definition: To assert a fact or belief means to state it with confidence.
example: He asserted that his mother’s cooking was better than his best friend’s.
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State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully:
Cause others to recognize (one’s authority or a right) by confident and forceful behaviour:
Behave or speak in a confident and forceful manner:
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These types of beliefs, he asserts, are closely connected to languages and texts.
Neither does he explicitly assert that our natural beliefs are true.
I would however assert that the belief in absolute truth requires an attempt to follow it as best as possible.
The rights were asserted as fundamental entitlements recognized by the international community.
What would have happened if the Thai authorities had asserted their jurisdiction over the offence here?
They are conducted in order to assert authority and extend influence.
Please stay the nice person that you are, but learn also to assert yourself and to speak up for yourself.
Likewise, democracy empowers disaffected minorities to speak out and assert themselves along ethnic, religious, or tribal lines.
These classes have been a source of great entertainment for the youth of the area and have resulted in many a shy child getting the confidence to assert themselves.
insist on, stand up for, uphold, defend, contend, establish, press/push for, stress
behave confidently, speak confidently, be assertive, put oneself forward, make one's presence felt, exert one's influence, make people sit up and take notice, make people sit up and listen
informal put one's foot down
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утверждать ; заявлять , декларировать it is not directly asserted but it seems to be implied — об этом не заявлено прямо, но это, видимо, подразумевается his friends asserted that he was innocent — его друзья утверждали, что он невиновен She asserted that she was innocent. — Она утверждала, что невиновна. Синоним: allege, aver, avow, maintain Антоним: contradict, controvert, refute
отстаивать , защищать , доказывать (что-л.) to assert one's independence — отстаивать свою независимость to assert one's manhood — доказывать свое право называться мужчиной assert one's rights / oneself — отстаивать свои права
example: Since he was a bachelor, Jason did his shopping by himself.
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A man who is not and has never been married:
A male bird or mammal prevented from breeding by a dominant male.
A person who holds a first degree from a university or other academic institution (only in titles or set expressions):
A bachelor apartment:
A young knight serving under another’s banner.
See also knight bachelor.
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So I figured there would be lots of attractive, hopefully eligible bachelors and bachelorettes around my age.
A Bunclody man is officially among Ireland's most eligible bachelors following his selection as an escort in this year's International Rose of Tralee contest.
Once a selection of eligible bachelors are chosen, the audience then gets to decide who gets kicked out each week as Lisa dates them every episode.
Most subjects were older than one year; two mated males and two bachelors were yearlings, and one bachelor was of undetermined age.
Never at ease when alone, bachelor males routinely seek the company of other species of monkey.
Adolescent males join a roaming bachelor herd and don't mate until they're anywhere from 15 to 20 years old.
A graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor's degree in marketing, Roffler has more than 11 years of tire-industry experience.
Palmer is a 1997 graduate of Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in nursing.
I transferred from Vassar to Harvard University and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts degree in economics.
He says rooms in Toronto cost nearly $500 a month, and bachelors a couple hundred more than that.
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холостяк old bachelor — старый холостяк confirmed bachelor — убежденный холостяк he is a bachelor — он холост /неженат/ bachelor girl — одинокая девушка, живущая самостоятельно bachelor mother — мать-одиночка bachelor's wife — шутл. идеальная женщина, "мечта холостяка"
зоол. холостяк (молодой самец в стаде) бакалавр Bachelor of Arts — бакалавр гуманитарных или математических наук Bachelor of Civil Law — бакалавр гражданского права Bachelor of Education — бакалавр педагогических наук Bachelor of Letters /Literature/ — бакалавр литературы Bachelor of Science — бакалавр наук Bachelor of Arts — сокр. BA бакалавр искусств, бакалавр гуманитарных наук (обладатель степени бакалавра по одной из гуманитарных наук в университетах) Bachelor of Arts in Education — бакалавр искусств в области педагогики (обладатель диплома о высшем образовании, который выдается выпускнику двухгодичных курсов по специальной педагогической подготовке) Bachelor of Letters [Literature] — бакалавр литературы
ист. рыцарь (особ. молодой) ; рыцарь-вассал в грам. знач. прил. холостяцкий bachelor party — холостяцкая пирушка (перед свадьбой) ; мальчишник
(ученая степень, приобретаемая студентом после освоения программ базового высшего образования, как правило, после четырех лет обучения в вузе) (во Франции: ученая степень, присваиваемая выпускникам полной средней школы и дающая право поступления в вузы) Синоним: baccalaureus
definition: Calculus is an advanced type of mathematics.
example: By using calculus, scientists determined small changes in the stars’ brightness.
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The branch of mathematics that deals with the finding and properties of derivatives and integrals of functions, by methods originally based on the summation of infinitesimal differences. The two main types are differential calculus and integral calculus.
A particular method or system of calculation or reasoning.
A hard mass formed by minerals within the body, especially in the kidney or gall bladder:
another term for tartar.
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By integrating the function using calculus we can compare the sum of the series with the integral of the function and draw conclusions from this.
There are shorter methods for summing an infinite number of terms in calculus and other branches of advanced mathematics.
Newton was one of the inventors of the branch of mathematics called calculus.
I've sat in on these liver distribution meetings, and it's a grim calculus.
Some utilitarians think that everything can be reduced to a rational calculus of pleasures or pains; most of the rest of us do not.
Above all else, the mammoth South Asian fan base needs to start seeing cricket as a pursuit of shared enjoyment, not as a calculus of honour and shame.
Depending on where they are located, kidney stones are also known as renal calculi, urinary calculi, urinary tract stone disease, nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis, and ureterolithiasis.
Key words used included kidney stones, urinary calculi, urolithiasis, urinary tract stones, and nephrolithiasis.
If stones are present, they appear as radiolucent or radiopaque calculi within the gallbladder.
The calculus may be extracted through the fistula site and if needed, sialodochotomy could help in delivering the calculus to the oral cavity.
The calculus is rough and causes plaque to accumulate more rapidly increasing the problem.
The most likely cause of retrieval failure was that the calculus was fixed to the duct wall.
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мат. исчисление the (differential) calculus — дифференциальное исчисление calculus of probabilities — исчисление вероятностей calculus of variation — вариационное исчисление differential calculus — дифференциальное исчисление integral calculus — интегральное исчисление Синоним: calculation
камень (почечный, желчный) bladder calculi — камни в мочевом пузыре
definition: If something is celestial, it is related to the sky or to outer space.
example: Comets are celestial objects that are rarely seen.
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Positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy:
Belonging or relating to heaven:
Supremely good:
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She also wrote books on astronomy, compiled tables of positions of celestial bodies and designed several scientific instruments.
She contributed to her father's texts on mathematics and astronomy, often compiling tables of the position of celestial bodies.
This complementary data is also helping astronomers identify the celestial object that is releasing the gamma rays and allow it to be more fully analysed.
One picture in that book, of a joyous naked child arching through the sky in front of a celestial city, remains my earliest image of heaven.
At the same time, Buddhas have the power to manifest themselves in a sublime celestial form in splendid paradises.
So he is not, like Frankenstein, defying the gods but reaching out for a taste of the celestial heaven and therefore deserving to be honored as the best among men.
Karajan's emphases, apart from making music of celestial beauty, are on the opposite poles of intimacy and grandeur.
I think the faculty was more impressed by my adventurous spirit and audacity than my celestial beauty in that performance!
She draws some truly eloquent sounds from the organ, which though relatively young, is an instrument of incomparable celestial beauty.
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(in) space, heavenly, astronomical, extraterrestrial, stellar, planetary, in the sky, in the heavens
небесный ; относящийся к небу celestial bodies — небесные тела celestial map — карта звездного неба celestial pole — астр. полюс мира celestial blue — небесно-голубой celestial equator — небесный экватор celestial mechanics — механика небесных тел Синоним: heavenly
(часто Celestial) рел. небесный , относящийся к небесам; божественный Celestial Father — отец наш небесный celestial visitant — посланец неба celestial hierarchy — церк. ангельские чины his celestial protectress — его небесная покровительница
(Celestial) шутл. китайский the Celestial Empire — Поднебесная (о Китайской империи) We have seen a Chinese map of the world, in which the Celestial country occupies the entire space. — Мы видели китайскую карту мира, на которой Поднебесная занимает все пространство. Синоним: Chinese
поэт. небожитель , обитатель небес (Celestial) арх. житель Небесной империи, китаец Синоним: Chinese
definition: A collision is the act of two things hitting into each another.
example: The collision between the two cars created a loud noise.
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An instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another:
A conflict between opposing ideas, interests, or factions:
An instance of two or more records being assigned the same identifier or location in memory.
An instance of simultaneous transmission by more than one node of a network.
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Less than an hour after the Potters Bar crash three people were killed and another two critically injured in a head-on collision between two cars in Llandudno in Wales.
Three people have died in a head-on collision between two cars in a weekend which also saw two police officers seriously injured in a separate road accident.
The day after the air crash, he was involved in more drama when he witnessed a head-on collision between two cars.
The episode underlined the cultural collision between the free - spirited Rainbow People and traditional Indian culture.
It's a collision between two very different views of what constitutes ownership.
But what Pinter's production clearly presents us with is a collision between two different forms of desperation.
This causes collisions, transmission errors and resultant retries that degrade overall system performance.
Suddenly network collisions were becoming more and more frequent as backups generally took a larger percentage of network bandwidth.
Only the computer that has the token controls network communications and thus collisions do not occur.
столкновение to come in(to) collision — столкнуться, удариться aerial / mid-air collision — столкновение в воздухе (летательных аппаратов) bird collision — столкновение с птицей (во время полета самолета) near collision — опасное сближение (при полете самолета) grazing collision — касательное столкновение head-on collision — лобовое столкновение multiple collision — многократное столкновение to avoid collision — избежать столкновения aerial collision — столкновение в воздухе approach lights collision — столкновение с огнями приближения birds collision — столкновение с птицами head-on collision — столкновение (воздушных судов) на встречных курсах mid-air collision — столкновение в воздухе unavoidable collision — неизбежное столкновение aerial collision, mid-air collision — столкновение в воздухе (летательных аппаратов) collision of trains — столкновение поездов collision of principles — столкновение принципов Синоним: clash
столкновение , противоречие (интересов и т. п.) ; коллизия ; конфликтная ситуация; конфликт to come in(to) collision — прийти в столкновение, вступить в противоречие the collision of principles — столкновение принципов a collision of egos — столкновение самомнений the collision of private and public interests — противоречие между личными и общественными интересами to come into collision with (smth.) — вступать в конфликт [противоречие] с (чем-л.)
definition: If someone is competent, they are able to think or act successfully.
example: Competent employees are much better than unknowledgeable ones.
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Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully:
(Of a person) efficient and capable:
Acceptable and satisfactory, though not outstanding:
(Of a court or other body) accepted as having legal authority to deal with a particular matter:
Capable of performing the normal function effectively.
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But it may be some time before they do their part to teach young people all the skills necessary to become competent, successful adults.
As a result, colleges of agriculture must ensure that graduates are competent in computer skills necessary for success with regard to these trends.
Please approach a general surgeon who is competent to do both forms of surgery.
Use words that show her that she is competent, capable, and talented.
For example, there's an ingrained distrust in our society of highly intelligent, highly trained, highly competent persons.
Tang and Siew are both talented and competent persons.
K - 19: The Widowmaker is a competent, satisfactory submarine movie.
We'd been warned about possible poor service, but actually it was competent, if not outstanding.
But most were at least competent, some outstanding.
In other words, this is a finding of fact for the competent authority dealing with the case in the first instance and which, for reasons we give hereunder, we should not interfere with.
I went to court because the court is the only competent authority to judge whether the allegation holds or not.
It is a question of fact and degree in respect of which the court will only interfere with the decision of the competent authority if its conclusion is plainly wrong.
‘This work challenges the view that neonates are not immune competent at birth,’ said Dr Griebel.
The corrected reticulocyte index should be elevated in patients with an acute anemia but a competent bone marrow.
Thirdly, simvastatin inhibits endothelial cell apoptosis and preserves ischaemic vasculature, perhaps maintaining a competent vascular supply to the macula.
упр. компетентный , знающий , отвечающий требованиям (должности) competent teacher — квалифицированный учитель competent authority — авторитетный специалист She is a competent secretary [manager]. — Она компетентный секретарь [менеджер].
надлежащий ; достаточный , отвечающий требованиям he has a competent knowledge of law — он вполне сведущ /компетентен/ в вопросах права Синоним: sufficient, ample
юр. правомочный ; полноправный ; дееспособный ; юр. имеющий право this court is not competent to deal with your case — наш суд не правомочен разбирать ваше дело these persons are not competent as witnesses — эти лица не имеют права выступать в качестве свидетелей a competent witness — дееспособный свидетель
юр. законный ; разрешенный it is not competent to the defendant to allege fraud in the plaintiff — ответчику не разрешается /не дозволено, не положено/ обвинять истца в мошенничестве competent majority — необходимое по закону большинство
definition: A diploma is a certificate proving that someone has completed their studies.
example: After four years of college, Mary finally had a diploma.
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A certificate awarded by an educational establishment to show that someone has successfully completed a course of study.
An official document or charter.
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For more than a century the department of education has collected data on the number of high-school diplomas awarded each year.
His numerous academic awards included diplomas in social studies and sociology.
Both artists continued their studies resulting in diplomas in Adult Education for the former and Arts Management for the latter.
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обр. диплом , дипломная работа (работа, исследование, проект, выполняемые для получения свидетельства об окончании учебного заведения) teacher's diploma — диплом учителя diploma student — (студент-)дипломник diploma in architecture — диплом архитектора diploma in education — диплом педагога college diploma — диплом об окончании колледжа to award / confer / present a diploma — выдавать диплом She has a diploma in personnel management. — У нее диплом в области управления персоналом. The new assistant personnel manager has a diploma in human resources management. — Новый помощник менеджера по персоналу имеет диплом по управлению кадрами.
свидетельство , письменное удостоверение, аттестат high-school diploma амер. — аттестат об окончании средней школы
официальный или исторический документ жалованная грамота обычно ист. государственная бумага, официальный документ Синоним: charter
пол. , юр. государственная бумага, официальный сертификат (документ, дающий разрешение на какую-л. деятельность) выдавать диплом, дипломировать When an Austrian is called Doctor it means that he is either a lawyer or a physician, and that he is not a self-educated man, but is college-bred, and has been diplomaed for merit. — Если австрийца называют "доктором", это значит, что он или юрист, или врач, причем не самоучка, а человек с высшим образованием, заслуженно получивший свой диплом.
definition: To excel at a subject or activity means to be very good at it.
example: Jenny excels at playing the piano.
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Be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject:
Perform exceptionally well:
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Downland not only excels in physical activities but in the academic sphere as well.
The ceremony included the honouring of budding students of the school for excelling in various activities.
The school chose to specialise in media after an audit showed pupils were increasingly opting for the subject and excelling.
Last week, Madonna, an assisted blonde, 45-year-old mum-of-two, excelled herself by performing a manoeuvre that looked like upside-down bicycling on stage before thousands of astonished and, it has to be said, envious fans.
The keeper then excelled himself by reacting quickly to block the rebound from Adam and, unbelievably, Dundee were still ahead.
The Pendle team were a little thin on the ground, but those who did compete excelled themselves with a total of 16 personal best performances.
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shine, be very good, be excellent, be brilliant, be outstanding, be skilful, be talented, be proficient, be expert, be pre-eminent, reign supreme, wear the crown, stand out, be the best, be unrivalled, be unparalleled, be unequalled, be without equal, be second to none, be unsurpassed
rare be unexampled
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превосходить , превышать ; быть лучше to excel one's teacher — превзойти своего учителя not to be excelled — быть непревзойденным a babe all babes excelling — дитя, каких не видел свет to excel one's father — превзойти своего отца Синоним: surpass, exceed, preponderate
(часто in , at ) выделяться (чем-л. хорошим) ; отличаться , выдаваться to excel at games — отличаться в спортивных играх to excel as an orator — быть выдающимся оратором to excel in shooting — превосходно /отлично/ стрелять he excelled in nothing at all at school — в школе он не отличался успехами ни по одному предмету to excel as a tailor — быть замечательным портным to excel in running — отлично бегать
definition: Geology is the study of the Earth’s natural structures and how they change.
example: Because he studied geology, he knew how the mountains were formed.
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The science which deals with the physical structure and substance of the earth, their history, and the processes which act on them.
The geological features of a district:
The geological features of a planetary body:
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Physical sciences, particularly earth sciences such as geology and hydrology, are popular subjects for study and research in Oman's university.
The country has produced important work in biology, medicine, geology, mathematics, physics, genetics, psychology, and anthropology.
John, who left school at 16, learned in early March that he would receive his BSc degree in geology and earth sciences just a month before 25-year-old Alyson's own graduation.
I have tried to cover the basic geology and mineralogy of the district and hit a few of the district's highlights.
Some of this stems from a poor understanding of wetland geology and what wetland landforms are.
The details of regional geology together with extensional folds in the Alasehir graben are enough to refute a short lived contractional tectonics in late Miocene to Pliocene in western Turkey.
The seven science instruments on the piano-sized probe would shed light on the bodies' surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres.
Paper-based fieldwork methods have made fundamental contributions to our current state of knowledge of the Earth's surface and subsurface geology.
These use remote sensing and instruments that can scratch away surfaces to analyse the geology of the Red Planet.
definition: To harness something means to control and use it, usually to make energy.
example: The sails harness the wind in order to move.
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Put a harness on (a horse or other draught animal):
Control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy:
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Two horses were harnessed to a small cart that rattled along near the back of the single-file.
James returned as the morning was fading into the afternoon, a second horse harnessed to his.
A photograph in the late Jess Chandler's History of Marlborough shows the horses harnessed to the fire engine in front of the town hall.
All the same, these conditions have long proved impossible to sustain in physicists attempts to harness nuclear fusion for energy generation.
‘Ireland should be harnessing its natural resources and should be a net exporter of power rather than an importer,’ he said.
The system would have produced 3.5 megawatts - the five turbines being designed to harness tidal energy and turn it into electricity.
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hitch up, put something in harness, saddle, yoke, couple
control, exploit, utilize, use, make use of, put to use, render useful, make productive, turn to good account;
channel, mobilize, employ, apply, capitalize on
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in ˈharness doing your normal work, especially after a rest or a holiday
in harness (with somebody) working closely with somebody in order to achieve something
упряжь ; сбруя horse harness — конская сбруя to put (a horse) in harness, to put the harness on (a horse) — запрячь (лошадь) He has put the harness on my horse. — Он запряг мою лошадь. double harness — двойная упряжь in one harness — в одной упряжке Синоним: gear
вожжи , поводок (для ребенка) Синоним: leash
ремни безопасности (в автомобиле) shoulder harness — авто плечевой или диагональный ремень безопасности Синоним: safety belt
ист. доспехи To harness! — К оружию!
инвентарь ; снаряжение ; принадлежности текст. ремиза спорт. мягкое крепление мор. парусное вооружение ; рангоут и такелаж ав. подвесная система (парашюта) ав. привязные ремни (летчика) ремни (на парашюте) Синоним: strap
собачий ошейник Синоним: collar
уст. мужское облачение Синоним: garment
униформа полицейского harness bull / cop — крим. коп, фараон, полицейский в униформе A harness cop fired six slugs, but they were ineffectual. — Легавый выпустил шесть пуль, но все мимо.
жгут ; бандаж впрягать ; запрягать to harness a horse — запрячь лошадь to harness a horse to a carriage — впрячь лошадь в экипаж harnessed together in matrimony — образн. связанные брачными узами Oxen are harnessed to the villagers' carts to pull them through the muddy streets. — Быков запрягают в повозки, и они тянут их через грязные улицы. Синоним: yoke
обуздывать , покорять , укрощать (реку, водопад и т. п.) to harness a waterfall — использовать водопад как источник электроэнергии to harness natural resources — осваивать природные ресурсы if he can harness his energy, be will accomplish a great deal — если он сумеет направить свою энергию по нужному руслу, он добьется многого
ист. надеть воинские доспехи, латы использовать (в определенных целях и по возможности полностью) ; приспосабливать (под что-л. / для чего-л.) to harness the computer's potential — использовать потенциал компьютера New ways are always being discovered of harnessing oil and other minerals to the production of electricity. — Всегда находятся новые способы использовать нефть и другие полезные ископаемые для производства электричества. Синоним: utilize
definition: An intellect is a person’s ability to understand things easily.
example: She was known for her quick and strong intellect as well as her beauty.
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The faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract matters:
A person’s mental powers:
A clever person:
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First it is a denial of the power of the human intellect to reason out understanding.
It is a matter of intellect, thought, indirect leadership, advice, and consensus-building.
Is that definition of intellect objectively ‘better’ than a televisual based one?
It combines the combustible power of a keen intellect with powerful conviction and ethical courage.
The new leader will have to display strength of character, sturdiness of will, a keen intellect, a sense of humour and an ability to relate to the people of Scotland.
Unification of mind and body, as explorers use their intellects, senses, imaginations, spirits, emotions and bodies.
To the world, he was one of the brightest intellects of a very great intellectual era.
Therefore, many scholars and latter day thinkers and intellects disagreed with him on a variety of issues.
A formidable intellect, a compassionate man of integrity and a scholar of the law, he already is a terrific judge.
интеллект , разум , рассудок , ум , способности (способность рационального мышления и познания; часто противопоставляется эмоциональной сфере) a man of intellect — человек высокого интеллекта superior intellect — высокий интеллект keen / sharp intellect — острый ум person of keen intellect — человек большого ума highly developed intellect — высокоразвитый интеллект Синонимы: mind, brain , aptitude, intelligence
интеллектуал ; умный человек ; творческий человек; умнейший человек The commission called on some of our most notable intellects in its search for solutions. — В поисках решения комиссия обратилась к некоторым самым знатным интеллектуалам. Синоним: intellectual
светлый ум the intellect(s) of the age — великие умы эпохи
хитрый ; проницательный keen reasoning — хитроумное рассуждение keen bargainers — люди, изощренные в искусстве торговаться, вести переговоры и т. п. Синоним: acute, astute, penetrating, perspicacious, sharp, shrewd
страстно желающий чего-л., стремящийся к чему-л. keen for gain — жаждущий наживы to be keen to do smth. /on doing smth./ — сильно желать /стремиться/ сделать что-л. he is very keen to see his birthplace again — он мечтает снова повидать место, где родился He was keen to begin classes. — Ему не терпелось начать занятия. Синоним: enthusiastic, eager, ardent, fervid
острый (на вкус) ; пикантный ; пряный dishes with a keen relish — острые /пряные/ блюда
живо интересующийся, страстно увлекающийся keen sportsman — страстный спортсмен keen reader — любознательный читатель to be keen on smth. — очень любить что-л., увлекаться чем-л. to be keen on /upon, about/ sport — увлекаться спортом so keen about his game as to forget everything — так увлечен игрой, что забывает обо всем I'm not very keen on jazz — я не очень люблю джаз to be keen on smb. — разг. быть влюбленным в кого-л., любить кого-л.
увлеченный , пылкий He's a keen chess player. — Он фанатичный шахматист. She's keen on music. — Она бредит музыкой.
разг. отличный , прекрасный , великолепный What a keen day! — Какой прекрасный день! Синоним: wonderful, excellent, good, nice, splendid
причитать по покойнику (в Ирландии) ; вопить ; голосить the women were keening — женщины голосили /причитали/ Синоним: lament, bewail
оплакивать покойника с причитаниями (по ирландским обычаям) причитание по покойнику (в Ирландии) to set up a keen for smb. — причитать /голосить/ по покойнику
definition: Relativity is a set of ideas about time and space developed by Albert Einstein.
example: Relativity teaches that light travels at the same speed in the universe.
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The absence of standards of absolute and universal application:
The dependence of various physical phenomena on relative motion of the observer and the observed objects, especially regarding the nature and behaviour of light, space, time, and gravity.
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Welker claims his real concern is moral relativity.
The apparent relativity of the moral impulse is an illusion which is created by the mind for the mind's own purposes.
A response based on contemporary legal norms is unavoidable though the debate on cultural relativity and universality continues.
According to general relativity, gravitational differences affect time by dilating it.
General relativity explains the behaviour of gravity and its effect on both matter and energy.
Penrose introduced the scope of modern physics and followed with a description of possible models of the universe based on criteria from the theory of relativity, including the effect of singularities.
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относительность relativity of law — относительность закона relativity of knowledge — относительность знаний
физ. теория относительности general relativity — общая теория относительности
pl относительные показатели разницы в заработной плате внутри каждой группы работающих и между группами
теоретический theoretical sciences — теоретические науки (в противоп. эмпирическим) theoretical arithmetic — теория чисел theoretical model — теоретическая модель a purely theoretical definition — чисто теоретическое определение theoretical learning — теоретические (по)знания Синоним: abstract
абстрактный , отвлеченный , спекулятивный , умозрительный ; созерцательный it's only theoretical — это всего лишь умозрительный вывод Синоним: abstract, speculative
definition: If something is analytic, it is related to logic and reasoning.
example: The analytic article criticized the new plan and presented one of its own.
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another term for analytical.
True by virtue of the meaning of the words or concepts used to express it, so that its denial would be a self-contradiction.
Compare with synthetic.
(Of a language, e.g. Chinese and English) tending not to alter the form of its words but to use word order to express grammatical structure.
Contrasted with synthetic and agglutinative.
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And on some crucial questions Allen suffers from analytic myopia.
Newbigin looked at the West with a missionary's eye and asked a missionary's analytic questions.
The prospect of a second war on Iraq raises a large number of questions, analytic and political.
It is supposedly a hallmark of analytic truths that their denials are self-contradictory.
Contemporary philosophers recognize the possibility that sentences that express identities might be synthetic as opposed to analytic or true by definition.
The meaning of theoretical terms is not defined by analytic statements which are true by convention.
A later view, endorsed by Otto Jespersen, held that a fairly analytic language such as English represented the best and most evolved type of structure.
Donnellan's reason for thinking it indeterminate is that our present use of such an analytic sentence, while correct now, should not be expected to hold for all hypothetical cases.
So, the elaboration and use of the relatively more restricted lexical vocabulary consisting more of root words than derived ones (and more compounds than affixed words among derived ones) is only natural for analytic language speakers.
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мет. аналитический (раскладывающий объект исследования на составляющие с целью выявления связи между ними и характеристик всего объекта в целом) "All clergymen are male" is an analytic proposition. — Утверждение "все священники — мужчины" является аналитическим. He has a very analytical mind. — У него аналитический ум. Some students have a more analytical approach to learning. — Некоторые студенты проявляют более высокие аналитические способности в обучении.
фил. аналитический (по И. Канту: о высказывании, информация из одной части которого уже содержится в другой части; такие утверждения часто являются тавтологией) аналитический , способный к анализу
