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3) марка; клеймо; штамп; штемпель; маркировка || маркировать; клеймить; штемпелевать4) вчт. метка, маркер5) репер6) (высотная) отметка, отметка уровня ( воды)7) ориентир; веха9) пищ. оценочный балл•-
V mark
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X mark
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abrasion marks
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address mark
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adjusting mark
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adjustment mark
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aicraft leveling mark
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aircraft nationality mark
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aircraft registration mark
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alignment mark
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alternate mark
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altitude mark
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approval mark
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assembly mark
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azimuth mark
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backup roll ghost marks
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balance mark
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base mark
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bench mark
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bolt hardness mark
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bootleg mark
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brand mark
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bubble marks
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bucking mark
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buffle mark
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burn-out marks
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calibration mark
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catcher marks
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center mark
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certification mark
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chatter marks
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check mark
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chuck mark
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cinch marks
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collar marks
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collimating mark
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core mark
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correction marks
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crease mark
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crop mark
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datum mark
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design reference mark
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deviation mark
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dipstick marks
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dog mark
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draft mark
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drag marks
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dwell mark
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end mark
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end-of-filemark
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end-of-volume mark
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enter marks
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fiducial mark
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fiducial time mark
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field mark
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file mark
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filling mark
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fire mark
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flash marks
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flood-level mark
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flood mark
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fundamental bench mark
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gage mark
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gob mark
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graduating mark
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graduation mark
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grease marks
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grinding marks
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guide mark
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handling mark
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height mark
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high-quality mark
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high-water mark
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identification mark
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impact mark
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index mark
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indicating mark
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installating mark
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landfall mark
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landing mark
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line mark
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loadline mark
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low-water mark
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machining marks
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measuring mark
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mold mark
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navigational mark
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navigation mark
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original machined marks
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pattern approval mark
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picture mark
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pin mark
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Plimsoll mark
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plunger mark
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polarity mark
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pollution bench mark
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punctuation marks
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punty mark
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quotation marks
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range mark
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recognition marks
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record mark
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reference mark
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register mark
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registration mark
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rejection mark
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rolled marks
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rolling marks
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sand marks
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saw mark
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scale mark
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sea mark
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secret bench mark
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segment mark
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shears mark
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shear mark
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sighting mark
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skid marks
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star mark
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stop mark
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survey mark
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tail marks
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tank full mark
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tape mark
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temporary bench mark
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timing mark
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trade mark
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triangulation mark
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trim mark
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tweezer mark
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verification mark
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witness mark
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word mark
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year mark -
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1) период, промежуток, интервал2) цикл3) продолжительность, длительность4) полигр., вчт. точка5) матем. период•-
acceleration period
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admission period
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afterblowing period
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aircraft service period
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base period
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blocking period
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brake-in period
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braking period
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building-up period
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bum-back period
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bum-in period
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calibration period
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choke-on period
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clock period
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coasting period
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color Durst period
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combustion period
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commutating period
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conducting period
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constant failure-rate period
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contact period
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cooling-down period
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cranking period
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crew rest period
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curing period
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cutoff period
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cutting period
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cycle-slip period
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damping period
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debugging period
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delay period
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demonstration period
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deoxidation period
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depreciation period
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development period
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digit period
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domain period
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drilling rig on-stream period
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dwell period
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early failure period
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eclipse period
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electrocarbonization period
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electrolinking period
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emergency period
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encounter period
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exhaust period
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fading periods
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fading period
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field blanking period
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field period
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field-scanning period
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film advancing period
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film dwell period
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flash period
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flashing period
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flight duty period
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flood period
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flush-off period
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forecast period
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frame-scanning period
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frame period
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free period
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free-running period
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freezing period
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fringe period
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frost-free period
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fuel-off period
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half-decay period
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half-life period
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half-value period
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heat deficit period
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heat surplus period
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heat utilization period
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heating period
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heating-up period
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heaving period
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high-water period
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holding period
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holdover period
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horizontal scanning period
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horizontal period
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hunting period
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ice-free period
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idle period
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ignition delay period
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infant mortality period
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initial storage period
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injection period
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intake period
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interstep period
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inverse period
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killing period
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latency period
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limiting storage period
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line-scanning period
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line period
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loading period
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look-ahead period
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low-flow period
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natural heaving period
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natural period
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natural pitching period
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natural rolling period
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natural synoptic period
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obscuring period
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off period
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off-peak period
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on period
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one-half period
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on-off period
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operating period
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oscillation period
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overshoot period
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patent period
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peak-load period
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peak period
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period of decimal
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period of flame drop
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period of flood and ebb
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period of oscillation
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period of validity
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picture period
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pitching period
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pitch period
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plugging period
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preheating period
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prerefining period
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presetting period
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presteaming period
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process period
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pulldown period
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pulse repetition period
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pumping period of well production
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rainless period
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reactor period
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recession period
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recovery period
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refining period
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refrigerating period
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regeneration period
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reverberation period
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rolling period
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roll period
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rotation period
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run period
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running-in period
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runoff period
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sampling period
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scavenge period
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service life period
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service maintenance period
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settled production period
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shaping-up period
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shifting period
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slack period
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snowmelt period
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soaking period
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soak period
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standing period
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starting period
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start-up period
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storage cycle period
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storage period
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switching period
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taking-down period
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tap-to-tap period
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test period
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thousands period
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timing period
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transient period
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unit period
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unloading period
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vertical scanning period
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vertical scan period
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vibration period
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video frame-suppression period
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warm-up period
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warranty period
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wave period
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wear-out failure period
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123 space
2) мех. зона, район; поле ( при определении усилий с помощью диаграммы Максвелла - Кремоны)4) расстояние; интервал; зазор; промежуток || размещать с интервалом, зазором или промежутком6) бестоковая посылка, пауза ( в телеграфии)7) шаг письма ( пишущей машины)9) пробел; пробельный элемент ( печатной формы), шпация10) мор. шпация•-
acceleration space
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active diffusion space
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address space
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admission space
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air space
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annular space
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anode dark space
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arc space
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Aston dark space
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basic line space
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blank space
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blocked spaces
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board space
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body space
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buncher space
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catalyst space
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catcher space
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cathode dark space
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checkpoint space
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classification space
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clearance space
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closed space
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cold-storage warehouse space
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combustian space
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control space
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cooling space
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Crookes dark space
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dead space
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dead water space
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dead-air space
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decision space
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delivery space
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display space
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drift space
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em space
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en space
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equipotential space
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Faraday dark space
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feature space
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fixed space
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flood-control space
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floor space
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free space
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freezer space
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gradient space
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guard space
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half space
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head space
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image space
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induced surcharge space
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input space
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interaction space
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interair space
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interbell space
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interblock space
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interdynode space
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interelectrode space
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intergrain air space
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intergranular space
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interstand space
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interstitial space
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intertrack space
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interword space
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joint-coordinate space
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justifying spaces
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line space
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linear space
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loading space
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load space
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low-temperature space
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memory space
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mined-out space
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name space
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near-Earth space
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needle space
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Newton space
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noxious space
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null space
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open space of screen
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open space
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operating space
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outgassed space
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output space
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packed space
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packing space
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pattern space
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periplasmic space
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phase space
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pore space
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pressure space
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reaction space
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refrigerated space
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required space
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reservoir space
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roasting space
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roll space
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roof space
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routing space
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sample space
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search space
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sensor observation space
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settlement space
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shared space
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spandrel space
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state space
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storage space for flood control
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storage space
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subtrough space
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task space
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throat-annular space
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tipping space
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trailing space
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tube space
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underroof space
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vacuum space
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vapor space
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vector space
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virtual space
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void space
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waste space
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water space
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word space
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working space
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124 water
вода || увлажнять, смачивать, мочить— water on
* * *
to go to water — обводняться (о скважине или месторождении, добыча нефти в которых в результате этого становится нерентабельной)
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вода, воды || обводнятьwater alone — вода без добавок; чистая вода;
water in hole — вода в скважине;
to water back — уменьшать плотность бурового раствора добавкой в него воды;
to go to water — обводняться (о скважине, месторождении, добыча нефти в которых в результате этого становится нерентабельной);
to water off — прекращать подачу промывочной воды;
to water on — включать подачу промывочной воды;
- water of gelatinwater to surface — вода, поступающая на поверхность;
- water of hydration
- acid-cut water
- aerated water
- aerated formation water
- aggressive water
- alkaline formation water
- artesian water
- associated water
- backwash water
- bottom water
- bottom pressure water
- brine water
- carbonated water
- cavern wash water
- circulating water
- clear water
- condensate water
- condensation water
- condensed water
- confined ground water
- connate water
- corrosive water
- corrosive formation water
- cumulative water injecting
- dirty water
- drill water
- drilling water
- drilling mud makeup water
- edge water
- extraneous water
- field waste water
- fissure water
- flood water
- flushing water
- formation water
- fracture water
- free water
- fresh water
- fringe water
- gas-cut water
- gas-cut acid water
- gas-cut load water
- gas-cut salt water
- gelled water
- gun barrel salt water
- hard water
- head water
- heavily gas-cut water
- heavily oil-cut water
- hot drilling water
- imbibition water
- injected water
- injection water
- internal water
- interstitial water
- jacket water
- karst water
- kremastic water
- lead water
- leakage water
- lime water
- load water
- local water
- makeup water
- makeup water for drilling mud
- middle water
- mixing water
- mud-cut water
- mud-cut salt water
- mud-makeup water
- ocean water
- oil water
- oil-and-gas-cut water
- oil-and-gas-cut salt water
- oil-cut salt water
- oil-field water
- oil-formation water
- optimum water
- over water
- percolating water
- pore water
- pressure water
- primary waters
- process water
- produced water
- product water
- recirculated water
- reclaimed waste water
- refinery water
- reservoir water
- return water
- salt water
- secondary water
- sediment water
- seepage water
- service water
- sewage water
- slightly gas-cut water
- slightly oil-cut water
- sludge water
- sludging water
- soft water
- stratal water
- subsurface water
- suspended water
- top water
- treated water
- under water
- underground water
- upper water
- upper head water
- vadose water
- wandering water
- wash water
- washdown water
- waste water
- white water* * * -
125 flash
flæʃ
1. noun1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) destello2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) instante3) (a flashlight.) flash4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) noticia de última hora
2. verb1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) encender2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) pasar como un rayo3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) enseñar rápidamente•- flashing- flashy
- flashily
- flashlight
flash1 n1. destello2. flashflash2 vb1. centellear / encenderse y apagarse2. hacer señales
flash /'flas/ sustantivo masculino (pl
flash m Fot flash ' flash' also found in these entries: Spanish: botepronto - cantar - centellear - destello - fogonazo - meter - ráfaga - relámpago - relampaguear - relumbrón - soplo - volar - cargar - centella - dos - presumir - resplandor - sofoco English: flash - flash flood - lightning - quick - come - hot - news - speed - winktr[flæʃ]1 (of light) destello, centelleo; (of lightning) relámpago2 (from firearm) fogonazo3 figurative use destello, rayo4 (photography) flash nombre masculino5 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (patch) distintivo1 relampaguear, destellar2 figurative use (eyes) brillar3 (dash) pasar como un rayo4 (expose oneself) exhibirse1 (shine - light) dirigir, lanzar; (- torch) encender, dirigir2 (communicate with light) hacer señales con3 (transmit message) transmitir4 figurative use (look, smile) lanzar5 (show quickly) enseñar rápidamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin a flash / like a flash en un instante, como un relámpago, como un rayoflash card tarjetaflash in the pan triunfo fugaz, éxito pasajeronews flash flash nombre masculino, noticia de última horaflash point punto álgidoflash ['flæʃ] vi1) shine, sparkle: destellar, brillar, relampaguear2) : pasar como un relámpagoan idea flashed through my mind: una idea me cruzó la mente como un relámpagoflash vt: despedir, lanzar (una luz), transmitir (un mensaje)flash adjsudden: repentinoflash n1) : destello m (de luz), fogonazo m (de una explosión)2)flash of lightning : relámpago m3)in a flash : de repente, de un abrir y cerrar los ojosn.• intermitente (Informática) s.m.n.• alegrón s.m.• centella s.f.• destello s.m.• flash (Cámara fotográfica) (OPT) s.m.• instante s.m.• llamarada s.f.• mensaje urgente s.m.• momento s.m.• rayo s.m.• relumbrón s.m.• relámpago s.m.• ráfaga s.f.v.• arder v.• centellear v.• despedir luz v.• destellar v.• encandilar v.• fulgurar v.• lanzar destellos (Electricidad) v.• llamear v.• parpadear v.• relampaguear v.
I flæʃ1) ca) ( of light) destello m; ( from explosion) fogonazo ma flash in the pan — flor f de un día
(as) quick as a flash — como un rayo
in a flash: it came to me in a flash — de repente lo vi claro
b) ( burst)c) ( Phot) flash m2) c ( news flash) avance m informativo, flash m
II
1.
1)a) ( direct)to flash one's headlights at somebody — hacerle* una señal con los faros a alguien
b) ( communicate) \<\<news\>\> transmitir rápidamente2) ( show) \<\<money/card\>\> mostrar*, enseñar (esp Esp)
2.
vi1)a) ( emit sudden light) destellar, brillarthe lightning flashed — relampagueó, hubo un relámpago
b) ( Auto) hacer* una señal con los farosc) flashing pres p <sign/light> intermitente, que se enciende y se apaga; <eyes/smile> brillante2) ( expose oneself) (sl) exhibirse en público3) ( move fast) (+ adv compl)it flashed through my mind that... — se me ocurrió de repente que...
to flash by o past — \<\<train/car/person\>\> pasar como una bala or un rayo or un bólido
to flash by — \<\<time/vacation\>\> pasar volando, volar*
III
adjective ( ostentatious) (BrE colloq) ostentoso[flæʃ]1. Nhe saw a flash of green vanishing round the next bend — vio un destello verde que desaparecía en la siguiente curva
2) (=burst)a flash of anger — un arranque or un arrebato de cólera
a flash of inspiration — una ráfaga or un momento de inspiración
the affair was nothing more than a flash in the pan — el asunto no fue más que algo pasajero or flor de un día
their win was no flash in the pan — su victoria no se debió a un golpe de suerte, no ganaron por chiripa *
3) (=instant) instante min a flash — en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un instante
it all happened in a flash — todo sucedió en un abrir y cerrar de ojos or en un instante
quick as a flash — como un relámpago or un rayo
4) (=news flash) noticia f de última hora5) (Phot) flash m7) (Brit) (Mil) (=insignia) distintivo m8) (US) (=torch) linterna f2. VT1) (=direct) [+ look] lanzar; [+ smile] dirigir2) (=shine)to flash one's (head)lights — (Aut) hacer señales con las luces
3) (=send quickly) [+ news, information] transmitir rápidamente4) (=display briefly) mostrarthe screen flashes a message — aparece brevemente un mensaje en la pantalla, la pantalla muestra brevemente un mensaje
I flashed my card at the security guard — le enseñé or mostré brevemente mi tarjeta al guardia de seguridad
5) (=flaunt) hacer alarde de, fardar de *they're rich but they don't flash their money around — son ricos pero no van fardando de dinero por ahí *, son ricos pero no hacen alarde de su riqueza
3. VI1) (=shine) [light, eyes, teeth] brillar; [jewels] brillar, lanzar destelloscameras flashed as she stepped from the car — las cámaras disparaban los flashes cuando ella salía del coche
a police car raced past, lights flashing — pasó un coche de policía a toda velocidad, con las luces lanzando destellos
headaches accompanied by flashing lights — dolores mpl de cabeza acompañados de destellos de luz en la visión
2) (Aut)3) (=move quickly)to flash by or past — [vehicle, person] pasar a toda velocidad, pasar como un rayo; [time] pasar volando
the landscape flashed by in a blur — el paisaje iba pasando con velocidad, fundiéndose en una imagen borrosa
4) (Cine)5) * (=expose o.s.) exhibirse4.ADJ * (=showy) [car, clothes] llamativo, fardón *a flash restaurant — un restaurante ostentoso, un restaurante de esos impresionantes *
5.CPDflash bulb N — bombilla f de flash
flash card N — tarjeta f
flash drive N — memoria f flash, llave f de memoria
flash fire N — fuego m repentino
flash flood N — riada f
flash gun N — (Phot) disparador m de flash
flash memory N — memoria f flash
flash photography N — fotografía f con flash
* * *
I [flæʃ]1) ca) ( of light) destello m; ( from explosion) fogonazo ma flash in the pan — flor f de un día
(as) quick as a flash — como un rayo
in a flash: it came to me in a flash — de repente lo vi claro
b) ( burst)c) ( Phot) flash m2) c ( news flash) avance m informativo, flash m
II
1.
1)a) ( direct)to flash one's headlights at somebody — hacerle* una señal con los faros a alguien
b) ( communicate) \<\<news\>\> transmitir rápidamente2) ( show) \<\<money/card\>\> mostrar*, enseñar (esp Esp)
2.
vi1)a) ( emit sudden light) destellar, brillarthe lightning flashed — relampagueó, hubo un relámpago
b) ( Auto) hacer* una señal con los farosc) flashing pres p <sign/light> intermitente, que se enciende y se apaga; <eyes/smile> brillante2) ( expose oneself) (sl) exhibirse en público3) ( move fast) (+ adv compl)it flashed through my mind that... — se me ocurrió de repente que...
to flash by o past — \<\<train/car/person\>\> pasar como una bala or un rayo or un bólido
to flash by — \<\<time/vacation\>\> pasar volando, volar*
III
adjective ( ostentatious) (BrE colloq) ostentoso -
126 sweep away
v.• arrollar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( carry away) \<\<flood/storm\>\> arrastrarb) ( abolish) erradicar*1.2. VT + ADV1) (=remove with brush) barrer2) (=wash away) [river, storm] [+ building, car, person] llevarse por delante3) (=rush away) llevar a (toda) prisa (to a)4) (fig) (=throw out) eliminar; (=put an end to) barrer, poner fin ascripture and traditional values were swept away in our determination to accept the feminist challenge — la religión y los valores tradicionales fueron barridos cuando resolvimos aceptar el reto feminista, pusimos fin a la religión y los valores tradicionales al resolvernos a aceptar el reto feminista
5) (=overwhelm)she was swept away by his charm — su encanto la conquistó, se dejó llevar por su encanto
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( carry away) \<\<flood/storm\>\> arrastrarb) ( abolish) erradicar* -
127 ahogado
Del verbo ahogar: ( conjugate ahogar) \ \
ahogado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: ahogado ahogar
ahogado
◊ -da adjetivo1 ( en agua): morir ahogado ( en agua) to drown; ( asfixiarse) to suffocate; ( atragantarse) to choke to death 2 ‹llanto/grito› stifled 3 (Méx fam) ( borracho) blind o rolling drunk (colloq)
ahogar ( conjugate ahogar) verbo transitivo 1 ( asfixiar) to suffocate 2 ‹llanto/grito› to stifle ahogarse verbo pronominal ( asfixiarse) to suffocate; ( atragantarse) to choke
ahogado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (por inmersión) drowned
morir ahogado, to drown
2 (por asfixia) suffocated
II sustantivo masculino y femenino drowned person
ahogar verbo transitivo
1 (sumergiendo en líquido) to drown
2 (quitando el aire) to suffocate ' ahogado' also found in these entries: Spanish: ahogada - morir English: drown - save - gasp - strangle -
128 retreat
I [rɪ'triːt]1) (withdrawal) ritirata f.2) (house) seconda casa f.3) relig. ritiro m.II [rɪ'triːt]to go into, go on a retreat — andare in ritiro (spirituale)
1) [ person] ritirarsi2) mil. [ army] battere in ritirata (to su)3) fig. ritirarsi (to in)4) [ flood water] ritirarsi* * *[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) ritirarsi2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) ritirarsi2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) ritirata2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) ritirata3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) ritiro* * *retreat /rɪˈtri:t/n.2 ritiro; il sottrarsi (a qc.): a retreat from public life, un ritiro dalla vita pubblica; a retreat from the realities of political change, una fuga dalla realtà dei cambiamenti politici; a retreat into oneself, la chiusura in se stessi6 (archit.) rientranza; rientro● (fam.) to beat a retreat, battere in ritirata ( anche fig.) □ to cut off sb. 's retreat, tagliare la ritirata a q. □ to make good one's retreat, ritirarsi senza perdite (o senza danno).♦ (to) retreat /rɪˈtri:t/A v. i.2 (fig.: in una discussione, ecc.) cedere; recedere; to retreat into silence, chiudersi nel silenzioB v. t.* * *I [rɪ'triːt]1) (withdrawal) ritirata f.2) (house) seconda casa f.3) relig. ritiro m.II [rɪ'triːt]to go into, go on a retreat — andare in ritiro (spirituale)
1) [ person] ritirarsi2) mil. [ army] battere in ritirata (to su)3) fig. ritirarsi (to in)4) [ flood water] ritirarsi
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