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1 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) cerca2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) cercar- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) esgrimir2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) fugir à questão/esquivar-se•- fencing* * *[fens] n 1 cerca, grade, cercado. 2 tapagem, tapada, sebe, tapume, valado, muro. 3 reparo, parapeito, trincheira. 4 fig réplica, debate. 5 barreira, obstáculo. 6 receptor, o que recolhe, guarda, esconde ou vende objetos furtados. 7 Tech esquadro de guia. • vt+vi 1 cercar, rodear, valar, tapar, entaipar, murar, fortificar. 2 defender, resguardar, proteger. 3 esgrimir, jogar as armas, parar, rechaçar. 4 fig esgrimir, tergiversar, esquivar-se, argumentar agilmente. 5 receptar objetos furtados. fence-month, fence-season, fence-time defeso, época em que é proibido caçar ou pescar. fence of a plane régua de plaina. fence of pales paliçada, estacada. fence off repelir, evitar, desviar, defender-se, isolar, deter. Suzy and Mary mended their fences Suzy e Mary fizeram as pazes, ficaram de bem. to fence in cercar. to sit, to stand on the fence aguardar, hesitar, estar indeciso, ficar neutro, sentar no muro. -
2 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) cerca2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) cercar- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) esgrimir2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) esquivar-se•- fencing -
3 gate
[ɡeit](a metal, wooden etc doorlike object which closes) the opening in a wall, fence etc through which people etc pass: I'll meet you at the park gate(s). portão- gate-crasher
- gate-post
- gateway* * *gate1[geit] n 1 portão, porta. 2 porteiro, barreira, cancela. 3 abertura em parede ou cerca, passagem. 4 entrada, saída: a) garganta, passo. b) meio para obter qualquer coisa. 5 comporta, válvula, registro. 6 (também gates) número de pessoas que pagam para assistir a alguma exibição, assistência. 7 = link=gate-money gate-money.8 Comp porta lógica. • vt Brit punir, não deixando sair da escola. he was gated / foi-lhe proibido deixar o recinto do colégio. gate and gaiters Naut exercício. to go through the gate Aeron acelerar até o máximo.————————gate2[geit] n Met montante. -
4 hoarding
['ho:diŋ]1) (a temporary fence of boards, eg round a place where a building is being knocked down or built.) tapume2) (a usually large wooden board on which advertisements, posters etc are stuck.) placa para anúncios* * *hoard.ing1[h'ɔ:diŋ] n 1 armazenagem escondida de alguma coisa. 2 hoardings economias.————————hoard.ing2[h'ɔ:diŋ] n tapume, tabique. -
5 railing
noun ((usually in plural) a fence or barrier of (usually vertical) metal or wooden bars: They've put railings up all round the park.) gradeamento* * *rail.ing1[r'eiliŋ] n grade, balaustrada, parapeito.————————rail.ing2[r'eiliŋ] n 1 materiais para trilhos. 2 trilhos. 3 assentamento de trilhos. -
6 gate
[ɡeit](a metal, wooden etc doorlike object which closes) the opening in a wall, fence etc through which people etc pass: I'll meet you at the park gate(s). portão- gate-crasher - gate-post - gateway -
7 hoarding
['ho:diŋ]1) (a temporary fence of boards, eg round a place where a building is being knocked down or built.) tapume2) (a usually large wooden board on which advertisements, posters etc are stuck.) placa de anúncios -
8 railing
noun ((usually in plural) a fence or barrier of (usually vertical) metal or wooden bars: They've put railings up all round the park.) grade
См. также в других словарях:
fence — 1. Barrier. Pā; kaupale waena (between land patches). ♦ Picket fence, pā pine. ♦ Wooden fence, pā lā au, pā laupapa. Iron fence, pā hao. ♦ Stone fence, pā pōhaku, nini, niho, niho ka i. Rail fence, pā a aho. Tistalk fence, paepae kī.… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
fence — [fens] n. [ME fens, aphetic for defens, DEFENSE] 1. Obs. a protection; defense 2. a barrier, as of wooden or metal posts, rails, wire mesh, etc., used as a boundary or means of protection or confinement 3. the art of self defense with foil, saber … English World dictionary
fence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, tall ▪ low ▪ barbed wire, chain link, iron, mesh, metal … Collocations dictionary
Fence — A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or … Wikipedia
fence post — n. a wooden or metal post set in the ground as a supporting part of a fence … Useful english dictionary
wooden — adj. Wooden is used with these nouns: ↑acting, ↑barracks, ↑barrel, ↑barricade, ↑bat, ↑baton, ↑bead, ↑beam, ↑bench, ↑block, ↑boat, ↑bookcase, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Roundpole fence — The roundpole fence is a wooden fence typical to the countryside in Finland (in Finnish: riukuaita or pistoaitta ), Sweden (in Swedish: Gärdesgård ) and Norway (in Norwegian: Skigard ). It is normally made from unbarked and unsplit youngish trees … Wikipedia
Steel fence post — Two T posts and red post pounder (or driver) used to drive them into the ground. The flat plate helps stabilize the post, which is driven into the ground until the plate is buried. A steel fence post, also called (depending on design or country)… … Wikipedia
picket fence — noun 1》 a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by two or more horizontal rails. 2》 [often as modifier] N. Amer. a picket fence as a symbol of middle class domesticity and contentment … English new terms dictionary
roundpole fence — noun a kind of wooden fence, typical for the Scandinavian countryside … Wiktionary
post-and-rail fence — /ˌpoʊst ən reɪl ˈfɛns/ (say .pohst uhn rayl fens) noun a wooden fence constructed from posts with connecting rails slotted into them …
