Английский Этимологический словарь - prose
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~ n 1 written language in its usual form, as opposed to poetry (Gilbert' s clear, simple prose) 2 BrE a student's exercise in which you translate a piece of writing into a foreign language ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Prose is ordinary written language, in contrast to poetry. Shute’s prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental... ? poetry, verse N-UNCOUNT: oft poss N, in N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin prosa, from feminine of prorsus, prosus, straightforward, being in ~, contraction of proversus, past participle of provertere to turn forward, from pro- forward + vertere to turn — more at pro-, worth Date: 14th century 1. a. the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing b. a literary medium distinguished from poetry especially by its greater irregularity and variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the patterns of everyday speech 2. a prosaic style, quality, or condition II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or written in ~ 2. prosaic III. intransitive verb (~d; prosing) Date: 1642 1. to write ~ 2. to write or speak in a prosaic manner ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 the ordinary form of the written or spoken language (opp. POETRY, VERSE) (Milton's prose works). 2 a passage of prose, esp. for translation into a foreign language. 3 a tedious speech or conversation. 4 a plain matter-of-fact quality (the prose of existence). 5 Eccl. = SEQUENCE 8. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by about, away, etc.) talk tediously (was prosing away about his dog). 2 tr. turn (a poem etc.) into prose. Phrases and idioms prose idyll a short description in prose of a picturesque, esp. rustic, incident, character, etc. prose poem (or poetry) a piece of imaginative poetic writing in prose. Derivatives proser n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L prosa (oratio) straightforward (discourse), fem. of prosus, earlier prorsus direct ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. проза prose composition —- прозаическое сочинение 2. прозаичность, проза prose of everyday existence —- проза повседневной жизни 3. скучный, нудный, неинтересный человек what a prose you are! —- какой ты нудный! 4. бледная, скучная речь he delivered a long prose —- он произнес длинную скучную речь 5. скучное, неинтересное произведение 6. разг. уст. дружеский разговор, беседа 7. церк. церковный гимн 8. школ. сочинение (на греческом или латинском языке) 9. прозаический 10. прозаичный; обыденный; скучный 11. скучно говорить или писать; пережевывать одно и то же he prosed me to death —- он до смерти надоел мне своими разговорами 12. писать прозой 13. излагать стихи прозой 14. разг. уст. диал. болтать, сплетничать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) проза 2) прозаичность; the prose of existence - проза жизни 3) attr. прозаичный 2. v. 1) скучно говорить или писать 2) писать прозой 3) излагать стихи прозой ...Англо-русский словарь
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