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scapegoat
сущ.
козёл отпущения
гл.
делать козла отпущения (из кого-л.)
Psychology (En-Ru)
scapegoat
социально-психологический феномен "козла отпущения" (возникает как результат противоречия между испытываемой субъектом потребностью к агрессии и отсутствием, с точки зрения общественных норм, объекта ее удовлетворения)
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Finally, faced by a realization of inevitable failure, participants look for a scapegoat.И наконец, осознав неизбежность неудачи, участники конференции 1933 года нашли козла отпущения.James, HaroldДжеймс, Гарольдеймс, ГарольдДжеймс, Гароль© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2010http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 9/27/2009
Van Atta was onto something infinitely more valuable than mere vengeance for a punch in the jaw—a scapegoat.Ван Атта задумал что-то намного более важное, чем простая месть за удар в челюсть. Он нашел козла отпущения!Bujold, Lois McMaster / Falling FreeБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер / В свободном паденииВ свободном паденииБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер© 1988 by Lois McMaster Bujold© 1996, АСТ© Н. Кудряшов, переводFalling FreeBujold, Lois McMaster© 1988 by Lois McMaster Bujold
He laughed. “What a convenient scapegoat.Он засмеялся: – Любимый козел отпущения.Brown, Sandra / RicochetБраун, Сандра / РикошетРикошетБраун, Сандра© 2006 by Sandra Brown Management Ltd.© Перевод. С. Панина, 2010© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010RicochetBrown, Sandra© 2006 by Sandra Brown Management Ltd.
But there would be no scapegoat this time.Однако теперь избавления не будет.Rollins, James / Judas StrainРоллинс, Джеймс / Печать ИудыПечать ИудыРоллинс, Джеймс© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski© С. Саксин, перевод, 2009© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009Judas StrainRollins, James© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski
Well, they've chosen their scapegoat, they've made me write the column of criticism and so life was made possible.Ну и выбрали козла отпущения, заставили писать в отделении критики, и получилась жизнь.Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья КарамазовыБратья КарамазовыДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988The brothers KaramazovDostoevsky, Fyodor
Why am I and these poor wretches to be shut up here like scapegoats for all the rest?Почему же я и вот эти несчастные должны сидеть тут за всех, как козлы отпущения?Чехов, А.П. / Палата No. 6Chekhov, A. / Ward No. 6Ward No. 6Chekhov, A.© 2009 Rowland ClassicsПалата No. 6Чехов, А.П.© Издательство "Наука", 1974
Players, travelers, and gypsies have always been useful scapegoats for any misfortune, be it crop failure, famine, bad weather, or plague.Актеры, путники и цыгане отлично подходят на роль козлов отпущения во время всякой беды — неурожая, голода, дурной погоды или чумы.Harris, Joanne / Holy FoolsХаррис, Джоан / Блаженные шутыБлаженные шутыХаррис, Джоан© 2003 by Joanne Harris© Издательство Ольги Морозовой, 2007© О. Кириченко, перевод, 2007Holy FoolsHarris, Joanne© 2004 by Frogspawn, Ltd.
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Word forms
scapegoat
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | scapegoat | scapegoats |
| Possessive case | scapegoat's | scapegoats' |
scapegoat
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | scapegoated |
| Imperative | scapegoat |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | scapegoating |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | scapegoated |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I scapegoat | we scapegoat |
| you scapegoat | you scapegoat |
| he/she/it scapegoats | they scapegoat |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am scapegoating | we are scapegoating |
| you are scapegoating | you are scapegoating |
| he/she/it is scapegoating | they are scapegoating |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have scapegoated | we have scapegoated |
| you have scapegoated | you have scapegoated |
| he/she/it has scapegoated | they have scapegoated |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been scapegoating | we have been scapegoating |
| you have been scapegoating | you have been scapegoating |
| he/she/it has been scapegoating | they have been scapegoating |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I scapegoated | we scapegoated |
| you scapegoated | you scapegoated |
| he/she/it scapegoated | they scapegoated |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was scapegoating | we were scapegoating |
| you were scapegoating | you were scapegoating |
| he/she/it was scapegoating | they were scapegoating |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had scapegoated | we had scapegoated |
| you had scapegoated | you had scapegoated |
| he/she/it had scapegoated | they had scapegoated |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been scapegoating | we had been scapegoating |
| you had been scapegoating | you had been scapegoating |
| he/she/it had been scapegoating | they had been scapegoating |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will scapegoat | we shall/will scapegoat |
| you will scapegoat | you will scapegoat |
| he/she/it will scapegoat | they will scapegoat |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be scapegoating | we shall/will be scapegoating |
| you will be scapegoating | you will be scapegoating |
| he/she/it will be scapegoating | they will be scapegoating |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have scapegoated | we shall/will have scapegoated |
| you will have scapegoated | you will have scapegoated |
| he/she/it will have scapegoated | they will have scapegoated |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been scapegoating | we shall/will have been scapegoating |
| you will have been scapegoating | you will have been scapegoating |
| he/she/it will have been scapegoating | they will have been scapegoating |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would scapegoat | we should/would scapegoat |
| you would scapegoat | you would scapegoat |
| he/she/it would scapegoat | they would scapegoat |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be scapegoating | we should/would be scapegoating |
| you would be scapegoating | you would be scapegoating |
| he/she/it would be scapegoating | they would be scapegoating |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have scapegoated | we should/would have scapegoated |
| you would have scapegoated | you would have scapegoated |
| he/she/it would have scapegoated | they would have scapegoated |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been scapegoating | we should/would have been scapegoating |
| you would have been scapegoating | you would have been scapegoating |
| he/she/it would have been scapegoating | they would have been scapegoating |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am scapegoated | we are scapegoated |
| you are scapegoated | you are scapegoated |
| he/she/it is scapegoated | they are scapegoated |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being scapegoated | we are being scapegoated |
| you are being scapegoated | you are being scapegoated |
| he/she/it is being scapegoated | they are being scapegoated |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been scapegoated | we have been scapegoated |
| you have been scapegoated | you have been scapegoated |
| he/she/it has been scapegoated | they have been scapegoated |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was scapegoated | we were scapegoated |
| you were scapegoated | you were scapegoated |
| he/she/it was scapegoated | they were scapegoated |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being scapegoated | we were being scapegoated |
| you were being scapegoated | you were being scapegoated |
| he/she/it was being scapegoated | they were being scapegoated |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been scapegoated | we had been scapegoated |
| you had been scapegoated | you had been scapegoated |
| he/she/it had been scapegoated | they had been scapegoated |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be scapegoated | we shall/will be scapegoated |
| you will be scapegoated | you will be scapegoated |
| he/she/it will be scapegoated | they will be scapegoated |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been scapegoated | we shall/will have been scapegoated |
| you will have been scapegoated | you will have been scapegoated |
| he/she/it will have been scapegoated | they will have been scapegoated |