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['kɔt(ə)n] 1. сущ.1) хлопок2) бот.; = cotton-plant хлопчатник4)б) ( cottons) одежда из хлопчатобумажной ткани5) = cotton wool вата••2. прил.1) хлопковый3. гл.1) разг.; = cotton together (cotton to / with) ладить, уживаться, подходить друг другуAll I ask is that I may be able to cotton with the man she's set her heart on. — Всё, чего я хочу, это поладить с человеком, которого она выбрала.
Syn:2) разг. ( cotton to) полюбить, привязатьсяI cottoned to her at once. — Она мне сразу понравилась.
3) разг. одобрять (план, идею)They didn't cotton to the idea right away. — Поначалу эта идея им не понравилась.
4) уст. затыкать ватойAll the interstices were cottoned up. (H. Marryat, Year in Sweden, 1862) — Все щели были заткнуты ватой.
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