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1 Rome at the height of its glory
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2 glory
1. [ʹglɔ:rı] n1. славаto be in all one's glory - а) быть на вершине славы; б) разг. развернуться вовсю
she was in her glory as president of the club - на посту председателя клуба она была в своей стихии /она развернулась вовсю/
2. триумф3. часто pl великолепие; красотаthe glory of the morning [of the woods in autumn] - красота утра [осеннего леса]
there she was in all her glory dressed in gold - вот она во всём своём великолепии, облачённая в золотые одежды /в золотом одеянии/
4. предмет гордостиthis poem is one of the glories of English poetry - это стихотворение - одна из жемчужин английской поэзии
her hair was her greatest glory - больше всего она гордилась своими волосами
5. 1) рай, небеса; (неземное) блаженство2) жив. изображение рая6. нимб, ореол, сияние7. уст. тщеславие8. метеор. глория♢
glory be!, glory! - чёрт (грубое восклицание, выражающее удивление или восторг)to go to glory - а) умереть, отправиться на тот свет; б) амер. обанкротиться
2. [ʹglɔ:rı] vto send to glory - отправить на тот свет, убить, прикончить
1. (in) гордитьсяthe parents gloried in their children's achievements - родители гордились успехами своих детей
2. (in) торжествовать; упиваться; гордитьсяthe café glories in the name of ❝The Savoy❞ - кафе пышно именовалось /носило пышное название/ «Савой»
3. уст. величать; прославлять4. уст. светиться, образовывать сияние, венец (вокруг чего-л.)
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