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1 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) μήκος, διάρκεια2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) κομμάτι3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) διαφορά ενός μήκους•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
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2 period
['piəriəd] 1. noun1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) περίοδος2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) περίοδος,εποχή3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) τελεία2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). εποχής- periodic- periodically
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3 plait
1. noun1) (a length of hair arranged by dividing it into sections and passing these over one another in turn: She wore her hair in a long plait.) πλεξούδα,κοτσίδα2) (a similar arrangement of any material: a plait of straw.) πλεξούδα2. verb(to arrange in this way: She plaited three strips of leather to make a belt; She plaited her hair.) πλέκω -
4 value
['vælju:] 1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.)2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?)3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?)4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!)5) (the length of a musical note.)2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.)2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.)•- valuable- valuables
- valued
- valueless
- values
- value-added tax
См. также в других словарях:
any length — ● length … Useful english dictionary
go to any length — {v. phr.} To do everything you can. * /Bill will go to any length to keep Dick from getting a date with Mary./ Compare: ALL OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
go to any length — {v. phr.} To do everything you can. * /Bill will go to any length to keep Dick from getting a date with Mary./ Compare: ALL OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
go to any length — (or go to any/extreme/great (etc.) lengths) : to make a great or extreme effort to do something She ll go to any length to avoid doing work. = She ll go to any lengths to avoid doing work. He went to great lengths to learn the truth. • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
go\ to\ any\ length — v. phr. To do everything you can. Bill will go to any length to keep Dick from getting a date with Mary. Compare: all out … Словарь американских идиом
go to any length(s) — idi go to any length(s), to do anything required to accomplish one s purpose … From formal English to slang
go to any length/lengths — see ↑length • • • Main Entry: ↑any … Useful english dictionary
go to any length(s) — DO ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING, go to any extreme. → length … Useful english dictionary
length — W2S2 [leŋθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(time)¦ 3¦(books/films etc)¦ 4 run/stretch/walk etc the (full) length of something 5 shoulder length/knee length etc 6 go to some/great/any lengths (to do something) 7 at (some/great etc) length 8 the length and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
length — [ leŋθ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a measurement of how long something is in size: Cut the cloth to the required length. This beautiful bird is small, with a total length of about three inches. The length of your swimming pool is not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
length — [leŋkth, leŋth] n. [ME < OE lengthu < base of lang, LONG1 + TH1] 1. the measure of how long a thing is; measurement of anything from end to end; the greatest of the two or three dimensions of anything 2. extent in space; distance anything… … English World dictionary