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21 prebendas
(n.) = spoilsEx. As more colleges and university libraries pursue outside funding, the spoils increasingly will go to those institutions which are best prepared for the rigours of fundraising.* * *(n.) = spoilsEx: As more colleges and university libraries pursue outside funding, the spoils increasingly will go to those institutions which are best prepared for the rigours of fundraising.
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22 rigour
rig·our [ʼrɪgəʳ], (Am) rig·or [-ɚ] n1) no pl3) ( demanding conditions)the \rigours of the winter die Härten des Winters -
23 botín
m.1 booty, loot, spoil.2 ankle boot, bootee, legging.* * *1 (de guerra) spoils plural, booty2 (de robo) haul\botín de guerra spoils plural of war————————1 (zapato) ankle boot2 (cubierta) gaiter* * *noun m.1) booty, loot2) ankle boot* * *ISM [de guerra] booty, plunder; [de ladrón] lootIISM1) (=calzado) ankle boot2) (=polaina) legging, spat3) Chile (=borceguí) bootee4) Cono Sur (=calcetín) sock* * *1) ( bota corta) ankle boot; ( de bebé) bootee; ( de futbolista) (CS) boot2) ( de guerra) plunder, booty; ( de ladrones) haul, loot* * *1) ( bota corta) ankle boot; ( de bebé) bootee; ( de futbolista) (CS) boot2) ( de guerra) plunder, booty; ( de ladrones) haul, loot* * *botín11 = spoils, booty, plunder.Ex: As more colleges and university libraries pursue outside funding, the spoils increasingly will go to those institutions which are best prepared for the rigours of fundraising.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* botín de guerra = war booty.* botín de guerra, el = spoils of war, the, victor's spoils.* reparto del botín, el = division of spoils, the.botín22 = bootee [bootie].Ex: After the defendant was arrested, the deputy sheriff measured the bootees worn by him and testified the heel and foot tracks of the bootees were identical.
* * *A1 (bota corta) ankle boot2 (de bebé) bootee3 (CS) (de futbolista) bootB1 (de guerra) plunder, booty2 (de ladrones) haul, loot* * *
botín sustantivo masculino
1 ( bota corta) ankle boot;
( de bebé) bootee;
( de futbolista) (CS) boot
2 ( de guerra) plunder, booty;
( de ladrones) haul, loot
botín 1 m (de un robo) loot, booty
botín 2 m (calzado) ankle boot
' botín' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despojos
- recobrar
- recuperar
English:
booty
- carry off
- haul
- loot
- make away with
- plunder
- spoil
- ankle
- boot
- spoils
- wellington (boot)
* * *botín1 nm[calzado] ankle boot Am botín de fútbol Br football boot, US soccer shoebotín2 nm1. [de guerra] plunder, booty;repartirse el botín to share out the spoils2. [de atraco] loot* * *m2 calzado ankle boot* * *1) : baby's bootee2) : ankle boot3) : booty, plunder* * *botín n1. (calzado) ankle boot2. (cosas robadas) loot -
24 recoil
rɪˈkɔɪl
1. сущ.
1) отскок;
отдача, откат
2) ужас;
отвращение( к чему-л.)
2. гл.
1) отскочить;
отпрянуть, отшатнуться Most people will recoil from a poisonous snake. ≈ Большинство людей отскочит при виде ядовитой змеи. Syn: shrink back, start back, rebound
2.
2) испытывать ужас (перед чем-л.) ;
чувствовать отвращение (from - к чему-л.)
3) перен. возвращаться рикошетом( обыкн. о злых поступках) (on, upon) Revenge may recoil upon the person who takes it. ≈ Месть может обернуться встречной местью. Syn: rebound
2.
4) давать отдачу (о ружье) ;
откатываться( об орудии)
5) редк. отступать отскок;
отдача - to feel the * of one's own folly( образное) расплачиваться за свою глупость( from) омерзение, отвращение;
ужас (перед чем-л.) ;
отрицательная реакция( на что-л.) - * from the rigours of Calvinism реакция против кальвинистского аскетизма (военное) отдача;
откат - the * of a gun отдача (ружья) ;
откат (орудия) - * brake тормоз отката - * system противооткатный механизм - * spring( техническое) возвратная пружина( редкое) отход, отступление отскочить, отпрыгнуть;
отпрянуть, отшатнуться;
отступить( на несколько шагов) - she *ed in horror она в ужасе отшатнулась /отпрянула/ (from) испытывать омерзение, отвращение (к чему-л.) - to * from doing smth. в ужасе /с отвращением/ отказаться от совершения чего-л. - to * from the sight of smth. содрогнуться при виде чего-л. - the mind *s from the prospect of war разум( с ужасом) отвергает возможность войны - the pen *s from describing these atrocities перо отказывается описывать эти зверства (on, upon) ударить рикошетом (преим. перен.) ;
сказываться, отражаться - our acts * upon ourselves наши действия бьют по нам самим - his meanness *ed upon his own head его низость ударила по нему самому /пала на его же голову/ - revenge may * upon the person who takes it мщение может рикошетом ударить по (самому) мстителю - neglect of his children *ed on him in his old age в старости ему пришлось расплачиваться за то, что он не заботился о своих детях отдавать( о ружье) ;
откатываться (об орудии) (редкое) отходить, отступать ( перед противником) ~ перен. отскочить рикошетом;
his meanness recoiled upon his own head его подлость обернулась против него самого recoil испытывать ужас (перед чем-л.) ;
чувствовать отвращение (from - к чему-л.) ~ отдавать (о ружье) ;
откатываться (об орудии) ~ отскок;
отдача, откат ~ отскочить;
отпрянуть, отшатнуться ~ перен. отскочить рикошетом;
his meanness recoiled upon his own head его подлость обернулась против него самого ~ редк. отступать ~ ужас;
отвращение (к чему-л.) -
25 botín1
1 = spoils, booty, plunder.Ex. As more colleges and university libraries pursue outside funding, the spoils increasingly will go to those institutions which are best prepared for the rigours of fundraising.Ex. Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.----* botín de guerra = war booty.* botín de guerra, el = spoils of war, the, victor's spoils.* reparto del botín, el = division of spoils, the. -
26 endure
ɪnˈdjuə вынести, выдержать, вытерпеть - to * the rigours of an arctic winter вынести трудности арктической зимы - few of the runners *d to the finish мало кто из бегунов дотянул до финиша терпеть, переносить (страдания) ;
безропотно выносить относиться терпимо или терпеливо( к чему-либо) - I cannot * that man терпеть не могу этого человека - he cannot * jazz он не выносит джаза выживать, не гибнуть, стойко держаться - if help does not come, we must * to the end если не подоспеет помощь, мы должны держаться до конца - he may not * long он, вероятно, долго не продержится - his name will * его имя не умрет - his plays have *d for more than three centuries его пьесы держатся на сцене более трех веков продолжаться, длиться - as long as life *s пока есть жизнь, пока человек жив ( устаревшее) дозволять, допускать - the phrase will not * such an interpretation эта фраза не допускает такого истолкования ~ длиться;
продолжаться;
as long as life endures в течение всей жизни endure выдерживать испытание временем ~ выносить;
терпеть;
I cannot endure the thought я не могу примириться с мыслью ~ длиться;
продолжаться;
as long as life endures в течение всей жизни ~ терпеть ~ выносить;
терпеть;
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27 recoil
1. [ʹri:kɔıl,rıʹkɔıl] n1. 1) отскок; отдачаto feel the recoil of one's own folly - образн. расплачиваться за свою глупость
2) (from) омерзение, отвращение; ужас (перед чем-л.); отрицательная реакция (на что-л.)recoil from the rigours of Calvinism - реакция против кальвинистского аскетизма
2. воен. отдача; откатthe recoil of a gun - а) отдача ( ружья); б) откат ( орудия)
recoil spring - тех. возвратная пружина
3. редк. отход, отступление2. [rıʹkɔıl] v1. 1) отскочить, отпрыгнуть; отпрянуть, отшатнуться; отступить ( на несколько шагов)she recoiled in horror - она в ужасе отшатнулась /отпрянула/
2) (from) испытывать омерзение, отвращение (к чему-л.)to recoil from doing smth. - в ужасе /с отвращением/ отказаться от совершения чего-л.
to recoil from the sight of smth. - содрогнуться при виде чего-л.
the mind recoils from the prospect of war - разум (с ужасом) отвергает возможность войны
the pen recoils from describing these atrocities - перо отказывается описывать эти зверства
2. (on, upon) ударить рикошетом (преим. перен.); сказываться, отражатьсяhis meanness recoiled upon his own head - его низость ударила по нему самому /пала на его же голову/
revenge may recoil upon the person who takes it - мщение может рикошетом ударить по (самому) мстителю
neglect of is children recoiled on him in his old age - в старости ему пришлось расплачиваться за то, что он не заботился о своих детях
3. 1) отдавать ( о ружье)2) откатываться ( об орудии)4. редк. отходить, отступать ( перед противником) -
28 شدة
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) \ شِدَّة العَدْو \ gallop: a horse’s fastest speed. -
29 distress
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) -
30 force
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) -
31 fury
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) -
32 hardship
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) -
33 rigour
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) -
34 severity
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) -
35 sharpness
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) -
36 strait
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) -
37 stress
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) -
38 violence
شِدَّة \ distress: sorrow; discomfort; pain. force: natural or bodily power; active strength: The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. He had to use force to get the lid off the tin. fury: uncontrolled force (of a storm, etc.). hardship: great discomfort; unpleasant conditions of life: Lack of heating in cold weather is a hardship. rigour: severeness; hard condition: the rigours of prison life. severity: the quality of being severe. sharpness: (all senses) sharp condition or manner. strait: a difficult and anxious condition: When all her money was stolen, she was in serious straits. stress: trouble or anxiety: In moments of stress, people sometimes use rude words. violence: being violent; violent action. \ See Also قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة، مشقة (مَشَقّة)، قسوة (قَسْوَة)، عنف (عُنْف) -
39 endure
[ınʹdjʋə] v1. вынести, выдержать, вытерпеть (что-л.)to endure the rigours of an arctic winter - вынести трудности арктической зимы
few of the runners endured to the finish - мало кто из бегунов дотянул до финиша
2. 1) терпеть, переносить (страдания и т. п.); безропотно выносить2) относиться терпимо или терпеливо (к чему-л.)3. 1) выживать, не гибнуть, стойко держатьсяif help does not come, we must endure to the end - если не подоспеет помощь, мы должны держаться до конца /стоять насмерть/
he may not endure long - он, вероятно, долго не продержится /не проживёт/
his plays have endured for more than three centuries - его пьесы держатся на сцене более трёх веков
2) продолжаться, длитьсяas long as life endures - пока есть жизнь, пока человек жив
4. уст. дозволять, допускатьthe phrase will not endure such an interpretation - эта фраза не допускает такого истолкования
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40 Prüfung
f1. PÄD.: examination, exam; einzelne: auch test (auch fig.); mündliche / schriftliche Prüfung oral / written examination ( oder exam); für eine Prüfung lernen study for an exam; durch eine Prüfung fallen fail an exam; ablegen II 3, abnehmen I 7, bestehen I 12. (Untersuchung) examination, investigation; sehr sorgfältige: scrutiny; (Nach-, Überprüfung) verification, check(ing)3. TECH. inspection4. WIRTS. audit; JUR. review5. (Erprobung) trial, test6. (psychische Belastung) trial, ordeal; SPORT, schweres Spiel etc.: test, ordeal; sein Tod war eine harte Prüfung für sie his death was a heavy cross for her to bear* * *die Prüfung(Buchprüfung) audit;(Examen) examination; exam; quiz;(Untersuchung) trial; assay; examination; test;(Überprüfung) inspection; check* * *Prü|fung ['pryːfʊŋ]f -, -en1) (SCH, UNIV) exam, examination2) (= Überprüfung) check, checking no indef art; (= Untersuchung) examination, checking no indef art; (durch Ausprobieren) test, testing no indef art; (von Geschäftsbüchern) audit, examination, checking no indef art; (von Lebensmitteln, Wein) inspection, testing no indef arteine gründliche Prǘfung einer Maschine vornehmen — to check or examine or test a machine thoroughly, to give a machine a thorough check or examination or test
jdn/etw einer Prǘfung unterziehen — to subject sb/sth to an examination
nach der Prǘfung wird das Auto... — after being checked or tested the car is...
bei nochmaliger Prǘfung der Rechnung — on rechecking the account
er führt Prǘfungen bei Firmen durch (von Geschäftsbüchern) — he audits firms' books
nach/bei Prǘfung Ihrer Beschwerde/dieser Sache... — after/on looking into or investigating your complaint/the matter
3) (= Erwägung) examination, considerationdie Prǘfung seiner Entscheidung — the reconsideration of one's decision
4) (= Heimsuchung) test, trial* * *die1) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) examination3) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) test* * *Prü·fung<-, -en>feine \Prüfung [nicht] bestehen to [not] pass [an exam[ination]]jdn durch eine \Prüfung fallen lassen to fail sb [in an exam[ination]]in eine \Prüfung gehen to go and take an exam[ination]eine \Prüfung [in etw dat] machen, eine \Prüfung [in etw dat] ablegen to take an exam[ination] [in sth]\Prüfung durch Stichproben HANDEL spot checksetw einer gründlichen \Prüfung unterziehen to give sth a thorough check [or going-over]etw hält einer \Prüfung stand sth stands up to [the rigours of] a testnach nochmaliger \Prüfung after repeated tests [or checks▪ \Prüfungen trials [and tribulations]\Prüfung der Bilanz balance-sheet auditautomatische \Prüfung automatic checking* * *die; Prüfung, Prüfungen1) (Examen) examination; exam (coll.)eine Prüfung machen od. ablegen — take or do an examination
2) (das [Über]prüfen) s. prüfen b-d: examination; investigation; (Kontrolle) check; (das Kontrollieren) checking no indef. art.; (Test) test; (das Testen) testing no indef. art.nach/bei Prüfung Ihrer Beschwerde — after/on examining or investigating your complaint
3) (geh.): (schicksalhafte Belastung) trial* * *Prüfung fmündliche/schriftliche Prüfung oral/written examination ( oder exam);für eine Prüfung lernen study for an exam;2. (Untersuchung) examination, investigation; sehr sorgfältige: scrutiny; (Nach-, Überprüfung) verification, check(ing)3. TECH inspection4. WIRTSCH audit; JUR review5. (Erprobung) trial, testsein Tod war eine harte Prüfung für sie his death was a heavy cross for her to bear* * *die; Prüfung, Prüfungen1) (Examen) examination; exam (coll.)eine Prüfung machen od. ablegen — take or do an examination
2) (das [Über]prüfen) s. prüfen b-d: examination; investigation; (Kontrolle) check; (das Kontrollieren) checking no indef. art.; (Test) test; (das Testen) testing no indef. art.nach/bei Prüfung Ihrer Beschwerde — after/on examining or investigating your complaint
3) (geh.): (schicksalhafte Belastung) trial* * *-en f.audit (finance) n.checkup n.exam n.examination n.inspection n.scrutiny n.test n.testing n.trial n.tryout n.verification n.
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