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1 soliciting
просить; домогаться; домогательствоСинонимический ряд:1. asking (verb) asking; bespeaking; desiring; requesting2. canvassing (verb) canvassing; drumming; drumming up3. demanding (verb) calling; challenging; claiming; demanding; exacting; postulating; requiring; requisitioning -
2 canvassing
сбор заказов; опрос общественного мненияСинонимический ряд:1. discussing (verb) agitating; arguing; debating; discussing; disputing; mooting; thrashing out; tossing around2. scrutinizing (verb) checking over; checking up; conning; examining; inspecting; scrutinizing; studying; surveying; viewing3. soliciting (verb) drumming; drumming up; soliciting -
3 drumming
1. n барабанный бой; барабанная дробь2. n грохот3. n дребезжание, гудение4. n тех. вибрация5. n амер. ловля шумящих рыб6. n амер. профессия, ремесло коммивояжёра7. n амер. реклама товаров; зазывание покупателей8. n амер. тех. обработка в барабане, галтованиеСинонимический ряд:1. tapping (noun) patter; patting; pitter-patter; pounding; pulsation; rat-a-tat; tapping; thrum2. soliciting (verb) canvassing; drumming up; soliciting -
4 calling
1. n призвание2. n профессия; занятие; ремесло3. n зов; выкрик4. n созыв5. n перекличка6. n приглашение; вызовcalling out — выкрикивающий; вызывающий; вызов
7. n юр. вызов истца на судебное заседаниеcalling rate — нагрузка; интенсивность потока вызовов
8. a кричащий; зовущий, окликающий9. a спец. вызывающийСинонимический ряд:1. vocation (noun) affair; art; business; craft; employment; handicraft; job; lifework; line; line of work; metier; mission; occupation; profession; pursuit; trade; vocation; work2. calling (verb) bawling; bellowing; blustering; calling; clamouring; crying; hollering; roaring; shouting; vociferating; yelling3. demanding (verb) challenging; claiming; demanding; exacting; postulating; requiring; requisitioning; soliciting4. estimating (verb) approximating; estimating; judging; placing; putting; reckoning; setting5. foretelling (verb) adumbrating; auguring; forecasting; foretelling; guessing; portending; predicting; presaging; prognosticating; prophesying; vaticinating6. gathering (verb) assembling; calling in; collecting; convening; convoking; gathering; get together; marshalling; mustering; round up; send for; summoning7. naming (verb) baptising; baptizing; characterising; christening; denominating; designating; dubbing; entitling; labelling; naming; styling; tagging; terming; titling8. seeing (verb) come by; drop by; drop in; look in; look up; pop in; run in; seeing; stopping9. telephoning (verb) phoning; telephoning10. visiting (verb) coming by; coming over; dropping by; dropping in; looking in; looking up; popping in; running in; stepping in; stopping by; stopping in; visiting -
5 solicit
1. v настойчиво просить; ходатайствоватьsolicit for — ходатайствовать; домогаться
2. v выпрашивать, умолять3. v добиваться, домогаться4. v приставать к мужчинамshe was accused of soliciting — её обвиняли в том, что она приставала к мужчинам
5. v отстаивать, защищать; агитировать6. v подстрекать7. v юр. подстрекать к совершению преступления8. v юр. вести дело9. v юр. практиковать в качестве адвокатаСинонимический ряд:1. ask (verb) ask; bespeak; desire; inquire; query; question; request2. canvass (verb) canvass; drum; drum up3. demand (verb) call; challenge; claim; demand; exact; postulate; require; requisition4. peddle (verb) hawk; peddle5. seduce (verb) accost; approach; entice; fascinate; pimp; procure; proposition; prostitute; seduce6. stimulate (verb) activate; arouse; awaken; excite; impel; incite; influence; stimulate7. supplicate (verb) beg; beseech; entreat; implore; importune; pray; seek; supplicate; urgeАнтонимический ряд:demand; disapprove; oppose; protest; reject; veto -
6 tout
[taʊt] I1) BE (selling tickets) bagarino m.2) comm. spreg. (soliciting custom) imbonitore m. (-trice)3) (in horseracing) = chi vende informazioni sui cavalli concorrentiII 1.1) [ street merchant] imbonire3) (publicize) pubblicizzare, reclamizzare [product, invention]2.* * *(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) (andare in cerca di clienti)* * *[taʊt]1. n(for hotels) procacciatore m di clienti, Brit, (also: ticket tout) bagarino, Racing portaquote m inv2. vito tout for business — raccogliere ordinazioni, (for hotels) procacciare clienti
3. vthe is being touted as the greatest living singer — lo stanno facendo passare come il miglior cantante vivente
* * *tout /taʊt/n.3 propagandista; piazzista.(to) tout /taʊt/A v. i.1 (comm.) andare in cerca di clienti; sollecitare ordinazioni; fare il propagandista (o il piazzista)B v. t.2 pubblicizzare; reclamizzare: This hotel is touted as the best in town, questo albergo viene reclamizzato come il migliore della città● (comm.) to tout for orders, sollecitare ordinazioni □ (polit.) to tout for votes, andare in cerca di voti.* * *[taʊt] I1) BE (selling tickets) bagarino m.2) comm. spreg. (soliciting custom) imbonitore m. (-trice)3) (in horseracing) = chi vende informazioni sui cavalli concorrentiII 1.1) [ street merchant] imbonire3) (publicize) pubblicizzare, reclamizzare [product, invention]2. -
7 asking
1. n обращение с вопросом, вопросы2. n арх. оглашение в церквиСинонимический ряд:1. request (noun) appeal; bid; demand; entreaty; inquiry; interrogation; plea; request; search2. bespeaking (verb) bespeaking; desiring; requesting; soliciting3. bidding (verb) bidding; inviting4. catechizing (verb) catechizing; enquiring; examining; inquiring; interrogating; querying; questioning; quizzing5. putting (verb) posing; putting; raising6. taking (verb) call for; calling for; craving; demanding; entailing; involving; necessitating; requiring; taking -
8 challenging
1. a стимулирующий, побуждающий2. a манящий; многообещающийchallenging smile — улыбка, приглашающая к знакомству
3. a требующий напряжения; испытывающийchallenging game — игра, требующая отдачи всех сил
Синонимический ряд:1. ambitious (adj.) ambitious; difficult; formidable; rigorous; rigourous; severe2. demanding (verb) calling; claiming; demanding; exacting; postulating; requiring; requisitioning; soliciting3. facing (verb) bearding; braving; daring; defying; facing; fronting; outfacing; venturing4. fighting (verb) bucking; combating; contesting; fighting; opposing; resisting; traversing5. questioning (verb) disputing; doubting; mistrusting; questioning6. stirring (verb) arousing; awakening; bestirring; kindling; rallying; rousing; stirring; wakening; waking; whetting -
9 about
about [əˈbaʊt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = approximately) à peu près, environ• there were about 25 and now there are about 30 il y en avait environ or à peu près 25 et maintenant il y en a une trentaine• it's about 11 o'clock il est environ or à peu près 11 heures• it's about time! ce n'est pas trop tôt !• I've had about enough! (inf) je commence à en avoir assez !b. ( = here and there) çà et làc. ( = near, in circulation) par ici• is anyone about? il y a quelqu'un ?• you should be out and about! ne restez donc pas enfermé !d. ( = round) all about tout autoure. ( = opposite direction) to turn sth the other way about retourner qch• it's the other way about ( = the opposite) c'est le contraire• I was about to go out when... j'étais sur le point de sortir or j'allais sortir quand...2. prepositiona. ( = concerning) I heard nothing about it je n'en ai pas entendu parler• what is it about? de quoi s'agit-il ?• well, what about it? (inf) ( = does it matter?) et alors ? (inf) ; ( = what do you think?) alors, qu'est-ce que tu en penses ?• what about me? et moi alors ? (inf)• how about going to the cinema? (inf) et si on allait au cinéma ?• how about a coffee? (inf) et si on prenait un café ?b. ( = somewhere in) quelque part dansc. ( = round) autour ded. ( = with, on) I've got it about me somewhere je l'ai quelque part sur moif. ( = occupied with) while we're about it pendant que nous y sommes* * *Note: about is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc)about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, jump about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, jump, lie etc)[ə'baʊt] 1.2) ( awake)2.1) ( approximately) environ, à peu prèsat about 6 pm — vers 18 h, à environ 18 h
2) ( almost) presque3) ( in circulation)4) ( in the vicinity)3.1) ( concerning)what's it about? — (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi?
it's about... — il s'agit de...
about your overdraft... — pour ce qui est de votre découvert...
2) ( in the nature of)3) ( bound up with)business is about profit — ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices
4) ( occupied with)while you're about it... — tant que tu y es..., par la même occasion...
5) ( around)6) (in invitations, suggestions)how ou what about some tea? — et si on prenait un thé?
7) ( when soliciting opinions)8) sout (on)hidden about one's person — [drugs, arms] caché sur soi
••it's about time (that) — il serait temps que (+ subj)
about time too! — ce n'est pas trop tôt! (colloq)
that's about it — ( that's all) c'est tout
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10 tout
tout [taʊt]1. noun• the taxi drivers were touting for the hotels les chauffeurs de taxi racolaient des clients pour les hôtels* * *[taʊt] 1.1) GB ( selling tickets) revendeur m de billets au marché noir2) Commerce ( soliciting custom) racoleur/-euse (colloq) m/f pej3) ( racing) vendeur m de tuyaux2.transitive verb1) [street seller] vendre (en faisant du boniment)2) GB ( illegally) revendre [quelque chose] au marché noir [tickets]3) ( publicize) vanter les mérites de [product, invention]3.to tout for business — racoler (colloq) la clientèle
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11 exacting
1. a требовательный, взыскательный; строгий2. a настоятельный3. a трудный, обременительный, изнурительныйСинонимический ряд:1. hard (adj.) arduous; backbreaking; burdensome; careful; critical; demanding; difficult; exact; exigent; formidable; grievous; hard; harsh; heavy; laborious; making severe demands; onerous; oppressive; precise; rigid; rigorous; rigourous; rough; scrupulous; severe; stern; strenuous; strict; superincumbent; taxing; tough; trying; unbending; unyielding; weighty2. particular (adj.) choosy; dainty; fastidious; finicky; fussy; meticulous; particular; pernickety; picky3. demanding (verb) call for; calling; challenging; claiming; demanding; insist on; postulating; requiring; requisitioning; soliciting4. extorting (verb) exacting; extorting; gouging; pinching; screwing; shaking down; squeezing; wrenching; wresting; wringing5. levying (verb) assessing; imposing; levying; putting; putting on; putting uponАнтонимический ряд:easy; lenient -
12 demanding
требовать; требовательныйСинонимический ряд:1. hard (adj.) arduous; backbreaking; bothersome; burdensome; difficult; exacting; exigent; formidable; grievous; hard; heavy; laborious; onerous; oppressive; rigid; rigorous; rough; severe; stern; strenuous; strict; superincumbent; taxing; tough; troublesome; trying; unyielding; weighty2. querulous (adj.) critical; fussy; hard to please; imperious; querulous3. calling (verb) calling; challenging; claiming; exacting; postulating; requisitioning; soliciting4. taking (verb) asking; call for; calling for; craving; demanding; entailing; insist on; involving; necessitating; requiring; taking -
13 about
❢ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc). about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, rummage about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, rummage, lie etc).A adj1 ( expressing future intention) to be about to do être sur le point de faire ;2 ( rejecting course of action) I'm not about to do je ne suis pas près de faire ;3 ( awake) debout ; you were (up and) about early this morning tu étais debout tôt ce matin.B adv1 ( approximately) environ, à peu près ; it's about the same as yesterday c'est à peu près pareil qu'hier ; at about 6 pm à environ 18 h ; it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane iron c'est aussi utile qu'un parapluie dans un ouragan ; ⇒ round ;2 ( almost) presque ; to be (just) about ready être presque prêt ; that seems about right ça a l'air d'aller, ça devrait aller ; I've had just about enough of her! j'en ai plus qu'assez d'elle! ; I've had about as much as I can take! j'en ai plus qu'assez! ; ⇒ just ;3 ( in circulation) there was no-one about il n'y avait personne ; there are few people about il y a peu de gens dans les parages ; there is a lot of food poisoning about il y a beaucoup d'intoxications alimentaires en ce moment, les intoxications alimentaires ne manquent pas en ce moment ; there's a lot of it about ça ne manque pas ;4 ( in the vicinity) to be somewhere about être dans les parages ; she must be somewhere about elle doit être dans les parages, elle doit être quelque part par là ;5 ( indicating reverse position) the other way about l'inverse, le contraire ; ⇒ put about (put), turn about (turn).C prep1 (concerning, regarding) a book/film about sb/sth un livre/film sur qn/qch ; to talk about parler de [problem, subject] ; what's it about? (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi? ; it's about… il s'agit de… ; may I ask what it's about? pourriez-vous me dire de quoi il s'agit? ; I'm ringing about my results j'appelle pour mes résultats ; it's about my son's report c'est au sujet du bulletin scolaire de mon fils ; about your overdraft… pour ce qui est de votre découvert… ;2 ( in the nature of) there's something weird/sad about him il a quelque chose de bizarre/triste ; there's something about the place that intrigues me l'endroit a quelque chose qui me fascine ; what I like about her is ce que j'aime chez elle c'est ;3 ( bound up with) business is about profit ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices ; teaching is all about communication enseigner, c'est communiquer ; that's what life is all about c'est la vie ;4 ( occupied with) to know what one is about savoir ce qu'on fait ; mind what you're about! GB fais attention or fais gaffe ○ à ce que tu fais! ; while you're about it… tant que tu y es…, par la même occasion… ; and be quick about it! et fais vite! ;5 ( around) to wander/run about the streets errer/courir dans les rues ; strewn about the floor éparpillés sur le sol ;6 (in invitations, suggestions) how ou what about some tea? et si on prenait un thé? ; how about going into town? et si on allait en ville? ; how about it?, how about you? ça te or vous dit? ;7 ( when soliciting opinions) what about the transport GB ou transportation US costs? et les frais de transport? ; what about us? et nous alors? ; ‘what about the dinner?’-‘what about it?’ ‘et le repas alors?’-‘quoi, le repas?’ ; what about you? et toi? ; what about Natasha? et Natasha? ; how about it? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ;9 GB ( surrounding) autour de ; there were trees about the house il y avait des arbres autour de la maison.it's about time (that) il serait temps que (+ subj) ; about time too! il était temps!, ce n'est pas trop tôt ○ ! ; that's about it ( that's all) c'est tout ; ( that's the situation) en gros, oui, c'est à peu près ça. -
14 posture
1. n поза, положение; позиция2. n осанка; постав3. n положение, состояние4. n состояние; расположение духа5. n отношение, позиция6. v ставить в позу7. v принимать позу, позировать8. v рисоваться, вставать в позуСинонимический ряд:1. air (noun) air; demeanor; mien2. mood (noun) mood; tenor; tone3. stance (noun) attitude; bearing; carriage; condition; mode; outlook; port; pose; position; positure; presence; sentiment; situation; stance; state; status4. pose (verb) attitudinize; impersonate; masquerade; pass; pass as; pass for; pass off; pose; sit
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