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1 the plague swept off thousands
Общая лексика: чума унесла тысячи жизнейУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the plague swept off thousands
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2 plague
1. n чума, моровая язва2. n бедствие, бич, наказание, проклятье3. n разг. неприятность, досада, беспокойствоthe plague of the thing is, nobody could go there but me — вся беда в том, что кроме меня туда некому было пойти
what a plague that child is! — это не ребёнок, а наказание какое-то!
4. v разг. мучить, досаждать; надоедать, беспокоить5. v арх. насылать бедствие6. v арх. зачумлятьСинонимический ряд:1. annoyance (noun) annoyance; besetment; bother; botheration; botherment; exasperation; irritant; pest; pester2. disease (noun) black death; disease; epidemic; great plague; oriental plague; outbreak; pandemic; rash3. ill (noun) affliction; bane; blight; calamity; curse; evil; ill; pestilence; scourge; woe4. trouble (noun) disturbance; nuisance; torment; trouble; vexation5. bother (verb) bother; grieve; irk; trouble; vex6. infest (verb) infest; overrun; swarm7. strike (verb) afflict; curse; excruciate; rack; scourge; smite; strike; torment; torture8. visit (verb) impose; inflict; visit; wreak9. worry (verb) annoy; badger; bedevil; beleaguer; beset; besiege; disturb; dun; fret; gnaw; hagride; harass; harry; hector; hound; importune; irritate; needle; pester; tantalize; tease; worryАнтонимический ряд:cure; solution -
3 sweep off
[ʹswi:pʹɒf] phr v1. сметать; уносить2. загибаться, изгибаться (в какую-л. сторону)♢
to sweep off one's hat - раскланяться, широким жестом сняв шляпу -
4 sweep off
сметать;
уносить - the plague swept off thousands чума унесла тысячи жизней - the wind swept my hat off ветер сорвал с меня шляпу загибаться, изгибаться( в какую-л. сторону) - the valley sweeps off to the right долина изгибается направо > to * one's hat раскланяться, широким жестом сняв шляпуБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sweep off
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5 sweep\ off
1. IIsweep off somewhere the valley sweeps off to the right долина поворачивает [и идет] направо2. IIIsweep off smth. /smth. off/ the plague swept off thousands (multitudes) чума унесла тысячи (множество) жизней -
6 sweep off
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