to poison the political atmosphere — отравлять политическую атмосферу
to sour the atmosphere — ухудшать обстановку
to warm the atmosphere — делать атмосферу более теплой
atmosphere conducive to dialogueatmosphere of distrustatmosphere of fear and intimidationatmosphere of freedom, peace and securityatmosphere of friendshipatmosphere of good-neighborly relations and cooperationatmosphere of mutual understandingatmosphere of peace and tranquillityatmosphere of toleranceatmosphere of trustatmosphere of war hysteriabusinesslike atmospherecordial atmosphereelectioneering atmosphereend-of-reign atmospherefavorable atmosphereformal atmospherefriendly atmospherehostile atmosphereinformal atmospherepolitical atmospherepolluted atmosphererelaxed atmospheresocial atmospheretense atmospherewarm and friendly atmospherecrime-ridden atmosphere of a citypollution of the atmospherepromotion of a healthy atmosphere in the world
1. атмосфера 2. газообразная среда или оболочка (небесного тела и т. п.) 3. воздух (в помещении, городе и т. п.) 4. спец. параметры (искусственной) атмосферы 5. окружающая среда, обстановка, атмосфера friendly atmosphere —- дружественная обстановка atmosphere of freedom, peace and security —- атмосфера свободы, мира и безопасности 6. физ. атмосфера (единица измерения давления) Id: atmosphere player —- кин. разг. статист, участник массовки, актер окружения ...
n. 1 a the envelope of gases surrounding the earth, any other planet, or any substance. b the air in any particular place, esp. if unpleasant. 2 a the pervading tone or mood of a place or situation, esp. with reference to the feelings or emotions evoked. b the feelings or emotions evoked by a work of art, a piece of music, etc. 3 Physics a unit of pressure equal to mean atmospheric pressure at sea level, 101,325 pascals. Usage Abbr.: atm. Derivatives atmospheric adj. atmospherical adj. atmospherically adv. Etymology: mod.L atmosphaera f. Gk atmos vapour: see SPHERE ...
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noun Etymology: New Latin atmosphaera, from Greek atmos vapor + Latin sphaera sphere Date: 1677 1. a. the gaseous envelope of a celestial body (as a planet) b. the whole mass of air surrounding the earth 2. the air of a locality 3. a surrounding influence or environment an ~ of hostility 4. a unit of pressure equal to the pressure of the air at sea level or approximately 14.7 pounds per square inch (101,325 pascals) 5. a. the overall aesthetic effect of a work of art b. an intriguing or singular tone, effect, or appeal an inn with ~ • ~d adjective ...
(atmospheres) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A planet’s atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it. The shuttle Columbia will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow morning... N-COUNT: usu sing 2. The atmosphere of a place is the air that you breathe there. These gases pollute the atmosphere of towns and cities. N-COUNT: usu sing 3. The atmosphere of a place is the general impression that you get of it. There’s still an atmosphere of great hostility and tension in the city. N-SING: usu with supp 4. If a place or an event has atmosphere, it is interesting. The old harbour is still full of atmosphere and well worth visiting. = ambience N-UNCOUNT ...
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~ n 1 the atmosphere the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth 2 the air inside a room (a smoky atmosphere) 3 the feeling that an event or place gives you (The atmosphere at home's been depressing since they had that fight. | atmosphere of crisis/optimism etc) (An atmosphere of optimism dominated the party conference.) ...
- 1677, from Mod.L. atmosphaera (1638), from Gk. atmos "vapor" + spharia "sphere." First used in connection with the Moon, which, as it turns out, doesn't have one. Figurative sense of "surrounding influence, mental or moral environment" is 1797. ...