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twang

[twæŋ] брит. / амер.

1. сущ.
  1. "памм", звук лопнувшей струны
  2. гнусавый выговор
  3. разг. местный говор
  4. диал.
    1. щипок
    2. резкая боль
2. гл.
  1. 1. звучать (о натянутой струне)
    2. издавать резкий звенящий звук
  2. 1. перебирать струны
    2. пренебр. бренчать; пиликать
  3. гнусавить
  4. дёргаться, биться
  5. 1. натягивать тетиву
    2. выпускать стрелу
сущ.
1. острый или стойкий запах, привкус (обычно неприятный)
2. привкус, след, налёт; признак; намёк

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

twang

(тж nasal twang) носовой/гнусавый выговор

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The sharp twang of Elven ash bows sounded above the rush of wind and raid, and more Gnome Hunters began to die.
Пронзительный звон тетивы знаменитых эльфийских луков перекрыл даже вой ветра и шелест дождя, и тут же раздались предсмертные хрипы гномов.
Brooks, Terry / The Wishsong of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Песнь Шаннары
Песнь Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
The Wishsong of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1985 by Terrence D. Brooks

He lets fly with a twang, and Jamie sees Pokey's bah-bolt pass just over the head of the Wolf second to the right.
Он стреляет, и Хейми видит, как его стрела пролетает над головой Волка, второго справа.
King, Stephen / Wolves of the CallaКинг, Стивен / Волки Кэллы
Волки Кэллы
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2003
© Перевод В.А.Вебер, 2004
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2004
Wolves of the Calla
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 2003

There are such words as joy and sorrow, but they are only the burden of a psalm, sung with a nasal twang, while we believe in the ordinary and mean.
В них произносятся слова "радость" и "печаль", но это всего только припев гнусавого псалма, а верим мы лишь в обыденное и мелкое.
Thoreau, Henry David / WaldenТоро, Генри Дэвид / Уолден
Уолден
Торо, Генри Дэвид
© Издательство Академии Наук СССР, 1962
Walden
Thoreau, Henry David
© 2008 Megalodon Entertainment LLC.

He read the service in a swift manner, and with a gentle twang.
Он читал молитву быстро и слегка гнусавя.
Thackeray, William Makepeace / The NewcomesТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Ньюкомы
Ньюкомы
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Newcomes
Thackeray, William Makepeace
© 1898, by Harper & Brothers

Just as they were passing the place, there came a sudden something that snarled and flashed, rising out from the breaking twigs like a thunderbolt. Lucy was knocked down and winded, hearing the twang of a bowstring as she fell.
Как только они миновали его, послышалось рычание, и кто-то с быстротой молнии выскочил из сломанных кустов, сбив Люси с ног.
Lewis, Clive S. / Prince CaspianЛьюис, Клайв С. / Принц Каспиан
Принц Каспиан
Льюис, Клайв С.
© 1956 C. S. Lewis, "The Narnia Chronicles"
© Перевод Ольги Бухиной
Prince Caspian
Lewis, Clive S.
© 1956 C. S. Lewis, "The Narnia Chronicles"

He was so tightly strung, Brat thought, that if you plucked him with a finger he would twang.
Чувствовалось, что он натянут, как струна. Брет подумал, что, если его тронуть пальцем, наверняка раздастся звон.
Tey, Josephine / Brat FarrarТэй, Джозефина / Мистификация
Мистификация
Тэй, Джозефина
© Перевод. Р.С.Боброва, 2010
© The National Trust, 1949
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers, 2010
Brat Farrar
Tey, Josephine
© 1950 by Elisabeth MacKintosh
© renewed by R.S. Latham

There was a soft twang from the shadows on the other side of the road.
Из сумрака с другой стороны дороги послышался тихий звон спущенной тетивы.
Abercrombie, Joe / The Blade ItselfАберкромби, Джо / Кровь и железо
Кровь и железо
Аберкромби, Джо
© 2006 by Joe Abercrombie.
© Перевод. В. Иванов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
The Blade Itself
Abercrombie, Joe
© 2007 by Joe Abercrombie

By the twang of string!it would be a bad thing if money was not made to be spent; and how better than on woman- eh, ma belle?"
Клянусь звоном струн! Было бы очень плохо, если б деньги существовали не для того, чтобы их тратить, и куда же, как не на женщин, верно, ma belle?
Conan Doyle, Arthur / White CompanyКонан Дойль, Артур / Белый отряд
Белый отряд
Конан Дойль, Артур
© Издательство "Правда", 1966
White Company
Conan Doyle, Arthur
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

“Latest triumph of art, my children; A-I, copper- bottomed, superfinísimo, nothing better on the market in this line of goods”—he managed to give the words the twang of an eager and ignorant salesman.
— Последнее достижение, дети мои, н-да, первый сорт, лучше не бывает. — Он произнес это невероятно комично, точно малокультурный продавец, расхваливающий свой товар.
Mann, Thomas / The Magic MountainМанн, Томас / Волшебная гора
Волшебная гора
Манн, Томас
© 1924, S.Fischer Verlag AG, Berlin
© Перевод. В. Станевич, наследники, 2009
© Перевод. В. Курелла, наследники, 2009
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
The Magic Mountain
Mann, Thomas
© 1995 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

Kellindil’s bow twanged once and then again.
Тетива Келлиндила зазвенела один за другим два раза.
Salvatore, Robert / SojournСальваторе, Роберт / Воин
Воин
Сальваторе, Роберт
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
© 1990 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© В. Иванов, перевод, 2002
Sojourn
Salvatore, Robert
© 1991 TSR, Inc.

“'We are staunch Union sympathizers,'” mimicked the old lady, twanging the words through her long thin nose. “Cathleen said the two of them swore up hill and down dale that the whole passel of Calverts were Yankees.
— «Мы стойкие сторонники Федерации», — иронически прогнусавила бабушка, подражая выговору северян, — Кэтлин говорит, они оба клялись и божились, что весь калвертовский выводок — чистокровные янки.
Mitchell, Margaret / Gone with the windМитчелл, Маргарет / Унесенные ветром. Том 1
Унесенные ветром. Том 1
Митчелл, Маргарет
© Перевод. Т. А. Озерская, 1982
Gone with the wind
Mitchell, Margaret
© 1936 By Macmillan Publishing Company, a division of Macmillan. Inc.
© renewed 1964 by Stephens Mitchell
© renewed 1964 by Stephens Mitchell and Trust Compnay of Georgia as Executors of Margaret Mitchell Marsh

The orcs’ cries of victory were cut short by two twangs of a bowstring.
Победные крики орков резко оборвались одновременно с дважды раздавшимся звоном тетивы.
Salvatore, Robert / SojournСальваторе, Роберт / Воин
Воин
Сальваторе, Роберт
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
© 1990 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© В. Иванов, перевод, 2002
Sojourn
Salvatore, Robert
© 1991 TSR, Inc.

"Y'all be niiice," Erin twanged, repeating the words Stevie Rae had said to the Twins a gazillion times.
— Ой, божечки! — повторила Эрин любимое восклицание Стиви Рей, которое мы слышали от нее сто миллиардов раз.
Cast, P.C.,Cast, Kristin / BetrayedКаст, Филис,Каст, Кристин / Обманутая
Обманутая
Каст, Филис,Каст, Кристин
© St. Martin's Griffin Press, LLC, New York, 2007
© ЗАО "ОЛМА Медиа Групп", издание, перевод, 2009
Betrayed
Cast, P.C.,Cast, Kristin
© 2007 by P. С. Cast and Kristin Cast.

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twæŋNoun"памм"; звук лопнувшей струныExamples

twang of a bow-string — звук спущенной тетивы

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Collocations

nasal twang

гнусавый голос

nasal twang

носовой оттенок голоса

speak / talk with a twang

гнусавить

with a nasal twang

гнусаво

nasal twang

гнусавость

nasal twang

произношение в нос

Word forms

twang

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	twang	twangs
Possessive case	twang's	twangs'

twang

verb

Basic forms
Past	twanged
Imperative	twang
Present Participle (Participle I)	twanging
Past Participle (Participle II)	twanged

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I twang	we twang
you twang	you twang
he/she/it twangs	they twang

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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