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adj.• colectivo, -a adj.n.• colectivo s.m.[kǝ'lektɪŋ]1.N coleccionismo m, el coleccionar2.CPDcollecting box, collecting tin N — bote m de cuestación, lata f petitoria
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2 box
1. коробка; ящик2. магазин3. ячейка4. рамкаset in box — заключать в рамку; заключенный в рамку
5. транспортная тара6. верстатка7. воронка собирателяcardboard box — картонный ящик; картонная коробка; футляр
carton box — картонный ящик; картонная коробка; футляр
control box — коробка управления, контрольная коробка
drying box — сушильная камера, камера для термообработки
feed box — питатель, питающее устройство, загрузочное устройство; магазин самонаклада; бункер самонаклада
8. паковальное устройство9. приёмно-прессующее устройство, ППУpressing box — приёмно-прессующее устройство, ППУ
receiving box — приёмное устройство, приёмка
10. картонная коробка в собранном видеa box of chocolates — коробка шоколада, шоколадный набор
reject piling box — короб — укладчик бракованных листов
prime piling box — короб — укладчик качественных листов
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f collecting box* * *Sạm|mel|büch|sefcollecting tin or box* * *Sam·mel·büch·se* * *die collecting-box* * *Sammelbüchse f collecting box* * *die collecting-box* * *f.collecting box n. -
4 bote
m.1 jar.bote de humo smoke canister2 boat.bote de remos rowing boatbote salvavidas lifeboat3 jump.pegar un bote to jump, to give a start (de susto)4 bounce.dar un bote, dar botes to bounce5 tips.el cambio, para el bote keep the change6 rollover jackpot.7 nick (British), joint (United States) (informal) (jail). (Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)8 canister, can.9 jail, prison, jailhouse, hock.10 butt, buttocks, rear end.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: botar.* * *de bote en bote jam-packed————————1 MARÍTIMO small boat\bote salvavidas lifeboat————————1 (lata) tin, can2 (tarro) jar3 (para propinas) jar for tips, box for tips4 (fondo) kitty5 (premio) jackpot\tener a alguien en el bote to have somebody eating out of one's handbote de humo smoke canister————————1 (salto) bounce\a bote pronto off the top of one's headdar botes de alegría to jump for joy* * *noun m.1) bounce2) can, tin, jar, container3) boat•* * *ISM1) [de pelota] bouncese levantó de un bote — he jumped up, he leapt to his feet
dar o pegar un bote — [persona] to jump; [coche] to bump, jolt
- dar el bote a algn3) (=arremetida) [con un arma] thrust; [con el cuerpo] lungeIISM1) (=recipiente) [de vidrio] jar; [de plástico] container; [de metal] [para conservas, pintura] can, tin; [para bebidas] cande bote — canned, tinned
esta sopa es de bote — this is canned o tinned soup
es rubia de bote — * she's a fake blonde
- estar de bote en bote- tener a algn metido en el botebote de basura — Méx dustbin, trash can (EEUU)
bote de cerveza — Esp [lleno] can of beer; [vacío] beer can
2) [como propina]3) (=fondo común) kitty4) [en lotería, quiniela] jackpotIIISM (=barca) [de pesca] boat; [deportivo] skiffbote de paseo — rowing boat, rowboat (EEUU)
bote de remos — rowing boat, rowboat (EEUU)
* * *1) (Náut) boat2)a) ( envase - de lata) (Esp) can, tin (BrE); (- de vidrio) jarun bote de mermelada — a jar of jelly (AmE) o (BrE) jam
chupar del bote — (Esp fam) to feather one's nest, line one's pocket
b) ( recipiente - de lata) tin; (- de vidrio, plástico) storage jarel bote de la basura — (Méx) the trash can (AmE), the rubbish bin (BrE)
c) (para gastos comunes, en juegos) kitty; (en bar, restaurante) box ( for tips)3) (Méx arg) jail, slammer (sl)4)a) ( salto) jumpdio or pegó un bote de alegría — he jumped for joy
a bote pronto — (Esp) off the top of one's head (colloq)
b) ( de pelota) bouncec) (Col) (vuelta, giro)dar el bote — canoa to capsize; persona to (do a) somersault
* * *= bottle, jar, dinghy.Ex. It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.Ex. She wrote the following article 'Of books, manuscripts and jars of snakes: reference service in the museum, archives and records management section'.Ex. The illustration shows how air flows around a sail, explaining why a dinghy is able to move toward the wind rather than be blown backwards.----* bote de pegamento = glue pot.* bote salvavidas = lifeboat.* chupar del bote = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nest.* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.* sopa de bote = canned soup, tinned soup.* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.* * *1) (Náut) boat2)a) ( envase - de lata) (Esp) can, tin (BrE); (- de vidrio) jarun bote de mermelada — a jar of jelly (AmE) o (BrE) jam
chupar del bote — (Esp fam) to feather one's nest, line one's pocket
b) ( recipiente - de lata) tin; (- de vidrio, plástico) storage jarel bote de la basura — (Méx) the trash can (AmE), the rubbish bin (BrE)
c) (para gastos comunes, en juegos) kitty; (en bar, restaurante) box ( for tips)3) (Méx arg) jail, slammer (sl)4)a) ( salto) jumpdio or pegó un bote de alegría — he jumped for joy
a bote pronto — (Esp) off the top of one's head (colloq)
b) ( de pelota) bouncec) (Col) (vuelta, giro)dar el bote — canoa to capsize; persona to (do a) somersault
* * *= bottle, jar, dinghy.Ex: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.
Ex: She wrote the following article 'Of books, manuscripts and jars of snakes: reference service in the museum, archives and records management section'.Ex: The illustration shows how air flows around a sail, explaining why a dinghy is able to move toward the wind rather than be blown backwards.* bote de pegamento = glue pot.* bote salvavidas = lifeboat.* chupar del bote = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nest.* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.* sopa de bote = canned soup, tinned soup.* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.* * *A ( Náut) boatCompuestos:● bote de or a remosinflatable dinghylifeboatBun bote de yogur a carton of yogurt¿la salsa es casera o de bote? is the sauce homemade or did it come out of a tin/jar/bottle?de bote en bote packedestaba de bote en bote it was packedllenaron de bote en bote la sala they packed the roomtener a algn (metido) en el bote ( Esp fam): lo tiene metido en el bote she's got him twisted around her little finger o in the palm of her handtiene al jefe de la policía en el bote he's got the chief of police in his pockettener algo en el bote ( Esp fam): tenemos el contrato en el bote the contract's in the bag ( colloq)2 (recipiente — de lata) tin; (— de vidrio, plástico) storage jarponlo en el bote de las galletas put it in the biscuit tin o barrel o ( AmE) the cookie jarCompuestos:tear gas canistersmoke bomb, smoke grenadeD1 (salto) jumpdio or pegó un bote de alegría he jumped for joyse levantó de un bote she leapt to her feetla piedra rodó dando botes montaña abajo the stone went bouncing down the mountainsidea bote pronto off the top of one's head ( colloq)2 (de una pelota) bouncedio dos botes it bounced twice3«persona» to somersault, do a somersault* * *
Del verbo botar: ( conjugate botar)
boté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
bote es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
botar
bote
botar ( conjugate botar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ barco› to launch
2 ‹ pelota› to bounce
3 (AmL exc RPl) ( tirar) to throw … out;
bótalo a la basura chuck o throw it out (colloq);
bote el dinero to throw your money away
4 (AmL exc RPl fam)
(— de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq)
‹marido/esposa› to leave;
5 (AmL exc RPl fam) ( derribar) ‹puerta/árbol› to knock down;
‹botella/taza› to knock over;◊ no empujes que me botas stop pushing, you're going to knock me over
6 (AmL exc RPl) ( perder) ‹aceite/gasolina› to leak
verbo intransitivo (Esp) [ pelota] to bounce
botarse verbo pronominal (AmL exc CS fam)
bote sustantivo masculino
1 (Náut) boat;
bote de or a remos rowboat (AmE), rowing boat (BrE);
2 ( recipiente — de lata) tin;
(— de vidrio, plástico) storage jar;
(— de cerveza) (Esp) can;
(— de mermelada) (Esp) jar;
de bote en bote packed
3 ( de pelota) bounce;
botar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una persona) to jump
2 (un objeto) to bounce
II verbo transitivo
1 Náut to launch
2 (un balón, pelota) to bounce
3 LAm (echar de un lugar, despedir) to throw o chuck out
bote 1 sustantivo masculino
1 jump, bound
2 (de pelota) bounce, rebound
♦ Locuciones: dar botes, to jump up and down
dar un bote, (asustarse) to give a start
(de alegría) to jump for joy
bote 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (de lata) can, tin, canister
(de vidrio) jar
(para propinas) jar o box for tips
2 (en lotería) jackpot
3 bote de humo, teargas canister
♦ Locuciones: familiar chupar del bote, to scrounge, to be on the make
en el bote, in the bag: ya los tengo en el bote, they are eating out of my hand
bote 3 m Náut boat
bote de salvamento, lifeboat
bote 4
♦ Locuciones: estar de bote en bote, to be packed o to be full to bursting
' bote' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lata
- limonada
- salvavidas
- tarro
- lancha
- patín
- remar
English:
can
- canister
- dinghy
- disclaimer
- fit on
- jam jar
- jar
- launch
- lifeboat
- paint pot
- rowboat
- rowing boat
- screw top
- sea
- bin
- boat
- boating
- garbage
- jack
- jam
- kitty
- life
- pedal bin
- pleasure
- pot
- row
- rubbish
- swing
- tin
- trash
* * *bote nm1. [envase] [tarro] jar;Esp [lata] can, Br tin; [de champú, pastillas] bottle;los guisantes ¿son naturales o de bote? are the peas fresh or tinned?Am bote de la basura Br rubbish bin, US garbage can, trash can;bote de humo smoke canister2. [barca] boatbote de remos esp Br rowing boat, US rowboat;bote salvavidas lifeboat3. [caja para propinas] tips box;el cambio, para el bote keep the change4. [salto] jump;dar botes [saltar] to jump up and down;[vehículo] to bump up and down;pegar un bote [de susto] to jump, to give a start;dio un bote de alegría she jumped for joy5. [de pelota] bounce;tienes que dejar que dé un bote you have to let it bounce;dar botes to bounce;a bote pronto on the half volley6. [en lotería] rollover jackpot9. Compa bote pronto [sin pensar] off the top of one's head;Esp Famchupar del bote to feather one's nest;Famde bote en bote chock-a-block;Espmeter en el bote a alguien to win sb over;Esptener en el bote a alguien to have sb eating out of one's hand;Fam¡tonto del bote! stupid halfwit!* * *m1 ( barco) boat2 de pelota bounce;a bote pronto off the top of one’s head;darse el bote Esp fam take offtin4 ( tarro) jar;tener a alguien en el bote fam have s.o. in one’s pocket fam ;chupar del bote fig fam line one’s pockets fam ;de bote en bote packed out* * *bote nm1) : small boatbote de remos: rowboat2) : can, jar3) : jump, bounce* * *bote n1. (de vidrio) jar2. (de lata) can / tin3. (barca) boat4. (salto de persona) jumpcuando lo vi, di botes when I saw him, I jumped up and down5. (salto de pelota) bounce -
5 hucha
f.1 moneybox. (peninsular Spanish)2 money box, piggybank, moneybox.* * *1 moneybox, piggy bank* * *SF1) [para ahorrar] money box; [para caridad] collecting tin2) (=ahorros) savings pltener una buena hucha — to have a nice little nest egg, have money laid by
3) † (=arca) chest* * *femenino (Esp) moneybox, piggybank* * *= piggy bank.Ex. British banks are banning piggy banks because they may offend some Muslims, who regard pigs as impure animals.* * *femenino (Esp) moneybox, piggybank* * *= piggy bank.Ex: British banks are banning piggy banks because they may offend some Muslims, who regard pigs as impure animals.
* * *( Esp)1 (para el dinero) moneybox, piggybankhucha de las pensiones pensions pot* * *
hucha sustantivo femenino (Esp) moneybox, piggybank
hucha sustantivo femenino piggy bank
' hucha' also found in these entries:
English:
money
- piggy
* * *hucha nfEsp [alcancía] moneybox; [en forma de cerdo] piggy bank* * *f money box* * *hucha n moneybox [pl. moneyboxes] -
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8 Büchse
* * *die Büchse(Dose) tin; can;(Gewehr) rifle* * *Buch|se ['bʊksə]f -, -n (ELEC)socket; (TECH) (von Zylinder) liner; (von Lager) bush* * *(something, eg a tubular part in a piece of machinery, that covers as a sleeve of a garment does the arm.) sleeve* * *Buch·se<-, -n>[ˈbʊksə]f1. ELEK jack2. TECH bushing* * *die; Buchse, Buchsen1) (Elektrot.) socket2) (Technik) bush; liner* * *die Büchse der Pandora Pandora’s box2. (Gewehr) gun, rifle* * *die; Buchse, Buchsen1) (Elektrot.) socket2) (Technik) bush; liner* * *-n f.bush n.bushing n.can n.connector n.jack n.liner n.socket n. -
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clank, rustle* * *vb rattle ( fx the stones (, coins) rattled in the tin (, on the roof); the car rattled along);( om maskineri, tallerkener etc) clatter;( om tørre blade, papir etc) rustle;( om tunge metalting) clank ( fx the chains clanked);( om mønter) clink, chink,( fortsat lyd) jingle;( om glas) clink, chink;( om nøgler) jingle;( indsamle penge) collect money (in a box), shake a collecting box;[ rasle med] rattle; clatter; rustle; clank; jingle; clink;(fig) rattle the sabre;[ rasle ned] rattle down, come clattering down, crash to the ground,( om priser) slump. -
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I сокр. от
barometer II сокр. от
barometric III сокр. от
barrelбарабан; бочкаIV2) бар ( врубовой машины)4) лом, вага7) мн. ч. стержневая арматура ( железобетона)8) гидр. бар9) сортовой ( круглый или полосовой) прокат13) (инструментальная) оправка14) шкала; масштабная шкала; линейка, (измерительная) рейка16) бар (105 Па)17) преграда; шлагбаум || преграждать, загораживать19) полоса21) штанга ( печатающего устройства)22) прямоугольник ( в блок-схемах)23) черта ( надстрочный знак)24) швейн. закрепка; металлическая петля, петлица25) трик. гребёнка26) усиливать27) исключать, запрещать•-
A-frame tie bar
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adjustable boring bar
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air bar
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aligning bar
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angle bar
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anode tail bar
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antiroll bar
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arch bar
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armature bars
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articulated roof bar
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back guide bar
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back needle bar
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barking bar
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battening bar
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batten bar
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bearing bar
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bearing plate bar
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beater bar
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bent up bar
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best bar
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black bar
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blanking bar
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boring bar
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box-section equalizer bar
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braking bar
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branch-off bar
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brass bar
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breakdown bar
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bright-drawn bar
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bulb bar
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bumper bar
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bundled bars
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cantilever bar
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carrier bar
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carrier slide bar
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cast-on bar
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catch bar
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channel bar
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charging bar
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Charpy V-notch bar
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check bar
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chill bar
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chimney bar
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circumferentially notched round bar
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clamping bar
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claw bar
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closure bar
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cloud bar
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coiled bar
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cold twisted bar
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cold-drawn bar
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collecting bars
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color bar
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commutator bar
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compound bar
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compression bar
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compressor bar
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concrete-reinforcing bar
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console boring bar
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contact bar
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corrugated steel bar
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coupling bar
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cross bar
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crow bar
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cutter bar
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datum leveling bar
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deformed bar
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diagonal bar
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diagonal brace stabilizer bar
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diamond bar
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distance bar
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distributing bar
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dolly bar
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door locking bar
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dowel bar
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dozer bar
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draw bar
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dropping bar
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dummy bar
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earthing bar
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electrode bar
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electrode hanger bar
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end bar
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equalizer bar
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equalizing bar
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error bar
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expandable cross bar
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extreme service shoe bar
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eye bar
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facing point bar
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fender bar
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fire bar
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fireclay bar
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fish bar
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fishplate bar
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fixed adjustment boring bar
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fixed bar
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flat bar
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flat cold-rolled bar
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flat hot-rolled bar
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flat-type piling bar
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fork-test bar
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fraction bar
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frame bar
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frame needle bar
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front guide bar
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furnace bar
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gas conductor-cooled bar
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glazing bar
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graduated bar
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guide bar
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gunwale angle bar
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gunwale bar
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gutter angle bar
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gutter bar
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hairpin tuning bar
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handle bar
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Hanover bars
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hard bar
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hatch bar
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hatch-securing bar
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H-bar
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hinged bar
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Holdcroft bars
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hooked bar
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hum bars
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I-bar
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impact bar
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indented bar
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index bar
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ingoing bar
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ingot bar
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inlay bar
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Ioffe bars
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joint bar
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Jominy bar
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L-bar
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lead bar
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lead sinker bar
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lengthening bar
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lifting bar
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link bar
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loader bar
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loading bar
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lock bar
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locking bar
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loop bar
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magazine bar
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magnetic bar
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mandrel bar
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measuring bar
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microadjustable boring bar
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needle bar
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noise bar
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notched bar
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notch bar
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numerically controlled spindle bar
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outgoing bar
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pattern bar
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pedestal tie bar
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piercer bar
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piling bar
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pinch bar
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plain bar
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point bar
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polished rod carrier bar
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port bar
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porter bar
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power draw bar
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presser bar
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print bar
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proofing bar
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pry bar
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push bar
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pusher bar
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rack bar
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railway crossing bar
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rapping bar
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reaction bar
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red-hot bar
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refractory bar
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reinforcement bar
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reinforcing bar
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repeating space bar
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replaceable sprocket tip bar
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replacement grouser bar
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rest bar
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reverse-lock sheet piling bar
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rider bar
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ripping bar
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rocker bar
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roll bar
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roller-nose bar
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roof bar
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rotary bar
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rubbing bar
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running-on bar
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sash bar
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scanty bar
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shuffle bar
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sine bar
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sinker bar
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sinker guide bar
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skim bar
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skimmer bar
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slay bar
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slick bar
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slide bar
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sliding bar
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solid bar
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solid sway bar
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space bar
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spacer bar
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spanner bar
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spindle bar
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splice bar
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split needle bar
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spreader bar
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spring steel roof bar
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sprocket-nose bar
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stabilizer bar
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standard length bar
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steel bar
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stem bar
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stem cutting bar
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stiff bar
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straight web piling bar
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stringerangle bar
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stringer bar
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strip bar
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suction bar
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support bar
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sway bar
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tabulator bar
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tamping bar
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tapping bar
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T-bar
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tee-bar
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telescopic lengthening bar
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tensile bar
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tension bar
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test bar
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thin-walled bar
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throw bar
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thrust bar
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tie bar
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tie-plate bar
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tin bar
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tommy bar
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tongue bar
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tool bar
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toothed bar
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torsion bar
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tow bar
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towing bar
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track bar
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track press tool holder bar
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transfer bar
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transom bar
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treadle bar
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truss bar
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turning bar
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type bar
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universal bar
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unrestrained bar
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vent bar
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water bar
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waterway angle bar
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waterway bar
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weather bar
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web bar
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wedge bar
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weft bar
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weight bar
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welt bar
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white bar
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winding bar
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window bar
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wire bar
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wiring bar
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wooden bar
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wrecking bar
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Sam·mel·büch·se f -
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collection [kə'lekʃən](a) (UNCOUNT) (collecting → objects) ramassage m; (→ information) rassemblement m; (→ wealth) accumulation f; (→ rent, money) encaissement m; (→ debts) recouvrement m; (→ taxes) perception f; (→ data) collecte f(b) (things collected) collection f;∎ a coin collection une collection de monnaies;∎ Armani's winter collection la collection d'hiver d'Armani∎ your order is ready for collection votre commande est prête;∎ collection times are 8.45 and 17.30 (from letterbox) les levées sont à 8h45 et 17h30(d) (sum of money) collecte f, quête f;∎ to take or to make a collection (for) faire une quête ou collecte (pour)∎ a collection of rubbish had built up outside the door des ordures s'étaient amassées devant la porte;∎ a motley collection un rassemblement hétéroclite(f) (anthology) recueil m∎ to hand sth in for collection donner qch à l'encaissement;∎ a bill for collection un effet à l'encaissementFinance collection charges, collection fees frais mpl d'encaissement;collection plate (in church) corbeille f;Finance collection rate tarif m d'encaissement;collection tin = boîte de collecte au profit d'une association caritative
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