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[blʌnt] 1. прил.1) тупой2) непонятливый, туповатыйSyn:3) грубоватый; прямой, резкийHis demeanour was so blunt as sometimes might be termed clownish. — Его манера вести себя была такой грубой, что иногда её можно было назвать даже шутовской.
Syn:2. гл.Its edges will never blunt. — Его края никогда не затупятся.
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82 grau
Adj.1. grey, Am. gray; grau in grau Wetter: dismal; grau gestreift grey-(Am. gray-) -striped; grau meliert Haar: greying, Am. graying; grizzled; Stoff etc.: mottled grey (Am. gray); grau werden turn oder go grey (Am. gray); sie hat schon graue Haare bekommen she’s going grey (Am. gray) already; ich lass mir darüber keine grauen Haare wachsen fig. I’m not going to lose any sleep over it2. fig. (trostlos) dark, gloomy; grauer Alltag the daily grind; graue Eminenz grey (Am. gray) eminence, eminence grise; grauer Markt (halb legal) grey (Am. gray) market; für Flugtickets: bucket shop system; eine graue Maus a mousy person; die Grauen Panther the Grey (Am. Gray) Panthers, activist organization promoting old people’s rights; grauer Star MED. cataract(s); grau ist alle Theorie Sprichw. theory is dull and boring, all things theoretical are dull and apathetical; das ist alles graue Theorie it’s all theory; in grauer Vorzeit in the dim and distant past; die grauen Zellen umg. the little grey (Am. gray) cells, one’s grey (Am. gray) matter; in grauer Zukunft oder Ferne in the (far) distant future; das liegt noch in grauer Zukunft oder Ferne that’s still a long way off; er sieht oder malt alles grau in grau he’s so negative about everything* * *grey; gray; hoary* * *[grau]nt -s, -(s)grey (Brit), gray (US); (fig) dullness, drabness* * *2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) grey3) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grey4) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) grey* * *<-s, -[s]>[ˈgrau]nt grey [or AM gray] [colour [or AM -or]]* * *das; Graus, Grau1) grey2) o. Pl. (Trostlosigkeit) dreariness; drabness* * *grau adj1. grey, US gray;grau in grau Wetter: dismal;grau gestreift grey-(US gray-)-striped;sie hat schon graue Haare bekommen she’s going grey (US gray) already;ich lass mir darüber keine grauen Haare wachsen fig I’m not going to lose any sleep over it2. fig (trostlos) dark, gloomy;grauer Alltag the daily grind;graue Eminenz grey (US gray) eminence, eminence grise;eine graue Maus a mousy person;die Grauen Panther the Grey (US Gray) Panthers, activist organization promoting old people’s rights;grauer Star MED cataract(s);grau ist alle Theorie sprichw theory is dull and boring, all things theoretical are dull and apathetical;das ist alles graue Theorie it’s all theory;in grauer Vorzeit in the dim and distant past;malt alles grau in grau he’s so negative about everything* * *das; Graus, Grau1) grey2) o. Pl. (Trostlosigkeit) dreariness; drabness* * *adj.gray (US) adj.grey (UK) adj. -
83 معتم
مُعْتِم \ dark: with no (or very little) light: It was a dark night, with no moon. It’s too dark to read. dull: (of weather or colour) not clean or bright; cloudy: a dull day; a dull blue. gloomy: rather dark; dull: A gloomy sky. grey, gray: the dull colour or iron or a rainy sky: a greyhaired old man. opaque: not allowing light to pass through it: opaque glass. sombre, somber: dark and cheerless. -
84 dark
مُعْتِم \ dark: with no (or very little) light: It was a dark night, with no moon. It’s too dark to read. dull: (of weather or colour) not clean or bright; cloudy: a dull day; a dull blue. gloomy: rather dark; dull: A gloomy sky. grey, gray: the dull colour or iron or a rainy sky: a greyhaired old man. opaque: not allowing light to pass through it: opaque glass. sombre, somber: dark and cheerless. -
85 gloomy
مُعْتِم \ dark: with no (or very little) light: It was a dark night, with no moon. It’s too dark to read. dull: (of weather or colour) not clean or bright; cloudy: a dull day; a dull blue. gloomy: rather dark; dull: A gloomy sky. grey, gray: the dull colour or iron or a rainy sky: a greyhaired old man. opaque: not allowing light to pass through it: opaque glass. sombre, somber: dark and cheerless. -
86 grey, gray
مُعْتِم \ dark: with no (or very little) light: It was a dark night, with no moon. It’s too dark to read. dull: (of weather or colour) not clean or bright; cloudy: a dull day; a dull blue. gloomy: rather dark; dull: A gloomy sky. grey, gray: the dull colour or iron or a rainy sky: a greyhaired old man. opaque: not allowing light to pass through it: opaque glass. sombre, somber: dark and cheerless. -
87 opaque
مُعْتِم \ dark: with no (or very little) light: It was a dark night, with no moon. It’s too dark to read. dull: (of weather or colour) not clean or bright; cloudy: a dull day; a dull blue. gloomy: rather dark; dull: A gloomy sky. grey, gray: the dull colour or iron or a rainy sky: a greyhaired old man. opaque: not allowing light to pass through it: opaque glass. sombre, somber: dark and cheerless. -
88 sombre, somber
مُعْتِم \ dark: with no (or very little) light: It was a dark night, with no moon. It’s too dark to read. dull: (of weather or colour) not clean or bright; cloudy: a dull day; a dull blue. gloomy: rather dark; dull: A gloomy sky. grey, gray: the dull colour or iron or a rainy sky: a greyhaired old man. opaque: not allowing light to pass through it: opaque glass. sombre, somber: dark and cheerless. -
89 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) seco2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) aburrido3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) agudo, mordaz4) ((of wine) not sweet.) seco
2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) secar- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up
dry1 adj secois the washing dry? ¿está seca la ropa?dry2 vb secartr[draɪ]2 (cow) sin leche, que no da leche3 (dull, uninteresting) aburrido,-a, árido,-a4 (amusing, ironic) agudo,-a, mordaz, cáustico,-a1 (gen) secar1 (become dry) secarse ( off, -)1 (Also to dry up) (dry the dishes) secar (los platos)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthere wasn't a dry eye in the house no hubo quien no lloraraas dry as a bone completamente seco,-aas dry as dust muy árido,-ato be dry / feel dry (thirsty) tener la garganta seca, tener sedto dry one's eyes enjugarse las lágrimasto dry oneself (off) secarseto run dry (river, well) secarseto wipe something dry secar algodry dock dique nombre masculino secodry goods SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL comestibles nombre masculino plural no perecederos 2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL artículos nombre masculino plural de merceríadry ice hielo secodry land tierra firmedry rot putrefacción nombre femenino de la maderadry run simulacro: secardry vi: secarse1) : seco2) thirsty: sediento3) : donde la venta de bebidas alcohólicas está prohibidaa dry county: un condado seco4) dull: aburrido, árido5) : seco (dícese del vino), brut (dícese de la champaña)adj.• enjuto, -a adj.• seco, -a adj.• sediento, -a adj.• árido, -a adj.n.• sequedal s.m.v.• acecinar v.• desecar v.• enjugar v.• enjutar v.• quemar v.• quemarse v.• secar v.draɪ
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adjective drier, driest1)a) ( not wet) <ground/washing> secob) ( lacking natural moisture) <leaves/skin/hair> seco; < cough> secothere wasn't a dry eye in the house — (set phrase) no hubo quien no llorara
c) ( dried-up) <well/river> secoto run dry — \<\<river/well\>\> secarse*
d) (not rainy, not humid) <climate/weather/heat> secoe) ( using no fluid) < cell> seco2) ( prohibiting sale of alcohol) <state/county> seco, donde está prohibida la venta de bebidas alcohólicas4)a) ( ironic) <humor/wit> mordaz, cáusticob) ( lacking warmth) <laugh/style> seco5) (dull, boring) <lecture/book> árido
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dries, drying, dried transitive verba) \<\<clothes/crockery\>\> secar*to dry oneself — secarse*
to dry one's eyes/tears — secarse* or (liter) enjugarse* las lágrimas
b) ( preserve) \<\<fish/fruit/meat\>\> secar*
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vi \<\<washing/dishes/paint\>\> secarse*Phrasal Verbs:- dry off- dry out- dry up[draɪ]1. ADJ(compar drier) (superl driest)1) (=not moist) [clothes, paint, leaves, weather] seco; [climate] árido, secoher throat/mouth was dry, she had a dry throat/mouth — tenía la garganta/boca seca
her eyes were dry — (=without tears) no había lágrimas en sus ojos
for dry skin/hair — para piel seca/pelo seco
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to get dry — secarse•
to wipe sth dry — secar algo (con un trapo)2) * (=thirsty)to be or feel dry — tener sed, estar seco *
3) * (=prohibiting alcohol) [country, state] secodue to a storm, the island was dry for a week — a causa de una tormenta, durante una semana no hubo ni una gota de alcohol en la isla
4) (=wry) [humour, wit] mordaz; [laugh] sardónicohe has a very dry sense of humour — tiene un sentido del humor muy mordaz or cargado de ironía
5) (=harsh)6) (=uninteresting) [lecture, subject, book] árido; [voice] seco7) (=not sweet) [wine, sherry, cider] seco; [champagne] brut, seco8) (=not producing milk)2.Nthe dry — (Brit) lo seco
such cars grip the road well, even in the dry — estos coches se agarran bien al firme, incluso en seco
3.VT secarto dry one's hands/eyes — secarse las manos/las lágrimas
to dry o.s. — secarse
4. VI1) (=become dry) secarsewould you rather wash or dry? — ¿prefieres lavar o secar?
2) (esp Brit) (Theat) quedarse en blanco5.CPDdry cleaner's N — tintorería f, tinte m (Sp)
dry cleaning N — limpieza f en seco
dry fly N — (Fishing) mosca f seca
dry ginger N — ginebra f seca
dry goods store N — (US) mercería f
dry measure N — medida f para áridos
dry rot N — putrefacción seca de la madera causada por un hongo
dry run N — (fig) ensayo m
dry shampoo N — champú m seco
dry shave N —
dry ski slope N — pista f artificial de esquí
dry stone wall N — muro m seco
- dry off- dry out- dry up* * *[draɪ]
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adjective drier, driest1)a) ( not wet) <ground/washing> secob) ( lacking natural moisture) <leaves/skin/hair> seco; < cough> secothere wasn't a dry eye in the house — (set phrase) no hubo quien no llorara
c) ( dried-up) <well/river> secoto run dry — \<\<river/well\>\> secarse*
d) (not rainy, not humid) <climate/weather/heat> secoe) ( using no fluid) < cell> seco2) ( prohibiting sale of alcohol) <state/county> seco, donde está prohibida la venta de bebidas alcohólicas4)a) ( ironic) <humor/wit> mordaz, cáusticob) ( lacking warmth) <laugh/style> seco5) (dull, boring) <lecture/book> árido
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dries, drying, dried transitive verba) \<\<clothes/crockery\>\> secar*to dry oneself — secarse*
to dry one's eyes/tears — secarse* or (liter) enjugarse* las lágrimas
b) ( preserve) \<\<fish/fruit/meat\>\> secar*
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vi \<\<washing/dishes/paint\>\> secarse*Phrasal Verbs:- dry off- dry out- dry up -
90 Grau
Adj.1. grey, Am. gray; grau in grau Wetter: dismal; grau gestreift grey-(Am. gray-) -striped; grau meliert Haar: greying, Am. graying; grizzled; Stoff etc.: mottled grey (Am. gray); grau werden turn oder go grey (Am. gray); sie hat schon graue Haare bekommen she’s going grey (Am. gray) already; ich lass mir darüber keine grauen Haare wachsen fig. I’m not going to lose any sleep over it2. fig. (trostlos) dark, gloomy; grauer Alltag the daily grind; graue Eminenz grey (Am. gray) eminence, eminence grise; grauer Markt (halb legal) grey (Am. gray) market; für Flugtickets: bucket shop system; eine graue Maus a mousy person; die Grauen Panther the Grey (Am. Gray) Panthers, activist organization promoting old people’s rights; grauer Star MED. cataract(s); grau ist alle Theorie Sprichw. theory is dull and boring, all things theoretical are dull and apathetical; das ist alles graue Theorie it’s all theory; in grauer Vorzeit in the dim and distant past; die grauen Zellen umg. the little grey (Am. gray) cells, one’s grey (Am. gray) matter; in grauer Zukunft oder Ferne in the (far) distant future; das liegt noch in grauer Zukunft oder Ferne that’s still a long way off; er sieht oder malt alles grau in grau he’s so negative about everything* * *grey; gray; hoary* * *[grau]nt -s, -(s)grey (Brit), gray (US); (fig) dullness, drabness* * *2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) grey3) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grey4) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) grey* * *<-s, -[s]>[ˈgrau]nt grey [or AM gray] [colour [or AM -or]]* * *das; Graus, Grau1) grey2) o. Pl. (Trostlosigkeit) dreariness; drabness* * *1. grey, US gray;ganz in Grau gekleidet dressed all in grey (US gray)2. fig greyness (US grayness);ich fahre übers Wochenende weg - dem Grau des Alltags entfliehen I’m going away at the weekend to escape from the dull routine* * *das; Graus, Grau1) grey2) o. Pl. (Trostlosigkeit) dreariness; drabness* * *adj.gray (US) adj.grey (UK) adj. -
91 ennuyeux
ennuyeux, -euse [ɑ̃nyijø, øz]adjective* * *- euse ɑ̃nɥijø, øz adjectif1) ( lassant) boring2) ( pénible) tedious3) ( agaçant) annoying••* * *ɑ̃nɥijø, øz adj (-euse)1) (= fastidieux) boring, tedious2) (= contrariant) annoying, awkwardTu ne peux pas venir plus tôt? C'est bien ennuyeux. — You can't come any earlier? That's rather awkward.
* * *1 ( lassant) boring; livre/spectacle/homme ennuyeux boring book/show/man; c'est ennuyeux de toujours faire la même chose it's boring doing the same thing all the time; ennuyeux à mourir, mortellement ennuyeux deadly boring;2 ( pénible) tedious; corvées/invitations ennuyeuses tedious chores/social gatherings;3 ( agaçant) annoying; l'ennuyeux c'est que the annoying thing is that; vous me mettez dans une situation ennuyeuse you're putting me in an awkward position.être ennuyeux comme la pluie to be as dull as ditchwater.ennuyeux à mourir ou à périr ou comme la pluie ou comme la mort (as) dull as ditchwater (UK) ou dishwater (US), deadly boringa. [regrettable] it's a pity (that) he can't comeb. [contrariant] it's annoying ou a nuisance that he can't come -
92 grey
[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) grå2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) gråhåret2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grå2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) gråt; noget, som er gråt3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) blive grå; gråne- greyish* * *[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) grå2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) gråhåret2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grå2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) gråt; noget, som er gråt3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) blive grå; gråne- greyish -
93 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stærk; voldsom; tung4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) mørk6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) svær7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) tung8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stærk; voldsom; tung4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) mørk6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) svær7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) tung8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
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94 stagnant
['stæɡnənt]1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) stillestående2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) stagnerende•- stagnate- stagnation* * *['stæɡnənt]1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) stillestående2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) stagnerende•- stagnate- stagnation -
95 absorber
v.1 to absorb.esta aspiradora no absorbe el polvo muy bien this vacuum doesn't pick up dust very wellesta crema se absorbe muy bien this cream works into the skin very wellLa esponja absorbe agua y fluidos The sponge absorbs water and fluids.La película absorbe a María The film absorbs=captivates Mary.El amortiguador absorbe energía The shock absorber absorbs energy.El tema absorbe a Pedro The topic absorbs=engrosses Peter.2 to take up, to soak up.esta tarea absorbe mucho tiempo this task takes up a lot of time3 to absorb by merger (empresa).4 to assimilate.El estómago absorbe los nutrientes The stomach assimilates nutrients.* * *1 (líquidos) to absorb, soak up2 figurado (conocimientos) to absorb3 figurado (consumir) to use up4 figurado (cautivar) to captivate* * *verbto absorb, soak up* * *1. VT1) [+ líquido] to absorb, soak up2) [+ información] to absorb, take in; [+ recursos] to use up; [+ energías] to take up; [+ atención] to command2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <líquido/ruido/calor> to absorbb) < tiempo> to occupy, take up; <recursos/energía> to absorb2) < empresa> to take over* * *= absorb, steep + Reflexivo + in, take up, hijack, take in, soak in, co-opt, soak up, sop up, pick up, suck up.Ex. For the majority, however, IT was regarded as simply another topic to absorb into syllabuses.Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to ' steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.Ex. Information may have been hijacked as the province of computer operators rather than librarians.Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.Ex. Among the visual attributes found to be most useful were: absorption ( soaks in, sits on top), luster (shiny, dull), flakiness (doesn't flake off, flakes off), and thickness (thin, thick).Ex. Social workers accused librarians of moving into their territory, of co-opting their activity, of doing social work without training, of being representative of establishment interests.Ex. They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.Ex. Here are activities to sop up those extra minutes by reinforcing what you're taught.Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.Ex. Cinder blocks do suck up paint quickly but mine are light because I only used the left over paint from the walls.----* absorber tiempo = absorb + time.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <líquido/ruido/calor> to absorbb) < tiempo> to occupy, take up; <recursos/energía> to absorb2) < empresa> to take over* * *= absorb, steep + Reflexivo + in, take up, hijack, take in, soak in, co-opt, soak up, sop up, pick up, suck up.Ex: For the majority, however, IT was regarded as simply another topic to absorb into syllabuses.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to ' steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.Ex: Information may have been hijacked as the province of computer operators rather than librarians.Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.Ex: Among the visual attributes found to be most useful were: absorption ( soaks in, sits on top), luster (shiny, dull), flakiness (doesn't flake off, flakes off), and thickness (thin, thick).Ex: Social workers accused librarians of moving into their territory, of co-opting their activity, of doing social work without training, of being representative of establishment interests.Ex: They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.Ex: Here are activities to sop up those extra minutes by reinforcing what you're taught.Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.Ex: Cinder blocks do suck up paint quickly but mine are light because I only used the left over paint from the walls.* absorber tiempo = absorb + time.* * *absorber [E1 ]vtA1 ‹líquido› to absorb, soak up; ‹humedad› to absorb; ‹ruido/calor/luz› to absorbla vitamina D ayuda a que se absorba el calcio vitamin D helps to absorb calciumlas plantas absorben el oxígeno del aire plants take in o absorb oxygen from the air2 ‹tiempo› to occupy, take up; ‹recursos/energía› to absorbabsorben un tercio del total de nuestras exportaciones they take o absorb a third of our total exportses un tipo de actividad que te absorbe totalmente it's the sort of activity that takes up all your time and energylos salarios absorben un 70% del presupuesto salaries take up o swallow up 70% of the budgetB ‹empresa› to take over* * *
absorber ( conjugate absorber) verbo transitivo
‹recursos/energía› to absorb
absorber verbo transitivo to absorb
' absorber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortiguador
- aspirar
- chupar
- sorber
English:
absorb
- grip
- shock absorber
- soak up
- suck
- suck up
- take over
- engross
- shock
- soak
- take
* * *absorber vt1. [líquido, gas, calor] to absorb;esta aspiradora no absorbe el polvo muy bien this vacuum doesn't pick up dust very well;absorbió el refresco con la pajita he sucked the soft drink through a straw;esta crema se absorbe muy bien this cream works into the skin very well2. [consumir] to take up, to soak up;esta tarea absorbe mucho tiempo this task takes up a lot of timesu mujer lo absorbe mucho his wife is very demanding;la televisión los absorbe television dominates their lives4. [empresa] to take over;Roma Inc. absorbió a su mayor competidor Roma Inc. took over its biggest rival* * *v/t1 absorb2 ( consumir) take (up)3 ( cautivar) absorb4 COM take over* * *absorber vt1) : to absorb, to soak up2) : to occupy, to take up, to engross* * *absorber vb to absorb -
96 βραδύς
βραδύς, εῖα, ύ (s. βραδέως; Hom. et al.; SIG 502, 12; Test-Abr A 6 p. 83, 19 [Stone p. 14] τῇ ὀψὲ βραδείᾳ) slow, opp. ταχύς (Ps.-Isocr., ad Demon. 34; Aristot., EN 6, 10, 1142b; Philo, Conf. Lingu. 48) εἰς τὸ λαλῆσαι slow to speak Js 1:19 (B-D-F §402, 2; Rob. 658; βραδὺ φθέγγεσθαι is praised Dio Chrys. 15 [32], 2); β. εἰς ὀργήν ibid. (cp. Dionys. Soph., Ep. 9 β. εἰς ἐπιστολήν; Jos., Ant. 15, 107 βραδὺς εἰς τ. ἀποδόσεις.—Menand., Monost. 99 J. [60 Meineke] πρὸς ὀργὴν β.). Fig., of mental and spiritual slowness (Aristoph., Nub. 129; Polyb. 4, 8, 7; Dion. Hal., Orat. Vet. 2 p. 448; Sext. Emp., Math. 7, 325 w. ἀσύνετος; cp. Il. 10, 226, with a difft. adj.) β. τῇ καρδίᾳ slow of heart=‘dull’, w. inf. foll. (as Thu. 3, 38, 6 προνοῆσαι β.) τοῦ πιστεύειν too dull to believe (B-D-F §400, 8) Lk 24:25. Comp. βραδύτερος (Thu. 4, 8, 1; Theocr. 29, 30; Chion, Ep. 3, 2; Mayser 297): αἴτημα β. λαμβάνειν receive (the answer to) a petition rather slowly Hm 9:7; β. μετανοεῖν be slower in repentance Hs 8, 7, 3; 8, 8, 3. βράδιον (Hes., Op. 528; OGI 502, 17) rather tardy 1 Cl 1:1.—DELG. M-M. -
97 глуповатый
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98 mou
mou, molle [mu, mɔl]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective[substance, oreiller] soft ; [tige, tissu, geste, poignée de main] limp2. masculine nouna. ( = personne) (sans caractère) spineless character ; (apathique) lethargic person ; (trop indulgent) soft personb. [de corde] avoir du mou to be slack• donne un peu de mou pour que je puisse faire un nœud let the rope out a bit so that I can make a knot* * *
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1) ( pas ferme) [coussin, matière] soft; [tige, étoffe] limp; [choc] dull2) ( sans tenue) [trait du visage] weak; [chair, ventre] flabby; [cheveux] limp3) ( apathique) [personne] listless; [poignée de main] limp; [croissance, reprise économique] sluggish4) ( sans énergie) [parent, professeur] soft5) ( sans conviction) pej [version, libéralisme] watered-down; [discours, résistance] feeble
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nom masculin1) ( personne) pej wimp (colloq)2) ( en boucherie) lights (pl) GB, lungs (pl) US3) ( de corde)donner du mou à quelqu'un — (colloq) fig to give somebody a bit of leeway
* * *mu, mɔl (molle) mol (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet)1. adj1) (sans rigidité) (siège, substance, sol) softMon matelas est trop mou. — My mattress is too soft.
2)4) péjoratif (personne, caractère) spinelessJe le trouve un peu mou. — I think he's rather spineless.
5) (résistance, protestations) feeble2. nm1) (= abats) lights pl lungs pl2) [corde] slack3) péjoratif (= personne) wimp* * *A adj3 ( apathique) [personne, enfant] listless; [poignée de main] limp; [croissance, reprise économique] sluggish;4 ( sans énergie) [parent, professeur] soft, overindulgent;B nm3 ( de corde) slack; avoir du mou to be slack; donner du mou to let (the rope) out a bit; donner/laisser du mou à qn○ fig to give sb/to let sb have a bit of leeway.[mu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet mol [mɔl]) ( féminin molle [mɔl]) adjectifmon revers est trop mou my backhand is too weak ou lacks powerallez, rame plus vite, c'est mou tout ça! (familier) come on, pull on those oars, let's see some effort![estompé - contour] soft3. [sans conviction - protestation, excuse, tentative] feeble, weak ; [ - doigté, style] lifeless, dull ; [ - élève] apathetic, lethargic[sans force de caractère] spineless5. LINGUISTIQUE soft————————[mu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet mol [mɔl]), molle [mɔl] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [moralement] spineless individual2. [physiquement] weak ou feeble individual————————nom masculina. [cordage] to be slackb. [vis, charnière] to be loose, to have a bit of play3. (très familier & locution) -
99 Grey
I 1.gray [greɪ] aggettivo1) (colour) grigio2) (grey-haired) grigio, dai capelli grigi, brizzolatohe has gone o turned grey — i suoi capelli sono diventati grigi, è ingrigito
3) (dull) [life, day] grigio, monotono; [character, town] spento, incolore2.1) (colour) grigio m.2) (horse) cavallo m. grigio, bigioIIgray [greɪ] verbo intransitivo diventare grigio* * *[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) grigio2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) grigio2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grigio2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) grigio3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) diventare grigio- greyish* * *(Surnames) Grey /greɪ/* * *I 1.gray [greɪ] aggettivo1) (colour) grigio2) (grey-haired) grigio, dai capelli grigi, brizzolatohe has gone o turned grey — i suoi capelli sono diventati grigi, è ingrigito
3) (dull) [life, day] grigio, monotono; [character, town] spento, incolore2.1) (colour) grigio m.2) (horse) cavallo m. grigio, bigioIIgray [greɪ] verbo intransitivo diventare grigio -
100 dead
[ded] 1. прил.1) мёртвый; умерший; дохлыйto shoot smb. dead — застрелить кого-л.
to play / sham dead — притворяться мёртвым
If there's danger, the animal will sham dead. — В случае опасности это животное притворяется мёртвым.
The doctor pronounced him dead on arrival at the hospital. — Когда его доставили в больницу, врач констатировал смерть.
Pale and unconscious, he looked more dead than alive. — Он лежал без сознания; его бледное лицо казалось безжизненным.
Ant:2) изживший себя, погибший, кончившийсяThe old custom is dead. — Этот старый обычай уже не соблюдают.
3) сухой; высохший, увядший ( о растениях)4) отмерший ( о частях или органах)5) связанный с умершим, связанный со смертьюdead house — мертвецкая, морг
6) потерявший чувствительность, онемевшийMy fingers are dead. — У меня онемели пальцы.
7) разг. смертельно усталый, измотанныйto be (half) dead — быть измотанным, без сил
to be dead on one's feet — валиться с ног от усталости.
Syn:8) тупой, непрерывный (о боли - в отличие от резкой, внезапной)Syn:9) безжизненный, вялый, безразличный ( о человеке)10) юр. лишённый прав, поражённый в правах11) неживой, безжизненный; неодушевлённыйScientists believe that Mercury is a dead planet. — Учёные полагают, что Меркурий - мёртвая планета.
Syn:12) бесплодный; неплодородный ( о почве)Syn:13) горн. пустой, не содержащий полезных ископаемых15) потухший, погасшийSyn:16) эл. неподсоединённый17) тусклый, бесцветныйSyn:18) заглушённый, приглушённый, без обертоновSyn:19) неподвижный; стоячийThe town is dead in the winter. — Зимой жизнь в городе замирает.
Syn:20) горн. непроветриваемый, невентилируемый, с застойным воздухом21) неисправный, недействующий, неработающийThe battery was dead and the car wouldn't start. — Аккумулятор сел, и машина никак не заводилась.
Syn:22) неэффективный, непродуктивный; неиспользуемыйSyn:23) разг. необитаемый, нежилой ( о доме)I dislike dead places and would rather look at a prosperous mill than a beautiful ruin. — Мне не нравятся заброшенные здания, вид процветающей фабрики обрадовал бы меня больше, чем прекрасные руины.
24) воен. мёртвый, непростреливаемый25) полный, абсолютный; резкий, внезапныйdead faint — полная потеря сознания, глубокий обморок
There was a dead pause. — Наступило гробовое молчание.
dead loss — чистый убыток; неудачник
Syn:26) разг. обречённыйIf the boss finds out about it, I am dead. — Если босс об этом узнает, мне конец.
Syn:27) тех. мёртвый, неподвижныйdead point / centre — мёртвая точка ( крайнее положение поршня в цилиндре поршневой машины)
28) уверенный, точный, безошибочныйThe arrow hit the dead centre of the target. — Стрела попала точно в яблочко.
Syn:29) спорт.а) вышедший из игры ( о мяче)б) расположенный настолько близко от лунки, что может быть точно загнан в неё последующим ударом ( о мяче в гольфе)30) полигр. использованный, ненужный••dead air — тлв. тишина, молчание диктора ( во время трансляции в эфир)
dead leaf — авиа падение листом
dead marines, dead men — разг. пустые винные бутылки
dead presidents — амер.; разг. банкноты
over my dead body — только через мой труп; ни за что на свете
as dead as a doornail (as mutton, as a nit) — без каких-л. признаков жизни
dead above the ears — амер.; разг. тупой, глупый
wouldn't be caught / seen dead — разг. ни за что на свете
to be dead and buried / gone — лежать в могиле; оставаться в (далёком) прошлом
to be dead to the world — находиться без сознания; крепко спать; быть мертвецки, в стельку пьяным
to flog / beat a dead horse — заниматься бесполезным делом, зря тратить силы, напрасно стараться
- be dead in the water- dead meat
- dead season 2. сущ.1)а) покойник, мертвецб) ( the dead) употр. с гл. во мн. умершие, покойники2) глухая пора (время полной тишины, темноты, холода)dead of night — глубокая ночь, глухая полночь
3) горн. пустая порода ( особенно выброшенная или наваленная в процессе работы)4) разг. не востребованное адресатом или не доставленное письмо••3. нареч.1) абсолютно, полностьюto be dead sure / certain — быть абсолютно уверенным
Syn:2) точно, ровно; прямоdead on time — вовремя, с точностью до секунды
dead ahead — мор. прямо по носу, по курсу
Syn:3) брит.; разг. очень, чрезвычайноYou were dead lucky to get that job. — Тебе чертовски повезло, что тебя взяли на эту работу.
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