saying a thing like that! — cómo se te (or le etc) ocurre decir una cosa así!
2) (feel urge, desire for) (colloq)to fancy something/-ING: I really fancy an ice-cream qué ganas de tomarme un helado!; do you fancy going to see a movie? — ¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría or (esp Esp) te apetece ir al cine?
3) ( be physically attracted to) (colloq)to fancy somebody: I fancy her/him — me gusta mucho
4) ( rate highly)5) ( imagine) (frml)to fancy (THAT): she fancied she saw his face in the crowd — creyó ver su cara entre la multitud
2.
v reflto fancy oneself — (colloq) ser* (un) creído
to fancy oneself AS something: he fancies himself as an actor — se las da de actor
II
adjective -cier, -ciesta) ( elaborate) elaboradob) ( superior) (pej) < hotel> de campanillas; < car> lujoso; < ideas> extravagante, estrambóticonothing fancy, just a sandwich will do — nada complicado, con un sandwich basta
c) ( of foodstuffs) (AmE)US Grade Fancy — ≈extra, ≈de primera calidad
III
a) ( liking) (no pl)to take a fancy to somebody/something: they took a real fancy to each other quedaron prendados el uno del otro; she seems to have taken a fancy to you parece que le has caído en gracia; he's taken a fancy to that book se ha encaprichado con ese libro; to take o catch somebody's fancy: the ring quite took o caught my fancy el anillo me encantó or me dejó fascinada; buy whatever takes your fancy compra lo que te apetezca; to tickle somebody's fancy: the idea rather tickled my fancy — la idea me resultó atractiva
b) c ( whim) capricho m, antojo mc uc) ( unfounded idea) (liter) fantasía fd) ( imagination) imaginación f, fantasía f -
20 fussy
['fʌsɪ]1) (difficult to please) esigente ( about riguardo a)"when do you want to leave?" - "I'm not fussy" — "quando vuoi partire?" - "per me fa lo stesso"
2) (over-elaborate) [furniture, decoration] troppo elaborato; [ style] enfatico, carico di fronzoli* * *1) (too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy: She is very fussy about her food.) pignolo, esigente2) ((of clothes etc) with too much decoration: a very fussy hat.) elaborato, pieno di fronzoli* * *fussy /ˈfʌsɪ/a.1 che si agita; apprensivo; nervoso2 meticoloso; puntiglioso; esigente; pignolo; schizzinoso; che fa un sacco di storie (fam.): to be fussy about one's food (o to be a fussy eater) essere schizzinoso nel mangiare; essere molto esigente in fatto di cibo3 eccessivamente complicato o elaborato; carico di fronzoli: a fussy hat, un cappello elaborato; I don't like fussy curtains, non mi piacciono le tende piene di balze e fiocchi● (fam.) not fussy, indifferente; che non ci fa caso: I'm not fussy, per me fa lo stesso; I'm not fussy about the colour: you choose, qualunque colore a me va bene: scegli tu; Are you fussy about what time we eat?, ci tieni a mangiare a un'ora precisa?* * *['fʌsɪ]1) (difficult to please) esigente ( about riguardo a)"when do you want to leave?" - "I'm not fussy" — "quando vuoi partire?" - "per me fa lo stesso"
2) (over-elaborate) [furniture, decoration] troppo elaborato; [ style] enfatico, carico di fronzoli
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