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ВОЗВОДИТЬ/ВОЗВЕСТИ НАПРАСЛИНУ на кого coll VP subj: human to tell damaging or unflattering lies about s.o. (or o.s.), accuse s.o. (or o.s.) unjustly. X возвел напраслину на Y-a (на себя) = X slandered (maligned, vilified etc) Y (himself) X made a false accusation against Y (himself) X gave Y a bum rap.(author's usage) (Беркутов:) Я долго говорил с Горецким и в город с ним ездил. Он тебя обманул. Ему понадобились деньги, он и сказал напраслину на себя (Островский 5). (В.) I had a long talk with Goretsky, and drove to town with him...He deceived you. He needed the money, so he just made a false accusation against himself (5a).«...Директор, падло этакое, думал, что я с ним не здороваюсь, потому что осуждаю его за травлю морганистов - и упек. А я просто не привык сволочам руку подавать. При чем тут Мендель - когда у него по роже видно, что - сволочь!.. Ваг и возвел на меня напраслину, говно!» (Битов 2). "..The director, what a stinking bastard, he thought I wasn't saying hello as a criticism of him for hounding the Morganists-and he got me sent up. I'm just not in the habit of shaking hands with scum. What's Mendel got to do with it, when you see by his ugly mug that he's scum! So he gave me a bum rap, the shit!" (2a). -
82 фиговый листок
• ФИГОВЫЙ ЛИСТОК < ЛИСТОЧЕК> lit[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. meant to conceal what is considered unacceptable, shameful, unflattering etc:- fig leaf.♦ Яша... пришивал ко всем отчётам фиговые листки оценок (Грекова 2). То every report he [Yasha] pins a fig leaf of evaluations (2a).—————← From the Biblical account of how Adam and Eve made "aprons" from fig leaves to cover themselves after eating the forbidden fruit and realizing that they were naked (Gen. 3:7).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > фиговый листок
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83 фиговый листочек
• ФИГОВЫЙ ЛИСТОК < ЛИСТОЧЕК> lit[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. meant to conceal what is considered unacceptable, shameful, unflattering etc:- fig leaf.♦ Яша... пришивал ко всем отчётам фиговые листки оценок (Грекова 2). То every report he [Yasha] pins a fig leaf of evaluations (2a).—————← From the Biblical account of how Adam and Eve made "aprons" from fig leaves to cover themselves after eating the forbidden fruit and realizing that they were naked (Gen. 3:7).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > фиговый листочек
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84 возвести напраслину
• ВОЗВОДИТЬ/ВОЗВЕСТИ НАПРАСЛИНУ на кого coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to tell damaging or unflattering lies about s.o. (or o.s.), accuse s.o. (or o.s.) unjustly. X возвел напраслину на Y-a < на себя> ≈ X slandered (maligned, vilified etc) Y (himself); X made a false accusation against Y (himself); X gave Y a bum rap.♦ [author's usage] [Беркутов:] Я долго говорил с Горецким и в город с ним ездил. Он тебя обманул. Ему понадобились деньги, он и сказал напраслину на себя (Островский 5). [В ] I had a long talk with Goretsky, and drove to town with him...He deceived you. He needed the money, so he just made a false accusation against himself (5a).♦ "...Директор, падло этакое, думал, что я с ним не здороваюсь, потому что осуждаю его за травлю морганистов - и упек. А я просто не привык сволочам руку подавать. При чем тут Мендель - когда у него по роже видно, что - сволочь!.. Ваг и возвел на меня напраслину, говно!" (Битов 2). "...The director, what a stinking bastard, he thought I wasn't saying hello as a criticism of him for hounding the Morganistsand he got me sent up. I'm just not in the habit of shaking hands with scum. What's Mendel got to do with it, when you see by his ugly mug that he's scum! So he gave me a bum rap, the shit!" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > возвести напраслину
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85 возводить напраслину
• ВОЗВОДИТЬ/ВОЗВЕСТИ НАПРАСЛИНУ на кого coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to tell damaging or unflattering lies about s.o. (or o.s.), accuse s.o. (or o.s.) unjustly. X возвел напраслину на Y-a < на себя> ≈ X slandered (maligned, vilified etc) Y (himself); X made a false accusation against Y (himself); X gave Y a bum rap.♦ [author's usage] [Беркутов:] Я долго говорил с Горецким и в город с ним ездил. Он тебя обманул. Ему понадобились деньги, он и сказал напраслину на себя (Островский 5). [В ] I had a long talk with Goretsky, and drove to town with him...He deceived you. He needed the money, so he just made a false accusation against himself (5a).♦ "...Директор, падло этакое, думал, что я с ним не здороваюсь, потому что осуждаю его за травлю морганистов - и упек. А я просто не привык сволочам руку подавать. При чем тут Мендель - когда у него по роже видно, что - сволочь!.. Ваг и возвел на меня напраслину, говно!" (Битов 2). "...The director, what a stinking bastard, he thought I wasn't saying hello as a criticism of him for hounding the Morganistsand he got me sent up. I'm just not in the habit of shaking hands with scum. What's Mendel got to do with it, when you see by his ugly mug that he's scum! So he gave me a bum rap, the shit!" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > возводить напраслину
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86 לא מחניף
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87 portrayal
po:'treiəlnoun (the act of portraying.) representación, retratotr[pɔː'treɪəl]1 (painting) representación nombre femenino2 (description) descripción nombre femenino3 (acting) interpretación nombre femeninoportrayal [por'treɪəl] n1) representation: representación f2) portrait: retrato mn.• descripción s.f.• representación gráfica s.f.• retrato s.m.pɔːr'treɪəl, pɔː'treɪəlmass & count noun ( Art) representación f, manera f de representar; ( Lit) descripción f; ( Theat) interpretación f[pɔː'treɪǝl]N1) (Art) retrato m2) (=description) descripción f, representación fa most unflattering portrayal — una representación nada halagadora or favorecedora
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88 unkleidsam
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89 niekorzystnie
adv. grad. 1. (niezyskownie) disadvantageously- niekorzystnie sprzedane mieszkanie a flat sold at a low price2. (niesprzyjająco) unfavourably GB, unfavorably US, adversely- wpływać na coś niekorzystnie to have an adverse influence a. impact on sth3. (nieefektownie) unattractively- w tym kolorze wyglądasz niekorzystnie this colour doesn’t suit you- wyglądasz niekorzystnie w tej fryzurze/sukience your haircut/dress is unflattering a. doesn’t do you justice* * *adv( wpływać) unfavourably (BRIT), unfavorably (US), adversely* * *adv.1. (= niepomyślnie) unfavorably, Br. unfavourably; wpływać na coś niekorzystnie have an adverse influence on sth.2. (= brzydko) badly; w tej sukience wyglądała niekorzystnie the dress she was wearing didn't do her justice.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niekorzystnie
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90 smigrende
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91 desfavorecido
adj.underprivileged, disadvantaged.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desfavorecer.* * *ADJ1) (=discriminado) disadvantaged2) (=afeado)* * *- da adjetivoa) <grupos/clases> underprivileged, disadvantagedb) ( afeado)* * *= underprivileged, disadvantaged.Ex. The new principle of open access was treating the working class with more dignity, even though stock shortages created another underprivileged minority in the less fleet of foot.Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.* * *- da adjetivoa) <grupos/clases> underprivileged, disadvantagedb) ( afeado)* * *= underprivileged, disadvantaged.Ex: The new principle of open access was treating the working class with more dignity, even though stock shortages created another underprivileged minority in the less fleet of foot.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.* * *desfavorecido -da1 ‹grupos/clases› underprivileged, disadvantaged2(afeado): salió muy desfavorecido en esa foto that photograph is very unflattering to him, that's a very bad photograph of him* * *desfavorecido, -a adj1. [desaventajado] disadvantaged* * *desfavorecido, -da adj: underprivileged -
92 poco atractivo
adj.1 unattractive, unappealing, unshapely, uninviting.2 unflattering.* * *(adj.) = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealingEx. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface.Ex. The administrator will be more than repaid by high staff morale for all the trouble-shooting and unglamorous behind-the-scenes planning.Ex. A public libary's site communicates at two levels: as a site for the building and as a qualification of the site as far/near, accessible/inaccessible, inviting/ uninviting, etc.Ex. In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.* * *(adj.) = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealingEx: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface.Ex: The administrator will be more than repaid by high staff morale for all the trouble-shooting and unglamorous behind-the-scenes planning.Ex: A public libary's site communicates at two levels: as a site for the building and as a qualification of the site as far/near, accessible/inaccessible, inviting/ uninviting, etc.Ex: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights. -
93 retrato
m.1 portrait (dibujo).ser el vivo retrato de alguien to be the spitting image of somebodyretrato robot Identikit® picture, Photofit® picture (British)2 portrayal.3 picture, photograph, photo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: retratar.* * *1 (pintura) portrait2 (foto) photograph3 figurado (descripción) description, depiction, portrayal\ser el vivo retrato de alguien to be the spitting image of somebodyretrato robot Identikit picture, Photofit picture* * *noun m.1) portrait2) photograph3) depiction* * *SM1) (Arte) portrait; (Fot) photograph, portraitretrato hablado — LAm Identikit picture
2) (=descripción) portrayal, depiction, description* * *a) (Art, Fot) portraitb) ( descripción) depiction, portrayal* * *= portrait, portrait painting.Ex. All types of documents from local collections are being included: manuscript miniatures, prints, maps, portraits, etc.Ex. Historical evidence includes portrait paintings, fashion plates and magazines, photographs, literary sources, pattern books, and trade catalogues.----* colección de retratos = portrait collection.* pintor de retratos = portraitist.* retrato fotográfico = photographic portrait.* retrato robot = photofit.* retratos = portraiture.* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.* * *a) (Art, Fot) portraitb) ( descripción) depiction, portrayal* * *= portrait, portrait painting.Ex: All types of documents from local collections are being included: manuscript miniatures, prints, maps, portraits, etc.
Ex: Historical evidence includes portrait paintings, fashion plates and magazines, photographs, literary sources, pattern books, and trade catalogues.* colección de retratos = portrait collection.* pintor de retratos = portraitist.* retrato fotográfico = photographic portrait.* retrato robot = photofit.* retratos = portraiture.* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.* * *un retrato de cuerpo entero/de medio cuerpo a full-length/head-and-shoulders portraitser el vivo retrato de algn to be the (spitting) image of sb ( colloq)2 (descripción) depiction, portrayalsi trazamos el retrato del votante de cada partido if we draw up a profile of each party's typical voterCompuestos:( AmL) videofit( Esp) videofit* * *
Del verbo retratar: ( conjugate retratar)
retrato es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
retrató es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
retratar
retrato
retrató
retratar ( conjugate retratar) verbo transitivo
( fotografiar) to photograph
retrato sustantivo masculinoa) (Art, Fot) portrait;◊ ser el vivo retrato de algn to be the (spitting) image of sb (colloq)
retratar verbo transitivo
1 Fot to take a photograph of
(en un cuadro, dibujo) to paint a portrait of
2 (hacer una descripción fiel) to describe
retrato sustantivo masculino
1 Arte portrait
Fot photograph
retrato robot, identikit‚ picture
2 (descripción) portrayal
♦ Locuciones: ser el vivo retrato de alguien, to be the spitting image of sb
' retrato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuerpo
- fotografía
- logrado
English:
composite
- exact
- flatter
- full-length
- identikit
- image
- likeness
- locket
- model
- Photofit
- picture
- portrait
- portrayal
- spit
- unflattering
- anything
- Identikit
- photo
* * *retrato nm1. [dibujo, pintura] portrait;retrato de medio cuerpo head-and-shoulders portrait;retrato de cuerpo entero full-length portrait;ser el vivo retrato de alguien to be the spitting image of sbAndes, RP retrato hablado Identikit® picture, Br Photofit® picture;retrato robot Identikit® picture, Br Photofit® picture2. [fotografía] portrait (photograph)3. [descripción] portrayal;hace un retrato muy fiel de las costumbres de entonces she paints a very accurate picture of the customs of the time* * *m picture;retrato-robot composite photo, E-Fit®;ser el vivo retrato de alguien be the spitting image of s.o.* * *retrato nm1) : depiction, portrayal2) : portrait, photograph* * *retrato n1. (cuadro) portrait2. (fotografía) photograph -
94 flatterende lys
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95 favorecedor
favorecedor
◊ - dora adjetivobecoming
favorecedor,-ora adjetivo becoming, flattering ' favorecedor' also found in these entries: Spanish: favorecedora English: becoming - flattering - unflattering -
96 feo
feo 1,◊ fea adjetivo‹ peinado› unflattering; es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhood ‹olor/sabor› (esp AmL) unpleasant;◊ ¡qué feo está el día! what an awful day!;la cosa se está poniendo fea things are getting nasty o ugly; es or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así it's not nice to talk like that
feo 2 adverbio (AmL) ‹oler/saber› bad;
feo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (carente de belleza) ugly
2 (turbio) nasty: esto se pone feo, this is looking bad
una herida fea, a bad wound
II m (desaire, descortesía) snub: no le hagas ese feo, don't snub him Locuciones: ser más feo que Picio, to be as ugly as sin ' feo' also found in these entries: Spanish: espantosa - espantoso - esperpento - fea - horrorosa - horroroso - monstruosa - monstruoso - encima - espantar - feroz - gana - horrible English: hideous - nasty - ugly - ugly duckling - unsightly - dull - homely - nice - plain -
97 halagüeño
halagüeño
‹ situación› promising, encouraging; ‹ noticia› encouraging; ‹ futuro› promising
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98 halagador
halagador
◊ - dora adjetivoflattering
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99 retrato
Del verbo retratar: ( conjugate retratar) \ \
retrato es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
retrató es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: retratar retrato retrató
retratar ( conjugate retratar) verbo transitivo ( fotografiar) to photograph
retrato sustantivo masculinoa) (Art, Fot) portrait;◊ ser el vivo retrato de algn to be the (spitting) image of sb (colloq)
retratar verbo transitivo
1 Fot to take a photograph of (en un cuadro, dibujo) to paint a portrait of
2 (hacer una descripción fiel) to describe
retrato sustantivo masculino
1 Arte portrait Fot photograph
retrato robot, identikit‚ picture
2 (descripción) portrayal Locuciones: ser el vivo retrato de alguien, to be the spitting image of sb ' retrato' also found in these entries: Spanish: cuerpo - fotografía - logrado English: composite - exact - flatter - full-length - identikit - image - likeness - locket - model - Photofit - picture - portrait - portrayal - spit - unflattering - anything - Identikit - photo -
100 нелестный
uncomplimentary, unflattering
См. также в других словарях:
unflattering — index calumnious, derogatory, harsh, pejorative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unflattering — 1580s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + gerundive of FLATTER (Cf. flatter) … Etymology dictionary
unflattering — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not flattering. DERIVATIVES unflatteringly adverb … English terms dictionary
unflattering — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unflattering — [[t]ʌnflæ̱tərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as unflattering, you mean that it makes a person or thing seem less attractive than they really are. He depicted the town s respectable families in an unflattering light... The knee length … English dictionary
unflattering — adjective Date: 1581 not flattering < an unflattering portrait >; especially unfavorable < unflattering remarks > • unflatteringly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unflattering — adjective 1) an unflattering review Syn: unfavorable, uncomplimentary, harsh, unsympathetic, critical, negative, hostile, scathing Ant: complimentary 2) an unflattering dress Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
unflattering — UK [ʌnˈflæt(ə)rɪŋ] / US adjective making someone seem unpleasant or not attractive The book paints an unflattering picture of the former president. a dress that was distinctly unflattering … English dictionary
unflattering — un|flat|ter|ing [ʌnˈflætərıŋ] adj making someone look or seem bad or unattractive ▪ an unflattering portrait … Dictionary of contemporary English
unflattering — un|flat|ter|ing [ ʌn flæt(ə)rıŋ ] adjective making someone seem unpleasant or not attractive: The book paints an unflattering picture of the former president … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unflattering — adj.; unflatteringly, adv. * * * … Universalium