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1 cardinal
cardinal [ˊkɑ:dɪnl]1. a1) гла́вный, основно́й, кардина́льный;a matter of cardinal importance де́ло чрезвыча́йной ва́жности
2) я́рко-кра́сный3) грам. коли́чественный;cardinal numbers коли́чественные числи́тельные
◊cardinal point страна́ све́та; гла́вный румб
;cardinal winds ве́тры, ду́ющие с се́вера, за́пада и т.д.
2. n1) церк. кардина́л2) грам. коли́чественное числи́тельное3) кардина́л ( птица из семейства дубоносов) -
2 (a) point of grave importance
a point/business (a matter, a consideration, a fact) of grave (of basic, of capital/of cardinal, of fundamental, of the first, of urgent, of great strategic) importance вопрос (дело, соображение, факт) большой (основной, кардинальной, фундаментальной, первостепенной, срочной, решающей) важностиEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) point of grave importance
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3 paramount
1. a первостепенный2. a верховный; высшийСинонимический ряд:1. dominant (adj.) ascendant; dominant; master; outweighing; overbalancing; overbearing; overweighing; predominant; predominate; preponderant; prevalent; regnant; sovereign2. first (adj.) capital; cardinal; chief; first; foremost; key; leading; main; major; outstanding; preeminent; pre-eminent; premier; primary; prime; principal; superior; supreme; topАнтонимический ряд:inconsequential; insignificant; least; minor -
4 problem
n1) проблема; трудность2) задача3) вопрос•to add to a country's problems — увеличивать трудности, испытываемые страной
to address a problem — заниматься проблемой; браться за решение вопроса
to aggravate a problem — обострять / осложнять проблему
to appreciate the seriousness of the problem — осознавать / понимать серьезность проблемы
to bring up a problem — поднимать / ставить на обсуждение проблему
to compound the problems already facing smb — осложнять и без того трудные проблемы, стоящие перед кем-л.
to counteract a problem — принимать меры по какой-л. проблеме
to create a problem — создавать проблему / трудность
to deal successfully with problems — решать проблемы; успешно справляться с проблемами / с трудностями
to deal with a problem — подходить к вопросу; рассматривать проблему; справляться с трудностью
to deflect from one's internal problems — отвлекать внимание от своих внутренних проблем
to ease a problem — облегчать / упрощать решение проблемы
to get to grips with a problem — браться за решение проблемы / задачи
to handle a problem — решать проблему / задачу
to iron out a problem — урегулировать вопрос / проблему
to overcome a problem — разрешать проблему; преодолевать трудность
to put forward a problem — выдвигать / ставить проблему
to resolve a problem — решать задачу / проблему
to see eye to eye on a problem — иметь одинаковые взгляды по какому-л. вопросу
to solve a problem — решать / разрешать проблему
to tackle a problem — решать проблему; бороться за решение вопроса
- age-old problemto touch upon a problem — касаться проблемы; затрагивать проблему
- agrarian problem
- anticipated problem
- balance-of-payment problem
- basic problem
- border problem
- burning problem
- cardinal problem
- cash-flow problem
- chief problem
- common problem
- competitiveness problem
- complex problem
- complexity of a problem
- complicated problem
- comprehensive consideration of a problem
- conflict problem
- contentious problem
- controversial problem
- critical problem
- crucial problem
- cultural problem
- current problem
- daily problem
- dark problem
- debt problem
- deep problem
- deep-seated problem
- delicate problem
- difficult problem
- diplomatic problem
- disputable problem
- domestic problem
- drug problem
- easy ways out of economic problems
- economic problem
- education problem
- elaboration of economic problems
- employment problem
- endemic problem
- environmental problem
- ethnic problem
- farming problem
- financial liquidity problem
- financial problem
- focal problem
- food problem
- foreign debt problem
- formidable problem
- fuel and energy problem
- global problem
- grave problem
- growing problems
- hair-raising problem
- half-way solution of the problem
- hard core of a problem
- heart of the problem
- heavy problem
- high priority problem
- housing problem
- human problems
- human rights problem
- humanitarian problem
- immediate problem
- important problem
- inability to solve urgent problems
- incipient problems
- industrial problems
- infrastructure problem
- inherited problem
- insuperable problem
- insurmountable problem
- interconnected problems
- interdisciplinary problem
- interlinked problems
- internal problem
- international problem
- interrelated problems
- intractable problem
- intricate problem
- key part of the problem
- key problem
- kindred problem
- labor problems
- labor-shortage problem
- logistical problem
- long-standing problem
- long-term problem
- main problem
- major problem
- mammoth problem
- market problem
- massive problem
- minor problem
- monetary and financial problem
- nationalist problem
- nationality problem
- nation-wide problem
- number one problem
- outstanding problem
- painful problem
- pending problem
- perennial problem
- persistent problem
- personnel problem
- pivotal problem
- political problem
- pollution problem
- present-day problem
- pressing problem
- priority problem
- problem becomes more acute
- problem comes under scrutiny in most papers
- problem facing the country
- problem is compounded by smth
- problem of development
- problem of first priority
- problem of great concern for smb
- problem of instability
- problem of paramount importance
- problems demand the urgent attention of smb
- problems of mutual concern
- problems of peace, security and cooperation
- problems of the elderly
- problems of war and peace
- problems to be sorted out
- problems which face the world today
- range of problems
- regional problem
- related problem
- resolution of a problem
- root problem
- safety problem
- sale problem
- scientific problem
- sensitive problem
- serious problem
- settlement of a problem
- severe problem
- social problem
- socio-economic problem
- sociological problem
- solution of a problem
- solution to a problem
- solvable problem
- specific problem
- spectrum of problems
- stirring problem
- surmountable problem
- technical problem
- territorial problem
- Third World debt problem
- thorny problem
- topical problem
- touchy problem
- trading problem
- traditional problem
- transport problem
- universal problem
- unprecedented problem
- unresolved problem
- unsolved problem
- urgent problem
- vital problem
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5 fundamental
1. n основное правило; принципa fundamental of good behaviour is consideration for other people — основным правилом воспитанного человека является учёт интересов других людей
2. n основы, начатки3. n муз. основной тон4. a основной, коренной; существенныйfundamental concept — основная концепция ; основное понятие
5. a непременный, непреложный; совершенно необходимый6. a фундаментальный, теоретический7. a спец. основной, фундаментальныйfundamental frequency — основная частота, собственная частота
8. a данный от природы; врождённыйСинонимический ряд:1. elemental (adj.) basic; elemental; elementary; primitive; substratal; ultimate2. essential (adj.) axiomatic; basal; bottom; cardinal; central; chief; constitutional; constitutive; crucial; essential; foundational; integral; key; primary; radical; underlying; vital3. first (adj.) first; original; rudimentary4. base (noun) base; basis; cornerstone; foundation; root5. condition (noun) condition; fundamental; requirement; requisite6. essential (noun) axiom; basic; element; essential; law; part and parcel; principium; principle; rudiment; theorem; universalАнтонимический ряд:auxiliary; common; dispensable; last; nonessential; secondary; subordinate; superficial; superfluous; unimportant -
6 major
1. n майор2. n лог. большая посылка3. n муз. мажор4. n амер. главный, основной предмет специализацииhistory is his major — его основной предмет — история, он специализируется по истории
5. n амер. спорт. команда высшей лиги6. n обыкн. большая нефтяная компания7. a больший, более важный, значительный8. a главный; крупныйmajor advances in science — крупные, значительные успехи в науке
major calibre — главный калибр; тяжёлые орудия
9. a относящийся к большинству10. a старший11. a юр. совершеннолетний12. a муз. мажорный13. a муз. большой14. v амер. специализироватьсяhe majors in English — он специализируется по английскому языку, его основной предмет — английский язык
Синонимический ряд:1. big (adj.) big; considerable; extensive; hefty; large; large-scale; sizable2. critical (adj.) critical; emergency; urgent3. essential (adj.) essential; indispensable; necessary; vital4. first (adj.) cardinal; chief; first; foremost; important; influential; key; leading; main; number one; outstanding; paramount; predominant; preeminent; pre-eminent; premier; primary; prime; principal; significant; star; stellar; top5. grave (adj.) dangerous; fell; grave; grievous; serious; ugly6. greater (adj.) capital; dominant; greater; larger; senior; superior7. major-league (adj.) blue-chip; major-leagueАнтонимический ряд:dispensable; lesser; minor; secondary; small; unimportant
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Cardinal — Car di*nal, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F. cardinal.] Of fundamental importance; pre[ e]minent; superior; chief; principal. [1913 Webster] The cardinal intersections of the zodiac … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Cardinal points — Cardinal Car di*nal, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F. cardinal.] Of fundamental importance; pre[ e]minent; superior; chief; principal. [1913 Webster] The cardinal intersections of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cardinal signs — Cardinal Car di*nal, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F. cardinal.] Of fundamental importance; pre[ e]minent; superior; chief; principal. [1913 Webster] The cardinal intersections of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English