-
1 main line / pipe
(th) linie / conductă magistrală -
2 main trunk line
-
3 power line / main
(el) linie electrică principală -
4 branch
1. noun1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) ramură2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; ( also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) sucursală; linie secundară2. verb((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) a se bifurca -
5 dice with death
(to do something very risky (and dangerous): He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line.) a-şi risca viaţa -
6 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) a uni (cu); a îmbina (cu)2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) a uni3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) a se afilia la; a deveni membru4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) a (se) îmbina, a (se) uni cu5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) a se alătura cuiva2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) îmbinare- join hands
- join in
- join up -
7 outline
1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) contur2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) plan; idei principale2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) a trasa conturul; a expune ideile principale -
8 red herring
1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) (mijloc de) diversiune2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) diversiune
См. также в других словарях:
Main Line (NJ Transit) — Main Line … Wikipedia
Main Line of Public Works — Main Line of Public Works … Wikipedia
Main Line Broadcasting — is an American media company, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Main Line Broadcasting owns 19 radio stations in four markets in the United States. The company is run by CEO Dan Savadove, a veteran Philadelphia broadcaster. Main Line is backed … Wikipedia
Main Line Through Upper Norrland — The railway line at Döda Fallet in northern Sweden Overview Type Railw … Wikipedia
main line — principal line of a railway, 1841; meaning affluent area of residence is by 1917, originally (with capitals) that of Philadelphia, from the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad which added local stops to a string of backwater towns west of the… … Etymology dictionary
Main Line of Resistance — Main Line of Resistance, or MLR is a military term describing the most important defensive position of an army facing an opposing force over an extended front. It does not consist of one trench or line of pillboxes, but rather a system, of… … Wikipedia
main|line — «MAYN LYN», adjective, verb, lined, lin|ing. –adjective. 1. traveling on or situated along a main line: »mainline towns. 2. having a well established or prominent position; being part of the mainstream: »mainline Protestant churches.… … Useful english dictionary
main-line — ˌmain ˈline ; adjective • a main line station Main entry: ↑main linederived … Useful english dictionary
main line — n. Ahe principal route of a transportation system, such as a railroad or bus line. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
main line — n an important railway that connects two cities ▪ the main line to Moscow >mainline adj [only before noun] ▪ a mainline station … Dictionary of contemporary English
main line — main′ line′ n. 1) rai a principal highway or railway line 2) sts Slang. an accessible vein that can be used to inject a narcotic •• Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
