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1 alcove
['ælkəuv](a small section of a room etc formed by part of the wall being set back.) výklenek* * *• výklenek• alkovna -
2 recess
[ri'ses, 'ri:ses]1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) výklenek, alkovna2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) mezidobí3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) přestávka* * *• ústup• výklenek• zákoutí• prohlubeň
См. также в других словарях:
alcove — ► NOUN ▪ a recess, typically in the wall of a room. ORIGIN French, from an Arabic word meaning «the vault» … English terms dictionary
alcove — noun Etymology: French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al qubba the arch Date: 1676 1. a. a small recessed section of a room ; nook b. an arched opening (as in a wall) ; niche … New Collegiate Dictionary
alcove — noun a recess, typically in the wall of a room. Origin C16: from Fr. alcôve, from Sp. alcoba, from Arab. al ḳubba the vault … English new terms dictionary
alcove — noun (C) a place in the wall of a room that is built further back than the rest of the wall: The bookcase just fits into the alcove in the living room … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
alcove — noun nestled on a cushion in the alcove, reading a book Syn: recess, niche, nook, bay; arbor, bower … Thesaurus of popular words
alcove — noun /ˈælkəʊv/ A small recessed area set off from a larger room … Wiktionary
alcove — UK [ˈælkəʊv] / US [ˈælˌkoʊv] noun [countable] Word forms alcove : singular alcove plural alcoves a small area in a room that is created by building part of one wall further back than the rest of the wall … English dictionary
alcove — al|cove [ æl,kouv ] noun count a small area in a room that is created by building part of one wall farther back than the rest of the wall … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
alcove — [ˈælkəʊv] noun [C] a small area in a room that has been created by building part of a wall further back than the rest of the wall … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
alcove — /ˈælkoʊv / (say alkohv) noun 1. a recess opening out of a room, as for a bed, bookshelves, etc. 2. any recessed space, as in a garden. {French, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al qubba the vaulted space} …
dining alcove — noun Etymology: dining from gerund of dine (I) : a recess usually off a living room used as a dining area compare dinette … Useful english dictionary
