-
1 Sea Islands Cotton
See Cotton, Sea Islands.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Sea Islands Cotton
-
2 Cotton (Sea Islands)
Sea Islands is of the famous Gossypium Barbadense variety and is the finest cotton grown, having a staple of 11/2-in. to 21/4-in. in length, fine in diameter, and regular in natural twist and length. It is clean, strong and elastic, and has a silkiness possessed by no other cotton. It was formerly grown in the islands off the coast of South Carolina, in Georgia and Florida, and the crop varied from 60,000 to 100,000 bales. Since the beginning of the present century it has declined in those districts and finally ceased in 1925. Today the British West Indies are almost the sole source of supply - A small quantity being grown in Fiji from seed procured from the West Indies. The crop now averages 4,000 to 5,000 bales per annum and is slowly increasing. The islands producing the cotton now are St. Vincent, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Barbados, Anguilla, Antigua and the Virgin Islands.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Cotton (Sea Islands)
-
3 Australia (including Ashmore , Cartier & Coral Sea Islands)
Abbreviation: ASУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Australia (including Ashmore , Cartier & Coral Sea Islands)
-
4 Coral Sea Islands
Politics: CR -
5 sea
m.SFA, Africa Facility, Special Facility for Africa.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: ser.* * *1→ link=ser ser* * *SM ABR Esp(Agr) = Servicio de Extensión Agraria.* * ** * ** * *sea, seas, etc* * *
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser)
sea es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sea
ser
sea,◊ seas, etc see ser
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) sea para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
sea v impers to be;
sea v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ sea humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' sea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- arrastrar
- besugo
- blanca
- blanco
- caballito
- comunicar
- cualquiera
- elefante
- ser
- erizo
- erotizar
- espada
- exclusión
- flexible
- gruesa
- grueso
- hipocampo
- loba
- lobo
- lubina
- mar
- marina
- marino
- marítima
- marítimo
- negarse
- nivel
- no
- oportuna
- oportuno
- orientarse
- respeto
- segundón
- segundona
- siquiera
- sugestión
- un
- una
- vía
- agrado
- alto
- altura
- barco
- bendito
- breve
- bruma
- caer
- calma
- Caribe
English:
above
- apply
- as
- blast
- calm
- can
- Caribbean
- clingy
- damn
- danger
- Dead Sea
- devil
- facing
- however
- lost
- lung
- matter
- may
- Mediterranean
- mist
- place
- prospect
- Red Sea
- sea
- sea dog
- sea lion
- sea mist
- sea-fish
- sea-green
- sea-lane
- sea-level
- sea-water
- shame
- sink
- so
- South Sea Islands
- spin out
- splendid
- though
- urchin
- view
- voyage
- whenever
- whichever
- whoever
- whose
- wonder
- word
- Adriatic
- Aegean
* * *vb → ser* * * -
6 Peruvian Sea Island
A variety of cotton grown from Sea Islands seed in Peru. It has a staple about 11/2-in. and is used for warp yarns up to 140's for doubling.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Peruvian Sea Island
-
7 Azores Islands
Atlantic archipelago of nine islands: Terceira, São Miguel, Santa Maria, Corvo, Graciosa, São Jorge, Faial, Pico, and Flores. This autonomous region of Portugal is 9,365 square kilometers (5,821 square miles) in area. First settled in the 1420s by Portuguese and Flemish colonists, the economy of the archipelago passed through various phases. The Azores' main crops in four phases were, in the 15th and 16th centuries, wheat and sugar; in the 17th century, woods; in the 18th and 19th centuries, oranges; and in the 20th century, cattle, dairy products, tobacco, and pineapples.Their location some 1,448 kilometers (900 miles) west of Portugal and over 1,769 kilometers (1,100 miles) from the eastern coast of the United States, and on major sea and trade routes, influenced the islands' development. Major themes of their history are isolation, North American influence, neglect by Portugal, and emigration to North America. As of the 19th century, large numbers of Azoreans immigrated to the United States. By the last quarter of the 20th century, statistics suggested, more people of Azorean descent lived in North America than inhabited the still sparely settled islands. Since World War I, when the U.S. Navy maintained a base at Ponta Delgada, São Miguel island, the Azores' society and economy have been influenced by foreign military base activity. In World War II (1943), British forces used an air base (Lajes) on Terceira island, under an agreement with Portugal, and thereafter the United States made a similar arrangement at Santa Maria. From 1951 on, the U.S. administered an air base at Lajes, Terceira, under North Atlantic Treaty Organization auspices. With that, American assistance and military base funds have played an important role in the archipelago's still largely unindustrialized economy.Since the 1960s, several Azorean independence movements have emerged, as well as other groups that advocate that the islands become part of the United States. Such movements have been encouraged by the islands' isolation, a troubled economy, and the fact that Portugal has never made developing the islands a major priority. After the fall of the dictatorship in 1974, the democratic Portugal organized new efforts to assist the Azores and, in the 1976 Constitution, the Azores were declared an autonomous region of Portugal with greater rights of self-government and management. In the 1990s, emigration from the Azores to both the United States and Canada continued, although not at the pace of earlier periods. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of overseas Portuguese from the Azores Islands resided in the eastern United States, California, and Canada. -
8 איי ים האלמוגים
Coral Sea Islands, Coral Sea Islands Territory, islands in the Coral Sea that are the territory of Australia (situated northeast of Australia) -
9 Cotton (Peru)
Peru produces on an average about 250,000 bales of cotton per annum. There are three varieties grown very different from each other in their general characteristics Peruvian Sea Islands - This is an inferior Sea Islands cotton; and though it has a fairly long staple and a silky appearance it is more irregular, both as to colour and length of staple than the pure Sea Islands grown in the United States It has a length of about 13/8-in Rough Peruvian - This is a harsh wiry cotton, with a staple of about 11/4-in. It is an indigenous variety, and is the product of a perennial plant, which attains a height of about 10 feet. On account of its very harsh fibre this cotton is used chiefly or mixing with wool, with which it has some properties in common Smooth Peruvian - Smooth Peruvian is a soft class of cotton, very similar to American from which cotton it is not improbably descended. It constitutes about 70 per cent of the crop. Staple 11/8-in. -
10 טריטוריית איי ים האלמוגים
Coral Sea IslandsTerritory, Coral Sea Islands, islands in the Coral Sea that are the territory of Australia (situated northeast of Australia) -
11 Gossypium
The generic name of the cotton plant, of which there are four species: - G. Arboream - A perennial tree growing 15 feet to 20 feet high. Found in India, China, Arabia and Egypt, and produces a good quality of cotton. The plant is considered sacred in India, where it has the names Nurmai and Deo Parati. G. Barbadense - This is the famous Sea Islands cotton, now grown almost entirely in the British West Indies. The plant is a native of Barbadoes and grows 6 feet to 15 feet high (see Sea Islands). G. Hirsutum - Grows about 6 feet high, mostly in the Southern States of America, and is known variously as Uplands, Mobile, New Orleans, Texas, Boweds, etc. G. Herbaceum - Grows 4 feet to 6 feet high, in Egypt, India, China and Asia Minor. Short staple Egyptian is of this species. -
12 Marie Galante Cotton
A commercial variety of low-grade cotton, growing wild in the West Indies. It is related to Sea Islands, but has a shorter and inferior staple. In 1911 it was crossed with true Sea Islands and fairly good results were reported from Tobago and Trinidad.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Marie Galante Cotton
-
13 South American Cotton
Chiefly Brazilian and Peruvian. These cottons rank third in quality among those used in large quantities, following after Sea Islands and Egyptian. The cotton is marketed under the following names: Tanguis, Pernams (Pernambuco), Maranhams, Parahyba, Ceara, Maceio, Aracaju, Rio Grande, Bahia and Santos. Also rough Peruvian, smooth Peruvian, and a little Peruvian Sea Islands. All have a staple longer than one inch (see under each name)Dictionary of the English textile terms > South American Cotton
-
14 Barbadoes Cotton
The original name of American cotton, which was first introduced into America from the islands of the Barbadoes group. It grows freely in the West Indies, and gives a long staple fibre, is silky, fair colour and fine quality. The botanical name is Gossypium Barbadense and Sea Islands, Egyptian and Peruvian cottons are of the same class. The plant was originally from 6 to 8 feet in height, but owing to variation in the conditions of its cultivation its height is now 3 to 4 feet. -
15 Fiji Cotton
A cotton of the Sea Islands type with an irregular length of staple but fine and cohesive. It has a high percentage of unripe fibre staple about 11/2 to z-in. It was grown in the Polynesian Islands about 20 years ago, but little is grown or used today. -
16 joński
adj( kolumna) Ionic* * *a.2. muz. skala jońska Ionian mode.3. jęz., geogr. Ionian, Ionic; dialekt joński the Ionic (Greek) dialect; Morze/Wyspy Jońskie Ionian Sea/Islands.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > joński
-
17 Australia
1) Australian slang: the lucky country2) Politics: AS3) Abbreviation: AS (NATO country code), Aus, Aus, Aust, Austral., (top-level domain name) AU, (including Ashmore, Cartier & Coral Sea Islands) AS4) File extension: .au -
18 CR
Politics: Coral Sea Islands -
19 Острова Северного моря
Geography: North Sea islandsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Острова Северного моря
-
20 острова Кораллового моря
Australian slang: Coral Sea Islands (группа коралловых рифов у берегов Квинсленда; территория Австралии)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > острова Кораллового моря
См. также в других словарях:
Sea Islands — chain of islands off the coasts of S.C., Ga., & N Fla … English World dictionary
Sea Islands — (spr. ßī ailänds), durch die Mündungen und Ästuarien der südcarolinischen und georginischen Ströme vom nordamerikanischen Festland losgelöste, teils aus Marschland, teils aus Mergel und Dünensand bestehende Küsteninseln, durch den Anbau einer… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Sea Islands — 32.178798 80.742914 Koordinaten: 32° 11′ N, 80° 45′ W … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sea Islands — Las Sea Islands (español: islas del Mar) son una cadena de islas mareales y de barras situadas a lo largo de las costa de la región media atlántica de los Estados Unidos, entre las bocas de los ríos Santee y St. Johns. En total, hay unas 100… … Wikipedia Español
Sea Islands — The Sea Islands are a chain of tidal and barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. They number over 100, and are located between the mouths of the Santee and St. Johns Rivers along the coast of the U.S. states of South… … Wikipedia
Sea Islands — a group of islands in the Atlantic, along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and N Florida. * * * ▪ islands, United States low lying chain of sandy islands off the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, U.S., between the mouths … Universalium
Sea Islands — 32° 10′ 44″ N 80° 44′ 34″ W / 32.1788, 80.7429 … Wikipédia en Français
Sea Islands — Sea′ Is′lands n. pl. geg a group of islands in the Atlantic, along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and N Florida … From formal English to slang
Sea Islands — geographical name islands SE United States in the Atlantic off coast of South Carolina, Georgia, & Florida between mouths of Santee & St. Johns rivers … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sea Islands — /si ˈaɪləndz/ (say see uyluhndz) plural noun a group of islands in the Atlantic off South Carolina and Georgia, US, noted for the long staple variety of cotton grown there …
Sea Islands — a group of islands in the Atlantic, along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and N Florida … Useful english dictionary