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1 scant hope
СМИ: слабая надежда -
2 hold\ out
1. I1) the city (the fortress, the garrison, etc.) will hold out город и т. д. выстоит [до конца]; how long can the enemy hold out? сколько может продержаться противник?2) money (supplies, etc.) will hold out денег и т. д. хватит2. IIhold out in some manner hold out obstinately /stubbornly/ (gallantly, etc.) упрямо и т. д. держаться; hold out for воле time it was impossible to hold out any longer держаться дольше было невозможно3. IIIhold out smth. /smth. out/1)hold out a rose twig (a relic, etc.) протягивать веточку розы и т. д.; hold out a hand (a friendly hand, one's hands, the hand of friendship and cooperation, etc.) протягивать руку и т. д.2)hold out a hope (a prospect of promotion, bright prospects, scant hope, little hope, the prospect of a change, etc.) сулить надежду и т.д., the doctors hold out little hope of his recovery у врачей мало надежды на его выздоровление; hold out a bad example показывать дурной пример4. XVIhold out for some time hold out for three weeks (for ten years, for another month, etc.) выдерживать или хватать на три недели и т. д.; hold out to smth. the supplies will hold out to the end of the voyage запасов хватит до конца путешествия; hold out to the last держаться до конца /до последнего/ -
3 slender
1. a топкий, стройный2. a скудный, незначительный3. a слабый, небольшой4. a фон. узкийСинонимический ряд:1. few (adj.) few; insignificant; insufficient; little; meager; meagre; scant; trifling; trivial2. fragile (adj.) breakable; delicate; feeble; flimsy; fragile; insubstantial; threadlike; weak3. remote (adj.) negligible; off; outside; remote; slight; small4. short (adj.) deficient; failing; inadequate; scanty; scarce; scrimpy; short; shy; skimpy; unsufficient; wanting5. thin (adj.) angular; attenuate; bony; fine; gaunt; lanky; lean; narrow; raw-boned; reedy; scrawny; skinny; slim; spare; squinny; stalky; tenuous; thin; twiggy; willowyАнтонимический ряд:corpulent; deep; fat; large; massive; obese; robust; stout; strong; thick
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