Austere - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

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They were courteous but faintly aloof

adjective

Not taking part in things, esp. in a way that seems unfriendly

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Is she aloof and arrogant or just shy?, when they argued, i remained aloof.

adjective

Not friendly or willing to take part in things

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She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy.

adjective

Uncomfortably or unpleasantly cold.

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A chilly february evening

adjective

Cold but not freezing

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A chilly morning, fig. their relationship was decidedly chilly (= unfriendly) after the argument.

adjective

(of weather, conditions in a room, or parts of the body) cold

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The bathroom gets chilly in the winter., i felt a bit chilly so i put on a jacket., a chilly octobe…

adjective

Of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body.

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A freezing cold day

noun

A low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment.

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My teeth chattered with the cold

adverb

Completely; entirely.

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We stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase

adjective

Far away in space or time.

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Distant parts of the world

adjective

Far away in space or time

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She dreamed of traveling to distant lands., we could hear the sound of distant thunder.

adjective

Far away

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A distant country, she could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.

adjective

Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.

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A hard, dour, humourless fanatic

adjective

(of a person’s appearance or manner) very serious and sad, and likely to judge people severely

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A dour look

adjective

(usually of a person's appearance or manner) unfriendly, unhappy, and very serious

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The normally dour mr james was photographed smiling and joking with friends.

adjective

Of, containing, or reminiscent of flint.

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Flinty soil

adjective

Made of or like flint

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A flinty material, he looked at me with flinty eyes.

adjective

Severe and determined

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He looked at me with flinty eyes.

adjective

Unfriendly or threatening in appearance.

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A grim and forbidding building

verb

Refuse to allow (something).

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I can see why phones were forbidden

adjective

Unfriendly and likely to be unpleasant or harmful

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A forbidding row of security guards, with storm clouds rushing over them, the mountains looked dark…

adjective

Done in accordance with convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important occasion.

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A formal dinner party

noun

An evening dress.

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Cocktail parties every night so the ladies can show off their formals

adjective

Public or official

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Formal procedures, a formal announcement

adjective

Very cold in temperature.

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The air was frigid, and spectators shivered against the cold

adjective

(of weather conditions or the conditions in a room) extremely cold

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Few plants can grow in such a frigid environment.

adjective

Unfriendly or very formal

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She turned her frigid gaze on him.

adjective

(of the weather) very cold, with frost forming on surfaces.

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A cold and frosty morning

adjective

Unfriendly or not welcoming

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A frosty manner, we each had a root beer served in a frosty glass with a big handle.

adjective

Very cold, with a thin layer of white ice covering everything

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The frosty air stung my cheeks., it was a cold and frosty morning.

adjective

Very serious or gloomy.

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His grim expression

adjective

Not good; having no chance of a good result

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The outlook for a full recovery was grim., the future looks grim for workers who are losing their j…

adjective

Extremely bad, worrying, or without hope

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Look grim the future looks grim.

adjective

Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

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Drenched in a harsh white neon light

adjective

Unkind or cruel or uncivil

adjective

Unkind or cruel

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Harsh criticism, a harsh winter, harsh lighting

adjective

Covered with or consisting of ice.

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There were icy patches on the roads

adjective

Covered in ice

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Icy roads, an icy pavement

adjective

Extremely cold

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Icy blast she opened the window and i was hit by an icy blast of air., icy water he fell into the i…

adjective

(of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.

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The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes

noun

Having very little connection with or relationship to.

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The theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience

adjective

Far away in distance, time, or relation; not close

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Ben grew up in a remote part of montana., it happened in the remote past., there is a remote possib…

adjective

Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

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He is a reserved, almost taciturn man

verb

Retain for future use.

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Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

adjective

Tending to keep your feelings or thoughts private rather than showing them

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Marcus is more reserved than his brother.

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

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A severe shortage of technicians

adjective

Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

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A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

adjective

Resembling steel in colour, brightness, or strength.

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A steely blue

adjective

(of a person’s behavior or character) hard and strong as steel

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Only their steely determination to survive kept them going.

adjective

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

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A smile transformed his stern face

noun

The rearmost part of a ship or boat.

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He stood at the stern of the yacht

adjective

Severe

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Sterner punishment may produce better behavior, but i doubt it., he sternly reminded his son to dri…

adjective

Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.

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A stiff black collar

noun

A dead body.

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When the bodies of various stiffs start disappearing from the local morgue, the police are baffled …

verb

Cheat (someone) out of something, especially money.

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Several workers were stiffed out of their pay

adjective

Covered with or full of small pieces of rock.

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Rough stony paths

adjective

Containing a lot of stones

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The ground was too stony to be used as a farm., though we begged him, he gave us a stony look and t…

adjective

Demanding that rules concerning behaviour are obeyed and observed.

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My father was very strict

adjective

Limiting people’s freedom to behave as they wish beyond what is usual

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The school is an old-fashioned institution with strict discipline., do you think stricter laws woul…

adjective

(of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation.

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A stuffy, overcrowded office

adjective

Formal, boring, and not modern

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A stuffy, arrogant man, the office gets so stuffy in the afternoon.

adjective

Not having or showing strong feelings.

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A flat, unemotional voice

adjective

Not having or expressing strong feelings, often when this is surprising or a bad thing

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Investigators said the couple seemed oddly unemotional about the disappearance., they described him…

adjective

Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous.

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My mother is a cold, unfeeling woman

adjective

Not feeling sympathy for other people’s suffering

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An unfeeling man

adjective

Not friendly.

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She shot him an unfriendly glance