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[ʹpɔıntlıs] a1. тупой, незаострённый, без кончика2. 1) бессмысленный, бесцельныйpointless remark - замечание не по существу, бессмысленное замечание
2) неостроумный, плоский (об анекдоте и т. п.)3. спорт. с неоткрытым счётом -
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1. a тупой, незаострённый, без кончика2. a бессмысленный, бесцельныйpointless remark — замечание не по существу, бессмысленное замечание
3. a неостроумный, плоский4. a спорт. с неоткрытым счётомСинонимический ряд:1. blunt (adj.) blunt; dull; rounded; unsharpened2. meaningless (adj.) empty; hollow; insignificant; irrational; irrelevant; meaningless; mindless; nonsensical; purportless; purposeless; senseless; unmeaning; unnecessary; unreasonable; worthless3. weak (adj.) futile; impotent; inadequate; incompetent; ineffectual; powerless; unsuccessful; useless; weakАнтонимический ряд:meaningful; sharp -
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pointless remark — замечание не по существу, бессмысленное замечание
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ˈpɔntlɪs прил.
1) неостроумный, плоский( об анекдоте и т.п.)
2) вялый, тщетный, неэффективный pointless attempts to be funny ≈ тщетные попытки быть остроумным Syn: flat I
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3) бессмысленный;
бесцельный, нецелесообразный Syn: senseless, meaningless
4) спорт с неоткрытым счетом A pointless draw was the result of the meeting. ≈ Встреча закончилась ничейным результатом.
5) тупой, незаостренный, без кончика My pencils are always all pointless. ≈ У меня карандаши всегда тупые. Syn: blunt тупой, незаостренный, без кончика бессмысленный, бесцельный - * remark замечание не по существу, бессмысленное замечание неостроумный, плоский ( об анекдоте и т. п.) (спортивное) с неоткрытым счетом pointless бессмысленный;
бесцельный ~ неостроумный, плоский ~ спорт. с неоткрытым счетом ~ редк. тупойБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pointless
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1. a неподходящий, неуместный2. a неумелый, неспособный3. a абсурдный, глупый, бессмысленный4. a юр. недействительный, утративший силуСинонимический ряд:1. awkward (adj.) awkward; bumbling; clumsy; gauche; gawky; graceless; halting; ham-handed; heavy-handed; ill-chosen; infelicitous; lumbering; maladroit; unfortunate; ungainly; ungraceful; unhappy; wooden2. clumsy (adj.) bumbling; clumsy; gauche; heavy-handed; unskilful3. foolish (adj.) absurd; dumb; foolish; inane; pointless; ridiculous; stupid4. improper (adj.) anomalous; ill-timed; improper; inadmissible; incongruous; intempestive; malapropos; out of place; unbecoming; unbefitting; uncomely; undue; unfitted; unfitting; unseasonable; unseemly; unsuitable; unsuited; untimely5. inefficient (adj.) incapable; incompetent; inefficient; inexpert; unexpert; unskilled; unworkmanlike6. unhappy (adj.) inappropriate; infelicitous; unfortunate; unhappy7. unskillful (adj.) inadept; inapt; unapt; undexterous; unfacile; unhandy; unproficient; unskillfulАнтонимический ряд:adroit; appropriate; apt; competent; dexterous; fit; skillful
См. также в других словарях:
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