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silhouette

[ˌsɪlu'et]

сущ.
1. иск.
  силуэт (одноцветное плоскостное изображение лица или предмета на фоне другого цвета)
2. силуэт, контур, внешнее очертание
гл. ; обычно прич. прош. вр.
1. изображать в виде силуэта
2. вырисовываться

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Put it in orbit around a failed star whose own reflected half-light does little more than throw its satellites into silhouette.
Запустите его на орбиту недоделанной звезды, чей отраженный полусвет едва отчерчивает силуэтами ее спутники.
Watts, Peter / BlindsightУоттс, Питер / Ложная слепота
Ложная слепота
Уоттс, Питер
© 2006 by Peter Watts
© Д.М.Смушкович, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Астрель-СПб", 2010
Blindsight
Watts, Peter
© 2006 by Peter Watts

He turned and saw the silhouette of Lee against the last light from the open shadows.
В последнем свете угасающих сумерек проступал темный силуэт Ли.
Steinbeck, John / East Of EdenСтейнбек, Джон / На восток от Эдема
На восток от Эдема
Стейнбек, Джон
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
East Of Eden
Steinbeck, John
© John Steinbeck, 1952
© renewed Elaine Steinbeck, Thom Steinbeck, and John Steinbeck IV, 1980

And they crunched on, in that moving coffin with only the sheet of diamonds and Buck's silhouette alive in all the world.
И они продолжали пробиваться через снег в своем движущемся гробу, и все вокруг было мертво, за исключением алмазного стекла и силуэта Бака.
Lewis, Sinclair / It can't happen hereЛьюис, Синклер / У нас это невозможно
У нас это невозможно
Льюис, Синклер
© Издательство "Правда", 1965
It can't happen here
Lewis, Sinclair
© Sinclair Lewis, 1935
© renewed, Michael Lewis, 1963

She held open the relevant illustration: the boat in silhouette, outlined in white, with a rather squat, geometrically rendered lightning bolt stuck like a saw into the top of the mast.
Она раскрыла книгу на соответствующей иллюстрации: контуры лодки, белые на темном фоне, коротенькая зигзагообразная молния пилой вгрызается в вершину мачты.
Mieville, China / The ScarМьевиль, Чайна / Шрам
Шрам
Мьевиль, Чайна
© Перевод. Г. Крылов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© 2002 by China Mieville
The Scar
Mieville, China
© 2002 by China Mieville

Brisby crossed his cabin, held up a sheet on which was the silhouette of a spaceship.
– Брисби пересек кабинет и взял лист бумаги, на котором был изображен силуэт космического корабля.
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 was interesting that there wasn’t any door with a female silhouette.
Что интересно – двери с женским силуэтом не наблюдалось.
Lukyanenko, Sergei / The Last WatchЛукьяненко, Сергей / Последний Дозор
Последний Дозор
Лукьяненко, Сергей
The Last Watch
Lukyanenko, Sergei

Scattered through the moss a stone with a bull’s-eye, a shell, bits of coral, white stone like the silhouette of an animal’s head.
По мху были разбросаны камешки с отверстиями, ракушки, куски кораллов и белый камень, напоминающий звериную голову.
Proulx, Annie / The Shipping NewsПрул, Энни / Корабельные новости
Корабельные новости
Прул, Энни
© 1993 by Annie Proulx
© Издание на русском языке, перевод. ЗАО ТИД "Амфора", 2005
The Shipping News
Proulx, Annie
© 1993 by Annie Proulx

He sat there, only a silhouette on horseback, but she knew who it was at once.
Она видела лишь силуэт, но все равно сразу узнала его.
King, Stephen / Wizard and GlassКинг, Стивен / Колдун и Кристалл
Колдун и Кристалл
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1997
© Перевод, В.А. Вебер, 1998
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2003
Wizard and Glass
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1997, 2003

I couldn’t spot any markings, only a dark silhouette and the shine of fur.
Никаких деталей я разглядеть не сумел, только темный силуэт и короткий блестящий мех.
Westerfeld, Scott / PeepsВестерфельд, Скотт / Армия ночи
Армия ночи
Вестерфельд, Скотт
© Перевод. Б.Жужунава, 2009
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© 2005 by Scott Westerfield
Peeps
Westerfeld, Scott
© 2005 Scott Westerfield

The front of the church, quite bare and worn by the sunshine and rain of years, was crowned by a narrow open stone belfry, in which a small bell showed its black silhouette, whilst its rope disappeared through the tiles.
Над лишенным всяких украшений, потрескавшимся от солнца и дождей фасадом церкви возвышалась узкая каменная башенка, внутри которой виднелся темный профиль небольшого колокола; из‑под черепиц торчал конец веревки.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

A black silhouette floated there indistinctly, like a paper cutout.
Зрение различало лишь смутно маячивший во мраке черный силуэт человека, будто вырезанный из бумаги.
Murakami, Haruki / Kafka on the shoreМураками, Харуки / Кафка на пляже
Кафка на пляже
Мураками, Харуки
© Haruki Murakami, 2002
© Перевод. С. Логачев, И. Логачев, 2005
© ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2005
Kafka on the shore
Murakami, Haruki
© 2005 by Haruki Murakami

Jack stepped to the curb for his own look at Jeanette's windows and spotted a human silhouette standing in one of them.
Джек отошел к обочине, чтобы самому посмотреть на окна Жаннет, и увидел в одном из них силуэт человека.
Wilson, Paul Francis / HostsВилсон, Пол Фрэнсис / Пожиратели сознания
Пожиратели сознания
Вилсон, Пол Фрэнсис
Hosts
Wilson, Paul Francis
© 2001 by F. Paul Wilson

In the red circle of light cast by the lamp in the road, a fresh pair or trio of impatient horses, and the silhouette of a coachman with his hands held out stiffly before him, would come into view.
В красном круге, бросаемом лампою на дорогу, показывалась новая пара или тройка нетерпеливых лошадей и силуэт кучера с протянутыми вперед руками.
Чехов, А.П. / ИмениныChekhov, A. / The party
The party
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Именины
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

When Rabbit goes over to look at her, to reassure himself that she is there, he sees her somehow dimly, as if the baby has not gathered to herself the force that makes a silhouette.
Когда Кролик подходит убедиться, что она и вправду здесь, девочка кажется ему тускловатой, словно она еще не набрала сил, необходимых для образования четкого силуэта.
Updike, John / Rabbit, RunАпдайк, Джон / Кролик, беги
Кролик, беги
Апдайк, Джон
© Издательство «Правда», 1990
Rabbit, Run
Updike, John
© 1998 by Ballantine Books

Some way out a ship was lying at anchor, a pale silhouette of a ship with one yellow light.
Невдалеке стояло на якоре судно — бледный силуэт с желтым огоньком.
Wells, Herbert George / The First Men in the MoonУэллс, Герберт / Первые люди на Луне
Первые люди на Луне
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
The First Men in the Moon
Wells, Herbert George
© the Literary Executors of the Estate of H. G. Wells

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ˌsɪlu'etNounсилуэт

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силует
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Collocations

silhouette sign

симптом силуэта

enlarged cardiac silhouette

расширенная сердечная тень

cardiac silhouette

рентгеновский силуэт сердца

cardiac silhouette

сердечная тень

aiming silhouette

фигурная мишень

killable silhouette target

падающая фигурная мишень

silhouette target

силуэтная цель

silhouette target

фигурная мишень

half-silhouette target

грудная мишень

silhouette dropout

удаление растрового фона для выделения основного сюжета изображения

silhouette shooting

стрельба по силуэтам

cardiac silhouette

тень сердца

be silhouetted

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Word forms

silhouette

verb

Basic forms
Past	silhouetted
Imperative	silhouette
Present Participle (Participle I)	silhouetting
Past Participle (Participle II)	silhouetted

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I silhouette	we silhouette
you silhouette	you silhouette
he/she/it silhouettes	they silhouette

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

silhouette

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	silhouette	silhouettes
Possessive case	silhouette's	silhouettes'

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