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1 have a critical ear
Журналистика: критически относиться к услышенному -
2 have a critical eye
Общая лексика: критически относиться к увиденному -
3 critical
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be critical[Swahili Word] -tafiti[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -fatiisha, -tafuta, mtafiti, utafiti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be critical[Swahili Word] -teua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] critical[Swahili Word] -chaguzi[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] chagua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] critical (condition in an illness)[Swahili Word] mahututi[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] as of now, fifty-four people have died in the accident, and others are in critical condition[Swahili Example] mpaka sasa, watu hamsini na nne wamekufa kwenye ajali, na wengine wako mahututi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] critical person[English Plural] critical people[Swahili Word] mteuzi[Swahili Plural] wateuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] critical situation[Swahili Word] wasiwasi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 have legs
1) Общая лексика: иметь д ("The socks and sandals look has got legs" - a pun where a "leg" fashion seems set to 'run and run' - ie: has gathered the critical momentum needed to make it a significant fashion movement for a while), иметь даль (to have legs - eg: will the Tea Party Movement evaporate after the elections as so many other protest movements, or does it have legs - long term prospects, have substance, it will 'run and run'...), иметь сущность (will 'run and run')2) Американизм: иметь продолжение (о новости, обсуждаемой в СМИ в течение долгого времени; The story about the shoot-out in New York had legs. - История о перестрелке в Нью-Йорке имела продолжение.) -
5 have no stomach for smth.
не иметь вкуса к чему-л., не испытывать желания (сделать что-л.)Uncle Robert had no stomach for being "talked about all over London".(H. G. Wells, ‘Meanwhile’, book II) — Дядю Роберта не устраивало, чтобы про него шла молва по всему Лондону.
Patterton... clearly had no stomach for the sudden avalanche of problems, along with the critical decisions needed now. (A. Hailey, ‘The Moneychangers’, part III, ch. 25) — Паттерсон... явно не испытывал никакого желания иметь дело с уймой свалившихся на него проблем, а тем более принимать по ним ответственные решения.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have no stomach for smth.
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6 play a critical role (in)
Общая лексика: играть решающую роль (Our loyal customers tell us that our products have a critical role to play in their work. - играют решающую роль)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > play a critical role (in)
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7 play a critical role
Общая лексика: (in) играть решающую роль (Our loyal customers tell us that our products have a critical role to play in their work. - играют решающую роль) -
8 mission-critical
indispensableWhat you can say about the new economy is that it changes the way we work. Email has long been mission-critical, but six months from now you will have to be web-literate to even survive within BP.
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9 to have an even temper
to have an (a) even/calm (cool, cheerful, sweet, sociable, critical) temper быть по характеру спокойным (хладнокровным, бодрым, добрым, общительным/коммуникабельным, критически настроенным) человекомEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to have an even temper
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10 to have old-fashioned ideas
to have old-fashioned (critical, widespread) ideas держаться устарелых/устаревших (критических, широко распространённых) взглядовEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to have old-fashioned ideas
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11 kritisch
I Adj.1. critical ( gegenüber of); (fein urteilend) auch discriminating, discerning; kritisches Fernsehen investigative television (program(me)s)2. (bedenklich) critical (auch PHYS., TECH.); kritischer Augenblick critical moment; kritischer Punkt critical point (auch Skispringen); kritisch werden become critical; Reaktor: go criticalII Adv. critically; kritisch eingestellt sein have a critical attitude ( oder turn of mind); einer Sache kritisch gegenüberstehen have a critical attitude to s.th.; sich kritisch zu etw. äußern be critical of s.th.* * *discerning; crucial; discriminating; judicial; selective; critical* * *kri|tisch ['kriːtɪʃ]1. adj(alle Bedeutungen) criticalwenn dieser Mitarbeiter auch noch ausfällt, dann wird es krítisch — if we lose this worker too things will become critical
2. advkommentieren, bewerten, sich äußern criticallykrítisch eingestellt sein — to be critical
sich jdm gegenüber krítisch verhalten — to be critical of sb
die Lage krítisch beurteilen — to make a critical appraisal of the situation
jdm/einer Sache krítisch gegenüberstehen — to be critical of sb/sth, to regard or consider sb/sth critically
* * *1) (very critical: She is censorious about the behaviour of young people.) censorious2) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) critical3) critically* * *kri·tisch[ˈkri:tɪʃ]I. adj1. (kritisierend) critical2. (bedenklich) critical▪ [für jdn] \kritisch werden to become critical [for sb]II. adv critically* * *1.Adjektiv critical2.adverbial critically* * *A. adj1. critical (kritisches Fernsehen investigative television (program(me)s)kritischer Augenblick critical moment;kritischer Punkt critical point (auch Skispringen);B. adv critically;kritisch eingestellt sein have a critical attitude ( oder turn of mind);einer Sache kritisch gegenüberstehen have a critical attitude to sth;sich kritisch zu etwas äußern be critical of sth* * *1.Adjektiv critical2.adverbial critically* * *adj.censorious adj.critical adj.crucial adj. adv.censoriously adv.critically adv.discerningly adv. -
12 critique
critique [kʀitik]1. adjectivea. [période, situation, vitesse, point] criticalb. [jugement, notes, édition] criticalc. ( = sévère) critical• il s'est montré très critique (au sujet de...) he was very critical (of...)2. feminine nouna. ( = blâme) criticism• il ne supporte pas la critique or les critiques he can't take criticism• une critique que je lui ferais est qu'il... one criticism I would make of him is that he...b. ( = analyse) [de texte, œuvre] appreciation ; [de livre, spectacle] reviewc. ( = personnes) la critique the critics3. masculine noun, feminine noun( = commentateur) critic* * *
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1. kʀitikadjectif critical (à l'égard de, envers of)
2.
nom masculin et féminin ( commentateur) critic
II kʀitik1) ( reproche) criticismfaire une critique or des critiques à quelqu'un — to criticize somebody
2) ( désapprobation) criticism (à l'égard de, à l'adresse de of)3) ( art de juger) criticism4) (de livre, film) review (de of)avoir une bonne/mauvaise critique — to get good/bad reviews
faire la critique d'une pièce/d'un film — to review a play/a film
5) ( commentateurs)la critique — the critics (pl)
* * *kʀitik1. adj1) (seuil, instant, taille, état) critical2) (regard, analyse, examen) critical3) (lecteur, observateur)se montrer très critique à l'égard de qn/qch — to be very critical of sb/sth
2. nf1) (= jugement négatif) criticismCette critique est injustifiée. — This criticism is unfounded.
Elle ne supporte pas les critiques. — She can't stand being criticized.
les critiques formulées contre qch; les critiques formulées à l'égard de qch — the criticism levelled against sth
les critiques formulées contre qn; les critiques formulées à l'égard de qn — the criticism levelled against sb
2) (au singulier) criticism3) THÉÂTRE (= article) reviewLe film a reçu de bonnes critiques. — The film has had good reviews.
la critique (= activité) — criticism, (= personnes) the critics pl
la critique littéraire (= activité) — literary criticism, (= personnes) literary critics
3. nmf[théâtre, musique] critic* * *A adj2 ( désapprobateur) critical; être or se montrer critique à l'égard de or envers to be critical of; ton esprit critique your readiness to criticize ou to pick holes in things; avoir l'esprit critique to be always criticizing ou ready to criticize;3 (qui évalue, juge) [examen, présentation, édition] critical; la pensée critique de notre époque contemporary critical thought; d'un œil critique critically, with a critical eye; manquer de sens critique to lack (critical) judgment.B ⇒ Les métiers et les professions nmf ( commentateur) critic; un critique littéraire/musical a literary/music critic; un critique d'art/de théâtre/de cinéma an art/a theatreGB/a film critic.C nf1 ( reproche) criticism; accabler qn de critiques to heap criticism on sb; tes critiques incessantes your constant criticism(s); être l'objet de critiques to be the butt of criticism; faire l'objet de vives critiques to come in for sharp criticism; faire une critique à qn, faire des critiques à qn to criticize sb; j'ai une critique à te faire or à t'adresser there is one thing I would criticize you for; une critique que je te ferai, c'est que there is one criticism I might make, which is that;2 ( désapprobation) criticism (à l'égard or l'adresse de of); il ne supporte pas la critique he can't bear criticism; la critique est aisée it's easy to criticize;3 ( art de juger) criticism; la critique historique/ littéraire/musicale historical/literary/music criticism; la nouvelle critique the new criticism;4 (de livre, film) review (de of); lis les critiques avant de l'acheter read the reviews before buying it; avoir une bonne/mauvaise critique to get good/bad reviews; faire la critique d'une pièce/d'un film to review a play/a film;5 ( commentateurs) la critique the critics (pl); la critique est unanime, c'est un chef-d'œuvre the critics all agree that it is a masterpiece.[kritik] adjectifse montrer très critique envers ou à l'égard de to be very critical towards2. [plein de discernement - analyse, œuvre, personne] criticalavoir l'esprit ou le sens critique to have good judgement, to be discerning4. [inquiétant - état de santé, situation] critical————————[kritik] nom masculin et féminincritique de cinéma film critic ou reviewercritique littéraire book reviewer, literary critic————————[kritik] nom féminincritique littéraire literary ou book reviewcritique musicale/théâtrale music/drama review2. [activité]b. UNIVERSITÉ to write an appreciation ou a critique of3. [personnes]très bien/mal accueilli par la critique acclaimed/panned by the criticsl'approbation/le mépris de la critique critical acclaim/scorn4. [blâme] criticismadresser ou faire une critique à un auteur to level criticism at an author5. [fait de critiquer]la critique criticism, criticizingla critique est aisée ou facile (mais l'art est difficile) it's easy to be a critic (but hard to be an artist) -
13 esprit
esprit [εspʀi]1. masculine nouna. ( = pensée) mind• dans mon esprit ça voulait dire... to my mind it meant...• il m'est venu à l'esprit que... it crossed my mind that...b. ( = humour) witd. (Religion, spiritualism) spirit• esprit, es-tu là ? is there anybody there?e. [de loi, époque, texte] spiritf. ( = aptitude) avoir l'esprit d'analyse/critique to have an analytical/critical mindg. ( = attitude) spirit2. compounds* * *ɛspʀinom masculin1) ( caractère) mind2) ( cerveau) mind3) ( humour) wit4) ( humeur) mood; ( disposition) spirit; ( ambiance) atmosphere5) ( personne) individuall'un des plus grands esprits de son temps — one of the greatest minds of his/her time
6) ( caractéristique) spirit7) Philosophie, Religion, Mythologie spirit‘esprit es-tu là?’ — ‘is there anybody there?’
•Phrasal Verbs:••perdre ses esprits — ( s'évanouir) to faint; ( être très troublé) to take leave of one's senses
retrouver or reprendre ses esprits — ( après un malaise) to regain consciousness; ( après une émotion) to collect one's wits
* * *ɛspʀi1. nm1) (= pensée, intellect, facultés) mindavoir l'esprit à faire qch — to be in the mood to do sth, to feel like doing sth
Ça ne m'est pas venu à l'esprit. — It didn't cross my mind., It never crossed my mind.
2) (= humour) witIl a beaucoup d'esprit. — He's very witty.
3) (mentalité, d'une loi) spirit4) (créature imaginaire) spirit2. esprits nmplreprendre ses esprits — to come to, to come round
* * *esprit nm1 ( caractère) mind; avoir l'esprit logique/vif to have a logical/quick mind; avoir l'esprit mal placé or tourné to have a dirty mind; avoir l'esprit d'aventure to be adventurous; avoir un esprit de synthèse to be good at synthesizing; avoir l'esprit d'à-propos to have a ready wit; avoir l'esprit de contradiction to be contrary; avoir l'esprit de système to systematize things; avoir l'esprit de sacrifice to be willing to make sacrifices;2 ( cerveau) mind; garder l'esprit libre to keep an open mind; l'idée m'a traversé l'esprit the idea crossed my mind; mettre un doute dans l'esprit de qn to sow the seeds of doubt in sb's mind; cela m'était totalement sorti de l'esprit it completely slipped my mind; avoir/garder qch à l'esprit to have/keep sth in mind; mettre qch dans l'esprit de qn to get sb to bear sth in mind; mets-toi bien ça dans l'esprit bear that in mind; dans mon/leur esprit c'était facile the way I/they saw it, it was easy; paresse d'esprit intellectual laziness; cela m'occupe l'esprit it gives me something to think about; cela me repose l'esprit I find it relaxing for the mind; cela ne t'est jamais venu à l'esprit? didn't it ever occur to you?; se transporter en esprit en 1789 to go back mentally to 1789; avoir l'esprit dérangé to be disturbed; avoir l'esprit ailleurs to be miles away; ⇒ simple;3 ( humour) wit; pétiller d'esprit to sparkle with wit; avoir de l'esprit to be witty; une réponse pleine d'esprit a witty reply; avec esprit wittily; femme d'esprit witty woman; faire de l'esprit to try to be witty; tous deux rivalisent d'esprit they're each trying to be wittier than the other;4 ( humeur) mood; ( disposition) spirit; ( ambiance) atmosphere; avoir l'esprit chagrin to be in a despondent mood; je n'ai pas l'esprit à rire I'm in no mood for laughing; dans un esprit de vengeance/confrontation/compromis in a spirit of revenge/confrontation/compromise; il y a un meilleur esprit the atmosphere has improved;5 ( personne) individual; un esprit prudent/rebelle/faible a cautious/rebellious/spineless individual; l'un des plus grands esprits de son temps one of the greatest minds of his/her time; esprit fort freethinker; être un esprit libre to be a free spirit; calmer les esprits to calm people down; les esprits sont échauffés feeling is running high;6 ( caractéristique) spirit; conserver l'esprit de l'émission to try to preserve the spirit of the programmeGB; dans l'esprit de l'époque or du temps in the spirit of the age; conforme à/contraire à l'esprit de l'entreprise in accordance with/contrary to the company ethic;8 Mythol spirit; des esprits maléfiques evil spirits; un esprit bienfaisant a kindly spirit; croire aux esprits to believe in ghosts; ‘esprit es-tu là?’ ‘is there anybody there?’;9 Ling esprit doux/rude smooth/rough breathing.esprit d'à-propos ready wit; esprit de caste class consciousness; avoir l'esprit de caste to be class conscious; esprit de club club spirit; avoir l'esprit de club to be clubbable; esprit de corps solidarity, esprit de corps sout; avoir l'esprit de corps to show solidarity; esprit d'équipe team spirit; avoir l'esprit d'équipe to have team spirit; esprit de famille family solidarity; ils ont l'esprit de famille they're a very close family; je n'ai pas l'esprit de famille I'm not very family-oriented; esprit frappeur poltergeist; Esprit saint Relig Holy Spirit ou Ghost; esprit de sel† spirits of salt†; esprit de vin† spirit of wine†.perdre ses esprits ( s'évanouir) to faint; ( être très troublé) to take leave of one's senses; retrouver or reprendre ses esprits ( après un malaise) to regain consciousness; ( après une émotion) to collect one's wits; ne pas être un pur esprit to be only flesh and blood; les grands esprits se rencontrent great minds think alike.[ɛspri] nom masculin1. [manière de penser] mindavoir l'esprit étroit/large to be narrow-minded/broad-mindedavoir l'esprit lent/vif to be slow-witted/quick-wittedavoir l'esprit d'à-propos to be quick off the mark, to have a ready witavoir l'esprit de contradiction to be contrary ou argumentativeas-tu perdu l'esprit? are you out of your mind?, have you completely lost your head?maintenant que j'ai fini le rapport, j'ai l'esprit libre now I've finished the report, I can relaxil n'a pas l'esprit à ce qu'il fait his mind is elsewhere ou isn't on what he's doingça m'a traversé l'esprit it occurred to me, it crossed my minddans mon esprit, la chambre était peinte en bleu in my mind's eye, I saw the bedroom painted in bluedans mon esprit, les enfants partaient avant nous what I had in mind was for the children to go before us3. [idée] sense4. [mentalité] spiritesprit de chapelle ou clan ou clocher ou parti parochial attitudeesprit de compétition/d'équipe competitive/team spiritc'est du mauvais esprit he's/they're etc. just trying to make trouble5. [humeur]6. [personne] mindun des esprits marquants de ce siècle one of the great minds ou leading lights of this century7. [humour] witfaire de l'esprit to try to be witty ou funnyune remarque pleine d'esprit a witty remark, a witticism[ange]Esprit malin, Esprit des ténèbres Evil Spirit, Evil Onel'Esprit Saint the Holy Spirit ou Ghostesprit doux/rude smooth/rough breathingesprit de sel, esprit-de-sel spirits of saltesprit de vin, esprit-de-vin spirits of wine, ethanol————————esprits nom masculin pluriela. [après un évanouissement] to regain consciousness, to come tob. [se ressaisir] to get a grip on oneselfdans un esprit de locution prépositionnelledans un esprit de justice in a spirit of justice, in an effort to be fair -
14 critico
(pl -ci) 1. adj critical2. m, critica f critic* * *critico agg.1 critical: esame critico di un'opera, critical examination of a work; saggio critico, critical essay; ha sempre avuto un notevole spirito critico, he's always had a notable critical ability // guardare qlcu., qlco. con occhio critico, to look at s.o., sthg. with a critical eye (o critically)2 ( di crisi) critical, crucial: l'adolescenza è un'età critica, adolescence is a critical period; momento critico, critical (o crucial) moment; essere in una situazione critica, to be in a critical situation; trattare il ritiro delle truppe è il punto più critico della Conferenza sulla Pace, the crucial point of the Peace Conference is troop withdrawal3 (chim., fis.) critical: massa, temperatura critica, critical mass, temperature // (fis. nucleare) reattore critico, critical reactor◆ s.m.* * *['kritiko] critico -a, -ci, -che1. aggetà critica — (gen) difficult age, (menopausa) change of life
2. sm(gen) critic, (recensore) reviewer* * *1.2) (di disapprovazione) [spirito, senso, osservazione] critical3) (analitico) [analisi, saggio] critical4) chim. fis. [temperatura, massa] critical2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) critic, reviewer* * *criticopl. -ci, - che /'kritiko, t∫i, ke/1 (difficile, decisivo) [situazione, età] critical; [ momento] crucial; [ fase] critical, crucial; punto critico crisis point2 (di disapprovazione) [spirito, senso, osservazione] critical; guardare o osservare con occhio critico to take a critical look at sth.3 (analitico) [analisi, saggio] critical4 chim. fis. [temperatura, massa] critical⇒ 18 (f. -a) critic, reviewer. -
15 gesellschaftskritisch
Adj. sociocritical; Person etc.: socially critical, critical of society* * *ge|sẹll|schafts|kri|tisch1. adjcritical of societydie gesellschaftskritische Funktion einer Zeitung — the function of a newspaper as a critic of society or social critic
2. advsich gesellschaftskritisch äußern — to be critical of society
* * *Adjektiv critical of society postpos.* * ** * *Adjektiv critical of society postpos. -
16 donde el tiempo es de suma importancia
(adj.) = time-criticalEx. Many Web pages contain out of date information, while others have time-critical information, such as breaking news.* * *(adj.) = time-criticalEx: Many Web pages contain out of date information, while others have time-critical information, such as breaking news.
Spanish-English dictionary > donde el tiempo es de suma importancia
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17 expatriado
adj.expatriate.f. & m.expatriate, displaced person, expat.past part.past participle of spanish verb: expatriar.* * *1→ link=expatriar expatriar► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 expatriate* * *expatriado, -aSM / F1) (=emigrado) expatriate2) (=exilado) exile* * *- da masculino, femenino expatriate* * *= expatriate, expat.Ex. Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.Ex. I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.* * *- da masculino, femenino expatriate* * *= expatriate, expat.Ex: Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.
Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.* * *expatriado -damasculine, feminineexpatriate* * *
Del verbo expatriar: ( conjugate expatriar)
expatriado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
expatriado
expatriar
expatriado◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino
expatriate
expatriado,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino expatriate
expatriar verbo transitivo to exile
' expatriado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
expatriada
English:
expatriate
* * *expatriado, -a♦ adjlos españoles expatriados [emigrantes] expatriate Spaniards;[exiliados] Spanish exiles♦ nm,f[emigrante] expatriate; [exiliado] exile* * *expatriado, -da adj & n: expatriate -
18 guyanés
adj.Guyanese.m.Guyanese, native or inhabitant of Guyana.* * *► adjetivo1 Guyanese► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 Guyanese* * *guyanés, -esaADJ SM / F Guyanese, Guyanan* * *= Guyanese.Ex. Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.* * *= Guyanese.Ex: Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.
* * *adj/m,fGuyanese* * *guyanés, -esa♦ adjGuyanese♦ nm,fGuyanese* * *I adj GuyaneseII m, guyanesa Guyanese -
19 mejorar la productividad
(v.) = improve + productivityEx. Information and the skills to use it effectively have become critical to the tasks of raising the nation's skill base and improving productivity, competitiveness and personal well being.* * *(v.) = improve + productivityEx: Information and the skills to use it effectively have become critical to the tasks of raising the nation's skill base and improving productivity, competitiveness and personal well being.
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20 noticias de última hora
(n.) = breaking newsEx. Many Web pages contain out of date information, while others have time-critical information, such as breaking news.* * *(n.) = breaking newsEx: Many Web pages contain out of date information, while others have time-critical information, such as breaking news.
См. также в других словарях:
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