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1 alcove
'ælkəuv(a small section of a room etc formed by part of the wall being set back.) hornacinatr['ælkəʊv]1 hueco, hornacina, cavidad nombre femeninoalcove ['æl.ko:v] n: nicho m, hueco mn.• alcoba s.f.• apartadijo s.m.• apartadizo s.m.• camarín s.m.• gabinete s.m.• hueco s.m.• nicho s.m.'ælkəʊv['ælkǝʊv]N nicho m, hueco m* * *['ælkəʊv] -
2 recess
ri'ses, 'ri:ses1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) hueco, nicho2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) suspensión3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) recreotr['riːses]1 (in wall) hueco2 (rest) descanso3 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL período de vacaciones4 (secret place) recovecorecess ['ri:.sɛs, rɪ'sɛs] vt1) : poner en un huecorecessed lighting: iluminación empotrada2) adjourn: suspender, levantarrecess n1) alcove: hueco m, nicho m2) break: receso m, descanso m, recreo m (en el colegio)n.(§ pl.: recesses) = hueco s.m.• rebaje s.m.'riːses1) ua) ( of legislative body) receso m (AmL), suspensión f de actividades (Esp); ( of committee etc) intermedio m, cuarto m intermedio (RPl)b) (AmE Educ) recreo m2) ca) ( alcove) hueco m, entrada fb) ( secluded place) lugar m escondido or oculto[rɪ'ses]1. N1) (Jur, Pol) (=cessation of business) clausura f ; (US) (Jur) (=short break) descanso m ; (esp US) (Scol) recreo m2) (Archit) hueco m, nicho m3) (=secret place) escondrijo m ; (fig) la parte más ocultain the recesses of his mind — en los recovecos de su mente, en lo más oculto de su mente
2.VI (US) (Jur, Parl) prorrogarse, suspenderse la sesión* * *['riːses]1) ua) ( of legislative body) receso m (AmL), suspensión f de actividades (Esp); ( of committee etc) intermedio m, cuarto m intermedio (RPl)b) (AmE Educ) recreo m2) ca) ( alcove) hueco m, entrada fb) ( secluded place) lugar m escondido or oculto
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
