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123 rouler
rouler [ʀule]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = pousser, tourner) to roll ; [+ ficelle, tapis, tissu, carte] to roll upb. [+ pâte] to roll outd. rouler des mécaniques (inf!) (en marchant) to swagger ; ( = montrer sa force, ses muscles) to show off one's muscles ; (intellectuellement) to show off2. intransitive verba. [voiture, train] to run• le train roulait à vive allure à travers la campagne the train was racing along through the countryside• cette voiture a très peu/beaucoup roulé this car has a very low/high mileageb. [passager, conducteur] to drive• ça roule/ça ne roule pas bien the traffic is/is not flowing wellc. [boule, bille, dé] to roll• faire rouler [+ boule] to rolld. [bateau] to roll3. reflexive verb• se rouler par terre/dans l'herbe to roll on the ground/in the grassb. ( = s'enrouler) se rouler dans une couverture/en boule to roll o.s. up in a blanket/into a ball* * *ʀule
1.
1) ( entraîner) to roll [tonneau, pneu, boulette]; to wheel [charrette, brouette]2) ( mettre en rouleau) to roll up [tapis, manche, col]; to roll [cigarette]rouler quelque chose en boule — to roll [something] into a ball
3) ( faire bouger)rouler les or des épaules — to roll one's shoulders
rouler les or des hanches — to wiggle one's hips
rouler les or des yeux — to roll one's eyes
4) ( aplanir) to roll [champ, gazon]; to roll out [pâte à tarte]5) ( en phonétique)rouler les r — to roll one's r’s
6) (colloq) ( tromper)rouler quelqu'un — to diddle (colloq) GB ou cheat somebody
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verbe intransitif1) [boule, pièce, pierre, tronc, personne] to roll2) [véhicule] to gorouler à grande vitesse — [voiture, train] to travel at high speed
rouler au super — (colloq) to run on 4-star GB ou premium US
ça roule! — (colloq) fig ( c'est entendu) it's a deal!
3) ( conduire) to driverouler en Cadillac® — to drive a Cadillac®
4) ( bouger) [muscles] to ripple5) [bateau] to roll6) [tonnerre, détonation] to rumble
3.
se rouler verbe pronominal1) ( se mettre)se rouler dans — to roll in [boue]
se rouler par terre — lit to roll (about) on the floor; fig ( rire) to fall about laughing
2) ( s'envelopper)se rouler dans — to wrap oneself in [couverture]
••rouler sous la table — (colloq) to be under the table
rouler la caisse (colloq) or des mécaniques — (colloq) to swagger along
* * *ʀule1. vt1) (en poussant, tirant) to rollrouler sa bosse (= bourlinguer) — to go places
2) (en malaxant, pétrissant) to rollGilles a roulé une cigarette. — Gilles rolled a cigarette.
3) (= enrouler) [papier, tapis] to roll upIl a roulé le tapis. — He rolled the carpet up.
4) CUISINE, [pâte] to roll out5) * (= arnaquer) to conIls se sont fait rouler. — They were conned.
rouler les "r" — to roll one's r's
2. vi1) [bille, boule] to roll2) [voiture, train] to goLe train roulait à 250 km/h. — The train was going at 250 km an hour.
3) [automobiliste] to driveIl a roulé sans s'arrêter. — He drove without stopping.
4) [cycliste] to ride5) [bateau] to roll6) [tonnerre] to rumble7) (= dégringoler)rouler sur l'or — to be rolling in money, be rolling in it *
il a beaucoup roulé fig — he's been around, he's been places
* * *rouler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( faire tourner) [personne] to roll [tonneau, pneu, tronc d'arbre]; rouler des troncs d'arbre dans une pente to roll tree trunks down a slope; rouler des truffes dans du cacao/des boulettes dans la farine to roll truffles in cocoa powder/meatballs in flour; le fleuve roule ses eaux boueuses the muddy waters of the river swirl along; les vagues roulent les galets the waves shift the pebbles around;2 ( pousser) to wheel [charrette, brouette, chariot];3 ( mettre en rouleau) to roll up [tapis, papier, sac de couchage, tente, pâte]; to roll [cigarette]; to roll up [manche, col, pantalon]; rouler qch en boule to roll [sth] up into a ball [pull, écharpe, chemise]; to roll [sth] into a ball [pâte à modeler, glaise]; rouler son pull en boule pour faire un oreiller to roll one's sweater (up) into a ball to make a pillow; rouler qn dans to roll sb up in [couverture, drap, tapis]; tabac à rouler rolling tobacco; machine à rouler (les cigarettes) cigarette roller; s'en rouler une○ to roll oneself a fag○;4 ( mouvoir circulairement) rouler les or des épaules to roll one's shoulders; rouler les or des hanches to wiggle one's hips; rouler les or des yeux to roll one's eyes; rouler des yeux furieux à qn to give sb a furious look; il m'a roulé de ces yeux○! ( de colère) he gave me a filthy look!; ( de surprise) his eyes were popping out of his head!;6 Phon rouler les ‘r’ to roll one's ‘r’s;7 ○( berner) rouler qn○ to diddle○ GB ou cheat sb; elle m'a roulé en me rendant la monnaie she diddled ou cheated me when she gave me the change; se faire rouler de 3 euros to be diddled ou cheated out of 3 euros.B ⇒ La vitesse vi1 ( se déplacer en tournant sur soi-même) [boule, pièce, pierre, tronc, personne] to roll; le stylo a roulé par terre/sous le bureau the pen rolled across the floor/under the desk; rouler dans le ravin [personne, véhicule] to roll down into the ravine; rouler dans la boue/l'herbe to roll in the mud/the grass; faire rouler qn par terre/dans la poussière to make sb roll on the ground/in the dust; les cailloux roulent sous nos pieds our feet slip on the loose stones; faire rouler les dés to roll the dice; ⇒ mousse;2 ( avancer sur des roues) [train, bus, voiture, bicyclette] to go; la voiture est accidentée mais elle roule encore the car is damaged but still goes; les bus ne roulent pas le dimanche buses don't run on Sundays, there aren't any buses on Sundays; ma voiture ne roule plus my car won't go; mon vélo roule mal there's something wrong with my bike; ma voiture n'a pas roulé depuis deux ans my car hasn't been driven for two years; rouler à grande vitesse [voiture, train] to travel at high speed; rouler au super/à l'ordinaire [voiture] to run on 4-star GB ou premium US/2-star GB ou regular US; ça roule bien/mal sur l'autoroute○ the traffic is light/bad on the motorway GB ou freeway US; ça roule ○! fig ( c'est entendu) it's a deal!;3 ( conduire) [conducteur] to drive (en direction de, vers toward, towards GB); les Anglais roulent à gauche the English drive on the left; rouler toute la nuit to drive all night; rouler doucement/vite to drive slowly/fast; rouler au pas/à toute vitesse to drive very slowly/at top speed; rouler en voiture to drive a car; rouler en moto/à bicyclette to ride a motorbike/bicycle; rouler en Cadillac® to drive a Cadillac®; rouler à 20 km/h to drive at 20 kilometresGB per hour; roulez jeunesse○! let's go○!; tout le monde est prêt? allez, roulez jeunesse! is everyone ready? then let's hit the road!; rouler pour qn○ ( soutenir politiquement) to be in sb's camp, to support sb; ⇒ tombeau;4 ( bouger) [muscles] to ripple; faire rouler ses épaules to roll one's shoulders; faire rouler ses biceps/pectoraux to flex one's biceps/pectorals;5 Naut [bateau] to roll;6 ( se relayer) [personnes, équipes] to work in rotation ou shifts;7 ( faire un bruit sourd) [tonnerre, détonation] to rumble.C se rouler vpr1 ( en étant allongé) se rouler dans [personne, animal] to roll in [herbe, boue, foin]; se rouler par terre lit [enfant] to roll (about) on the floor; fig ( rire beaucoup) to fall about laughing; une blague à se rouler par terre a hilarious joke; c'était à se rouler par terre it was hilarious; se rouler en boule [animal, personne] to curl up in a ball (sur on; dans in);2 ( s'envelopper dans) se rouler dans to wrap oneself in [couverture, drap, manteau]; il dormait roulé dans une vieille couverture he was sleeping wrapped in an old blanket.rouler une pelle or un patin à qn● to give sb a French kiss; rouler sous la table○ to be under the table; rouler la caisse or les or des mécaniques○ to swagger along.[rule] verbe transitif1. [faire tourner] to rollrouler un patin (très familier) ou une pelle (très familier) à quelqu'un to snog (UK) ou to neck (US) somebody2. [poster, tapis, bas de pantalon] to roll up (separable)[cigarette] to rollrouler du fil sur une bobine to spool ou to wind thread around a reel3. [déplacer - Caddie] to push (along) ; [ - balle, tronc, fût] to roll (along)j'ai roulé ma bosse I've been around, I've seen it allelle m'a roulé de 30 euros she diddled ou did me out of 30 eurosse faire rouler to be conned ou hadce n'est pas du cuir, je me suis fait rouler it's not genuine leather, I've been done ou had5. [balancer]rouler des ou les épaules to sway one's shouldersrouler des ou les hanches to swing one's hips6. [aplatir - gazon, court de tennis] to roll7. LINGUISTIQUE————————[rule] verbe intransitif1. [véhicule] to go, to run[conducteur] to driveune voiture qui a peu/beaucoup roulé a car with a low/high mileageà quelle vitesse rouliez-vous? what speed were you travelling at?, what speed were you doing?, how fast were you going?‘roulez au pas’ ‘dead slow’roule moins vite slow down, drive more slowlyrouler à moto/à bicyclette to ride a motorbike/a bicycleça roule mal/bien dans Anvers there's a lot of traffic/there's no traffic through Antwerpsalut! ça roule? hi, how's life?2. [balle, dé, rocher] to rolla. [balle] to rollb. [chariot] to wheel (along)c. [roue] to roll alongil a roulé jusqu'en bas du champ he rolled ou tumbled down to the bottom of the field5. [se succéder] to take turnsnous ferons rouler les équipes dès janvier as from January, we'll start the teams off on a rota system (UK) ou rotation (US)6. [argent] to circulate7. rouler sur [conversation] to be centred upon8. (familier & locution)rouler pour quelqu'un to be for somebody, to back somebodyrouler sur l'or to be rolling in money ou in it————————se rouler verbe pronominal intransitif[se vautrer]a. [de colère] to have a fitb. [de douleur] to be doubled up with painc. [de rire] to be doubled up with laughtera. [de rire] it was hysterically funnyb. [de douleur] it was so painful -
124 spring
adj. atlama, yaylı, sustalı, esnek, bahar, ilkbahar, memba, kaynak, sıçrama————————n. bahar, ilkbahar, memba, pınar, kaynak, köken, yay, zemberek, sıçrama, fırlama, yaylanma, esneklik, esneme, eğilme, çatlama, çatlak, kemerli kubbe————————v. sıçramak, fırlamak, yay gibi fırlamak, birden çıkmak, yaylanmak, çarpmak, kaynaklanmak, çıkmak, doğmak, ortaya çıkmak, sökmek (şafak), eğilmek, esnemek, bükülmek, çatlamak, patlamak, infilak etmek, çıtlatmak, pat diye söylemek, eğmek, bükmek, ikram etmek, ödemek, tahliye ettirmek, hapisten çıkarmak* * *1. sıçra (v.) 2. ilkbahar (n.) 3. yay* * *[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) atlamak, sıçramak2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) kaynaklanmak, doğmak3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) kapa(t)mak2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) yay, zemberek2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) ilkbahar3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) sıçrama, atlama4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) esneklik, yayılma5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) kaynak, pınar•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up -
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[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.)2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) vzmet2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pomlad3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) skok4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) prožnost5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) izvir•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *I [spriŋ]1.nounpomlad (tudi figuratively)the spring of life — mladost;2.adjectivespomladanskiII [spriŋ]1.nounskok, odskok; zalet; technical vzmet, pero; elastičnost, prožnost; figuratively duševna prožnost, energija; figuratively impulz, podnet, spodbuda, nagib, motiv, povod; vir, izvir, studenec; plural čas plime; figuratively izvor, poreklo; začetek; razpoka, reža (v lesu); zvitost, zvijanje (deske, grede); obsolete jutranji svit, svitanjeair spring — pnevmatična vzmet (zavora, blažilnik tresenja ali udarcev)day-spring poetically svitanje, svithot springs — topli izviri, toplicemineral springs — slatinski, mineralni izviri (vrelci)spring bed, spring mattress — vzmetna postelja, vzmetna žimnicathe spring has gone out of his step figuratively njegova hoja je izgubila svojo elastičnostto rise with a spring — naglo vstati, skočitito stand up with a spring — planiti kvišku, skočiti na nogeto take a spring — vzeti zalet, skočiti;2.adjectiveelastičen, prožen; vzmetni; (od)skočen; zagonskiIII [spriŋ]1.intransitive verbskočiti, priskočiti; pognati se, planiti (kvišku); nepričakovano postati ( into kaj), hitro priti v neko stanje ali položaj; izvirati, privreti na, izhajati, imeti svoj izvor (poreklo), nastati ( from iz); nepričakovano se pojaviti (priti), pokukati; pognati, poganjati, priti na dan, zrasti, (vz)brsteti, vzkliti; figuratively priti do česa; izbočiti se, pokati, klati se, zviti se, skriviti se (o lesu); military eksplodirati (o mini); veterinary biti brej, brejiti; obsolete daniti se, svitati se;2.transitive verbsprožiti; hunting dvigniti, splašiti (ptice) z ležišča; pognati (konja) v dir; preskočiti (ogrado); skriviti, zlomiti (lesen predmet); technical opremiti z vzmetmi; British English colloquially "olajšati" koga ( for a quid za funt); figuratively nepričakovano (kaj) iznesti, načeti, sprožiti; postaviti (teorijo)to be sprung slang biti vinjen, pijanto spring to attention military skočiti v pozorto spring to s.o.'s assistance — priskočiti komu na pomočto spring a covey of partridges — dvigniti, preplašiti jato jerebicto spring to the eyes figuratively v oči pastito spring a mine upon s.o. figuratively presenetiti koga; prilomastiti v njegovo hišohe sprang another three shillings, and I accepted — ponudil (primaknil) je še tri šilinge, in jaz sem sprejelto spring a surprise on s.o. — presenetiti koga, pripraviti komu presenečenjethe tears sprang to her eyes — solze so ji stopile v oči, so jo oblilewhere did you spring from? — od kod si se pa (ti) vzel?; -
126 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) umiti (se)2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) prati3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) preplaviti4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) odplaviti2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) umivanje2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) pranje3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) pljuskanje4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) toaletna voda5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) tenka plast barve6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) brazda izza ladje•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up* * *I [wɔš]1.nounpranje, umivanje; izpiranje; toaleta; pranje perila; kar je oprano, oprano perilo; omočenje, premočenje, ovlaženje, oškropitev, splaknitev; pomije, oplaknica (voda); figuratively razredčenost z vodo; figuratively prazno govoričenje; pralno sredstvo; (toaletna) voda, losion, voda za lase, za polepšanje; čobodra, redka juha; lahna plast barve, tuša; premaz; kovinska prevleka; zlati pesek; pljuskanje, udarjanje valov ob obale; brazda izza ladje, vodni razor; plitvo vodovje, rečica, vodna kotanja; aeronautics zračni vrtinec, srk; geography barje, močvirje; geology izpiranje, (vodna) erozija, naplavina, prodovje; figuratively čvekanje, čenčeto give s.th. a wash — oprati kajto send s.th. to the wash — poslati kaj v pranje, v pralnico;2.adjectivepralenII [wɔš]transitive verb(o)prati, umi(va)ti; izp(i)rati; (o)čistiti; splakniti, namočiti, zmočiti, namakati, ovlažiti, navlažiti, premočiti; preplaviti, odplaviti, odnesti (s palube, o valu, toku); izvreči (na kopno); spodkopati, izdolbsti (voda); izpirati (rudo, pesek za zlato), izplakniti; prevleči z žlahtno kovino; lahno pobarvati z vodeno barvoto wash o.s. — umiti seto wash one's hands figuratively umiti si roke, meti si roke (od zadrege)to wash one's hands of s.o. figuratively ne hoteti več imeti opravka s komto wash one's dirty linen figuratively (javno) pripovedovati umazane tajnostito wash overbord nautical odnesti s palube; intransitive verb biti pralen, dati se prati, ne izgubiti barve pri pranju; figuratively colloquially prestati preskušnjo; biti prepričljiv; teči, liti, pljuskati; biti naplavljen, izvržen na kopno -
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• orastaa• pamauttaa• räjähtää• rynnätä• saada alkunsa• räjäyttää• hypätä• hyppäys• hypähtää• jousi• juontua• joustaa• joustin• jousittaa• johtua• joust• joustavuus• hete• hyppiä• hyppytechnology• vieteri• virrata• esittää• alkulähde• polveutua• ponnahdus• ponkaista• pomppia• pulpahtaa• pulpahtaa esiin• ponnahtaa• resori• kevätkausi• kevät• keväinen• kimmoisuus• syöksähtää• syntyä puhjeta• laukaista• lähde• loikkia• loikka* * *spriŋ 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) hypätä2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) juontaa juurensa3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) laueta, laukaista2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) jousi2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) kevät3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) loikka4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) jousto5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) lähde•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up -
128 सरस्वती
sarasvatīsárasvatī
N. of a river (celebrated in RV. andᅠ held to be a goddess whose identity is much disputed;
most authorities hold that the name Sárasvatī is identical with the Avestan Haraquaiti river in Afghanistan, but that it usually means the Indus in the RV., andᅠ only occasionally the small sacred rivers in Madhya-deṡa < seeᅠ below>;
the river-goddess has seven sisters andᅠ is herself sevenfold, she is called the mother of streams, the best of mothers, of rivers, andᅠ of goddesses;
the Ṛishis always recognize the connection of the goddess with the river, andᅠ invoke her to descend from the sky, to bestow vitality, renown, andᅠ riches;
elsewhere she is described as moving along a golden path andᅠ as destroying Vṛitra etc.;
as a goddess she is often connected with other deities e.g.. with Pūshan, Indra, the Maruts andᅠ the Aṡvins;
in the Āpri hymns she forms a triad with the sacrificial goddesses Iḍā andᅠ Bhātrati;
accord. toᅠ a myth told in the VS. XIX, 12, Sárasvatī through speech < vācā> communicated vigour to Indra;
in the BrShmaṇas she is identified with vāc, « Speech», andᅠ in later times becomes goddess of eloquence seeᅠ below) RV. etc. etc.;
N. of a well-known small river (held very sacred by the Hindūs;
identified with the modern Sursooty, at, d formerly marking with the Dṛishadvatī one of the boundaries of the region Ārya-deṡa andᅠ of the sacred district called Brahmâvarta < seeᅠ Mn. II, 17 > in RV. VII, 95, 2,
this river is represented as flowing into the sea, although later legends make it disappear underground andᅠ join the Ganges andᅠ Jumnā at Allahibād;
seeᅠ tri-veṇī, prayāga) ib. ;
N. of various rivers (esp. of rivers which in sacredness are equal to Sárasvatī andᅠ which are three accord. toᅠ AV. VI, 101,
andᅠ seven accord. toᅠ MBh. IX, 2188);
any river Naigh. I, 13 ;
N. of the goddess of eloquence andᅠ learning (cf. above;
she is opposed to Ṡri orᅠ Lakshmī <cf. Vikr. V, 24 >, andᅠ sometimes considered as the daughter andᅠ alsoᅠ wife of Beahmā, the proper wife of that god being rather Sāvitri orᅠ Gāyatri;
she is alsoᅠ identified with Durgā, orᅠ even with the wife of Vishṇu andᅠ of Manu, andᅠ held to be the daughter of Daksha) Mn. MBh. etc.;
speech orᅠ the power of speech, eloquence, learning wisdom MBh. Kāv. etc.;
a celestial orᅠ oracular voice Kālid. Kathās. Rājat. ;
a cow VS. VIII, 43 ;
an excellent woman (= strī-ratna) L. ;
N. of various plants (Cardiospermum Halicacabum, Egle Marmelos, Ruta Graveolens etc.) L. ;
N. of a twoyear-old girl representing Durgā at her festival L. ;
of a poetess Cat. ;
of various other women (esp. of the wives of Dadhica, Ṡaṃkarâcārya, Maṇḍaṇamiṡra etc.) ib. ;
of one of the ten mendicant orders traced back to Ṡarnkaracārya (whose members add the word sarasvatī to their names)
- सरस्वतीकण्ठाभरण
- सरस्वतीकुटुम्ब
- सरस्वतीकृत
- सरस्वतीतन्त्र
- सरस्वतीतीर्थ
- सरस्वतीदण्डक
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- सरस्वतीबालवाणी
- सरस्वतीमन्त्र
- सरस्वतीमाहात्म्य
- सरस्वतीरहस्योपनिषद्
- सरस्वतीवत्
- सरस्वतीविनशन
- सरस्वतीविलास
- सरस्वतीव्रत
- सरस्वतीषट्श्लोकी
- सरस्वतीसरस्
- सरस्वतीसूक्त
- सरस्वतीसूत्र
- सरस्वतीस्तव
- सरस्वतीस्तोत्र
- सरस्वतीस्वामिन्
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Back Creek (Potomac River) — Back Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River that flows north from Frederick County, Virginia to Berkeley County in West Virginia s Eastern Panhandle. Back Creek s source lies along Frederick County s border with Hampshire County, West Virginia … Wikipedia
Back — [bak] [after George Back (1796 1878), Arctic navigator] river in N Canada, flowing northeast into the Arctic Ocean: c. 600 mi (966 km) … English World dictionary
back|set — «BAK SEHT», noun. 1. a check to progress; setback: »It would give a backset and might…endanger their ultimate success (John C. Calhoun). 2. an eddy or backward flowing current … Useful english dictionary
back|up — «BAK UHP», noun, adjective. –n. 1. something or someone kept in reserve as a substitute or for assistance: »a backup of troops. 2. an accumulation: »a backup of traffic. –adj. 1. kept in readiness or reserve: »If the primary source of power for… … Useful english dictionary
back — Synonyms and related words: a priori, a rebours, a reculons, abandon, abet, accented, acknowledgments, advance, advocate, affirm, afford support, aft, after, aftermost, afterpart, afterpiece, again, against the grain, ago, aid, alpenstock,… … Moby Thesaurus
flowing — Synonyms and related words: affluent, ascending, autograph, autographic, axial, back, back flowing, backward, balanced, calligraphic, cascading, chirographic, concinnate, concinnous, confluent, coursing, cursive, dangling, decurrent, defluent,… … Moby Thesaurus
Back River — Infobox River river name = Back River caption = origin =Muskox Lake, NWT mouth = basin countries = Canada length = 715 mi/1,150 km long elevation = mouth elevation = discharge = Chantrey Inlet watershed = Cockburn BayBack River ( Thlewechodyeth … Wikipedia
Back — geographical name river 605 miles (974 kilometers) Canada in Nunavut rising along border with Northwest Territories & flowing ENE into Arctic Ocean … New Collegiate Dictionary
flowing lands — Term imports raising and setting back water on another s land, by a dam placed across a stream or water course which is the natural drain and outlet for surplus water on such land … Black's law dictionary
flowing lands — Term imports raising and setting back water on another s land, by a dam placed across a stream or water course which is the natural drain and outlet for surplus water on such land … Black's law dictionary
throttle back — ● throttle * * * ˌthrottle ˈback [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they throttle back he/she/it throttles back pr … Useful english dictionary