Strictures - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A firm warning or reprimand.

Примеры использования:

As they were about to leave, he gave them one final admonishment

verb

To warn someone not to do something, usually in a kind way, or to tell someone to do something

Примеры использования:

His mother admonished him for eating too quickly., as i left i heard my husband’s admonition – "don…

noun

A long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.

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An iron bar

verb

Fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars.

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She bolted and barred the door

preposition

Except for.

Примеры использования:

His kids were all gone now, bar one

noun

A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access.

Примеры использования:

The mountain barrier between norway and sweden

noun

Anything used or acting to block someone from going somewhere or from doing something, or to block something from happening

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The secret service erected concrete barriers around the white house., jackie robinson was the afric…

noun

Something that prevents something else from happening or makes it more difficult

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Barrier (to sth) in an ideal world, there would be no barriers to the free movement of people betwe…

verb

Feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong.

Примеры использования:

The inquiry blamed the train driver for the accident

noun

Responsibility for a fault or wrong.

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His players had to take the blame for the defeat

verb

To make someone or something responsible for something

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You can’t blame the government for all your troubles., i don't blame her for not supporting the fin…

verb

Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

Примеры использования:

The company was heavily censured by inspectors from the department of trade

noun

The formal expression of severe disapproval.

Примеры использования:

Two mps were singled out for censure

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

Примеры использования:

Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

Примеры использования:

A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

noun

The expression of very strong disapproval; censure.

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There was strong international condemnation of the attack

noun

The act of condemning something or someone

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The shooting of the police officer has received universal condemnation.

noun

A limitation or restriction.

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Time constraints make it impossible to do everything

noun

Something that limits the range of a person’s actions or freedom

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In egypt, the biggest constraint on new agricultural production is water.

noun

Something that controls what you can do by keeping you within particular limits

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The constraint of distribution costs remains the severest of all., budget/financial, etc. constrain…

noun

The action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening.

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Asthma is a constriction of the airways

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

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The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Примеры использования:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

noun

The expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes.

Примеры использования:

He received a lot of criticism

noun

An opinion given about something or someone, esp. a negative opinion, or the activity of making such judgments

Примеры использования:

[ c ] it was meant as a suggestion, not a criticism., [ u ] he was singled out for strong criticism…

noun

A check or restraint on something.

Примеры использования:

Plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing

verb

Variant spelling of kerb.

noun

A stone edging to a pavement or raised path.

noun

Criticism of, or unkind remarks about someone or something that show you do not respect them

Примеры использования:

Despite the media’s disparagement of the leader, he remains popular., "provincial" is often used as…

noun

Strong criticism.

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You must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong

noun

Strong criticism or opposition

Примеры использования:

She caught some flak from her parents.

noun

Strong criticism or opposition

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Catch/draw/get flak the company has been catching flak lately for its lack of customer service., an…

noun

A hindrance or obstruction in doing something.

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A serious impediment to scientific progress

noun

Something that makes progress or movement difficult or impossible

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The lack of funds is a major impediment to research.

verb

Strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door.

Примеры использования:

He strolled over and knocked on a door marked enquiries

noun

A sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.

Примеры использования:

There was a sudden knock at the door, the noise seemingly unnatural and loud in the silence that i …

noun

A blow or collision.

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The casing is tough enough to withstand knocks

noun

A limiting rule or circumstance; a restriction.

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Severe limitations on water use

noun

The act of controlling, or something that controls

Примеры использования:

[ c ] the major limitation of early record players was the short playing time of the records., [ u …

noun

Something that controls or reduces something

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Limitation on/upon sth there are strict limitations on where such businesses can locate., impose/pl…

verb

Become or make less wide.

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The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge

adjective

Of small width in relation to length.

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He made his way down the narrow road

adjective

Limited in extent, amount, or scope.

Примеры использования:

They ate a narrow range of foods

noun

A thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.

Примеры использования:

The major obstacle to achieving that goal is money

noun

Something that blocks your way so that movement or progress is prevented or made more difficult

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We suddenly encountered an obstacle along the trail., money seems to be no obstacle.

verb

Express to (someone) one's disapproval of or disappointment in their actions.

Примеры использования:

Her friends reproached her for not thinking enough about her family

noun

The expression of disapproval or disappointment.

Примеры использования:

He gave her a look of reproach

noun

An expression of blame or disapproval.

Примеры использования:

She welcomed him with a mild reproof for leaving her alone

verb

Make (a garment) waterproof again.

Примеры использования:

The responses of writers and scholars to his work have varied, journalists tending towards praise a…

noun

Something that you say or do to show that you disapprove of someone's bad or silly behaviour

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She got a sharp reproof for being late., he picked up the broken vase without a word of reproof to …

noun

A measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control.

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Decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget

noun

A limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one.

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Planning restrictions on commercial development

noun

Something that limits someone's actions or movement, or limits the amount, size, etc., of something

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[ c ] you can get a discount fare, but some restrictions (= rules about limits) apply.

noun

An official limit or control on what people or companies are allowed to do, or on what can happen

Примеры использования:

Impose/place/put restrictions on sth this practice imposes unneccessary restrictions on employment.…

verb

Cover (something, especially a roof) with slates.

Примеры использования:

He was working for his father slating a new roof

noun

A fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat plates.

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Slate quarries

noun

A flat plate of slate formerly used for writing on in schools.

Примеры использования:

The teacher was demonstrating, the children copying on to slates

noun

A thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.

Примеры использования:

Hayes picked up a fallen stick and twirled it idly between his fingers.

verb

Push a sharp or pointed object into or through (something).

Примеры использования:

He stuck his fork into the sausage

verb

A long thin implement resembling a length of wood

noun

A strong garment with long sleeves which can be tied together to confine the arms of a violent prisoner or mental patient.

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And we were taken to be strapped together in an all-in-one straitjacket.

verb

Restrain with a straitjacket.

Примеры использования:

We have been locked in seclusion, placed in restraints, chemically and physically straitjacketed, l…

noun

A special item of clothing like a coat that ties the arms to the body and limits the movement of a violent or mentally ill person

noun

The action or state of strangling or being strangled.

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Death due to strangulation

noun

The action of killing someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe, or the act of dying in this way

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The post-mortem showed that the boy had died from strangulation.

noun

The quality of being fixed, fastened, or closed firmly.

Примеры использования:

The tightness of the seal was tested

noun

The quality of fitting the body too closely

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The tightness of the waistband, one of the typical symptoms of anxiety is a feeling of tightness in…