Meaning of праціўны | Babel Free

Definitions

1. opposite, reverse, contrary
2. disgusting, repulsive, nasty

Equivalents

Examples

“у праці́ўным вы́падку”

otherwise, or else

“Абодва раскланьваюцца і выходзяць — кожны ў праціўны бок, з якога прышоў быў.”

Both bow and leave—each in the opposite direction, back to where they came from.

“Добра, калі дзьме вецер папутны. Тады натугі вясьляроў не марнуюцца. Лодкі пасоўваюцца наперад — у пажаданым кірунку — на Кемь. [...] Калі-ж на моры пачне шалець праціўны вецер, усе натугі вясьляроў-памораў — дарэмныя.”

It's nice when a tailwind is blowing. Then the rowers' efforts are not wasted. The boats move forward—in the desired direction—toward Kem. … But if a contrary wind starts raging on the sea, all the efforts of the Pomor rowers are in vain.

“It appeared incredible that the coat and waistcoat could be seen by mortal eyes without the Captain; but he certainly was not in them, otherwise his legs—the houses in Brig Place not being lofty—would have obstructed the street door, which was perfectly clear.”

“Kantrast — heta znača: sastaŭleńnie rečaŭ, paniaćciaŭ, idejaŭ susim praciŭnych, kab, praz pracivienstva i prociŭstaŭleńnie, vydabyć z ich hłybiejsy, svajho rodu novy, sens i značeńnie.”

Contrast means the composition of things, concepts, and ideas that are entirely opposite. So that, via antithesis and juxtaposition, a deeper novel meaning and significance can be derived from them.

“"My dear Dombey," returned Cleopatra, "a thousand thanks for your good opinion. I feared you were going, with malice aforethought, as the dreadful lawyers say—those horrid proses!—to condemn me to utter solitude."”

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