Killjoys - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

proper noun

A daughter of the trojan king priam. she was given the gift of prophecy by apollo, but when she cheated him, he turned this into a curse by causing her prophecies, though true, to be disbelieved.

noun

A prophet of disaster, especially one who is disregarded.

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Seldom have the unwanted words of a cassandra been more ignored than his speech on the us economy

noun

A person who expresses dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.

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It's also long past time for the chronic complainers to stop spreading discontent

noun

A person who has no need of, or ability to use, a possession that would be of use or value to others, but who prevents others from having it.

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What a dog in the manger you must be!

idiom

Someone who keeps something that they do not want in order to prevent someone else from getting it

proper noun

(c.650–c.585 bc) a hebrew major prophet who foresaw the fall of assyria, the conquest of his country by egypt and babylon, and the destruction of jerusalem. the biblical lamentations are traditionally ascribed to him.

noun

A person who complains continually or foretells disaster.

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Despite the jeremiahs, tourism - edinburgh's biggest industry - continues to expand.

noun

A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort.

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A man who had brought her nothing but misery

noun

Great unhappiness

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[ u ] with the rice harvest, hope is sprouting amid the misery.

noun

A person who complains a lot, usually about something that does not seem important to other people

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They're just a lot of moaners who are never satisfied., old people have gained a reputation for bei…

verb

Feel dejected and apathetic.

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No use moping—things could be worse

noun

A person given to prolonged spells of low spirits.

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A bunch of totally depressed mopes

verb

To be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive manner, esp. because you are disappointed

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Don’t sit in the house moping – go out and enjoy yourself.

noun

A self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if they are superior to others.

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She was religious but not a prig

noun

A person who obeys the rules of correct behaviour and considers himself or herself to be morally better than other people

idiom

Someone who always expects bad things to happen

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The prophets of doom have been predicting the end of european cinema for the last ten years.

noun

A person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.

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The sex was so ambiguous and romantic that none but a prude could find it objectionable

noun

A person who is easily shocked by rude things

noun

A member of a group of english protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the reformation of the church under elizabeth i as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.

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From its inception there had been a committed protestant minority who aspired to complete a full pr…

adjective

Relating to the puritans.

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A puritan parliamentarian

noun

A person who behaves in a way that spoils others' pleasure, especially by not joining in an activity.

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‘don't be a spoilsport, sidney.’

noun

A person who stops other people from enjoying themselves

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She did ask her dad if she could have a big party, but the old spoilsport refused.

noun

A puritanical or censorious person, in particular a teetotaller or person opposed to alcohol.

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They don't need wowsers telling them that you can or can't gamble.

exclamation

Used to show surprise and sometimes pleasure

Примеры использования:

"wowser! that felt fantastic," he said., you won! wowsers!, how do you address this country's alcoh…