- have a reputation for wit
- славиться остроумием
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
Wit (play) — Infobox Play name = Wit image size = 150px caption = 1999 Faber and Faber edition writer = Margaret Edson characters = Vivian Bearing Harvey Kelekian Jason Posner Susie Monahan E.M. Ashford Mr Bearing Laboratory technicians Dr Bearing s Students… … Wikipedia
Have I Got News for You — Infobox television show name = Have I Got News for You caption = The titlescreen format = Comedy panel game picture format = 4:3 (1990 – 1998) 16:9 (1998 – present) runtime = 30 minutes (standard) 40 minutes (extended) location = The London… … Wikipedia
The School for Scandal — Robert Baddeley as Moses (painting by Johann Zoffany, c.1781) Written b … Wikipedia
The City Wit — The City Wit, or the Woman Wears the Breeches is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Richard Brome that is sometimes classed among his best works. [Ousby, p. 117.] It was first published when it was included in the Five New Plays of… … Wikipedia
Like Water for Chocolate (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Like Water for Chocolate Type = Studio album Artist = Common Released = March 28, 2000 Recorded = 1998–1999 Electric Lady Studios (New York, New York) Studio A (Dearborn Heights, Michigan) Genre = Conscious Hip hop Length … Wikipedia
Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet — For other people named Charles, see Charles Sedley (disambiguation). Sir Charles Sedley Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet (March 1639 – 20 August 1701) was an English wit, dramatist and politician, ending his career as Speaker of the House of… … Wikipedia
Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… … Universalium
Charles II — 1. See Charles I (def. 2). 2. ( Charles the Fat ) A.D. 809 888, king of France 884 887; as Charles III, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 881 887. 3. 1630 85, king of Great Britain 1660 85 (son of Charles I of England). 4. 1661 1700, king of Spain … Universalium
fame — n Fame, renown, honor, glory, celebrity, reputation, repute, notoriety, éclat are comparable when they mean the character or state of being widely known by name for one s deeds and, often, one s achievements. Fame is the most inclusive and in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Practical joke — involving completely blocking someone s doorway with phone books … Wikipedia
Philibert, comte de Gramont — (1621 January 10, 1707), the subject of the famous Mémoirs , came of a noble Gascon family, said to have been of Basque origin.His grandmother, Diane d Andouins, comtesse de Gramont, was la belle Corisande, one of the mistresses of Henry IV. The… … Wikipedia