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quest

[kwest] брит. / амер.

сущ.; книжн.
1. поиск(и)
2. поэт. предмет поисков, искомый предмет
3. ист. поиски приключений (в рыцарских романах)
4. уст. сбор пожертвований (в римско-католической церкви)
гл.; книжн.
1. (quest for) искать; производить поиски, разыскивать
2. 1. охот. искать дичь (о собаках)
  2. искать пищу (о животных)
3. уст. собирать пожертвования (в католической церкви)

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But she had no time to think. The Guards had set their torches on either side of the door, and Rant Absolain advanced between them to confront the quest.
Но времени на размышления уже не оставалось: стражи замерли у дверей, осветив факелами камеру, и Рант Абсолиан вступил на порог.
Donaldson, Stephen R. / The One TreeДональдсон, Стивен Р. / Первое дерево
Первое дерево
Дональдсон, Стивен Р.
The One Tree
Donaldson, Stephen R.
© 1982 by Stephen R. Donaldson

At times, she could barely rein herself from urging Covenant, the First, anyone who would listen to abandon the quest-forget the One Tree, return to the Land, fight the Sunbane with whatever weapons were available and accept the outcome.
Временами ей хотелось закричать на всех, кто так рвался к Первому Дереву: на Ковенанта, на Первую, — заставить их немедленно повернуть, возвратиться в Страну и там отыскать оружие, при помощи которого можно будет совладать с Солнечным Ядом.
Donaldson, Stephen R. / The One TreeДональдсон, Стивен Р. / Первое дерево
Первое дерево
Дональдсон, Стивен Р.
The One Tree
Donaldson, Stephen R.
© 1982 by Stephen R. Donaldson

I can only wish you luck in your quest for justice, sir, as I know that any bold endeavor on your behalf will serve the true king’s interests.”
Могу лишь пожелать вам удачи в ваших поисках справедливости, сэр, так как знаю: какие бы смелые поступки вы ни совершили, они будут служить интересам истинного короля.
Liss, David / A Spectacle Of CorruptionЛисс, Дэвид / Ярмарка коррупции
Ярмарка коррупции
Лисс, Дэвид
© И. Нелюбова, перевод, 2007
© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2007
© 2004 by David Liss
A Spectacle Of Corruption
Liss, David
© 2004 by David Liss

It doesn't seem right to go off on a quest without one."
Не принято отправляться на поиски приключений без оружия.
De Lint, Charles / The Riddle of the WrenДе Линт, Чарльз / Загадка поющих камней
Загадка поющих камней
Де Линт, Чарльз
The Riddle of the Wren
De Lint, Charles
© 1984 by Charles de Lint

He was the only one of the ship’s company who knew the secret of Arthur’s strange quest.’
“ Из всего экипажа один капитан знал тайну Иеремии…»
Greene, Henry Graham / The Heart of the MatterГрин, Генри Грэм / Суть дела
Суть дела
Грин, Генри Грэм
© Greene Graham, 1938, 1940, 1945
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
The Heart of the Matter
Greene, Henry Graham
© 1948 by Graham Greene
© Graham Greene, 1971

Humanity's quest is for a world free of hatred and war, a world where ideals of peace, goodwill and mutual respect form the basis of relations among countries.
Человечество стремится к миру, свободному от ненависти и войны, миру, в котором идеалы мира, доброй воли и взаимного уважения лежат в основе отношений между странами.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 17.02.2011
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 17.02.2011

Can it be, Arthur Bishop wondered, that I am about to meet the object of my quest, Blackboard, the leader of the Bantus himself, or his blood-thirsty lieutenant ...’
Неужели, подумал Иеремия Архипастырь, я встречу наконец тех, за кем охочусь, – самого предводителя банту Черную Бороду или его кровожадного помощника…
Greene, Henry Graham / The Heart of the MatterГрин, Генри Грэм / Суть дела
Суть дела
Грин, Генри Грэм
© Greene Graham, 1938, 1940, 1945
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
The Heart of the Matter
Greene, Henry Graham
© 1948 by Graham Greene
© Graham Greene, 1971

As the event has proved, it was not impossible to find evidence of his absence, though I must confess that chance has helped me in a quest which might very well have come to nothing.
Конечно, навести теперь справки казалось не невозможным; но я должен признаться, что справки, полученные мною, достались мне совершенно случайно и очень могли не достаться;
Достоевский, Фёдор / ИдиотDostoevsky, Fyodor / Idiot
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971

Can you not perceive the delicacy of the quest?
Неужто вы не в состоянии понять, сколь сложно выбрать для этого подобающее платье?
Stevenson, Robert Louis / St. IvesСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Сент Ив
Сент Ив
Стивенсон, Роберт Луис
© Издательство "Правда", 1967
St. Ives
Stevenson, Robert Louis
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Granted that man does nothing but seek that mathematical certainty, he traverses oceans, sacrifices his life in the quest, but to succeed, really to find it, dreads, I assure you.
Положим, человек только и делает, что отыскивает эти дважды два четыре, океаны переплывает, жизнью жертвует в этом отыскивании, но отыскать, действительно найти, — ей-богу, как-то боится.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Notes from the UndergroundДостоевский, Фёдор / Записки из подполья
Записки из подполья
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Наука", 1989
Notes from the Underground
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2008 by Classic House Books

It was a stupid, impossible quest from the beginning.
С самого начала затея казалась Слантеру безумной и глупой.
Brooks, Terry / The Wishsong of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Песнь Шаннары
Песнь Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
The Wishsong of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1985 by Terrence D. Brooks

The transmutation of the elements was pursued in medieval laboratories in a quest called alchemy.
В средневековых лабораториях алхимики пытались осуществить трансмутацию элементов.
Sagan, Carl / Cosmos: The story of cosmic evolution, science and civilizationСаган, Карл / Космос: Эволюция Вселенной, жизни и цивилизации
Космос: Эволюция Вселенной, жизни и цивилизации
Саган, Карл
© 2002 by The Estate of Carl Sagan
© Издание на русском языке, перевод, оформление. ЗАО ТИД «Амфора», 2004
Cosmos: The story of cosmic evolution, science and civilization
Sagan, Carl
© 1980 by Carl Sagan Productions, Inc.

This exercise at ‘mothering’ will aid you in your quest to become a high priestess."
Практика материнской заботы поможет тебе в твоем желании стать верховной жрицей.
Salvatore, Robert / HomelandСальваторе, Роберт / Отступник
Отступник
Сальваторе, Роберт
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
© 1990 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© А. Кострова, перевод, 2002
Homeland
Salvatore, Robert
© 1990 TSR, Inc.

In that time-traveling quest program, “L. B. ” was the disciple, while the philosophers she met were the real heroes.
В этой программе в поисках приключений ученица Л. Б. путешествовала во времени, встречаясь с реальными героями – философами.
Rushdie, Salman / FuryРушди, Салман / Ярость
Ярость
Рушди, Салман
© Salman Rushdie, 2001
© Александр Андреев, перевод, 2009
Fury
Rushdie, Salman
© 2001 by Salman Rushdie

"But if you'd agree to be my agent, I'll authorize Baz to release Dendarii funds to buy them, if you find any, and a ship to bring them back here. A quest, as it were.
— Но если вы согласны остаться у меня на службе, я распоряжусь, чтобы Баз выдал деньги из флотского фонда на покупку двигателей и их доставку.
Bujold, Lois McMaster / The Warrior's ApprenticeБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер / Ученик воина
Ученик воина
Буджолд, Лоис Макмастер
© Copyright Lois McMaster Bujold, 1986
© перевод С. Роя, С. Курдюкова, 1995
The Warrior's Apprentice
Bujold, Lois McMaster
© Copyright Lois McMaster Bujold, 1986

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kwestNounпоиск(и)Examples

in quest of smb. / smth. — в поисках кого-л. / чего-л.
quest for oil — поиск нефти

User translations

The part of speech is not specified

1.
экспедиция
translation added by Валерий Коротоношко
Gold en-ru
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2.
квэст
translation added by Алиса Ярославовна
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3.
квест
translation added by HalyaziuM
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4.
приключение
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Collocations

quest game

квест

quest for personal gain

поиск личной наживы

Intellectual Quest

интеллектуальный поиск

Word forms

quest

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	quest	quests
Possessive case	quest's	quests'

quest

verb

Basic forms
Past	quested
Imperative	quest
Present Participle (Participle I)	questing
Past Participle (Participle II)	quested

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I quest	we quest
you quest	you quest
he/she/it quests	they quest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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quest

Law (En-Ru)

quest

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