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1 enclosing
1. объемлющий; включающий в себя2. прилагать; огораживать; заключать; объемлющийСинонимический ряд:1. caging (verb) caging; closing in; cooping; corralling; fencing; hemming; immuring; mewing; penning; shut in; shutting in; walling2. enfolding (verb) enfolding; enshrouding; enveloping; enwrapping; investing; shrouding; veiling; wrapping3. hedging (verb) begirding; besetting; besieging; circling; close in; compassing; encircling; encompassing; girding; girdling; hedging; surrounding4. around (other) about; around; circling; encircling; inclosing; surrounding -
2 hedging
1. хеджировать; хеджирование2. хеджирование3. уклонение от прямого ответа4. ограждать; ограждениеСинонимический ряд:1. evasive (adj.) equivocal; equivocating; evasive; shifty2. enclosing (verb) caging; closing in; cooping; corralling; enclosing; enveloping; fencing; hemming; immuring; mewing; penning; shutting in; walling3. equivocating (verb) equivocating; evading; pussyfooting; shuffling; sidestepping; tergiversating; weaseling; weaselling4. hedging (verb) begirding; besetting; besieging; circling; close in; compassing; encircling; encompassing; girding; girdling; hedging; surrounding5. skirting (verb) bypassing; circumventing; dodging; get around; side-stepping; skirting -
3 fencing
1. n огораживание; ограждение2. n изгородь, забор, ограда3. n материал для изгородей4. n фехтованиеto practise fencing, to go in for fencing — заниматься фехтованием
5. n борьба, спор6. n сл. укрывательство краденогоСинонимический ряд:1. spiked fence wire (noun) barbed wire; barbwire; galvanized wire; picket wire; spiked fence wire; wire fence2. dodging (verb) dodging; ducking; parrying; shirking; sidestepping3. enclosing (verb) caging; close in; closing in; cooping; corralling; enclosing; enveloping; hedging; hemming; immuring; mewing; partitioning; penning; shut in; shutting in; walling -
4 caging
n эл. защитная сеткаСинонимический ряд:1. jailing (noun) bondage; captivity; confinement; confining; detainment; imprisonment; incarceration; jailing; restraint2. enclosing (verb) closing in; cooping; corralling; enclosing; enveloping; fencing; hedging; hemming; immuring; mewing; penning; shut in; shutting in; walling -
5 walling
1. n возведение стенwalling material — стеновой материал, материал стен
2. n стр. стеновой материал3. n стр. стеныСинонимический ряд:enclosing (verb) caging; closing in; cooping; corralling; enclosing; enveloping; fencing; hedging; hemming; immuring; mewing; partitioning; penning; shut in; shutting in -
6 enfolding
Синонимический ряд:1. enclosing (adj.) adjoining; around; encircling; enclosing; encompassing; environmental; girdling; neighboring; surrounding2. holding (verb) clasping; embracing; holding; hugging; pressing; squeezing3. veiling (verb) cloaking; clothing; enclosing; enshrouding; enveloping; enwrapping; investing; rolling; shrouding; swaddling; swathing; veiling; wrap up; wrapping -
7 surrounding
1. n окрестности2. n среда, окружение3. n свита, сопровождение, окружение4. a близлежащий, соседний; окружающийСинонимический ряд:1. enclosing (adj.) adjoining; around; encircling; enclosing; encompassing; enfolding; environmental; girdling; neighboring2. bordering (verb) bordering; bounding; defining; edging; fringing; hemming; margining; outlining; rimming; skirting; verging3. hedging (verb) begirding; besetting; besieging; circling; compassing; encircling; enclosing; encompassing; enveloping; girding; girdling; hedging; looping; ringing; rounding4. around (other) about; around; circling; encircling -
8 enclose
in'kləuz1) (to put inside a letter or its envelope: I enclose a cheque for $4.00.) legge ved2) (to shut in: The garden was enclosed by a high wall.) omgi, gjerde inn, innhegne•inneslutte--------vedleggeverb \/ɪnˈkləʊz\/, \/enˈkləʊz\/ eller inclose1) gjerde inn, innhegne2) (i brev e.l.) sende med, legge ved, vedlegge3) sperre inne4) omgi, inneslutte, omslutteenclose common land ( historisk) innhegne allmenning (og dermed gjøre den til privat eiendom)enclosed please find vedlagt følger, hermed følgerenclosing something med noe vedlagtenclosed with gjerdet inn med noe, omgitt av noethe enclosed vedlagte brev -
9 enclose
enclose [ɪnˈkləʊz]* * *[ɪn'kləʊz]transitive verb gen entourer (with, by de); (with fence, wall) clôturer (with, by avec); ( in outer casing) enfermer (in dans); ( in brackets) insérer (in dans); ( in letter) joindre (with, in à)please find enclosed a cheque for £10 — veuillez trouver ci-joint un chèque de dix livres
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10 circling
n спорт. круговое движение; переворот; оборотnon - circling leg — нога, не выполняющая кругового движения
Синонимический ряд:1. hedging (verb) begirding; besetting; besieging; compassing; encircling; enclosing; encompassing; enveloping; girding; girdling; hedging; hemming; looping; ringing; rounding; surrounding2. turning (verb) gyrating; revolving; rolling; rotating; turning; wheeling3. around (other) about; around; encircling; enclosing; inclosing; surrounding -
11 investing
инвестировать; инвестирование; инвестирующийformula investing — инвестирование по «формуле»
Синонимический ряд:1. purchasing (noun) acquiring; bargaining; buying; getting; obtaining; paying for; procuring; purchasing; trafficking2. authorizing (verb) authorizing; empowering; vesting3. besieging (verb) beleaguering; besetting; besieging; blockading4. endowing (verb) endowing5. infusing (verb) imbuing; infusing; ingraining; inoculating; leavening; steeping; suffusing6. installing (verb) inaugurating; inducting; initiating; installing; instating7. veiling (verb) cloaking; clothing; enclosing; enfolding; enshrouding; enveloping; enwrapping; rolling; shrouding; swaddling; swathing; veiling; wrap up; wrapping -
12 besetting
a преследующий, тревожащийСинонимический ряд:1. gemming (verb) gemming; jeweling or jewelling2. harrying (verb) annoying; badgering; bedevilling; beleaguering; besieging; blockading; harassing; harrying; hounding; importuning; investing; pestering; plaguing; sieging; worrying3. hedging (verb) begirding; circling; compassing; encircling; enclosing; encompassing; enveloping; girding; girdling; hedging; hemming; looping; ringing; rounding; surrounding4. hitting (verb) assailing; assaulting; attacking; fall on; falling on; falling upon; go at; have at; hitting; sail in; storming; striking5. infesting (verb) infesting; overrunning; overspreading -
13 Rock
1. n Гибралтар2. n скала, утёс3. n амер. камень, булыжникrock alum — алунит; квасцовый камень
4. n горная порода; скальная порода5. n причина несчастья, неудачи или провала6. n роккrock ballet — рок-балет; балет на музыку в стиле рок
7. n обыкн. амер. сл. деньги8. n сл. брильянт9. n разг. кусочек льда10. n разг. глупая ошибкаto pull a rock — сделать промах, допустить оплошность
11. n качание, колебание; тряска12. v качать, колебатьthe backwash of the steamer made our little boat rock — волна от проходящего парохода качала нашу лодочку
13. v качаться, колебаться14. v трясти15. v трястись16. v укачивать, убаюкивать17. v расстраивать, приводить в волнение18. v разг. поразить, ошеломить, потрясти19. v горн. промывать в лоткеas we rode, the rock seemed to heighten — по мере того как мы ехали, нам казалось, что скала становится всё выше и выше
20. v горн. промываться21. n рокrock opera — рок-опера, опера в стиле «рок»
22. a в стиле рок23. v исполнять в стиле «рок»24. v танцевать под рок-музыкуrock face — рустовка; грубая облицовка; обработанный «под шубу» камень
25. n арх. прялкаСинонимический ряд:1. dollar (noun) bill; dollar; oner2. error (noun) blooper; blunder; boner; bull; bungle; error; fluff; lapse; miscue; misstep; mistake; slip; slipup; trip3. foundation (noun) bastion; bedrock; cornerstone; footing; foundation; Rock of Gibraltar; solidity; support4. rock music (noun) acid rock; acoustic rock; hard rock; jazz; mainstream music; pop; rhythm and blues; rock and roll; rock music5. stone (noun) boulder; crag; earth's crust; flint; granite; paving stone; pebble; reef; slab; stone6. hurry (verb) barrel; barrelhouse; beeline; bucket; bullet; bustle; fleet; flit; fly; haste; hasten; highball; hotfoot; hurry; hustle; pelt; rocket; run; rush; scoot; scour; skin; smoke; speed; stave; whirl; whish; whisk; whiz; zip7. move to and fro (verb) heave; jiggle; move to and fro; oscillate; pitch; push and pull; quiver; roll; sway; toss; totter; undulate; wobble8. rock and roll (verb) boogey; dance; dance to rock music; gyrate; rock and roll; shimmy; swing9. shake (verb) agitate; bother; churn; concuss; convulse; disquiet; disturb; flurry; fluster; perturb; ruffle; shake; unsettle; upset10. tremble (verb) quake; tremble; vibrate -
14 enclose
in'kləuz1) (to put inside a letter or its envelope: I enclose a cheque for $4.00.) adjuntar2) (to shut in: The garden was enclosed by a high wall.) cercar•enclose vb adjuntartr[ɪn'kləʊz]1 (surround) encerrar; (with wall or fence) cercar, rodear2 (include in letter) adjuntar1) surround: encerrar, cercar, rodear2) include: incluir, adjuntar, acompañarplease find enclosed: le enviamos adjuntov.• acompañar v.• adjuntar v.• cercar v.• cerrar v.• contener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• encajar v.• encerrar v.ɪn'kləʊz1)a valley enclosed by high mountains — un valle circundado or rodeado de altas montañas
b) enclosed past p <area/space> cerrado2) ( in letter) adjuntar, acompañarplease find enclosed... — se adjunta or se acompaña...
[ɪn'klǝʊz]VT1) [+ land, garden] cercar, vallarto enclose with — cercar or vallar con
2) (=put in a receptacle) meter, encerrar3) (=include) encerrar4) (with letter) remitir adjunto, adjuntar* * *[ɪn'kləʊz]1)a valley enclosed by high mountains — un valle circundado or rodeado de altas montañas
b) enclosed past p <area/space> cerrado2) ( in letter) adjuntar, acompañarplease find enclosed... — se adjunta or se acompaña...
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15 animado
adj.1 animate, animated, moved, bustling.2 busy.3 alive, living.past part.past participle of spanish verb: animar.* * *1→ link=animar animar► adjetivo1 (movido) animated, lively, jolly2 (concurrido) bustling, full of people3 (alegre) cheerful, in high spirits, excited* * *(f. - animada)adj.cheerful, alive* * *ADJ1) (=con ánimo)2) (=alentado)animado de o por algo/algn — encouraged by sth/sb, urged on by sth/sb
animados por los hinchas — encouraged o urged on by the fans
3) [lugar] (=alegre) lively; (=concurrido) [bar, mercado] bustling, busy4) (=con vida) animatedibujo 2)5) (Ling) animate* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <fiesta/ambiente> lively; <conversación/discusión> lively, animatedb) (optimista, con ánimo) cheerful, in good spirits2) ( impulsado)animado de or por algo — inspired o motivated by something
* * *= lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], vibrant, animate, animated, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.].Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.Ex. This article reports the results of a study to determine the decision making processes used by doctors when examining medical information derived from animate information sources, such as: colleagues; consultants; and medical information centres.Ex. His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.Ex. The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.----* de un modo animado = perkily.* dibujos animados = animated cartoons.* dibujos animados japoneses = Anime.* gráfico animado = motion graphic.* película de dibujos animados = cartoon film.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <fiesta/ambiente> lively; <conversación/discusión> lively, animatedb) (optimista, con ánimo) cheerful, in good spirits2) ( impulsado)animado de or por algo — inspired o motivated by something
* * *= lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], vibrant, animate, animated, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.].Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.Ex: This article reports the results of a study to determine the decision making processes used by doctors when examining medical information derived from animate information sources, such as: colleagues; consultants; and medical information centres.Ex: His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.* de un modo animado = perkily.* dibujos animados = animated cartoons.* dibujos animados japoneses = Anime.* gráfico animado = motion graphic.* película de dibujos animados = cartoon film.* * *animado -daA1 ‹fiesta/reunión/ambiente› lively; ‹conversación/discusión› lively, animated2 (optimista, con ánimo) cheerful, in good spiritshoy está más animado he's more cheerful o he's in better spirits todayanimado A + INF:estoy más animado a intentarlo ahora I feel more like trying o more up to trying nowB (impulsado) animado DE or POR algo inspired o motivated BY sthun movimiento animado de excelentes principios a movement inspired o motivated by excellent principlesactuó animado de impecables propósitos he acted with the best of intentions* * *
Del verbo animar: ( conjugate animar)
animado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
animado
animar
animado◊ -da adjetivo
1
‹conversación/discusión› lively, animated
2 ( impulsado) animado de or por algo inspired o motivated by sth
animar ( conjugate animar) verbo transitivo
1
( levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up;
animado a algn a hacer algo or a que haga algo to encourage sb to do sth
2 ‹ programa› to present, host
3 ( impulsar) to inspire
animarse verbo pronominal
[ persona] to liven up
◊ si me animo a salir te llamo if I feel like going out, I'll call youc) ( atreverse):◊ ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?;
no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump;
al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
animado,-a adjetivo
1 (fiesta, reunión, conversación) lively
2 (estado de ánimo) cheerful
animar verbo transitivo
1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up
(una fiesta, una reunión) to liven up, brighten up
2 (estimular a una persona) to encourage
' animado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animada
- alborotado
- mono
- vivo
English:
animated
- busy
- chirpy
- lively
- perky
- sprightly
- subdued
- swing
- zestful
- bustling
- racy
- spirit
* * *animado, -a adj1. [con buen ánimo] cheerful;se encuentra muy animado después de la operación he's in excellent spirits after the operation2. [entretenido] lively;fue un partido muy animado it was a very lively match3. [con alma] animate, living;los objetos animados e inanimados animate and inanimate objects4. Cine animated;* * *adj lively* * *animado, -da adj1) : animated, lively2) : cheerful♦ animadamente adv* * *animado adj1. (persona) cheerful -
16 fence
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] build a fence[Swahili Word] -jenga ua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jenga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fence[English Plural] fences[Swahili Word] kitalu[Swahili Plural] vitalu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fence[English Plural] fences[Swahili Word] ua[Swahili Plural] nyua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[English Example] our house has a stone fence[Swahili Example] nyumba yetu ina ua wa mawe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fence[English Plural] fences[Swahili Word] ugo[Swahili Plural] nyugo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fence[English Plural] fences[Swahili Word] ukigo[Swahili Plural] kigo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fence[English Plural] fences[Swahili Word] zunguko[Swahili Plural] mazunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fence[English Plural] fences[Swahili Word] uzio[Swahili Plural] nyuzio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fence in[Swahili Word] -fanya boma[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] -fanya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fence in[Swahili Word] -tia boma[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] -tia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fence that encloses a yard[English Plural] fences that enclose yards[Swahili Word] uwa[Swahili Plural] nyuwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[English Definition] a fence that encloses a house and the yard behind it[Swahili Definition] uzio unaozunguka nyumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fenced-in area[English Plural] fenced-in areas[Swahili Word] ugo[Swahili Plural] nyugo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put up a fence[Swahili Word] -jenga ua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jenga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wicker fence used for enclosing and catching fish[Swahili Word] utata[Swahili Plural] tata[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] tata v------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 encircling
a преим. воен. окружающий, охватывающийСинонимический ряд:1. hedging (verb) begirding; besetting; besieging; circling; compassing; enclosing; encompassing; enveloping; girding; girdling; hedging; hemming; looping; ringing; rounding; surrounding2. around (other) about; around; circling; enclosing; inclosing; surrounding -
18 fence
fence [fens]1 noun∎ electric/barbed-wire fence clôture f électrique/en fil barbelé(b) (in show-jumping) obstacle m;∎ to rush one's fences (horse) arriver trop vite sur l'obstacle; figurative aller trop vite en besogne∎ to come down on the right/wrong side of the fence choisir le bon/mauvais parti;∎ to be on the other side of the fence être de l'autre côté de la barricade;∎ to mend one's fences (with fans, electorate) se refaire une réputation; (with friends, colleagues) se regagner des faveurs;∎ to mend one's fences with sb (fans, electorate) se refaire une réputation auprès ou regagner les faveurs de qn; (friends, colleagues) se réconcilier avec qn;∎ to sit on the fence ne pas se prononcer, rester neutre;∎ stop sitting on the fence, come down off the fence prononce-toi►► fence post piquet m de clôture∎ he feels fenced in il se sent enfermé, il étouffe;∎ to feel fenced in by sth étouffer sous le poids de qchséparer à l'aide d'une clôture -
19 rib
rib1) (any one of the bones which curve round and forward from the backbone, enclosing the heart and lungs.) costilla2) (one of the curved pieces of wood which are joined to the keel to form the framework of a boat.) cuaderna3) (a vertical raised strip in eg knitted material, or the pattern formed by a row of these.) nervadura4) (any of a number of things similar in shape, use etc to a rib, eg one of the supports for the fabric of an aeroplane wing or of an umbrella.) nervadura; varilla (paraguas)•- ribbed- ribbing
rib n costillatr[rɪb]1 costilla\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLrib cage caja torácica————————tr[rɪb]1 burlarse de1) : hacer en canaléa ribbed sweater: un suéter en canalé2) tease: tomarle el pelo (a alguien)rib n1) : costilla f (de una persona o un animal)2) : nervio m (de una bóveda o una hoja), varilla f (de un paraguas), canalé m (de una prenda tejida)n.• canilla s.f.• cordoncillo s.m.• costilla s.f.• nevadura s.f.• varilla s.f.
I rɪb1) c u (Anat, Culin) costilla f; (before n)rib roast — (AmE) carne de vaca de junto a las costillas
2) ( joke) (AmE) broma f
II
[rɪb]1. N1) (Anat, Culin) costilla f2) [of umbrella] varilla f ; [of leaf] nervio m ; (Knitting) cordoncillo m ; (Archit) nervadura f ; (Naut) costilla f, cuaderna f2.VT * (=tease) tomar el pelo a, mofarse de3.CPD* * *
I [rɪb]1) c u (Anat, Culin) costilla f; (before n)rib roast — (AmE) carne de vaca de junto a las costillas
2) ( joke) (AmE) broma f
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20 enclose
transitive verbenclose land with barbed wire — Land mit Stacheldraht einzäunen
2) (put in envelope with letter) beilegen (with, in Dat.)please find enclosed, enclosed please find — als Anlage übersenden wir Ihnen; anbei erhalten Sie
* * *[in'kləuz]1) (to put inside a letter or its envelope: I enclose a cheque for $4.00.) beifügen2) (to shut in: The garden was enclosed by a high wall.) eingeschlossen•- academic.ru/24157/enclosure">enclosure* * *en·close[ɪnˈkləʊz, AM enˈkloʊz]vt▪ to \enclose sthto \enclose sth in brackets etw einklammernto \enclose sth with a fence etw einzäunen [o einfrieden2. (include in same envelope) etw beilegen [o beifügen]please find \enclosed... in der Anlage [o beiliegend] senden wir Ihnen...* * *[ɪn'kləʊz]vt1) (= shut in) einschließen; (= surround) umgeben; (with fence etc) ground einzäunen, einfrieden (geh)in, with dat), beifügen ( in, with dat)I am enclosing the original with the translation — anbei die Übersetzung sowie der Originaltext
* * *enclose [ınˈkləʊz] v/tenclosed motor geschlossener Motor2. Land einfried(ig)en, umzäunen3. umringen4. (mit der Hand etc) umfassen5. beilegen, -fügen ( beide:in dat):* * *transitive verb1) (surround) umgeben; (shut up or in) einschließen2) (put in envelope with letter) beilegen (with, in Dat.)please find enclosed, enclosed please find — als Anlage übersenden wir Ihnen; anbei erhalten Sie
* * *v.anfügen v.beifügen v.beilegen v.einschließen v.enthalten v.umgeben v.umschließen v.
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