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I1. [skım] n1. снятие (пены, накипи и т. п.)2. = skim milk3. тонкая плёнка (на поверхности чего-л.)2. [skım] v1. 1) снимать (пену, накипь и т. п.; тж. skim off)to skim milk - снимать сливки /пенки/ с молока
to skim the cream from /off/ the milk - снять сливки с молока [ср. тж. ♢ ]
2) тех. сгребать шлак2. 1) покрывать тонкой плёнкойa pond skimmed (over) with ice - пруд, затянутый тонким льдом
2) амер. наносить последний слой штукатурки3. с.-х. снимать дернинуII♢
to skim the cream off - снимать сливки, брать лучшее [ср. тж. 1, 1)]1. [skım] nлёгкое скольжение; скольжение по поверхности2. [skım] v1. 1) легко и плавно скользить; нестись, едва касаясь поверхностиhe seems to skim the ground - он бежит, словно не касаясь земли
to skim the surface - спорт. скользить по поверхности воды
2) (обыкн. over) проноситься над поверхностью, не касаясь еёto skim the bar - спорт. переходить планку вплотную ( при прыжке)
a bird is skimming (over) the sea [the ground] - птица летает низко над морем [над землёй]
the aeroplane skimmed above /over/ the trees - самолёт летел, почти касаясь верхушек деревьев
2. запускать; бросать ( придавая горизонтальное направление при полёте)he skimmed a flat stone across the water - он бросил плоский камешек, и камешек запрыгал по воде
3. 1) (обыкн. over) поверхностно знакомиться (с чем-л.)to skim (over) a subject - подходить поверхностно /относиться несерьёзно/ к предмету
2) (обыкн. over, through) бегло просматриватьto skim over /through/ a book [a document, a letter] - бегло просматривать книгу [документ, письмо]
II [skım] v прост.read carefully, do not skim - читай всё, ничего не пропускай
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'ripl
1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) ondulación
2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) ondularripple n onda / rizotr['rɪpəl]1 (on water) onda2 (sound) murmullo1 rizar1 rizarse: rizarse, ondear, ondularripple vt: rizarripple n: onda f, ondulación fn.• murmullo s.m.• onda s.f.• ondulación s.f.• rizo s.m.v.• correr con olas pequeñas v.• enrizar v.• murmurar v.• ondear v.• ondular v.• rizar v.'rɪpəl
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a) c ( on water) onda fb) u c ( ice cream)raspberry/chocolate ripple — helado m de vainilla con vetas de frambuesa/chocolate
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a) ( move) \<\<water\>\> rizarse*; \<\<wheat/grass\>\> mecerse*; \<\<muscles\>\> tensarsethe lake/wheatfield rippled in the breeze — la brisa rizaba or ondulaba la superficie del lagoigal (liter)
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vt \<\<water\>\> rizar*; \<\<corn\>\> mecer*; \<\<muscles\>\> tensar['rɪpl]1.N (=small wave) onda f, rizo m ; (=sound) murmullo ma ripple of excitement — un susurro or murmullo de emoción
2.VT ondular, rizar3.VI rizarse4.CPDripple effect N — reacción f en cadena, efecto m dominó
to have a ripple effect — provocar una reacción en cadena, tener un efecto dominó
* * *['rɪpəl]
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a) c ( on water) onda fb) u c ( ice cream)raspberry/chocolate ripple — helado m de vainilla con vetas de frambuesa/chocolate
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a) ( move) \<\<water\>\> rizarse*; \<\<wheat/grass\>\> mecerse*; \<\<muscles\>\> tensarsethe lake/wheatfield rippled in the breeze — la brisa rizaba or ondulaba la superficie del lago/trigal (liter)
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'ripl 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) liten bølge, krusning2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) skvulpe, kruse segkruseIsubst. \/ˈrɪpl\/1) krusning, bølgeskvulp2) ( om lyd) risling3) (amer.) lite stryk i elv4) ( teknikk) linhekle5) ( elektronikk) rippela ripple of laughter en (liten) latterbølgeripple of muscles muskelspillIIverb \/ˈrɪpl\/1) kruse seg, gå i små bølger, bølge2) ( om lyd) risle, bølge3) lage renner i, lage bølger i -
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1. masculine nouna. ( = animal) horse ; ( = viande) horsemeat• elle fait combien de chevaux ? what horsepower is it?2. compounds* * *
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pl - aux ʃ(ə)val, o nom masculin1) Zoologie horsemiser sur le bon cheval — fig to back the right horse
2) ( activité) horse-riding3) ( viande) horsemeat4) ( personne) real Trojan(vieux) cheval de retour — ( homme politique) war horse; ( récidiviste) habitual offender, old lag (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( femme masculine) pej
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à cheval sur locution prépositivePhrasal Verbs:••* * *ʃ(ə)val, ochevaux pl nm1) (= animal) horseà cheval sur [un mur, une branche] — astride, [domaines, territoires] straddling
être à cheval sur qch fig [discipline, sécurité, grammaire, convenances] — to be a stickler for sth
2) AUTOMOBILES (cheval vapeur) horsepower no pl10 chevaux — 10 horsepower (for tax purposes)
10 chevaux fiscaux — 10 horsepower (for tax purposes)
50 chevaux au frein — 50 brake horsepower, 50 b.h.p.
* * *A nm1 Zool horse; cheval sauvage wild horse; à (dos de) cheval on horseback; monter à cheval to ride a horse; à cheval! mount!; promenade à cheval (horse) ride; tenue de cheval riding clothes; remède/traitement de cheval strong medicine; fièvre de cheval raging fever; bon cheval fig right choice; miser sur le bon/mauvais cheval fig to back the right/wrong horse; ⇒ petit, sabot;2 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports ( activité) horse-riding; aimer le cheval to like horse-riding; faire du cheval to go horse-riding;3 ( viande) horsemeat; bifteck de cheval horsemeat steak;4 ( personne) real Trojan; (vieux) cheval de retour ( homme politique) war horse; ( récidiviste) habitual offender, old lag○;B à cheval sur loc prép1 ( à califourchon sur) astride; à cheval sur un mur astride a wall;2 ( s'étendant sur) spanning; à cheval sur deux pays/trois décennies spanning two countries/three decades;3 ( de part et d'autre de) le domaine est à cheval sur la route the estate straddles the road;4 ( entre) in between; à cheval sur le rouge et le violet in between red and purple;5 ( pointilleux sur) être à cheval sur les principes/bonnes manières/horaires to be a stickler for principles/good manners/schedules.cheval d'arçons pommel horse; cheval à bascule Jeux rocking horse; cheval de bataille hobbyhorse; enfourcher son cheval de bataille to get on one's hobbyhorse; cheval de course racehorse; cheval fiscal, CV Fisc unit for car tax assessment; cheval de labour carthorse GB, drafthorse US; cheval de manège riding school horse; cheval marin Zool sea horse; cheval pur sang thoroughbred horse; cheval reproducteur stud horse; cheval de saut Sport vaulting horse; cheval de selle saddle horse; cheval de trait = cheval de labour; cheval de Troie Trojan horse; chevaux de bois merry-go-round horses; chevaux de frise Mil chevaux-de-frise.à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents Prov don't look a gift horse in the mouth; ne pas être un mauvais cheval not to be such a bad sort; monter sur ses grands chevaux to get on one's high horse; ce n'est pas la mort du petit cheval it's not the end of the world.( pluriel masculin chevaux) [ʃ(ə)val, o] nom masculinça ne se trouve pas sous le pas ou sabot d'un cheval it doesn't grow on treesfaire du cheval to ride, to go riding3. LOISIRS4. AUTOMOBILE & FINANCE5. MILITAIRE6. ANTIQUITÉ7. [viande] horsemeat8. (familier & péjoratif) [femme]à cheval locution adverbiale2. [à califourchon]3. (familier) [pointilleux]de cheval locution adjectivale2. (familier) [fort] -
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I ['rɪpl]1) (in water) increspatura f.; (in corn) ondeggiamento m.; (in hair) ondulazione f.2) (sound)3) (repercussion) ripercussione f., contraccolpo m.4) (ice cream) gelato m. variegatoII 1. ['rɪpl] 2.1) [ water] incresparsi; (make sound) gorgogliare, mormorare* * *['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) ondulazione2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) ondeggiare, far ondeggiare* * *ripple (1) /ˈrɪpl/n.2 mormorio: A ripple went through the audience at the mention of his name, un mormorio ha attraversato il pubblico quando è stato menzionato il suo nome; a ripple of laughter, delle risa sommesse3 ondata: The news sent a ripple of fear among the population, la notizia ha suscitato un'ondata di preoccupazione presso la popolazione4 (elettr.) ondulazione● ripple-cloth, tessuto crespo; crespo □ ripple effect, effetto a catena; effetto domino □ ripple marks, solchi ondulati ( sulla sabbia, nel fango, ecc.).ripple (2) /ˈrɪpl/n.(ind. tess.) pettine di ferro; gramola.(to) ripple (1) /ˈrɪpl/A v. i.1 incresparsi; formare piccole onde4 (fig.: di suono, risa, ecc.) diffondersi; propagarsi: Laughter rippled through the crowd, delle risate si sono propagate tra la follaB v. t.1 increspare, ondulare: A light wind rippled the surface of the lake, un venticello increspava la superficie del lago2 segnare; rigare.(to) ripple (2) /ˈrɪpl/v. t.(ind. tess.) pettinare; gramolare.* * *I ['rɪpl]1) (in water) increspatura f.; (in corn) ondeggiamento m.; (in hair) ondulazione f.2) (sound)3) (repercussion) ripercussione f., contraccolpo m.4) (ice cream) gelato m. variegatoII 1. ['rɪpl] 2.1) [ water] incresparsi; (make sound) gorgogliare, mormorare -
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A n1 ( blow) coup m ; a knock on the head un coup sur la tête ; to take a knock prendre un coup ; a knock with a hammer un coup de marteau ; a knock at the door un coup à la porte ; I'll give you a knock at 7.30 je frapperai à ta porte à 7 h 30 ; I thought I heard a knock je crois qu'on a frappé ;2 onomat knock! knock! toc! toc! ;3 fig ( setback) coup m ; to take a knock en prendre un coup ; it gave his confidence a knock son assurance en a pris un coup ; I've had worse knocks j'ai subi pire que ça ; you must learn to take the knocks tu dois apprendre à encaisser ○ (les coups).B vtr1 ( strike) cogner [object] ; to knock one's head/arm on sth se cogner la tête/le bras contre qch ; to knock sb on the head/arm with sth donner un coup sur la tête/le bras de qn avec qch ; to knock sb/sth into/against/across projeter qn/qch dans/contre/à travers ; to knock sb unconscious ou senseless ou silly ○ [person, object, blow] assommer qn ; to knock a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch ; to knock sth straight/flat redresser/aplatir qch ; to knock two rooms into one abattre la cloison entre deux pièces ;2 ( cause to move) to knock sth off ou out of sth faire tomber qch de qch ; to knock sb/sth over sth envoyer qn/qch par-dessus qch ; to knock sb/sth to the ground faire tomber qn/qch par terre ; she knocked the ball into the pond elle a envoyé la balle dans l'étang ; to knock a nail/peg into sth enfoncer un clou/une cheville dans qch ; to knock the handle off the jug casser l'anse du pot ; to knock sb off his feet [blast, wave] soulever qn ; to knock sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch ; to knock sb flat étendre qn par terre ;3 ( beat) to knock the enthusiasm/spirit out of sb faire perdre son enthousiasme/sa joie de vivre à qn ; I'll knock that stupid smile off his face je vais lui faire passer ce sourire stupide ; that will knock a bit of sense into him ça va peut-être lui inculquer un peu de bon sens ;4 ○ ( criticize) critiquer [method, opposition, achievement] ; dénigrer [person] ; don't knock it! hum arrête de critiquer!C vi1 ( make sound) ( involuntarily) [branch, object] cogner (on, against contre) ; ( deliberately) [person] frapper (at, on à) ; [engine, water pipes] cogner ;his knees were knocking ses genoux tremblaient, tellement il avait peur ; to knock sth on the head ○ mettre fin à qch ; to be knocking on a bit ○ commencer à se faire vieux ; it must be knocking on ○ 30 years since… ça ne doit pas faire loin de 30 ans que… ; I'll knock your heads together! je vous ferai entendre raison!■ knock about ○, knock around ○:▶ knock about traîner ;▶ knock about [sth] [object] traîner dans [house, area] ; to knock about with sb ○ fréquenter qn ; to knock about together ○ [adults] se fréquenter ;▶ knock [sb] about ○ malmener ;▶ knock [sth] about2 Sport let's just knock the ball about faisons juste des balles.■ knock back:▶ knock back [sth], knock [sth] back2 ○ ( swallow) descendre ○ [drink] ;▶ knock [sb] back2 ○ ( cost) that dress must have knocked her back a few quid ○ cette robe a dû lui coûter une fortune ;3 ( refuse) jeter ○ [person].■ knock down:▶ knock [sb/sth] down, knock down [sb/sth]1 ( cause to fall) ( deliberately) [aggressor] jeter [qn] à terre [victim, opponent] ; [police] défoncer [door] ; [builder] abattre [building] ; ( accidentally) [person, vehicle, animal] renverser [person, object] ; [lightning, wind] abattre [tree, fence] ; fig [person] abattre [obstacle, barrier] ;2 ( reduce) [buyer] faire baisser [price] ; [seller] baisser [price] ; I managed to knock him down by a few pounds j'ai réussi à le faire baisser de plusieurs livres ;■ knock in:▶ knock [sth] in, knock in [sth] ( deliberately) [person] planter [nail, peg] ; [golfer] rentrer ○ [ball] ; ( accidentally) [blow] enfoncer [side, top].■ knock into:▶ knock into [sb/sth] heurter.■ knock off:▶ knock off ○ [worker] arrêter de travailler ;▶ knock [sb/sth] off, knock off [sb/sth]1 ( cause to fall) [person, blow, force] faire tomber [person, object] ; [movement, blow] désarçonner [rider] ; [person] écarter [insect] ; [wind, person] décapiter [flower heads] ; [person, blow] desceller [handle, end, car mirror] ;2 ( reduce) I'll knock £10 off for you je vous ferai une réduction de 10 livres ; she wouldn't knock anything off elle ne voulait faire aucune réduction ; he knocked 20% off the bill il a déduit 20% de la note ;3 ○ ( steal) subtiliser [car, object] ;4 ○ ( stop) knock it off! ça suffit! ;5 ◑ ( have sex with) culbuter ◑ [person].■ knock out:▶ knock [sb/sth] out, knock out [sb/sth]1 ( dislodge) [person, blow] casser [tooth] ; [blast] souffler [window] ; [person, blow] arracher [peg, nail, support] ; [person] vider [contents] ;2 ( make unconscious) [person, blow] assommer [person, animal] ; [drug] endormir [person, animal] ; [boxer] mettre [qn] au tapis [opponent] ; don't drink the punch, it will knock you out! ne bois pas le punch, ça va t'assommer! ; all that walking has knocked him out ○ ça l'a épuisé de marcher si longtemps ;3 ( destroy) [enemy, shell] faire sauter [tank] ; [enemy, shell] mettre [qch] hors service [factory] ; [strike action, breakdown] paralyser [production, service] ;7 ○ ( overwhelm) [performance, appearance, good news] émerveiller [person] ; [bad news] consterner ;1 ( become unconscious) s'assommer ;2 ○ ( become exhausted) s'éreinter ○.■ knock over:▶ knock [sb/sth] over, knock over [sb/sth] [person, animal, vehicle, force] renverser [person, animal, object].■ knock through Constr you could knock through into the dining-room vous pourriez abattre le mur de la salle à manger.▶ knock together [knees, objects] s'entrechoquer ;▶ knock [sth] together, knock together [sth] ○1 ( create) bricoler [furniture, shelter] ; confectionner [meal] ; mettre [qch] sur pied [show, reception] ;2 ( bang together) cogner l'un contre l'autre ; they need their heads knocking together fig ils auraient besoin d'une bonne leçon.■ knock up:▶ knock [sth] up, knock up [sth]▶ knock [sb] up, knock up [sb]1 ( awaken) réveiller [person] ;2 ○ ( exhaust) mettre [qn] à plat ○ ;3 ◑ ( make pregnant) mettre [qn] en cloque ○. -
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n; -s, kein Pl.1. swimming; zum Schwimmen gehen go swimming2. umg., fig.: ins Schwimmen kommen Schauspieler etc.: start floundering; Prüfling: come unstuck; Auto: go into a skid* * *das Schwimmenswimming* * *Schwịm|mennt -s, no plswimming* * *1) (floating: We've got the boat afloat at last.) afloat2) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) swim3) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) swim4) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) swim5) (an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) swim* * *Schwim·men<-s>[ˈʃvɪmən]nt kein pl swimming no art* * *das; Schwimmen: swimming no art* * *schwimmen; schwimmt, schwamm, ist oder hat geschwommenA. v/i1. ( meist ist) swim;schwimmen gehen go swimming, go for a swim;schwimmen lernen learn to swim;sie schwimmt im Endlauf she is swimming in the final;auf dem Rücken schwimmen (do) backstroke;über den Kanal schwimmen swim (across) the Channel;Enten schwimmen auf dem Teich ducks are swimming on the pond;eine Fliege schwimmt in meiner Suppe there’s a fly (floating) in my soup;alles schwamm vor seinen Augen fig everything started swimming in front of his eyes2. (hat/südd, österr, schweiz ist) (nicht untergehen) float (auch Holz, Leiche etc); Schiff: be afloat;Papierschiffe schwimmen lassen sail paper boats;er schwimmt oben umg, fig he’s got everything going for him3. (ist) fig:in seinem Blut schwimmen be lying in a pool of blood;im Geld schwimmen be rolling in money;im Erfolg/Glück schwimmen wallow in success/good fortuneihre Augen schwammen (in Tränen) her eyes were filled with tearsB. v/t (ist oder hat) swim (auch eine Strecke, einen Rekord);* * *das; Schwimmen: swimming no art* * *n.swimming n. -
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halk moraj, fodrozódás, hajfodor to ripple: csobog, hullámokat ver, fodrozódik, mormol* * *['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) fodrozódás (vizen)2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) fodroz(ódik) -
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['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) ondulação2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) ondular* * *rip.ple1[r'ipəl] n sedeiro, rastelo. • vi assedar.————————rip.ple2[r'ipəl] n 1 ondulação, agitação. 2 sussurro, murmúrio. 3 ripples reverberações. • vt+vi 1 encrespar-se, ondular, agitar-se. 2 sussurrar, murmurar. 3 enrugar. -
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n. dalga dalga yayılma, daire şeklinde yayılan dalga, dalgacık, dalgalanma, su sesi, şırıltı, çağlama, keten tarağı, keten ayıklama aleti————————v. hafifçe dalgalanmak, kırışmak, çağlayarak akmak, dalgalanmak, dalgalandırmak* * *dalgacık* * *['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) dalgacık, hafif dalgalanma2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) hafifçe dalgalan(dır)mak -
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['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) valovanje2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) valovati* * *I [ripl]1.nounlahno valovanje, kodranje, grbančenje (vodne površine); val(ovanje); kodravost (las); žuborenje; American majbna brzicaa ripple of laughter figuratively tih, komaj slišen smeh;2.transitive verbrahlo valoviti, kodrati, vzburkati (vodno površino); intransitive verb kodrati se, delati majhne valove, rahlo valovati (o žitu); žuboreti, šumeti; figuratively (o vodi) teči delajoč drobne valove, žuboreti; colloquially ščebetati, mrmratiII [ripl]1.nountechnicalgreben, mikalnik, gradaše, drzalo (za lan, volno);2.transitive verbgrebenati, česati, smukati, mikati (lan, volno) -
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• saada väreilemään• rohkia• helinä• hurina• vire• solina• solista• aallokko• aaltoiluphysics• aalto• aaltoisuus• väre• väreillä• karehtia• kare• liplatus• lirinä• liristä• merenkäynti• sykintä• kähertää• laine• lainehtiminen• lainehtia* * *'ripl 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) väre2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) väreillä -
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['rɪpl] 1. n( wave) zmarszczka f; ( of applause) szmer m2. vi 3. vt* * *['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) drobna fala2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) falować -
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['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) ņirboņa; ņirba; vilnīši2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) viļņot; viļņoties; ņirbēt* * *suseklis; ņirboņa, sīki vilnīši; urdzēšana; sprogainums; sukāt; pārklāties ņirbu vilnīšiem; urdzēt; sprogoties -
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n. våg, krusning--------v. gå i vågor* * *['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) krusning2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) krusa sig, bölja -
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['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) vlnění2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) vlnit (se)* * *• vlnění• zvlnění• čeřit se -
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['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) vlnenie, sčerenie2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) vlniť (sa)* * *• vlnky• vlnka• vlnit sa• zahrat kadenciu• zašumiet• záhyb• zvlnenie• spadnút• drhnút• drhnút lan• rozvlnit• rozohrat• perlit sa• kucierka -
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См. также в других словарях:
across the pond — (UK) This idiom means on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, used to refer to the US or the UK depending on the speaker s location … The small dictionary of idiomes
across the pond — across the ˈpond f6 idiom (informal) on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean from Britain/the US Main entry: ↑pondidiom … Useful english dictionary
across the pond — (UK) This idiom means on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, used to refer to the US or the UK depending on the speaker s location. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
the pond — noun The Atlantic Ocean. I wonder how they do this on the other side of the pond. See Also: across the pond … Wiktionary
The Pond—Moonlight — is a pictorialist photograph by Edward Steichen. The photograph was made in 1904 in Mamaroneck, New York, and features a forest across a pond, with part of the moon appearing over the horizon in a gap in the trees. The Pond Moonlight is an early… … Wikipedia
Pond (disambiguation) — Pond may refer to:* Pond, a body of water smaller than a lake * Pond (asteroid), a flat or smooth deposit of fine regolith on an asteroid * Pond (currency), used in the Orange Free State, the South African Republic, and New Griqualand * Pond… … Wikipedia
pond — S3 [pɔnd US pa:nd] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: POUND12] 1.) a small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, that is either natural or artificially made 2.) across the pond also on the other side of the pond informal on the other side of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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pond — is used jocularly to mean the sea, especially the Atlantic as separating Britain and America: • Jackie Collins, born British, wrote…huge, earnest tomes which even started to feature safe sex warnings when she took up residence across the pond J.… … Modern English usage
Pond — A pond is a body of water smaller than a lake, both being examples of terrain features. Although the term pond is universally used to describe waterbodies that are smaller than lakes, an internationally recognised size cutoff has not yet been… … Wikipedia
pond — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large ▪ little, small ▪ shallow ▪ stagnant ▪ muddy … Collocations dictionary