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81 spice
1. noun1) (a usually strong-smelling, sharp-tasting vegetable substance used to flavour food (eg pepper or nutmeg): We added cinnamon and other spices.) začimba2) (anything that adds liveliness or interest: Her arrival added spice to the party.) poživitev2. verb(to flavour with spice: The curry had been heavily spiced.) začiniti- spiced- spicy
- spiciness* * *[spáis]1.noundišava, začimba; vonj po začimbi; figuratively priokus; trohica, ščepec, nadih, majhna dozaa dealer in spice — trgovec z začimbami, dišavamithere is a spice of malice in him — v njem je nekaj zlobnega;2.transitive verbzačiniti (z dišavami); figuratively zabeliti, začiniti z duhovitostjo itd. -
82 a avea o minte ageră / vioaie
to have a ready witto be (as) sharp as a needleto be quick of understandingRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a avea o minte ageră / vioaie
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83 salsus
salsus adj. with comp. [sal], salted, salt: Hoc salsumst, is too salt, T.: farra, O.: vada, briny, V.: fluctūs, Att. ap. C.: rubigo, V.—Fig., sharp, acute, witty, facetious: homo: salsiores quam illi Romani sales: male salsus, satirically, H.— Plur n. as subst: salsa Graecorum, witty sayings.* * *salsa -um, salsior -or -us, salsissimus -a -um ADJsalted, salty, preserved in salt; briny; witty, funny, salted wit humor -
84 प्रत्युत्पन्नमति
praty-ut-panna-matimfn. ready-minded, sharp, confident, bold MBh. Suṡr. Ṡak. V, 19/20 ;
(- tva n. presence of mind ib. v.l.);
m. « Ready-wit»
N. of a fish Kathās. Hit.
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85 pungent
adjective1) beißend, ätzend [Rauch, Dämpfe]; scharf [Soße, Gewürz usw.]; stechend riechend [Gas]2) (fig.): (biting) beißend; ätzend* * *- academic.ru/90591/pungently">pungently* * *pun·gent[ˈpʌnʤənt]\pungent criticism scharfe [o beißende] Kritik; comment, remark bissig; (pointed) comment, expression treffend; style pointiert, scharfzüngig* * *['pʌndZənt] scharf; smell also stechend, durchdringendto have a pungent style of writing — eine spitze or scharfe Feder führen
* * *pungent adj (adv pungently)1. scharf (im Geschmack)2. stechend, beißend, ätzend (Geruch etc)3. fig beißend (Satire etc)4. figa) stechend (Schmerz)b) bitter (Reue etc)5. fig prickelnd, pikant* * *adjective1) beißend, ätzend [Rauch, Dämpfe]; scharf [Soße, Gewürz usw.]; stechend riechend [Gas]2) (fig.): (biting) beißend; ätzend* * *adj.scharf adj. -
86 -witted
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87 keen
keen [ki:n]a. ( = eager) to be keen to do sth or on doing sth tenir à faire qchb. ( = enthusiastic) [student] enthousiastec. ( = acute) [desire, interest, sense of humour, intellect] vifd. [competition, fight] acharné* * *[kiːn]1) ( eager) [admirer] fervent; [candidate] motivéto be keen on — tenir à [plan, project]; être chaud (colloq) pour [idea]
to be keen on doing ou to do — tenir à faire
to be keen for somebody to do ou that somebody should do — tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse
to look keen — avoir l'air tenté or partant (colloq)
2) ( enthusiastic) [artist, sportsplayer, supporter] enthousiaste; [student] assiduto be keen on — être passionné de [activity]; avoir une passion pour [animals]
he's keen on my sister — (colloq) il en pince (colloq) pour ma sœur
mad keen — (colloq) GB fana (colloq)
3) ( intense) [appetite, desire, interest] vif/vive; [admiration, sense of loss] intense4) ( acute) [eye, intelligence] vif/vive; [sight] perçant; [hearing, sense of smell] fin5) ( sharp) [blade] acéré; [wit] vif/vive; [wind] pénétrant; [air] vif/vive6) ( competitive) [price] défiant toute concurrence; [competition] intense; [demand] fort; [debate] animé -
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89 quick
[kwɪk] 1. adj 2. adv 3. nto cut sb to the quick ( fig) — dotykać (dotknąć perf) kogoś do żywego
be quick! — szybko!, pospiesz się!
she was quick to see that … — szybko zauważyła, że…
* * *[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) szybki2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) prędki3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) szybki, bystry2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) szybko- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
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90 tart
jam \tart Marmeladentörtchen ntcustard \tart Vanillecremetorte f;honey \tart gefüllter Honigkuchen;jam \tart Marmeladenkuchen m;2) ( cutting) scharf, beißend, bissig;\tart irony beißende Ironie;\tart remark bissige Bemerkung;\tart reply scharfe Erwiderung, schroffe Antwort;\tart wit scharfer Verstand2) (fam: attractive female) süßes Ding veraltend, flotte Biene veraltend ( fam), flotter Käfer veraltend ( fam)to \tart up <-> sth etw aufmotzen ( fam)to \tart up a pizza [with some olives] eine Pizza [mit ein paar Oliven] aufpeppen ( fam) -
91 _жінка; дружина
all are good lasses, but whence come the bad wives? all women look the same after the sun goes down any woman can keep a secret, but she generally needs one other woman to help her better the devil's than a woman's slave a cat has nine lives; a woman has nine cat's lives a diamond daughter turns to glass as a wife everybody's sweetheart is nobody's wife the fewer the women, the less the trouble the fingers of a housewife do more than a yoke of oxen the first wife is matrimony; the second, company; the third, heresy the grey mare is the better horse the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world handle with care women and glass hanging and wiving goes by destiny happy is the bride that the sun shines on he that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man he who has a fair wife needs more than two eyes hell hath no fury like a woman scorned if it is a secret, don't tell it to a woman it is harder to marry a daughter well than to bring her up well it is a woman's privilege to change her mind it is as great pity to see a woman weep as to see a goose go barefoot ladies don't smoke long hair and short wit the longest five years in a woman's life is between twenty-nine and thirty never choose your woman or your linen by candlelight never praise your wife until you have been married ten years never quarrel with a woman no house was ever big enough for two women no woman is ugly if she is well dressed one tongue is enough for two women the only secret a woman can keep is her age praise from a wife is praise indeed the real housewife is at once a slave and a lady she who is a beauty is half-married she who loves the looking glass hates the saucepan silence is a woman's best garment slander expires at a good woman's door tell a woman and you tell the world ten measures of talk were sent down from heaven, and women took nine there is no fury like a woman's fury there is nothing better than a good woman and nothing worse than a bad one there is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he has her there's hardly a strife in which a woman has not been a prime mover ugliness is the guardian of women the ugliest woman can look in the mirror and think she is beautiful an undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife when a girl whistles, the angels cry wherever there is a woman, there is gossip a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men winter weather and women's thoughts change often a wise woman never outsmarts her husband a woman, a cat, and a chimney should never leave the house a woman fights with her tongue a woman knows a bit more than Satan a woman laughs when she can but cries whenever she wishes the woman who obeys her husband rules him a woman's hair is her crowning glory a woman's hair is long, but her tongue is longer a woman's place is in the home a woman's tongue is one that will never wear out a woman's tongue is the only sharp-edged tool that grows keener with constant use women are necessary evils a woman's work is never done women are strong when they arm themselves with their weaknesses women forgive injuries, but never forget slights women would be more charming if one could fall into their arms without falling into their hands a worthy woman is the crown of her husband -
92 wyostrz|yć1
pf — wyostrz|ać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (naostrzyć) to sharpen, to whet; (na osełce) to hone [nóż, bagnet, kosę] 2. (uwrażliwić) to train [spostrzegawczość]; to sharpen [zmysły, percepcję]; to heighten [świadomość, wrażliwość, czujność]- wyostrzony wzrok/słuch keen a. acute eyesight/hearing, sharp a. trained eyes/ears3. TV (uczynić ostrzejszym) to sharpen [obraz]; to deblur spec. 4. (uczynić wyrazistym) to make [sth] more prominent [rysy, profil] Ⅱ wyostrzyć się — wyostrzać się 1. (stać się wrażliwszym) [zmysły, postrzeganie, czujność] to sharpen; [świadomość, wrażliwość] to reach new heights przen. 2. TV (stać się wyraźnym) [obraz] to sharpen 3. (stać się bardziej wyrazistym) [rysy, profil, nos] to become more prominent■ dowcip mu się wyostrzył he’s obviously been honing his wit żart.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wyostrz|yć1
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93 находчивый
resourceful, ready, quickнахо́дчивый отве́т — repartee, retort; ready answer
быть нахо́дчивым — have a ready wit, be sharp-witted, be ready-witted
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94 быть находчивым
to have a ready wit, to be sharp-witted, ready-wittedРусско-английский словарь по общей лексике > быть находчивым
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95 tongue
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96 бог обидел
см. тж. бог не обидел( кого чем)God ill-treated smb. as far as his height (force, energy, etc.) is concernedВечером на мой КП пришёл начальник штаба дивизии подполковник Слатов. Росточком его бог немного обидел, но зато наделил неутолимой энергией, сообразительностью, быстрой реакцией на малейшее изменение в обстановке. (А. Зеленков, Университеты мужества) — This evening Colonel Slatov, Chief of Divisional Staff, came to my command post. God ill-treated him as far as his height is concerned, but endowed him with indefatigable energy, quickness of wit and sharp reactions to the slightest change in the situation.
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97 acid
1. n кислота2. n язвительность; ехидство; колкое, едкое замечание3. n сл. «кислота», наркотик ЛСДacid freak — наркоман, принимающий ЛСД
4. a едкий, язвительный5. a кислый, неприветливый6. a спец. кислотный, кислыйacid egg — монтежю, кислотоподъёмник
Синонимический ряд:1. acrimonious (adj.) acrimonious; barbed; vitriolic2. corrosive (adj.) corrosive; erosive3. cutting (adj.) acidic; acrid; caustic; cutting; mordacious; mordant; penetrating; pungent; sardonic; scathing; slashing; stinging; truculent; vituperative4. sarcastic (adj.) ill-natured; ill-tempered; incisive; poignant; sarcastic; satirical; sharp5. sour (adj.) acerb; acerbic; acetose; acidulous; biting; dry; sour; tart; vinegaryАнтонимический ряд:benign; kind; mild; smooth; sweet -
98 barbed
1. a имеющий колючки, шипы; колючий; зазубренный2. a острый, колючий, колкий, язвительныйbarbed wit — злое остроумие; язвительные насмешки
3. a с наконечникомСинонимический ряд:1. pointed (adj.) peaked; pointed; prickly; sharp; spiked; spiny2. vicious (adj.) caustic; cutting; insulting; malicious; sarcastic; sardonic; vicious -
99 incisive
1. a режущий2. a острый, резкий, колкий; язвительный3. a анат. относящийся к передним зубамincisive tooth — резец, передний зуб
Синонимический ряд:1. biting (adj.) acute; astute; biting; clear-cut; crisp; ingoing; keen; penetrating; perceptive; probing; sharp; shrewd; trenchant2. cutting (adj.) acerbic; acid; acidic; acrid; caustic; cutting; mordacious; mordant; pungent; sarcastic; sardonic; satirical; scathing; severe; slashing; stinging; truculent; vitriolic; vituperativeАнтонимический ряд: -
100 perspicacious
a книжн. проницательныйСинонимический ряд:1. discerning (adj.) circumspect; collected; discerning; discreet; discriminating; enlightened; prudent; rational2. knowing (adj.) argute; astucious; astute; cagey; heady; knowing; sagacious; shrewd; slick; smart; wise3. perceptive (adj.) acute; clear-eyed; clear-sighted; keen; observant; penetrating; perceptive; sharp-wittedАнтонимический ряд:
См. также в других словарях:
sharp-wit — sharp wit·ted·ly; sharp wit·ted·ness; … English syllables
sharp-wit|ted — «SHAHRP WIHT ihd», adjective. having or showing a quick, keen mind. SYNONYM(S): bright, clever … Useful english dictionary
a sharp wit — an ability to say funny things at the right time Mr. Mills is 85, but he still has a sharp wit. His mind is quick … English idioms
sharp-wit·ted — … Useful english dictionary
wit — [wıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amusing)¦ 2¦(amusing person)¦ 3 wits 4 frighten/scare/terrify somebody out of their wits 5 gather/collect/recover etc your wits 6 pit your wits against somebody 7 be at your wits end 8 have the wit to do something 9 not be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sharp — sharp, keen, acute can all mean having a fine point or edge, but it is in several of their extended senses that they are most likely to come into comparison. As applied to persons or their qualities, especially of intellect, all three can… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sharp-witted — sharp′ wit′ted adj. having or showing mental acuity • Etymology: 1580–90 sharp′ wit′ted•ly, adv. sharp′ wit′ted•ness, n … From formal English to slang
sharp-witted — sharp wit|ted [ ,ʃarp wıtəd ] adjective quick to understand things and react to them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sharp-witted — [shärp′wit΄id] adj. having or showing keen intelligence or discernment; thinking quickly and effectively sharp wittedly adv. sharp wittedness n … English World dictionary
Sharp-witted — Sharp wit ted, a. Having an acute or nicely discerning mind. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sharp-witted — sharp wit|ted [ˌʃa:pˈwıtıd US ˌʃa:rp ] adj able to think and react very quickly … Dictionary of contemporary English