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1 охорашиваться
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2 гордиться собой
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3 чистить клювом
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4 прихорашиваться
1) General subject: gussy up, perk, preen, preen feathers, preen one's feathers, preen oneself, primp, prink, prink oneself up, smarten up, smug oneself, perk oneself up, doll oneself up -
5 охорашиваться
1) General subject: plume, preen, prune plumage2) Fishery: orn preen -
6 прихорашиваться
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7 чистить пёрышки
1) General subject: preen feathers -
8 брошь
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9 булавка
General subject: breastpin (для галстука), pin, preen, safety pin, straight pin (прямая булавка с головкой, в отличие от английской), (намёточная) corsage pin (Не путать с английской б.) -
10 быть самодовольным
1) General subject: preen2) Colloquial: fancy3) Australian slang: have tickets on oneself4) Makarov: fancy oneselfУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть самодовольным
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11 гордиться
1) General subject: be proud, be proud of (чем-либо), be vain, boast, glory, pique, plume, preen (собой), pride, pride oneself on (чем-л.), set up pass (чем-л.), take a pride, take pride, take pride in, take pride in (чем-л.), to be proud of (чем-л., кем-л.), to be vain of (чем-л.), raise the horns, pride oneself on (кем-л., чем-л.), pride oneself upon (кем-л., чем-л.), feel pride in (чем-л.), value oneself on (чем-л.), feel good about (our emphasis on creating a product that we can all feel good about - такого изделия, которым мы все можем гордиться), stand proud2) Obsolete: magnify3) Rare: pique oneself on4) Makarov: pride oneself in (smth.) (чем-л.), pride oneself on (smth.) (чем-л.), pride oneself upon (smth.) (чем-л.), take (a) pride in (smth.) (чем-л.), congratulate oneself -
12 гордиться собой
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13 грошовая безделушка
General subject: preenУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > грошовая безделушка
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14 дешёвая безделушка
General subject: preenУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дешёвая безделушка
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15 дешёвая, грошовая безделушка
General subject: preenУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дешёвая, грошовая безделушка
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16 закалывать
1) General subject: kill, pike (пикой, копьём), pin, prog, slaughter, stab, stick, clipped (волосы заколкой)3) Scottish language: preen4) Jargon: steel -
17 закреплять булавкой
Scottish language: preenУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > закреплять булавкой
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18 копчиковая железа
1) General subject: preen gland (у птиц)2) Biology: coccygeal gland, elaeodochon, oil gland (у птиц)3) Medicine: arteriococcygeal gland4) Anatomy: corpus coccygeum, glomus coccygeum5) Makarov: coccygeal body, person's nose (часть тушки птицы) -
19 любоваться собой
General subject: primp and preen -
20 обрезать сучья
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Preen — bezeichnet: Preen (Adelsgeschlecht), mecklenburgisches Adelsgeschlecht Preen ist der Nachname von: Hugo von Preen (1854−1941), österreichischer Maler, Archäologe und Heimatforscher Otto von Preen (1579−1634), deutscher Jurist und Hofbeamter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Preen — Preen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preening}.] [See {Preen}, n.; or cf. {Prune}.] 1. To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; said of birds. Derham. [1913 Webster] 2. To trim up, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Preen — Preen, n. [AS. pre[ o]n a clasp, bodkin; akin to D. priem punch, bodkin, awl, G. pfriem, Icel. prj[=o]nn a knitting needle, pin, Dan. preen a bodkin, punch.] A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preen — [pri:n] v [I and T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from Old French proignier; PRUNE1] 1.) if a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans itself and makes its feathers smooth using its beak 2.) to spend time making yourself look tidier and more… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Preen — Preen, v. i. To dress up neatly and smartly; to make oneself well groomed and well dressed. [PJC] 2. To feel proud of one s achievement; to swell or gloat. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preen — ► VERB 1) (of a bird) tidy and clean its feathers with its beak. 2) devote effort to making oneself look attractive. 3) (preen oneself) congratulate or pride oneself. ORIGIN probably related to obsolete prune, from Latin ungere anoint … English terms dictionary
preen — [ prin ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) if a bird or animal preens or preens itself, it cleans and arrange its feathers or fur with its beak or tongue 2. ) to spend a lot of time trying to make yourself look more attractive by arranging… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
preen — to trim, to dress up, late 14c., perhaps a variation of prune (v.), or from O.Fr. poroindre anoint before, and O.Fr. proignier round off, prune. O.E. preon meant to pin, and probably influenced this word. Due to the popularity of falconry, words… … Etymology dictionary
preen — plume, *pride, pique Analogous words: congratulate, *felicitate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
preen — [v] admire and clean oneself beautify, clean, doll up, groom, prettify, pretty, primp, prink, spruce up, tidy; concept 161 … New thesaurus
preen — [prēn] vt. [ME preynen, altered (infl. by preonen, to prick with a pin < preon < OE, a pin) < proinen, to PRUNE3] 1. to clean and trim (the feathers) with the beak: said of birds 2. to make (oneself) trim; dress up or adorn (oneself) 3.… … English World dictionary