1. to relieve vt 1) , (, ..)
The remedy relieved his pain at once. - <) .
Nothing could relieve her anxiety. - .
to relieve one's feelings - ;
She burst out crying and that relieved her feelings. - .
to feel relieved - (to hear or at hearing, to see or at the sight of, to know smth.) - (, / , -)
They felt relieved to hear that he was safe. - , , .
syn. to ease
to ease the pain of a wound - ; to ease a person's anxiety - - (- );
This medicine will ease the pain quickly. - .
2) , ;
to relieve a sentry - /;
3) ( -);
Let me relieve you of your bag. - .
relief - ; ; to sigh with relief - ; to give (to bring) relief (some relief) to smb. - ( ) -;
to give (to bring) no relief to smb. - - ;
The medicine brought (gave) him immediate relief. - .
Tears brought her no relief. - .
What a relief! - ()! syn. comfort
The news that her son was getting well and strong brought great comfort to her. - , , .
2. art - 1) ;
art-lover - ;
art critic - ;
genuine art - ;
pretence of art - ;
graphic art - ) ; ) ;
applied art - ;
folk art - ; ;
the Fine Arts - ;
I'm interested in the new trends in art. - .
2) (syn. The Humanities);
History and literature are among the arts. - .
Bachelor (Master) of Arts - () ;
3) , , ;
The making of such rafts has become a lost art. - .
artist - 1) ; ; ..; 2) , ; 3) , (.);
professional artist - ( ..);
amateur artist - -;
Reynolds was the most prominent artist of his day. - .
artistic - 1) ; 2) ; 3) , ; 4) ;
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artistic skill - , ;
artistic taste - ;
artistic person - , , , ;
Gainsborough was essentially an artistic person. - - po ( ).
artificial - 1) ; ;
artificial flowers (light, silk, etc.) - ( , ..)
Andrew Manson had to use artificial respiration to revive the baby. - ,
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2) , , , ;
Her smile is so artificial that I don't trust her. -
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to draw vt/i - 1) (), (), (); (), (); 2) ;
He put his hand in the pocket and drew out a ring. - .
to draw smb. out - - , ; - , ;
It's very difficult to draw him out. - .
3) , ; ;
The exhibition is sure to draw crowds. - .
4) , , , ;
draws his inspiration from nature. - .
They drew different conclusions from the same facts. - / .
5) ; ;
to draw well - /;
to draw in pencil - / ;
to draw a bunch of flowers - ;
He drew a picture of his niece. - .
I can drew the map of the area for you. - .
6) ;
The concert season is drawing to a close. - .
draw - (.) , , , , ;
The new play proved a great draw. - / .
drawing - 1) ; 2) ; 3) , ; 4) ;
Turner left a vast mass of work, oil paintings, water- colours and drawings. - : , .
4- picture n - 1) , , , ;
a picture gallery - ;
in the foreground (background) of the picture - () ;
There is nothing of unusual interest in the subject matter of the picture. - , , .
Every detail in the picture plays its part in the composition. - / , .
syn. piece
a flower piece - () ;
a conversation piece - , ;
2) ;
The picture I took of you last week turned out very well. - , , .
3) , , (the...)
You look the picture of health. - / .
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4) ;
I like to see a good picture once in a while. - .
to picture vt - 1) , ; 2) , ;
The novel pictures life in Russia before the revolution. - .
3) ;
I can't quite picture you as a teacher. - - .
to depict vt - 1) , ; 2) , ;
Perov liked to depict the scenes and types of common life. - 11 .
to represent - 1) , ..; 2) ( - ), ; 3) , ; 4) ;
to portray - , ; 2) , ; 3) , - ;
The picture represented two Italian women talking. - Ha .
Turner tried to portray the mood of the sea. - .
picturesque - 1) ; 2) , , ; ;
I wonder who lives in that picturesque cottage over there. - , /.
5. paint - ;
Constable sometimes used a palette knife to apply the paint instead of a brush. - , .
to paint vt/i - 1) (), , ; They painted the door white. - .
2) () , ; to paint from nature/life - ; Ceremonial portraits were painted according to formula. -
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Turner excelled in painting marine subjects. - .
3) , ;
You are painting the situation too dark. - , painter - ; painting - 1) ;
Painting has become his world. - .
2) , , ; an oil painting - , ; still life painting - ; a collection of paintings - ; an exquisite piece of painting - ;
canvas - , , ;
An oil painting caught and held him... he forgot his awkward walk and came closer to the painting, very close. - , . , .
The beauty faded out of the painting. - .
6. colour - 1) , , , ;
bright (dark, rich, cool, warm, dull, faded) colours - (, , , , , ) /;
The dancers wore tight-fitting dresses of richly glowing colours. - .
colour scheme - , ;
Gainsborough's picture are painted in clear and transparent tone in a colour scheme where blue and green predominate. - , .
2) , ;
Turner constantly used water-colour for immediate studies from nature. - .
to paint smth. in bright (dark) colours - - () ;
The headmaster painted the school's future in bright colours. - .
3) , ;
She has very little colour today. - .
off colour - , ; ; ( );
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He's been feeling rather off colour lately. - .
to colour vt/i - 1) , , ; , ;
The leaves have begun to colour. - ( )
2) ;
3) ; ;
News is often coloured in newspapers. - .
coloured - ; ; cream-coloured - ; flesh-coloured - ; a coloured print - ;
a multicoloured handkerchief - / ;
I'll make myself one white and one coloured dress for the summer. - : .
colourless - , ;
a colourless story (person) - ();
colourful - , (, .) colouring - ;
gaudy (subtle) colouring - () ;
colourist - ;
As a colourist Gainsborough had few rivals among English painters. - .
7. doubt - 1) , ; 2) , ;
There is (there can be) no doubt about it. - / .
There is no (not much, some, great, slight) doubt about it. - () ( ; ; ).
I have no (not much, little, not the slightest) doubt that he will come. - ( / , ), .
I have doubt as to his intentions. - / .
to doubt vt/i - ;
to doubt the truth of smth. (the facts, smb's ability to
do smth., ect.) - - ( , - - ..);
Do you doubt his honesty? - ?
to doubt if (whether) smth. is correct (true, wrong, smb. will do smth.) - , - ( , - , /, , - -);
not to doubt that - , ; I don't doubt that he will come. - , .
Do you doubt that he will come? - ( ), ?
doubtful - 1) , ; 2) , , ; 3) , ;
The weather looks very doubtful. - , .
is a doubtful character. - . to be (feel) doubtful as to - , ; I'm doubtful as to what I ought to do - , .
8. select vt - , ;
to select a gift (a suitable person, the best singers, the most typical cases, the best samples, etc.) - ( , , , ..);
They selected a site for the monument. - ( ). syn. choose, pick - ;
The little girl chose the biggest apple in the dish. - .
I picked this way because it was the shortest. - > flopoiy, .
selection - 1) , ; 2) , ; , ; selection from Shakespeare (Russian composers, etc.) - / ( ..)
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poetry/prose selections - / ( ) ;
a good selection of paintings (goods, etc.) - ( ..);
This department store has a good selection of hats. - .
14. size - 1) , ;
It was the size of a pea-nut. - .
What size shoes (gloves, collar) do you wear? - Size 36 shoes. - (, )? - 36 .
I want a hat a size smaller (larger). - ().
They bought him a coat a size (two sizes) too large (small) for him. - // ( ) (), .
-sized - ( ) - , - ;
medium-sized - , ;
a life-sized portrait - ;
I want medium-sized pajamas. - () .
15. effort - , ;
heroic (last, strong, great, desperate, etc.) effort - (, , , ..) ;
continued (constant, vain) efforts - () ;
It was such an effort to get up on those dark winter mornings. - .
to do smth. with (an) effort (without effort) - - ( , );
collected himself with an effort. - .
lifted the box without effort. - / /.
to make an effort - ;
to make every effort - , ;
to make no effort - , ; I will make every (no) effort to help him. - ( , ).
to cost smb. much effort to do smth. - - -;
It cost me much effort of will to give up tobacco. - .
to spare no effort(s) - (), ;
The police spared no effort(s) in their search (in searching) for the missing child. - / , .
