Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - curse
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Curse
curse
~1 v 1 to swear (You should have heard him cursing when he tripped over the cat.) 2 to say or think bad things about someone or something because they have made you angry (curse sb/sth for (doing) sth) (I cursed myself for not buying a phrase book.) 3 to ask God or a magical power to harm someone (The man had been cursed by a witch doctor and was in despair.) ~2 n 1 a word or words that you use when you swear or when you express anger etc (The convict screamed out curses at them.) 2 a word or sentence used to ask God or a magical power to make something happen to someone or something (put a curse on) 3 something that causes trouble, harm etc (Foxes can be a curse to farmers.) 4 the curse old-fashioned an expression meaning menstruation
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(curses, cursing, cursed) 1. If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something. (WRITTEN) I cursed and hobbled to my feet. = swear VERB: V • Curse is also a noun. He shot her an angry look and a curse. N-COUNT 2. If you curse someone, you say insulting things to them because you are angry with them. Grandma protested, but he cursed her and rudely pushed her aside... He cursed himself for having been so careless. VERB: V n, V pron-refl 3. If you curse something, you complain angrily about it, especially using rude language. So we set off again, cursing the delay, towards the west... VERB: V n 4. If you say that there is a curse on someone, you mean that there seems to be a supernatural power causing unpleasant things to happen to them. Maybe there is a curse on my family... N-COUNT: oft N on/upon n 5. You can refer to something that causes a great deal of trouble or harm as a curse. Apathy is the long-standing curse of British local democracy... = plague N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English curs, from Old English Date: before 12th century 1. a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one ; imprecation 2. something that is ~d or ac~d 3. evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to imprecation or as retribution 4. a cause of great harm or misfortune ; torment 5. menstruation — used with the II. verb (~d; cursing) Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to use profanely insolent language against ; blaspheme ~ God and die — Job 2:9(REB) 2. a. to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon was ~d and fears he will die b. to execrate in fervent and often profane terms ~d by future generations unless we act now 3. to bring great evil upon ; afflict a land ~d with famine intransitive verb to utter imprecations ; swear cursing loudly ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict destruction or punishment on a person or thing. 2 the evil supposedly resulting from a curse. 3 a violent exclamation of anger; a profane oath. 4 a thing that causes evil or harm. 5 (prec. by the) colloq. menstruation. 6 a sentence of excommunication. --v. 1 tr. a utter a curse against. b (in imper.) may God curse. 2 tr. (usu. in passive; foll. by with) afflict with (cursed with blindness). 3 intr. utter expletive curses; swear. 4 tr. excommunicate. Derivatives curser n. Etymology: OE curs, cursian, of unkn. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. проклятие to call down curses upon smb. —- призывать проклятие на чью-л. голову 2. отлучение от церкви; предание анафеме 3. ругательство vile curses —- грязная ругань 4. бич, бедствие he's a curse to his family —- он несчастье всей семьи gambling was his curse —- его погубили азартные игры 5. эвф. менструация Id: curse of Scotland —- карт. девятка бубен Id: don't care a curse! —- наплевать! Id: not worth a curse —- выеденного яйца не стоит Id: not to give a curse for smth. —- совершенно не интересоваться чем-л.; ни в грош не ставить что-л. Id: curses come home to roost —- посл. не рой другому яму, сам в нее попадешь 6. проклинать he cursed the day he was born —- он проклинал день, когда родился 7. отлучать от церкви 8. ругаться he cursed loudly —- он громко ругался 9. кощунствовать, богохульствовать 10. (with) обыкн. pass обрекать на страдания, причинять зло to be cursed with a violent temper —- страдать от своего дурного характера to be cursed with difficulty in hearing —- быть обреченным на глухоту ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) проклятие; ругательство 2) бич, бедствие the curse of drink - пагуба, проклятие пьянства 3) отлучение от церкви dont care a curse - наплевать wouldnt give a curse - гроша бы не дал (за что-л.) not worth a curse - никуда не годный, гроша не стоит curses come home to roost - проклятия обрушиваются на голову проклинающего; не рой другому яму, сам в нее попадешь Syn: anathema, execration, imprecation, malediction Ant: benediction, blessing 2. v. 1) проклинать; ругаться 2) кощунствовать 3) отлучать от церкви 4) usu. pass. мучить, причинять страдания (with) Poor mother is cursed with bad health. The old king was cursed with two ungrateful daughters. ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. curs "a prayer that evil or harm befall one," of uncertain origin, perhaps O.Fr. curuz "anger," or L. cursus "course." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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