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The Universal Dictionary
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posh

[pɔʃ]

  1. прил.; разг.

    1. отличный, превосходный, прекрасный, шикарный

    2. брит. аристократический

  2. гл.; разг.; = posh up

    иметь шикарный вид

Examples from texts

Some were put off by her posh accent and Cheltenham Ladies’ College background, but Banks was inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt, as long as she left him alone.
Иных отпугивал ее аристократический выговор и то, что некогда она обучалась в престижном Челтенхемском женском колледже, однако Бэнкс предпочитал разрешать сомнения в ее пользу, если только она оставит его в покое.
Robinson, Peter / Piece Of My HeartРобинсон, Питер / Растерзанное сердце
Растерзанное сердце
Робинсон, Питер
© 2006 by Eastvale Enterprises Inc.
© А. Капанадзе, перевод на русский язык, 2010
© ООО "Издательская группа "Аттикус", 2010 Издательство Иностранка
Piece Of My Heart
Robinson, Peter
© 2006 by Eastvale Enterprises Inc.
But Proyekt Meganom architects treated the rest more freely, although the client still insisted on standards appropriate to a 'posh' establishment, hence the rusty girders setting off designer furniture.
В здании цеха архитекторы бюро «Проект Меганом» действовали более свободно, но эта свобода была сильно ограничена заказчиком, настаивающем на известных стандартах «богатого» заведения.
'It's a sort of posh party before the opera.'
– Нечто вроде шикарной вечеринки перед началом представления.
Pratchett, Terry / MaskeradeПратчетт,Терри / Маскарад
Маскарад
Пратчетт,Терри
© Перевод С. Увбарх, А. Жикаренцев 2006
© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© 1995 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett
Maskerade
Pratchett, Terry
© 1995 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett
"Bridget?" said a posh voice.
– Бриджит? – послышался бархатный голос.
Fielding, Helen / Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonФилдинг, Хелен / Бриджит Джонс: Грани разумного
Бриджит Джонс: Грани разумного
Филдинг, Хелен
© Helen Fielding, 1999
© Москвичева А.Н., перевод на русский язык, 2001
© «Торнтон и Сагден», издание на русском языке, 2002
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Fielding, Helen
© Helen Fielding, 1999
'Is it a posh do?' said Vimes.
– А нам обязательно так наряжаться? – спросил он.
Pratchett, Terry / Fifth ElephantПратчетт,Терри / Пятый элефант
Пятый элефант
Пратчетт,Терри
© Перевод Н. Берденников, А. Жикаренцев, 2007
© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2007
© Terry and Lyn Pratchett, 1999
Fifth Elephant
Pratchett, Terry
© 2000 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett
At the far end of the lobby a posh coffee bar beckoned.
По левую руку пространство фойе перетекало в роскошный кофейный зал.
Murakami, Haruki / Dance, dance, danceМураками, Харуки / Дэнс, дэнс, дэнс
Дэнс, дэнс, дэнс
Мураками, Харуки
© Haruki Murakami 1991 "Dansu, dansu, dansu"
© Дмитрий Коваленин, 2001
Dance, dance, dance
Murakami, Haruki
© 1994 by Kodansha International Ltd.

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posh1/3
pɔʃAdjectiveотличный; превосходный; прекрасный; шикарный

User translations

The part of speech is not specified

  1. 1.

    светская львица

    translation added by Alexander Аkimov
    Gold ru-en
    1
  2. 2.

    понтовый

    translation added by Pale Ale
    2

Word forms

posh

adjective
Positive degreeposh
Comparative degreeposher
Superlative degreeposhest

posh

verb
Basic forms
Pastposhed
Imperativeposh
Present Participle (Participle I)poshing
Past Participle (Participle II)poshed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I poshwe posh
you poshyou posh
he/she/it poshesthey posh
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am poshingwe are poshing
you are poshingyou are poshing
he/she/it is poshingthey are poshing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have poshedwe have poshed
you have poshedyou have poshed
he/she/it has poshedthey have poshed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been poshingwe have been poshing
you have been poshingyou have been poshing
he/she/it has been poshingthey have been poshing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I poshedwe poshed
you poshedyou poshed
he/she/it poshedthey poshed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was poshingwe were poshing
you were poshingyou were poshing
he/she/it was poshingthey were poshing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had poshedwe had poshed
you had poshedyou had poshed
he/she/it had poshedthey had poshed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been poshingwe had been poshing
you had been poshingyou had been poshing
he/she/it had been poshingthey had been poshing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will poshwe shall/will posh
you will poshyou will posh
he/she/it will poshthey will posh
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be poshingwe shall/will be poshing
you will be poshingyou will be poshing
he/she/it will be poshingthey will be poshing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have poshedwe shall/will have poshed
you will have poshedyou will have poshed
he/she/it will have poshedthey will have poshed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been poshingwe shall/will have been poshing
you will have been poshingyou will have been poshing
he/she/it will have been poshingthey will have been poshing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would poshwe should/would posh
you would poshyou would posh
he/she/it would poshthey would posh
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be poshingwe should/would be poshing
you would be poshingyou would be poshing
he/she/it would be poshingthey would be poshing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have poshedwe should/would have poshed
you would have poshedyou would have poshed
he/she/it would have poshedthey would have poshed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been poshingwe should/would have been poshing
you would have been poshingyou would have been poshing
he/she/it would have been poshingthey would have been poshing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am poshedwe are poshed
you are poshedyou are poshed
he/she/it is poshedthey are poshed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being poshedwe are being poshed
you are being poshedyou are being poshed
he/she/it is being poshedthey are being poshed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been poshedwe have been poshed
you have been poshedyou have been poshed
he/she/it has been poshedthey have been poshed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was poshedwe were poshed
you were poshedyou were poshed
he/she/it was poshedthey were poshed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being poshedwe were being poshed
you were being poshedyou were being poshed
he/she/it was being poshedthey were being poshed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been poshedwe had been poshed
you had been poshedyou had been poshed
he/she/it had been poshedthey had been poshed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be poshedwe shall/will be poshed
you will be poshedyou will be poshed
he/she/it will be poshedthey will be poshed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been poshedwe shall/will have been poshed
you will have been poshedyou will have been poshed
he/she/it will have been poshedthey will have been poshed