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drift 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) haug, snødrive2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) mening, tendens, tankegang2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) drive, fyke2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) gå og drive, slentre, slenge•- drifter- driftwooddriveIsubst. \/drɪft\/1) ( også drift of the current) drift, strømgang2) strømningshastighet, fart, drivkraft3) strømning, strøm, flukt4) glidning5) skur6) sky, virvel7) drive, haug, fonn8) drivgods9) tendens, retning, kurs10) mening, tankegang11) det å drive, det å flyte, la ting gå sin skjeve gang13) (luftfart, også drift angle) avdrift18) ( sørafrikansk) vadested19) stoll, gruvegang, forbindelsestunneldrift snow snøføykeget somebody's drift forstå noen rettom jeg forstår \/ har forstått deg rettpolicy of drift politikk hvor man lar det skure og gåurban drift tilflytning til byerIIverb \/drɪft\/1) drive, gli2) la ting skure og gå3) slentre, vandre, streife omkring4) ( også drift up) fyke sammen5) bli dekket, bli nedstrødd6) ( tømmer) fløte7) ( teknikk) dore opp et hull, utvide et hull8) ( radio) fjerne seg fra bølgelengdedrift apart komme stadig lengre fra hverandre, gli fra hverandredrifting snow snødrev, snøføykedrift into a place slenge innom et sted, havne et steddrift into war dras inn i krig(en)let things drift la tingene drive, la tingene gå sin gang la det skure og gå -
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vi <i&c> (measurement, signal) ■ abwandern vivi <i&c> (of a measurement, reading) ■ driften vivi <i&c> (measured value, reading) ■ wandern vi<tech.gen> ■ Abdrift f<tech.gen> (spin-induced deviation) ■ Drallabweichung f<tech.gen> (gen.; slow deviation from setpoint, desired position etc.) ■ Drift f< acoust> ■ Schlupf m<i&c> (of measurements, readings) ■ Wanderung f< prod> ■ Verlaufen n< tools> ■ Lochbohrer m-------- @drift off @ -
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5 landing
1) площадка2) горн. приёмная площадка4) береговой склад ( лесоматериалов)10) посадка, приземление ( воздушного судна)•landing after last light — посадка после захода солнца;landing beside fix — посадка или приземление вне намеченной точки;whilst landing — при посадке, в процессе посадки-
accuracy landing
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aircraft landing
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approach landing
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asymmetric thrust landing
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automatic landing
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autorotation landing
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bad-weather landing
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balked landing
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belly landing
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blind landing
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bottom timber landing
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bounced landing
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bumpy landing
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contact landing
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correct landing
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crash landing
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cross-wind landing
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dead-engine landing
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dead-stick landing
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distress landing
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downwind landing
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elevator landing
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emergency landing
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final landing
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flapless landing
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forced landing
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glide landing
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half-space landing
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hard landing
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helicopter-type landing
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idle-power landing
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instrument landing
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intermediate landing
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lateral drift landing
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level landing
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low visibility landing
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lower timber landing
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night landing
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off-field landing
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overweight landing
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pancake landing
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partial flap landing
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power-off autorotative landing
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power-on landing
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primary landing
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priority landing
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quarter-space landing
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rebound landing
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rough landing
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running landing
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safe landing
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short landing
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spot landing
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stair landing
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stall landing
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straight-in landing
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tail-down landing
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talk-down landing
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test landing
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three-point landing
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touch-and-go landing
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trend-type landing
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two-point landing
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upper timber landing
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up-wind landing
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vertical landing
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6 pile
1. n свая; столб; кол2. n травинка, былинка3. n наконечник стрелы4. n геральд. клинообразная фигура, обращённая остриём вниз5. n ист. пилум, тяжёлое копьё6. v делать, сооружать свайное основание7. v вбивать, вколачивать сваиthe ditch was piled and planked — в канаву забили сваи, а на них настлали доски
8. n куча, груда; штабель; кипа; пачка, связка; стопкаpile of arms — оружие, составленное в пирамиду
9. n с. -х. кагат, бурт10. n погребальный или жертвенный костёр11. n огромное здание; громада здания12. n разг. состояние, куча денег13. n разг. деньги, денежки14. n разг. разг. куча, масса15. n разг. эл. батареяdry pile — сухой элемент; сухая батарея, батарея сухих элементов
16. n разг. физ. ядерный реактор17. n разг. метал. пакет, пакетная связка18. v складывать, сваливать в кучу; штабелевать19. v нагружать, наваливать, заваливатьto pile coal on a fire, to pile more coal on — подбросить угля в камин
20. v разг. двигаться, передвигаться гурьбой; толпиться; скапливаться21. v амер. разг. бежать, догонять22. n шерсть; волос; пух23. n текст. ворс24. n негладкая, ворсистая, ворсовая ткань; ткань с начёсом, махровая ткань25. n редк. обратная сторона монеты26. n обыкн. pl мед. геморройСинонимический ряд:1. assortment (noun) assortment; batch; bunch; mass; quantity2. bank (noun) accumulation; assemblage; bank; cock; collection; drift; hill; mess; mound; mow; pyramid; rick; shock; stack; stockpile; windrow3. building (noun) building; edifice; erection; structure4. down (noun) down; floss; flue; fluff; fuzz; lint5. fortune (noun) boodle; bundle; fortune; mint; packet; pot; wad6. much (noun) barrel; great deal; heap; lashings; lot; lump; mountain; much; multiplicity; pack; peck; plenty7. nap (noun) fur; hair; nap; pelage; wool8. piling (noun) pier; piling9. pillar (noun) pillar; pole; post10. pyre (noun) pyre11. amass (verb) accumulate; amass; assemble; collect; heap up; hoard; store12. charge (verb) charge; choke; fill; freight; load; pack13. heap (verb) bank; cock; drift; gather; heap; hill; lump; mass; mound; stackАнтонимический ряд:hole; scatter -
7 method
1) метод; способ; средство2) система; порядок3) технология4) методика•- method of applying liquid lubrication - method of calculation - method of column analogy - method of comparison - method of connecting - method of determining bending moments by fixed points - method of directions - method of elastic arch - method of elastic weights - method of electric needles - method of exchange of members - method of firing - method of fixed points - method of images - method of initial parameters - method of joints - method of least squares - method of least work - method of limit equilibrium - method of minimum strain energy - method of moments - method of movement - method of operation - method of payment - method of planning - method of production - method of redundant reactions - method of rotations - method of sections - method of separate joint displacement - method of slopes - method of stowage - method of strain measurement method - method of substitute redundant members - method of successive approximations - method of successive corrections - method of training - method of transportation - method of working - method of zero moment points - methods of network planning and control - ad hoc method - advertising method - aero-projection method - air-permeability method - airslide method - approximation method - arbitrary proportions method - area moment method - artificial islands method - ball method of testing - bench method - bidding methods - brush method of treatment timber - building methods - caisson method - cantilever method of design - cassette method of production of thin-slab structures - central mixing method - centre drift method - centrifuge method - centroidal method of design - change-in-stress method - chemical injection method - closed building method - column analogy method of design - compressed-air method of tunnelling - concrete testing method - cone method - construction works quality control method - core-drill method - correlation method - cut-and-cover method - cut-and-try method - cylinder method - deflection method - design methods - development method - dip method - dipping method of treatment timber - effective method - electrolytic method - emulsified-asphalt penetration method - energy method - equal load increments method - equal strain method - error method - fabrication method - fixing method - float and chains method - flow-line conveyer method - force method - graphical method - heading method of tunnelling - hot-air heating standpipe method - hot penetration method - hydraulic fill method - impact method - kinematic method - lacquer film method - land-assembly methods - lift-slab method - limit equilibrium method - limit stage design method - line production method - loading method - magnaflux method - mechanical method by pumps - membrane method of waterproofing - mixed-in-place method - mock-up methods of design - modular ratio method - moire fringe method - moment area method - moment-distribution method - moment-of-inertia method of designing - mud-jack method - mulch method - near end moment distribution method - neutral-points method - non-destructive testing methods - normal method - packing methods - patented method of construction - penetration method - percussive pneumatic method of riveting - photo-elastic method of stress-determination - photo-elasticity method - pilot method - pilot tunnel method - pin-and-string method - pipe-bridge method - plastic method of design - plastic theory method - polarized light method - portal method of design - pounding method of curing concrete - production line method of construction - qualitative methods - quantitative methods - relaxation method - ring-and-ball method - rolled-on method - safe method of heat insulation - safety methods - sampling method - sand-bearing method of testing clay pipes - sand-island method - scheduling method - seismic method of prospecting - simultaneous construction method - slope deflection method - spatial self-fixation erection method - statistical analysis method - stovepipe pipe-laying method - strain-energy method - successive construction method - surface-coating method of waterproofing - synthetic method of restoration - thixotropic liquid method - tilt-up method - top-heading method - transfiguration method - trial-load method - turnover method - ultimate-strength method - ultrasonic pulse velocity method - void method of proportioning - volume method of concrete mix design - volumetric method - water-jet method of pile-driving - weight method - well-point method of excavation - work method - working stress method of design* * *метод, способ; система; порядок; методика; технология- method of analysis
- method of application
- method of attack
- method of bearing and distances
- method of bipolar coordinates
- method of calculation
- method of design
- method of detail survey
- method of elastic weights
- method of electric needles
- method of expansion into series
- method of fixed points
- method of intersection
- method of joint isolation
- method of least work
- methods of manufacture
- method of minimum strain energy
- method of moment distribution
- method of radiation
- method of redistribution of pressure
- method of sections
- method of steam jet
- methods of structural analysis
- method of successive approximations
- methods of testing
- method of water needles
- accepted method of building
- accepted method of house construction
- accurate method of analysis
- adhesive nail-on method
- admittance method
- advanced methods of concreting
- advance slope method
- aggregate exposure method
- air permeability method
- alternate methods
- American method
- analytical method of determining reactions
- API method of pile design
- approximate method
- approximation method
- area method
- area-moment method
- assembly methods
- Austrian method
- autogenous curing method
- balanced cantilever method
- Belgian method
- Benoto method
- bentonite method
- Billner method
- "bin" method
- boiling water method
- boom placement concreting method
- bricklaying methods
- building method
- building block module method
- cable method of rock stressing
- calculation method
- cantilever method
- Chicago method
- circular-arc method
- Coast-Survey method
- collapse method of structural design
- combined finite strip-finite element method
- compaction methods of clays
- conjugate beam method
- consistency measurement method
- construction methods
- construction and erection methods
- contiguous pile method
- continuous-flight augers method
- continuous-sample method of advance
- convergence method
- critical method
- critical path method
- Cross moment distribution method
- Cross method
- cross-section method
- current design methods
- cut-and-cover method
- dampproofing methods
- displacement method
- displacement method of advance
- dual-rail method
- dummy unit-load method
- dust-spot method
- Dutch cone method
- earth pressure balanced tunneling method
- elastic center method
- elastic weights method
- electric analogy method
- electric resisting method
- energy method
- equal friction method of duct sizing
- equal friction method
- equivalent load method
- erection method
- fast track construction methods
- fatigue test method
- finite difference method
- finite element method
- finite strip method
- flight auger method
- flotation caisson method
- flue loss method
- folded plate method of analysis
- force method
- free cantilever method of construction
- general method of analysis
- Glotzl hydraulic cell method
- Gow method
- Hardy Cross method
- housing appraisal method
- in-duct method
- industrialized methods of construction
- iterative method
- jack method
- jacking method
- lacquer curtain coating method
- laser beam method
- leap-frog method
- limit equilibrium method
- limit state method
- listening methods
- load factor design method
- mandrel method
- mathematical method of design
- matrix method of structural analysis
- maturity method
- measuring method
- mixed-mode method
- mix-in-place method
- modern building methods
- modular ratio method
- moiré fringe method
- moment-balance method
- nondestructive methods of tests
- normal method of quality control
- null method
- numerical method
- one-rail method
- optical square method
- permissible stress method
- phototheodolite method
- plastic methods of structural analysis
- plate count method
- precast concrete manufacturing methods
- pressuremeter method
- proven construction methods
- p-y method of pile design
- rapid test method
- ratio method of balancing
- rebound hammer method
- reference point method
- relaxation method
- reproducible methods
- resistivity method
- resonant-frequency method
- reverberant field method
- Rockwell method of hardness testing
- safe method
- safe working methods
- secant interlocking pile method
- secant pile method
- seismic method of surveying
- seismic reflection method
- seismic refraction method
- semiprobabilistic design method
- shear transfer method
- shock response method of pile testing
- sliding-wedge method
- slope deflection method
- solar radiation method
- sonic method
- special method of quality control
- standard test method
- static regain method of duct sizing
- static regain method
- statistical design method
- step-by-step method
- strength design method
- strength evaluation method
- successive approximations method
- suspended cantilever method
- swamp shooting method
- Tagg method
- tangent modulus method
- test methods
- Theis method
- thixotropic liquid method
- three-point method
- tilt-up method
- time-saving method of construction
- TNO method of analysis
- TNO method of pile testing
- transit and stadia method
- tremie method
- truss analogy method
- turn-of-nut method
- ultrasonic pulse velocity method
- vacuum concrete method of bridge construction
- valveless pulse-jet method
- vane shear method
- velocity reduction method of duct sizing
- velocity reduction method
- vibratory method
- Vickers method of hardness testing
- volume method of measuring aggregates
- warm water method
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1) (лесо)сплав2) разравнивание; заглаживание (штукатурки, бетона или раствора)4) подзаряд ( аккумулятора)•floating on the line — работа генератора вхолостую или с небольшой нагрузкой;floating up of pipeline — всплытие трубопровода;-
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1 adjGEOM, MATH, MECH ENG cuadrado2 nCONST, GEOM, MATH cuadrado mMECH ENG drawing instrument escuadra f, cuadrado m, cartabón mMETR escuadra f34 vtMATH elevar al cuadradoPROD escuadrar -
11 drive
[draɪv] 1. гл.; прош. вр. drove, прич. прош. вр. driven1)а) ездить; ехать ( на автомобиле)We usually drive to the country on Sunday. — Мы обычно ездим за город по воскресеньям.
The guests got into their cars and drove away / off. — Гости расселись по своим машинам и разъехались.
Syn:б) везти, подвозить ( на машине)to drive smb. home — отвезти кого-л. домой
She drove me to the station. — Она подвезла меня до станции.
2) водить, вести, управлять (автомобилем, поездом и т. п.); править ( лошадьми); управлять, манипулировать (кем-л.)She drives a car skillfully. — Она прекрасно водит машину.
He drives a taxi. — Он работает таксистом.
The engine-driver drove his train at the rate of forty miles an hour. — Машинист вёл поезд со скоростью сорок миль в час.
Louie isn't an easy one to drive. — Луи не тот человек, которым легко управлять.
Syn:3)а) гнать; нести; перемещать (что-л.)A fair wind drove the ship along. — Попутный ветер подгонял корабль.
б) гнать скотв) гнать, преследоватьSwarms of mosquitoes drove us inside the house. — Тучи комаров загнали нас в дом.
г) = drive away, = drive off, = drive out прогонятьto drive away tourists / customers — отпугивать туристов, клиентов
What can I do to drive away these feelings of sadness? — Что бы такого сделать, чтобы не было так грустно?
Don't drive people who want to help you away. — Не гони людей, которые хотят помочь тебе.
The army drove off the enemy with much effort and loss of life. — Армия заставила врага отступить ценой больших усилий и потерь.
The police used horses to drive the crowds off. — Чтобы разогнать толпу, вызвали конную полицию.
This medicine will help to drive the disease off. — Это лекарство поможет справиться с болезнью.
We had to use cats to drive the rats out. — Чтобы выгнать крыс, мы завели кошек.
The cows are in the vegetable field, we shall have to drive them out. — Коровы забрели на поле, где растут овощи, их нужно выгнать оттуда.
Supermarkets are driving small shops out of business. — Супермаркеты вытесняют из торговли маленькие магазинчики.
4) нестись; мчаться; перемещатьсяBlack clouds drove across the sky. — По небу неслись чёрные тучи.
5)а) налетать, ударяться, битьсяThe waves drove against the rocks. — Волны бились о скалы.
Syn:б) наступать; устремляться вперёдSyn:6) спорт. бить по мячу ( в гольфе)7) вбивать, вколачивать; вонзатьto drive a nail home — вбить гвоздь по самую шляпку; довести что-л. до конца; убедить
The elephant drove his long tusks between the tiger's shoulders. — Слон вонзил свои длинные бивни тигру между лопаток.
8)а) проводить, прокладыватьб) горн. проходить горизонтальную выработкуHomesteaders drove timber down the river soon after. — Вскоре поселенцы сплавили лес по реке.
10) разг.; = let drive ударять, стукнуть (кого-л. / что-л.)11)а) побуждать, стимулировать; заставлятьHis pride drove him to complete the job. — Гордость заставила его закончить работу.
Hunger drove them to steal. — Голод заставил их пойти на воровство.
Syn:б) доводить (до какого-л. состояния), приводить (к какому-л. состоянию)to drive smb. to despair — доводить кого-л. до отчаяния
to drive smb. mad / crazy / insane, to drive smb. out of one's senses / mind, to drive smb. round the bend, to drive smb. up the wall — сводить кого-л. с ума
This job is enough to drive you to drink. шутл. — На этой работе сопьёшься.
The noise drove me up the wall. — От этого шума я не находил себе места.
The girl that's driving me mad is going away. (Beatles, "Help!", "Ticket to ride") — Девушка, которая сводит меня с ума, от меня уходит.
12) разг. втолковывать, вдалбливать (кому-л.)13) вести (торговлю, разговор)to speak sufficient French to drive a conversation — знать французский в такой мере, чтобы быть способным вести разговор
14) разг.The boss drives her workers hard. — Начальница здорово нагружает своих рабочих.
б) ( drive for) усердно работать, прилагать усилия (для достижения чего-л.)15) разг. тянуть, затягивать, доводить до последнего (время, дело)You had better not drive it to the last minute. — Лучше не затягивай это до последней минуты.
Syn:16) ( drive at) подразумевать, иметь в виду; клонить к (чему-л.)Syn:•- drive back
- drive in
- drive off••to drive a quill / pen — быть писателем
to drive the centre / cross / nail амер. — попасть точно в цель, попасть в «яблочко»
to drive a wedge between smb. — вбить клин между кем-л.
to drive smb. into a corner — загонять кого-л. в угол
to drive prices up / down — вызывать скачок / падение цен
- drive it home to smb.2. сущ.1) езда2) катание, прогулка (в экипаже, автомобиле)to go for / on a drive — поехать покататься
to have / take a drive — совершить прогулку на машине
Come with us for a drive in the country. — Поехали с нами покататься за город.
Syn:3) дорога, подъездная аллея ( к дому)Syn:4) дорога, по которой загоняют скот в загон5) преследование (неприятеля, зверя), гонThere were four drives, or large hunts, organized during the winter. — В течение зимы были организованы четыре крупных охоты, или гона.
7) спорт. сильный удар, драйв (в гольфе, бейсболе, теннисе, крикете)to foozle a drive разг. — запороть удар ( в гольфе)
8) воен. наступление, атака9) амер. (общественная) кампанияto put on a drive — начать кампанию, организовать кампанию
to initiate / launch a drive for smb. / smth. — начинать, инициировать кампанию в поддержку кого-л. / чего-л.
Syn:10) амер.; разг. продажа по низким ценам11) энергичные, настойчивые усилия, напористость, настойчивостьDoes she have enough drive to finish the job? — Достаточно ли у неё энергии, чтобы закончить эту работу?
Syn:12) побуждение, стимул, внутренний импульсShe has tremendous drive toward success. — У неё есть мощный стимул добиться успеха.
Syn:13) амер.; разг. возбуждение, драйв ( часто под влиянием наркотиков)Syn:14) тенденцияSyn:15) тех. передача, привод, приводной механизмfront drive, front-wheel drive авто — привод на передние колёса, передний привод
rear drive, rear-wheel drive авто — привод на задние колёса, задний привод
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12 fender
1) отбойное приспособление; отбойный, упорный, охранный брус, отбойный амортизатор2) кранец3) предохранительная решётка; решётка камина4) крыло ( автомобиля); брызговик•- timber fender* * *1. отбойный амортизатор, отбойное приспособление, кранец2. ледорез- drift fender
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13 bent
1. n склонность, наклонность; стремление; влечение2. n натяжение3. n редк. напряжённое состояние; напряжение душевных сил4. n редк. изгиб; кривизна, искривлениеdoubly bent — с двумя изгибами, двухколенчатый
5. n редк. склон холма6. n редк. тех. рамный элемент конструкции7. a изогнутый, кривой8. a наклонённый, согнутый9. a сл. нечестный, подверженный коррупции10. a сл. краденый11. a сл. извращённый, противоестественный; гомосексуальный12. a сл. чудаковатый, «с приветом»13. a сл. выведенный из равновесияsplit scale, bent body — равновесие в шпагате с наклоном
14. n старые высохшие стебли трав15. n место, покрытое старыми высохшими стеблями трав16. n соцветие подорожника17. n диал. вересковая пустошьСинонимический ряд:1. curved (adj.) arced; arched; arciform; arrondi; bowed; crooked; curved; curvilinear; deformed; flexed; hunched; round; rounded; stooped; tortuous; warped2. decided (adj.) decided; decisive; determined; fixed; intent; resolute; resolved; set; settled3. head (noun) aptitude; aptness; bump; faculty; flair; genius; gift; head; inclination; instinct; knack; nose; set; talent4. leaning (noun) bias; capacity; disposition; drift; fondness; inclining; leaning; lurch; partiality; penchant; predilection; predisposition; proclivity; proneness; propensity; sentiment; squint; tendency; turn5. bent (verb) bent; biased; biased or biassed; disposed; inclined; predisposed; swayed6. bowed (verb) bowed; humped; hunched; scrunched; stooped7. curved (verb) crooked; curved; rounded8. gave (verb) addressed; applied; buckled; buckled down; concentrated; dedicated; devoted; directed; focused; gave; threw/thrown; turned9. gave/given (verb) broke; broke/broken; caved; collapsed; crumpled; folded up; gave/given; went; went/gone; yielded10. turned (verb) angled; deflected; refracted; turnedАнтонимический ряд:
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