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41 бамбук тростниковый
Agriculture: bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea), thorny bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > бамбук тростниковый
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42 болезненный вопрос
General subject: thorny issue (АД), charged question/matter (this is a highly charged and sensitive matter - это чрезвычайно болезненный и деликатный вопрос)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > болезненный вопрос
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43 голохвост
Fishery: thorny ray (Urolophoides) -
44 деликатное дело
General subject: sensitive issue (The licensing of newspapers and publications in the Middle East is a thorny and sensitive issue.) -
45 занозистый
1) General subject: jagged2) Obsolete: nettlesome4) Automobile industry: harsh6) Makarov: hackly (о типе излома минералов, пород) -
46 заросший колючим кустарником
General subject: thornyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заросший колючим кустарником
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47 иглистый
1) General subject: crystalline, echinate, prickly, spiny, thorny2) Botanical term: acanthaceous3) Engineering: acicular, needle-shaped -
48 идти трудной дорогой
General subject: tread a thorny path (тернистым путём)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > идти трудной дорогой
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49 колючеголовчатый
Biology: thorny-headed -
50 колючее редколесье
1) Ecology: thorn forest, thorn woodland, thorn woodland forest2) Makarov: thornwoodland, thorny woodlandУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > колючее редколесье
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51 колючий куст
General subject: thorny bush, bramble -
52 колючий скат
1) Biology: buckler skate (Raja clavata), thornback ray (Raja clavata), thorny (Raja clavata)2) Fishery: Raja stellulata, starry skate -
53 лох колючий
Botanical term: thorny elaeagnus (Elaeagnus pungens) -
54 настоящий сом-броняк
Biology: thorny armored catfish (Doras)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > настоящий сом-броняк
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55 опасная тема
General subject: thorny subject -
56 опасный
1) General subject: Herculean, adventurist, adventurous, breakneck, cliff-hanging, cliffhanging, climacteric, critical, dangerous, hairy, hazardous, heavy, heroic (о методе лечения), heroical, hot (для жизни), insecure, kittle, loaded, nasty, parlous, perilous, pestiferous, precarious, redoubtable, riskful, risky, serious, squally, thorny, touch and go, touch-and-go, touchy, ugly, unhealthy, unsafe, venturesome, venturous, virulent (о болезни), wanchancy, wicked (о ране, ударе и т. п.), break-neck, formidable ([ ' f):midэbl ]), menacing, unuseful, treacherous2) Geology: drummy5) American: load6) Obsolete: chanceful7) Rare: hazardable8) Construction: hazardous (напр, в пожарном отношении)9) Economy: hazardous (напр. о предприятии)10) Automobile industry: injurious11) Mining: danger, drummy (о кровле)12) Scottish language: uncanny14) Astronautics: pernicious16) Quality control: hazard18) Taboo: dodgy -
57 опасный вопрос
Diplomatic term: thorny issue -
58 острорылый скат
1) Biology: thorny (Raja laevis)2) Fishery: peck-nosed skate (Raja laevis) -
59 острый вопрос
1) General subject: critical problem, critical question, vexed point, topical issue2) American: calamity issue3) Military: sensitive issue4) Diplomatic term: pointed question5) Politics: burning question, thorny question6) Advertising: vexed question7) Mass media: sharp question -
60 противоречивая тема
1) General subject: thorny subject2) Advertising: controversial subjectУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > противоречивая тема
См. также в других словарях:
Thorny — Thorn y, a. [Compar. {Thornier}; superl. {Thorniest}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]orniht.] 1. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown. [1913 Webster] 2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thorny — [thôr′nē] adj. thornier, thorniest 1. full of thorns; brambly; prickly 2. having thorns or spines: said of some animals 3. like a thorn; sharp 4. full of obstacles, vexations, pain, etc. [the thorny road to peace] 5. full of controversial points … English World dictionary
thorny — [adj1] sharp, pointed barbed, briery, bristling, bristly, prickly, spiked, spiky, spinous, spiny, stinging, thistly; concept 485 Ant. dull, smooth, unpointed thorny [adj2] difficult, problematic awkward, baffling, bothersome, formidable,… … New thesaurus
thorny — index impracticable, precarious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thorny — O.E. þornig; see THORN (Cf. thorn) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative sense is attested from mid 14c … Etymology dictionary
thorny — ► ADJECTIVE (thornier, thorniest) 1) having many thorns or thorn bushes. 2) causing distress, difficulty, or trouble … English terms dictionary
thorny — [[t]θɔ͟ː(r)ni[/t]] thornier, thorniest 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A thorny plant or tree is covered with thorns. ...thorny hawthorn trees. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe a problem as thorny, you mean that it is very complicated and difficult to… … English dictionary
thorny — UK [ˈθɔː(r)nɪ] / US [ˈθɔrnɪ] adjective Word forms thorny : adjective thorny comparative thornier superlative thorniest 1) a thorny issue, problem, subject etc is one that is difficult to deal with the thorny issue of land ownership Now we come to … English dictionary
thorny — thorn|y [ˈθo:ni US ˈθo:rni] adj 1.) a thorny question/problem/issue etc a question etc that is complicated and difficult ▪ the thorny question of immigration policy 2.) a thorny bush, plant etc has thorns >thorniness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
thorny — thorn|y [ θɔrni ] adjective 1. ) a thorny issue, problem, subject, etc. is one that is difficult to deal with: the thorny issue of land ownership Now we come to the thorny question of cost. 2. ) covered with thorns … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thorny — adjective 1 thorny question/problem/point/issue a question etc that is complicated and difficult: The thorny question of redundancies will have to be tackled sooner or later. 2 a thorny bush, plant etc has thorns thorniness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English