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amuse

[ə'mjuːz] брит. / амер.

гл.

развлекать, занимать внимание (кого-л.)
позабавить, развеселить
развлекаться, приятно проводить время
уст. вводить в заблуждение, внушать ложные надежды
отвлекать (от забот)

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

amuse

забавлять, развлекать

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Desiree was greatly amused by her brother's startled looks.
Дезире забавляло выражение испуга, появившееся на лице ее брата.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Neither Laura nor I were in any favorable disposition to be amused.
Ни Лора, ни я не были расположены в эту минуту к веселью.
Collins, Wilkie / The Woman in WhiteКоллинз, Уилки / Женщина в белом
Женщина в белом
Коллинз, Уилки
© "Издательство Академии наук Казахской ССР", 1959
The Woman in White
Collins, Wilkie
© 2009 Cassia Press

Funny, but he didn’t look amused.
Забавно, но он не выглядел довольным.
Saintcrow, Lilith / The Devil's Right HandСэйнткроу, Лилит / Правая рука дьявола
Правая рука дьявола
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow
© Волковский В. Перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на руском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Devil's Right Hand
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow

He amused, angered, irritated, and interested everyone with whom he came in contact.
Развлекал, сердил, раздражал и интриговал всех, с кем сталкивался.
Maugham, Somerset / The MagicianМоэм, Сомерсет / Маг
Маг
Моэм, Сомерсет
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
© Перевод. Н. И. Кролик, 2009
© The Royal Literary Fund, 1908
The Magician
Maugham, Somerset
© Serenity Publishers 2008

It amused her to arouse their hopes and then their fears, to turn them round her finger (she used to call it knocking their heads together), while they never dreamed of offering resistance and eagerly submitted to her.
Ее забавляло возбуждать в них то надежды, то опасения, вертеть ими по своей прихоти (это она называла: стукать людей друг о друга) - а они и не думали сопротивляться и охотно покорялись ей.
Turgenev, I.S. / First loveТургенев, И.С. / Первая любовь
Первая любовь
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
First love
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Brota didn't know whether to be furious at herself or amused at the lad.
Брота не знала, злиться ли ей на себя или удивляться поведению мальчишки.
Duncan, Dave / Coming of WisdomДункан, Дэйв / Обретение мудрости
Обретение мудрости
Дункан, Дэйв
Coming of Wisdom
Duncan, Dave
© 1988 by D. J. Duncan

Yes, Zinaida amused herself hugely at my expense.
Да, Зинаида очень потешалась надо мною.
Turgenev, I.S. / First loveТургенев, И.С. / Первая любовь
Первая любовь
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
First love
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

It amused him to help her with the unpacking; and he experienced a charming sense of possession in installing her in these lodgings which he had found and was paying for.
Ему нравилось разбирать вместе с ней вещи, и он испытывал пленительное чувство обладания, устраивая ее на этой квартире, — ведь это он выбрал ее и за нее платил.
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.

She had the oddest feeling she amused him.
У Евы возникло ощущение, что он ее просто испытывает.
Robb, J.D. / Strangers In DeathРобертс, Нора / Бархатная смерть
Бархатная смерть
Робертс, Нора
© 2008 by Nora Roberts
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© Перевод. Н. Миронова, 2009
Strangers In Death
Robb, J.D.
© 2008 by Nora Roberts

The old man made no answer and for a long while could not understand what he was asked, though his neighbours amused themselves by poking and shaking him.
Старичок не ответил и долго не мог понять, о чем его спрашивают, хотя соседи для смеху даже стали его расталкивать.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media

His face was smiling and wrinkled up as though he were being tickled, hurt and amused.
Лицо его улыбалось и морщилось, как будто ему было щекотно, больно и смешно.
Чехов, А.П. / СтепьChekhov, A. / The steppe
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974

He despised women, for instance, from the depths of his soul, and in his merry moments he amused himself by jesting at their expense.
Баб он, например, презирал от глубины души, а в веселый час тешился и издевался над ними.
Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1
Записки охотника т.1
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975
A Sportsman's Sketches v.1
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

This amused them extremely.
Эта выдумка в высшей степени им понравилась.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

She looked about at the circle of those who had gathered to choose a game, and it was immediately apparent to Peter’s amused eye that she had forgotten herself and had slipped into an accustomed role of teacher rallying unenthusiastic pupils.
Она обвела взглядом всех, желавших развлечься. Питер, которого все это забавляло, понял: она, забывшись, вошла в привычную ей роль учительницы, пытавшейся расшевелить равнодушных учениц.
Balogh, Mary / Simply MagicБэлоу, Мэри / Просто волшебство
Просто волшебство
Бэлоу, Мэри
Simply Magic
Balogh, Mary
© 2007 by Mary Balogh

He turned his head and looked at me without embarrassment, but with an expression in his eyes that was at once scrutinizing and amused. 'Am I right in thinking that after we all went off to dance last night you talked about me?'
Он повернулся ко мне и спросил без тени смущения, но глядя на меня пытливо и не без лукавства: – Правильно я думаю, когда мы вчера уехали танцевать, у вас там был разговор обо мне?
Maugham, William Somerset / The Razor's EdgeМоэм, Уильям Сомерсет / Острие бритвы
Острие бритвы
Моэм, Уильям Сомерсет
© Перевод. М. Лорие 2010
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2010
The Razor's Edge
Maugham, William Somerset
© 1943, 1944 by McCallllCorporation
© 1944 by W. Somerset Maugham
© renewed 1971, 1972 by Elizabeth Mary Lady Glendevon

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1.
позабавлен(а)
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2.
довольный, изумлённый, (приятно) удивлённый, весёлый, радостный; улыбающийся
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Collocations

easily amused

смешливый

amuse oneself

баловаться

amuse oneself

забавляться

amusing / entertaining fellow

забавник

amusing girl

забавница

in an amusing way

забавно

curious / amusing incident

курьез

amuse a little

позабавить

amuse oneself

позабавиться

amusing / entertaining nature

развлекательность

amuse / divert oneself

развлекаться

amuse / enjoy oneself

тешиться

Word forms

amuse

verb

Basic forms
Past	amused
Imperative	amuse
Present Participle (Participle I)	amusing
Past Participle (Participle II)	amused

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I amuse	we amuse
you amuse	you amuse
he/she/it amuses	they amuse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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amuse

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amuse

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amuse

The Universal Dictionary
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