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1 гусек
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2 гусёк у низа плотины
Construction: bucket of dam (водобойная часть плотины)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > гусёк у низа плотины
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3 кривизна плотины
Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > кривизна плотины
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4 llover
v.to rain.está lloviendo it's rainingnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyonellueve sobre mojado it's just one thing after anotherél, como quien oye llover (figurative) he wasn't paying a blind bit of attentionha llovido mucho desde entonces (figurative) a lot of water has passed o gone under the bridge since thenLlovieron piedras It rained stones.* * *► verbo intransitivo (Used only in the 3rd pers; it does not take a subject)1 to rain\como llovido del cielo out of the bluecomo quien oye llover like water off a duck's backha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water's passed under the bridge since thenllover a cántaros to pour down, rain cats and dogssiempre llueve sobre mojado it never rains but it poursnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyone* * *verb* * *VI1) (Meteo) to raincomo llovido del cielo —
llegar o venir (como) llovido del cielo — [inesperado] to come (totally) out of the blue; [muy oportuno] to be a godsend, come just at the right time
llover sobre mojado —
2)lloverle algo a algn —
* * *1.verbo impersonal to rainllovió con ganas — (fam) it poured (with rain)
ha llovido mucho desde entonces — a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since then
2.llover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched country; llueva o truene come rain or shine; llueve/llovía a cántaros or mares it's/it was pouring (with rain); mandar a alguien a ver si llueve — (AmL hum) to send somebody on a fool's errand
llover vilas desgracias llovieron sobre él — misfortunes rained down on him; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= rain.Ex. Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.----* llover a cántaros = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mantas = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llovido del cielo = heaven-sent.* llueva o truene = come rain or shine, come hell or high water.* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.* llueve o truene = rain or shine.* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.* * *1.verbo impersonal to rainllovió con ganas — (fam) it poured (with rain)
ha llovido mucho desde entonces — a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since then
2.llover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched country; llueva o truene come rain or shine; llueve/llovía a cántaros or mares it's/it was pouring (with rain); mandar a alguien a ver si llueve — (AmL hum) to send somebody on a fool's errand
llover vilas desgracias llovieron sobre él — misfortunes rained down on him; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= rain.Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
* llover a cántaros = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mantas = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llovido del cielo = heaven-sent.* llueva o truene = come rain or shine, come hell or high water.* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.* llueve o truene = rain or shine.* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.* * *llover [E9 ][ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] to rainparece que va a llover it looks as though it's going to rain, it looks like rainse puso or ( AmL) se largó a llover it started o began to rainnos llovió todo el fin de semana ( fam); it rained all weekend, we had rain all weekendayer llovió con ganas it poured (with rain) yesterdayha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since thenllover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched countrydecirnos que ha gastado el dinero es llover sobre mojado telling us he's spent the money only makes matters worse o is really adding insult to injuryllueva o truene come rain or shine, no matter whatllueve/llovía a cántaros or chuzos or mares it's/it was raining cats and dogs, it's/it was pouring o ( BrE) bucketing downnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everybodyvilas desgracias llovieron sobre nosotros misfortunes rained down on us(+ me/te/le etc): le llovieron golpes blows rained down on himle llovieron piropos/regalos she was showered with compliments/giftsle han llovido las ofertas de trabajo she's been deluged o inundated with offers of work■ lloverse‹techo/azotea› to leak* * *
llover ( conjugate llover) v impers
to rain;
llueve a cántaros or a mares or a chuzos it's pouring (with rain)
llover verbo impersonal to rain
♦ Locuciones: ha llovido mucho desde entonces, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then
llover a mares, to rain cats and dogs
llovido del cielo, out of the blue
' llover' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cántaro
- oscurecerse
- que
- chuzo
- creer
- dicha
- duro
- fuerte
- gana
- hasta
- llueva
- parar
- parecer
- poner
English:
afraid
- alter
- as
- begin
- bound
- bucket
- cease
- certain
- close
- come on
- come out
- fortunately
- go
- hard
- heavily
- inside
- let up
- pelt
- piss
- pour down
- rain
- rain down
- shower
- steadily
- teem
- tend
- beat
- cat
- hold
- in
- pour
- relief
- roll
- soon
- stop
* * *♦ v impersonalto rain;está lloviendo it's raining;CSurse largó a llover it suddenly started raining;nunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyone;llueve sobre mojado it's just one thing after another;él, como quien oye llover he wasn't paying the slightest bit of attention o Br a blind bit of notice;ha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water has passed o gone Br under the bridge o US over the dam since then;como llovido del cielo: el trabajo me cayó o [m5] llegó como llovido del cielo the job fell into my lap;la ayuda cayó o [m5] llegó como llovida del cielo the help came just at the right moment, the help was a godsend;Am Humanda a la esquina a ver si llueve go and play with the traffic♦ vile llueven las ofertas offers are raining down on him;las peticiones de indulto llovieron sobre el presidente the president was inundated with pleas for pardon;le llovieron las felicitaciones everyone rushed to congratulate her;sobre esa familia han llovido las desgracias misfortune has rained down on that family, that family has suffered one misfortune after another* * *v/i rain;llueve it is raining;llover sobre mojado fig fam be one thing after another;es como quien oye llover it’s like talking to a wall;nunca llueve a gusto de todos you can’t please everybody* * *llover {47} v impers: to rainestá lloviendo: it's rainingllover a cántaros: to rain cats and dogsllover vi: to rain down, to showerle llovieron regalos: he was showered with gifts* * *llover vb to rain¿llueve? is it raining? -
5 जल _jala
जल a. [जल् अच् डस्य लो वा]1 Dull, cold, frigid = जड q. v.-2 Stupid, idiotic.-लम् 1 Water; तातस्य कूपो$- यमिति ब्रुवाणाः क्षारं जलं कापुरुषाः पिबन्ति । Pt.1.322.-2 A kind of fragrant medicinal plant or perfume (ह्रीवेर).-3 The embryo or uterus of a cow.-5 The constellation called पूर्वाषाढा.-Comp. -अञ्चलम् 1 a spring.-2 a natural water-course.-3 moss.-अञ्जलिः 1 a handful of water.-2 a libation of water presented to the manes of a deceased person; कुपुत्रमासाद्य कुतो जलाञ्जलिः Chāṇ 69; मानस्यापि जलाञ्जलिः सरभसं लोके न दत्तो यथा Amaru. 97 (where, जलाञ्जलिं दा means 'to leave or give up').-अटनः a heron.-अटनी a leech.-अणुकम्, -अण्डकम् the fry of fish.-अण्टकः a shark.-अत्ययः autumn (शरद्); पृष्ठतो$नुप्रयातानि मेघानिव जलात्यये Rām.2.45.22.-अधिदैवतः, -तम् an epithet of Varuṇa. (-तम्) the constellation called पूर्वाषाढा.-अधिपः an epithet of Varuṇa.-अम्बिका a well.-अर्कः the image of the sun reflected in water.-अर्णवः 1 the rainy season.-2 the ocean of sweet water.-अर्थिन् a. thirsty.-अवतारः a landing-place at a river-side.-अष्ठीला a large square pond.-असुका a leech.-आकरः a spring, fountain, well.-आकाङ्क्षः, -काङ्क्षः, -काङ्क्षिन् m. an elephant.-आखुः an otter.-आगमः rain; तपति प्रावृषि सुतरामभ्यर्ण- जलागमो दिवसः Ratn.3.1.-आढ्य a. watery, marshy.-आत्मिका a leech.-आधारः a pond, lake, reservoir of water.-आयुका a leech.-आर्द्र a. wet. (-र्द्रम्) wet garment or clothes. (-र्द्रा) a fan wetted with water.-आलोका a leech.-आवर्तः eddy, whirl-pool.- आशय a.1 resting or lying in water.-2 stupid, dull, apa- thetic.(-यः) 1 a pond, lake, reservoir.-2 a fish.-3 the ocean.-4 the fragrant root of a plant (उशीर).-आश्रयः 1 a pond.-2 water-house.-आह्वयम् a lotus.-इन्द्रः 1 an epithet of Varuṇa.-2 N. of Mahādeva.-3 the ocean; जलेन्द्रः पुंसि वरुणे जम्भले च महोदधौ Medinī.-इन्धनः the submarine fire.-इभः a water-elephant.-ईशः, -ईश्वरः 1 an epithet of Varuṇa; भीमोद्भवां प्रति नले च जलेश्वरे च N.-2 the ocean.-उच्छ्वासः 1 a channel made for carrying off excess of water, drain, (cf. परीवाह).-2 overflow of a river.-उदरम् dropsy.-उद्भव a. aquatic. (-वा) benzoin.-उरगा, -ओकस् m.,-ओकसः a leech.-कण्टकः a crocodile.-कपिः the Gangetic por- poise.-कपोतः a water-pigeon.-कर a. making or pouring forth water. (-रः) tax for water.-करङ्कः 1 a shell.-2 a cocoa-nut.-3 a cloud.-4 a wave.-5 a lotus.-कल्कः mud.-कल्मषः the poison produced at the churning of the ocean; तस्यापि दर्शयामास स्ववीर्यं जलकल्मषः Bhāg.8. 7.44.-काकः the diver-bird.-कान्तः the wind.-कान्तारः an epithet of Varuṇa.-किराटः a shark.-कुक्कुटः a water-fowl; जलकुक्कुटकोयष्टिदात्यूहकुलकूजितम् Bhāg.8.2.16. (-टी) the black-headed gull.-कुन्तलः, -कोशः moss.-कूपी 1 a spring, well.-2 a pond.-3 a whirlpool; जलकूपी कूपगर्ते पुष्करिण्यां च योषिति Medinī.-कूर्मः the porpoise.-कृत् a. Causing rain; दिवसकृतः प्रतिसूर्यो जलकृत् (मेघः) Bṛi. S.-केलिः, m. or f.,-क्रीडा playing in water, splashing one another with water.-केशः moss.-क्रिया presenting libations of water to the manes of the deceased.-गुल्मः 1 a turtle.-2 a quadrangular tank.-3 a whirlpool.-चर a. (also जलेचर) aquatic.(-रः) 1 an aquatic animal.-2 a fish.-3 any kind of water-fowl. ˚आजीवः, ˚जीवः a fisherman.-चत्वरम् a square tank.-चारिन् m.1 an aquatic animal.-2 a fish.-ज a. born or produced in water.(-जः) 1 an aquatic animal.-2 a fish; स्वयमेव हतः पित्रा जलजेनात्मजो यथा Rām.2.61.22.-3 sea-salt.-4 a collective name for several signs of the zodiac.-5 moss.-6 the moon.(-जः, जम्) 1 a shell.-2 the conch-shell; अधरोष्ठे निवेश्य दघ्मौ जलजं कुमारः R.7. 63,1.6; इत्यादिश्य हृषीकेशः प्रध्माय जलजोत्तमम् Bhāg.8.4. 26.-3 (-जः) The Kaustubha gem; जलजः कौस्तुभे मीने तत् क्लीबे शङ्खपद्मयोः । Nm.(जः) -4 A kind of horse born in water; वाजिनो जलजाः केचिद् वह्निजातास्तथापरे । शालिहोत्र of भोज, Appendix II,12. (-जम्) a lotus. ˚आजीवः a fisherman. ˚आसनः an epithet of Brahmā; वाचस्पतिरुवाचेदं प्राञ्जलिर्जलजासनम् Ku.2.3. ˚कुसुमम् the lotus. ˚द्रव्यम् a pearl, shell or any other thing produced from the sea.-जन्तुः 1 a fish,-2 any aquatic animal.-जन्तुका a leech.-जन्मन् a lotus.-जिह्वः a crocodile.-जीविन् m. a fisherman.-डिम्बः a bivalve shell.-तरङ्गः 1 a wave.-2 a metal cup filled with water producing harmonic notes like a musical glass.-ताडनम् (lit.) 'beating water'; (fig.) any useless occupation.-तापिकः, -तापिन्, -तालः The Hilsa fish; L. D. B.-त्रा an umbrella.-त्रासः hydrophobia.-दः 1 a cloud; जायन्ते विरला लोके जलदा इव सज्जनाः Pt.1.29.-2 camphor. ˚अशनः the Śāla tree.-आगमः the rainy season; सरस्तदा मानसं तु ववृधे जलदागमे Rām.7.12.26. ˚आभ a. black, dark. ˚कालः the rainy season. ˚क्षयः autumn.-दर्दुरः a kind of musical instrument.-देवः the constellation पूर्वाषाढा.-देवता a naiad, water-nymph.-द्रोणी a bucket.-द्वारम् A gutter, a drain, Māna.31.99.-धरः 1 a cloud.-2 the ocean.-धारा a stream of water.-धिः 1 the ocean.-2 a hundred billions.-3 the number 'four'. ˚गा a river. ˚जः the moon. ˚जा Lakṣmī, the goddess of wealth. ˚रशना the earth.-नकुलः an otter.-नरः a merman.-नाडी, -ली a water-course.-निधिः 1 the ocean.-2 the number 'four'.-निर्गमः 1 a drain, water-course.-2 a water-fall, descent of a spring &c. into a river below.-नीलिः moss.-पक्षिन् m. a water-fowl.-पटलम् a cloud.-पतिः 1 the ocean.-2 an epithet of Varuṇa.-पथः a sea voyage; R.17.81.-पद्धतिः f. a gutter, drain.-पात्रम् 'a water-pot', drinking-vessel.-पारावतः a water-pigeon.-पित्तम् fire.-पुष्पम् an aquatic flower.-पूरः 1 a flood of water.-2 a full stream of water.-पृष्ठजा moss.-प्रदानम् presenting libations of water to the manes of the deceased.-प्रपातः 1 a water-fall.-2 rainy season; शरत्प्रतीक्षः क्षमतामिमं भवाञ्जलप्रपातं रिपुनिग्रहे धृतः Rām.4.27.47.-प्रलयः destruction by water.-प्रान्तः the bank of a river.-प्रायम् a country abounding with water; जलप्रायमनूपं स्यात् Ak.-प्रियः 1 the Chātaka bird.-2 a fish. (-या) an epithet of Dākṣāyaṇī.-प्लवः an otter.-प्लावनम् a deluge, an inundation.-बन्धः, बन्धकः a dam, dike, rocks or stones impeding a current.-बन्धुः a fish.-बालकः, -वालकः the Vindhya mountain.-बालिका lightning.-बिडालः an otter.-बिम्बः, -म्बम् a bubble.-बिल्वः 1 a (quadrangular) pond, lake.-2 a tortoise.-3 a crab.-भीतिः f. hydro- phobia.-भू a. produced in water.-भूः m.1 a cloud.-2 a place for holding water.-3 a kind of camphor.-भूषणः wind.-भृत् m.1 a cloud.-2 a jar.-3 cam- phor.-मक्षिका a water-insect.-मण़्डूकम् a kind of musical instrument; (= जलदर्दुर).-मद्गुः a king-fisher.-मसिः 1 a cloud.-2 camphor.-मार्गः a drain, canal.-मार्जारः an otter.-मुच् m.1 a cloud; Me.69.-2 a kind of camphor.-मूर्तिः an epithet of Śiva.-मूर्तिका hail.-मोदम् a fragrant root (उशीर).-यन्त्रम् 1 a machine for raising water (Mar. रहाट).-2 a water- clock, clepsydra.-3 a fountain. ˚गृहम्, ˚निकेतनम्, ˚मन्दिरम् a house erected in the midst of water (a summer- house) or one supplied with artificial fountains; क्वचिद् विचित्रं जलयन्त्रमन्दिरम् Ṛs.1.2.-यात्रा a sea-voyage.-यानम् a ship.-रङ्कुः a kind of gallinule.-रण्डः, रुण्डः 1 a whirlpool.-2 a drop of water, drizzle, thin sprinkling.-3 a snake.-रसः sea-salt.-राशिः the ocean.-रुह्, -हम् a lotus.-रूपः a crocodile.-लता a wave, billow.-वरण्टः a watery pustule.-वाद्यम् a kind of musical instrument.-वायसः a diver-bird.-वासः residence in water. (-सम्) = उशीर q. v.-वाहः 1 a cloud; साद्रिजलधिजलवाहपथम् Ki.12.21.-2 a water- bearer.-3 a kind of camphor.-वाहकः, -नः a water- carrier.-वाहनी an aqueduct.-विषुवम् the autumnal equinox.-वृश्चिकः a prawn.-वैकृतम् any change in the waters of rivers indicating a bad omen.-व्यधः A kind of fish; L. D. B.-व्यालः 1 a water-snake.-2 a marine monster.-शयः, -शयनः, -शायिन् m. an epithet of Viṣṇu;-शय्या lying in water (a kind of religious rite); द्वादशं हि गतं वर्षं जलशय्यां समासतः Rām.7. 76.17.-शर्करा A hailstone; तीव्रैर्मरुद्गणैर्नुन्ना ववृषुर्जलशर्कराः Bhāg.1.25.9.-शुक्तिः f. a bivalve shell.-शुचि a. bathed, washed.-शूकम् moss.-शूकरः a crocodile.-शोषः drought.-समुद्रः the ocean of fresh water.-संपर्कः mixture or dilution with water.-सर्पिणी a leech.-सूचिः f.1 the Gangetic porpoise.-2 a kind of fish.-3 a crow.-4 a water-nut.-5 a leech.-स्थानम्, -स्थायः a pond, lake, reservoir; कदचित्तं जलस्थायं मत्स्य- बन्धाः समन्ततः Rām.12.137.5.-स्रावः A kind of eye- disease.-हम् a small water-house (rather summer- house) furnished with artificial fountains.-हस्तिन् m. a water-elephant.-हारिणी a drain.-हासः 1 foam.-2 cuttle-fish-bone considered as the foam of the sea. -
6 гусёк
( архитектурный облом) doucine, ( вид архитектурного облома) ogee* * *гусё́к м. архит.
moulding ogeeгусё́к у ни́за плоти́ны — bucket of a dam -
7 kotł|ować
impf Ⅰ vt pot. (mieszać) to stir, to mix- kotłował farbę w wiadrze he was mixing paint in a bucket- nie kotłuj tak ubrań, bo się pogniotą don’t jumble the clothes up like that, or they’ll get crumpled ⇒ skotłowaćⅡ vi 1. pot. (grzebać) to turn [sth] inside out, to rake a. rifle through vt- kotłowała w szafie, szukając odpowiedniej sukienki she was going through her wardrobe looking for a suitable dress2. Myślis. to perk up its ears Ⅲ kotłować się 1. pot. (poruszać się) [piana] to seethe, to foam; [pranie] to swirl, to tumble; [osoby] to swarm- woda kotłowała się przy tamie the water was seething a. foaming at the dam- dzieci kotłowały się na podłodze the children were swarming a. writhing (all) over the floor- przed drzwiami kotłował się tłum there was a seething crowd in front of the door- całą noc kotłowałem się w łóżku I was tossing and turning all night (long) ⇒ skotłować się2. przen. to swirl, to spin- różne myśli kotłowały się w jego głowie various thoughts swirled through his mindThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kotł|ować
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9 στροφάλιγξ
A whirl, eddy,ἐν στροφάλιγγι κονίης Il.16.775
, Od.24.39; μετὰ σ. κ. Il.21.503;ἀελλάων Opp.H.1.446
;καπνοῖο A.R.4.140
; of water in a bucket, Id.3.759; of an earthquake, Q.S.3.64: metaph.,σ. μάχης AP7.226
(= Anacr. 100); ἄοκνος ς., of existence, Dam.Pr. 148.II curve, bend, D.P. 162, 584, Q.S.8.236; orbit of a heavenly body, Arat.43, Orph.Fr. 236; of the bowels, Androm. ap. Gal.14.34.IV = στρόφιγξ, pivot, hinge, Epigr. in An.Par.4.385.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > στροφάλιγξ
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