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1 soul-destroying
adjective ((of a task etc) very dull, boring, repetitive etc.) piinallisen yksitoikkoinen -
2 soul
• itseys• henki• ego• sielu• sielukkuus• psyyke• mieli• minuus* * *səul1) (the spirit; the non-physical part of a person, which is often thought to continue in existence after he or she dies: People often discuss whether animals and plants have souls.) sielu2) (a person: She's a wonderful old soul.) ihminen3) ((of an enterprise etc) the organizer or leader: He is the soul of the whole movement.) sielu4) (soul music.) soul•- soulful- soulfully
- soulless
- soul-destroying
- soul music
См. также в других словарях:
soul-destroying — soul des.troying adj something that is soul destroying is extremely boring or makes you feel very unhappy ▪ a soul destroying experience … Dictionary of contemporary English
soul-destroying — soul de|stroy|ing [ soul dı,strɔııŋ ] adjective a soul destroying situation makes you very unhappy because you think it will never improve … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soul-destroying — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unbearably monotonous … English terms dictionary
soul-destroying — ADJ GRADED Activities or situations that are soul destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement. Believing yourself to be in the wrong job can be soul destroying. ...an utterly soul destroying… … English dictionary
soul-destroying — adjective something soul destroying is extremely boring or makes you feel unhappy: the soul destroying monotony of routine jobs … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
soul-destroying — adjective destructive to the spirit or soul soul destroying labor • Similar to: ↑destructive … Useful english dictionary
soul-destroying — adjective Describing something that causes erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation War is a soul destroying experience for soldiers, youre never the same easy going person after youve killed … Wiktionary
soul-destroying — UK [ˈsəʊl dɪˌstrɔɪɪŋ] / US [ˈsoʊl dɪˌstrɔɪɪŋ] adjective a soul destroying situation makes you very unhappy because you think it will never improve … English dictionary
soul-destroying — /ˈsoʊl dəstrɔɪɪŋ/ (say sohl duhstroying) adjective (of a job, way of life, etc.) demoralising, dispiriting, usually because of the drudgery or monotony involved: the soul destroying tasks of a production line worker …
soul-destroying — adjective unbearably monotonous … English new terms dictionary
Soul — Soul, n. [OE. soule, saule, AS. s[=a]wel, s[=a]wl; akin to OFries. s?le, OS. s?ola, D. ziel, G. seele, OHG. s?la, s?ula, Icel. s[=a]la, Sw. sj[ a]l, Dan. si[ae]l, Goth. saiwala; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to L. saeculum a lifetime, age (cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
