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Перевод: curt speek curt


[прилагательное]
краткий; сжатый; односложный; отрывисто-грубый; резкий


Тезаурус:

  1. Now he was sharp and alert and as curt and direct as Sandison had been to him the day before.
  2. A curt note arrived shortly afterwards from Mauve, telling him to stay away for the next two months.
  3. He was even more curt and the man took a step back.
  4. Writers were Tom Leonard, Alasdair Gray and (he joined us for "The Pie") Jim Kelman and I. Tom's black, black ironies and satires on the Lebanon, the New Right, the Media, West of Scotland sectarianism and chauvinism; Alasdair Gray's insane Grant family, his moneyed braggarts and blusterers, his quick shifts of dramatic power in curt sketches, his deranged respected old politicos; Jim Kelman's surrealist pubs and monologuing gamblers, and grim almost folk tales - like the story of "The Hon" that comes up out of the lavatory pan (" Yi nivir know the minit") meant that the broad rather lightweight stuff I wrote for these revues had plenty of stronger, more solid, meatier material contrasting with it.
  5. Producer Curt Hamilton said: "You've heard of the six million dollar man - this is the 10 million dollar bum."
  6. He hesitated for a few seconds, then gave a curt nod.
  7. His answer was a stinging blow across her face and the curt words: "You stink.
  8. Lensman Of The Moment PETER WALSH responded with a curt "No Comment" to our reporter, but we hear that the wily scamster is considering holding an impromptu auction for fans and perverts alike so get your bids sorted out fast.
  9. "Right then," said Kerly, giving the fat girl a curt nod.
  10. A month or so before this was due to be delivered, however, a curt memorandum arrived from the Energy Department warning the group that it "should resist getting drawn into the fray".
  11. If you are fortunate enough to own, or to find, an incunabulum or book printed before 1500, do not be too alarmed if it has no title, since many books of the period had none, at least in the sense that we understand, the publisher/printer contenting himself with a curt statement of the title and author's name, known as a "label title", or else a small introductory paragraph (sometimes using a different coloured ink) known as the "incipit", from the Latin "it begins".
  12. But Everton manager Kendall would say nothing about either incident, except to snap a cynical and curt "Happy New Year" as he headed into the night.
  13. Frankfurt Dear Professor, Thank you for your curt note.

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