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amuse

[ə'mjuːz] брит. / амер.

гл.

развлекать, занимать внимание (кого-л.)
позабавить, развеселить
развлекаться, приятно проводить время
уст. вводить в заблуждение, внушать ложные надежды
отвлекать (от забот)

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

amuse

забавлять, развлекать

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It will amuse you: the first thing which has a tremendous effect is giving them titles.
Я вас посмешу: первое что ужасно действует - это мундир.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

to amuse ourselves again?"
чтобы было весело, опять весело?
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

"We'll amuse you in your absence, and drink to the health of your pretty wife here."
- Мы тебе поможем скоротать время, выпьем за здоровье твоей хорошенькой женушки.
Thackeray, William Makepeace / CatherineТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Кэтрин
Кэтрин
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974
Catherine
Thackeray, William Makepeace
© 2007 BiblioBazaar

There was nothing but the desire to amuse yourself with living puppets, nothing else...
Было одно только желание забавляться живыми куклами и ничего другого...
Чехов, А.П. / КнягиняChekhov, A. / The princess
The princess
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Княгиня
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

And thereupon she really did amuse herself by telling him the names of the things he touched.
И действительно, она нашла себе новую забаву: называть ему предметы, до которых он дотрагивался.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

'That is, I amuse you, you mean to say....
– То есть я вас потешаю, хотите вы сказать…
Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.2Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.2
A Sportsman's Sketches v.2
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Записки охотника т.2
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975

By her aid he might have procured mor money wherewith to amuse Bess and to forget Maisie, as well as another taste of an almost forgotten success.
Благодаря ей он рассчитывал получить много денег для того, чтобы повеселить и порадовать Бесси и помочь себе забыть Мэзи и испытать еще раз почти забытое наслаждение успехом и прославлением его таланта.
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard / The Light That FailedКиплинг, Джозеф Редьярд / Свет погас
Свет погас
Киплинг, Джозеф Редьярд
© "Издательство П. П. Сойкина", 1915
The Light That Failed
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard
© 2011 by Victorian Secrets

'Never mind,' answered Gemma; 'it won't ruin him, and we will try and amuse him.
- Ничего,- отвечала Джемма,- это его не разорит, а мы постараемся его утешить.
Turgenev, I.S. / The Torrents of SpringТургенев, И.С. / Вешние воды
Вешние воды
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Torrents of Spring
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Come, go along now, go and amuse yourself."
Ну ступай, ступай теперь, веселись.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

He wrote a mock challenge to the Duke, which he circulated among his friends to amuse them over a bottle.
Он написал насмешливый вызов герцогу и пустил его по рукам, чтобы позабавить своих друзей за бутылкой.
Scott, Walter / Rob RoyСкотт, Вальтер / Роб Рой
Роб Рой
Скотт, Вальтер
© Издательство "ЛЕНИЗДАТ", 1953
Rob Roy
Scott, Walter
© 2007 BiblioBazaar

"That may be; I am very glad to amuse you.
- Это пусть, я очень рад рассмешить.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

I shall amuse them all with this story tomorrow!"
Завтра всех насмешу.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.

But there, let him amuse himself!”
Впрочем, пусть его погуляет...
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

I amuse myself, and will stay to the end.
Мне программа нравится, и я побуду здесь до конца.
Christie, Agatha / Murder on the LinksКристи, Агата / Убийство на поле для гольфа
Убийство на поле для гольфа
Кристи, Агата
© Издательство "Физкультура и спорт", 1982
Murder on the Links
Christie, Agatha
© 1923 by Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc.
© renewed 1950 by Agatha Christie Mallowan

The parade of white tuxes, chiffon, big hair, bigger jewels, and barely postadolescent women ceased to amuse me as the hours wore on, but I never grew tired of watching Miranda.
Парад белых смокингов, шифона, пышных причесок, огромных бриллиантов и женщин, многие из которых были еще почти девочками, скоро перестал производить на меня впечатление, но снова и снова мои глаза обращались к Миранде.
Weisberger, Lauren / Devil Wears PradaВайсбергер, Лорен / Дьявол носит "Prada"
Дьявол носит "Prada"
Вайсбергер, Лорен
© Lauren Weisberger, 2002
© 2006 Fox "Devil Wears Prada" TM © All Rights Reserved
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
Devil Wears Prada
Weisberger, Lauren
© 2003 by Lauren Weisberger

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ə'mjuːzVerbразвлекать; занимать вниманиеExamples

to amuse smb. with anecdotes — развлекать кого-л. анекдотами
to amuse smb. by telling a story — занять кого-л. рассказом
You must keep the company amused. — Вы должны занимать гостей.
He could amuse us for hours with his stories. — Он мог часами развлекать нас своими историями.
Why are you amused upon the course of the stars? — Почему вас так занимают звёзды?

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Collocations

amuse oneself

баловаться

amuse oneself

забавляться

amuse a little

позабавить

amuse oneself

позабавиться

amuse / divert oneself

развлекаться

amuse / enjoy oneself

тешиться

amusing / entertaining fellow

забавник

amusing girl

забавница

in an amusing way

забавно

curious / amusing incident

курьез

amusing / entertaining nature

развлекательность

easily amused

смешливый

Word forms

amuse

verb

Basic forms
Past	amused
Imperative	amuse
Present Participle (Participle I)	amusing
Past Participle (Participle II)	amused

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I amuse	we amuse
you amuse	you amuse
he/she/it amuses	they amuse

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am amusing	we are amusing
you are amusing	you are amusing
he/she/it is amusing	they are amusing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have amused	we have amused
you have amused	you have amused
he/she/it has amused	they have amused

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been amusing	we have been amusing
you have been amusing	you have been amusing
he/she/it has been amusing	they have been amusing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I amused	we amused
you amused	you amused
he/she/it amused	they amused

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was amusing	we were amusing
you were amusing	you were amusing
he/she/it was amusing	they were amusing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had amused	we had amused
you had amused	you had amused
he/she/it had amused	they had amused

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been amusing	we had been amusing
you had been amusing	you had been amusing
he/she/it had been amusing	they had been amusing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will amuse	we shall/will amuse
you will amuse	you will amuse
he/she/it will amuse	they will amuse

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be amusing	we shall/will be amusing
you will be amusing	you will be amusing
he/she/it will be amusing	they will be amusing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have amused	we shall/will have amused
you will have amused	you will have amused
he/she/it will have amused	they will have amused

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been amusing	we shall/will have been amusing
you will have been amusing	you will have been amusing
he/she/it will have been amusing	they will have been amusing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would amuse	we should/would amuse
you would amuse	you would amuse
he/she/it would amuse	they would amuse

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be amusing	we should/would be amusing
you would be amusing	you would be amusing
he/she/it would be amusing	they would be amusing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have amused	we should/would have amused
you would have amused	you would have amused
he/she/it would have amused	they would have amused

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been amusing	we should/would have been amusing
you would have been amusing	you would have been amusing
he/she/it would have been amusing	they would have been amusing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am amused	we are amused
you are amused	you are amused
he/she/it is amused	they are amused

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being amused	we are being amused
you are being amused	you are being amused
he/she/it is being amused	they are being amused

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been amused	we have been amused
you have been amused	you have been amused
he/she/it has been amused	they have been amused

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was amused	we were amused
you were amused	you were amused
he/she/it was amused	they were amused

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being amused	we were being amused
you were being amused	you were being amused
he/she/it was being amused	they were being amused

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been amused	we had been amused
you had been amused	you had been amused
he/she/it had been amused	they had been amused

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be amused	we shall/will be amused
you will be amused	you will be amused
he/she/it will be amused	they will be amused

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been amused	we shall/will have been amused
you will have been amused	you will have been amused
he/she/it will have been amused	they will have been amused

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amuse

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