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supple

['sʌpl] брит. / амер.

прил.
1. гибкий, мягкий, эластичный
2. податливый, покладистый, послушный, уступчивый
3. льстивый; услужливый, угодливый
4. шотл. умный, хитрый
гл.
1. делать гибким, мягким, смягчать
2. делаться гибким, мягким

Examples from texts

In all the Realms, there was no armor as supple and finely crafted as drow chain mail.
Во всех Королевствах не было доспехов более эластичных и мастерски сделанных, чем дровская кольчуга.
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.

Her cascade of dark curls shuddered as she turned her supple back.
Поли одним движением отбросила назад свои густые локоны.
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

Her figure was slender, not too tall, but supple as a snake's, with softly rounded, voluptuously expanding outlines, in which the freshness of childhood mingled with womanhood's nascent charms.
Альбина была не очень высокая, но удивительно стройная и гибкая, как змея; фигура ее отличалась мягкой сладострастной округлостью линий и редким изяществом еще развивающегося, полудетского, но уже созревающего тела.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

I wore the white robe of the god’s chosen, belted with supple silver like scales.
На мне было белое платье, выбор богов, с мягким серебряным поясом, похожим на чешую.
Saintcrow, Lilith / The Devil's Right HandСэйнткроу, Лилит / Правая рука дьявола
Правая рука дьявола
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow
© Волковский В. Перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на руском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Devil's Right Hand
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow

He caught sight of Gemma, caught sight of Sanin, and with a sort of inward snort and a backward bend of his supple figure, he advanced with a dashing swing to meet them.
Он увидал Джемму, увидал Санина - и, как-то внутренне фыркнув и перегнув назад свой гибкий стан, щегольски пошел им навстречу.
Turgenev, I.S. / The Torrents of SpringТургенев, И.С. / Вешние воды
Вешние воды
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Torrents of Spring
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

The candleflames flickered, drenching Ganej's supple curves in light.
Свечи мерцали, колеблющийся свет обтекал мягкие изгибы Ганеши.
Saintcrow, Lilith / Saint City SinnersСэйнткроу, Лилит / Грешники Святого города
Грешники Святого города
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
Saint City Sinners
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow

Irina clung closer than before to him with all her youthful supple body.
Ирина сильнее прежнего прижималась к нему всем своим молодым и гибким телом.
Тургенев, И.С. / ДымTurgenev, I.S. / Smoke
Smoke
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1919, by BONI & LIVERIGHT, Inc.
Дым
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Правда", 1979

'Oh, but you're one of the "hands off!" sort,' I thought, in my turn stealing a look at her supple frame, her hollow breast, and her quick, angular movements.
"О, да ты «не тронь меня», – подумал я, в свою очередь украдкой посматривая на ее гибкий стан, впалую грудь и угловатые, проворные движения.
Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.2Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.2
A Sportsman's Sketches v.2
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Записки охотника т.2
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975

And when she clasped him with her supple curving arms, he half expected to see her, so slight and slender she was, twine herself around him.
А когда она обвивала его голыми, гибкими, как змейки, руками, ему так хотелось, чтобы эта худенькая девочка свернулась рядом с ним калачиком, да так и заснула бы, тесно прильнув к нему.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

And so accurate was his recollection of her that he could once more see a scratch upon one of her supple wrists, a rosy scar on her white skin.
Воспоминание о ней было таким отчетливым, что он видел сейчас даже маленькую царапину на ее тонком запястье – розовую царапину на белой коже.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

She vanished altogether under her hat; nothing could be seen but her neck, supple and tender as the stalk of a big flower.
Она вся исчезла под шляпой: виднелась только шея, гибкая и нежная, как стебель крупного цветка.
Turgenev, I.S. / The Torrents of SpringТургенев, И.С. / Вешние воды
Вешние воды
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Torrents of Spring
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

In spite of his fifty-four years, he was so slim, agile, supple, he made puns and hummed to the gipsies' tunes so charmingly.
Несмотря на свои пятьдесят четыре года, он был так строен, ловок, гибок, так мило каламбурил и подпевал цыганкам.
Чехов, А.П. / Володя большой и Володя маленькийChekhov, A. / The two Volodyas
The two Volodyas
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Володя большой и Володя маленький
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

I practiced until my fingers were supple as snakes.
Я упражнялся, пока мои пальцы не приобрели змеиную изворотливость.
Harrison, Harry / The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the CircusГаррисон, Гарри / Стальная Крыса на манеже
Стальная Крыса на манеже
Гаррисон, Гарри
© 1999 by Harry Harrison
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", Издательство "Александр Корженевский", 2008
© Перевод. Г. Корчагин, 2002
The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus
Harrison, Harry
© 1999 by Harry Harrison

Tall, slim, but strong and supple, she struck one by the irregularities of the lines of her face.
Высокая, тоненькая, но гибкая и сильная, она даже поражала неправильностью линий своего лица.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

I tell you that rogue, Grushenka, has a supple curve all over her body. You can see it in her little foot, even in her little toe.
Я говорю тебе: изгиб. У Грушеньки, шельмы, есть такой один изгиб тела, он и на ножке у ней отразился, даже в пальчике-мизинчике на левой ножке отозвался.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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'sʌplAdjectiveгибкий; мягкий; эластичныйExamples

supple skin — мягкая кожа
supple mind — гибкий ум
supple movement — мягкое движение

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Collocations

supple Tam

марионетка

arm supple

мягкое движение рукой

supple movement

волна

suppling movement of the body

волна

Word forms

supple

verb

Basic forms
Past	suppled
Imperative	supple
Present Participle (Participle I)	suppling
Past Participle (Participle II)	suppled

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I supple	we supple
you supple	you supple
he/she/it supples	they supple

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

supple

adjective

Positive degree	supple
Comparative degree	suppler
Superlative degree	supplest

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supple

supple

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.