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prophesy
['prɔfəsaɪ]брит. / амер.
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He watched until they drove away, the gross parents, the bland, degenerate offspring: it was easy to prophesy the family's swing around Europe, bullying their betters with hard ignorance and hard money.
Он ждал, когда они уедут — хамы-родители и их хилый, дегенеративный отпрыск; нетрудно было представить себе, как эта семейка будет колесить по Европе, запугивая порядочных людей своим тупым невежеством и тугим кошельком.
Fitzgerald, Francis Scott Key / Tender is the NightФицджеральд, Фрэнсис Скотт Кей / Ночь нежна
To find one's immortality in the transmutation of substances is as strange as to prophesy a brilliant future for the case after a precious violin has been broken and become useless.
Видеть свое бессмертие в обмене веществ так же странно, как пророчить блестящую будущность футляру после того, как разбилась и стала негодною дорогая скрипка.
It is prophesied that Thou wilt come again in victory, Thou wilt come with Thy chosen, the proud and strong, but we will say that they have only saved themselves, but we have saved all.
Говорят и пророчествуют, что ты придешь и вновь победишь, придешь со своими избранниками, со своими гордыми и могучими, но мы скажем, что они спасли лишь самих себя, а мы спасли всех.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
It is true that “millions rose” against it, although, unfortunately, far from “like one man” as Mr. Tikhomirov prophesies in regard to the future.
Против него, действительно, «восставали миллионы», хотя, к сожалению, далеко не так «единодушно», как это предсказывает г. Тихомиров относительно будущего.
Плеханов, Г. В. / Наши разногласия. Письмо к П. Л. ЛавровуPlekhanov, G. V. / Our Differences. Letter to P. L. Lavrov
Mrs.Jennett prophesied an immediate judgment of Providence and a descent into Tophet later, but Dick walked in Paradise and would not hear.
М-с Дженнет предрекала ему, что Бог немедленно покарает его и что впоследствии ему грозит геенна огненная, но Дик чувствовал себя на седьмом небе и ничего не хотел слышать.
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard / The Light That FailedКиплинг, Джозеф Редьярд / Свет погас
Again: as the profound calm which only apparently precedes and prophesies of the storm, is perhaps more awful than the storm itself;
Но это еще не все. Подобно тому как мертвый штиль, который зачастую только предшествует шторму и предвещает его, кажется нам еще ужаснее, чем самый шторм;
Melville, Herman / Moby Dick Or The WhaleМелвилл, Герман / Моби Дик, или Белый Кит
He was glad at the same time to be able to tell his friends that though Rhadamanthus gave them no hope, yet the hopelessness was not of the most painful character, for he prophesied a gentle, painless end, despite Joachim’s blooming youth.
К счастью, он мог сообщить соболезнующим слушателям, что Радамант даже в самой безнадежности оставляет надежду и предсказывает Иоахиму, невзирая на его молодость, спокойную и безболезненную кончину.
Mann, Thomas / The Magic MountainМанн, Томас / Волшебная гора
to prophesy ill — пророчить беду
I prophesy that I shall die tonight. — Я предсказываю, что умру сегодня ночью.
to prophesy the forthcoming destruction — предсказывать грядущее уничтожение
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Формы слова
prophesy
verb
Basic forms
Past
prophesied
Imperative
prophesy
Present Participle (Participle I)
prophesying
Past Participle (Participle II)
prophesied
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I prophesy
we prophesy
you prophesy
you prophesy
he/she/it prophesies
they prophesy
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am prophesying
we are prophesying
you are prophesying
you are prophesying
he/she/it is prophesying
they are prophesying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have prophesied
we have prophesied
you have prophesied
you have prophesied
he/she/it has prophesied
they have prophesied
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been prophesying
we have been prophesying
you have been prophesying
you have been prophesying
he/she/it has been prophesying
they have been prophesying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I prophesied
we prophesied
you prophesied
you prophesied
he/she/it prophesied
they prophesied
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was prophesying
we were prophesying
you were prophesying
you were prophesying
he/she/it was prophesying
they were prophesying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had prophesied
we had prophesied
you had prophesied
you had prophesied
he/she/it had prophesied
they had prophesied
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been prophesying
we had been prophesying
you had been prophesying
you had been prophesying
he/she/it had been prophesying
they had been prophesying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will prophesy
we shall/will prophesy
you will prophesy
you will prophesy
he/she/it will prophesy
they will prophesy
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be prophesying
we shall/will be prophesying
you will be prophesying
you will be prophesying
he/she/it will be prophesying
they will be prophesying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have prophesied
we shall/will have prophesied
you will have prophesied
you will have prophesied
he/she/it will have prophesied
they will have prophesied
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been prophesying
we shall/will have been prophesying
you will have been prophesying
you will have been prophesying
he/she/it will have been prophesying
they will have been prophesying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would prophesy
we should/would prophesy
you would prophesy
you would prophesy
he/she/it would prophesy
they would prophesy
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be prophesying
we should/would be prophesying
you would be prophesying
you would be prophesying
he/she/it would be prophesying
they would be prophesying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have prophesied
we should/would have prophesied
you would have prophesied
you would have prophesied
he/she/it would have prophesied
they would have prophesied
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice