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1 щуплый
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2 тщедушный
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3 щуплый
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4 тщедушный
puny имя прилагательное: -
5 щуплый
puny имя прилагательное: -
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puny, frail -
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starveling, puny creature; scallywag, scalawag (о животном)* * ** * *starveling, puny creature; scallywag, scalawag* * *scallywagweedling -
9 пигалица
lapwing, peewit зоол.; puny person разг. перен.* * ** * *lapwing, peewit puny person перен. -
10 тщедушный
feeble, frail, weak; puny (особ. о ребенке)* * ** * *feeble, frail, weak; puny (особ. о ребенке)* * * -
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HE ВЫШЕЛ чем coll VP subj: human past only) s.o. lacks a particular quality ( usu. beauty, intelligence etc)X Y-ом не вышел - X is short on YX is not as AdjP as he could be (in limited contexts) X is not big in the Y departmentX лицом (умом) не вышел — X is not much to look at (not much of a brain etc)X ростом не вышел - X (X's body) is puny.И что из того, что он (Митрий) не вышел телом? Разве его вина? А она-то (Марфа) сама вышла? (Абрамов 1). So what if his (Mitry's) body was puny? Was that his fault? Was her (Marfa's) body that marvelous? (1a). -
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[VP; subj: human; past only]=====⇒ s.o. lacks a particular quality (usu. beauty, intelligence etc):- X is not as [AdjP] as he could be;- [in limited contexts] X is not big in the Y department;- X ростом не вышел≈ X (X's body) is puny.♦ И что из того, что он [Митрий] не вышел телом? Разве его вина? А она-то [Марфа] сама вышла? (Абрамов 1). So what if his [Mitry's] body was puny? Was that his fault? Was her [Marfa's] body that marvelous? (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не вышел
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puny* * *puny, feeble -
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sickly* * ** * *sickly, weak; puny; decrepit* * *faintfeeblefraillanguidpunyweakweakly -
15 богом обиженный
уст., пренебр.puny creature; lame duckТолько одно было ясно - Лагоденко ценил в людях физическую силу и здоровье. - Не люблю хиляков и богом обиженных. Не внушают доверия, - говорил он Вадиму. (Ю. Трифонов, Студенты) — One thing Vadim clearly saw: Lagodenko admired those who were physically strong and healthy. 'I can't stand puny creatures,' he told him. 'I don't trust them.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > богом обиженный
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16 тщедушно
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17 жидкие мускулы
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18 заморыш
1) General subject: an undersized slinky, an undersized slip, feebling, scalawag (о животном), scallywag (о животном), starveling, weedling, puny creature2) Dialect: wretchock3) Jocular: scallawag (о животном)4) Scottish language: wallydrag5) Makarov: wasting animal (животное) -
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1) General subject: bite size, bite-size, bitty, dead small, diminutive, piccaninny, pickaninny, puny, teensy weensy, tiny, itty-bitty, pint-sized, itsy bitsy2) Colloquial: bitsy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, weeny3) Architecture: minute4) Child speech: tiny winy5) Scottish language: wee6) Emotional: thousandth7) Makarov: evanescent -
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Puny — Pu ny, a. [Compar. {Punier}; superl. {Puniest}.] [F. pu[^i]t[ e] younger, later born, OF. puisn[ e]; puis afterwards (L. post; see {Post }) + n[ e] born, L. natus. See {Natal}, and cf. {Puisne}.] Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puny — Pu ny, n. A youth; a novice. [R.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puny — index negligible, null (insignificant), paltry, petty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
puny — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
puny — 1540s, inferior in rank, from M.Fr. puîné, from O.Fr. puisné born later, younger (12c., contrasted with aisné first born ), from puis afterward (from V.L. *postius, from L. postea, from post after ) + O.Fr. né born, from L. natus … Etymology dictionary
puny — *petty, trivial, trifling, paltry, measly, picayunish, picayune Analogous words: feeble, *weak, frail, infirm: *small, little, diminutive: slight, tenuous (see THIN adj) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
puny — [adj] small, insignificant diminutive, feeble, fragile, frail, half pint*, inconsequential, inferior, infirm, little, measly*, minor, niggling*, nothing, paltry, peanut*, peewee*, petty, picayune, piddling*, pint sized*, runt, shrimp*, small fry* … New thesaurus
puny — ► ADJECTIVE (punier, puniest) 1) small and weak. 2) meagre. DERIVATIVES punily adverb puniness noun. ORIGIN phonetic spelling of PUISNE(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
puny — [pyo͞o′nē] adj. punier, puniest [Fr puîné, born later < OFr puisné < puis, after + né < L natus, born: see NATURE] of inferior size, strength, or importance; weak; slight … English World dictionary
puny — pu|ny [ˈpju:ni] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: puisné younger , from puis afterward + né born ] 1.) a puny person is small, thin, and weak ▪ a puny little guy ▪ puny arms 2.) not effective or impressive puny effort/attempt … Dictionary of contemporary English
puny — UK [ˈpjuːnɪ] / US [ˈpjunɪ] adjective Word forms puny : adjective puny comparative punier superlative puniest 1) a puny person or animal is small, thin, and weak 2) poor in quality or amount, and not very effective or impressive their puny efforts … English dictionary