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1 towering figure
figure of speech — фигура речи, риторическая фигура, троп
figure of fun — смешная фигура, предмет насмешек
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2 towering figure
Общая лексика: влиятельное лицо, высокопоставленное лицо -
3 tall
1. a высокийtall man — высокий человек, человек высокого роста
2. a имеющий такой-то рост, такую-то высоту; высотой, ростом в …3. a длинный4. a амер. разг. преувеличенный, приукрашенный; невероятный, немыслимыйtall story — небылица, сказка
5. a разг. большой6. a разг. хвастливыйtall talk — хвастовство; преувеличение
7. a уст. величественный8. a уст. смелый, мужественный9. adv сл. хвастливо, привирая с три короба10. adv сл. гордо, осанисто; важноto walk tall — идти, задрав нос
Синонимический ряд:1. exaggerated (adj.) bouncing; exaggerated; far-fetched; outlandish; unbelievable2. lofty (adj.) alpine; altitudinous; big; elevated; gangly; high; lanky; lofty; rangy; soaring; toweringАнтонимический ряд:credible; short; small; squat; stocky; stubby
См. также в других словарях:
towering — toweringly, adv. /tow euhr ing/, adj. 1. very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak. 2. surpassing others; very great: a towering figure in American poetry. 3. rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage. 4. beyond the… … Universalium
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