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protracted

[prə'træktɪd]

прил.

затянувшийся; длительный, затяжной, продолжительный, растянутый

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The protracted discipline of prowess to which the race has been subjected under the predatory and quasi-peaceable culture has transmitted to the men of today a temperament that finds gratification in these expressions of ferocity and cunning.
В результате длительной выучки доблестью, которой человеческий род подвергался на хищнической и квазимиролюбивой стадиях развития общества, мужчинам наших дней передался темперамент, находящий удовлетворение в этих выражениях свирепости и хитрости.
Veblen, Thorstein / The Theory of the Leisure ClassВеблен, Торстейн / Теория праздного класса
Теория праздного класса
Веблен, Торстейн
© Перевод на русский язык, издательство «Прогресс», 1984
The Theory of the Leisure Class
Veblen, Thorstein

"I understand you," he brought out after a rather protracted silence.
- Я понимаю вас, - промолвил он после довольно продолжительного молчания.
Turgenev, I.S. / A House of GentlefolkТургенев, И.С. / Дворянское гнездо
Дворянское гнездо
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1983
A House of Gentlefolk
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

Such a generic feature is not readily eliminated, even under a process of selection so severe and protracted as that to which the traits here under discussion were subjected during the predatory and quasi-peaceable stages.
Такой общечеловеческий признак не устраняется полностью даже при столь длительном процессе строгого отбора, которому подвергались рассматриваемые здесь черты на хищнической и квазимиролюбивой стадиях.
Veblen, Thorstein / The Theory of the Leisure ClassВеблен, Торстейн / Теория праздного класса
Теория праздного класса
Веблен, Торстейн
© Перевод на русский язык, издательство «Прогресс», 1984
The Theory of the Leisure Class
Veblen, Thorstein

The Committee noted the dramatic increase in the relative share of resources made available to WFP which were devoted to emergency and protracted refugee operations.
Комитет отметил резкое повышение относительной доли ресурсов, предоставленных в распоряжение МПП, которые были выделены для чрезвычайных операций и продолжительных операций в интересах беженцев.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 21.02.2011
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 21.02.2011

In these circumstances, all appeals should be handled primarily by Human Resources services, relieving the managers of involvement in protracted and time-consuming deliberations of the appeals machinery.
В этих обстоятельствах все апелляции должны рассматриваться прежде всего службами людских ресурсов, которые должны освобождать руководителей от участия в затяжных и требующих больших трат времени процедурах апелляционного механизма.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 09.07.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 09.07.2010

Once more I found myself in the same protracted dilemma.
Опять повторилось мое неловкое положение и продолжалось довольно долго.
Толстой, Л.Н. / ЮностьTolstoy, Leo / Youth
Youth
Tolstoy, Leo
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Юность
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Правда", 1987

Moreover deterioration of the economic situation in the United States could be more severe and protracted than forecasted, while the European housing markets might experience a more extensive decline in activity.
Кроме того, ухудшение конъюнктуры на рынке США может быть более значительным и более продолжительным, чем прогнозируется, тогда как на европейских рынках жилья может произойти более широкий спад активности.
© eer.ru 2004 - 2008
http://www.eer.ru/ 12/1/2011

The initial labor is usually protracted.
Первые роды обычно бывают затяжные.
Hemingway, Ernest / A Farewell To ArmsХемингуэй, Эрнест / Прощай, оружие!
Прощай, оружие!
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1961
A Farewell To Arms
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1929, by Charles Scribner's Sons

'I sent for you, Elena Nikolaevna,' he began after a protracted silence, 'in order to have an explanation with you, or rather in order to ask you for an explanation.
- Я вас призвал, Елена Николаевна, - начал он после продолжительного молчания, - с тем, чтоб объясниться с вами, или, лучше сказать, с тем, чтобы потребовать от вас объяснений.
Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне
Накануне
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
On the eve
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1st World Library, 2008

The sense of quickness, on the other hand, is linked to protracted events: crossing a ploughed field under fire, crawling from one shelter to another.
Ощущение краткости соотносится к событиям протяженным – к движению по вспаханному полю под огнем, к переползанию от укрытия к укрытию.
Grossman, Vasily / Life and FateГроссман, Василий / Жизнь и судьба
Жизнь и судьба
Гроссман, Василий
© Издательство "Книжная палата", 1988
Life and Fate
Grossman, Vasily
© 1980 by Editions L'Age D'Homme
© 1985 by Collins Harvill

He was a light and powerful swimmer, and the struggle was hard and protracted.
Легкий и сильный, он хорошо умел плавать, поэтому борьба была тяжелой и долгой.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pilot: A Tale of the SeaКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Лоцман
Лоцман
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© "Детское государственное издательство", 1959
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© 2005 Adamant Media Corporation

Lukan finally turned over Zurov's cards, gave a protracted groan and clutched his head in his hands.
Лукан наконец вскрыл зуровские карты, протяжно застонал и схватился за голову.
Акунин, Борис / Турецкий ГамбитAkunin, Boris / Turkish Gambit
Turkish Gambit
Akunin, Boris
© Boris Akunin 1998
© Andrew Bromfield, translation
Турецкий Гамбит
Акунин, Борис
© Copyright Борис Акунин

It could be protracted no longer.
Затягивать далее свое отсутствие было невозможно.
Austen, Jane / EmmaОстин, Джейн / Эмма
Эмма
Остин, Джейн
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
Emma
Austen, Jane
© 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc.

As members will recall, during the protracted conflicts in my country, about 2 million landmines were planted, mostly without a clear mapping system.
Как помнят члены Комитета, в ходе продолжительных конфликтов в моей страны было установлено около 2 миллиона противопехотных мин, и в большинстве случаев отсутствует четкая система нанесения этих мин на карты.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 06.10.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 06.10.2010

Mr. Knightley, who had nothing of ceremony about him, was offering by his short, decided answers, an amusing contrast to the protracted apologies and civil hesitations of the other.
Мистер Найтли не любил разводить церемонии и своими скупыми, четкими репликами являл забавную противоположность витиеватым извинениям и учтивым отступлениям мистера Вудхауса.
Austen, Jane / EmmaОстин, Джейн / Эмма
Эмма
Остин, Джейн
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
Emma
Austen, Jane
© 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc.

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protracted

prə'træktɪdAdjectiveзатянувшийся; длительный; затяжной; продолжительный; растянутый

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Collocations

protracted fever

длительная гипертермия

protracted fever

упорная гипертермия

protracted irradiation

хроническое облучение

protracted labor

затянувшиеся роды

protracted pregnancy

переношенная беременность

protracted war

затяжная война

protracted course of therapy

длительный курс лечения

protracted construction

долгострой

protracted crisis

затяжной кризис

protracted infection

затянувшаяся инфекция

protracted coma

затянувшаяся кома

protracted menstruation

затянувшаяся менструация

protracted abortion

затянувшийся аборт

protracted nonunion

ложный сустав

protracted diarrhea

хронический понос

Word forms

protract

verb

Basic forms
Past	protracted
Imperative	protract
Present Participle (Participle I)	protracting
Past Participle (Participle II)	protracted

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I protract	we protract
you protract	you protract
he/she/it protracts	they protract

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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protracted

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