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1 copper
I 1. ['kopə] noun1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) meď2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) medenák, medená minca, meďák2. adjective1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) medený2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) medená farbaII ['kopə] noun(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!) poliš* * *• policajt• med• medený peniaz -
2 armature-copper losses
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3 high-conductivity copper
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4 yellow copper
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5 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) z mosadze2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) plechové hudobné nástroje•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *• drzost• generalita• mosadz• mosadzný• neokrôchanost -
6 bronze
[bronz]noun, adjective1) ((of) an alloy of copper and tin: The medal is (made of) bronze.) z bronzu2) ((of) its reddish brown colour.) bronzový3) ((a work of art) made of bronze: an exhibition of bronzes.) bronz•- bronzed- bronze medal* * *• bronzový• bronz• opálit sa -
7 conductor
1) (a thing that conducts heat or electricity: Copper is a good conductor of heat.) vodič2) (a director of an orchestra, choir etc.) dirigent, -ka3) ((feminine conductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc: a bus conductor.) sprievodca4) ((American) a guard on a train.) sprievodca* * *• vodic• vodca• zberac• sprievodca• dirigent -
8 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) zlúčiť sa2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) vybiť/spáliť poistky2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) poistka- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) rozbuška* * *• zapalovac• zlúcit• spôsobit krátke spojenie• elektrický zapalovac• roztavit (sa)• rozbuška• poistka -
9 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) viesť; priviesť2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) viesť3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) spôsobiť4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) byť na čele5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) viesť2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vedenie2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prvenstvo3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) príklad4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) náskok5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) vôdzka, remeň6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) tip (na)7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hlavná úloha•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) olovo; olovený2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) tuha•- leaden* * *• vedenie• vodit• viest• vodcovstvo• zac(ín)at• žit• sonda• šnúra (i elektro)• sužovat• spravovat• tuha• tip• príklad• presviedcat• predbiehat• hlavná hloha (div.)• iniciatíva• byt v cele• byt prvý• prvenstvo• remienok• ovplyvnovat• pohnút• pokyn• olovnica• olovo -
10 metal
['metl]noun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) kov; kovový2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) kov•- metallic* * *• vyštrkovat• sadzba• sklovina• štrkovat (cestu)• štrk• ruda• rudná žila• roztopené sklo• pokrývat kovom• pokovat• pokryt kovom• potiahnutie kovom• potiahnut kovom• kolaje• kolajnice• kov -
11 cop
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12 kettledrum
noun (a type of drum made of a brass or copper bowl covered with a stretched skin etc.) tympan
См. также в других словарях:
copper(I) — copper(I) … English syllables
copper(II) — copper(II) … English syllables
Copper — Cop per, n. [OE. coper (cf. D. koper, Sw. koppar, Dan. kobber, G. kupfer), LL. cuper, fr. L. cuprum for earlier Cyprium, Cyprium aes, i.e., Cyprian brass, fr. Gr. ? of Cyprus (Gr. ?), anciently renowned for its copper mines. Cf. {Cypreous}.] 1. A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
copper — copper1 [käp′ər] n. pl. copper or coppers [ME & OE coper < LL cuprum, contr. < Cyprium ( aes), Cyprian (brass), copper, after Gr Kyprios,CYPRUS, noted for its copper mines] 1. a reddish brown, malleable, ductile, metallic element that is… … English World dictionary
COPPER — Copper was the first metal humans learned to work with. The earliest evidence comes from Cayonu in southeast Turkey (late ninth or early eighth millennium B.C.), where small items of jewelry were made from cold hammered nuggets. Large scale… … Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
copper — Ⅰ. copper [1] ► NOUN 1) a red brown metallic chemical element which is used for electrical wiring and as a component of brass and bronze. 2) (coppers) Brit. coins of low value made of copper or bronze. 3) Brit. dated a large copper or iron… … English terms dictionary
Copper — Cop per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coppering}.] To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Copper — (englisch für „Kupfer“) steht für: Amiga Copper, Koprozessor der Amiga Computer Copper River (Alaska) Copper River (Wisconsin) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselb … Deutsch Wikipedia
copper — cop‧per [ˈkɒpə ǁ ˈkɑːpər] noun 1. [uncountable] a reddish brown metal used, among other things, for making wire and cable S: • On Friday, copper for March delivery ended at 98.9 cents a pound, up 1.9 cents. • The company is a major producer of… … Financial and business terms
copper — Symbol: Cu Atomic number: 29 Atomic weight: 63.54 Red brown transition element. Known by the Romans as cuprum. Extracted and used for thousands of years. Malleable, ductile and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. When in moist… … Elements of periodic system
Copper — For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
