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121 as you were!
воен....stiff as a ramrod the old colonel stared proudly over the assembly. Not a single man, vet or civilian, stood sloppily at ease. ‘As you were!’ The men cheered with laughter it this half-serious, half-joking command... (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part I, ch. 4) —...старый полковник, прямой как палка, горделиво оглядел зал. Все - и бывшие фронтовики, и штатские - стояли по стойке "смирно". - Отставить! - скомандовал полковник. Эта полушутливая команда была встречена веселыми возгласами...
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122 at first
вначале, сначала, прежде, сперваWhen I went to tell Walter, at first he thought I was joking. He couldn't believe his ears that any woman could turn him down. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Judas Tree’, part II, ch. V) — Когда я сказала Уолтеру о моем решении разорвать нашу помолвку, он сперва подумал, что я шучу. Он своим ушам не поверил, что женщина может от него отказаться.
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123 be out of one's senses
разг.рехнуться, спятить‘Copperfield,’ he said at length in a breathless voice, ‘have you taken leave of your senses?’ ‘I have taken leave of you,’ said I wresting my hand away. (Ch. Dickens, ‘David Copperfield’, ch. XLII) — - Копперфилд, - наконец сказал он едва слышно, - вы что, распрощались с рассудком, что ли? - С вами распрощался! - крикнул я, вырывая руку.
Woman, you've gone too far! You're out of your senses! (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part I, ch. 1) — Ну, это уж слишком. Да ты рехнулась!
‘Either you are joking or you have taken leave of your senses, Mr. President,’ Scott said in a low voice. (F. Knebel and Ch. Bailey, ‘Seven Days in May’, ‘Friday 8 P. M.’) — - Либо вы шутите, либо вам изменяет рассудок, господин президент, - тихо проговорил Скотт.
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124 take a back seat
(take a back seat (for или to smb.))оказаться на последнем месте, отойти на задний план; уступать (кому-л.) [первонач. амер.]I always thought I was joking folks... but I take a back seat for you. (W. Faulkner, ‘Collected Short Stories’, ‘A Bear Hunt’) — Мне всегда казалось, что я умею отменно шутить... но перед тобой я пасую.
Now we don't take a back seat for anybody, here in this shop... (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rase to Live’, book II) — Нашу фирму никому не заткнуть за пояс...
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125 badinage
1. n добродушная насмешка, подшучивание, подтрунивание2. n шутливая беседа, болтовня3. v добродушно подтрунивать, поддразнивать; шутитьСинонимический ряд:jest (noun) backchat; banter; derision; jest; jesting; joking; mockery; persiflage; repartee; snip-snap; teasing -
126 banter
1. n добродушное подшучивание; шутки2. n шутливая беседа3. v добродушно подшучивать, подтрунивать, поддразнивать4. v вести шутливую беседу, обмениваться шутками5. v арх. высмеивать6. v арх. одурачивать, надуватьСинонимический ряд:1. jest (noun) backchat; badinage; derision; jest; jesting; joking; mockery; persiflage; raillery; repartee; ribbing; snip-snap; teasing2. chaff (verb) chaff; fool; fun; jest; joke; jolly; josh; kid; rag; razz; rib3. mock (verb) deride; heckle; jeer; make fun of; mock; ridicule; teaseАнтонимический ряд:argument; discourse; discussion -
127 comedy
1. n комедияmusical comedy — музыкальная комедия; мюзикл; оперетта
comedy of cape and sword — комедия «плаща и шпаги»
dark comedy — «чёрная комедия»
black comedy — «чёрная комедия»
2. n представление комедии на сценеcloak-and-sword comedy — комедия «плаща и шпаги»
3. n забавное событие; комичный случай, комедия, смех4. n притворствоСинонимический ряд:1. buffoonery (noun) buffoonery; joking; raillery2. comic drama (noun) amusing drama; burlesque; comedy of manners; comic drama; farce; funny film; hilarious episode; light entertainment; parody; satire; sitcom3. humor (noun) comicality; comicalness; drollery; drollness; funniness; humor; humorousness; humour; wit; wittinessАнтонимический ряд:melancholy; tragedy -
128 facetious
1. a весёлый, игривый; шутливый, остроумный2. a неодобр. часто шуточный, несерьёзныйСинонимический ряд:1. clever (adj.) clever; epigrammatic; smart; waggish2. foolish (adj.) farcical; foolish; frivolous; laughable; ludicrous; ridiculous3. humorous (adj.) amusing; comical; droll; funny; humorous; jesting; jocose; jocular; jocund; joking; whimsical; witty4. merry (adj.) gay; jolly; light; merry; pleasant; sprightly5. sarcastic (adj.) bantering; dry; ironic; quizzical; sarcastic; satirical; wryАнтонимический ряд:dejected; dignified; dull; formal; gloomy; grave; heavy; lugubrious; matter-of-fact; melancholy; morose; pensive; phlegmatic; sad; serious; solemn
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