Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - blessing
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n. 1 the act of declaring, seeking, or bestowing (esp. divine) favour (sought God's blessing; mother gave them her blessing). 2 grace said before or after a meal. 3 a gift of God, nature, etc.; a thing one is glad of (what a blessing he brought it!). Phrases and idioms blessing in disguise an apparent misfortune that eventually has good results. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. благословение 2. благо, благодеяние 3. блаженство, счастье 4. счастливый дар 5. молитва 6. ругань, брань he got quite a blessing from his superior —- ему здорово влетело от начальника Id: unappropriated blessing —- незамужняя женщина Id: a blessing in disguise —- неприятность, неожиданно обернувшаяся благом; не было бы счастья, да несчастье помогло Id: count your blessings —- считай себя счастливым; считай, что тебе во многом повезло ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) благословение 2) благо, благодеяние 3) блаженство, счастье 4) молитва (до или после еды) a blessing in disguise - не было бы счастья, да несчастье помогло; нет худа без добра; неприятность, оказавшаяся благодеянием ...Англо-русский словарь
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(blessings) 1. A blessing is something good that you are grateful for. Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country. ...the blessings of prosperity. N-COUNT 2. If something is done with someone’s blessing, it is done with their approval and support. With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meeting to find additional budget cuts... In April Thai and Indonesian leaders gave their formal blessing to the idea. = approval N-COUNT: usu sing, with poss 3. A blessing is a prayer asking God to look kindly upon the people who are present or the event that is taking place. N-COUNT 4. see also bless 5. If you tell someone to count their blessings, you are saying that they should think about how lucky they are instead of complaining. Some would argue this was no burden in fact, and that she should count her blessings. PHRASE: V inflects 6. If you say that something is a blessing in disguise, you mean that it causes problems and difficulties at first but later you realize that it was the best thing that could have happened. The failure to conclude the trade talks last December could prove a blessing in disguise. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR 7. If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages. For ordinary Italians, Sunday’s news probably amounts to a mixed blessing. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 »STH GOOD/HELPFUL« something that you have or something that happens which is good because it improves your life, helps you in some way, or makes you happy (This rain will be a blessing for the farmers. | be a (great/real) blessing) (The dishwasher has been a real blessing! | it is a blessing (that)) (It's a blessing no-one was badly hurt.) 2 a mixed blessing a situation that has both good and bad parts (Getting that job was rather a mixed blessing, as it left me very little time to spend with my family.) 3 blessing in disguise something that seems to be bad or unlucky at first, but which you later realize is good or lucky 4 count your blessings used to tell someone to remember how lucky they are, especially when they are complaining about something 5 »APPROVAL« someone's approval or encouragement for a plan, activity, idea etc (with sb's blessing) (They were determined to marry, with or without their parents' blessing. | give your blessing to) (The Defense Department has given its blessing to the disarmament proposals.) 6 »FROM GOD« protection and help from God, or words spoken to ask for this (The priest gave the blessing.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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