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1 beacon
['bi:kən]1) (a type of light, fire etc that warns of danger, eg the light in a lighthouse.) viti2) (a radio station or transmitter that sends out signals to guide shipping or aircraft.) radíóviti -
2 geyser
1) (an underground spring that produces and sends out hot water and steam: There are geysers in Iceland and New Zealand.) goshver2) (a small gas or electric water heater in a bathroom, kitchen etc.) vatnshitunardunkur -
3 respects
noun plural (greetings: He sends his respects to you.) kveðja -
4 sender
noun (a person who sends eg a letter.) sendandi -
5 signalman
1) (a person who operates railway signals.) merkjamaður2) (a person who sends signals in general: He is a signalman in the army.) merkjamaður -
6 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) óska2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) vilja, óska eftir3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) óska e-m e-s2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) ósk, löngun2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) ósk3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) kveðja, ósk•- wishing-well
См. также в других словарях:
Sends — Recorded as Send, Sends, Sendley and originally Sendlye, this is a rare English surname. It is apparently locational from some lost or unrecorded place, unless it be either of the two villages called Send in the county of Surrey. These were… … Surnames reference
sends — send v. dispatch, cause to go to a destination; propel, launch; dismiss, drive away; excite; please, delight (Slang); generate, produce; transmit electronically … English contemporary dictionary
SENDS — … Useful english dictionary
God sends meat, but the devil sends cooks — 1542 A. BORDE Dietary of Health xi. It is a common prouerbe, God may sende a man good meate, but the deuyll may sende an euyll coke to dystrue it. c 1607 T. DELONEY Thomas of Reading B3 God sends meat, and the diuel sends cookes. 1738 SWIFT… … Proverbs new dictionary
God never sends mouths but He sends meat — 1377 LANGLAND Piers Plowman B. XIV. 39 For lente neuere was lyf but lyflode [livelihood] were shapen. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. iv. B1 God neuer sendeth mouthe, but he sendeth meat. 1832 J. P. KENNEDY Swallow Barn I. xxviii. God… … Proverbs new dictionary
all the hours (God sends) — british phrase all the time available We’re two days behind with the orders, so everybody’s been working all the hours God sends. Thesaurus: all the time and alwayssynonym Main entry: hour … Useful english dictionary
the Lord sends for you — you are dead A Christian use, in expectation of joining Jesus in heaven: A woman like me doesn t part with pearls and diamonds until the good Lord sends for her. (Sharpe, 1977) If the Lord has you, you are dead … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks. — См. Бог с рожью, а чорт с костром … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
God sends a curst cow short horns. — См. Бодливой корове Бог рог не дает … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
direct sends — /daɪˌrekt sendz/ plural noun US cheques sent directly to a drawee bank to be cleared, without going through the clearing house process … Dictionary of banking and finance
manual signaling — Sends an audible signal to a predesignated phone when a button is pushed on a telephone … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
