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21 жирный
2. ( сальный) greasy3. ( насыщенный полезными веществами) rich4.:жирный шрифт полигр. — heavy / bold type; boldface амер.
жирный оттиск полигр. — rich imprint
жирные кислоты хим. — fatty acids
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22 ūber
ūber eris, adj. with comp. ūberior and sup. ūberrimus [cf. 1 uber], abounding, rich, full, fruitful, fertile, abundant, plentiful, copious, productive: spicae: Fruges, H.: in uberi agro, L.: aquae, O.: agro bene culto nihil potest esse usu uberius: neque aetas Ulla uberior (aestate), O.: uberrima pars Siciliae: arbor uberrima pomis, O.: (Sulmo) gelidis uberrimus undis, O.—Fig., rich, abounding, fruitful, productive: spe uberiore commoveri: ingenia uberrima: uberrima triumphis provincia, full of.—Of style and composition, full, rich, copious, suggestive, fruitful: orator: quid uberius cuiquam quam mihi et pro me et contra Antonium dicere?: uberior in dicendo: uberiores litterae: haec uberiora ad suos perscribebant, Cs.* * *Ibreast/teat (woman); udder (animal), dugs/teats; rich soil; plenty/abundanceIIuberis (gen.), uberior -or -us, uberrimus -a -um ADJfertile, rich, abundant, abounding, fruitful, plentiful, copious, productive -
23 pingue
pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).I.Lit.:B.pingues Thebani,
Cic. Fat. 4, 7:pingui tentus omaso Furius,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,
id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:Lateranus,
Juv. 8, 147:pinguem facere gallinam,
Col. 8, 7:pinguior agnus,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:pinguissimus haedulus,
Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,
Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:comedite pinguia,
Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—Transf.1.Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:2. 3.ager,
Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:sanguine pinguior Campus,
Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:sulcus,
i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:fimus,
Verg. G. 1, 80:hortus,
id. ib. 4, 118:stabula, of beehives,
rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:arae,
id. A. 4, 62:ficus,
plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.saliva,
Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;tura pingues facientia flammas,
Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,
id. M. 10, 176:pingues taedae,
full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:pingues arae,
full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:coma,
anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):mensa,
rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:incusa pingui auro dona,
Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:pingui flumine Nilus,
Verg. A. 9, 31.—Thick, dense:4.caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),
Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:folia pinguissima,
Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:toga,
Suet. Aug. 82:lacernae,
Juv. 9, 28:pinguissima coma,
very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:II.sapor,
Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—Trop.A.Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:B. C.Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,
Cic. Arch. 10, 26:pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:pingue sed ingenium mansit,
Ov. M. 11, 148:insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,
Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):D.et pingui membra quiete levat,
Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:amor,
id. ib. 2, 19, 25:secessus,
Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,
id. ib. 7, 26, 3:pinguius otium,
id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:1.pexus pinguisque doctor,
Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—2. 3. -
24 pinguis
pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).I.Lit.:B.pingues Thebani,
Cic. Fat. 4, 7:pingui tentus omaso Furius,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,
id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:Lateranus,
Juv. 8, 147:pinguem facere gallinam,
Col. 8, 7:pinguior agnus,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:pinguissimus haedulus,
Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,
Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:comedite pinguia,
Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—Transf.1.Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:2. 3.ager,
Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:sanguine pinguior Campus,
Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:sulcus,
i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:fimus,
Verg. G. 1, 80:hortus,
id. ib. 4, 118:stabula, of beehives,
rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:arae,
id. A. 4, 62:ficus,
plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.saliva,
Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;tura pingues facientia flammas,
Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,
id. M. 10, 176:pingues taedae,
full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:pingues arae,
full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:coma,
anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):mensa,
rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:incusa pingui auro dona,
Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:pingui flumine Nilus,
Verg. A. 9, 31.—Thick, dense:4.caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),
Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:folia pinguissima,
Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:toga,
Suet. Aug. 82:lacernae,
Juv. 9, 28:pinguissima coma,
very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:II.sapor,
Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—Trop.A.Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:B. C.Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,
Cic. Arch. 10, 26:pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:pingue sed ingenium mansit,
Ov. M. 11, 148:insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,
Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):D.et pingui membra quiete levat,
Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:amor,
id. ib. 2, 19, 25:secessus,
Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,
id. ib. 7, 26, 3:pinguius otium,
id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:1.pexus pinguisque doctor,
Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—2. 3. -
25 pinguiter
pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. pachus, stout], = piôn, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).I.Lit.:B.pingues Thebani,
Cic. Fat. 4, 7:pingui tentus omaso Furius,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 40:me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises,
id. Ep. 1, 4, 15:Lateranus,
Juv. 8, 147:pinguem facere gallinam,
Col. 8, 7:pinguior agnus,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5:pinguissimus haedulus,
Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.— Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124:taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia,
Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144:comedite pinguia,
Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.—Transf.1.Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition:2. 3.ager,
Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.:sanguine pinguior Campus,
Hor. C. 2, 1, 29:sulcus,
i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382:fimus,
Verg. G. 1, 80:hortus,
id. ib. 4, 118:stabula, of beehives,
rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14:arae,
id. A. 4, 62:ficus,
plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf.saliva,
Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense;tura pingues facientia flammas,
Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11:corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt,
id. M. 10, 176:pingues taedae,
full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681:pingues arae,
full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62:coma,
anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3):mensa,
rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.:incusa pingui auro dona,
Pers. 2, 52. —Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115. — Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing:pingui flumine Nilus,
Verg. A. 9, 31.—Thick, dense:4.caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum),
Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:folia pinguissima,
Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53:toga,
Suet. Aug. 82:lacernae,
Juv. 9, 28:pinguissima coma,
very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.—Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent:II.sapor,
Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.—Trop.A.Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish:B. C.Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum,
Cic. Arch. 10, 26:pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 109:nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267:pingue sed ingenium mansit,
Ov. M. 11, 148:insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius,
Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.—Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):D.et pingui membra quiete levat,
Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7:amor,
id. ib. 2, 19, 25:secessus,
Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3:mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam,
id. ib. 7, 26, 3:pinguius otium,
id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus:1.pexus pinguisque doctor,
Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.— Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.—2. 3. -
26 земля
жен.1) ( место жизни и деятельности людей) earthзасыпать землей — (кого-л./что-л.) to cover (up, over) with earth
сравнять с землей — (что-л.) to raze to the ground
стирать с лица земли — to raze to the ground, to wipe smb. off the face of the earth
2) ( планета) the Earth3) (территория, суша) land; ground, soil; country устар.целинные залежные земли — virgin and long-fallow lands; virgin lands
возделывать землю — to till/cultivate the land
земля обетованная — the promised land, the land of promise
4) ( почва) soil, ground, earthбесплодная земля — barren, barren land
жирная земля — rich soil, loam
талая земля — thawed ground/soil
5) ( владения) acre мн. ч.••арендованная земля — tenancy, tenantry
за тридевять земель — разг. (at) the other end of the world, miles amd miles away
доставать из-под земли — to get smth. at any cost
зарывать талант в землю — to bury one's talent; to hide one's light under a bushel идиом.
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27 sostanzioso
sostanzioso agg.1 ( nutriente) substantial, nourishing, nutritious: cibo sostanzioso, substantial (o nourishing) food3 ( lauto) substantial, large, generous, handsome: un sostanzioso compenso, a generous (o handsome) reward* * *[sostan'tsjoso]1) (nutriente) [ cibo] nourishing, nutritious, rich2) (abbondante) [ pasto] substantial, filling; (considerevole) [ guadagno] substantial, considerable* * *sostanzioso/sostan'tsjoso/1 (nutriente) [ cibo] nourishing, nutritious, rich2 (abbondante) [ pasto] substantial, filling; (considerevole) [ guadagno] substantial, considerable. -
28 жирный
1) (толстый, ожиревший) fat2) ( содержащий много жира) fat, fattyжи́рная еда́ — fatty food
3) ( сальный) greasyжи́рное пятно́ — grease spot
жи́рная ко́жа — oily skin
жи́рные во́лосы — greasy hair
4) ( насыщенный полезными веществами) richжи́рная земля́ — rich soil
жи́рный у́голь — rich coal
5) (о линиях, начертаниях букв, знаков) thickжи́рная ли́ния — thick line
жи́рный шрифт полигр. — bold type, boldface; ( в отличие от полужирного) heavy [extra bold] type
жи́рный о́ттиск полигр. — rich imprint
••жи́рные кисло́ты хим. — fatty acids
урва́ть / взять себе́ са́мый жи́рный кусо́к — get the best share for oneself
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29 богатый
прл1) зажиточный rich, affluent, wealthy, well-off; well-to-do coll, well-heeled coll2) обильный abundantбога́тый о́пыт — abundant/great experience
бога́тая по́чва — fertile/rich soil
бога́тый урожа́й — rich/abundant harvest
бога́тое воображе́ние — vivid/fertile imagination
бога́тый белко́м — protein-rich
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30 жирная почва
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31 плодородный слой почвы
1) Mining: top soil2) Ecology: fertile soil layer (ПСП), rich soil layerУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > плодородный слой почвы
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32 mastan
fat, greasy, oily, masna hrana fatty/rich food, masni ten oily skin, masno tlo rich soil* * *• risky• rich• fatty• fat• greasy• oleaginous• oily -
33 богатая почва
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34 Acker
Acker
ploughed (plowed, US) field, (Ackerland) farmland, soil, land;
• fetter Acker rich soil;
• Ackerbau agriculture, farming;
• Ackerbau und Viehzucht farming and [stock]breeding;
• Ackerboden farmhold;
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35 schwer
1) ( nicht leicht) heavy;20/30 kg \schwer sein to weigh 20/30 kg;\schwer wie Blei as heavy as lead;ihm ist \schwer ums Herz he is heavy-hearted2) ( beträchtlich) serious;\schwere Bedenken strong [or serious] reservations;eine \schwere Enttäuschung a deep [or great] [or bitter] disappointment;ein \schwerer Mangel an acute shortage;\schwere Mängel aufweisen to be faulty, to be badly defective;ein \schwerer Schaden extensive [or serious] [or severe] damage;ein \schweres Unrecht a blatant [or gross] [or rank] injustice;eine \schwere Verletzung a serious [or bad] [or severe] injury;ein \schwerer Verlust a bitter loss;eine \schwere Verwundung a serious [or severe] wound;\schwere Verwüstung[en] anrichten to cause utter [or complete] [or total] devastation3) ( hart) hard;ein \schweres Amt a difficult [or hard] task;eine \schwere Bürde a heavy burden;ein \schweres Schicksal a cruel fate;eine \schwere Strafe a harsh [or severe] punishment;eine \schwere Zeit a hard [or difficult] time4) ( körperlich belastend) serious, grave;ein \schweres Leiden a terrible affliction [or illness];ein \schwerer Tod a painful death;ein \schwerer Unfall a bad [or serious] accident;5) ( schwierig) hard, difficult;die Rechenaufgaben sind heute besonders \schwer today's sums are particularly tricky;ein \schwerer Moment a difficult moment;eine \schwere Lektüre/eine \schwere Musik heavy reading/musicein \schweres Gewitter/ein \schwerer Sturm a violent [or severe] [or heavy] thunderstorm/storm;eine \schwere Welle a high [or tall] waveeine \schwere See a heavy [or rough] [or stormy] seaein \schwerer Lkw a heavy truckein \schwerer Duft/ein \schweres Parfüm a pungent scent/perfume\schwerer Boden heavy [or hard] soil1/2/... Millionen \schwer sein to be worth 1/2/... millionaus \schwerem Gold [made of] solid gold;ein \schwerer Stoff a heavy cloth;ein \schwerer Boden rich soil\schwere Luft oppressively humid air; s. a. Geschütz, Schlag, Wasser1) ( hart) hard;\schwer arbeiten to work hard;etw \schwer büßen müssen to pay a heavy price [or penalty] for sth;sich etw \schwer erkämpfen müssen to have to fight hard for sth;es \schwer haben to have it hard [or a hard time [of it]];es \schwer [mit jdm] haben to have a hard time [of it] [with sb];jdm \schwer zu schaffen machen to give sb a hard time;\schwer [an etw] zu tragen haben to have a heavy cross to bear [as a result of sth]2) ( mit schweren Lasten) heavily;\schwer zu tragen haben to have a lot [or a heavy load] to carry\schwer beleidigt sein to be deeply offended;\schwer betrunken dead drunk;etw \schwer missbilligen to strongly disapprove of [or object to] sth4) ( mit Mühe) with [great] difficulty;\schwer abbaubare Materialien/ Verpackungen materials/packaging which do/does not decompose [or degrade] very easily;\schwer erarbeitet hard-earned;\schwer erziehbar maladjusted, recalcitrant;ein \schwer erziehbares Kind a problem child;\schwer löslich not easily dissoluble;\schwer zu begreifen/ verstehen difficult to understand;du musst lauter sprechen, sie hört \schwer you'll have to speak up, she's [very] hard of hearingjdn \schwer zur Kasse bitten to hit sb hard in the [back] pocket ( fig)jdn \schwer schröpfen to fleece sb big time (sl)\schwer verdienen to earn a packet ( fam)6) ( ernstlich) seriously;sich \schwer erkälten to catch a bad [or heavy] cold;\schwer erkrankt sein to be seriously [or desperately] [or gravely] ill;\schwer gestürzt sein to have had a bad fall;\schwer verletzt seriously [or badly] [or severely] injured;sich \schwer verletzen to seriously [or badly] [or severely] injure oneself;\schwer verunglückt sein to have had a bad [or serious] accident;\schwer wiegend serious;\schwer wiegende Bedenken strong [or serious] reservations;eine \schwer wiegende Entscheidung, ein \schwer wiegender Entschluss a momentous decision;ein \schwer wiegender Grund a sound [or convincing] [or compelling] reason7) ( schwierig) difficult, not easy;\schwer verständlich ( kaum nachvollziehbar) scarcely comprehensible;sich etw zu \schwer machen to make sth too difficult for oneself [or more difficult than it need be];[jdm] etw \schwer machen to make sth difficult [for sb];es [jdm] \schwer machen, etw zu tun to make it difficult [for sb] to do sth;jdm das Herz \schwer machen to make sb's heart heavy [or sad];jdm das Leben \schwer machen to make life difficult for sb8) ( hart) severely; -
36 fetter Boden
Deutsch-Englisch Fachwörterbuch Architektur und Bauwesen > fetter Boden
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37 plodna zemlja
• arable; fertile soil; loam; rich soil -
38 высокольдистый грунт
Geology: ice-rich rock, ice-rich soilУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > высокольдистый грунт
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39 burdintsu
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40 buztintsu
io. clay-rich; lur \buztintsua clay-rich soil
См. также в других словарях:
rich soil — fertile soil … English contemporary dictionary
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Rich — Rich, (r[i^]ch), a. [Compar. {Richer}; superl. {Richest}.] [OE. riche, AS. r[=i]ce rich, powerful; akin to OS. r[=i]ki, D. rijk, G. reich, OHG. r[=i]hhi, Icel. r[=i]kr, Sw. rik, Dan. rig, Goth. reiks; from a word meaning, ruler, king, probably… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Soil — For other uses, see Soil (disambiguation). A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less weathered regolith; the bottommost layer represents bedrock … Wikipedia
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soil — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the top layer of the earth in which plants grow: an area of rich soil | The bush grows well in a sandy soil. see land 1 2 the soil literary farming as a job or way of life: They make their living from the soil. 3 on British… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rich — adjective Etymology: Middle English riche, from Old English rīce; akin to Old High German rīhhi rich, Old English rīce kingdom, Old High German rīhhi, noun; all from prehistoric Germanic words borrowed from Celtic words akin to Old Irish rí… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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