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1 castle
1) (a large building strengthened against attack: the Norman castles of England and Wales; Windsor Castle.) borg, slott2) ((also rook) a piece in chess.) tårnborg--------palass--------slott--------tårnIsubst. \/ˈkɑːsl\/1) slott, borg, kastell, festning2) herregård3) ( sjakk) tårncastles in the air eller castles in Spain luftslott, dagdrømmerIIverb \/ˈkɑːsl\/( sjakk) rokkere -
2 storm
sto:m 1. noun1) (a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc: a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm.) uvær2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) storm; orkanaktig bifall2. verb1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) rase, skjelle og smelle2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) storme, styrte (ut)3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) storme•- stormy- stormily
- storminess
- stormbound
- stormtrooper
- a storm in a teacup
- take by stormstorm--------uværIsubst. \/stɔːm\/1) storm, uvær2) ( overført) storm, opprør, tumulter, kontrovers3) ( også overført) regn, skur4) ( også storm system) stormsystem, lavtrykkssystem5) vindstyrke 10 på Beaufort-skalaen6) ( militærvesen) storming, stormangrepbring a storm about one's ears pådra seg en storm av uviljego down a storm bli entusisastisk mottatt av publikumthe lull\/calm before the storm stille før stormenride (out) the storm\/gale ri (av) stormenstorm in a teacup ( britisk) storm i et vannglasstake by storm ( også overført) ta med stormup a storm (amer., hverdagslig) av hjertens lyst, med liv og lystnoen av de gamle korvennene mine kom og vi sang av hjertens lyst hele kveldenIIverb \/stɔːm\/1) ( overført) styrte, storme2) (spesielt amer., om vær) rase, storme3) ( spesielt militærvesen) storme, gå til angrep mot4) ( også overført) ta med stormstorm at someone kjefte på noen
См. также в других словарях:
Castle in the air — Castle Cas tle, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.] 1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. [1913 Webster] The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
castle in the air — n. an imaginary scheme not likely to be realized; daydream: also castle in Spain … English World dictionary
Castle in the Air — Infobox Book | name = Castle in the sky title orig = translator = image caption = Cover from the American edition. author = Diana Wynne Jones illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = The Castle Series… … Wikipedia
castle in the air — noun absentminded dreaming while awake • Syn: ↑reverie, ↑revery, ↑daydream, ↑daydreaming, ↑oneirism, ↑air castle, ↑castle in Spain • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Castle in the Air (film) — Castle in the Air is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring David Tomlinson, Helen Cherry, Margaret Rutherford and Gordon Jackson. The English owner of a Scottish castle discovers that it is haunted by the spirit of a… … Wikipedia
castle in the air — noun A visionary project or scheme; a day dream; an idle fancy; a pipe dream; any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be ever realized; a near impossibility. Syn: castle in the skies, castle in Spain … Wiktionary
castle in the air — See: BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR … Dictionary of American idioms
castle in the air — See: BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR … Dictionary of American idioms
castle\ in\ the\ air — See: build castles in the air … Словарь американских идиом
castle in the air — cas′tle in the air′ n. a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream. Also called cas′tle in Spain′ • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
castle in the air — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream. Also called air castle, castle in Spain. [1570 80] * * * … Universalium