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1 water wagon
water wagon, water waggon[´wɔ:tə¸wægən] n цистерна за поливане на улиците; to be on the \water wagon прен. въздържател съм, не пия; to fall from the \water wagon ам. разг. удрям го отново на пиене. -
2 water power
water power[´wɔ:tə¸pauə] n хидроенергия, водна сила; \water power engine хидравлически двигател; \water power plant водноелектрическа станция, ВЕЦ. -
3 water supply
water supply[´wɔ:təsə¸plai] n водоснабдяване; \water supply engineering хидротехника. -
4 water bailiff
water bailiff[´wɔ:tə¸beilif] n митнически служител на пристанище. -
5 water bird
water bird[´wɔ:tə¸bə:d] n водна птица. -
6 water biscuit
water biscuit[´wɔ:tə¸biskit] n безмаслена бисквита. -
7 water buck
water buck[´wɔ:tə¸bʌk] n голяма южноафриканска антилопа. -
8 water buffalo
water buffalo[´wɔ:tə¸bʌfəlou] n бивол. -
9 water bus
water bus[´wɔ:tə¸bʌs] n туристическо, пътническо корабче по река или езеро. -
10 water butt
water butt[´wɔ:tə¸bʌt] n бидон (цистерна) за събиране на дъждовна вода. -
11 water can
water can[´wɔ:tə¸kæn] n лейка, поливалка. -
12 water cannon
water cannon[´wɔ:tə¸kænən] n машина за произвеждане на водна струя (с която полицията разпръсва тълпа). -
13 water carriage
water carriage[´wɔ:tə¸kæridʒ] n воден транспорт (превоз). -
14 water carrier
water carrier[´wɔ:tə¸kæriə] n 1. водоносец; водоноска; 2. астр. (W.) Водолей (съзвездие и знак на зодиака). -
15 water chestnut
water chestnut[´wɔ:tə¸tʃestnʌt] n корен от китайска билка (използвана като подправка в китайската кухня). -
16 water column
water column[´wɔ:tə¸kɔləm] n 1. воден стълб; 2. водомерно стъкло; водомерна рейка. -
17 water cure
water cure[´wɔ:tə¸kjuə] n 1. водолечение, хидротерапия; 2. разг. вид мъчение, при което жертвата се принуждава да пие големи количества вода. -
18 water dog
water dog[´wɔ:tə¸dɔg] n куче, което се използва за работа (лов) във вода; разг. моряк, добър плувец. -
19 water drinker
water drinker[´wɔ:tə¸driʃkə] n въздържател; трезвеник. -
20 water drop
water drop[´wɔ:tə¸drɔp] n 1. капка вода; 2. сълза.
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