I 1. имя существительное 1) покров (на гробе) 2) а) завеса, пелена Синоним(ы): curtain, screen б) гнетущая, мрачная атмосфера Например: The bad news cast a pall over the evening. — Плохие новости омрачили вечер. 3) [религия] мантия, облачение Синоним(ы): pallium 2. глагол 1) покрывать, окутывать Синоним(ы): shroud 2) затемнять; покрывать мраком; омрачать Синоним(ы): darken II глагол а) ( (up)on somebody) надоедать (кому-либо) Например: Even the most tasty palls if it is served every day. — Даже самое изысканное кушанье приедается, если его подавать каждый день. Her voice is rather dull, and quickly palls on her listeners. — У неё довольно глухой голос, и её слушателям быстро становится скучно. б) пресыщаться Синоним(ы): surfeit, cloy
I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for appallen to become pale — more at appall intransitive verb 1. to lose strength or effectiveness 2. to lose in interest or attraction Example: his humor began to pall on us 3. dwindle Example: our enthusiasm soon palled transitive verb 1. to cause to become insipid 2. to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating Synonyms: see satiate II. noun Etymology: Middle English, cloak, mantle, from Old English pæll, from Latin pallium 1. pallium 1a 2. a. a square of linen usually stiffened with cardboard that is used to cover the chalice b. (1) a heavy cloth draped over a coffin (2) a coffin especially when holding a body 3. a. something that covers or conceals; especially an overspreading element that produces an effect of gloom Example: a pall of thick black smoke Example: a pall of suspicion b. a feeling of gloom Example: his absence cast a pall over the celebration III. transitive verb to cover with a pall; drape