Leaden - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

(of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness.

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Eleanor's ashen face

adjective

Made of timber from the ash tree.

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I slopped the stuff on and miraculously the ashen timbers of our bench and table suite turned slowl…

adjective

(of a person’s face) looking pale and gray from illness, shock, or fear

adjective

Of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white.

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Black smoke

verb

Belonging to or denoting any human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of african or australian aboriginal ancestry.

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Black adolescents of jamaican descent

noun

Another term for hamburger.

adjective

(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

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A bleak and barren moor

noun

A small silvery shoaling fish of the carp family, found in eurasian rivers.

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The flies for pike were naturally bigger than the bleaks, so they left me alone and i got some pike.

adjective

Gloomy; depressing.

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The corridors were ill-lit and cheerless

adjective

Not bright or pleasant and making you feel sad

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A cold and cheerless winter afternoon, a bare, cheerless apartment

adjective

(of the sky or weather) covered with or characterized by clouds.

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A very grey, cloudy day

adjective

Full of clouds

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A cloudy day

adjective

Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

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Cumbersome diving suits

adjective

Difficult to do or manage and taking a lot of time and effort

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Critics say that the process for amending the constitution is cumbersome, but others defend it.

adjective

Awkward because of being large, heavy, or not effective

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Cumbersome equipment, cumbersome bureaucracy

adjective

With little or no light.

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It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

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Carolyn was sitting in the dark

adjective

Causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection.

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That thought is too depressing for words

verb

Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

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That first day at school depressed me

adjective

Making you feel unhappy and without hope

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Life is depressing enough, i don’t need depressing movies., my score was depressingly low.

adjective

(of a light, colour, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly.

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The dim glow of the fire

verb

Make or become less bright or distinct.

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A smoky inferno that dimmed the sun

abbreviation

Diminuendo.

adjective

Gloomy and drab.

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A dingy room

adjective

(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for

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The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low.

adjective

Causing a mood of gloom or depression.

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The dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening

adjective

Dark and sad, without hope, or very bad

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The trip was a dismal failure.

adjective

Very bad

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In january, after a dismal holiday sales season, the retailer filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy prote…

adjective

Depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.

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The dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep

adjective

Unattractive and having nothing of any interest, and therefore likely to make you sad

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It was a gray, dreary day, with periods of rain.

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement.

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Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb

Make or become dull or less intense.

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Time dulls the memory

adjective

Not interesting or exciting; boring

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Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

adjective

Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

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A gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps

adjective

Of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead.

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Grey flannel trousers

noun

Grey colour or pigment.

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Dirty intermediate tones of grey

verb

(especially of hair) become grey with age.

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He had put on weight and greyed somewhat

adjective

Slightly grey in colour

adjective

Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

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A heavy and bulky load

noun

A thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind.

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Meanwhile, he is leading the charge at airport to beef up the runway and expand support facilities …

adverb

Heavily.

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Heavy-laden

adjective

Not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity.

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An inactive lifestyle

adjective

Doing nothing

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Knee surgery will keep him physically inactive for two months., about half of the club members are …

adjective

Doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done

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An inactive member of an advisory board, voters who have not participated in an election in three y…

adjective

Lacking the ability or strength to move.

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She lay inert in her bed

adjective

Not moving or not able to move

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The inert figure of a man lay in the front of the car., an inert gas

adjective

Done with great effort and difficulty.

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His breathing was laboured

verb

Work hard; make great effort.

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They laboured from dawn to dusk

adjective

Needing a lot of effort, often because someone is tired

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Her breathing was heavy and laboured., a laboured joke

adjective

Dead or apparently dead.

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His lifeless body was taken from the river

adjective

Dead or appearing to be dead

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A lifeless body, fig. the performance was boring and lifeless (= lacking interest or energy).

adjective

(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.

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Bouts of listless depression

adjective

Tired and weak, and lacking energy or interest

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As the tennis match continued in the 90° heat, his play grew listless and he made a number of errors.

adjective

Used to describe an economy, stock market, etc. in which there is not much activity or trade

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Stocks closed mixed in listless trading ahead of saturday's presidential elections.

verb

Look angry or sullen; frown.

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The lofty statue lowers at patients in the infirmary

adjective

(of the sky) dark and threatening.

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A day of lowering cloud

noun

The action of moving someone or something in a downward direction.

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Conditions do not allow the lowering of a rescue boat

adjective

Moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way.

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Bob was a big, lumbering, gentle sort

noun

The action of cutting and preparing forest timber for transport and sale.

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The traditional resource industries of the nation, chiefly fishing and lumbering

verb

Move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.

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A truck lumbered past

adjective

Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.

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The sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling

adjective

Dark or cloudy

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Murky waters, the movie has dumb characters and a murky plot (= it is difficult to understand).

adjective

Inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment.

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An oppressive dictatorship

adjective

Oppressive weather is hot, with a lot of wetness in the air.

adjective

(of the sky or weather) marked by a covering of grey cloud; dull.

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A chilly, overcast day

noun

Cloud covering a large part of the sky.

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The planes found the target obscured by overcast

verb

Cover with clouds or shade.

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The pebbled beach, overcast with the shadows of the high cliffs

adjective

Slow-moving and unexciting.

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A plodding comedy drama

verb

Walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.

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We plodded back up the hill

adjective

Slow, continuous, and not exciting

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I'll try not to bore you with lots of plodding details., the novel is heavy and plodding, with litt…

adjective

Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

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Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly.

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The train went slower and slower

verb

Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

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The train slowed to a halt

adjective

Slow-moving or inactive.

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A sluggish stream

adjective

Dark or dull in colour or tone.

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The night skies were sombre and starless

adjective

Bad-tempered and sulky.

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A sullen pout

noun

A sulky or depressed mood.

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When i mentioned this, he lapsed back into the sullens.

adjective

Without any sun.

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A sunless winter day

adjective

Without any sun

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It was a grey and sunless day and our spirits were low.

adjective

Having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner.

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Her mother had received a threatening letter

verb

State one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done.

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How dare you threaten me?

adjective

Expressing the possibility that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen

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Threatening skies meant a storm was coming., she received several threatening phone calls after her…

adjective

Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic.

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We sat around in a torpid state

plural noun

(at oxford university) a series of races for eight-oared rowing boats held in hilary term.

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In my first year i rowed in torpids

adjective

Not active; moving or thinking slowly, especially as a result of being lazy or feeling that you want to sleep

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If you have a sudden loss of cabin pressure at 20,000 feet, passengers will become torpid and then …

adjective

Weighing a great deal; heavy.

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A weighty tome

adjective

Important and serious

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They discussed weighty topics like arms control, the middle east, and the federal budget deficit.