Quintessence - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.

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The best midfielder in the country

adverb

To the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome).

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They named the pictures they liked best

noun

That which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable.

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Buy the best you can afford

noun

The thick white or pale yellow fatty liquid which rises to the top when milk is left to stand and which can be eaten as an accompaniment to desserts or used as a cooking ingredient.

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Strawberries and cream

verb

Work (two or more ingredients, typically butter and sugar) together to form a creamy paste.

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You cream the butter first and then add the egg yolks

verb

Defeat (someone) heavily in a sporting contest.

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On paper, england should have creamed scotland

noun

A select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society.

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The elite of britain's armed forces

noun

Those people or organizations that are considered the best or most powerful compared to others of a similar type

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Elite female athletes

noun

The richest, most powerful, best educated, or best trained people in a particular group or society

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The corporate/financial/media elite

noun

A tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling.

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She seemed to be a living embodiment of vitality

noun

Someone or something that represents a quality or an idea exactly

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He was the embodiment of the english gentleman., she was portrayed in the papers as the embodiment …

noun

A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

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She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste

noun

The typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing

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He was the epitome of the fashionable gentleman., his recordings came to epitomize american popular…

noun

A person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model.

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The place is an exemplar of multicultural britain

noun

A typical or good example of something

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Exemplar of it is an exemplar of a house of the period., i’ve never regarded myself as an exemplar …

noun

The seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly coloured corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals).

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The pistil and the stamen of the flowers are the specialized organs responsible for the reproductiv…

verb

(of a plant) produce flowers; bloom.

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Michaelmas daisies can flower as late as october

noun

The part of a plant that produces seeds, is often brightly colored, and sometimes has a pleasant smell, or a plant that produces this part

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Our shrubs flower in late summer.

noun

A precious or semi-precious stone, especially when cut and polished or engraved.

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A pagoda embellished with precious gems

verb

Decorate with or as with gems.

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Tiny drops of sweat gemmed his forehead

noun

A jewel (= precious stone), especially when cut into a particular regular shape

adjective

Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.

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The swimming pool is ideal for a quick dip

noun

A person or thing regarded as perfect.

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You're my ideal of how a man should be

adjective

Perfect, or the best possible

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The ideal employer, ideal person for she's the ideal person (= exactly the right type of person) fo…

noun

A precious stone, typically a single crystal or piece of a hard lustrous or translucent mineral cut into shape with flat facets or smoothed and polished for use as an ornament.

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Choose from two sparkling, glittering nail stickers sprinkled with rhinestones and jewels.

noun

A precious stone, such as a diamond or ruby, or a decorative object with such a stone or several stones in it

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A jewel necklace

noun

A precious stone that is used to decorate valuable objects

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She was wearing a large gold necklace set with jewels.

noun

A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

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It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous

noun

A person or thing that is perfect or has a large amount of a particular good characteristic

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A paragon of virtue

noun

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

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The book provides a sustained account of how literary personification works

noun

The description of an object or an idea as if it had human characteristics

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They paid tribute to the artist as "the personification of excellence."

verb

Detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing.

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I went to pick some flowers for jenny's room

noun

An act or the right of selecting something from a number of alternatives.

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Take your pick from our extensive menu

noun

A tool consisting of a long handle set at right angles in the middle of a curved iron or steel bar with a point at one end and a chisel edge or point at the other, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.

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The newer combination entrenching tool added a pick, which helped break up hard soil.

noun

A painting or drawing.

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Draw a picture of a tree

verb

Represent in a photograph or picture.

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He is pictured with party guests

noun

A representation of someone or something produced by drawing, painting, or photographing

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He drew/painted a picture of my dog., brian takes lots of pictures (= photographs)., it’s an old se…

adjective

Of first importance; main.

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A nurse's prime concern is the well-being of the patient

noun

The state or time of greatest vigour or success in a person's life.

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You're in the prime of life

verb

Make (something) ready for use or action.

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He grabbed a gun from a nearby wall and primed it

noun

A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed.

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The firm is testing a prototype of the weapon

verb

Make a prototype of (a product).

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Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted

noun

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

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The stereotype of the woman as the carer

verb

View or represent as a stereotype.

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The city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland

noun

An idea that is used to describe a particular type of person or thing, or a person or thing thought to represent such an idea

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All jobs can be made to fit stereotypes, but accountants are particularly easy targets., that unfor…