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61 the cold shoulder
холодный приём, подчёркнуто неприветливое обращение [подразумевается a cold shoulder of mutton холодная баранья лопатка, которую подавали незваному гостю]; см. тж. give smb. the cold shoulderBlanche: "...My, my, what a cold shoulder! And a face like a thundercloud!" (T. Williams, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, sc. IX) — Бланш: "...Мой бог, какой холодный прием! И сам как туча!"
Although Lister had now proved the value of his treatment, London surgeons were strangely hostile... He got the "cold shoulder"... — Хотя Листер доказал эффективность предложенного им метода лечения, лондонские хирурги, как ни странно, были настроены враждебно...
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62 threat
1. n угроза2. n грозное предзнаменование; опасностьСинонимический ряд:1. danger (noun) bomb; danger; hazard; impending doom; jeopardy; menace; omen; peril; risk2. forewarning (noun) forewarning; thundercloud3. intimidation (noun) browbeating; caveat; coercion; fulmination; intimidation; warning
См. также в других словарях:
Thundercloud — Thun der*cloud , n. A cloud charged with electricity, and producing lightning and thunder. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thundercloud — ► NOUN ▪ a cumulus cloud with a towering or spreading top, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning … English terms dictionary
thundercloud — [thun′dərkloud΄] n. a storm cloud charged with electricity and producing lightning and thunder … English World dictionary
thundercloud — UK [ˈθʌndə(r)ˌklaʊd] / US [ˈθʌndərˌklaʊd] noun [countable] Word forms thundercloud : singular thundercloud plural thunderclouds a big dark cloud that you see during a storm … English dictionary
thundercloud — [[t]θʌ̱ndə(r)klaʊd[/t]] thunderclouds N COUNT A thundercloud is a large dark cloud that is likely to produce thunder and lightning … English dictionary
thundercloud — noun Date: 1697 a cloud charged with electricity and producing lightning and thunder … New Collegiate Dictionary
thundercloud — /thun deuhr klowd /, n. cumulonimbus. Also, thunderclouds. [1690 1700; THUNDER + CLOUD] * * * … Universalium
thundercloud — noun a) a large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a stormcloud As the ominous thunderclouds of war gather over the Middle East, countries like France and Russia have threatened to… … Wiktionary
thundercloud — Synonyms and related words: Cloudcuckooland, alto cumulus, alto stratus, angry clouds, anvil cloud, banner cloud, billowy cloud, black cat, black clouds, broken mirror, cap cloud, cirro cumulus, cirro fillum, cirro nebula, cirro stratus, cirro… … Moby Thesaurus
thundercloud — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An indication of impending danger or harm: foreboding, forewarning, threat. Idioms: gathering clouds, storm clouds. See FORESIGHT … English dictionary for students
thundercloud — thun|der|cloud [ˈθʌndəklaud US ər ] n a large dark cloud that you see before or during a storm … Dictionary of contemporary English