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f.1 Babel.2 babel, chaos, bedlam.* * *torre de Babel Tower of Babel* * *SM Babel* * *masculino complete bedlam (colloq)* * *= Babel, BABEL.Ex. The article 'Terminological Babel' presents the complex terminological situation in the field of information science.Ex. This article discusses the implementation of a knowledge base for an experimental library information system called BABEL.----* torre de Babel, la = Tower of Babel, the.* * *masculino complete bedlam (colloq)* * *= Babel, BABEL.Ex: The article 'Terminological Babel' presents the complex terminological situation in the field of information science.
Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a knowledge base for an experimental library information system called BABEL.* torre de Babel, la = Tower of Babel, the.* * *Babel torre* * *babel nm o nfFamel debate se convirtió en una babel the debate degenerated into noisy chaos* * *m (also f) chaos* * *babel nf: babel, chaos, bedlam -
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n; -s, -2. fig. (Sündenbabel) Babylon* * *Ba|bel ['baːbl]nt - s (BIBL)Babel; (fig) (= Sündenbabel) sink of iniquity; (von Sprachen) melting pot* * *Ba·bel<-s>[ˈba:bl̩]* * *der Turmbau zu Babel — the building of the Tower of Babel
* * *1. nur sg; BIBEL Babel;der Turm zu Babel the Tower of Babel2. fig (Sündenbabel) Babylon* * *(das); Babels Babel -
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The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > Babel
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n. Babel, Babylon, ancient city located on the Euphrates River in Asia (former capital of the Babylonian Empire); confusion (like a scene from the biblical story of the Tower of Babel) -
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Tower of Babel* * *la torre de Babel= Tower of Babel, theEx: The article 'How to install an elevator in the Tower of Babel' deals with linguistic problems in the use of English-language information services in non-English-speaking countries.
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= Tower of Babel, theEx. The article 'How to install an elevator in the Tower of Babel' deals with linguistic problems in the use of English-language information services in non-English-speaking countries. -
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9 Turm zu Babel
Deutsch-Englisch Fachwörterbuch Architektur und Bauwesen > Turm zu Babel
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f.1 tower.una torre de quince pisos a fifteen-story blockla torre de Babel the Tower of Babeltorre de control control towertorre del homenaje keeptorre de perforación oil derricktorre de refrigeración cooling towertorre del reloj clock tower2 rook, castle.3 turret (military).4 pylon ( electricity and electronics).5 tower (computer) (computing).pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: torrar.* * *1 (gen) tower2 (campanario) bell tower3 (chalé) country house, house, villa4 (de buque) turret5 (ajedrez) rook, castle\torre de comunicaciones communications towertorre de control control towertorre de marfil figurado ivory towertorre de perforación derricktorre de vigía crow's nest* * *noun f.1) tower2) rook* * *SF1) (Arquit) tower; [de oficinas, viviendas] tower block; (Radio) mast, tower; [de electricidad] pylon; [de pozo de petróleo] derricktorre de alta tensión, torre de conducción eléctrica — electricity pylon
2) (Ajedrez) rook, castle3) (Aer, Mil, Náut) turret; (Mil) watchtowertorre de control — (Aer) control tower
torre de mando — [de submarino] conning tower
torre de observación — observation tower, watchtower
torre (de) vigía — (Náut) crow's nest; [de submarino] conning tower
5)* * *a) ( de castillo) tower; ( de iglesia) tower; ( en punta) steeple, spireb) ( de cables de alta tensión) pylon; ( de pozo de petróleo) derrickc) ( en ajedrez) rook, castled) ( edificio alto) apartment block (AmE), tower block (BrE)* * *a) ( de castillo) tower; ( de iglesia) tower; ( en punta) steeple, spireb) ( de cables de alta tensión) pylon; ( de pozo de petróleo) derrickc) ( en ajedrez) rook, castled) ( edificio alto) apartment block (AmE), tower block (BrE)* * *torre11 = tower.Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
* encerrado en su torre de marfil = ivory-towered.* torre de Babel, la = Tower of Babel, the.* torre de CDROMs = multi-disc CD-ROM server.* torre del homenaje = donjon.* torre de marfil = ivory tower.* torre de refrigeración = cooling tower.* torre de vigilancia = watchtower.* Torre Eiffel, la = Eiffel Tower, the.torre22 = rook.Nota: Pieza del juego del ajedrez.Ex: Castling is the only situation where two pieces -- always the King and one of the Rooks -- are moved at the same time.
* * *A1 (de un castillo, una fortaleza) tower2 (de una iglesia) tower; (en punta) steeple, spire3 (de cables de alta tensión) pylon; (de un pozo de petróleo) derrick4 (en ajedrez) rook, castleCompuestos:Tower of Babelcon tantos extranjeros aquello era una verdadera Torre de Babel with so many foreigners there it was like a session of the United Nationscontrol towerTower of Londonivory towerobservation towerdrilling rigEiffel TowerB (equipo de música) stack systemC ( Inf) tower* * *
Del verbo torrar: ( conjugate torrar)
torré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
torre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
torrar
torre
torrar ( conjugate torrar) verbo transitivo
to roast
torre sustantivo femenino
( en punta) steeple, spire
( de pozo de petróleo) derrick
torrar verbo transitivo to toast
torre sustantivo femenino
1 (de iglesia, castillo) tower
2 (pieza de ajedrez) rook, castle
3 (del tendido eléctrico) pylon
4 (edificio) tower block, US apartment block, high rise
5 Av torre de control, control tower
6 fig (lugar de desorden y confusión) torre de Babel, Tower of Babel
' torre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confinar
- elevada
- elevado
- resaltar
- vigía
- bambolearse
- erguir
- inclinado
- mantener
- oscilar
- rematar
English:
castle
- confine
- mast
- observation tower
- oil-rig
- pylon
- rig
- rook
- tower
- control
- high
- keep
- oil
- stand
- watch
* * *torre nf1. [en fortaleza, castillo, iglesia] tower;[que sobresale de una muralla] turret; [en punta afilada] spire torre albarrana bastion, flanking tower;la Torre de Babel the Tower of Babel;torre del homenaje keep;torre de marfil ivory tower;torre del vigía [de observación] observation tower2. [estructura] [de alta tensión] pylon;[transmisora, de teléfono móvil] mast torre de control control tower;torre de perforación drilling rig, oil derrick;torre de refrigeración cooling tower;torre del reloj clock tower3. [en ajedrez] rook, castle4. Informát tower (computer)una torre de 15 pisos a 15-storey block* * *f tower;torre de alta tensión EL high-voltage pylon* * *torre nf1) : towertorre de perforación: oil rig2) : turret3) : rook, castle (in chess)* * *torre n tower -
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1. Babel tower2. tower of BabelРусско-английский большой базовый словарь > вавилонская башня
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вавилонско стълпотворение babel* * *стълпотворѐние,ср., -я: • Вавилонско \стълпотворениее библ. Babel, Tower of Babel. -
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(Biblical) the Tower of Babel, tower built by the descendants of Noah in an attempt to reach heaven (as a punishment, God created many different languages so they could not understand one another) -
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tower(островьрха) steeple(на крепост) turretвавилонската кула the tower of Babelвъздушни кули castles in the air/in Spainградя въздушни кули build castles in the air/in Spain, limn on water* * *ку̀ла,ж., -и tower; ( островърха) steeple; (на крепост) turret; • Вавилонската \кулаа библ. the tower of Babel; въздушни \кулаи castles in the air/in Spain; градя въздушни \кулаи build castles in the air/in Spain, limn on water.* * *tower: the кула of Babel - Вавилонските кули; steeple (остра); turret (като орнамент)* * *1. (на крепост) turret 2. (островьрха) steeple 3. tower 4. вавилонската КУЛА the tower of Babel 5. въздушни кули castles in the air/in Spain 6. градя въздушни кули build castles in the air/in Spain, limn on water -
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Babel имя существительное:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > вавилонская башня
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19 Вавилонская башня
Русско-английский глоссарий христианской лексики > Вавилонская башня
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20 вавилонская башня
Американизмы. Русско-английский словарь. > вавилонская башня
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