Слово англійською: natural

Прикметник

Переклад natural українською: приро́дний (краса́ і т. д.), натура́льний, приро́дний (матеріа́л і т. д.), природни́чий, неви́мушений, звича́йний (підхі́д і т. д.), зрозумі́лий (поведі́нка і т. д.), приро́дний газ

Детальний опис

natural

adjective

/ˈnætʃrəl/

Word Family

nature noun
natural adjective (≠ unnatural)
naturally adverb (≠ unnaturally)

in nature

[only before noun] existing in nature; not made or caused by humans

the natural world (= of trees, rivers, animals and birds)
We should respect animals and the natural environment, which is their home.
a country’s natural resources (= its coal, oil, forests, etc.)
wildlife in its natural habitat
The natural beauty of flowers inspired Monet's experiments in colour.
All the materials used are natural.
My hair soon grew back to its natural colour (= after being dyed).
The clothes are available in warm natural colours.

compare supernatural

(especially of food) having little or no processing

natural yogurt (= with no flavour added)
I try to eat a sugar-free, natural food diet.
Natural treatments have no unwanted side effects.
We made bread with a natural raising agent.

expected

normal; as you would expect

to die of natural causes (= not by violence, but normally, of old age)
Singing for her was as natural as breathing.
He thought social inequality was all part of the natural order of things.
She was the natural choice for the job.
it is natural (for somebody) to do something It's only natural to worry about your children.
It's perfectly natural for you to feel annoyed.
it is natural that… It's natural that he would want to see his own son.

compare unnatural

behaviour/ability

used to describe behaviour or abilities that are part of the character that a person or an animal was born with

the natural agility of a cat
the natural processes of language learning
She has a natural ability with children.
Daniel's natural talent is for engineering.
It was my natural instinct to defend myself.
When body temperature is beginning to fall there is a natural tendency to fall asleep.

[only before noun] having an ability that you were born with

He's a natural leader.
She's a natural rebel.

relaxed

relaxed and not pretending to be somebody/something different

It's difficult to look natural when you're feeling nervous.
There's something really natural about her.

parents/children

[only before noun] (of parents or their children) related by blood

His natural mother was unable to care for him so he was raised by an aunt.

[only before noun] (old use or formal) (of a son or daughter) born to parents who are not married synonym illegitimate

She was a natural daughter of King James II.

based on human reason

[only before noun] based on human reason alone

I am a firm believer in human rights and natural law.
It goes against natural justice to punish a child for the crimes of its parents.

in music

used after the name of a note to show that the note is neither sharp nor flat. The written symbol is (♮).

B natural

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘having a certain status by birth’): from Old French, from Latin naturalis, from natura ‘birth, nature, quality’, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.

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