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1 calamity
kəˈlæmɪtɪ сущ. беда, бедствие, несчастье, катастрофа to avert a calamity;
to ward off a calamity ≈ предотвращать катастрофу to survive a calamity ≈ пережить бедствие/беду/катастрофу a calamity befalls smb. ≈ с кем-л. произошла катастрофа crushing, dire, great calamity ≈ ужасная катастрофа national calamity ≈ национальная катастрофа, национальное бедствие calamity howler Syn: catastrophe, distress, disaster бедствие;
беда;
большое несчастье, катастрофа - national * национальное бедствие - to avert a * предотвратить беду /несчастье/ - to suffer a * переносить несчастье - * is man's (true) touchstone человек познается в беде горе, скорбь;
отчаяние > * Jane /howler, prophet/ (американизм) пессимист;
паникер;
демагог, играющий на трудностях > * issue (американизм) острый вопрос;
вопрос, который опасно ставить /поднимать/ calamity бедствие ~ attr.: ~ howler амер. человек, постоянно предсказывающий( какое-л.) бедствие;
нытик;
пессимист ~ attr.: ~ howler амер. человек, постоянно предсказывающий (какое-л.) бедствие;
нытик;
пессимистБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > calamity
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2 calamity
[kə'læmətɪ]сущ.беда, бедствие, катастрофаcrushing / dire / great calamity — ужасная катастрофа
national calamity — национальная катастрофа, бедствие
to avert / ward off a calamity — предотвращать катастрофу
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3 Save
v. trans.Deliver: P. and V. ἐλευθεροῦν, λύειν, ἀφιέναι, ἀπαλλάσσειν, ἐκλύειν (or mid.), ἀπολύειν, ἐξαιρεῖσθαι, V. ἐξαπαλλάσσειν.Save ( by removing from the scene of danger): P. and V. ὑπεκτίθεσθαι, V. ὑπεκλαμβάνειν, ὑπεκσώζειν; see Rescue.Help in saving: P. and V. συσσώζειν, συνεκσώζειν, P. συναφαιρεῖσθαι, συνδιασώζειν.Having no mother, brother or kindred to save me from this calamity: V. οὐ μητέρʼ οὐκ ἀδελφὸν οὐδὲ συγγενῆ μεθορμίσασθαι τῆσδʼ ἔχουσα συμφορᾶς (Eur., Med. 257).Be sparing of: P. and V. φείδεσθαι (gen.).Save money (absol.): Ar. and P. φείδεσθαι (Pl. 247).——————prep.——————conj.P. and V. πλήν, πλὴν εἰ, εἰ μή, P. ὅτι μή, ἀλλʼ ἤ.Save that: Ar. and P. πλὴν ὅτι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Save
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