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1 (a) flight of swallows
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2 flight
I [flaɪt] 1. сущ.1)а) полётnonstop flight — авиа беспосадочный перелёт
unmanned flight — авиа непилотируемый полёт
At that moment the plane was in flight over the Mediterranean. — В это время самолёт летел над Средиземным морем.
б) расстояние, преодолеваемое в полётеyoung bird incapable of flight — птенец, не способный летать
3) полёт; бег; течениеThere is no way to stop the flight of time. — Остановить течение времени невозможно.
4) авиа рейс5)б) ряд шлюзов ( на канале)в) ряд барьеров ( на скачках)6)Syn:7) перо ( на хвосте стрелы)8) шелуха (овса, мякины и т. п.); скорлупа, оболочка ( кофейных зёрен)2. гл.1) совершать перелёт; слетаться ( о стае птиц)geese flighting on the marsh — гуси, слетающиеся на болото
3) вставлять перья в стрелу, оперятьII [flaɪt] сущ.1) бегство, поспешное отступление; побегTheir army was put to flight. — Их армии пришлось бежать.
The enemy was in full flight. — Враг поспешно отступал.
- take to flight- take flight
- flight or fight syndromeSyn:2) эк. утечка ( капитала за границу)•• -
3 flight
[flaɪt]n1) полётAt that moment the plane was in flight over the Mediterranean. — В это время самолет летел над Средиземным морем.
- nonstop flight- space flight
- unmanned flight
- flight to the Moon
- flight of a bee
- spring and autumn flights of birds2) стая, косяк- flight of birds- flight of swallows- flight of stairs- two flights down from here4) рейс- direct flight- charter flight
- scheduled flight
- flight accident
- flight 207 from Moscow to London•USAGE: -
4 swallow
I ['swɔləʊ] n II ['swɔləʊ] vглотать, проглатыватьIt is hard for me to swallow. — Мне трудно глотать.
Nasty medicine is difficult to swallow down. — Очень трудно принимать противные на вкус лекарства
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flight — W2S3 [flaıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel)¦ 2¦(flying)¦ 3¦(movement through air)¦ 4¦(stairs)¦ 5¦(escape)¦ 6 flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy 7¦(birds)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: flyht] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
flight — /flaIt/ noun 1 TRAVEL (C) a journey in a plane or space vehicle: It s an hour s flight to Paris from here. 2 PLANE (C) a plane making a particular journey: TWA Flight 284 | call a flight (=tell people the plane is ready to leave): I ve got to run … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flight — I. /flaɪt / (say fluyt) noun 1. the act, manner, or power of flying. 2. the distance covered or the course pursued by a flying object. 3. a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of swallows. 4. a journey… …
Flight feather — Flight feathers are the long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired feathers on the wings or tail of a bird; those on the wings are called remiges (singular remex) while those on the tail are called rectrices (singular rectrix).… … Wikipedia
flight — [ flaıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 moving through air ▸ 2 trip through air/space ▸ 3 (bird) movement in air ▸ 4 an attempt to escape ▸ 5 set of stairs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the act or process of moving through the air, or the ability to move through the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flight — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a the act or manner of flying through the air (studied swallows flight). b the swift movement or passage of a projectile etc. through the air (the flight of an arrow). 2 a a journey made through the air or in space. b a timetabled … Useful english dictionary
flight */*/*/ — UK [flaɪt] / US noun Word forms flight : singular flight plural flights 1) a) [countable] a journey through air or space in a vehicle such as a plane My flight has been delayed. flight to/from: The flight from New York to Heathrow took about 8… … English dictionary
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proper terms — This is the technical name for terms denoting groups of animals and birds, such as flight (of swallows) and pride (of lions), and occasionally people. Some, such as herd, have more general application (e.g. to cows, sheep, and elephants), while… … Modern English usage
List of collective nouns for birds — The standard collective noun for a group of birds of any type is a flock.[1] For a number of individual birds, there exist collective nouns particular to the type of bird. Many of these collective nouns are fanciful and not in common use in… … Wikipedia
