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tr['kɔːkəsəs]1 (region) el Cáucaso2 (mountains) las montañas del Cáucaso'kɔːkəsəs['kɔːkǝsǝs]N Cáucaso m* * *['kɔːkəsəs] -
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Caucasus ['kɔ:kəsəs]∎ Geography the Caucasus le Caucase;∎ in the Caucasus dans le Caucase;∎ the Caucasus mountains le Caucase, la chaîne du Caucase -
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Caucăsus, i, m., = Kaukasos.I.The rough Caucasian chain of mountains, in.habited by wild tribes, in Asia, between the [p. 303] Black and Caspian Seas, Mel. 1, 15, 2; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 37; Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 23:B.inhospitalis,
Hor. C. 1, 22, 7; id. Epod. 1, 12; cf. Verg. A. 4, 366; acc. Gr. Caucason, Ov. M. 8, 798; Stat. Th. 4, 394.—Hence,Caucă-sĭus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Caucasus, Caucasian:II.montes,
Mel. 1, 19, 13; 2, 4, 8:vertex,
Verg. G. 2, 440:rupes,
Prop. 2, 1, 69:aves,
id. 2 (3), 25, 14:volucres,
Verg. E. 6, 42:arbores,
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Caucasus, ī, m. (Καύκασος), die noch jetzt so genannte hohe Gebirgskette in Asien, zwischen dem Pontus Euxinus u. dem Kaspischen Meere, Mela 1, 15, 2 (1. § 81). Ov. met. 2, 224; 8, 798 (wo griech. Akk. -on): C. inhospitalis, Hor. carm. 1, 22, 7. – Dav. Caucasius, a, um, kaukasisch, montes = Caucasus, Mela 1. § 109: vertex, Verg.: portae, enge Pässe zwischen dem Kaukasus u. dem Kaspischen Meere, Plin.
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Caucasus, ī, m. (Καύκασος), die noch jetzt so genannte hohe Gebirgskette in Asien, zwischen dem Pontus Euxinus u. dem Kaspischen Meere, Mela 1, 15, 2 (1. § 81). Ov. met. 2, 224; 8, 798 (wo griech. Akk. -on): C. inhospitalis, Hor. carm. 1, 22, 7. – Dav. Caucasius, a, um, kaukasisch, montes = Caucasus, Mela 1. § 109: vertex, Verg.: portae, enge Pässe zwischen dem Kaukasus u. dem Kaspischen Meere, Plin.Ausführliches Lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch > Caucasus
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Caucasus (Mt.)Καύκασος, ὁ or τὸ Καυκάσιον ὄρος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Caucasus
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კავკასიაthe tribes of North Caucasus used to harry Georgia ჩრდილოეთ კავკასიის ტომები თავს ესხმოდნენ ხოლმე საქართველოს -
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['kɔːkəsəs]nome proprio Caucaso* * *Caucasus /ˈkɔ:kəsəs/n. (geogr.)1 Caucaso2 Caucasia.(Place names) Caucasus /ˈkɔ:kəsəs/* * *['kɔːkəsəs]nome proprio Caucaso -
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['kɔːkəsəs]nUSAGE:(1.) Названия горных цепей употребляются с определенным артиклем: the Crimea Крымские горы, the Urals Урал, the Caucasus Кавказ, the Alps Альпы, the Carpathians Карпаты, the Ands Анды. (2.) Отдельные горы и горные пики, как правило, употребляются без артикля: Elbrus Эльбрус, Everest Эверест; you can see Elbrus on a clear day from here в ясный день отсюда виден Эльбрус -
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сущ. КавказCaucasusБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > Caucasus
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['kɔːkəsəs]nthe Caucasus — Kaukaz m
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n Кавказ (1). Названия цепи гор употребляются с определенным артиклем: the Crimea, the Urals, the Caucasus, the Alps, the Carpathians, the Ands — Крымские горы, Урал, Кавказ, Альпы, Карпаты, Анды. (2). Отдельные горы и горные пики, как правило, употребляются без артикля: Elbrus — Эльбрус, Everest — Эверест:You can see Elbrus on a clear day from here — В ясный день отсюда виден Эверест.
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