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1 imbuir
v.to imbue.Ellos plantaron la duda They instilled doubt.* * *1 to imbue1 to become imbued (de, with)* * *VT to imbue, infuse (de, en with)* * *1.verbo transitivo2.imbuirse v pron* * *= imbue, infuse.Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex. To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.* * *1.verbo transitivo2.imbuirse v pron* * *= imbue, infuse.Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.* * *vt‹persona› imbuir a algn DE algo to imbue sb WITH sth ( frml)los han imbuido de absurdas creencias they have been imbued with absurd beliefs, their heads have been filled with absurd beliefs■ imbuirseimbuir DE algo to become imbued WITH o steeped IN sthvolvían imbuidos de aquellas ideas they returned imbued with o steeped in those ideas* * *
imbuir verbo transitivo to imbue [de, with]
* * *♦ vtto imbue (de with);los imbuyen de valores patrióticos they are imbued with patriotic values, they have patriotic values instilled in them* * *v/t imbue (de with)* * *imbuir {41} vt: to imbue -
2 dar significado
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3 dar valor
(v.) = imbue with + valueEx. And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.* * *(v.) = imbue with + valueEx: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
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4 dar vida
(v.) = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + lifeEx. And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.Ex. HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.Ex. This authentically recreated village vibrantly brings to life the story of the first settlers.* * *(v.) = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + lifeEx: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
Ex: HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.Ex: This authentically recreated village vibrantly brings to life the story of the first settlers. -
5 novelista
f. & m.novelist.* * *1 novelist* * *noun mf.* * *SMF novelist* * *masculino y femenino novelist* * *= fiction writer, novelist.Ex. And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.Ex. The ability to write well in the descriptive mode without simply producing film scenarios with two-dimensional characters is not a quality given to many novelists.* * *masculino y femenino novelist* * *= fiction writer, novelist.Ex: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
Ex: The ability to write well in the descriptive mode without simply producing film scenarios with two-dimensional characters is not a quality given to many novelists.* * *novelist* * *
novelista sustantivo masculino y femenino
novelist
novelista mf novelist
' novelista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
proyección
- pulular
- reputada
- reputado
English:
novelist
* * *novelista nmfnovelist* * *m/f novelist* * *novelista nmf: novelist* * *novelista n novelist -
6 imbuo
imbŭo ( inb-), ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. [in- and root biv-; cf. bibo, and Gr. pinô], to wet, moisten, dip, tinge, touch, etc. (class.; cf.: inficio, infusco).I.Lit.:II.liquoribus lanam,
Col. 9, 14, 15: tapetes, quos concha purpura imbuens venenavit, Cn. Matius ap. Gell. 20, 9, 3:cados amurca,
Plin. 15, 8, 8, § 33:guttura lacte,
Ov. Ib. 131:imbuti sanguine gladii legionum vel madefacti potius,
wet, or rather dripping with blood, Cic. Phil. 14, 3, 6:sanguis novus imbuit arma,
Verg. A. 7, 554:sanguine manus,
Vell. 2, 20, 1:vestis imbuta sanguine,
Ov. M. 9, 153:munus tabo imbutum,
Hor. Epod. 5, 65:tela imbuta veneno,
Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 77:oscula, quae Venus Quinta parte sui nectaris imbuit,
Hor. C. 1, 13, 16:odore imbuta Testa,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 69.—With Gr. acc.:alium quae sunt inbuta colorem,
Lucr. 2, 734 Munro.—Trop.A.In gen., to fill, tinge, stain, taint, infect, imbue, imbrue with any thing (esp. freq. in part. perf.): morte manus, Att. ap. Non. 521, 8; cf.:(β).gladium scelere,
Cic. Phil. 5, 7, 20:talibus promissis aures militum,
Curt. 4, 10, 17:militum sanguine manus,
id. 3, 8, 5.—In part. perf.:B.aliqua humanitate imbuti,
Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 4; cf.:religione imbuti,
Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93:imbutus admiratione,
Liv. 21, 39, 7:legiones favore Othonis,
Tac. H. 2, 85:miles longo Caesarum sacramento,
id. ib. 1, 5:imbuti et infecti Romanis delenimentis,
Liv. 40, 11, 3:imbutus alicujus consiliis,
id. 42, 26, 8:hac ille crudelitate imbutus,
Cic. Phil. 3, 3, 4:superstitione,
id. Fin. 1, 18, 60:sociale bellum macula sceleris imbutum,
id. Font. 14, 31:colonorum caede imbutis armis,
Liv. 4, 31, 7:imbutae caede manus,
Ov. A. A. 2, 714:imbutae praeda manus,
Tac. A. 1, 36.—In partic.1.To inspire or impress early, to accustom, inure, initiate, instruct, imbue:2.his ego de artibus gratiam facio, ne colas, ne inbuas eis tuom ingenium,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 17:quibus ille studiis ab ineunte aetate se imbuerat,
Cic. Deiot. 10, 28; cf.:animum tenerum opinionibus,
id. Att. 14, 13, B, 4:variis erroribus,
id. Tusc. 3, 1, 2:adulescentuli castrensibus stipendiis imbuebantur,
Plin. Ep. 8, 14, 5:liberaliter educatos servilibus vitiis imbuisse,
Liv. 26, 2, 11:nemo est tam immanis, cujus mentem non imbuerit deorum opinio,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 30; cf.:ea pietate omnium pectora imbuerat, ut, etc.,
Liv. 1, 21, 1:inter novitatem successoris, quae noscendis prius quam agendis rebus inbuenda sit,
id. 41, 15, 8:imbuendis sociis ad officia legum,
Tac. A. 12, 32:nec quicquam prius imbuuntur quam contemnere deos,
id. H. 5, 5:qui honestis sermonibus aures imperatoris imbuant,
id. ib. 4, 7; id. Or. 29; 31:optume cum domito juvencus imbuitur,
is trained to labor, Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 180.—To do any thing for the first time, explore, essay, set the example ( poet.):3.illa rudem cursu prima imbuit Amphitriten,
was the first to navigate, Cat. 64, 11:terras vomere,
to plough first, Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 52; Val. Fl. 1, 69:phialam nectare,
to fill first, Mart. 8, 51, 17: bellum sanguine, to initiate, i. e. to begin, Verg. A. 7, 542; cf. ib. 554:juvenem primo Hymenaeo (conjux),
Sil. 3, 65:imbuis exemplum primae tu, Romule, palmae,
begin, set the example, Prop. 4 (5), 10, 5:opus,
Ov. A. A. 1, 654.—Esp. in part. perf., somewhat instructed, imbued, initiated, trained:nos ita a majoribus instituti atque imbuti sumus, ut. etc.,
Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 20; cf.:et doctrina liberaliter institutus et aliquo jam imbutus usu,
id. de Or. 2, 39, 162:parentum praeceptis imbuti,
id. Off. 1, 32, 118: imbutus rudimentis militiae, Vell. 2, 129, 2; cf.:imbutum jam a juventa certaminibus plebeiis,
Liv. 5, 2, 13:cognitiones verborum, quibus imbuti sumus,
Cic. Fin. 2, 5, 16:dialecticis imbutus,
id. Tusc. 1, 7, 14; cf.:litteris saltem leviter imbutus,
Quint. 1, 2, 16:quasi non perfectum litteris sed imbutum,
Suet. Gramm. 4:(verna) Litterulis Graecis imbutus,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 7:ad quam (legem) non docti, sed facti, non instituti, sed imbuti sumus,
Cic. Mil. 4, 10;so opp. instructus: elementis studiorum etsi non instructus, at certe imbutus,
Tac. Or. 19.— Poet.:aurea pavonum ridenti imbuta lepore saecla,
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7 inbuo
imbŭo ( inb-), ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. [in- and root biv-; cf. bibo, and Gr. pinô], to wet, moisten, dip, tinge, touch, etc. (class.; cf.: inficio, infusco).I.Lit.:II.liquoribus lanam,
Col. 9, 14, 15: tapetes, quos concha purpura imbuens venenavit, Cn. Matius ap. Gell. 20, 9, 3:cados amurca,
Plin. 15, 8, 8, § 33:guttura lacte,
Ov. Ib. 131:imbuti sanguine gladii legionum vel madefacti potius,
wet, or rather dripping with blood, Cic. Phil. 14, 3, 6:sanguis novus imbuit arma,
Verg. A. 7, 554:sanguine manus,
Vell. 2, 20, 1:vestis imbuta sanguine,
Ov. M. 9, 153:munus tabo imbutum,
Hor. Epod. 5, 65:tela imbuta veneno,
Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 77:oscula, quae Venus Quinta parte sui nectaris imbuit,
Hor. C. 1, 13, 16:odore imbuta Testa,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 69.—With Gr. acc.:alium quae sunt inbuta colorem,
Lucr. 2, 734 Munro.—Trop.A.In gen., to fill, tinge, stain, taint, infect, imbue, imbrue with any thing (esp. freq. in part. perf.): morte manus, Att. ap. Non. 521, 8; cf.:(β).gladium scelere,
Cic. Phil. 5, 7, 20:talibus promissis aures militum,
Curt. 4, 10, 17:militum sanguine manus,
id. 3, 8, 5.—In part. perf.:B.aliqua humanitate imbuti,
Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 4; cf.:religione imbuti,
Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93:imbutus admiratione,
Liv. 21, 39, 7:legiones favore Othonis,
Tac. H. 2, 85:miles longo Caesarum sacramento,
id. ib. 1, 5:imbuti et infecti Romanis delenimentis,
Liv. 40, 11, 3:imbutus alicujus consiliis,
id. 42, 26, 8:hac ille crudelitate imbutus,
Cic. Phil. 3, 3, 4:superstitione,
id. Fin. 1, 18, 60:sociale bellum macula sceleris imbutum,
id. Font. 14, 31:colonorum caede imbutis armis,
Liv. 4, 31, 7:imbutae caede manus,
Ov. A. A. 2, 714:imbutae praeda manus,
Tac. A. 1, 36.—In partic.1.To inspire or impress early, to accustom, inure, initiate, instruct, imbue:2.his ego de artibus gratiam facio, ne colas, ne inbuas eis tuom ingenium,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 17:quibus ille studiis ab ineunte aetate se imbuerat,
Cic. Deiot. 10, 28; cf.:animum tenerum opinionibus,
id. Att. 14, 13, B, 4:variis erroribus,
id. Tusc. 3, 1, 2:adulescentuli castrensibus stipendiis imbuebantur,
Plin. Ep. 8, 14, 5:liberaliter educatos servilibus vitiis imbuisse,
Liv. 26, 2, 11:nemo est tam immanis, cujus mentem non imbuerit deorum opinio,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 30; cf.:ea pietate omnium pectora imbuerat, ut, etc.,
Liv. 1, 21, 1:inter novitatem successoris, quae noscendis prius quam agendis rebus inbuenda sit,
id. 41, 15, 8:imbuendis sociis ad officia legum,
Tac. A. 12, 32:nec quicquam prius imbuuntur quam contemnere deos,
id. H. 5, 5:qui honestis sermonibus aures imperatoris imbuant,
id. ib. 4, 7; id. Or. 29; 31:optume cum domito juvencus imbuitur,
is trained to labor, Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 180.—To do any thing for the first time, explore, essay, set the example ( poet.):3.illa rudem cursu prima imbuit Amphitriten,
was the first to navigate, Cat. 64, 11:terras vomere,
to plough first, Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 52; Val. Fl. 1, 69:phialam nectare,
to fill first, Mart. 8, 51, 17: bellum sanguine, to initiate, i. e. to begin, Verg. A. 7, 542; cf. ib. 554:juvenem primo Hymenaeo (conjux),
Sil. 3, 65:imbuis exemplum primae tu, Romule, palmae,
begin, set the example, Prop. 4 (5), 10, 5:opus,
Ov. A. A. 1, 654.—Esp. in part. perf., somewhat instructed, imbued, initiated, trained:nos ita a majoribus instituti atque imbuti sumus, ut. etc.,
Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 20; cf.:et doctrina liberaliter institutus et aliquo jam imbutus usu,
id. de Or. 2, 39, 162:parentum praeceptis imbuti,
id. Off. 1, 32, 118: imbutus rudimentis militiae, Vell. 2, 129, 2; cf.:imbutum jam a juventa certaminibus plebeiis,
Liv. 5, 2, 13:cognitiones verborum, quibus imbuti sumus,
Cic. Fin. 2, 5, 16:dialecticis imbutus,
id. Tusc. 1, 7, 14; cf.:litteris saltem leviter imbutus,
Quint. 1, 2, 16:quasi non perfectum litteris sed imbutum,
Suet. Gramm. 4:(verna) Litterulis Graecis imbutus,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 7:ad quam (legem) non docti, sed facti, non instituti, sed imbuti sumus,
Cic. Mil. 4, 10;so opp. instructus: elementis studiorum etsi non instructus, at certe imbutus,
Tac. Or. 19.— Poet.:aurea pavonum ridenti imbuta lepore saecla,
endued, Lucr. 2, 502 Munro (dub.; v. Lachm. Lucr. 2, p. 102). -
8 escritor de novelas
(n.) = fiction writerEx. And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.* * *(n.) = fiction writerEx: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
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9 invertir el tiempo de Uno en
(v.) = invest + Posesivo + time inEx. And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.* * *(v.) = invest + Posesivo + time inEx: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
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10 invertir esfuerzo intelectual en
(v.) = invest + Posesivo + thoughts inEx. And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.* * *(v.) = invest + Posesivo + thoughts inEx: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
Spanish-English dictionary > invertir esfuerzo intelectual en
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11 imprégner
imprégner [ɛ̃pʀeɲe]➭ TABLE 61. transitive verba. [+ tissu, matière] (de liquide) to soak (de with ) ; [+ pièce, air] (d'une odeur, de fumée) to fill (de with)2. reflexive verb• s'imprégner de (de liquide) to become soaked with ; (d'une odeur, de fumée) to become impregnated with ; [pièce, air] to be filled with ; [élèves] to become imbued with* * *ɛ̃pʀeɲe
1.
1) to impregnate [tissu, bois] (de with); to dye [cuir]2) fig
2.
s'imprégner verbe pronominal [étudiant] to immerse oneself* * *ɛ̃pʀeɲe vt1) [tissu, tampon] to soak2) [lieu, air] to permeate3) fig, [amertume, ironie] to pervade* * *imprégner verb table: céderA vtr1 ( saturer) Tech to impregnate [tissu, bois] (de with); to dye [cuir]; l'humidité imprègne les murs there is damp in the walls; une forte odeur de tabac imprégnait leurs vêtements their clothes smelled strongly of tobacco;2 fig son éducation l'a imprégné de préjugés his upbringing riddled him with prejudices; une doctrine imprégnée de christianisme a doctrine heavily influenced by Christian thinking.B s'imprégner vpr [étudiant] to immerse oneself (de in).[ɛ̃preɲe] verbe transitifêtre imprégné de to be soaked in, to be impregnated with————————s'imprégner de verbe pronominal plus préposition[éponge, bois] to become soaked ou impregnated with[air] to become permeated ou filled with[personne, esprit] to become immersed in ou imbued with -
12 naład|ować
pf — naład|owywać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (załadować) to load (up) [wóz]; to stuff, to cram [walizkę, torbę]- naładować ciężarówkę żwirem a. żwiru do ciężarówki to load (up) a lorry with gravel, to load (up) gravel onto a. into a lorry- naładować fajkę tytoniem to stuff a. load a pipe with tobacco- pociąg naładowany węglem a train loaded with coal, a coal-laden train2. pot. (zapełnić ludźmi) to load- naładował za dużo ludzi do furgonetki he loaded too many people into the van- jechać naładowanym pociągiem to travel on a crowded a. packed train- sala koncertowa była naładowana słuchaczami the concert hall was crammed a. jam-packed a. chock-a-block3. pot. (zawrzeć) to pack, to load- naładował do rozprawki zbyt wiele cytatów he loaded a. padded out the essay with too many quotations4. przen. to fill- naładowany agresją full of pent-up aggression- naładować kogoś optymizmem to fill a. imbue sb with optimism- była naładowana energią/radością she was brimming a. bursting with energy/joy5. Fiz. to charge [akumulator]- cząstki naładowane dodatnio/ujemnie positively/negatively charged particles6. Wojsk. to load, to prime [pistolet]- naładować karabin ostrymi/ślepymi nabojami to load a rifle with live ammunition/blank cartridgesⅡ naładować się — naładowywać się 1. Fiz. to charge- akumulator się naładował the battery has charged (up)2. pot. (objeść się) to stuff oneself pot. (czymś with sth); to gorge oneself (czymś on sth) 3. przen. naładować się pozytywną energią to charge a. fill oneself with positive energyThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > naład|ować
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13 nasy|cić
pf — nasy|cać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (zaspokoić głód) to satiate- nasyciwszy głód, ruszyli w dalszą wędrówkę having satisfied their hunger, they continued (on) their journey2. (przepoić, przeniknąć) [płyn, zapach] to permeate- wilgoć nasycała jego ubranie damp permeated his clothes- powietrze nasycone zapachem żywicy air permeated with the fragrance of resin3. (zadowolić) to satisfy, to gratify- nasycić (swoją) ciekawość/próżność to satisfy one’s curiosity/vanity- nasycić rynek towarami to saturate the market with goods4. Chem. Techn. to saturate- nasycić wodę dwutlenkiem węgla to saturate water with carbon dioxide5. książk. (zawrzeć) to fill, to imbue (czymś with sth)- wiersze nasycone liryzmem poems full of lyricismⅡ nasycić się — nasycać się 1. (najeść się) to eat one’s fill- nasyciła się jedną kanapką just one sandwich satisfied her appetite2. (zadowolić się) to enjoy [sth] to the full- nasycić się zemstą to gloat over one’s revenge- nasycić się pięknem krajobrazu to feast one’s eyes on the beauty of the landscape3. (przesiąknąć) to become permeated- powietrze nasyciło się mgłą the air was filled with fog4. Chem., Techn. to become saturated- woda nasyciła się dwutlenkiem węgla the water became saturated with carbon dioxide5. Handl. to become saturated- rynek nasycił się sprzętem elektronicznym the market became saturated with electrical appliancesThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nasy|cić
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14 исполнять
I несов. - исполня́ть, сов. - испо́лнить; (вн.)1) ( выполнять) carry out (d), fulfil (d), execute (d)исполня́ть бюдже́т — implement / execute the budget
исполня́ть прика́з — carry out [fulfil; execute] an order
исполня́ть обя́занности (рд.) — act (as), fulfil the duties (of)
исполня́ть жела́ние — grant / fulfil a wish
исполня́ть рабо́ту — do the work
исполня́ть обеща́ние — keep one's promise / word, be as good as one's word
исполня́ть про́сьбу — comply with a request
исполня́ть свой долг — do one's duty
2) ( воспроизводить перед публикой) perform (d); ( музыкальное произведение) execute (d), play (d)исполня́ть роль (рд.) — act (d), play the role (of), play the part (of)
исполня́ть та́нец — execute / perform a dance
3) ( соблюдать) observe (d); comply (with)исполня́ть контра́кт — comply with the contract
4) информ. execute (d), run (d)II несов. - исполня́ть, сов. - испо́лнить; уст.(вн. тв., рд.; наполнять каким-л чувством) suffuse (d with), fill (d with), imbue (d with)исполня́ть сердца́ ра́достью — fill hearts with joy
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15 вселять
вселитьвселять жильцов — put* tenants in
вселять к себе жильца — take* in a lodger
их вселили в новый дом — they have been moved into a new house*
2. (в кого-л. что-л.; внушать) inspire (smb. with smth.), inspire (in smb. smth.), imbue (smb. with smth.), instil(l) (into smb. smth.)вселять в кого-л. надежду — give* hope to smb., raise hopes in smb.'s breast
вселить страх в кого-л. — inspire smb. with fear; strike* fear into smb.; scare smb. разг.
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несов. - вселя́ть, сов. - всели́ть1) (вн. в вн.; поселять) move (d into)вселя́ть жильцо́в — move / put tenants in
вселя́ть к себе́ жильца́ — take in a lodger
их всели́ли в но́вый дом — they have been moved into a new house
2) (вн. в кого́-л; внушать) inspire (smb with), inspire (d in smb); imbue (smb with), instil(l) (d into smb)вселя́ть в кого́-л наде́жду — give hope to smb
вселя́ть страх в кого́-л — inspire smb with fear; strike fear into smb; scare smb разг.
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1) (поселять)
settle (into), move in(to), install (in), establish (in)
2) перен. (внушать)
inspire (in smb. smth.), inspire (smb. with smth.), instill (into smb. smth.), imbue (smb. with smth.)* * ** * *(поселять) settle, move in(to), install* * *infuseinspireinstilinstillstrike -
18 вселять
(кого-л./что-л. в кого-л./что-л.)несовер. - вселять; совер. - вселить1) ( поселять)settle (into), move in(to), install (in), establish (in)2) перен. ( внушать)inspire (in smb. smth.), inspire (smb. with smth.), instill (into smb. smth.), imbue (smb. with smth.)вселять в кого-л. надежду — to give hope to smb., to raise hopes in smb.'s breast
вселять страх в кого-л. — to spike fear into smb.; to scare smb. разг.
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19 внушить (кому-л.) определённое отношение
General subject: imbue (smb) with (smth) (к чему-л.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > внушить (кому-л.) определённое отношение
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20 внушить определённое отношение
General subject: (кому-л.) imbue (smb) with (smth) (к чему-л.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > внушить определённое отношение
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imbue someone with (something) — imbue (someone/something) with (something) to fill someone or something with a particular quality or feeling. Her poetry was imbued with a love of the outdoors. They seemed more interested in enriching themselves than in imbuing people with the… … New idioms dictionary
imbue something with (something) — imbue (someone/something) with (something) to fill someone or something with a particular quality or feeling. Her poetry was imbued with a love of the outdoors. They seemed more interested in enriching themselves than in imbuing people with the… … New idioms dictionary
imbue — verb imbue sb with sth phrasal verb (transitive usually passive) to make someone feel an emotion very strongly: a people deeply imbued with national pride … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Imbue — Im*bue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imbuing}.] [L. imbuere; pref. im in + perh. a disused simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. {Imbibe}.] 1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imbue with (something) — imbue (someone/something) with (something) to fill someone or something with a particular quality or feeling. Her poetry was imbued with a love of the outdoors. They seemed more interested in enriching themselves than in imbuing people with the… … New idioms dictionary
imbue — [im byo͞o′] vt. imbued, imbuing [L imbuere, to wet, soak] 1. Rare to fill with moisture; saturate 2. to fill with color; dye; tinge 3. to permeate or inspire (with principles, ideas, emotions, etc.) … English World dictionary
imbue — ► VERB (imbues, imbued, imbuing) (often be imbued with) ▪ fill with a feeling or quality. ORIGIN originally in the sense «saturate»: from Latin imbuere moisten … English terms dictionary
imbue with — phrasal verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms imbue with : present tense I/you/we/they imbue with he/she/it imbues with present participle imbuing with past tense imbued with past participle imbued with formal imbue someone/something with… … English dictionary
imbue with — im ˈbue with [transitive] often passive [present tense I/you/we/they imbue with he/she/it imbues with present participle imbuing with past tense … Useful english dictionary
imbue — im|bue [ımˈbju:] v imbue with [imbue sb/sth with sth] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: imbuere to make wet, stain ] to make someone or something have a quality, idea, or emotion very strongly ▪ His philosophical writings are imbued with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
imbue — UK [ɪmˈbjuː] / US [ɪmˈbju] verb Word forms imbue : present tense I/you/we/they imbue he/she/it imbues present participle imbuing past tense imbued past participle imbued Phrasal verbs: imbue with … English dictionary