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1 look down one's nose at smb.
(look down (или turn up) one's nose at smb. (или smth.))смотреть сверху вниз, свысока на кого-л., задирать нос перед кем-л.; с презрением относиться к кому-л. (или к чему-л.)Mrs. H: "...This Hornblower hates us; he thinks we turn up our noses at him." (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Skin Game’, act I) — Миссис X: "...Этот Хорнблоуэр ненавидит нас, он считает, что мы задираем нос перед ним."
They can talk of nothing. If you introduce an intellectual subject they look down their noses as though you were indecent. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Neil MacAdam’) — Эти люди ни о чем ни могут говорить. Если вы заводите разговор о высоких материях, они с презрением воротят от вас нос.
Crofts: "...Don't turn up your nose at business, Miss Vivie. Where would your Newnhams and Girtons be without it? "(B. Shaw, ‘Mrs. Wren's Profession’, act III) — Крофтс: "...Не брезгуйте деловыми людьми, мисс Виви: без них где были бы ваши колледжи, ваши Ньюнхэмы и Гертоны?"
I've had a bellyful of being looked down on since I came to Hillchester. But when folk start looking down their noses at my daughter, I'm going to know the reason. (R. Greenwood, ‘Wagstaff's England’, ch. XVI) — Я уже привык к тому, что на меня смотрят свысока, с тех пор как я приехал в Хилчестер. Но когда люди начинают с пренебрежением относиться к моей дочери, я хотел бы, в конце концов, знать, на каком основании.
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2 look down on
• look down on someone to regard someone with contempt смотреть на кого-то с презрением, свысокаAfter she became rich she started to look down on her former friends.
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3 look down on
look down on/upon смотреть свысока, относиться презрительно, высокомерно; не одобрятьMary looked down on her classmates because she was better dressed than they were.
Women have grown tired of being looked down on by employers.
The school looks down on such behaviour.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > look down on
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4 look down upon
look down on/upon смотреть свысока, относиться презрительно, высокомерно; не одобрятьMary looked down on her classmates because she was better dressed than they were.
Women have grown tired of being looked down on by employers.
The school looks down on such behaviour.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > look down upon
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6 look down at smb
look down (one's nose) at smb разг погля́дывать с презре́нием на кого-л.The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > look down at smb
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8 look\ down
look down on /upon/ smb., smth. look down upon the poor (on the crowd, on all foreigners, on his pictures, etc.) смотреть свысока /презирать/ бедных и т. д., he looks down on me as an amateur он относится ко мне свысока, как к дилетанту -
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фраз. гл.1) ( look down on) смотреть свысока на (кого-л.), презиратьShe looked down on Jim and thought he was not worthy of her daughter. — Она смотрела на Джима свысока и считала, что он недостоин её дочери.
2) (look down on / at) быть расположенным выше (чего-л.) -
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11 look down
to direct one’s eyes down смотреть вниз, опустить взглядDon’t look down from the roof, you may feel dizzy. He tried to see her eyes but she looked down.
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12 look down/shoot down
LDSD, look down/shoot downEnglish-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > look down/shoot down
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13 look down
1. phr v потупить взор2. phr v смотреть свысока; смотреть с презрением, презиратьlook! — смотри!, вот!
look at — смотреть на; взгляд
3. phr v ком. иметь тенденцию к понижению, слабетьto look well — хорошо выглядеть; иметь цветущий вид
you still look the same — вы выглядите, как и прежде
Синонимический ряд:1. hate (verb) abhor; abominate; condemn; contemn; despise; disdain; hate; scorn; scout; spurn2. overlook (verb) dominate; overlook; overtop; tower above; tower over3. stare down (verb) outstare; stare down -
14 look down in the mouth
вешать нос/головуАнгло-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > look down in the mouth
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15 look down one's nose at smb.
или turn up one's nose at smb.(или smth.)зaдиpaть нoc пepeд кeм-л., cмoтpeть cвepxу вниз, cвыcoкa нa кoгo-л.; c пpeзpeниeм oтнocитьcя к кoму-л. (или к чeму-л.)I've had a bellyful of being looked down on since I came to Hillchester. But when folk start looking down their noses at my daughter I'm going to know the reason (R. Greenwood). Crofts.... Don't turn up your nose at business. Miss Vivie. Where would your Newnhams and Girtons [кoллeджи] be without it? (G. B. Shaw)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > look down one's nose at smb.
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16 look down
1) смотреть свысока, презирать (on, upon) She looked down on Jim and thought he was not worthy of her daughter. ≈ Она смотрела на Джима свысока и считала, что он недостоин ее дочери.
2) коммерч. падать (в цене) потупить взор (on, upon) смотреть свысока;
смотреть с презрением, презирать (коммерческое) иметь тенденцию к понижению, слабеть (о ценах)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > look down
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17 look down one's nose
смотреть свысокаHis mother looks down her nose at his wife.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > look down one's nose
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18 look down/shoot down
1) Общая лексика: обнаружение и наведение на фоне земли2) Военный термин: обнаружение и поражение целей в нижней полусфере -
19 look down/shoot down system
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > look down/shoot down system
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20 look-down/shoot-down attack
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > look-down/shoot-down attack
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look down your nose at something — look down your ˈnose at sb/sth idiom (informal, especially BrE) to behave in a way that suggests that you think that you are better than sb or that sth is not good enough for you Syn: look down on Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary