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It is here that the stilted mannequins of my initial acquaintance begin to yawn and stretch and come to life.Именно тогда надменные манекены, какими казались мои новые знакомые, начали зевать, потягиваться — одним словом, оживать.Tartt, Donna / The Secret HistoryТартт, Донна / Тайная историяТайная историяТартт, Донна© 1992 by Donna Tartt© Д. Бородкин, Н. Ленцман, перевод на русский язык, 2007© ООО "Издательская группа "Аттикус", 2009The Secret HistoryTartt, Donna© 1992 by Donna Tartt
The eldar's voice was strange and eerie, her phrasing of the Gothic tongue of the Imperium stilted and awkward.Голос Лилеатоны, изъяснявшейся на высоком готике, звучал очень странно.Rennie, Gordon / Shadow PointРенни, Гордон / Перекресток судебПерекресток судебРенни, Гордон© 2003 Games Workshop Ltd© Д. Сухих, перевод, 2007© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2007Shadow PointRennie, Gordon© 2003 Games Workshop Ltd
There’s more to imitating a robot than just putting on a frozen expression and adopting a stilted style of conversation.– Чтобы сойти за робота, недостаточно придать лицу застывшее выражение и говорить штампами.Asimov, Isaac / The Caves of SteelАзимов, Айзек / Стальные пещерыСтальные пещерыАзимов, Айзек© Издательство «Детская литература», 1967The Caves of SteelAsimov, Isaac© 1953,1954 by Isaac Asimov
Gabrielle idly turned the pages of the almanac and listened to the stilted question-and-answer session.Графиня лениво листала альманах и слушала бесконечные вопросы и ответы.Feather, Jane / VelvetФэйзер, Джейн / БархатБархатФэйзер, ДжейнVelvetFeather, Jane© 1994 by Jane Feather
He applied to a Chicago teachers" agency, and received a stilted answer promising to look about and inquiring whether he would care to take the position of teacher of physics and chemistry in a suburban high school.Он обратился в чикагское агентство преподавателей и получил официальное письмо, которым ему обещали «что-нибудь присмотреть» и спрашивали, не согласится ли он взять должность учителя физики и химии в пригородной средней школе.Lewis, Sinclair / ArrowsmithЛьюис, Синклер / ЭрроусмитЭрроусмитЛьюис, Синклер© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1956ArrowsmithLewis, Sinclair© 2002 by Literary Classics of the United States, Inc., New York, N.Y.© 1925 by Harcourt, Inc.© renewed 1953 by Michael Lewis
He thought of all those silent, expectant guns, of the suddenly nomadic countryside; he tried to imagine "boilers on stilts" a hundred feet high.. Он думал о безмолвных, выжидающих пушках, о таборах беженцев, старался представить себе «паровые котлы на ходулях» в сто футов вышиною.Wells, Herbert George / The war of the worldsУэллс, Герберт / Война мировВойна мировУэллс, Герберт© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1972The war of the worldsWells, Herbert George© 1960 by Epstein and Caroll Associates, Inc.
The mangrove roots were showing plainly now and the key looked as though it were on stilts.Корни мангровых деревьев были видны теперь ясно, а сам остров будто стал на ходули.Hemingway, Ernest / Islands In The StreamХемингуэй, Эрнест / Острова в океанеОстрова в океанеХемингуэй, Эрнест© Издательство "Маяк", 1977Islands In The StreamHemingway, Ernest© 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons© 1970 by Маrу Hemingway
Marshy stretches open the sky up, there are cabins on stilts, trees with shaggy balls on them, colored wash hanging on lines.Заболоченные прогалины открывают доступ небу, появляются хижины на сваях, деревья с мохнатыми шишечками, развешенное на веревках разноцветное белье.Updike, John / Rabbit At RestАпдайк, Джон / Кролик успокоилсяКролик успокоилсяАпдайк, Джон© Перевод. Н. Роговская, 2009© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009© John Updike, 1990Rabbit At RestUpdike, John© 1990 by John Updike
The highway was raised up on tall stilts. The roadbed was maybe forty feet above ground level.Высокие опоры подняли автостраду примерно на сорок футов над уровнем земли.Child, Lee / One ShotЧайлд, Ли / ВыстрелВыстрелЧайлд, Ли© 2005 by Lee Child© Перевод. В. Гольдич, И. Оганесова, 2009© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009One ShotChild, Lee© 2005 by Lee Child
A full basket of balls stood on wire stilts, and made me think briefly of the sketch Ilse had taken back to Providence with her: The End of the Game.Корзинка с мячами на сетчатой подставке заставила меня вспомнить о рисунке, который Илзе увезла в Провиденс: «Конец игры».King, Stephen / Duma KeyКинг, Стивен / Дьюма-КиДьюма-КиКинг, Стивен© Перевод В.А. Вебер, 2008© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009© Stephen King, 2008Duma KeyKing, Stephen© 2008 by Stephen King
"He rambled restlessly across his office on legs like stilts: he took a sip of the iced water with distaste as though it were medicine.– Он беспокойно сновал по кабинету на тонких, как ходули, ногах, потом с отвращением хлебнул ледяной воды, словно это было лекарство.Greene, Henry Graham / The Heart of the MatterГрин, Генри Грэм / Суть делаСуть делаГрин, Генри Грэм© Greene Graham, 1938, 1940, 1945© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009The Heart of the MatterGreene, Henry Graham© 1948 by Graham Greene© Graham Greene, 1971
Fred T. Barry had paid for the new Center of the Arts, which was a translucent sphere on stilts.Он и построил этот Мемориальный центр искусств — полый прозрачный шар на подпорах.Vonnegut, Kurt / Breakfast of ChampionsВоннегут, Курт / Завтрак для чемпионовЗавтрак для чемпионовВоннегут, Курт© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978Breakfast of ChampionsVonnegut, Kurt© 1973 by Kurt Vonnegut
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'stɪltɪdAdjectiveвысокопарный; напыщенный; ходульный; неестественный; натянутыйExamples
stilted style — высокопарный стиль
We made stilted conversation. — Мы вели натянутый разговор.
He spoke slowly, with stilted speech and almost painful pauses. — Он говорил медленно, выдавливая из себя слова и делая невыносимо большие паузы.
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потавленный на стойки; длинноногий; с ногами, напоминающими ходули; высокопарный; ходульный; напыщенный
translation added by Anzhelina Kriuchkova
Collocations
stilted arch
полукруглая возвышенная арка
stilted road
путепровод
stilted style
высокопарный стиль
black-winged stilt
ходулочник
stilt root
ходульный корень
stilt root
столбовидный корень
on stilt
напыщенный
Word forms
stilt
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | stilted |
Imperative | stilt |
Present Participle (Participle I) | stilting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | stilted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I stilt | we stilt |
you stilt | you stilt |
he/she/it stilts | they stilt |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am stilting | we are stilting |
you are stilting | you are stilting |
he/she/it is stilting | they are stilting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have stilted | we have stilted |
you have stilted | you have stilted |
he/she/it has stilted | they have stilted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been stilting | we have been stilting |
you have been stilting | you have been stilting |
he/she/it has been stilting | they have been stilting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I stilted | we stilted |
you stilted | you stilted |
he/she/it stilted | they stilted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was stilting | we were stilting |
you were stilting | you were stilting |
he/she/it was stilting | they were stilting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had stilted | we had stilted |
you had stilted | you had stilted |
he/she/it had stilted | they had stilted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been stilting | we had been stilting |
you had been stilting | you had been stilting |
he/she/it had been stilting | they had been stilting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will stilt | we shall/will stilt |
you will stilt | you will stilt |
he/she/it will stilt | they will stilt |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be stilting | we shall/will be stilting |
you will be stilting | you will be stilting |
he/she/it will be stilting | they will be stilting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have stilted | we shall/will have stilted |
you will have stilted | you will have stilted |
he/she/it will have stilted | they will have stilted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been stilting | we shall/will have been stilting |
you will have been stilting | you will have been stilting |
he/she/it will have been stilting | they will have been stilting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would stilt | we should/would stilt |
you would stilt | you would stilt |
he/she/it would stilt | they would stilt |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be stilting | we should/would be stilting |
you would be stilting | you would be stilting |
he/she/it would be stilting | they would be stilting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have stilted | we should/would have stilted |
you would have stilted | you would have stilted |
he/she/it would have stilted | they would have stilted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been stilting | we should/would have been stilting |
you would have been stilting | you would have been stilting |
he/she/it would have been stilting | they would have been stilting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am stilted | we are stilted |
you are stilted | you are stilted |
he/she/it is stilted | they are stilted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being stilted | we are being stilted |
you are being stilted | you are being stilted |
he/she/it is being stilted | they are being stilted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been stilted | we have been stilted |
you have been stilted | you have been stilted |
he/she/it has been stilted | they have been stilted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was stilted | we were stilted |
you were stilted | you were stilted |
he/she/it was stilted | they were stilted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being stilted | we were being stilted |
you were being stilted | you were being stilted |
he/she/it was being stilted | they were being stilted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been stilted | we had been stilted |
you had been stilted | you had been stilted |
he/she/it had been stilted | they had been stilted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be stilted | we shall/will be stilted |
you will be stilted | you will be stilted |
he/she/it will be stilted | they will be stilted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been stilted | we shall/will have been stilted |
you will have been stilted | you will have been stilted |
he/she/it will have been stilted | they will have been stilted |