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(naturals) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you say that it is natural for someone to act in a particular way or for something to happen in that way, you mean that it is reasonable in the circumstances. It is only natural for youngsters to crave the excitement of driving a fast car... A period of depression can be a perfectly natural response to certain aspects of life. = normal ? unnatural, unusual ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that 2. Natural behaviour is shared by all people or all animals of a particular type and has not been learned. ...the insect’s natural instinct to feed... Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated. ADJ 3. Someone with a natural ability or skill was born with that ability and did not have to learn it. She has a natural ability to understand the motives of others... He had a natural flair for business. = instinctive ADJ: usu ADJ n 4. If you say that someone is a natural, you mean that they do something very well and very easily. He’s a natural with any kind of engine... She proved to be a natural on camera. N-COUNT: usu a N in sing 5. If someone’s behaviour is natural, they appear to be relaxed and are not trying to hide anything. Bethan’s sister was as friendly and natural as the rest of the family... ? forced ADJ • naturally For pictures of people behaving naturally, not posing for the camera, it is essential to shoot unnoticed... She is magnificent at making you feel you can talk quite naturally to her. ADV: ADV after v • naturalness The critics praised the reality of the scenery and the naturalness of the acting. N-UNCOUNT 6. Natural things exist or occur in nature and are not made or caused by people. It has called the typhoon the worst natural disaster in South Korea in many years... The gigantic natural harbour of Poole is a haven for boats. ? artificial, man-made ADJ: ADJ n • naturally Nitrates are chemicals that occur naturally in water and the soil... ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 7. If someone dies of or from natural causes, they die because they are ill or old rather than because of an accident or violence. According to the Home Office, your brother died of natural causes... PHRASE: usu prep PHR
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French naturel, from Latin ~is of nature, from natura nature Date: 14th century 1. based on an inherent sense of right and wrong ~ justice 2. a. being in accordance with or determined by nature b. having or constituting a classification based on features existing in nature 3. a. (1) begotten as distinguished from adopted; also legitimate (2) being a relation by actual consanguinity as distinguished from adoption ~ parents b. illegitimate a ~ child 4. having an essential relation with someone or something ; following from the nature of the one in question his guilt is a ~ deduction from the evidence 5. implanted or being as if implanted by nature ; seemingly inborn a ~ talent for art 6. of or relating to nature as an object of study and research 7. having a specified character by nature a ~ athlete 8. a. occurring in conformity with the ordinary course of nature ; not marvelous or super~ ~ causes b. formulated by human reason alone rather than revelation ~ religion ~ rights c. having a normal or usual character events followed their ~ course 9. possessing or exhibiting the higher qualities (as kindliness and affection) of human nature a noble…brother…ever most kind and ~ — Shakespeare 10. a. growing without human care; also not cultivated ~ prairie unbroken by the plow b. existing in or produced by nature ; not artificial ~ turf ~ curiosities c. relating to or being ~ food 11. a. being in a state of nature without spiritual enlightenment ; unregenerate ~ man b. living in or as if in a state of nature untouched by the influences of civilization and society 12. a. having a physical or real existence as contrasted with one that is spiritual, intellectual, or fictitious a corporation is a legal but not a ~ person b. of, relating to, or operating in the physical as opposed to the spiritual world ~ laws describe phenomena of the physical universe 13. a. closely resembling an...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 a existing in or caused by nature; not artificial (natural landscape). b uncultivated; wild (existing in its natural state). 2 in the course of nature; not exceptional or miraculous (died of natural causes; a natural occurrence). 3 (of human nature etc.) not surprising; to be expected (natural for her to be upset). 4 a (of a person or a person's behaviour) unaffected, easy, spontaneous. b (foll. by to) spontaneous, easy (friendliness is natural to him). 5 a (of qualities etc.) inherent; innate (a natural talent for music). b (of a person) having such qualities (a natural linguist). 6 not disguised or altered (as by make-up etc.). 7 lifelike; as if in nature (the portrait looked very natural). 8 likely by its or their nature to be such (natural enemies; the natural antithesis). 9 having a physical existence as opposed to what is spiritual, intellectual, etc. (the natural world). 10 a related by nature, out of wedlock, esp. in a specified manner (her natural son). b illegitimate (a natural child). 11 based on the innate moral sense; instinctive (natural justice). 12 Mus. a (of a note) not sharpened or flattened (B natural). b (of a scale) not containing any sharps or flats. 13 not enlightened or communicated by revelation (the natural man). --n. 1 colloq. (usu. foll. by for) a person or thing naturally suitable, adept, expert, etc. (a natural for the championship). 2 archaic a person mentally deficient from birth. 3 Mus. a a sign (****) denoting a return to natural pitch after a sharp or a flat. b a natural note. c a white key on a piano. 4 a Cards a hand making 21 in the first deal in pontoon. b a throw of 7 or 11 at craps. 5 a pale fawn colour. Phrases and idioms natural-born having a character or position by birth. natural childbirth Med. childbirth with minimal medical or technological intervention. natural classification a scientific classification according to natural features. natural death death by age or disease, not by accident, poison, violence, etc. natural food food without preservatives etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) акуст. бекар 2) естественный 3) закономерный 4) кишечный колбасный 5) натуральный 6) незарегулированный 7) понятный 8) природный 9) промысловый 10) собственный basis of natural series — базис натурального ряда beneficiate natural graphite — извлекать графит modulus of natural logarithms — модуль натуральных логарифмов natural boundary conditions — естественные граничные условия natural equation of a curve — натуральное уравнение кривой natural period of vibration — собственный период колебаний natural resonant frequency — частота свободных колебаний natural sausage casing — кишечная колбасная оболочка natural surface of ground — уровень стоянки natural textile fiber — натуральное текстильное волокно natural unit of information — натуральная единица информации natural vector bundle — естественное векторное расслоение semiring of natural numbers — полукольцо натуральных чисел - natural abrasive - natural addition - natural ageing - natural algorithm - natural argument - natural assumption - natural atlas - natural automaton - natural basis - natural bitumen - natural boundary - natural chart - natural circulation - natural classification - natural compactification - natural connectivit - natural consequence - natural constraint - natural cooling - natural coordinates - natural corner - natural correlation - natural damping - natural decay - natural decomposition - natural deduction - natural definition - natural density - natural distance - natural dye-stuff - natural edge - natural embedding - natural epimorphism - natural equivalence - natural estimator - natural event - natural...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. прил. 1) общ. естественный Syn: "direct 2) общ. натуральный, неискусственный 3) общ. обычный, обыкновенный 2. сущ. бирж. =clean trade NATURAL прил. 1) естественный, природный 2) внебрачный, незаконнорожденный (о ребенке) • - natural environment - natural gas - natural movement - natural person - natural region - natural wastage ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. кретин, идиот (от рождения) she is not quite a natural —- она не круглая идиотка 2. разг. подходящий (для чего-л.) человек Bob is a natural for this job —- Боб как будто создан для этой работы 3. разг. самое подходящее this job's a natural for Jim —- эта работа как раз по Джиму it's a natural! —- превосходно!, как раз то, что нужно! 4. сл. жизнь, земное существование in all my natural —- за всю (свою) жизнь 5. муз. бекар 6. ам. африканская прическа (без выпрямления и окраски волос) 7. ам. "афро", прическа "под африканца"; высокая прическа из мелких завитков 8. естественный, природный natural forces —- силы природы natural grandeur and beauty —- величие и красота природы natural resourses —- природные богатства (ресурсы) natural gas —- природный газ natural radioactivity —- естественная радиоактивность natural harbour —- естественная гавань natural day —- сутки natural weapons —- естественное оружие (кулаки, зубы) natural death —- естественная смерть natural year —- тропический год natural number —- мат. натуральное число natural cover —- воен. естественное укрытие natural seeding —- самосев, естественное обсеменение (о растениях) natural infancy —- юр. детство (до 7 лет) natural loss (wastage) —- ком. естественная убыль (усушка, утечка и т. п.) natural horizon —- ав. видимый горизонт the natural cause of a seeming miracle —-...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) естественный, природный; to die a natural death - умереть естественной смертью; the term of ones natural life - вся жизнь; for the rest of ones natural (life) - до конца своих дней; natural power - силы природы; - natural resources - natural weapons - natural selection - natural phenomena 2) настоящий, натуральный; natural flowers - живые цветы; natural teeth - свои зубы 3) естественный, относящийся к естествознанию; natural philosopher - физик; естествоиспытатель; - natural history - natural philosophy - natural dialectics 4) обычный, нормальный; понятный; natural mistake - понятная, естественная ошибка 5) дикий, некультивированный; - natural growth - natural steel 6) самородный 7) присущий; врожденный; with the bravery natural to him - с присущей ему храбростью 8) непринужденный, естественный; it comes natural to him - а) это получается у него естественно; б) это легко ему дается; he is a very natural person - он очень непосредственный человек 9) внебрачный, незаконнорожденный; natural child - внебрачный ребенок; natural son - побочный сын Syn: see normal 2. noun 1) одаренный человек, самородок 2) coll. самое подходящее; самый подходящий человек (для чего-л.); he is a natural for art - он создан для искусства 3) идиот от рождения; дурачок 4) mus. ключ С 5) mus. бекар, знак бекара its a natural! - превосходно! NATURAL bar естественный бар, отмель в...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj 1 »NORMAL« normal and what you would expect in a particular situation or at a particular time (Don't worry - it's a perfectly natural reaction. | it's only natural spoken) (It's only natural to be afraid sometimes. | it is natural for sb to do sth) (It's not natural for a child of his age to be so quiet.) (- opposite unnatural (1), abnormal) 2 »NOT ARTIFICIAL« not caused, made, or controlled by human beings (an area of spectacular natural beauty | natural disasters | death from natural causes) (- compare artificial, manmade) 3 »TENDENCY/ABILITY« a) a natural tendency or type of behaviour is part of your character when you are born, rather than one that you learn later; innate (Cats have a natural aversion to water.) b) only before noun having a particular quality or skill without needing to be taught and without needing to try hard (a natural musician | Cheryl has a natural elegance about her.) 4 »NOT PRETENDING« behaving in a way that is normal and shows you are relaxed and not trying to pretend (Try to look natural for your photograph.) 5 natural parent/mother etc the parent from whom a child is born (John was adopted; he never knew his natural parents.) 6 »NOT MAGIC« not connected with gods, fairies, or spirits (I'm sure there's a perfectly natural explanation.) (- opposite supernatural1) 7 »FOOD« with nothing added to change the taste (natural yoghurt) 8 a musical note that is natural has been raised from a flat2 (3) by one semitone or lowered from a sharp3 (1) by one semitone 9 natural child/son/daughter old use a child whose parents are not married - naturalness n ~2 n 1 be a natural to be good at doing something without having to try hard or practise (Look how he swings that bat - he's a natural.) 2 a) a musical note that has been changed from a flat2 (3) to be a semitone higher, or from a sharp3 (1) to be a semitone lower b) the sign () in written music that shows this ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1250, from O.Fr. nature, from L. naturalis "by birth, according to nature," from natura "nature." As a euphemism for "illegitimate, bastard" (of children), it is first recorded 1586. The noun sense of "person with a natural gift or talent" is first attested 1925, originally in prizefighting. Naturalist "student of natural history," is from 1600. Naturalize "admit (an alien) to rights of a citizen" is from 1571. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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