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staunch

staunch · stauncher · staunchest

верный, надёжный

певний, упевнений, якийсь

treu, loyal, vertrauensvoll

Not permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrateNot permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight.

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/stɔːn(t)ʃ/

» Tom is a staunch conservative.

Значение

значений: 8

Not permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight.
Not permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight.
(шире)Impermeable to air or other gases; airtight.
Strongly built; also, in good or strong condition.
(переносно)Staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving.
Without our staunch front line the enemy would have split the regiment.
(переносно)Dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy.
He’s been a staunch supporter of mine through every election.
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
Dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy.
(переносно)Of a hunting dog: that can be depended on to pick up the scent of, or to mark, game.
(переносно)Stubborn, intransigent.
loyal, treu, vertrauensvoll
надёжныйnadjóžnyj, ве́рныйvérnyj
(переносно, устаревшее)Cautious, restrained.

Примеры

предложений: 15

Tom is a staunch conservative.
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Tom became a staunch conservative.
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My great aunt was a staunch teetotaler.
deMeine Großtante war eine eingefleischte Anti-Alkoholikerin.
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My great aunt was a staunch teetotaller.
deMeine Großtante war eine eingefleischte Anti-Alkoholikerin.
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I am a staunch supporter of linguistic purism.
deIch bin ein standhafter Unterstützer der sprachlichen Reinheit.
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Переводы

языков: 8

Русский

По значениям 1

dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy — see also dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy, ardent, unconditional, faithful:

Deutsch

По значениям 1

dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy — see also dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy, ardent, unconditional, faithful:

Происхождение

From Middle English staunch, staunche (“(adjective) in good condition or repair; solidly m

From Middle English staunch, staunche (“(adjective) in good condition or repair; solidly made, firm; watertight; of a person or wound: not bleeding; certain; intact; (adverb) firmly, soundly”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman estaunche, Old French estanche (“firm; watertight”) (modern French étanche (“airtight; watertight”)), a variant of estanc (“a pond”), from estanchier (“to stop the flow of a liquid (blood, water, etc.); to make (something) watertight; to quench (thirst)”) (modern French étancher), possibly from one of the following:

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