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1 invidious
[ɪn'vɪdɪəs]* * *invidious /ɪnˈvɪdɪəs/a.1 odioso; spiacevole; antipatico; irritante; ingiusto; offensivo: to make invidious comparisons, fare paragoni odiosi; an invidious task, un compito antipatico3 (arc.) invidiosoinvidiously avv. invidiousness n. [u] FALSI AMICI: nell'inglese attuale invidious non significa invidioso.* * *[ɪn'vɪdɪəs] -
2 не жалеть красок
( на что)not be stingy with the paint; pile on the colours; lay it on thick; not be stinting of bright colours in painting smth.Сперва Адам Казимирович только улыбался, словно вдова, которой ничего уже в жизни не мило. Но Бендер не жалел красок. Он развернул перед смущённым шофёром удивительные дали и тут же раскрасил их в голубой и розовый цвета. (И. Ильф, Е. Петров, Золотой телёнок) — At first Adam Kazimirovich merely smiled as if he were a widow who had lost all faith in life. But Bender was not stingy with the paint. He unrolled before the embarrassed chauffeur wonderful vistas and right there painted them in pink and azure colors.
Он не жалел красок и не остерегался острых сравнений. (П. Павленко, Счастье) — He piled on the colours and was not afraid to make invidious comparisons.
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