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fortify

['fɔːtɪfaɪ] брит. / амер.

гл.

    1. укреплять

    2. (fortify against) защищать против (чего-л.)

    3. воен. сооружать укрепление

  1. поддерживать, вселять мужество (укреплять морально и физически)

  2. подтверждать, подкреплять

  3. повышать крепость вина добавлением к нему спирта

  4. увеличивать питательную ценность пищи (обычно добавлением витаминов)

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

fortify

  1. поддерживать (морально и физически)

  2. закалять (тело)

  3. обогащать (хлеб и т.п. витаминами)

  4. воен создавать укрепления

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I believe he liked this monastery because an island is easy to protect-he was always looking for places he could fortify against the Turks.
Думаю, он выбрал монастырь, потому что остров было легко оборонять — он вечно выискивал места, которые можно превратить в крепости против турецкого нашествия.
Kostova, Elisabeth / The HistorianКостова, Элизабет / Историк
Историк
Костова, Элизабет
© Перевод. Г. Соловьева, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
© Elizabeth Kostova, 2005
The Historian
Kostova, Elisabeth
© 2005 by Elizabeth Kostova
He would perhaps have really gone; but having determined to do so he felt at once entitled to fortify himself for the journey by another bout of reckless drinking.
Право, может быть он бы тогда и поехал; но предприняв такое решение, тотчас же почел себя в особенном праве, для бодрости, пред дорогой, пуститься вновь в самое безбрежное пьянство.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
It was not really cold, but he put on his fur coat, which served to fortify him against the fits of nervous shivering to which he had been subject all day.
Хотя было, в сущности, не холодно, он надел меховое пальто, чтобы защитить себя от приступов нервной дрожи, которая не покидала его целый день.
Galsworthy, John / In ChanceryГолсуорси, Джон / В петле
В петле
Голсуорси, Джон
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство""Эксмо", 2003
In Chancery
Galsworthy, John
© 1920 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1920 by The International Magazine Co.
In this last resolution he endeavoured to fortify himself by every argument which pride, as well as reason, could suggest.
Эту свою решимость он пытался подкрепить всеми аргументами, какие ему подсказывали гордость и разум.
Scott, Walter / The AntiquaryСкотт, Вальтер / Антикварий
Антикварий
Скотт, Вальтер
© Художественная литература, 1960
The Antiquary
Scott, Walter
© 2007 BiblioBazaar
For some time Mrs. Crupp could only lay her hand upon her nankeen bosom, and fortify herself against returning pain with sips of her medicine.
В течение некоторого времени миссис Крапп могла только прижимать руку к своей нанковой блузке в том месте, где у нее была грудь, и защищаться от нового приступа недомогания, потягивая лекарство.
Dickens, Charles / David CopperfieldДиккенс, Чарльз / Жизнь Дэвида Копперфилда
Жизнь Дэвида Копперфилда
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1959
David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles
© CRW Publishing Limited 2004
The Colonel reaches to take the bait, only to pull back one of his Knights and fortify his defenses.
Старик и в самом деле почти попадается в ловушку, но в последний момент передумывает и вместо стены отводит назад рыцаря, усиливая и без того плотный частокол фигур в обороне.
Murakami, Haruki / Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the WorldМураками, Харуки / Страна чудес без тормозов и конец света
Страна чудес без тормозов и конец света
Мураками, Харуки
© 1991 by Kodansha International Ltd.
© Д. Коваленин. Перевод, 2003
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2005
Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Murakami, Haruki
© 1991 by Kodansha International Ltd.
She once more took my hand in both her own, holding it as tight as if to fortify me against the increase of alarm I might draw from this disclosure.
Она снова забрала мою руку в обе свои и крепко сжала ее, словно для того, чтобы укрепить меня в борьбе с нарастающей тревогой, которую принесло мне это открытие.
James, Henri / The Turn of the ScrewДжеймс, Генри / Поворот винта
Поворот винта
Джеймс, Генри
The Turn of the Screw
James, Henri
He must fortify himself against it by reinforcing an already existing armor of righteousness.
Он должен защищать себя от презрительного отношения к самому себе только посредством усиления чувства самодовольства, выполняющего роль своеобразной брони.
Horney, Karen / Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of NeurosisХорни, Карен / Наши внутренние конфликты. Конструктивная теория невроза
Наши внутренние конфликты. Конструктивная теория невроза
Хорни, Карен
Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis
Horney, Karen
© renewed 1972 by Renate Mintz, Marianne von Eckardt andHorney Swarzenski Brigitte
© 1945 by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
The place was enclosed and rudely fortified by monstrous banks of earth, backed with steel both over the crests of the Downs above and across the dip of the valley.
Усадьба огорожена была подобием крепостного вала – земляной насыпью огромной высоты; укрепленная железными стропилами, шла эта насыпь кругом, по гребням холмов и по дну долины.
Wells, Herbert George / The Food of the GodsУэллс, Герберт / Пища богов
Пища богов
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
The Food of the Gods
Wells, Herbert George
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Honest Captain Cuttle, as the weeks flew over him in his fortified retreat, by no means abated any of his prudent provisions against surprise, because of the non-appearance of the enemy.
Честный капитан Катль, проведя несколько недель в своем укрепленном убежище, отнюдь не намерен был отказываться от благоразумных мер предосторожности, принятых для защиты от неожиданного нападения, потому только, что враг не является.
Dickens, Charles / Dombey and SonДиккенс, Чарльз / Торговый дом "Домби и сын"
Торговый дом "Домби и сын"
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1959
Dombey and Son
Dickens, Charles
© 2009 by Classic Books International
I would entertain myself in forming and directing the minds of hopeful young men, by convincing them, from my own remembrance, experience, and observation, fortified by numerous examples, of the usefulness of virtue in public and private life.
Я занялся бы формированием умов подающих надежды юношей, убеждая их на основании моих воспоминаний, опыта и наблюдений, подкрепленных бесчисленными примерами, сколь полезна добродетель в общественной и личной жизни.
Swift, Jonathan / Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the worldСвифт, Джонатан / Путешествия Гулливера
Путешествия Гулливера
Свифт, Джонатан
© Издательство "Правда", 1987
Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the world
Swift, Jonathan
For years, it has been a policy of WFP to provide malnourished children with such fortified commodities as blended foods, oil and salt where and whenever possible.
В течение многих лет политика МПП предусматривает обеспечение, когда и где это возможно, недоедающих детей такими продуктами для усиления питания, как продовольственные смеси, растительные масла и соль.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
Such was the project that warmed him, conquered his weakness and spurred him, relentless, onward and upward to the heights and the fortified house that dominated them.
Этот план воодушевил сэра Оливера, и, поборов минутную слабость, он еще быстрее зашагал вперед, к замку на вершине холма.
Sabatini, Rafael / The Sea-HawkСабатини, Рафаэль / Морской ястреб
Морской ястреб
Сабатини, Рафаэль
© Тихонов Н Н., наследники, 2008
© ООО "Издательский дом «Вече», 2008
The Sea-Hawk
Sabatini, Rafael
© 2007 BiblioBazaar
He was fatigued by the stresses of the last two days; it seemed to him that his emotions must needs be exhausted, but he had fortified himself with strong coffee before starting, and his thoughts ran thin and clear.
Напряжение последних двух дней измучило его; как будто уже и не могло остаться никаких душевных сил, но чашка черного кофе перед отъездом подкрепила его, и теперь мысль работала ясно и отчетливо.
Wells, Herbert George / The Food of the GodsУэллс, Герберт / Пища богов
Пища богов
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
The Food of the Gods
Wells, Herbert George
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Thorsby fortified himself from the wine bottle-which, it should be noted, never emptied.
Торсби оторвался от бутылки с вином — которая, кстати, не пустела, сколько бы он ни пил.
DeChancie, John / Castle SpellboundДе Ченси, Джон / Замок зачарованный
Замок зачарованный
Де Ченси, Джон
Castle Spellbound
DeChancie, John
© 1992 by John DeChancie

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Collocations

fortify / refresh oneself
подкрепляться
fortify one's position
укрепляться
fortify fat with vitamins
витаминизировать жир
fortify with trenches
оборудовать траншеями
fortify a dike
укреплять плотину
fortified milk
витаминизированное молоко
fortified area
укрепрайон
antitank fortified area
противотанковый район
fortified area
укрепленный район
fortified belt
полоса обороны
fortified bunker system
опорный пункт
fortified center
опорный пункт
fortified center
укрепленный узел
fortified defense system
долговременная оборона
fortified emplacement
долговременное огневое сооружение

Word forms

fortify

verb
Basic forms
Pastfortified
Imperativefortify
Present Participle (Participle I)fortifying
Past Participle (Participle II)fortified
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I fortifywe fortify
you fortifyyou fortify
he/she/it fortifiesthey fortify
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am fortifyingwe are fortifying
you are fortifyingyou are fortifying
he/she/it is fortifyingthey are fortifying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have fortifiedwe have fortified
you have fortifiedyou have fortified
he/she/it has fortifiedthey have fortified
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been fortifyingwe have been fortifying
you have been fortifyingyou have been fortifying
he/she/it has been fortifyingthey have been fortifying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I fortifiedwe fortified
you fortifiedyou fortified
he/she/it fortifiedthey fortified
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was fortifyingwe were fortifying
you were fortifyingyou were fortifying
he/she/it was fortifyingthey were fortifying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had fortifiedwe had fortified
you had fortifiedyou had fortified
he/she/it had fortifiedthey had fortified
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been fortifyingwe had been fortifying
you had been fortifyingyou had been fortifying
he/she/it had been fortifyingthey had been fortifying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will fortifywe shall/will fortify
you will fortifyyou will fortify
he/she/it will fortifythey will fortify
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be fortifyingwe shall/will be fortifying
you will be fortifyingyou will be fortifying
he/she/it will be fortifyingthey will be fortifying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have fortifiedwe shall/will have fortified
you will have fortifiedyou will have fortified
he/she/it will have fortifiedthey will have fortified
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been fortifyingwe shall/will have been fortifying
you will have been fortifyingyou will have been fortifying
he/she/it will have been fortifyingthey will have been fortifying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would fortifywe should/would fortify
you would fortifyyou would fortify
he/she/it would fortifythey would fortify
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be fortifyingwe should/would be fortifying
you would be fortifyingyou would be fortifying
he/she/it would be fortifyingthey would be fortifying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have fortifiedwe should/would have fortified
you would have fortifiedyou would have fortified
he/she/it would have fortifiedthey would have fortified
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been fortifyingwe should/would have been fortifying
you would have been fortifyingyou would have been fortifying
he/she/it would have been fortifyingthey would have been fortifying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am fortifiedwe are fortified
you are fortifiedyou are fortified
he/she/it is fortifiedthey are fortified
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being fortifiedwe are being fortified
you are being fortifiedyou are being fortified
he/she/it is being fortifiedthey are being fortified
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been fortifiedwe have been fortified
you have been fortifiedyou have been fortified
he/she/it has been fortifiedthey have been fortified
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was fortifiedwe were fortified
you were fortifiedyou were fortified
he/she/it was fortifiedthey were fortified
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being fortifiedwe were being fortified
you were being fortifiedyou were being fortified
he/she/it was being fortifiedthey were being fortified
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been fortifiedwe had been fortified
you had been fortifiedyou had been fortified
he/she/it had been fortifiedthey had been fortified
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be fortifiedwe shall/will be fortified
you will be fortifiedyou will be fortified
he/she/it will be fortifiedthey will be fortified
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been fortifiedwe shall/will have been fortified
you will have been fortifiedyou will have been fortified
he/she/it will have been fortifiedthey will have been fortified