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• gumption — 1> разг. смышленость, находчивость, сообразительность; практическая смекалка Ex: he has plenty of gumption он очень расторопный 2> разг. смелость, инициатива Ex: he has no gumption for it у него на это пороху не хватит 3> искусство составлять… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• Gumption — Gump tion, n. [OE. gom, gome, attention; akin to AS. ge[ o]mian, gyman, to regard, observe, gyme care, OS. gomean to heed, Goth. gaumjan to see, notice.] [1913 Webster] 1. Capacity; shrewdness; common sense. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] One does not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gumption — noun; coll. 1) смышленость; находчивость; сообразительность; прак тическая смекалка 2) растворитель для красок …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• gumption — gumptionless, adj. gumptious, adj. /gump sheuhn/, n. Informal. 1. initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he ll make a success of himself. 2. courage; spunk; guts: It takes gumption to quit a high paying job. 3. common… …   Universalium

• gumption — noun a) Energy of mind and body, enthusiasm. b) Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness, guts; spunk; initiative. Syn: gumph, chutzpah …   Wiktionary

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