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Sīrēn, ēnis, f., = Seirên, a Siren.I.Lit., usu. plur.: Sīrēnes, um, = Seirênes, the Sirens, who, according to the myth, were birds with the faces of virgins. They dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them, Ov. M. 5, 555; Hyg. Fab. 125; 141; Serv. Verg. A. 5, 864; Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49; Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 23; Mart. 3, 64, 1; Ov. R. Am. 789; Plin. 10, 49, 70, § 136 al.— Sing.:2.Siren,
Sil. 14, 473; cf. infra, 2.: scopuli Sirenum, three small islands of rock on the south-west coast of Campania, between Surrentum and Capreœ; in Gr. Seirênousai, now Galli, Verg. A. 5, 864 Heyne; Ov. M. 14, 88;also called Sirenum petrae,
Mel. 2, 4, 9.—Hence, strange birds: Sirenes in delubris voluptatum, owls or ostriches, Vulg. lsa. 13, 22.—Transf.(α).Of the drones in a hive:(β).fuei (vocantur) sirenes aut cephenes,
Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48. —Poet.: Cato Grammaticus, Latina Siren, the Latin Siren (as master of song), Poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 11:A.qui gaudet acerbo Plagarum strepitu et nullam Sirena flagellis Comparat,
i. e. thinks no Siren's song equal to the sound of the whip, Juv. 14, 19:vitanda est improba Siren Desidia,
allurer, seducer, Hor. S. 2, 3, 14.—Hence,Sīrē-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sirens, Siren-:B. C. II.scopuli, i. q. Sirenum scopuli (v. supra, I.),
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Sīrēn ēnis, f, Σιρήν, a Siren.—Plur., the Sirens (mvthical birds with virgins' faces, who enticed sailors by sweet songs and then destroyed them), C., H., O.: qui nullam Sirena flagellis Comparat, i. e. likes the sound of lashes better than any song, Iu.: improba Siren Desidia, seducer, H.* * *Sirenos/is N FSiren; (lured sailors with song); type of drone/solitary bee/wasp) -
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[ˈsaɪərən] nouna kind of instrument that gives out a loud hooting noise as a (warning) signal:صفّارة إنْذارa factory siren.
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صَفَّارة الإنْذَار \ siren: an electric horn with a very loud long note; it is used on ships, at factories, on police cars, for warning people (of danger, etc.). -
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14 Burnett County Airport, Siren, Wisconsin USA
Airports: RZNУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Burnett County Airport, Siren, Wisconsin USA
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15 FM-105.7, Siren, Wisconsin
Radio: WXCXУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > FM-105.7, Siren, Wisconsin
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18 Vitanda est improba siren desidia
• One must avoid that wicked temptress, Laziness. (Horace)Latin Quotes (Latin to English) > Vitanda est improba siren desidia
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направленная сирена ( у специальных автомашин) с электронным переключением с узкого пучка на широкий при приближении к перекрёсткуАнгло-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > directional siren
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siren — sìren m <G siréna> DEFINICIJA zool. repati vodozemac (Siren lacertina) podrijetlom iz Sjeverne Amerike; dvonogi s. ETIMOLOGIJA nlat. siren, v. sirena … Hrvatski jezični portal
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siren — mid 14c., sea nymph who by her singing lures sailors to their destruction, from O.Fr. sereine, from L.L. Sirena, from L. Siren, from Gk. Seiren [ Odyssey, xii.39 ff.], perhaps lit. binder, from seira cord, rope. Meaning device that makes a… … Etymology dictionary