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n. snöre; sträng; sätta sträng (ar) på; spänna (en båge); stämma (ett instrument); en kedja av symboler som behandlas som en hel enhet (data)--------v. snöra ihop, binda; hänga upp; trä på tråd; arrangera i en rad* * *1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) snöre, band, tråd2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fiber, tråd3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) sträng4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) band2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) trä upp []2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) stränga, spänna3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) rensa4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) trä (binda) upp•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency
См. также в других словарях:
Apron string — A pron string The string of an apron. [1913 Webster] {To be tied to a wife s apron strings} or {To be tied to a mother s apron strings}, to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother. [1913 Webster] He was so made that he could not submit to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apron string — n. a string for tying an apron on tied to one s mother s apron strings or tied to one s wife s apron strings dominated by one s mother (or wife, etc.) * * * … Universalium
apron string — n. a string for tying an apron on tied to one s mother s apron strings or tied to one s wife s apron strings dominated by one s mother (or wife, etc.) … English World dictionary
apron-string-hold — obsolete the occupation by a man of his wife s property The use satirized English and Welsh land tenure freehold, leasehold, or copyhold. It also indicates what people thought of a man who lived off the estate of his wife, whose property … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
apron string — noun (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist • Hypernyms: ↑cord • Part Holonyms: ↑apron * * * noun : the string of an apron usually used in plural as a symbol of complete dependence on or domineering control by a… … Useful english dictionary
apron-string — aˈpron string noun A string by which an apron is tied • • • Main Entry: ↑apron … Useful english dictionary
apron string — noun Date: 1542 the string of an apron usually used in plural as a symbol of dominance or complete control < though 40 years old he was still tied to his mother s apron strings > … New Collegiate Dictionary
apron string — noun a) One of the pair of strings or narrow sewn cloth strips used to fasten an apron around the wearers waist. b) A symbol of the binding of a husband or of his fortunes to domestic life or to his wife … Wiktionary
tied to an apron string — vp Dominated by the wife or a woman. Fred can t go fishing on the weekend; he s tied to his wife s apron string. 1930s … Historical dictionary of American slang
apron string hold — noun An estate held by a man during his wifes life … Wiktionary
apron — (n.) mid 15c., faulty separation (Cf. ADDER (Cf. adder), UMPIRE (Cf. umpire)) of a napron (c.1300), from O.Fr. naperon small table cloth, dim. of nappe cloth, from L. mappa napkin. Napron was still in use as recently as late 16c. The shift of… … Etymology dictionary
