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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > apply fertilizer
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1) Сельское хозяйство: вносить удобрения2) Макаров: вносить удобрение -
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1) удобрение
2) тук
3) туковой
4) туковый
5) туковысевающий
6) удобритель
– apply fertilizer
– appropriate fertilizer
– bacterial fertilizer
– bone fertilizer
– combined fertilizer
– complex fertilizer
– fertilizer application
– fertilizer cakes
– fertilizer crusher
– fertilizer distributor
– fertilizer drum
– fertilizer grinder
– fertilizer placer
– fertilizer sprinkling
– fertilizer tank
– fertilizer tanker
– granular fertilizer
– mineral fertilizer
– mixed fertilizer
– nitrogen fertilizer
– organic fertilizer
– phosphate fertilizer
– placement of fertilizer
– potash fertilizer
– prilled fertilizer
– processed fertilizer
– pulverized fertilizer
– suspension fertilizer
nitrogen fertilizer plant — <agric.> завод азотно-туковый
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[ʹfɜ:tılaızə] n1. см. fertilize + -er2. удобрение; удобритель; тук, минеральное удобрениеfertilizer attachment - с.-х. приспособление для внесения удобрений; тукоразбрасыватель
fertilizer mixer - с.-х. смеситель (минеральных) удобрений; тукосмеситель
fertilizer briquettes - удобрительные брикеты; питательные кубики ( для растений)
fertilizer formula - формула удобрения, соотношение основных удобрительных элементов
fertilizer grinder - с.-х. тукодробилка, измельчитель (минеральных) удобрений
fertilizer plant - туковый завод, завод по производству минеральных удобрений
3. биол. оплодотворитель, опылитель -
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1) применять
2) наносить
3) отклонять
4) создавать
5) выполняться
6) приводить
7) обращаться
– apply a traveller
– apply ailerons
– apply an emf to
– apply bank
– apply brake
– apply correction
– apply enamel
– apply feed
– apply fertilizer
– apply finish
– apply for patent
– apply force
– apply insulation
– apply mold
– apply parallax
– apply plaster
– apply pressure
– apply signal
– apply voltage
– if we apply
apply aperture compensation — корректировать апертурное иска
apply preservative by dipping — наносить антисептик погружением
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9 fertilizer
ˈfə:tɪlaɪzə сущ.
1) удобрение;
удобритель;
удобрительный тук introduce fertilizers, apply fertilizers ≈ вносить удобрения appropriate fertilizer ≈ усваивать удобрение bacterial fertilizer ≈ бактериальное удобрение;
азотобактерин bone fertilizer ≈ костное удобрение combined fertilizer ≈ комплексное удобрение fertilizer application ≈ внесение удобрений fertilizer placer ≈ машина для внесения удобрений fertilizer grinder ≈ измельчитель удобрений granular fertilizer ≈ гранулированное удобрение nitrogen fertilizer ≈ азотное удобрение organic fertilizer ≈ органическое удобрение;
органика phosphate fertilizer ≈ фосфорное удобрение spread fertilizer ≈ опрыскивать удобрением, разбрасывать удобрение artificial fertilizer ≈ искусственное удобрение chemical fertilizer ≈ химическое удобрение natural fertilizer ≈ натуральное удобрение mineral fertilizer ≈ минеральное удобрение
2) биол. оплодотворитель;
опылитель удобрение;
удобритель;
тук, минеральное удобрение - * attachment( сельскохозяйственное) приспособление для внесения удобрений;
тукоразбрасыватель - * mixer( сельскохозяйственное) смеситель( минеральных) удобрений;
тукосмеситель - * briquettes удобрительные брикеты;
питательные кубики( для растений) - * formula формула удобрения, соотношение основных удобрительных элементов - * grinder (сельскохозяйственное) тукодробилка, измельчитель( минеральных) удобрений - * plan схема внесения удобрений - * plant туковый завод, завод по производству минеральных удобрений - to apply * вносить удобрение (биология) оплодотворитель, опылитель - bees are goood *s пчелы - хорошие опылители fertilizer биол. оплодотворитель;
опылитель ~ удобрение;
удобрительный тукБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fertilizer
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['fɜːtɪlaɪzə]сущ.1) удобрение; удобритель; удобрительный тукbacterial fertilizer — бактериальное удобрение; азотобактерин
organic fertilizer — органическое удобрение; органика
to introduce fertilizers; to apply fertilizers — вносить удобрения
to spread fertilizer — опрыскивать удобрением, разбрасывать удобрение
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Англо-русский сельскохозяйственный словарь > apply a fertilizer
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13 вносить удобрение
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > вносить удобрение
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I [spred]1) (of disease) diffusione f., trasmissione f.; (of drugs, weapons) diffusione f.; (of news, information) diffusione f., divulgazione f.; (of democracy) progresso m.the spread of sth. to — l'estensione di qcs. a [group, area]
2) (extent, range) (of wings, branches) apertura f.; (of arch) campata f., passata f.; (of products, services) gamma f.3) giorn.double-page spread — articolo o pubblicità su pagina doppia
4) gastr. pasta f. spalmabile5) (assortment of dishes) banchetto m., lauto pranzo m.6) AE grande fattoria f.II 1. [spred]2) (apply in layer) spalmare, stendere [jam, butter, glue] (on su); (cover with layer) ricoprire [ surface] ( with con, di)3) (distribute over area) distribuire, dislocare [ troops]; spargere, spandere [fertilizer, sand]; dividere, ripartire [workload, responsibility]4) (anche spread out) (space out) distribuire, scaglionare [ payments]; distanziare [ meetings]5) (diffuse) diffondere, propagare, trasmettere [ disease]; propagare [ fire]; diffondere, predicare [ religion]; seminare, disseminare [confusion, panic]; diffondere, divulgare [rumour, story]2.to spread sth. to sb. — comunicare qcs. a qcn. [ news]
1) [butter, glue] spalmarsi, stendersi2) (cover area or time) [forest, network] estendersi ( over su); [ drought] prolungarsi ( over per); [ experience] durare ( over per)3) (proliferate) [ disease] diffondersi, propagarsi, trasmettersi; [ fire] propagarsi; [ fear] disseminarsi, diffondersi; [rumour, story] diffondersi, divulgarsi; [ stain] spandersi, estendersi•••* * *past tense, past participle; see spread* * *spread (1) /sprɛd/n. [uc] (raramente al pl.)1 diffusione; espansione; propagazione; trasmissione; divulgazione, propalazione ( di una notizia, ecc.): the spread of Christianity, la diffusione del Cristianesimo; the spread of a city, l'espansione di una città2 ampiezza; estensione; larghezza; ( anche aeron.) apertura d'ala: The bird's wings had a spread of over three feet, le ali dell'uccello avevano un'apertura di quasi un metro5 (fam.) banchetto; festino; desinare; tavola imbandita: What a beautiful spread!, che bella tavola!6 (giorn.) servizio (o intestazione, avviso pubblicitario, ecc.) su due pagine contigue (o su due o più colonne)11 (econ., market.) utile lordo; ricarico12 (stat.) dispersione; scarto16 (rag.) registrazione analitica● cold spread, cena fredda.spread (2) /sprɛd/A pass. e p. p. di to spreadB a.1 sparso; diffuso2 disteso; allungato4 ( di mensa) apparecchiata; imbandita: a table spread with every luxury, una tavola imbandita con ogni ben di Dio● spread betting, spread betting (scommessa che riguarda il risultato di una gara o di un evento piuttosto che il vincitore) □ spread-out, distanziato, scaglionato, a intervalli, intervallato.♦ (to) spread /sprɛd/(pass. e p. p. spread)A v. t.1 spargere; diffondere; disseminare; propagare; propalare; trasmettere: to spread manure over a field, spargere concime su un campo; to spread salt on the roads, spargere il sale sulle strade; to spread rumours, diffondere voci; Malaria is spread by the anopheles mosquito, la malaria è trasmessa dalla zanzara anofele; to spread knowledge, diffondere il sapere; The anopheles spreads malaria, l'anofele trasmette la malaria; to spread news, propagare (o propalare) notizie2 ( spesso to spread out) stendere; spiegare; aprire: to spread a carpet, stendere un tappeto; to spread the sails, spiegare le vele; to spread out a newspaper, aprire (o spiegare) un giornale; to spread one's hands to the fire, stendere le mani al fuoco; The eagle spread its wings ready for flight, l'aquila ha spiegato le ali per volar via3 cospargere; spalmare: to spread jam on a slice of bread (o to spread a slice of bread with jam) spalmare marmellata su una fetta di pane; fields spread with flowers, campi cosparsi di fiori4 distribuire; scaglionare ( nel tempo); protrarre: The bank spread the payments over a year, la banca ha effettuato i pagamenti nel corso di un annoB v. i.1 spargersi; diffondersi; disseminarsi; propagarsi; sparpagliarsi: The news spread in no time, la notizia si sparse in un baleno; The settlers spread over a vast territory, i coloni si sono sparpagliati su un vasto territorio2 stendersi; estendersi; spaziare; aprirsi; spiegarsi: This margarine spreads easily, questa margarina si spalma bene; On every side spread the lonely ocean, da ogni lato si stendeva il mare deserto; A wonderful view spread ( out) before us, davanti a noi s'apriva un magnifico paesaggio● to spread the board, apparecchiare (la tavola) □ to spread oneself, distendersi; allungarsi; sdraiarsi; dilungarsi, diffondersi ( su un argomento); (fig.) lasciarsi andare; largheggiare; essere molto generoso; (fam.) darsi da fare; farsi in quattro (fam.) □ (fig.) to spread oneself ( too) thin, mettere troppa carne al fuoco □ to spread the table, apparecchiare (la tavola) □ ( detto da un poliziotto a un fermato) Spread them!, allarga le gambe! □ to spread the word, diffondere la notizia □ (fig.) to spread one's wings, spiccare il volo (fig.).* * *I [spred]1) (of disease) diffusione f., trasmissione f.; (of drugs, weapons) diffusione f.; (of news, information) diffusione f., divulgazione f.; (of democracy) progresso m.the spread of sth. to — l'estensione di qcs. a [group, area]
2) (extent, range) (of wings, branches) apertura f.; (of arch) campata f., passata f.; (of products, services) gamma f.3) giorn.double-page spread — articolo o pubblicità su pagina doppia
4) gastr. pasta f. spalmabile5) (assortment of dishes) banchetto m., lauto pranzo m.6) AE grande fattoria f.II 1. [spred]2) (apply in layer) spalmare, stendere [jam, butter, glue] (on su); (cover with layer) ricoprire [ surface] ( with con, di)3) (distribute over area) distribuire, dislocare [ troops]; spargere, spandere [fertilizer, sand]; dividere, ripartire [workload, responsibility]4) (anche spread out) (space out) distribuire, scaglionare [ payments]; distanziare [ meetings]5) (diffuse) diffondere, propagare, trasmettere [ disease]; propagare [ fire]; diffondere, predicare [ religion]; seminare, disseminare [confusion, panic]; diffondere, divulgare [rumour, story]2.to spread sth. to sb. — comunicare qcs. a qcn. [ news]
1) [butter, glue] spalmarsi, stendersi2) (cover area or time) [forest, network] estendersi ( over su); [ drought] prolungarsi ( over per); [ experience] durare ( over per)3) (proliferate) [ disease] diffondersi, propagarsi, trasmettersi; [ fire] propagarsi; [ fear] disseminarsi, diffondersi; [rumour, story] diffondersi, divulgarsi; [ stain] spandersi, estendersi••• -
15 подкармливать
несовер. - подкармливать;
совер. - подкормить( кого-л./что-л.)
1) feed up;
fatten
2) с.-х. add fertilizer (to), подкормить (вн.)
1. feed* (smb., smth.) up;
2. c.-х. apply/give* (smth.) a top-dressing, give* (smth.) extra fertilizer;
~ся, подкормиться разг. feed* oneself up.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > подкармливать
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spread [spred](verb: preterite, past participle spread)1. nouna. [of fire, disease] propagation f ; [of nuclear weapons] prolifération f ; [of idea, knowledge] diffusion fb. ( = edible paste) pâte f (à tartiner)a. ( = spread out) [+ sheet, map, rug] étendre ( on sth sur qch ) ; [+ wings, sails] déployer ; [+ net] tendre ; [+ fingers, arms] écarterc. ( = distribute) [+ sand] répandre (on, over sur ) ; [+ fertilizer] épandre (over, on sur ) ; ( = spread out) [+ objects, cards] étaler (on sur ) ; [+ soldiers] disposer• there were policemen spread out all over the hillside des policiers étaient postés sur toute la collined. ( = diffuse) [+ disease] propager ; [+ germs] disséminer ; [+ wealth] distribuer ; [+ rumours] faire courir ; [+ news] faire circuler ; [+ knowledge] diffuser ; [+ fear, indignation] semer ; (in time = spread out) [+ payment, studies] étaler ( over sur)• his visits were spread out over three years ses visites se sont étalées sur une période de trois ans• our resources are spread very thinly nous n'avons plus aucune marge dans l'emploi de nos ressources• to spread o.s. too thin trop disperser ses effortsa. ( = widen) [river] s'élargir ; [oil slick, weeds, fire, disease] s'étendre ; [news, rumour] se répandre ; [panic, indignation] se propagerc. [butter, paste] s'étalera. [people, animals] se disperser• spread out! dispersez-vous !b. ( = open out) [wings] se déployer ; [valley] s'élargir* * *[spred] 1.1) ( dissemination) (of disease, drugs) propagation f; (of news, information) diffusion f; (of democracy, infection, weapons) progression fthe spread of something to — l'extension f de quelque chose à [group, area]
2) (extent, range) (of wings, branches) envergure f; ( of arch) portée f; (of products, services) éventail m3) ( in newspaper)double-page spread — page f double
4) Culinary pâte f à tartiner5) ( assortment of dishes) festin m6) US Agriculture grand ranch m2.transitive verb (prét, pp spread)1) ( unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug]; ( lay out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map]; ( put) mettre [cloth, newspaper]; [bird] déployer [wings]to spread a cloth on the table — mettre une nappe sur la table; wing
2) ( apply in layer) étaler [butter, jam, glue]3) ( distribute over area) disperser [forces, troops]; étaler [cards, documents]; épandre [fertilizer]; répartir [workload, responsibility]to spread grit ou sand — sabler
4) (also spread out) ( space out) étaler, échelonner [payments, meetings, cost] ( over sur)5) (diffuse, cause to proliferate) propager [disease, fire]; semer [confusion, panic]; faire circuler [rumour, story, lie]3.to spread something to somebody — transmettre [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [infection, news]
intransitive verb (prét, pp spread)1) [butter, glue] s'étaler2) (cover area or time, extend) [forest, drought, network] s'étendre ( over sur); [experience, training] s'étendre ( over sur)3) ( proliferate) [disease, fear, fire] se propager; [rumour, story] circuler; [stain] s'étalerto spread to — [fire, disease, strike] s'étendre à, gagner [building, region]
•Phrasal Verbs:••to spread oneself too thin — fig faire trop de choses à la fois
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A n1 ( dissemination) (of disease, drugs) propagation f ; (of news, information) diffusion f ; (of democracy, infection, weapons) progression f ; ( of education) généralisation f ; the spread of sth to l'extension f de qch à [group, area, place] ;2 (extent, range) (of wings, branches) envergure f ; ( of arch) ouverture f, portée f ; (of products, services) éventail m ; the spread in terms of age in the class is quite wide les membres de la classe sont d'âge varié ; the spread of the festival is enormous le programme du festival est très étendu ; spread of sail ou canvas Naut déploiement m de voile ;4 Culin pâte f à tartiner ; chocolate spread pâte f à tartiner au chocolat ; salmon/shrimp spread beurre m de saumon/crevette ; low-fat spread ( margarine) margarine f allégée ; fruit spread confiture f à teneur en sucre réduite ;5 ( assortment of dishes) festin m ; they laid on a magnificent spread ils ont servi un véritable festin ;6 US Agric grand ranch m.1 (open out, unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug, newspaper] (on, over sur) ; ( lay out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map] (on, over sur) ; ( put) mettre [cloth, sheet, newspaper] ; we spread dust sheets over the furniture nous avons mis des housses sur les meubles ; to spread a cloth on the table mettre une nappe sur la table ; she spread her arms wide in greeting elle a ouvert grand les bras en signe de bienvenue ; the peacock spread its tail/its wings le paon a fait la roue/a déployé ses ailes ; spread 'em ○ ! ( police command) écartez les bras et les jambes! ; ⇒ wing ;2 ( apply in layer) étaler [butter, jam, paste, glue] (on, over sur) ; spread the butter thinly on the bread étaler une mince couche de beurre sur le pain ;3 ( cover with layer) to spread some bread with jam tartiner du pain avec de la confiture ; to spread a surface with glue enduire une surface de colle ; a biscuit spread with honey un biscuit recouvert de miel ; the table was spread for lunch la table était mise pour le déjeuner ; the path had been spread with gravel le chemin avait été recouvert de gravillons ;4 ( distribute over area) disperser [forces, troops] ; étaler [cards, documents] ; épandre [fertilizer] ; répartir, partager [workload, responsibility] ; to spread grit ou sand sabler ; to spread mud everywhere mettre de la boue partout ; the resources must be evenly spread between the two projects les ressources doivent être réparties or partagées de façon égale entre les deux projets ; we have to spread our resources very thin(ly) nous devons ménager nos ressources ; my interests are spread over several historical periods je m'intéresse à plusieurs périodes historiques ;5 ( also spread out) (distribute in time, space out) étaler, échelonner [payments, meetings, visits, cost] (over sur) ; I'd like to spread the course (out) over two years j'aimerais étaler les cours sur deux ans ;6 (diffuse, cause to proliferate) propager [disease, infection, germs, fire] ; propager [religion] ; répandre, semer [fear, confusion, panic] ; faire courir, faire circuler [rumour, story, lie, scandal] ; a strong wind helped to spread the blaze un vent fort a contribué à propager l'incendie ; to spread sth to sb transmettre [qch] à qn [infection, news] ; wind spread the fire to neighbouring buildings le vent a poussé l'incendie vers les bâtiments voisins ; can you spread the word? tu peux faire passer? ; to spread the word that annoncer que ; word had been spread among the staff that le bruit courait parmi les membres du personnel que ; to spread the Word Relig prêcher la bonne parole.1 [butter, margarine, jam, glue] s'étaler ; ‘spreads straight from the fridge’ ‘s'étale facilement même au sortir du réfrigérateur’ ;2 (cover area or time, extend) [forest, desert, drought, network] s'étendre (over sur) ; [experience] s'étendre (over sur) ; training can spread over several months la formation peut s'étendre sur plusieurs mois ;3 (proliferate, become more widespread) [disease, infection, germs] se propager, gagner du terrain ; [fire] s'étendre, gagner du terrain ; [fear, confusion, panic] se propager ; [rumour, story, scandal] circuler, se répandre ; [stain] s'étaler ; [pain] se propager ; the rumour was spreading that le bruit courait que ; to spread over sth [epidemic, disease] se propager dans, s'étendre à [area] ; the news spread rapidly over the whole town la nouvelle s'est vite répandue dans toute la ville ; the stain/the damp has spread over the whole wall la tache/l'humidité s'est étalée sur tout le mur ; to spread to [fire, disease, rioting, strike] s'étendre à, gagner [building, region] ; the panic spread to the people in the street la panique a gagné les gens qui se trouvaient dans la rue ; the fire spread from one room to another l'incendie s'est propagé d'une pièce à l'autre ; the disease spread from the liver to the kidney la maladie s'est propagée du foie aux reins ; the weeds spread from the garden to the path les mauvaises herbes du jardin ont gagné le chemin ; rain will spread to the north/to most regions during the night la pluie va s'étendre vers le nord/à la plupart des régions pendant la nuit.E v refl ( prét, pp spread) to spread oneself ( take up space) prendre ses aises ; (talk, write at length) s'étendre ; he spread himself over the sofa il s'est étalé sur le canapé ; to spread oneself too thin fig faire trop de choses à la fois.■ spread around, spread about:▶ spread [sth] around faire circuler [rumour] ; he's been spreading it around that il a fait courir le bruit que.■ spread out:▶ spread out [group] se disperser (over sur) ; [wings, tail] se déployer ; [landscape, town, woods] s'étendre ; spread out! dispersez-vous! ;▶ spread [sth] out, spread out [sth]1 (open out, unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug, newspaper] (on, over sur) ; (lay, flatten out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map] (on, over sur) ; she lay spread out on the carpet elle était étendue (de tout son long) sur la moquette ; the whole town was spread out below them la ville tout entière s'étendait à leurs pieds ;2 ( distribute over area) étaler [cards, maps, trinkets] ; disperser [forces, troops] ; the houses were spread out all over the valley les maisons étaient dispersées or disséminées dans toute la vallée ; you're too spread out, I can't get you all in the photo vous êtes trop éloignés les uns des autres, vous n'êtes pas tous dans le cadre. -
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dressing ['dresɪŋ]1 noun(a) (act of getting dressed) habillement m, habillage m∎ an oil and vinegar dressing une vinaigrette(c) (for wound) pansement m;∎ to apply a dressing mettre ou faire un pansement(e) (for cloth, leather) apprêt mBuilding industry moulures fpl, parement m►► old-fashioned dressing case trousse f de toilette, nécessaire m de toilette;dressing gown robe f de chambre, peignoir m;dressing room (at home) dressing-room m, dressing m, vestiaire m; (at gymnasium, sports ground) vestiaire m; Theatre loge f (d'acteur); American (in shop) cabine f d'essayage;Military dressing station poste m de secours;dressing table coiffeuse f, (table f de) toilette f;dressing up (children's activity) déguisement m
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