THE MAN WHO LETS HIMSELF BE BORED IS EVEN MORE CONTEMPTIBLE THAN THE BORE

Англо-русский перевод THE MAN WHO LETS HIMSELF BE BORED IS EVEN MORE CONTEMPTIBLE THAN THE BORE

Человек, позволяющий себе скучать, достоин большего презрения, чем сама скука. Butler (Батлер).

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
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CONTEMPTIBLE — abject, depreciabil
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BORED — gilaay;laay
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HIMSELF
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CONTEMPTIBLE — adjective Date: 14th century worthy of contempt, scornful , contemptuous , contemptibility noun ~ness noun contemptibly adverb Synonyms: see: ~
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MORE — I. ˈmō(ə)r, ˈmȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māra (adjective), mā (adjective & …
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MAN
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EVEN — I. ˈēvən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English even, eve, from Old English ǣfen; akin to Old Frisian ēvend …
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BORE
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BORED — adjective Etymology: from past participle of bore (VII) : filled with or characterized by boredom had never been more bored …
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WHO — (object.) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. …
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THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
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HIMSELF — (pron. pl.) Alt. of Himselven
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HIMSELF — (pron.) One's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane …
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CONTEMPTIBLE — (a.) Despised; scorned; neglected; abject.
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CONTEMPTIBLE — (a.) Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable.
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BORED — (imp. & p. p.) of Bore
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BORE — (v. i.) To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole …
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WHO — ( object. ) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular …
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THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
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HIMSELF — ( pron. pl. ) Alt. of Himselven
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CONTEMPTIBLE — ( a. ) Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable.
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CONTEMPTIBLE — ( a. ) Insolent; scornful; contemptuous.
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CONTEMPTIBLE — ( a. ) Despised; scorned; neglected; abject.
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BORED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Bore
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BORE — ( v. i. ) To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a …
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MORE — — moreness , n. /mawr, mohr/ , adj., compar. of much or many with most as superl. 1. in greater …
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MAN
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HIMSELF — /him self"/ ; medially often /im self"/ , pron. 1. an emphatic appositive of him or he: He himself spoke …
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EVEN — even 1 — evener , n. — evenly , adv. — evenness , n. /ee"veuhn/ , adj. 1. level; flat; …
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CONTEMPTIBLE — — contemptibility, contemptibleness , n. — contemptibly , adv. /keuhn temp"teuh beuhl/ , adj. 1. deserving of or held in …
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BORE — bore 1 — boreable, borable , adj. /bawr, bohr/ , v. , bored, boring , n. v.t. 1. to pierce …
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THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
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MAN — I. ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən noun ( plural men ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən) Etymology: Middle English, …
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EVEN — I. ˈē-vən noun Etymology: Middle English even, eve, from Old English ǣfen Date: before 12th century archaic : evening II. …
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BORE — I. ˈbȯr verb ( bored ; bor·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English borian; akin to Old High German …
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WHO — pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrogative pronoun, who, Latin quis, Greek …
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HIMSELF
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THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
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MORE — adv with a verb or participle. 2. more ·noun a hill. 3. more ·noun a root. 4. more ·superl greater; …
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MAN — vt to tame, as a hawk. 2. man ·noun the human race; mankind. 3. man ·vt to furnish with a …
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HIMSELF — (·pron ·pl) ·alt. of himselven. 2. himself ·pron one's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state …
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EVEN — vi to be equal. 2. even ·noun evening. ·see eve, ·noun 1. 3. even ·vt to equal. 4. even ·vt …
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CONTEMPTIBLE — adj insolent; scornful; contemptuous. 2. contemptible ·adj despised; scorned; neglected; abject. 3. contemptible ·adj worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn …
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CONTEMPTIBLE — ■ adjective deserving contempt. Derivatives contemptibly adverb
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BORED — ■ adjective weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in something. Usage The normal constructions for ~ …
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WHO — [who] pron [ME, fr. OE hwa; akin to OHG hwer, interrog. pron., who, L quis, Gk tis, L qui, rel. …
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THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
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EVEN — [even] n [ME even, eve, fr. OE aefen] (bef. 12c) archaic: evening [2]even adj [ME, fr. OE efen; akin to …
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CONTEMPTIBLE — [con.tempt.ible] adj (14c) 1: worthy of contempt 2. obs: scornful, contemptuous -- con.tempt.i.bil.i.ty n -- con.tempt.ible.ness n -- con.tempt.ibly adv …
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HIMSELF — himself strong form BrE AmE hɪm ˈself § həm- , weak form ɪm- § əm- —The weak form is not …
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CONTEMPTIBLE — contemptib|le BrE AmE kən ˈtem p t əb | ə l § \ ( ˌ ) kɒn- ▷ contemptib|leness ə …
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WHO — / huː; NAmE / pronoun 1. used in questions to ask about the name, identity or function of one or …
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THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
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HIMSELF — / hɪmˈself; NAmE / pronoun 1. (the reflexive form of he ) used when the man or boy who performs …
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EVEN — / ˈiːvn; NAmE / adverb , adjective , verb ■ adverb 1. used to emphasize sth unexpected or surprising : …
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CONTEMPTIBLE — / kənˈtemptəbl; NAmE / adjective ( formal ) not deserving any respect at all SYN despicable : contemptible behaviour •• …
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BORED — / bɔːd; NAmE bɔːrd/ adjective bored (with sb/sth) | bored (with doing sth) feeling tired and impatient because you have …
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BORE — / bɔː(r); NAmE / verb , noun —see also bear , bore , borne verb ■ verb 1. [ vn …
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WHO — I. Who, Dr BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Dr Who II. Who, The BrE AmE a British ↑ rock group …
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THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
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MORE — I. more 1 S1 W1 /mɔː $ mɔːr/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . [used before an adjective or adverb to …
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MAN — I. man 1 S1 W1 /mæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural men /men/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ man …
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