Angliski Zborovi
Angliski Zborovi
BorisVM contradistinction \kon-truh-dis-TINK-shuhn\, noun: Distinction by contrast; as, "sculpture in contradistinction to painting." In the quarter-century since "Gravity's Rainbow," American novelists have increasingly fixed their boldest inventions in the past, usually their own early years or a time long before they were born -- in contradistinction to postwar writers who vigorously peeled away World War II and the social fabric of the 1950's. -- Gary Giddins, "Escape to New York," New York Times, September 20, 1998 The music was breathing constantly, in contradistinction to the willfully suffocated feeling of most heavy music. -- Ben Ratliff, "A Brazilian Band Emerges From the Loss of Its Leader," New York Times, July 28, 2000
BorisVM ululate \UL-yuh-layt; YOOL-\, intransitive: To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. He had often dreamed of his grieving family visiting his grave, ululating as only the relatives of martyrs may. -- Edward Shirley, Know Thine Enemy: A Spy's Journey into Revolutionary Iran She wanted to be on the tarmac, to ululate and raise her hands to the heavens. -- Deborah Sontag, "Palestinian Airport Opens to Jubilation," New York Times, November 25, 1998 She used harrowing, penetrating nasal tones and a rasp that approached Janis Joplin's double-stops; she made notes break and ululate. -- Jon Pareles, "On the Third Day There Was Whooping and There Was Moshing," New York Times, August 18, 1998
BorisVM stolid \STOL-id\, adjective: Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily excited. Normally stolid, she occasionally joined in the frequent applause and smiled along with the laughter at the high-spirited session. -- Seth Mydans, "Indonesia Leader Imposes a Decree to Fight Removal," New York Times, July 23, 2001 The inherent irrationality of markets was first demonstrated in the 17th century, when the normally stolid Dutch population was seized by a tulip craze that caused the people to pay insane prices for a single bulb. -- Robert Reno, "Analysis: A market that rides on bubbles," Newsday, August 7, 2002 Republicans hailed Kemp as a quick-tongued charmer who would . . . appear in attractive contrast to the stolid Al Gore. -- James Fallows, "An Acquired Taste," The Atlantic, July 1, 2000 Ulster Protestants are a slow, stolid, quiet, decent, law-abiding people, unstylish and unfashionable. -- John Derbyshire, "Paisley Goes to Washington," National Review, March 15, 2001