take exception

take exception
(take exception (to))
1) возражать (против), не одобрять

President: "General, to come right to the point, I've been thinking it over and I'm not going to participate in the alert after all..." Scott: "Mr. President, if I may take exception, sir, you really can't do that. You're an integral part of the exercise. Your presence is necessary. In fact, vital." (F. Knebel and Ch. Bailey, ‘Seven Days in May’, ‘Wednesday Morning’) — Президент: "Генерал, не буду терять времени и сразу перейду к делу. После долгого размышления я окончательно решил, что не могу участвовать в проведении тревоги..." Скотт: "Господин президент, если вы позволите возразить, вам не следует этого делать. Вы имеете непосредственное отношение к предстоящей операции. Ваше присутствие не только необходимо, но крайне важно."

Exception has been taken to one member of the jury. — Одному заседателю был дан отвод.

2) обижаться, возражать

Did she take exception to my remarks about her cooking! (DAI) — Ну и разобиделась же она на мои замечания о ее кулинарных способностях!


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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Смотреть что такое "take exception" в других словарях:

  • take exception to — ► take exception to object strongly to; be offended by. Main Entry: ↑exception …   English terms dictionary

  • take exception — index complain (criticize), conflict, cross (disagree with), demur, differ (disagree), diffe …   Law dictionary

  • take exception to — index challenge, complain (criticize), confront (oppose), contest, denounce (condemn), dis …   Law dictionary

  • take exception — verb raise a formal objection in a court of law (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑challenge • Derivationally related forms: ↑challenge (for: ↑challenge) • Topics: ↑law …   Useful english dictionary

  • take exception to — {v. phr.} To speak against; find fault with; be displeased or angered by; criticize. * /There was nothing in the speech that you could take exception to./ * /Did she take exception to my remarks about her cooking./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take exception to — {v. phr.} To speak against; find fault with; be displeased or angered by; criticize. * /There was nothing in the speech that you could take exception to./ * /Did she take exception to my remarks about her cooking./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take exception to — verb a) To be offended by; to consider offensive. I take exception to the assumption that simply because I am young I am not able to discern fact from fiction. b) To object to; to disagree with. I am sorry to learn that the senior medical staff… …   Wiktionary

  • take\ exception\ to — v. phr. To speak against; find fault with; be displeased or angered by; criticize. There was nothing in the speech that you could take exception to. Did she take exception to my remarks about her cooking …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take exception — Synonyms and related words: agree to differ, agree to disagree, ban, be at variance, be in dissent, beg to differ, blackball, carp, catch at straws, categorically reject, cavil, cut up, differ, disagree, disagree with, disallow, disapprove,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • take exception to — be upset about, object to, complain about    Vern will take exception to any questions about ethnic origin …   English idioms

  • take exception to something — phrase to dislike something because you feel annoyed or offended by it Eileen took exception to Pat’s manner and said as much. Thesaurus: to hate or dislike someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: exception * * * take exˈception to sth idiom …   Useful english dictionary


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