BE AN ANTICLIMAX/BE ANTICLIMACTIC

Meaning of BE AN ANTICLIMAX/BE ANTICLIMACTIC in English

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BE — v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. ед. ч. am, 3-е л. ед. ч. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BE — _v. _p. _sg. was, _pl. were; _p-p. been 1> быть, существовать 2> находиться; бывать; where are my books? - где …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BE — v. p. sg. was, pl. were; p-p. been 1. быть, существовать 2. находиться; бывать; where are my books? - где …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
ANTICLIMAX — noun Date: 1710 the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea, an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANTICLIMACTIC — also ~al adjective Date: 1898 of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax, ~ally adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTICLIMAX — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|- noun ( -es ) Etymology: anti- (I) + climax 1. : the usually sudden transition in writing or speaking …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTICLIMACTIC — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective also an·ti·cli·mac·ti·cal -ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ Etymology: from anticlimax, after English climax: climactic, climactical : relating to, attended by, or manifesting …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTICLIMAX — (n.) A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
ANTICLIMAX — ( n. ) A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTICLIMAX — /an'ti kluy"maks/ , n. 1. an event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTICLIMACTIC — — anticlimactically , adv. /an'tee kluy mak"tik, -kleuh-, an'tuy-/ , adj. of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax. [ 1895-1900; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTICLIMAX — n. abrupt move from a serious or tense situation to an absurd situation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ANTICLIMACTIC — adj. less than expected, disappointing, frustrating
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTICLIMAX — noun Date: 1710 1. : the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTICLIMACTIC — adjective also an·ti·cli·mac·ti·cal -ti-kəl Date: 1898 : of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax • an·ti·cli·mac·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTICLIMAX — noun a sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; the opposite …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
ANTICLIMAX — ■ noun a disappointing end to an exciting series of events. Derivatives anticlimactic adjective anticlimactically adverb
Concise Oxford English vocab
ANTICLIMAX — [an.ti.cli.max] n (1710) 1: the usu. sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANTICLIMACTIC — [an.ti.cli.mac.tic] also an.ti.cli.mac.ti.cal adj (1898): of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax -- an.ti.cli.mac.ti.cal.ly adv
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANTICLIMAX — a figure of speech that consists of the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANTICLIMAX — anticlimax BrE AmE ˌænt i ˈklaɪm æks AmE \ ˌæn t̬ i- ˌænt aɪ- ▷ anticlimax|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANTICLIMACTIC — anticlimactic BrE AmE ˌænt i klaɪ ˈmækt ɪk ◂ -klɪˈ•-, -kləˈ•- AmE \ ˌæn t̬ i- ˌænt aɪ- ▷ anticlimactic|ally …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANTICLIMACTIC — ➡ anticlimax
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTICLIMAX — / ˌæntiˈklaɪmæks; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] a situation that is disappointing because it happens at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTICLIMAX — an ‧ ti ‧ cli ‧ max /ˌæntɪˈklaɪmæks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] a situation or event that does …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANTICLIMAX — n. a trivial conclusion to something significant or impressive, esp. where a climax was expected. øøanticlimactic adj. anticlimactically adv.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANTICLIMAX — n. a trivial conclusion to something significant or impressive, esp. where a climax was expected. anticlimactic adj. anticlimactically adv.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANTICLIMAX — n. a trivial conclusion to something significant or impressive, esp. where a climax was expected. Derivatives: anticlimactic adj. anticlimactically adv.
Oxford English vocab
ANTICLIMAX — ( anticlimaxes) You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTICLIMAX — (~es) You can describe something as an ~ if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ANTICLIMAX — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ After all the hype, the actual concert was something of an anticlimax . EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANTICLIMAX — [noun] - an event or experience which causes disappointment because it is less exciting than was expected or because it …
Cambridge English vocab
ANTICLIMACTIC — [adjective]There was so much publicity and hype beforehand, that the performance itself was a touch anticlimactic.
Cambridge English vocab
ANTICLIMAX — n. Bathos.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ANTICLIMAX — • ↑ be an anticlimax/be anticlimactic
Longman Activator English vocab
ANTICLIMACTIC — • ↑ be an anticlimax/be anticlimactic
Longman Activator English vocab
ANTICLIMAX — n. 25B6; noun LET-DOWN, disappointment, bathos, comedown, non-event; disillusionment; Brit. damp squib; informal washout.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANTICLIMAX — n. an ~ to (everything was an ~ to winning an Olympic gold medal)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ANTICLIMAX — сущ. 1) разрядка напряжения; спад 2) просодика антиклимакс, спад спад, разрядка напряжения разочарование - after his election promises his actual …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANTICLIMACTIC — характеризующийся спадом, переходом от торжественного к смешному, от захватывающего к скучному разочаровывающий
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANTICLIMAX — Упадок
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ANTICLIMAX — Разрядка напряжения
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ANTICLIMACTIC — Разочаровывающий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ANTICLIMAX — anticlimax.ogg ͵æntıʹklaımæks n 1. спад, разрядка напряжения 2. разочарование after his election promises his actual performance was an anticlimax - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ANTICLIMACTIC — a 1. характеризующийся спадом, переходом от торжественного к смешному, от захватывающего к скучному 2. разочаровывающий
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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