Programmer:
A person who passes as an exacting expert on the basis of being able to turn out, after innumberable poundings, an infinite series of incomprehensive answers calculated with micrometric precisions from vague assumptions based on debatable figures from inconclusive documents and carried out on instruments of problematical accuracy by persons of dubious reliability and questionable mentality for the avowed purpose of annoying and confounding a hopelessly defenseless department that was unfortunate enough to ask for the information in the first place.
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- Перевод слова basisBasis — базис, основание, фундамент Перевод слова Basis and superstructure — базис и надстройка on this basis — на этом основании basis of comparison — основа для сравнения We’ll share it on a fifty-fifty Basis. Мы разделим его пополам. She was employed on a temporary Basis. Она была нанята на временной основе. Rates are calculated ... Читать далее...
- Перевод слова vagueVague — неясный, туманный, смутный Перевод слова Vague allegation — сомнительное заявление vague allusion — смутный намек, намек издалека vague term — неточный термин He gave only a Vague answer. Он дал довольно неопределенный ответ. We had only a Vague idea of where we were. Мы имели лишь смутное представление о том, где мы были. ... Читать далее...
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- Перевод слова turnTurn — поворачивать, крутить, менять(ся); очередь Перевод слова Turn your eyes this way — посмотрите в эту сторону to turn a wheel — вращать колесо manners turn with time — с временами меняются и нравы in its turn — в свою очередь The car Turned over. Машина перевернулась. Turn down the radio. Сделай потише радио. ... Читать далее...
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- Значение идиомы trick of the trade[trick of the trade] {n. phr.}, {usually in plural}, {informal} 1.A piece of expert knowledge; a smart, quick, or skillful way ofworking at a trade or job. Mr. Olson spent years learning thetricks of the trade as a carpenter. Any one can learn how to hangwallpaper, but only an expert can show you the tricks ... Читать далее...
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Definition of Programmer