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1 leeway
['liːweɪ]nome mar. aer. deriva f.; fig. spazio m. di manovra, libertà f. di movimento* * *1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) deriva2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) ritardo3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) margine di sicurezza* * *leeway /ˈli:weɪ/n. [u]1 (naut., aeron.) scarroccio; deriva2 (aeron.) angolo di deriva3 (fig.) flessibilità (fig.); libertà d'azione (o di pensiero); ( anche) margine di sicurezza: financial leeway, margine di sicurezza finanziaria● to have a lot of leeway to make up, essere molto indietro nel proprio lavoro; avere un grosso svantaggio da colmare □ (naut., aeron.) to make leeway, scarrocciare; derivare.* * *['liːweɪ]nome mar. aer. deriva f.; fig. spazio m. di manovra, libertà f. di movimento -
2 make up leeway
выйти из затруднительного положения; наверстать потерянное, упущенное [букв.; мор. компенсировать снос ветром]If we are to start to call things by their names again, we shall have a lot of leeway to make up, a most indecent dogfight to engage in with the literary pundits by the side of which Victor Hugo's and Keats's battles will appear puny indeed... (R. Fox, ‘The Novel and the People’, ch. 11) — Если мы снова собираемся называть вещи своими именами, нам придется наверстывать упущенное, затеять самую непристойную драку с учеными браминами от литературы, в сравнении с которой битвы, где сражались Виктор Гюго и Китс, покажутся детской игрой...
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3 leeway
1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) deriva2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) atraso3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) margen de libertadtr['liːweɪ]1 (freedom) libertad nombre femenino■ from now on I'll have a certain amount of leeway a partir de ahora tendré cierto margen de libertad2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (backlog) tiempo perdido3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL derivaleeway ['li:.weɪ] n: libertad f, margen mn.• deriva s.f.'liːweɪmass noun ( margin of freedom)['liːweɪ]N (Naut) deriva f ; (fig) (=scope) libertad f de acciónthat doesn't give me much leeway — (=scope) eso no me deja mucha libertad de acción; (=time to spare) eso no me deja mucho margen de tiempo
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4 leeway
1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) avdrift2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) det som er forsømt3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) (ekstra) tid på seg, spilleromsubst. \/ˈliːweɪ\/1) ( sjøfart og elektronikk) avdrift2) ( hverdagslig) spillerom, pusterom, fristgive somebody plenty of leeway gi noen fritt spillerom, gi noen stor frihethave much leeway to make up ( overført) ha mye å ta igjenmake leeway drive av -
5 leeway
['liːweɪ]n ( fig)* * *1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) dryf2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) zaległości3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) zapas, luz
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