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unmentionable [ʌnˊmenʃnəbl]1. a нецензу́рный, неприли́чный2. n1) pl шутл. «невырази́мые» предме́ты ни́жнего белья́2) уст. брю́ки, штаны́ -
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[ʌnˈmenʃnəbl]unmentionable pl уст. шутл. "невыразимые", брюки, штаны unmentionable нецензурный, неприличный -
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ʌnˈmenʃnəbl прил. неприличный, нецензурный, запретный Syn: unquotable, unprintable не могущий быть упомянутым, неприличный, запретный unmentionable pl уст. шутл. "невыразимые", брюки, штаны ~ нецензурный, неприличныйБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > unmentionable
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[ʌnʹmenʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l] aне могущий быть упомянутым, неприличный, запретный -
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[ʌn'menʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l]Общая лексика: запретный, не могущий быть упомянутым, неприличный, нецензурный -
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[ʌn`menʃnəbl]неприличный, нецензурный, запретныйАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > unmentionable
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a не могущий быть упомянутым, неприличный, запретныйСинонимический ряд:1. immodest (adj.) immodest; indecent; obscene; shameful2. nameless (adj.) despicable; disreputable; feared; indescribable; nameless; odious; offensive3. taboo (adj.) taboo; unspeakable -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > без упоминания
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1. a неопределённый, смутный, не поддающийся описанию2. a неописуемыйСинонимический ряд:1. beyond description (adj.) astonishing; beyond description; impossible; incommunicable; inconceivable; incredible; indefinable; ineffable; inenarrable; inexpressible; marvelous; remarkable; strange; undescribable; unexpressible; unspeakable; untellable; unutterable; wonderful2. unmentionable (adj.) despicable; disreputable; nameless; odious; offensive; unmentionableАнтонимический ряд:mundane; ordinary -
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1. a безымянный; не имеющий имени, названия2. a неназванный; анонимныйa rogue who shall be nameless — мошенник, имя которого мы не называем
3. a неизвестный, малоизвестный4. a невыразимый, несказанный5. a не поддающийся описанию, отвратительный, противный6. a не имеющий права носить фамилию отца; незаконнорождённый, внебрачныйСинонимический ряд:1. anonymous (adj.) anonymous; innominate; not mentioned; unacknowledged; undesignated; unnamed; unsigned2. obscure (adj.) inconspicuous; little-known; obscure; uncelebrated; undistinguished; unfamed; unheard-of; unknown; unnoted; unrenowned; unsung3. unmentionable (adj.) despicable; disreputable; feared; indescribable; odious; offensive; unmentionable -
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18 euphemism
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > euphemism
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19 euphemistic\ periphrasis
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > euphemistic\ periphrasis
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20 logical\ periphrasis
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > logical\ periphrasis
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unmentionable — (adj.) 1837, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + MENTIONABLE (Cf. mentionable). Unmentionables trousers is attested from 1823; meaning underwear is recorded from 1910 … Etymology dictionary
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unmentionable — [[t]ʌnme̱nʃənəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ If you describe something as unmentionable, you mean that it is too embarrassing or unpleasant to talk about. Has he got some unmentionable disease? … English dictionary
unmentionable — I. adjective Date: 1837 not fit or allowed to be mentioned or discussed ; unspeakable < an unmentionable topic > II. noun Date: 1823 one that is not to be mentioned or discussed: as a. plural pant III,1 b … New Collegiate Dictionary
unmentionable — un|men|tion|a|ble [ʌnˈmenʃənəbəl] adj too shocking or embarrassing to talk about ▪ unmentionable scandals … Dictionary of contemporary English
unmentionable — adjective too embarrassing, offensive, or shocking to be spoken about. noun chiefly humorous an unmentionable thing. Derivatives unmentionably adverb unmentioned adjective … English new terms dictionary
unmentionable disease — a venereal disease Still the subject of taboo: ... adding an unmentionable disease to the old lady s dossier of Wilt s faults. (Sharpe, 1979) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
unmentionable — unmentionableness, n. /un men sheuh neuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable. n. 2. something that is not to be mentioned: That subject was classed among the… … Universalium
unmentionable — adjective Not mentionable … Wiktionary