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shark

[ʃɑːk] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. акула
2. хищник; вымогатель; мошенник; жулик, шулер; спекулянт
3. амер.; разг. блестящий знаток (чего-л.)
гл.
1. пожирать; заглатывать
2. уст. жульничать, мошенничать; вымогать
3. жить за чужой счёт; паразитировать

Law (En-Ru)

shark

разг.

шулер; мошенник; вымогатель
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Provoke him, and he will buckle to a shark.
Если его разозлить, он и акулы не побоится.
Melville, Herman / Moby Dick Or The WhaleМелвилл, Герман / Моби Дик, или Белый Кит
Моби Дик, или Белый Кит
Мелвилл, Герман
© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1981
Moby Dick Or The Whale
Melville, Herman
© Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library, 1988

The other shark had been in and out and now came in again with his jaws wide.
Другая акула уже успела поживиться и отплыть, а теперь опять подплыла с широко разинутой пастью.
Hemingway, Ernest / The old man and the seaХемингуэй, Эрнест / Старик и море
Старик и море
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Художественная литература, 1968
The old man and the sea
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1952, by Ernest Hemingway

He took one look at the great fish as he watched the shark close in.
Наблюдая за тем, как подходит акула, старик кинул взгляд на большую рыбу.
Hemingway, Ernest / The old man and the seaХемингуэй, Эрнест / Старик и море
Старик и море
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Художественная литература, 1968
The old man and the sea
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1952, by Ernest Hemingway

While I wondered, chancing to glance behind me, I saw the fin of a shark standing above the water not twenty paces away, and advancing rapidly towards me.
И в это мгновение я случайно обернулся. Все мысли разом вылетели из моей головы, Шагах в двадцати я увидел плавник акулы, которая неслась прямо на меня.
Haggard, Henry Rider / Montezuma's DaughterХаггард, Генри Райдер / Дочь Монтесумы
Дочь Монтесумы
Хаггард, Генри Райдер
© Издательство "Мысль", 1964
Montezuma's Daughter
Haggard, Henry Rider
© 2007 BiblioBazaar

This place is like the Army: the shark ethic prevails—eat the wounded.
Это место похоже на Армию: господствует норма поведения акул - жри раненую.
Thompson, Hunter / Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American DreamТомпсон, Хантер / Страх и отвращение в Лас-Вегасе: Дикое путешествие в Сердце Американской Мечты
Страх и отвращение в Лас-Вегасе: Дикое путешествие в Сердце Американской Мечты
Томпсон, Хантер
© Перевод. А. Керви, 1995
© ООО "Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
© Hunter S. Thompson, 1971
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Thompson, Hunter
© 1971 by Hunter S. Thompson

«Any shark in the ocean will go for him now.
— Теперь все здешние акулы на эту набросятся.
Hemingway, Ernest / Islands In The StreamХемингуэй, Эрнест / Острова в океане
Острова в океане
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Маяк", 1977
Islands In The Stream
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1970 by Маrу Hemingway

But I don't know,' continued the old man with a troubled face; 'this Garpentchenko, God forgive him! is a shark; he buys up debts, lends money at interest, purchases estates at auctions....
Только не знаю, – продолжал старик с недовольным лицом, – этот Гарпенченко, прости Господи, жила: векселя скупает, деньги в рост отдает, именья с молотка приобретает…
Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1
Записки охотника т.1
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975
A Sportsman's Sketches v.1
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

This groom is the pilot-fish before the nobler shark.
Этот грум – рыба-лоцман, плывущая впереди более благородной рыбы, акулы.
Dickens, Charles / Bleak HouseДиккенс, Чарльз / Холодный дом
Холодный дом
Диккенс, Чарльз
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1960
Bleak House
Dickens, Charles
© 1894, by Macmillan & Co.

Like a shark patrolling a moonlit bay, the vehicle circled the perimeter of the piazza.
Подобно акуле, патрулирующей залив, автомобиль проехал по всему периметру площади.
Brown, Dan / Angels and DemonsБраун, Дэн / Ангелы и демоны
Ангелы и демоны
Браун, Дэн
© Dan Brown, 2000
© Перевод. Г.Б. Косов, 2004
© ООО «Издательство ACT», 2005
Angels and Demons
Brown, Dan
© 2000 by Dan Brown

He crossed himself, sighed, and began to eat like a shark.
Он перекрестился, вздохнул и начал есть, как акула.
Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1
Записки охотника т.1
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975
A Sportsman's Sketches v.1
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

"She'll be shark bait on her birthday, and we might not be able to stop it.
– Она с рождения была приманкой для акул, и с этим ничего не поделать.
Banks, L.A. / The AwakeningБэнкс, Л.А. / Пробуждение
Пробуждение
Бэнкс, Л.А.
The Awakening
Banks, L.A.
© 2003 by Leslie Esdaile

The old man withdrew the blade and punched the shark exactly in the same spot again.
Он вытащил лезвие и вонзил его в то же самое место вторично.
Hemingway, Ernest / The old man and the seaХемингуэй, Эрнест / Старик и море
Старик и море
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Художественная литература, 1968
The old man and the sea
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1952, by Ernest Hemingway

In Old Terran cultures almost every animal name has been used as an insult: pig, dog, sow, cow, shark, louse, skunk, worm - the list is endless.
В культуре Старой Земли почти каждое наименование животного служило целям оскорбления: свинья, собака, корова, акула, вошь, скунс, червяк – список был бесконечен.
Heinlein, Robert / Citizen of the GalaxyХайнлайн, Роберт / Гражданин Галактики
Гражданин Галактики
Хайнлайн, Роберт
Citizen of the Galaxy
Heinlein, Robert
© 1957 by Robert A. Heinlein

It looked as if a wandering shark had just cruised by and taken a big half-circle bite out of the brownstone.
Впечатление было такое, словно на дом набросилась огромная акула и зубами отхватила часть стены, оставив на ней полукруглый след.
Saintcrow, Lilith / Dead Man RisingСэйнткроу, Лилит / Возвращение мертвеца
Возвращение мертвеца
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© Перевод. С. Теремязева, 2009
© Издание на руском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© 2006 by Lilith Saintcrow
Dead Man Rising
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2006 by Lilith Saintcrow

"That albino shark.
– Эта акула-альбинос…
Rollins, James / SubterraneanРоллинс, Джеймс / Пещера
Пещера
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 1999 by Jim Czajkowski
© А. Новиков, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2008
Subterranean
Rollins, James
© 1999 by Jim Czajkowski

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ʃɑːkNounакула

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акула
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Collocations

basking shark

гигантская акула

basking-shark

гигантская акула

blue shark

синяя акула

carpet shark

ковровая акула

cat shark

кошачья акула

great white shark

белая акула

hammer-headed shark

молот-рыба

loan shark

ростовщик

loan-shark

гангстер-ростовщик

shark oil

акулий жир

shark repellent

"средство от акул"

shark-ray

морской ангел

shark-ray

скат

tiger shark

тигровая акула

tiger-shark

тигровая акула

Word forms

shark

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	shark	sharks
Possessive case	shark's	sharks'

shark

verb

Basic forms
Past	sharked
Imperative	shark
Present Participle (Participle I)	sharking
Past Participle (Participle II)	sharked

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I shark	we shark
you shark	you shark
he/she/it sharks	they shark

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Universal DictionaryIt is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.

shark

Law (En-Ru)

shark

Examples from texts

Add to my dictionary

User translations

The part of speech is not specified

Collocations

Word forms

shark

shark

The Universal Dictionary
It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.