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1 praise
[preiz] 1. verb1) (to express admiration or approval of; to commend: He praised her singing.) hvaliti2) (to glorify (God) by singing hymns etc: Praise the Lord!) hvaliti2. noun(the expression of approval or honour: He has received a lot of praise for his musical skill.) hvala* * *I [préiz]nounhvala, poveličevanjepraise be to God! — hvala bogu!II [préiz]transitive verbhvaliti, pohvaliti; slaviti, poveličevati ( for)to praise to the skies — hvalo peti, povzdigovati do neba, kovati v zvezdeto praise o.s. on a thing — hvaliti se s čim -
2 damn
[dæm] 1. verb1) (to sentence to unending punishment in hell: His soul is damned.) prekleti2) (to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc: That film was damned by the critics.) obsoditi2. interjection(expressing anger, irritation etc: Damn! I've forgotten my purse.) presneto!3. noun(something unimportant or of no value: It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).) malenkost- damned- damning* * *I [dæm]1.transitive verbprekleti, preklinjati; grajati, karati, zmerjati; obsoditi, obsojati; pogubiti;2.intransitive verbkletito damn s.th. with a faint praise — previdno kaj hvalitiI'll be damned if — naj me vrag vzame, čeII [dæm]nounpreklinjanje, kletev; malenkostnot to care a damn — niti malo se ne zanimati, prav nič ne marati
См. также в других словарях:
damn with faint praise — To condemn in effect by expressing too cool approval • • • Main Entry: ↑damn * * * damn with faint praise phrase to praise someone or something with such a lack of enthusiasm that it is obvious you do not think they are at all good Critics have… … Useful english dictionary
Damn with faint praise — is an English idiom for words that effectively condemn by seeming to offer praise which is too moderate or marginal to be considered praise at all.[1] In other words, this phrase identifies the act of expressing a compliment so feeble that it… … Wikipedia
damn with faint praise — ► damn with faint praise praise so unenthusiastically as to suggest condemnation. Main Entry: ↑damn … English terms dictionary
damn with faint praise — verb To provide praise that is so minimal or inconsequential as to actually amount to criticism. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,/And without sneering teach the rest to sneer … Wiktionary
damn with faint praise — damn (someone/something) with faint praise to show only slight approval for someone or something. By qualifying his support, you could argue he was damning these leaders with faint praise. Maybe I m damning them with faint praise, but the Yankees … New idioms dictionary
damn with faint praise — to praise someone or something with such a lack of enthusiasm that it is obvious you do not think they are at all good Critics have damned the film with faint praise … English dictionary
damn with faint praise — praise so unenthusiastically as to imply condemnation. → damn … English new terms dictionary
damn someone with faint praise — damn (someone/something) with faint praise to show only slight approval for someone or something. By qualifying his support, you could argue he was damning these leaders with faint praise. Maybe I m damning them with faint praise, but the Yankees … New idioms dictionary
damn something with faint praise — damn (someone/something) with faint praise to show only slight approval for someone or something. By qualifying his support, you could argue he was damning these leaders with faint praise. Maybe I m damning them with faint praise, but the Yankees … New idioms dictionary
damn somebody with faint praise — damn sb/sth with faint ˈpraise idiom to praise sb/sth only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it Main entry: ↑damnidiom … Useful english dictionary
damn something with faint praise — damn sb/sth with faint ˈpraise idiom to praise sb/sth only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it Main entry: ↑damnidiom … Useful english dictionary