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82 to a nicety
(очень) точно, с большой точностью; до тонкостей; как следует, доскональноThe time of the China steamers was calculated to a nicety... (R. L. Stevenson and L. Osbourne, ‘The Wrecker’, ch. XXIII) — Время прибытия пароходов из Китая было установлено с абсолютной точностью...
He figured out his programme for the day to a nicety. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. LXXIV) — Он до мельчайших подробностей продумал программу действий на этот день.
The publishers of the sex adventure magazines learned to a nicety the gentle art of arousing the reader with out arousing the censor. (P. L. Allen, ‘Only Yesterday’, ch. V) — Издатели порнографических журналов до тонкости овладели искусством волновать читателя, не вызывая гнева цензора.
A quarter of an hour later he rejoined his hostess in the hall, exquisitely attired in evening clothes... which fitted him to a nicety. (A. Christie, ‘The Listerdale Mystery and Other Stories’, ‘The Manhood of Edward Robinson’) — Через пятнадцать минут Эдуард присоединился к хозяйке в холле. На нем был изящный вечерний костюм... который ему очень шел.
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83 θῆλυς
A- εας Il.5.269
(Hom. has regul. fem.θήλεια Il.8.7
,al., but also θῆλυς as fem., 10.216,al., as in other poets, v. infr.): [dialect] Ion. fem. θήλεα, θήλεαν, θηλέης, θηλέῃ, pl. θήλεαι, θηλέας, θηλέων, Hdt. and Hp.: gen. ; acc. fem. θηλείην dub. l. in Nic.Al.42, neut. pl.θήλεια Arat.1068
: [dialect] Ep. also θηλύτερος indicating opposition rather than comparison (cf. ἀρρέντερος); θηλύτεραι δὲ γυναῖκες Il.8.520
;θηλύτεραι δὲ θεαί Od.8.324
; (Elis, iv B.C.); in late Prose θηλύτερος, -ύτατος occur as [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup. (v. infr. 11): ( θη- 'suckle', cf. θῆσαι):— female, θήλεια θεός a goddess, Il.8.7; Ἥρη θῆλυς ἐοῦσα being female, 19.97, cf. A.Ag. 1231, S.Tr. 1062, E.IT 621; θήλειαι ἵπποι mares, Od.4.636, etc.; σύες θήλειαι sows, 14.16; ὄϊς θῆλυς a ewe, Il.10.216;θήλεια μῆλα Arat. 1068
; θήλεια ἔλαφος a hind, Pi.O. 3.29;θήλεα κάμηλος Hdt.3.102
; ἡ θ. ἵππος ib.86;θ. ὄρνις S.Fr. 477
; ζῷα θ. Pl.Criti. 110c; ἄπαις θήλεος γόνου without female issue, Hdt.3.66;θῆλυς σπορά E.Hec. 659
;θήλειαι γυναῖκες Id.Or. 1205
;θ. κόραι Pl.Lg. 764d
: with masc. nouns, ὁ θῆλυς ὀρεύς the she-mule, Arist.HA 577b22;ἄνθρωπος θῆλυς Id.PA 688b31
: masc. pl.,θήλεις χοροί Critias 1.8D.
; butμὴ εἶναι θεοὺς ἄρρενας μηδὲ θηλείας Phld.Piet.12
.b ἡ θήλεα, [dialect] Att. - εια, the female, Hdt.3.109, X.Mem.2.1.4; (troch.).c τὸ θ. γένος the female sex, woman-kind, E.Hec. 885; τὸ θ. alone, Id.HF 536, etc.; opp. τὸ ἄρρεν, Pl.R. 454d, Arist.Metaph. 988a5; [ἡ δεῖνα] τέτοκεν θῆλυ PTeb.422.18
(iii A.D.),al.d of plants and trees, Thphr.HP3.9.1;θ. κάλαμος Dsc.1.85
;θῆλυς φοῖνιξ Ach.Tat.1.17
;θῆλυ βούτομον Thphr.HP4.10.4
.2 of or belonging to women,κουράων θῆλυς ἀϋτή Od.6.122
; θήλεα νοῦσος among the Scythians (cf. Ἐνάρεες), Hdt.1.105; (lyr.); ;χάρις APl.4
.<*>87 (Leont.); θ. φόνος murder by women, E.Ba. 796.II metaph., of persons and things,bὕδωρ θ. καὶ μαλακόν Thphr.CP2.6.3
; θηλυτέρα ὀσμή ib.6.15.4; θηλύτατον πεδίον most fruitful, Call.Fr. 296; θηλύτατον ὕδωρ of the Nile, Id.Sos. vii 5.2 tender, delicate,Φοίβου θήλειαι.. παρειαί Id.Ap.37
; θῆλυς ἀπὸ χροιῆς delicate of skin, Theoc.16.49; of temper or character, soft, yielding, weak,θῆλυς ηὕρημαι τάλας S.Tr. 1075
; ;θήλεια φρήν Ar.Lys. 708
, cf. E.Andr. 181;δίαιτα θηλυτέρα ἢ κατ' ἄνδρα Plu.Mar.34
;θηλύτατος Luc.Im.13
;παλλακὴ -υτάτη Philostr.VS2.21.2
; τὸ θῆλυ τῆς ψυχῆς effeminacy, Men.599.3 in mechanics, those parts were called female into which others fitted, as the female vertebra, Poll.2.180;γίγγλυμος J.AJ3.6.3
.5 Pythag., of even numbers, Plu.2.264a, 288d.6 Astrol., of planets, Ptol. Tetr.19; cf.θηλυκός 3c
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84 bi|ały
Ⅰ adj. grad. 1. (kolor) white- biały jak śnieg (as) white as snow- bielszy od śniegu whiter than snow2. (blady) [osoba] white, pale- biały jak ściana/płótno (as) white as a sheet- biały jak lilia lily-white- białe dłonie white a. pale hands3. (siwy) białe włosy white hair 4. Kulin. white- biała mąka white flour- biały chleb white bread- białe mięso white meat- biały ser curd cheeseⅡ m 1. (osoba) white (man) 2. Hist. (członek stronnictwa w czasie powstania styczniowego) White (an advocate of the necessity for ‘organic work’ in cooperation with the Russians prior to the January Uprising, 1863-64)■ czarno na białym in black and white- białe szaleństwo skiingThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bi|ały
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85 слабый
1) ( несильный физически) weakсла́бые ру́ки — weak arms
2) ( болезненный) feeble, frail, weakсла́бый ребёнок — weak / feeble child
сла́бое здоро́вье — weak / delicate / poor health
сла́бые глаза́ — weak eyes
3) ( чахлый - о растениях) weak; stunted, wilted4) (не обладающий твёрдостью, авторитетом, ресурсами и т.п.) weakсла́бая во́ля — weak will
сла́бый прави́тель — weak ruler
сла́бая страна́ — weak nation
5) чаще кратк. ф. разг. (на вн.; до; к; имеющий склонность) having a weakness (for); pushover (for)он слаб до краси́вых де́вушек — he is a pushover for pretty girls
он слаб к спиртно́му — he has a weakness for alcohol
6) ( несильный по степени проявления) weak, faintсла́бый го́лос (несильный по природе) — weak / small voice; ( ослабленный) weak / faint voice
сла́бый свет — faint light
сла́бый ве́тер — weak wind; gentle breeze
сла́бая наде́жда — faint / slender hope
7) ( ненасыщенный) weak, thinсла́бый чай — weak tea
сла́бое пи́во — weak / thin beer
8) (недостаточный, неудовлетворительный) poorсла́бое разви́тие — poor development
сла́бая попы́тка — feeble attempt
сла́бое оправда́ние [сла́бая отгово́рка] — lame excuse [-s]
сла́бый аргуме́нт — weak / lame argument
сла́бое утеше́ние — cold comfort
сла́бый конта́кт — poor contact
9) (не достаточно способный, компетентный) poor; weakсла́бый учени́к — backward pupil
сла́бый ора́тор — poor speaker
сла́бый специали́ст — poor specialist
я слаб в правописа́нии — I'm weak in spelling
10) ( с низким уровнем мастерства) weakоди́н из са́мых сла́бых рома́нов писа́теля — one of the author's weakest novels
11) (не тугой, не плотный) loose [-s], slackсла́бый у́зел — loose knot
12) (на грани порчи, закисания - о продуктах) on the point of going bad (после сущ.)молоко́ сла́бое — this milk is about to go sour, this milk is on the point of going sour
••сла́бый глаго́л грам. — weak verb
сла́бое склоне́ние грам. — weak declension
сла́бый пол — the weaker sex
сла́бое ме́сто — weak spot / point / place
находи́ть сла́бое ме́сто — find a weak spot / point / place
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86 svag
bad, dim, faint, feeble, gentle, limp, low, puny, slim, subtle, weak, woolly* * *adj( uden kraft) weak ( fx legs, heart, eyes, sight, army, team, government, resistance, argument, market),( meget svag) feeble ( fx old man, pulse, attempt, attack, excuse);( eftergivende) weak, over-fond ( fx parents), weakly indulgent;( ubetydelig, lille) faint ( fx hope, chance, light, resemblance, suspicion), slight ( fx chance, hope, improvement),( svagere) slender ( fx chance, hope);( om kunstværk) feeble,( middelmådig) mediocre;( om lys, farve, lyd, erindring etc) faint ( fx colour, smell, sound, cry), dim ( fx light, recollection);[ med sb:][ svag bøjning](af sb og adj) weak declension,(af vb) weak conjugation;[ en svag forestilling om] a faint (el. vague) idea of;[ stå på svage fødder] be shaky;[ svagt helbred] delicate health;[ have et svagt helbred] be delicate;[ svag karakter] weak character;[ det svage køn] the weaker sex;[ et svagt punkt] a weak point;[ hans svage punkt] his weak point;[ sætte fingeren på det svage punkt] put one's finger on the weak spot;[ hans svage side] his weak point;[ et svagt smil] a faint smile;[ et svagt verbum] a weak verb;[ svag vind] light breeze;[ i et svagt øjeblik] in a moment of weakness;[ med præp:][ svag i latin] weak in Latin;[ svag i knæene], se slap;(fx barn) weak with, indulgent to,( fristelser) unable to resist. -
87 gentile
I [dʒen'tile] aggè molto gentile da parte sua — it's very kind o nice of you
vuoi essere tanto gentile da...? — would you be so kind as to...?
2) (delicato: lineamenti) fine, (profumo) delicate3)Gentile Signore — Dear SirGentile Signor Fernando Villa — Mr Fernando VillaPAROLA CHIAVE: gentile non si traduce mai con la parola inglese gentle II [dʒen'tile] smRel Gentile -
88 il bel, gentil sesso
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90 нежный
1) (мягкий, приятный) tender; gentle; (о вкусе, цвете тж.) delicate2) (ласковый, любящий) loving, affectionate, fondне́жный сын — loving son
3) (хрупкий, невыносливый) delicateне́жное сложе́ние — delicate consititution
не́жное здоро́вье — delicate health
••не́жный во́зраст — tender age
не́жный пол — the fair sex
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91 manso
adj.tame, lamb-like, quiet, gentle.* * *► adjetivo1 (animal) tame2 (persona) docile, meek* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] meek, gentle2) [animal] tame3) Chile * (=tremendo) huge, tremendous2.SM Esp ** mattress* * *- sa adjetivob) (liter) <persona/carácter> gentle, meek (liter)* * *= tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.----* aguas mansas = still waters.* tan manso como un cordero = as meek as a lamb.* * *- sa adjetivob) (liter) <persona/carácter> gentle, meek (liter)* * *= tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
* aguas mansas = still waters.* tan manso como un cordero = as meek as a lamb.* * *manso -saA1 ‹caballo› tame; ‹toro› docileun perro manso a friendly dog o a dog that won't bitela reprimenda lo dejó manso como un corderito after being told off he was meek and mild o he behaved like a lamb3 ( liter); ‹río› gently-flowing, peaceful; ‹brisa› gentleB( Chi fam) (enorme, tremendo) ( delante del n): mansa pateadura que le dieron they gave him a terrible beating ( colloq)y yo que llevaba esta mansa valija and there I was carrying this whopping o huge great suitcase ( colloq)* * *
manso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ toro› docile;
‹ perro› friendly
manso,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) gentle, meek
2 (animal) tame, docile
' manso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mansa
English:
meek
- tame
- well-behaved
* * *manso, -a adj1. [animal] [dócil] docile;[domesticado] tame2. [persona] gentle, meek3. [aguas] calmtiene la mansa casa he has a gigantic o massive house* * *I adj1 animal docile2 persona mild* * *manso, -sa adj1) : gentle, meek2) : tame♦ mansamente adv* * * -
92 lascivo
adj.1 lascivious, immodest, lewd, lustful.2 tentiginous.m.lewd person, lewd individual, lascivious man, lecher.* * *► adjetivo1 lascivious, lewd* * *ADJ [gesto, mirada, comentario] lewd, lascivious; [persona] lecherous, lascivious* * *- va adjetivo lascivious, lustful* * *= lewd [lewder -comp., lewdest -sup.], lascivious, salacious, sex-hungry, lusty [lustier -comp., lustiest -sup.], leering, wanton, lustful, lecherous.Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.Ex. Being salacious in character, he spread the gossip that the boss and his new secretary were an item.Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and ' lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex. I'm appalled that this film was ever released, not because of its themes, but because of its lurid and leering portrayal of those themes.Ex. Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.Ex. This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.----* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.* * *- va adjetivo lascivious, lustful* * *= lewd [lewder -comp., lewdest -sup.], lascivious, salacious, sex-hungry, lusty [lustier -comp., lustiest -sup.], leering, wanton, lustful, lecherous.Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.Ex: Being salacious in character, he spread the gossip that the boss and his new secretary were an item.Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and ' lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex: I'm appalled that this film was ever released, not because of its themes, but because of its lurid and leering portrayal of those themes.Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.Ex: This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.* * *lascivo -valascivious, lustful, lecherous* * *
lascivo◊ -va adjetivo
lascivious, lustful
lascivo,-a
I adjetivo lecherous, lascivious
II sustantivo masculino y femenino lewd person, lascivious person
' lascivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lasciva
- asqueroso
English:
lewd
- prurient
- raunchy
- wanton
- dirty
* * *lascivo, -a♦ adj[comportamiento] lascivious, lewd; [gesto] lewd; [persona, mirada] lustful, lecherous♦ nm,flascivious o lewd person;es un lascivo he's a lecher* * *adj lewd, lascivious* * *lascivo, -va adj: lascivious, lewd♦ lascivamente adv -
93 lujurioso
adj.lustful, lusty, lewd, wanton.* * *► adjetivo1 lustful, lecherous► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lecher* * *ADJ lustful, lecherous, lewd* * *- sa adjetivo lecherous, lustful* * *= lewd [lewder -comp., lewdest -sup.], lustful, sex-hungry, lusty [lustier -comp., lustiest -sup.], wanton, lecherous.Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.Ex. This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and ' lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex. Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* * *- sa adjetivo lecherous, lustful* * *= lewd [lewder -comp., lewdest -sup.], lustful, sex-hungry, lusty [lustier -comp., lustiest -sup.], wanton, lecherous.Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.
Ex: This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and ' lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* * *lujurioso -salecherous, lustful* * *
lujurioso,-a adjetivo lustful
' lujurioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lujuriosa
- sátiro
English:
lecherous
- lustful
* * *lujurioso, -a♦ adjlecherous♦ nm,flecher* * *I adj lecherousII m, lujuriosa f lecher* * *lujurioso, -sa adj: lustful, lecherous -
94 dócil
adj.docile, yielding, obedient, tame.* * *► adjetivo1 docile, obedient* * *ADJ [animal] docile; [persona] submissive, meek* * *adjetivo <niño/comportamiento> meek, docile; <perro/caballo> docile, well-trained; < pelo> manageable* * *= meek, docile, malleable, tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.Ex. While manual catalogs are essentially preestablished indexes which a user must deal with as found, electronic databases are inherently flexible and malleable = Mientras que los catálogos manuales son básicamente índices preestablecidos que el usuario debe utilizar tal y como se los encuentra, las bases de datos electrónicas son flexibles y maleables de por sí.Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.* * *adjetivo <niño/comportamiento> meek, docile; <perro/caballo> docile, well-trained; < pelo> manageable* * *= meek, docile, malleable, tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.Ex: While manual catalogs are essentially preestablished indexes which a user must deal with as found, electronic databases are inherently flexible and malleable = Mientras que los catálogos manuales son básicamente índices preestablecidos que el usuario debe utilizar tal y como se los encuentra, las bases de datos electrónicas son flexibles y maleables de por sí.Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.* * *1 ‹niño/comportamiento› meek, docile; ‹perro/caballo› docile, well-trained2 ‹pelo› manageable* * *
dócil adjetivo ‹niño/comportamiento› meek, docile;
‹perro/caballo› docile, well-trained;
‹ pelo› manageable
dócil adjetivo
1 (persona) docile, manageable
2 (metal, piedra) ductile, malleable
' dócil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cordero
- sumisión
English:
docile
- lead
- meek
- well-behaved
- amenable
- manageable
- tame
* * *dócil adj1. [animal, niño] obedient;[persona] docile, tractable;es un caballo muy dócil he's a very docile o gentle horse;no deberías ser tan dócil you shouldn't be so submissive o compliant2. [cabello] manageable* * *adj docile* * *dócil adj: docile♦ dócilmente adv -
95 soft
[sɔft] 1. прил.1) мягкийA soft mattress is bad for your back. — Мягкий матрац вреден для спины.
2) слабый, дряблый, вялый3) мягкий, гладкий, нежныйThe fabric felt soft to the touch. — Ткань была мягкой на ощупь.
She has soft skin. — У неё нежная кожа.
4) ласковый, тихийto sing / speak in a soft voice — напевать, говорить вполголоса
5) мягкий, неконтрастный, приглушённыйsoft light — мягкий, рассеянный свет
Syn:6) мягкий, умеренный, спокойныйSyn:7) добрый, кроткий; нежный; снисходительный, терпимыйHe was very soft and gentle with the children. — Он был добрым и ласковым по отношению к детям.
She found his soft, pensive eyes looking at her. — Она увидела, что его мягкие, грустные глаза устремлены на неё.
He was fond of saying soft things which were intended to have no meaning. — Он с удовольствием говорил нежные слова, которые ничего не значили.
Syn:8) влюблённый; неравнодушныйto be soft (up)on smb. — влюбиться в кого-л., питать склонность к кому-л.
He found himself quite soft on the subject. — Он почувствовал, что эта тема очень его растрогала.
9) уступчивый, покорный, послушный; слабохарактерный10) разг. простоватый; придурковатый, с придурьюYou are soft in the head. — Ты просто ненормальный.
11) разг. лёгкий, не вызывающий напряжения, усилийsoft job — лёгкая работа; тёплое местечко
Syn:12) мягкий, без нажима, применения силы (о политике, мерах); примирительныйThey are disposed to try soft means at first. — Они намерены сначала применить нежесткие меры.
The government is too soft on crime. — Правительство занимает слишком мягкую позицию в борьбе с преступностью.
13) неопределённый, неточный, не имеющий экспериментального подтверждения (о фактах, информации)soft science — мягкая наука (социология, психология, антропология и т. п.)
Most academic articles in all the sciences (hard and soft) are read by very few people. — Большинство академических статей (как в точных, так и в гуманитарных науках) читают лишь немногие.
14) умеренный, не примыкающий к крайним общественно-политическим течениямa soft-right, near-left Democrat — умеренно-правый, почти левый демократ
15) мягкий, неконвертируемый ( валюте)16) мягкий ( о наркотике)18) физ. слабопроникающий ( об излучении)19) воен. незащищённый от прямого ядерного удара ( о ракетной базе)soft target — незащищённая, неукрытая цель
20) безалкогольный ( о напитках)Syn:21)б) мягкий, мучнистый ( о пшенице)22) тех. пластичный; ковкийSyn:24) лингв. палатализованный, смягчённый25) эк. вялый ( о конъюнктуре)••- softer sex
- soft sex
- boil an egg soft
- soft spot 2. нареч.мягко, тихо3. межд.; уст.тихонько!, тише! -
96 fair
[fɛə] I сущ.базар, рынок; ярмарка, выставка- Bartholomew Fair"Vanity Fair" — "Ярмарка тщеславия" (роман У.Теккерея, 1848 г.)
- world fair
- science fair••II 1. прил.1) поэт. красивый, прекрасный ( обычно о женщинах)"My fair lady" — "Моя прекрасная леди" (американский художественный фильм 1964 года; снят по пьесе Б.Шоу "Пигмалион")
- fair one- fair sex
- fair treatSyn:2) светлый, белокурый- fair manSyn:3) хороший, ясный; чистыйfair weather — хорошая, ясная погода
Syn:4) привлекательный, красивый (о словах, поступках)He has fallen away from all his fair promises. — Он нарушил все свои красивые обещания.
Syn:5) мор. гладкий, ровныйSyn:6) чёткий, ясныйSyn:7) объёмный, большой, значительный, порядочныйA fair heritage is no less agreeable than a fair wife. — Хорошенькое наследство ничуть не менее приятно, чем хорошенькая жена.
Syn:8) амер. абсолютный, окончательный, полный, в наивысшей степениHe was a fair fool. — Он был невообразимый дурак.
Syn:9)а) порядочный, честный, справедливый; законныйfair and square — открытый, честный
- by fair meansHe's fair to his employees. — Он справедлив по отношению к своим служащим.
- fair play
- stand fairб) незапятнанный, чистыйв) вежливый, учтивый; мирный, спокойныйI have used both fair and foul words. — Я то говорил вежливо, то хамил.
Syn:•Syn:10) мор. попутный ( о ветре)11) уст. свободный, беспрепятственныйKeep back so that each man may have a fair view. — Отойдите назад, чтобы всем было видно.
Syn:•- fair to middling
- for fair••fair field and no favour — игра, борьба на равных условиях
2. нареч.All's fair in love and war. посл. — В любви и на войне все средства хороши.
1) красиво, прекрасно, приятно глазуSpread out his boughs and flourish fair. — Раскинул свои ветви и цветёт в великолепии.
Syn:2) уст. учтиво, вежливо, благородноSyn:3) чётко, чисто, ясно ( о почерке)Syn:4) честно, откровенно, беспристрастноto fight fair — вести бой по всем правилам; вести себя честно, как подобает
I can never think you meant me fair. — Ни за что не поверю, что ты вёл себя со мной честно.
Syn:5) гладко, ровноSyn:6) прямо, точно ( об ударе)He's an elefant, if he strikes you fair he knocks your life out. — Он просто слон, если он нанесёт тебе точный удар, ты концы отдашь.
7) полностью, совершенно, абсолютноSyn:••3. сущ.Does the boat lie fair? — мор. Шлюпка у борта?
1) нечто вежливое, приличноеThe exchange of fair and foul. — Обмен любезностями и грубостями.
2) уст.; поэт. женщина; возлюбленная4. гл.1) диал. проясняться ( о погоде)- fair up2) переписывать начисто; выбелять ( документ)3) тех. обеспечивать обтекаемость, сглаживать контур; подгонять детали -
97 слабый
1. (в разн. знач.) weak; (о звуке, свете) faint; ( хилый) feeble; (не тугой, не плотный) loose, slackслабый ребёнок — weak / feeble child*
слабый голос — weak / small voice
слабое здоровье — weak / delicate / poor health
слабый ветер — light / gentle breeze
слабое пиво — weak / thin / small beer
слабая надежда — faint / slender hope
слабый глагол грам. — weak verb
2. разг. ( плохой) poorслабый ученик — bad* / backward pupil
слабое оправдание, слабая отговорка — lame excuse
слабый аргумент — weak / lame argument
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слабый пол — weaker sexслабое место — weak spot / point / place
находить слабое место — find* a weak spot / point / place; find* the joint in the armour идиом.
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