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makeweight ['meɪkweɪt](on scales) complément m de poids;∎ figurative I'm only here as a makeweight je ne suis là que pour faire nombre -
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makeweight [ˊmeɪkweɪt] n1) дове́сок, доба́вка2) тех. противове́с -
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ˈmake·weight* * *['meIkweɪt]n1) (lit)he added a few more as makeweights — er gab noch ein paar dazu, um das Gewicht vollzumachen
2) (fig) Lückenbüßer m; (= person) Lückenbüßer(in) m(f)to use sth as a makeweight — etw in die Waagschale werfen
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[ˈmeɪkweɪt]makeweight довесок, добавка makeweight тех. противовес -
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ˈmeɪkweɪt сущ.
1) добавка, довесок тж. перен. An incestuous passion brought forward as the make-weight of a plot, to eke out a fifth act. ≈ Кровосмесительная страсть была вставлена как довесок к сюжету, чтобы заткнуть дыру в пятом акте. Syn: addition, second helping, make-weight
2) тех. противовес Syn: make-weight n довесок, добавка makeweight довесок, добавка ~ тех. противовесБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > makeweight
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subst. \/ˈmeɪkweɪt\/1) tillegg, tilgift2) fyllkalk, staffasje3) motvekt -
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Общая лексика: добавка, добавок, довесок, противовес -
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[`meɪkweɪt]добавка, довесокпротивовесАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > makeweight
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['meɪkweɪt]◙ n. תוספת, פיצוי (על חסר); השלמת משקל* * *◙ לקשמ תמלשה ;(רסח לע) יוציפ,תפסות◄ -
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['meɪkweɪt]N1) (=weight, object) contrapeso m2) (fig) (=person) suplente mf, sustituto(-a) m / f ; pej parche m, elemento m de relleno -
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jml kecil yg ditambahkan spy hangat timbangannya* * *jml kecil yang ditambahkan spy hangat timbangannya -
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make.weight[m'eikweit] n 1 adicional, para alcançar o peso. 2 pessoa ou coisa insignificante.
См. также в других словарях:
Makeweight — Make weight , n. That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
makeweight — (n.) also make weight, 1690s, small quantity of something added to make the total reach a certain weight, from MAKE (Cf. make) (v.) + WEIGHT (Cf. weight). MAKE WEIGHT. A small candle: a term applied to a little slender man. [ Dictionary of… … Etymology dictionary
makeweight — ► NOUN 1) something put on a scale to make up the required weight. 2) an extra person or thing needed to complete something … English terms dictionary
makeweight — [māk′wāt΄] n. 1. anything added to a scale to complete the required weight 2. an unimportant person or thing added to make up some lack … English World dictionary
makeweight — [[t]me͟ɪkweɪt[/t]] makeweights N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone or something as a makeweight, you think that they are not good or valuable and that they have been included in an activity in order to fill up a gap. He has not been… … English dictionary
makeweight — UK [ˈmeɪkˌweɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms makeweight : singular makeweight plural makeweights someone or something that is included to make a number or amount complete … English dictionary
makeweight — noun Date: 1695 1. a. something thrown into a scale to bring the weight to a desired value b. something of little independent value thrown in to fill a gap 2. counterweight, counterpoise … New Collegiate Dictionary
makeweight — /mayk wayt /, n. 1. something put in a scale to complete a required weight. 2. anything added to supply a lack. [1685 95; MAKE1 + WEIGHT] * * * … Universalium
makeweight — noun a) Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight. I would advise you to accept these as an instalment of a volume, (they are not big enough to make one themselves) with the promise that the stories to… … Wiktionary
makeweight — make|weight [ meık,weıt ] noun count someone or something included to make a number or amount complete … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
makeweight — meɪkweɪt n. something added to reach a required weight; addition, compensation (for something which is lacking) … English contemporary dictionary