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praise

[preɪz] брит. / амер.

сущ.
(по)хвала; восхваление
гл.
хвалить; восхвалять; превозносить, прославлять, славословить

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

praise

n
(по)хвала ж
v
хвалить

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Construction of the Russian National Sliding Center Was Praised by an International Commission
Международная комиссия высоко оценила возведение санно-бобслейной трассы
© 2009-2011 ГК «Олимпстрой»
www.sc-os.ru 07.06.2011
© 2009-2011 SC «Olympstroy»
www.sc-os.ru 07.06.2011

"Praised be the mercy of God.
- Да будет благословенна милость божия.
Dreiser, Theodore / An American TragedyДрайзер, Теодор / Американская трагедия
Американская трагедия
Драйзер, Теодор
© Вершинина З., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Галь Н., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо». 2010
An American Tragedy
Dreiser, Theodore
© Horace Liveright, Inc., 1925
© Helen Dreiser, 1953
© Theodore Dreiser, 1926

'You are going in order to be praised.' That's a brutal lie!
"Идешь, чтоб тебя похвалили", -- это зверская ложь!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Mother!Andrey Petrovitch praised me just now for laughing; let us laugh-why sit like this!
Мама, Андрей Петрович сейчас похвалил меня за то, что я засмеялся; давайте же смеяться - что так сидеть!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Then Sokolov began to hold forth. Though he understood the importance of Viktor's work and praised it in superlative terms, Viktor hated every word he said.
А Соколов стал рассуждать, и все, что он сейчас говорил, не нравилось Штруму, хотя Петр Лаврентьевич сразу понял значение штрумовской работы и в превосходных степенях оценивал ее.
Grossman, Vasily / Life and FateГроссман, Василий / Жизнь и судьба
Жизнь и судьба
Гроссман, Василий
© Издательство "Книжная палата", 1988
Life and Fate
Grossman, Vasily
© 1980 by Editions L'Age D'Homme
© 1985 by Collins Harvill

'I shouldn't have said it, if I had known. I should have praised it.
Если б я знал, я бы не сказал, я бы, говорит, похвалил...
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

The girl had praised one of his colleagues for his clever dealing with people and for being a charming host at a party.
Девушка восхищалась умением одного из своих коллег ладить с людьми и быть обаятельным хозяином на вечеринках.
Horney, Karen / Self-AnalysisХорни, Карен / Самоанализ
Самоанализ
Хорни, Карен
© Боковиков A.M., Старовойтов В.В., перевод, 2001
© ЗАО «Издательство «ЭКСМО-Пресс», 2001
Self-Analysis
Horney, Karen
© 1942 by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
© 1970 by Marianne von Eckardt, Renate Mintz, and Brigitte Swarzenski

It also praised the close cooperation between UNHCR and WFP, which was reflected in an Agreement under which WFP delivers food aid to refugees in developing countries.
Он также дал высокую оценку тесному сотрудничеству между УВКБ и МПП, которое нашло свое отражение в соглашении, в соответствии с которым МПП поставляет продовольствие беженцам в развивающихся странах.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 21.02.2011
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 21.02.2011

Then she talked of Ruth Chalice, the girl whom Foinet had praised that morning.
Потом она поведала ему подноготную Рут Чэлис — девушки, которую утром похвалил Фуане.
Maugham, Somerset / Of Human BondageМоэм, Сомерсет / Бремя страстей человеческих
Бремя страстей человеческих
Моэм, Сомерсет
© "Издательство иностранной литературы", 1959
Of Human Bondage
Maugham, Somerset
© 1915, 1936 by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.

The ladies praised his voice and the music, but were more struck with the softness and sonorousness of the Russian language and asked for a translation of the text.
Дамы похвалили его голос и музыку, но более восхищались мягкостью и звучностью русского языка и потребовали перевода текста.
Turgenev, I.S. / The Torrents of SpringТургенев, И.С. / Вешние воды
Вешние воды
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Torrents of Spring
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

However, if your Quarry is not used to being praised, he or she is hungry for your words of appreciation, no matter how trite.
Однако если ваша Добыча не привыкла к тому, что ее хвалят, он или она жаждет ваших одобрительных отзывов, и не важно, насколько они банальны.
Lowndes, Leil / How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with YouЛаундес, Лейл / Как влюбить в себя любого
Как влюбить в себя любого
Лаундес, Лейл
© Leil Lowndes, 1996
© «Добрая книга», 2001 - Перевод и оформление
How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You
Lowndes, Leil
© 1995 by Debra McCarthy-Anderson and Carol Bruce-Thomas
© 1996 by Leil Lowndes

I recalled the slashes he'd left on my chest, and praised him lavishly until the thunder on his face cleared.
Я вспомнил о ранах, которые он оставил на моей груди, и принялся расточать ему щедрые похвалы, пока тучи на его лице не рассеялись.
Feintuch, David / Voices of HopeФайнток, Дэвид / Надежда смертника
Надежда смертника
Файнток, Дэвид
Voices of Hope
Feintuch, David
© 1996 by David Feintuch

Then at once his spirits rose, and he would begin with childlike openness giving her a full account of his adventures with Josephine; he smiled and laughed, blessed Natasha, and praised her to the skies, and the evening ended happily and merrily.
Потом тотчас же развеселялся и начинал с ребяческою откровенностью рассказывать все подробности своих похождений с Жозефиной, смеялся, хохотал, благословлял и восхвалял Наташу, и вечер кончался счастливо и весело.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The Insulted and InjuredДостоевский, Фёдор / Униженные и оскорблённые
Униженные и оскорблённые
Достоевский, Фёдор
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1955
The Insulted and Injured
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

" "Would you like some tea?" she interrupted, as though feeling it difficult to continue the conversation, as all delicately modest and sternly truthful people are apt to when they are praised.
- Хотите чаю? - перебила она, как бы затрудняясь продолжать этот разговор, что бывает со всеми целомудренными и сурово честными сердцами, когда об них им же заговорят с похвалою.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The Insulted and InjuredДостоевский, Фёдор / Униженные и оскорблённые
Униженные и оскорблённые
Достоевский, Фёдор
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1955
The Insulted and Injured
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

That then my aunt had praised him highly, which he was glad of.
А тогда бабушка горячо его похвалила, чему он очень обрадовался.
Dickens, Charles / David CopperfieldДиккенс, Чарльз / Жизнь Дэвида Копперфилда
Жизнь Дэвида Копперфилда
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1959
David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles
© CRW Publishing Limited 2004

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прославленный, достойный похвалы
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Collocations

much-praised

хваленый

highly praised

многообещающий

damn smb. with faint praise

хвалить так умеренно, что похвала становится похожей на порицание

damn smb. with faint praise

якобы похвалить

damn with faint praise

быть сдержанным в своих похвалах

damn with faint praise

похвалить для виду

immoderate praise

славословие

hymns / anthems in praise of the Virgin

богородичны

songs of praise

величание

sing one's own praises

выхваляться

praise highly

нахваливать

inordinate praise

превозношение

praise to the skies

расславлять

lavish / shower praise

расхваливать

praise to the skies

расхваливать

Word forms

praise

verb

Basic forms
Past	praised
Imperative	praise
Present Participle (Participle I)	praising
Past Participle (Participle II)	praised

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I praise	we praise
you praise	you praise
he/she/it praises	they praise

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Universal DictionaryIt is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.

praise

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praise

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praise

The Universal Dictionary
It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.