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1) Общая лексика: смутное представление2) Реклама: неясная мысль, туманная мысль -
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vague [veɪg]• I had a vague idea or feeling she would come j'avais vaguement le sentiment qu'elle viendrait• he was vague about the time he would be arriving at il est resté vague quant à l'heure de son arrivéeb. ( = absent-minded) [person] distrait* * *[veɪg]1) ( imprecise) [person, account, idea, memory, rumour, term] vague2) ( evasive)to be vague about — rester vague sur or évasif/-ive au sujet de [plans, past]
3) ( distracted) [person, expression] distrait; [gesture] vague4) (faint, slight) [sound, smell, taste] vague, imprécis; [fear, embarrassment] vague (before n); [doubt] léger/-ère (before n)5) ( unsure) -
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vague [veɪg]∎ she had only a vague idea of what he meant elle ne comprenait que vaguement ce qu'il voulait dire;∎ he made a vague gesture toward the office d'un geste vague il désigna le bureau;∎ don't be so vague précisez ce que vous voulez dire, soyez plus précis;∎ his instructions were vague ses instructions manquaient de précision;∎ they were vague about their activities (imprecise) ils n'ont pas précisé la nature de leurs activités; (evasive) ils sont restés vagues sur la nature de leurs activités;∎ I'm still vague about how to get there (unsure) je ne comprends toujours pas comment y aller;∎ I haven't the vaguest idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée(b) (dim → memory, feeling) vague, confus;∎ I have a vague recollection of summers spent in Greece je me rappelle vaguement les étés passés en Grèce(c) (indistinct → shape) flou, indistinct(d) (absent-minded) distrait;∎ she looked vague elle avait un air distrait -
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idea n1 ( suggestion) idée f ; a good idea une bonne idée ; it was Sophie's idea to sell the car c'est Sophie qui a eu l'idée de vendre la voiture ; he came up with ou hit on the idea of buying a farm l'idée lui est venue d'acheter une ferme ; to be full of ideas avoir plein d'idées ;2 ( plan) idée f ; to have some vague idea of doing avoir dans l'idée de faire ; it's a good idea to take a raincoat c'est une bonne idée d'emporter un imperméable ; to put an idea into sb's head mettre une idée dans la tête de qn ; don't start getting ideas! ne commence pas à te faire des idées! ; you can get ou put that idea out of your head! il n'en est pas question! ;3 ( thought) idée f (about, on sur) ; what are your ideas on this portrayal? qu'est-ce que vous pensez de cette interprétation? ;4 (concept, notion) conception f ; he's got strange ideas about women/education il a une drôle de conception des femmes/de l'enseignement ; you've got a funny idea of loyalty tu as une drôle de conception de la loyauté ; if that's your idea of good work/of a joke… si c'est ça que tu appelles du bon travail/une plaisanterie… ; a hamburger isn't my idea of a good meal un hamburger n'est pas vraiment ce que j'appelle un bon repas ;5 ( impression) impression f ; to give sb the idea that donner à qn l'impression que (+ indic) ; he's got the idea that everybody is lying to him il a l'impression que tout le monde lui ment ; whatever gave you thatidea! qu'est-ce qui t'a fait croire une chose pareille! ;6 ( knowledge) idée f ; do you have any idea how/where etc…? as-tu une idée sur la manière dont/où etc…? ; I have no idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée ; to have no idea why/how etc ne pas savoir pourquoi/comment etc ; to have an idea of how long it takes to do avoir une idée du temps qu'il faut pour faire ; he hadn't the slightest idea who I was il ne savait absolument pas qui j'étais ; he's 55? I had no idea! il a 55 ans? je ne savais pas! ; to have no idea of ou about n'avoir aucune idée de [price, time] ; I have no idea whether he's arrived or not je ne sais pas du tout s'il est arrivé ou non ; you've no idea how pleased I was! tu ne peux pas savoir combien j'étais content! ; I have a vague idea what you mean j'ai une idée de ce que tu veux dire ; what a funny idea! quelle drôle d'idée! ;7 ( theory) idée f ; I've an idea that he might be lying j'ai dans l'idée qu'il ment ; he's got funny ideas on management il a de drôles d'idées sur la gestion ; I've got a pretty good idea who stole the money je crois bien savoir qui a volé l'argent ;8 ( aim) but m ; the idea of a diet is to lose weight le but d'un régime est de perdre du poids ; that's the whole idea! c'est bien là tout le but ; what's the idea behind the offer? quel est le but de cette proposition? ;9 ( gist) now I get the idea ah, maintenant je vois ; do you get the idea? tu vois? ; now you're getting the idea voilà, tu commences à comprendre ; that's the idea! c'est ça! ;the very idea! quelle idée! ; what's the big idea ○ ? qu'est-ce qui te prend ○ ? -
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veiɡ1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) vago2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vago•- vaguely
vague adj vagotr[veɪg]1 (imprecise) vago,-a, impreciso,-a2 (indistinct) borroso,-a1) imprecise: vago, imprecisoa vague feeling: una sensación indefinidaI haven't the vaguest idea: no tengo la más remota idea2) unclear: borroso, poco claroa vague outline: un perfil indistinto3) absentminded: distraídoadj.• distraído, -a adj.• dudoso, -a adj.• indeciso, -a adj.• indefinido, -a adj.• vago, -a adj.veɪgadjective vaguer, vaguesta) (imprecise, unclear) <term/wording/concept> impreciso, vagoto be vague ABOUT something: she was vague about her involvement — fue poco explícita acerca de su participación
b) ( indistinct) < outline> borrosoc) ( absentminded) < expression> distraído; < person> distraído, despistado[veɪɡ]ADJ (compar vaguer) (superl vaguest)1) (=imprecise) [concept] impreciso, vago; [description] impreciso; [outline] borroso; [feeling] indefinido, indeterminado; [person] (in giving details etc) impreciso; (by nature) de ideas poco precisasmy memories of that time are very vague — mis recuerdos de aquella época son muy vagos, aquella época la recuerdo muy vagamente
he made some vague promises — hacía promesas, pero sin concretar
you mustn't be so vague — hay que decir las cosas con claridad, hay que concretar
2) (=absent-minded) [person] despistado, distraído; [expression, look] ausentehe's terribly vague — tiene un tremendo despiste, es un despistado
* * *[veɪg]adjective vaguer, vaguesta) (imprecise, unclear) <term/wording/concept> impreciso, vagoto be vague ABOUT something: she was vague about her involvement — fue poco explícita acerca de su participación
b) ( indistinct) < outline> borrosoc) ( absentminded) < expression> distraído; < person> distraído, despistado -
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adjectivevage; verschwommen, undeutlich [Form, Umriss]; undefinierbar [Farbe]; (absent-minded) geistesabwesend; (inattentive) unkonzentriertnot have the vaguest idea or notion — nicht die blasseste od. leiseste Ahnung haben
be vague about something — etwas nur vag[e] andeuten; (in understanding) nur eine vage Vorstellung von etwas haben
* * *[veiɡ]1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) unbestimmt2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vage•- academic.ru/79608/vagueness">vagueness- vaguely* * *[veɪg]a \vague conception ein verschwommenes Konzepta \vague memory eine vage Erinnerung\vague pains diffuse Schmerzen\vague promises vage Versprechungena \vague suspicion eine vage Vermutungto reply in \vague terms eine ausweichende Antwort geben2. (imprecise) person zerstreut* * *[veɪg]adj (+er)1) (= not clear) person, plan vage, unbestimmt; outline, shape verschwommen; photograph unscharf, verschwommen; report, question vage, ungenau; murmur dumpf, undeutlichthere's a vague resemblance — es besteht eine entfernte Ähnlichkeit
I had a vague idea she would come — ich hatte so eine (dunkle) Ahnung, dass sie kommen würde
he was vague about the time of his arrival — er äußerte sich nur vage or unbestimmt über seine Ankunftszeit
2) (= absent-minded) geistesabwesend, zerstreutdo you really understand, you look rather vague? — verstehst du das wirklich, du siehst so verwirrt aus?
to have a vague look in one's eyes — einen abwesenden or (not having understood) verständnislosen Gesichtsausdruck haben
* * *vague [veıɡ]A adj (adv vaguely)1. vage:a) nebelhaft, verschwommen (Aussage, Gestalt etc)b) unbestimmt (Verdacht etc)c) dunkel (Vorahnung etc)d) unklar (Beschreibung etc);vague answer auch nichtssagende Antwort;vague hope vage Hoffnung;I haven’t got the vaguest idea ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung;it’s vaguely familiar to me es ist irgendwie bekannt2. undefinierbar, unbestimmt (Charakter etc)3. ausdruckslos (Augen etc)4. geistesabwesendB s (das) Vage:be in the vague (noch) unklar oder unbestimmt sein* * *adjectivevage; verschwommen, undeutlich [Form, Umriss]; undefinierbar [Farbe]; (absent-minded) geistesabwesend; (inattentive) unkonzentriertnot have the vaguest idea or notion — nicht die blasseste od. leiseste Ahnung haben
be vague about something — etwas nur vag[e] andeuten; (in understanding) nur eine vage Vorstellung von etwas haben
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[veɪg]1) (imprecise) [person, account, idea, memory, rumour, term] vago2) (evasive)to be vague about — essere vago su [plans, past]
3) (distracted) [person, expression] svagato; [ gesture] distratto4) (faint, slight) [sound, smell, taste] lieve; [fear, embarrassment] vago; [ doubt] leggero5) (unsure)* * *[veiɡ]1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) vago2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vago•- vaguely* * *[veɪg]1) (imprecise) [person, account, idea, memory, rumour, term] vago2) (evasive)to be vague about — essere vago su [plans, past]
3) (distracted) [person, expression] svagato; [ gesture] distratto4) (faint, slight) [sound, smell, taste] lieve; [fear, embarrassment] vago; [ doubt] leggero5) (unsure) -
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adj1) невизначений, неясний; невиразнийvague resemblance — далека (віддалена) схожість
I have not the vaguest notion what to do — я не маю найменшого уявлення, що робити
2) нерішучий, неупевнений3) неуважний; відсутній (про погляд)* * *I n.невизначеність; in the vague у невизначеному положенні; загаломII a1) невизначений, туманний, нечіткий, неясний; vague answer непевна відповідь; vague hope неясна надія; to speak in vague language висловлюватися невиразно; нечітко формулювати свої думки; to be vague about smth. /on a point/ висловлюватися невиразно /ухильно /; не бути впевненим у чому-н., мати невиразне уявлення про щось; not the vaguest idea жодного уявлення2) розсіяний, невиразний, відсутній (про погляд)3) нечіткий, неясно окреслений -
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1. [veıg] nнеопределённость2. [veıg] ain the vague - а) в неопределённом положении; б) в общем
1. неопределённый, туманный, нечёткий, неясный; смутныйvague idea - неясная /туманная/ мысль
vague resemblance - отдалённое /неуловимое/ сходство
to speak in vague language - высказываться неопределённо; нечётко формулировать свои мысли
to be vague about smth. /on a point/ - а) высказываться неопределённо /уклончиво/; б) не быть уверенным в чём-л., иметь смутное представление о чём-л.
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[veig] a անպարզ. անորոշ, աղոտ. vague shapes of building շենքերի աղոտ ուր վա գծերը. vague future անորոշ ապագա. vague rumours/ promises անորոշ լուրեր/խոստումներ. vague hopes/surmise աղոտ հույսեր/ենթադրություն. be vague about smth խուսափել պարզորոշ խո սելուց. have a vague idea աղոտ պատկերացում ունե նալ. haven’t the vaguest idea ոչ մի պա տկերացում չունենալ. She is terribly vague Նա ահավոր ցրված է -
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veiɡ1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) uklar, ubestemmelig2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vag, uklar•- vaguelydunkel--------mørk--------uforståelig--------vagadj. \/veɪɡ\/uklar, ubestemmelig, svevende, dunkeljeg aner ikke, jeg har ikke peilingbe vague uttrykke seg uklart, uttrykke seg svevende -
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[veiɡ]1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) vag2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) upræcis; svævende•- vaguely* * *[veiɡ]1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) vag2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) upræcis; svævende•- vaguely -
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[veiɡ]1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) nejasen2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) nejasen•- vaguely* * *[véig]1.adjective ( vaguely adverb)nerazločen, nedoločen (čustva); nejasen, neprecizen, meglen, moten, bled; neopredeljiv, brezizrazen; nezavedenI haven't the vaguest idea — nimam najmanjšega pojma;2.nounnejasnost, nedoločenost -
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[veɪɡ]-r comp - st superl (gen) vago (-a), (directions, description) impreciso (-a), confuso (-a), (indistinct: memory) sfocato (-a), (person: absent-minded) distratto (-a)I have a vague idea that... — ho la vaga impressione che...
I haven't the vaguest idea — non ho la minima or più pallida idea
the vague outline of a ship — la sagoma indistinta or confusa di una nave
a vague look — uno sguardo assente or vuoto
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