Английский Этимологический словарь - torrid
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~ adj 1 involving strong emotions, especially of sexual love (a torrid love affair) 2 literary torrid weather is very hot (the torrid desert sun) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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1. Torrid weather is extremely hot and dry. (LITERARY) ...the torrid heat of a Spanish summer. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A torrid relationship or incident involves very strong emotions connected with love and sex. She began a torrid love affair with a theatrical designer. = passionate ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. If someone or something has a torrid time, they experience a lot of difficulties. (BRIT JOURNALISM) Seles, the victim of a death threat earlier this week, has had a torrid time during the Championships... ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Latin ~us, from torrere Date: 1545 1. a. parched with heat especially of the sun ; hot ~ sands b. giving off intense heat ; scorching 2. ardent, passionate ~ love letters • ~ity noun • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 a (of the weather) very hot and dry. b (of land etc.) parched by such weather. 2 (of language or actions) emotionally charged; passionate, intense. Phrases and idioms torrid zone the central belt of the earth between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Derivatives torridity n. torridly adv. torridness n. Etymology: F torride or L torridus f. torrere parch ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. жаркий, знойный; тропический torrid month —- знойный месяц torrid earth —- выжженная (спаленная) солнцем земля torrid zone —- метеор. тропический пояс 2. обжигающий, жгучий 3. горячий, пылкий, страстный torrid love —- пылкая (страстная) любовь; знойная страсть ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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