Flannel - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A flattering or pleasing statement or action used as a means of gently persuading someone to do something.

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The blandishments of the travel brochure

noun

Pleasant words or actions used in order to persuade someone to do something

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She was impervious to his blandishments.

noun

Talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of irish people).

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It took all my irish blarney to keep us out of court

verb

Influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery.

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He went overboard in blarneying him into thinking that joe considered him a nice guy

noun

A friendly and pleasant way of talking that makes someone good at persuading people to do things

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Don't listen to any of his blarney!

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

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She began blathering on about spirituality and life after death

noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.

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All the blather coming out of washington about crime

noun

Woven or felted fabric made from wool, cotton, or a similar fibre.

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A broad piece of pleated cloth

noun

Material made by weaving cotton, wool, or other fibers, or a piece of such material

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[ u ] cloth diapers, [ u ] cloth napkins, [ u ] a cloth coat, [ c ] he used a damp cloth to clean t…

noun

Disapproving talk that has no real meaning or that is intended to confuse

noun

Deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous, or obscure language.

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The art of political doublespeak

idiom

Language that conceals or misrepresents the truth

noun

→  double-talk

verb

Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.

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The government have equivocated too often in the past

verb

To speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth

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She accused the minister of equivocating, claiming that he had deliberately avoided telling the pub…

noun

The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.

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I say this without equivocation

noun

A way of speaking that is intentionally not clear and is confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth, or something said in this way

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He answered openly and honestly without hesitation or equivocation., her equivocations were not eva…

noun

The action of evading something.

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Their adroit evasion of almost all questions

noun

The act of avoiding something unpleasant or unwanted

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[ u ] tax evasion, [ c ] a political speech full of evasions

noun

The act of intentionally avoiding doing something that you have a duty or responsibility to do

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Tax/fare/duty evasion the former accountant was charged with multiple counts of tax evasion., evasi…

noun

A small towelling cloth for washing one's face.

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‘here, wash your face,’ he was told as he was handed a facecloth, soap and towel.

noun

A small cloth used to wash the body, especially the face and hands

verb

Lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests.

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She was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted

adjective

Having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations.

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He sat down on a flat rock

verb

To make someone feel important or attractive, or to praise someone in order to please him or her

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They were flattered by the invitation from the mayor., saying i was the best ever was too obvious a…

noun

Excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests.

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She allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice

noun

The act of praising someone, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want something from them

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I was really pleased when he said how well i'd done, because he isn't known for flattery.

noun

A fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.

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A privet hedge

verb

Surround with a hedge.

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A garden hedged with yew

noun

A line of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. along the edge of a yard or road

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She invested in foreign companies as a hedge against inflation., [ t ] congressmen were warned agai…

noun

The planting or trimming of hedges.

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Contract work for hedging and ditching

verb

Surround with a hedge.

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A garden hedged with yew

noun

The activity of reducing the risk of losing money on shares, bonds, etc. that you own, for example, by buying futures (= agreements to sell shares for a particular price at a date in the future) or options (= the rights to buy or sell shares for a particular price within a particular time period)

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Originally hedge funds took a more traditional approach to hedging: they bought shares they thought…

noun

Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense.

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He was talking absolute nonsense

noun

Foolish words or actions

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Those accusations are pure/sheer nonsense., what’s all this nonsense about quitting school?

verb

Speak or act in an evasive way.

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He seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions

verb

To avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think

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He accused the minister of prevaricating.

noun

The fact of avoiding telling the truth or saying exactly what you think

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All my attempts to question the authorities on the subject were met by prevarication., it was his p…

noun

Waste material; refuse or litter.

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Householders may be charged for the removal of non-recyclable rubbish

verb

Criticize severely and reject as worthless.

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He rubbished the idea of a european community-wide carbon tax

adjective

Very bad; worthless or useless.

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People might say i was a rubbish manager

verb

To spend too much time doing something or making a decision because you do not know what is the right thing to do

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Stop shilly-shallying and make a decision now!

verb

To try to persuade someone to do what you want by saying pleasant things to them

noun

An elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson.

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He delivers a breathless and effortless spiel in promotion of his new novel

verb

Reel off; recite.

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He solemnly spieled all he knew

noun

A stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area.

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Fruit and vegetable stalls

verb

(of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine.

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Her car stalled at the crossroads

verb

To talk to someone in a very kind or pleasant way because you want to persuade that person to do, allow, or believe something

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I tried to sweet talk my way out of going.

verb

Waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

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I vacillated between teaching and journalism

verb

Speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.

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He waffled on about his problems

noun

Lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing.

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We've edited out some of the waffle

adjective

Denoting a style of fine honeycomb weaving or a fabric woven to give a honeycomb effect.

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The waffle material is really lightweight, but does an excellent job of keeping you warm!

noun

A cloth for washing one's face and body, typically made of terry cloth or other absorbent material.

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The infected child should not share towels, washcloths, and pillows.

noun

A small cloth used with soap and water to clean your face and body

noun

A person or device that washes something.

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A glass washer

noun

A facecloth.

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There are clean towels and washrags under the sink and shampoo is already in the shower.