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1 caste
[kɑːst]n* * *(a social class especially in India: the lowest caste; ( also adjective) the caste system.) kasta -
2 half-caste
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3 half
[hɑːf] 1. pl halves, n(of amount, object) połowa f; (TRAVEL) połówka f (inf)2. adj3. advhalf bottle — pół nt inv butelki
do połowy, w połowiefirst/second half (SPORT) — pierwsza/druga połowa
half a dozen — sześć, pół tuzina (fml)
to cut sth in half — przecinać (przeciąć perf) coś na pół
to go halves (with sb) — dzielić się (podzielić się perf) (z kimś) po połowie
* * *1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) połowa2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) połowa2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pół2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pół, na pół3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) pół, połowiczny3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pół, do połowy2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pół•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half
См. также в других словарях:
caste — caste … Dictionnaire des rimes
caste — [ kast ] n. f. • 1659; port. casta (XVIe) « caste hindoue »; fém. de casto « pur » 1 ♦ Classe sociale fermée, observée d abord en Inde. La caste des prêtres (⇒ brahmane) , celles des guerriers, des bourgeois, des artisans. Les parias étaient hors … Encyclopédie Universelle
Caste — Caste, n. [Pg. casta race, lineage, fr. L. castus pure, chaste: cf. F. caste, of same origin.] 1. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindu are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism. [1913 Webster] Note: The members of the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caste — caste; caste·less; in·ter·caste; non·caste; sub·caste; … English syllables
caste — CASTE. s. f. On appelle ainsi Les Tribus dans lesquelles sont divisés les Idolâtres des Indes Orientales. La Caste des Bramines. La Caste des Banians … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
caste — (n.) 1550s, a race of men, from L. castus chaste, from castus pure, cut off, separated, pp. of carere to be cut off from (and related to castration), from PIE *kas to , from root *kes to cut. Application to Hindu social groups picked up by… … Etymology dictionary
caste — [kast, käst] n. [Fr < Port casta, breed, race, caste < L castus, pure, chaste, orig., cut off, separated, pp. of carere, to be cut off from < IE base * k̑es , to cut > MIr cess, spear] 1. any of the distinct, hereditary Hindu social… … English World dictionary
caşte — CÁŞTE s. v. casă. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime cáşte s.f. – În tipografie, lumina paginii. germ. Kasten, prin intermediul pol. kaszta, sau al mag. kásta (Cihac, II, 45). Trimis de blaurb, 04.01.2007. Sursa: DER … Dicționar Român
caste — [ka:st US kæst] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : Portuguese; Origin: casta race , from casto pure , from Latin castus; CHASTE] 1.) one of the fixed social classes, which cannot be changed, into which people are born in India ▪ the caste system 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Caste — Porté en Provence (84, 13), le nom correspond à l adjectif chaste , sans doute employé comme nom de personne (voir Casto). On ne le confondra pas avec Casté (Sud Ouest), qui est pour sa part une probable variante de Castet (voir ce nom) … Noms de famille
caste — caste. См. каста. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
