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1 she kept coming to work even when she was ill: she's a real glutton for punishment
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she kept coming to work even when she was ill: she's a real glutton for punishment
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2 glutton
[glʌtn] n1. 1) обжораwhen he's hungry he eats like a glutton - когда он голоден, он не ест, а жрёт
2) прожорливое животное2. жадный, ненасытный человекshe kept coming to work even when she was ill: she's a real glutton for punishment - даже когда она болела, она продолжала ходить на работу - вот уж человек себя не жалеет
a glutton of books - шутл. пожиратель книг, ненасытный любитель чтения
3. зоол. росомаха ( Gulo luscus)
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