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41 conservation
1. n сохранение2. n консервирование3. n охрана природы, окружающей среды; рациональное природопользование4. n служба охраны природы5. n заповедник6. n экономия, экономное использованиеСинонимический ряд:preservation (noun) care; conservancy; control; ecological equilibrium; economy; frugality; husbanding; husbandry; keeping; maintenance; management; preserval; preservation; protecting; safekeeping; salvation; saving; sustentation; thrift; upkeepАнтонимический ряд: -
42 livelihood
n средства к существованиюСинонимический ряд:support (noun) alimentation; alimony; bread; bread and butter; business; job; keep; living; maintenance; salt; subsistence; support; sustenance; trade; upkeep; vocation; work -
43 living
1. n средства к существованию2. n образ жизни3. n церк. бенефиций; приход4. n мир живых, наши современники5. a живой, живущий; существующийfamilies living chock-a-block — семьи, живущие скученно
living pictures, pictures in the air — живые картины
living fossil — реликтовый организм; живой реликт
6. a очень похожий, точный; верныйhe is the living image of his father — он копия своего отца, он вылитый отец
7. a живой, активный8. a яркий, сочный9. a проточный10. a преим. геол. естественный, натуральный; нетронутый, неразработанныйСинонимический ряд:1. active (adj.) active; lively; quickening; strong; vigorous; vigourous2. existing (adj.) alive; animate; animated; around; existent; existing; extant; live; quick; surviving; vital; zoetic3. alimentation (noun) alimentation; alimony; bread; bread and butter; business; keep; livelihood; maintenance; salt; subsistence; support; sustenance; upkeep; vocation; work4. being (verb) being; breathing; existing; feeding; moving; subsisting; surviving5. leading (verb) leading; passing; pursuing6. living (verb) abiding; biding; domiciling; dwelling; hanging out; inhabiting; living; residing -
44 drain
drain [dreɪn]1 noun(a) (in house) canalisation f ou tuyau m d'évacuation; (of dishwasher) tuyau m de vidange; (outside house) puisard m; (sewer) égout m; (grid in street) bouche f d'égout; (in field, marshland) fossé m de drainage;∎ a smell of drains une odeur d'égout;∎ the drains are overflowing les égouts débordent;∎ figurative the family business went down the drain l'entreprise familiale a fait faillite;∎ all our plans went down the drain tous nos projets sont tombés à l'eau;∎ that's five years' work down the drain voilà cinq années de travail perdues;∎ to throw money down the drain jeter son argent par les fenêtres;∎ to laugh like a drain rire comme une baleine(c) (depletion) perte f, épuisement m;∎ a drain on resources une ponction sur les ressources;∎ the upkeep of the house is a continual drain on their resources l'entretien de la maison entraîne constamment des dépenses;∎ all that travelling was a terrible drain on him tous ces voyages l'ont terriblement épuisé(a) (dry → dishes, vegetables) égoutter; (→ land) drainer, assécher; (→ reservoir) vider, mettre à sec; (→ mine) drainer; (→ oil tank) vider, vidanger;∎ she drained her glass elle a vidé son verre ou a tout bu jusqu'à la dernière goutte;∎ Commerce drained weight poids m net égoutté∎ well drained soil sol m bien drainé∎ to drain sb of his/her strength épuiser qn;∎ the war drained the country of its resources la guerre a saigné le pays∎ the colour drained from her face son visage a blêmi(b) (dishes, vegetables) s'égoutter;∎ leave the dishes to drain laisse égoutter la vaisselle(liquid) s'écouler; (hope, strength) s'épuiserfaire écoulers'écouler
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