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Vicarious
UK
/vɪˈkeə.ri.əs/
US
/vaɪˈkɛr.i.əs/
Translation of "vicarious" into Russian
vicarious
Adjective
UK
/vɪˈkeə.ri.əs/
US
/vaɪˈkɛr.i.əs/
vicarious
more vicarious Comp.
most vicarious Super.
She lived a vicarious life through the stories of her friends.
Она жила чужой жизнью через истории своих друзей.
He felt a vicarious thrill watching the race.
Он испытал замещающее волнение, наблюдая за гонкой.
Definitions
vicarious
Adjective
UK
/vɪˈkeə.ri.əs/
US
/vaɪˈkɛr.i.əs/
Experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another.
She felt a vicarious thrill watching her friend perform on stage.
Acting or done for another.
He lived a vicarious life through the stories of his adventurous brother.
Performed or endured by one person as a substitute for another; substitutionary.
The doctrine of vicarious atonement states that Christ suffered in place of sinners.
Physiology: occurring in an unusual or abnormal part of the body instead of the usual one.
Doctors diagnosed her with vicarious menstruation through her lungs.
Idioms and phrases
vicarious pleasure
She experienced vicarious pleasure from reading about the adventures.
чужое удовольствие
Она испытала чужое удовольствие, читая о приключениях.
vicarious experience
Travel books provide a vicarious experience of different cultures.
чужой опыт
Путевые книги предоставляют чужой опыт различных культур.
vicarious thrill
Many people find a vicarious thrill in watching horror movies.
чужой трепет
Многие люди находят чужой трепет в просмотре фильмов ужасов.
vicarious satisfaction
He felt vicarious satisfaction seeing his team win.
чужое удовлетворение
Он почувствовал чужое удовлетворение, увидев, как победила его команда.
vicarious liability
The company was held under vicarious liability for the employee's actions.
субсидиарная ответственность
Компания была привлечена к субсидиарной ответственности за действия сотрудника.