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41 high-low water level alarm
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42 high steam generator water level trip
- отключение ядерного реактора по уставке высокого уровня воды в парогенераторе
отключение ядерного реактора по уставке высокого уровня воды в парогенераторе
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[А.С.Гольдберг. Англо-русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.]Тематики
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > high steam generator water level trip
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43 HB-62-001a Boiler 'A' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > HB-62-001a Boiler 'A' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
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44 HB-62-001b Boiler 'B' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > HB-62-001b Boiler 'B' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
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45 HB-62-001c Boiler 'C' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > HB-62-001c Boiler 'C' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
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46 HB-62-001a Boiler 'A' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
Датчик местный понижения/повышения уровня воды в паровом котле "А"Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > HB-62-001a Boiler 'A' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
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47 HB-62-001b Boiler 'B' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
Датчик местный понижения/повышения уровня воды в паровом котле "В"Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > HB-62-001b Boiler 'B' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
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48 HB-62-001c Boiler 'C' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
Датчик местный понижения/повышения уровня воды в паровом котле "С"Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > HB-62-001c Boiler 'C' Local Boiler Water Level Low/High
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49 level
- level
- n1. уровень (1. отметка 2. степень 3. прибор)
2. нивелир
- level of bridge maintenance
- level of compaction
- level of congestion
- level of control
- level of foundation
- level of motorization
- level of organization of work
- level of service
- level of skill
- level of zero annual amplitude
- Abney level
- altitude level
- automatic level
- banked-up water level
- base level
- builder's level
- capacity level
- carpenter's level
- chambered level
- comfort level
- convenience level
- crest level
- crown level
- datum level
- dead-storage level
- design crest level
- design flood level
- design water level
- downstream level
- drawdown level
- dumpy level
- engineer's level
- equivalent water levels
- finished floor level
- formation level
- founding level
- free water level
- freezing level
- full supply level
- ground-water level
- hand level
- hanging level
- highest tailwater level
- highest water storage level
- high-water level
- invert level
- laser level
- liquid level
- locator's hand level
- Locke hand level
- loudness level
- lowest operating water level
- maintenance level
- mason's level
- natural water level
- noise level
- normal water level
- piezometric level
- pumping level
- quality level
- reduced level
- rod level
- safe-health level
- self-leveling level
- sound level
- sound power level
- spherical level
- spirit level
- standing-water level
- stress level
- surcharged reservoir level
- tailwater level
- threshold level
- top level
- top water level
- upstream level
- workability level
- wye level
- Y level
- yield stress level
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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1) горизонт; уровень; отметка2) нивелир; уровень ( инструмент)3) степень4) горизонтальная линия, горизонтальная плоскость5) дренажная канава; дренажный канал7) нивелировать, выравнивать, производить планировку ( грунта)•- level of business - level of concentration - level of contracting - level of efficiency - level of engineering - level of pollution - level of subsoil water - level of water supply - above-ground level - above-sea level - adjusting level - air level - air-intake level - allowable level - appropriate level - automatic level - balance level - banked-up water level - benchmark level - bottom level - breathing level - carpenter's level - check levels - construction level - control level - curb level - datum level - datum water level - design level - diaphragm level indicator - drawdown level - dumb level - dust level - engineer's level - experience level - fault float-switch trigger level - first float-switch trigger level - flood level - flying level - foundation level - geodesic level - grade level - ground water level - gyro level - half-tide level - haulage level - high technical level - high water level - hydrostatic level - incline level - intensity level - low technical level - low water level - mason's level - maximum permissible level - noise level - oil level - operating level - out of level - plumb level - pollution level - precise level - preset threshold level - pressure level of sound - quality level - radiation level - radioactive contamination level - reference level - risk level - safety level - sea level - service level - skirting level - spirit level - stage level - still water level - stop level - street level - striding level - surveyor's level - technical level of the works - toxicity level - underground water level - unification level - upper pond level - ventilation levelto level up — устанавливать в горизонтальной плоскости, выверять горизонтальность уровнем
* * *1. уровень (1. отметка 2. степень 3. прибор)2. нивелир- level of bridge maintenance
- level of compaction
- level of congestion
- level of control
- level of foundation
- level of motorization
- level of organization of work
- level of service
- level of skill
- level of zero annual amplitude
- Abney level
- altitude level
- automatic level
- banked-up water level
- base level
- builder's level
- capacity level
- carpenter's level
- chambered level
- comfort level
- convenience level
- crest level
- crown level
- datum level
- dead-storage level
- design crest level
- design flood level
- design water level
- downstream level
- drawdown level
- dumpy level
- engineer's level
- equivalent water levels
- finished floor level
- formation level
- founding level
- free water level
- freezing level
- full supply level
- ground-water level
- hand level
- hanging level
- highest tailwater level
- highest water storage level
- high-water level
- invert level
- laser level
- liquid level
- locator's hand level
- Locke hand level
- loudness level
- lowest operating water level
- maintenance level
- mason's level
- natural water level
- noise level
- normal water level
- piezometric level
- pumping level
- quality level
- reduced level
- rod level
- safe-health level
- self-leveling level
- sound level
- sound power level
- spherical level
- spirit level
- standing-water level
- stress level
- surcharged reservoir level
- tailwater level
- threshold level
- top level
- top water level
- upstream level
- workability level
- wye level
- Y level
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1) уровень || устанавливать (регулировать) уровень3) энергетический уровень, уровень энергии4) степень5) градация10) нивелир || нивелировать11) уровень, ватерпас || устанавливать по уровню13) значение ( расчётного параметра)15) планировать, производить планировку ( грунта); разравнивать16) выравнивать(ся) ( о цвете)17) ровно ложиться ( о краске); растекаться с образованием ровной поверхности ( о краске или лаке)19) связь, радио громкость21) горизонтальный полёт || лететь горизонтально•to level off — 1. достигать равновесия; стабилизировать(ся) 2. выпрямлять ( кривую) 3. выравнивать ( положение воздушного судна) 4. приближаться к предельному значению 5. планировать; разравнивать 6. устанавливаться на постоянном уровне;to remain level — выдерживать горизонтальное положение;to reverse a level end-for-end — менять местами концы уровня;-
actuation level
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addressing level
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adit level
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aerodrome level
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air level
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alert level
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allowable level
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ambient light level
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ambient noise level
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amplitude levels
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amplitude-modulation noise level
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approach noise level
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ash level
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atomic energy level
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atomic level
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audio-signal output level
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average picture level
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average sidelobe level
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background level
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background noise level
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backlobe level
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backup water level
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band level
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band-gap level
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base level
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basic impulse level
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behavioral level
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benchmark level
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bin-filling level
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binocular level
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black level
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blacker-than-black level
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black-out level
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bound level
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breath sample level
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bubble level
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builder's level
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bulk trap level
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burden level
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calibration level
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carpenter's level
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carrier level
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carrier noise level
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certificated noise level
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charge level
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charge-storage level
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chroma level
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circuit noise level
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cleanliness level
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cloud level
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commanded speed level
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concentration level
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condemnation level
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condensation level
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confidence level
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constraint level
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contamination level
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control program level
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conversion level
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corona level
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cracking level
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crosscut level
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cross-product level
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cruising level
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crusher level
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curb level
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cutoff level
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dam crest level
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datum level
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decision level
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deep-lying level
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deep level
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defect level
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derating level
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device level
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direct current level
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direct sound level
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donor level
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doping level
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downstream water level
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drainage level
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drawdown level
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drive level
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dumpy level
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dust level
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Egault level
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electrical level of vacancy
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electromagnetic interference level
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energy level
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engineer's level
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equilibrium-xenon level
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excitation level
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exploration level
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failure rate level
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failure level
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Fermi characteristic energy level
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Fermi level
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first-order level
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flight level
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float level
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flood-control storage level
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fluid level
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foreplate level
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formation level
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foundation level
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free energy level
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freezing level
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fuel irradiation level
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geodetic level
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geostrophic wind level
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glass level
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grade level
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gray level
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ground level
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ground vibrational level
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groundwater level
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gyro level
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half-tide level
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hand level
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haulage level
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headwater level
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heat-treated strength level
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high injection level
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highest water level
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high-water level
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hum level
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illumination level
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impounded water level
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impulse insulation level
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impurity level
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injection level
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input level
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insulation level
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integration level
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intensity level
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interference level
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internal surge level
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interrupt level
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intrinsic level
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invert level
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inverted level
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light level
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line level
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loadout level
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local level
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logical level
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loudness level
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lower level
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low-pressure level
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low-water level
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luminance level
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main level
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manning level
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mantle level
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masking level
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mason's level
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mass activity cleanliness level
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maximum controllable level
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maximum flood level
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maximum operating level
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maximum rated sound-power level
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maximum recording level
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maximum water level
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mean annoyance level
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measurement level
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mechanic's level
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meniscus level
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metal level
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metastable level
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mezzanine level
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minimum drawdown level
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mining level
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multiplet level
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nesting level
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neutron level
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no activity cleanliness level
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noise equivalent level
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noise level
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normal level
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normal maximum operating level
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normal pool level
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normaltopwater level
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normalwater level
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nose swab level
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occupational level
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occupied level
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octane level
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oil level
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operating level
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operational cleanliness level
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output level
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overload level
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particulate level
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peak level
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peak recording level
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peak signal level
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peak white level
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pedestal level
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pendulum level
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perceived noise level
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permissible level
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phonon level
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plumb level
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pollution level
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power level
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power monitoring level
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power spectrum level
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PPM level
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precise level
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predetermined level
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pressure level
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priority level
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production level
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protective level
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pumping level
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quantization level
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quieting level
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radiation level
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reactor power level
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received signal level
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recording level
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redundancy level
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reference fare level
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reference level
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reliability level
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resonance level
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response level
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reverberant sound level
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river-bed level
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safe-health level
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saturation level
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sea level
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self-leveling level
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sensation level
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sidelobe level
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siege level
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significance level
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slack level
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slag level
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snorkel level
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solar flux level
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sound pressure level
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sound level
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speech level
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spirit level
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stage level
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staggered flight levels
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standard isobaric level
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static level
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steady-state noise level
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stress intensity level
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striding level
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summer oil level
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surface level
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susceptibility level
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switching surge level
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switching-surge protective level
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sync level
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tailwater level
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target level of safety
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testing level
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thermal noise level
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threshold level
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tilting level
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toxicity level
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transition level
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transmission level
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trigger level
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upper level
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upstream level
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user level
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vacuum level
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variable quantizing level
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ventilation level
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vibration level
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voltage level
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volume units level
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water level
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white level
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winter oil level
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working level
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wye level
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Y-level
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zero level
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1. уровень, горизонт 2. нивелир || нивелировать 3. плоская горизонтальная поверхность
level of groundwater уровень грунтовых или подземных вод
level of no strain горизонт, лишённый деформации
level of water table уровень водного зеркала
level of zero amplitude нулевой уровень
Abney level уровень Эбни (ручной уровень с клинометром)
absolute base level абсолютный базис эрозии
accordant summit level равновершинный уровень
basal level базальный горизонт
base level 1. базис эрозии 2. теоретический предел эрозии 3. поверхность, которую стремятся достичь внешние геологические агенты
base level of deposition базис аккумуляции
base level of erosion базис эрозии
base level of stream базис эрозии реки или потока
batter level клинометр
binocular hand level бинокулярный ручной нивелир с уровнем
box level спиртовой уровень
bull's eye level круглый уровень
chambered level камерный уровень
circular level круглый уровень
compensation level уровень компенсации
concordant summit level равновершинный уровень
cross level поперечный уровень
Daly level уровень Дейли
datum level опорный уровень
datum water level уровень воды, принятый за нуль
day level штольня
dead level полный уровень; совершенно ровная поверхность, абсолютная равнина
declining water level сработка уровней подземных вод
deep level глубокий горизонт
drainage level дренажный уровень
dumpy level глухой нивелир (нивелир с закреплённой зрительной грубой)
Egault level нивелир Эго
epeirocratic sea level эпейрократический уровень моря
flood level уровень паводка
fold system level уровень системы складок
free level штольня
freezing level высота нулевой изотермии, уровень замерзания
gallery level горизонт выработки
geodetic sea level средний уровень моря
grade level уровень равновесия
ground level уровень поверхности земли
groundwater level уровень грунтовых или подземных вод
half-tide level средний приливно-отливный уровень
hand level 1. вспомогательный штрек, вспомогательная горизонтальная выработка 2. ручной уровень
higher level верхний уровень, верхний горизонт
high-water level уровень [горизонт] высоких вод
hydrostatic level гидростатический уровень
initial level исходный уровень, нулевая горизонталь
interglacial high sea level высокий уровень моря в межледниковье
intermediate level промежуточный уровень, промежуточный горизонт
isopiestic level изопиестический уровень
isopotential level изопотенциальный уровень
karst base level базис карста
local base level временный базис эрозии
Locke hand level ручной нивелир [уровень] Локке
lower level нижний уровень, нижний горизонт
lowest level of landslide базис оползня
mean land level средний уровень [средняя высота] континентов
mean level of earth's surface средний уровень земной поверхности
mean sea level средний уровень поверхности моря
mean sphere level средний уровень земной поверхности
mean tide level средний приливно-отливный уровень
miner's level нивелир
mining level эксплуатируемый горизонт, этаж
natural level нормальный уровень
normal water level нормальный уровень воды
ordinary tide level средний приливно-отливный уровень
overflow level уровень наводнения
plateau level уровень плато
prism level призматический нивелир
production level продуктивный [эксплуатируемый] горизонт
recurrence level повторяющийся горизонт
reference level отсчётный [нулевой, исходный] уровень
rise level верхний уровень, верхний горизонт
river base level базис эрозии реки
sea level уровень моря
service level рабочий горизонт
set level направление уровня, направление горизонта
sphere level уровень земной коры
spirit level спиртовой уровень
standing (water) level стоячий уровень воды
static level статический уровень
stationary sea level неизменный [постоянный] уровень моря
striding level 1. спиртовой уровень, расположенный выше горизонтальной оси съёмочного инструмента 2. съёмный спиртовой уровень для определения горизонтальной линии визирования
summit level 1. наибольшая высотная отметка 2. уровень вершинной поверхности
surface level уровень поверхности, поверхностный уровень
surveyor's level 1. нивелир 2. горизонт рудника, на котором производится съёмка или изучение рудного тела
temporary base level временный базис эрозии
thalassocratic sea level талассократический уровень моря (максимальный относительный уровень моря)
trapping level уровень захвата
ultimate base level предельный базис эрозии
upper level верхний уровень, верхний горизонт
water level 1. ватерпас 2. уровень воды 3. уровень грунтовых вод, водное зеркало
wye [у] level нивелир с перекладной трубой
zero water level нулевой уровень воды, ординар
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1) уровень
2) ватерпас
3) ватерпасный
4) выверять по уровню
5) горизонтировать
6) заравнивать
7) нивелир
8) нивелировать
9) разравнивать
10) сувальдный
11) уровнь
12) уровнять
13) устанваливаться
14) ступень
15) горизонтальный
16) ровный
17) ровно
18) выравнивать
– above sea level
– acceptor level
– acidity level
– background level
– binocular level
– black level
– blacker-than-black level
– blanking level
– block level
– capture level
– carpenter's level
– charging level
– clamp level
– cloud level
– confidence level
– cross-talk level
– cut-off level
– datum level
– deep-lying level
– donor level
– draw level
– drawdown level
– dummy level
– empty level
– energy level
– excitation level
– excited level
– Fermi level
– fill level
– filled level
– flux level
– frame level
– grizzly level
– ground level
– hand level
– high-water level
– hum level
– hunting for a level
– hydrogenic level
– illumination level
– injection level
– insulation level
– integration level
– intensity level
– intermediate level
– inversion level
– ionization level
– ionized level
– level airplane
– level amplifier
– level balance
– level blocking
– level bubble
– level checker
– level circuit
– level control
– level crosscut
– level crossing
– level curve
– level datum
– level detector
– level flight
– level gauge
– level ground
– level inverter
– level line
– level lock
– level logic
– level monitoring
– level multiple
– level net
– level of confidence
– level of hierarchy
– level of low waters
– level pillar
– level shaft
– level shears
– level shift
– level splints
– level splitting
– level square
– level surface
– level the plane
– level vial
– limiting level
– loudness level
– low water level
– low-lying level
– low-water level
– main level
– mean sea level
– noise level
– occupied level
– occupy level
– on a level with
– output level
– overload level
– oxidation level
– pond level
– power level
– precise level
– pumping level
– quantization level
– quantum level
– radiation level
– recording level
– reduce to sea level
– reduction to sea level
– redundancy level
– reference level
– regulator of level
– reside at level
– rotational level
– sea level
– sea level pressure
– set up a level
– significance level
– sound level
– spare level
– spirit level
– striding level
– threshold level
– tilt a level
– tilting level
– top up level
– top up the level
– transmission level
– volume level
– Wannier-Stark level
– when level
– white level
– working level
– zero level
automatic level gage — автур, уровнемер автоматический
coded at the machine-language level — <comput.> над машинными кодами
high water level — <geol.> горизонт высоких вод
line of precise level — <geod.> линия точного нивелирования
population of rotational level — заполненность вращательных уровней
sound level meter — измеритель силы звука, < radio> импульсмессер
suspended level viscometer — вискозиметр с подвешенным уровнем
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55 water
1) вода
2) водовозный
3) водоналивный
4) водоперепускный
5) водоподпорный
6) водопонижающий
7) водоприемный
8) водоуказательный
9) водоумягчающий
10) водоумягчительный
11) водяной
12) муарировать
13) споить
14) ватерный
15) водный
16) гидравлический
17) мочить
18) смачивать
– abrasive water
– acidic water
– activated water
– adsorbed water
– adsorption water
– aerated water
– aggressive water
– alkaline water
– ammonia water
– bath water
– bilge water
– boiler water
– bound water
– capillary water
– chemistry of water
– chlorinated water
– circulating water
– clarified water
– clarify water
– condition water
– crystal water
– deaerated water
– demineralized water
– deposit water
– depth water
– desalinate water
– desalinated water
– desalted water
– disinfection of water
– drain water
– drainage water
– edge water
– elevation of water
– entrapped water
– feed water
– film water
– free water
– hardness of water
– head water
– heating-system water
– heavy water
– high water
– hydration water
– impounded water
– industrial water
– infiltration water
– inject water
– interstitial water
– lay a cable in water
– light water
– lime water
– low water
– low water level
– low water line
– make-up water
– meteoric water
– millimeter of water
– mine water
– mineral water
– mineralized water
– natural water
– polluted water
– potable water
– power water
– pressure water
– process water
– pump out the water
– pure water
– purified water
– reclaimed water
– return water
– rinsing water
– running water
– seepage water
– settle water
– settling-vat water
– shield water
– ship by water
– shrinkage water
– soften water
– softened water
– soil water
– stagnant water
– steeping water
– storm water
– stratal water
– sulphate water
– superheated water
– surface water
– sweet water
– tail water
– tap water
– thermal water
– travel by water
– twice-distilled water
– underground water
– upstream water
– void water
– vulcanization in hot water
– waste water
– water absorbing
– water amelioration
– water area
– water balance
– water ballast
– water barge
– water bath
– water blancher
– water cadastre
– water carrier
– water chlorination
– water circulation
– water circulator
– water clarification
– water classifying
– water collection
– water column
– water concentration
– water conduit
– water conservation
– water cooler
– water cooling
– water deluting
– water discharge
– water disharge
– water displacing
– water droplet
– water equivalent
– water flow
– water gas
– water glass
– water hammer
– water hardening
– water heating
– water hose
– water ice
– water injection
– water intake
– water jacket
– water jet
– water landing
– water line
– water main
– water mass
– water of constitution
– water of plasticity
– water paint
– water permeable
– water pipe
– water preparation
– water pump
– water pumping
– water purification
– water receiving
– water regime
– water reservoir-cooler
– water scoop
– water seal
– water shutoff
– water side
– water softener
– water softening
– water sprays
– water suit
– water surface
– water tank
– water treatment
– water turbine
– water use rate
– water wall
– wet water meter
domestic hot water converter — абонентский водоподогреватель
high water level — <geol.> горизонт высоких вод
interstitial bottom water — <energ.> вода пластовая
snow water on ice — <geogr.> лед со снежинцами
water supply well — <energ.> скважина водозаборная
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56 level
2.ровный, горизонтальный3.ватерпас, нивелир || нивелировать— see level— upper water level -
57 level
1) ватерпас, уровень || выверять по уровню2) уровень, степень, ступень; интенсивность3) уровень, высотная отметка || устанавливать уровень4) физ. энергетический уровень5) равнина6) горизонтальный || горизонтировать7) авиац. горизонтальный полёт || лететь горизонтально8) нивелир || нивелировать9) заравнивать; выравнивать; разравнивать10) ровный, плоский•above a ground level — над уровнем земли; выше нулевой отметки
at a ground level — на нулевой отметке;
hunting for a level — телефон. искание декады
hunting within a level — телефон. искание в декаде
with wings level — авиац. без крена
to level off — выравнивать; распрямлять; спрямлять
to occupy a level — физ. занимать (соответствующий) энергетический уровень
to reside at level — физ. находиться на энергическом уровне
- median significance level - minimum safe level - nominal significance level - optimum factor level - preset level - tolerable level - tolerance levelto set up a level — устанавливать нивелир; задавать уровень
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58 high
1) высокий
2) высоко-
3) высокоогнеупорный
4) высокорасположенный
5) высокоствольный
6) высокоцинковой
7) высший
8) повышенный
9) лучший
10) законченный
11) полный
12) высоко
13) сильно
14) в высокой степени
15) возвышенный
16) богатый
– Azores high
– commutator bar is high
– dip at high angle
– high alloy
– high brass
– high capacity
– high contact
– high damping
– high end
– high explosive
– high fidelity
– high finishing
– high frequencies
– high frequency
– high latitudes
– high milling
– high permeability
– high quality
– high refractory
– high speed
– high stratocumulus
– high tide
– high vacuum
– high voltage
– high wall
– high water
– high wing
– to get high
– too high
high thrust-to-weight ratio — <engin.> избыток тяги
high water level — <geol.> горизонт высоких вод
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59 ♦ high
♦ high /haɪ/A a.1 alto; elevato; (fig.) grande sommo, eminente, nobile, sublime: The house is nine metres high, la casa è alta nove metri; (fis., radio) high frequency, alta frequenza; (geogr.) high latitudes, alte latitudini; (elettr.) high tension, alta tensione; high finance, alta finanza; at a high speed, a una velocità elevata; a high wall, un muro alto; un'alta parete; a high mind, un animo nobile; a high caste, una casta alta (per es., in India)6 (fam.) alticcio; brillo7 (fam.) euforico; gasato; su di giri (spec. per effetto della droga); fatto, impasticcato (fam.): to be high on drugs, essersi fattoB n.1 altura; posizione elevata; livello alto3 (meteor.) area d'alta pressione; anticiclone4 ( Borsa, fin.) prezzo massimo; livello massimo; quotazione più alta; punta; picco: highs and lows, alti e bassi, massimi e minimi ( delle quotazioni)5 (autom., mecc.) (la) marcia più alta: to move into high, mettere (o ingranare) la quinta ( un tempo: la quarta; o comunque la marcia più alta)C avv.1 in alto ( anche fig.); in posizione elevata; in un grado alto; nella posizione più alta: to aim high, avere grandi mire (o aspirazioni); puntare in alto● (fam.) the High = High Street (spec. a Oxford) ► sotto □ high achiever, ( a scuola, ecc.) chi ottiene grandi risultati; campione; fuoriclasse □ high altar, altar maggiore □ high and dry, (naut.) arenato; incagliato, a secco; (fig.: di persona) nei guai, in difficoltà, in braghe di tela; abbandonato □ high and low, (gente) di ogni condizione, ricchi e poveri; (avv.) dappertutto, per mari e per monti □ high-and-mighty, arrogante; prepotente □ (fam.) to be (as) high as a kite, essere ubriaco fradicio; essere completamente fatto ( di droga); ( anche) essere su di giri (o eccitatissimo) □ high-backed chair, sedia dallo schienale alto □ ( sport) high ball, palla alta □ ( ginnastica) high bar, sbarra □ (autom. USA) high beam, fascio (di luce) di profondità □ (autom.) high-beams (o high-beam headlights), (fari) abbaglianti; luci di profondità □ (fam. USA) high-binder, politico corrotto, faccendiere; ( anche) sicario □ high born (o high-born) ► highborn □ high bred (o high-bred) ► highbred □ high chair, seggiolone ( per bambini) □ High Church, «Chiesa Alta» ( la corrente più conservatrice e filocattolica della Chiesa anglicana) □ High Churchman, membro della «Chiesa Alta» □ high-class, di prim'ordine, di prima qualità; d'alta classe: high-class goods, merce di prim'ordine □ a high colour, un colorito acceso □ high-coloured, dai colori vivaci; dal colore acceso; ( di persona) colorito, florido □ (mil.) high command, comando supremo □ a high complexion, una carnagione colorita □ ( arte, pitt.) high contrast, contrasto forte □ (econ.) high cost of living, carovita □ High Court ( of Justice), Alta Corte di giustizia (in Inghilterra e Galles: giudica spec. le cause civili più complesse) □ (in GB, form.) the High Court of Parliament, il Parlamento □ (GB) high day, festività religiosa □ (fam. GB) high days and holidays, occasioni speciali □ high-density, ad alta densità: (biol.) high-density lipoprotein, (abbr. HDL) lipoproteina ad alta densità □ (econ., fin.) high earners, i percettori di redditi alti □ (market.) high-end, di fascia (o di gamma) alta: high-end computers, computer di fascia alta □ (mil.) high explosive, esplosivo ad alto potenziale; alto esplosivo □ high five, il cinque ( segno di vittoria o di saluto) □ high farming, agricoltura intensiva □ ( radio, mus.) high fidelity, alta fedeltà □ ( di registratore, ecc.) high-fidelity, ad alta fedeltà; hi-fi □ (fig.) high-flier (o high-flyer), persona (dal grande potenziale) di successo; persona capace e ambiziosa; giovane in carriera; ( anche) azienda di successo; ( Borsa) titolo che va forte □ high flying, (aeron.) che vola in alto (o ad alta quota); (fig.) capace e ambizioso, di successo □ high-flown, ( di linguaggio, ecc.) enfatico; ampolloso; altisonante □ (elettron., radio) high-frequency, ad alta frequenza □ (autom.) high gear, marcia alta; quinta ( un tempo: quarta) velocità; presa diretta; (fig.) grande velocità □ (ling.) High German, alto tedesco □ high-grade, di qualità superiore; ( di esplosivo) di elevata potenza □ high ground, altura; (fig., in una discussione, ecc.) posizione di vantaggio □ high-handed, prepotente, autoritario; tirannico □ high hat, cappello a cilindro □ high-hat, (fam. USA) persona altezzosa, snob; (agg.) altezzoso, snobistico □ high heels, tacchi alti; scarpe con tacco alto □ high hopes, forti speranze □ (econ.) high-income, ad alto reddito: high-income households, nuclei familiari ad alto reddito □ to be high in office, occupare una posizione di rilievo □ (fam. antiq.) high jinks, allegria sfrenata; baldoria □ ( sport) high jump, salto in alto □ ( sport) high jumper, saltatore in alto □ ( sport) high jumping, salto in alto □ high-keyed, (mus.) acuto; (fig.) eccitabile, nervoso □ high-level, ad alto livello; ( di personale) di grado elevato; ( di rifiuti radioattivi) ad alta attività: (comput.) high-level language, linguaggio ad alto livello; linguaggio avanzato □ high life, bella vita (fig.), vita lussuosa; ( anche) gran mondo; alta società □ high light ► highlight □ high living, bella vita (fig.); vita lussuosa □ high-maintenance (agg.), che richiede molta manutenzione; delicato; (fig. fam.: di persona) difficile, capriccioso □ (relig.) High Mass, messa grande (o solenne) □ high-mettled, ( di cavallo) focoso; ( d'uomo) coraggioso, intrepido □ high-minded, magnanimo; di nobili sentimenti □ high-mindedness, magnanimità; nobiltà d'animo □ ( di indumento) high-necked, accollato □ high noon, mezzogiorno; (fig.) apice, culmine, vertice □ (ind., chim.) high-octane, ad alto numero di ottani □ (fam.) to have a high old time, divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to be high on st., andare pazzo per qc.; essere entusiasta (di fare qc.) □ to be high on drugs, essere sotto l'effetto della droga; essere completamente fatto □ to be high on whisky, essere sbronzo di whisky □ (fin.: di un investimento, ecc.) high-paying, altamente remunerativo □ high-pitched, ( di suono) acuto; ( di tetto) aguzzo, con una forte pendenza □ high point, punto alto; (fig.) momento culminante ( di uno spettacolo, ecc.); clou (franc.) □ (chim.) high polymer, polimero ad alto peso molecolare □ high-powered, ( anche elettr.) ad alta potenza; (fig.) potente, influente, dinamico, efficace; (di mansione, ecc.) di grande responsabilità □ (autom., mecc.) a high-powered engine, un motore di grande potenza; a high-powered job, un posto di grande responsabilità □ high pressure, (tecn., meteor.) alta pressione; (fig.) forte pressione □ high-pressure, (tecn.) ad alta pressione; (mecc.: di un cilindro, ecc.) che resiste alle alte pressioni; (fig.) che esercita una forte pressione, insistente, pressante; ( anche) intenso, stressante □ (comm.) high-priced, dal prezzo elevato; costoso: ( Borsa) high-priced shares, titoli pesanti □ high priest, gran sacerdote ( anche fig.) □ high priestess, gran sacerdotessa ( anche fig.) □ high-principled, di nobili (o di alti) princìpi □ high profile, (geogr.) profilo alto ( di una costa, ecc.); (fig.) alto profilo (angl.); alto livello; tono maggiore; grande rilievo (o rilevanza) □ (fig.) high-profile, di alto profilo (angl.); di primo piano, di alto livello, in tono maggiore, di tutto rilievo; (fatto) alla grande (fam.): a high-profile campaign, una campagna ( elettorale o pubblicitaria) in tono maggiore; a high-profile position, una posizione di tutto rilievo □ high-ranking, di grado elevato: the highest-ranking state officials, le massime cariche istituzionali □ high-reaching, che mira in alto; ambizioso □ ( arte) high relief, altorilievo □ (comput.) high-resolution display, schermo ad alta risoluzione □ (edil.) high-rise, (agg.) ( di un edificio) alto, a molti piani; (sost.) edificio a molti piani; piccolo grattacielo □ high-rise handlebars, manubrio alto ( di bici, ecc.) □ high-risk, ad alto rischio: high-risk patients, pazienti ad alto rischio □ high road, (antiq.) strada principale, strada maestra; (fig.) strada maestra, via (più diretta); the high road to success, la strada maestra (o la via) per il successo □ the ( moral) high road, la strada (moralmente) più corretta: The party took the moral high road and disclosed the scandal, il partito scelse la strada più corretta (o scelse la trasparenza) e rivelò lo scandalo □ (fam. USA) high roller, forte giocatore (o scommettitore); ( anche) spendaccione, chi sperpera soldi nei vizi □ high school, (in GB) scuola secondaria ( inferiore o superiore); (in USA) scuola secondaria superiore; ( balletto, equit., ecc.) alta scuola □ (naut.) the high seas, il mare aperto; gli oceani; le acque extraterritoriali □ (tur.) high season, alta stagione □ high sheriff ► sheriff □ high society, l'alta società; il gran mondo □ high-sounding, sonoro; altisonante □ high speed, alta velocità; (mecc., autom.) quarta (o quinta) velocità; presa diretta □ high-speed, ad alta velocità; ad azione rapida: (elettron.) high-speed oscilloscope, oscilloscopio ad alta velocità; high-speed relay, relè ad azione rapida □ High Speed Train (abbr. HST) power car, motrice di treno ad alta velocità □ high-spirited, allegro, brioso, vivace; ( di cavallo) focoso, ombroso □ high spirits, buonumore; euforia: to be in high spirits, essere di buonumore; essere euforico (o su di giri) □ high spot = high point ► sopra □ ( nei giochi e fig.) high stakes, posta forte; posta in gioco alta □ (ingl.) high street, corso, via principale; (fig.) il centro ( della città); (fig.) il commercio □ (ingl.) high-street (agg.), del centro, centrale; (fig.) commerciale; ( anche) per la massa: high-street shops, i negozi del centro; high-street products, prodotti per la massa □ (ingl.) high-street bank, banca di credito ordinario □ ( USA) high-strung = highly-strung ► highly □ the high table, la tavola dei professori ( nei refettori dei college); il tavolo d'onore ( in un banchetto ufficiale) □ (in GB) high tea, pasto leggero nel tardo pomeriggio, che sostituisce la cena □ (fam.) high-tech (abbr. di high-technology), high-tech; ad alto contenuto tecnologico; a tecnologia avanzata: high-tech furniture, mobili high-tech; (fin.) high-tech securities, titoli tecnologici; titoli di imprese ad alto contenuto tecnologico; high-tech industries, industrie a tecnologia avanzata □ (ind.) high-technology, ad alto contenuto tecnologico; a tecnologia avanzata □ high-temperature material, materiale resistente ad alte temperature □ (elettr.) high-tension line, linea ad alta tensione □ high tide, alta marea; (fig.) apice, culmine □ high time, (l') ora (di fare qc.); il momento giusto: It's high time ( that) we left, è ora che ce ne andiamo! □ (fig.) high-toned, elevato; nobile; (fam. USA) altolocato, snob □ ( di scarpe sportive) high-top, che coprono la caviglia □ high-tops, scarpe sportive che coprono la caviglia; (spec.) scarpe da basket □ (leg.) high treason, alto tradimento □ (fam.) high-ups ► high-up □ (elettr.) high voltage, alta tensione □ high water, alta marea □ high-water mark, livello di piena; livello dell'alta marea; (fig.) punto più alto, livello massimo, apice, culmine □ a high wind, un forte vento □ high words, parole grosse; accenti d'ira □ ( Borsa, fin.) high yielders (o high-yield securities), titoli ad alto rendimento □ (antiq. o spreg. USA) high yellow, persona mulatta di carnagione quasi bianca □ to fly high, volare in alto (o ad alta quota); (fig.) avere successo □ from on high, dall'alto; dal cielo □ (fam.) to get off [get on] one's high horse ► horse □ (di prezzi ecc.) to go high, andare su; salire □ to be in high favour ( with sb.), essere molto stimato (da q.) □ in high places, negli (o in) ambienti elevati, nelle alte sfere; ( di persona) altolocato: people in high places, (le) persone altolocate □ (relig.) the Most High, l'Altissimo; Dio □ on high, in alto; in cielo □ ( di sentimenti e sim.) to run high, essere al massimo (o alle stelle); divampare: Discontent ran high, divampava lo scontento.NOTA D'USO: - high o tall?- -
60 high
high [haɪ]haut ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (f), 1 (g), 1 (m), 1 (o), 1 (p), 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b) élevé ⇒ 1 (b)-(e), 1 (k) grand ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) noble ⇒ 1 (e) aigu ⇒ 1 (g) excité ⇒ 1 (s) en haut ⇒ 2 (a)∎ how high is that building? quelle est la hauteur de ce bâtiment?;∎ the walls are three metres high les murs ont ou font trois mètres de haut, les murs sont hauts de trois mètres;∎ the building is eight storeys high c'est un immeuble de ou à huit étages;∎ the highest mountain in the country la plus haute montagne du pays;∎ when I was only so high quand je n'étais pas plus grand que ça∎ built on high ground construit sur un terrain élevé;∎ the sun was high in the sky le soleil était haut(c) (above average → number) grand, élevé; (→ speed, value) grand; (→ cost, price, rate) élevé; (→ salary) élevé, gros (grosse); (→ pressure) élevé, haut; (→ polish) brillant;∎ to the highest degree au plus haut degré, à l'extrême;∎ of the highest importance de première importance;∎ to pay a high price payer le prix fort;∎ to fetch a high price se vendre cher;∎ to make a higher bid faire une offre supérieure, surenchérir;∎ highest bidder surenchérisseur(euse) m,f;∎ she suffers from high blood pressure elle a de la tension;∎ also figurative to play for high stakes jouer gros (jeu);∎ built to withstand high temperatures conçu pour résister à des températures élevées;∎ he has a high temperature il a beaucoup de température ou fièvre;∎ areas of high unemployment des régions à fort taux de chômage;∎ ore with a high mineral content minerai m à haute teneur;∎ milk is high in calcium le lait contient beaucoup de calcium;∎ high winds des vents mpl violents, de grands vents mpl;∎ Mathematics the highest common factor le plus grand commun diviseur(d) (better than average → quality) grand, haut; (→ standard) haut, élevé; (→ mark, score) élevé, bon; (→ reputation) bon;∎ our chances of success remain high nos chances de succès restent très bonnes;∎ to have a high opinion of sb avoir une bonne ou haute opinion de qn;∎ he has a high opinion of himself il a une haute idée de lui-même;∎ to have a high profile être très en vue;∎ she speaks of you in the highest terms elle dit le plus grand bien de vous;∎ one of the highest honours in the arts l'un des plus grands honneurs dans le monde des arts;∎ a man of high principles un homme qui a des principes (élevés);∎ he took a very high moral tone il prit un ton très moralisateur;∎ she has very high moral standards elle a des principes (de moralité) très élevés(f) (of great importance or rank) haut, important;∎ a high official un haut fonctionnaire;∎ we have it on the highest authority nous le tenons de la source la plus sûre;∎ to have friends in high places avoir des relations haut placées, avoir le bras long;∎ of high rank de haut rang∎ high summer plein été m;∎ it was high summer c'était au cœur de l'été;∎ it's high time we were leaving il est grand temps qu'on parte∎ resentment was high il y avait énormément de ressentiment;∎ moments of high drama des moments mpl extrêmement dramatiques;∎ high adventure grande aventure f;∎ to be high farce tourner à la farce∎ to have a high colour avoir le visage congestionné(k) (elaborate, formal → language, style) élevé, soutenu(l) (prominent → cheekbones) saillant∎ the highest card la carte maîtresse∎ a high Tory un tory ultra-conservateur;∎ a high Anglican un(e) anglican(e) de tendance conservatrice∎ to be in high spirits être plein d'entrain;∎ our spirits were high nous avions le moral;∎ high on cocaine défoncé à la cocaïne;∎ figurative they were high on success ils ne se sentaient plus après ce succès;∎ figurative he gets high on sailing il prend son pied en faisant de la voile;∎ they were (as) high as kites (drunk) ils étaient bien partis; (drugged) ils planaient; (happy) ils avaient la pêche2 adverb∎ up high en haut;∎ higher up plus haut;∎ higher and higher de plus en plus haut;∎ he raised both hands high il a levé les deux mains en l'air;∎ the kite flew high up in the sky le cerf-volant est monté très haut dans le ciel;∎ she threw the ball high into the air elle a lancé le ballon très haut;∎ the geese flew high over the fields les oies volaient très haut au-dessus des champs;∎ the shelf was high above her head l'étagère était bien au-dessus de sa tête;∎ he rose high in the company il a accédé aux plus hauts échelons de la société;∎ figurative we looked high and low for him nous l'avons cherché partout;∎ figurative to set one's sights high, to aim high viser haut;∎ figurative they're flying high ils visent haut, ils voient grand;∎ also figurative to hold one's head high porter la tête haute;∎ figurative to leave sb high and dry laisser qn en plan(b) (in intensity) haut;∎ they set the price/standards too high ils ont fixé un prix/niveau trop élevé;∎ I turned the heating up high j'ai mis le chauffage à fond;∎ he rose higher in my esteem il est monté encore plus dans mon estime;∎ salaries can go as high as £50,000 les salaires peuvent monter jusqu'à ou atteindre 50 000 livres;∎ I had to go as high as £50 il a fallu que j'aille ou que je monte jusqu'à 50 livres;∎ the card players played high les joueurs de cartes ont joué gros (jeu);∎ feelings were running high les esprits se sont échauffés∎ I can't sing that high je ne peux pas chanter aussi haut∎ to live high off or on the hog vivre comme un roi ou nabab3 noun∎ humorous the decision came from on high la décision fut prononcée en haut lieu(b) (great degree or level) haut m;∎ to reach a new high atteindre un nouveau record;∎ prices are at an all-time high les prix ont atteint leur maximum;∎ the Stock Market reached a new high la Bourse a atteint un nouveau record ou maximum;∎ the highs and lows (of share prices, career, life) les hauts mpl et les bas mpl(c) (setting → on iron, stove)∎ I put the oven on high j'ai mis le four sur très chaud∎ she's been on a permanent high since he came back elle voit tout en rose depuis son retour∎ Religion the Most High le Très-Haut►► Religion high altar maître-autel m;History High Antiquity Haute Antiquité f;Swimming high board plongeoir m le plus haut;high camp (affectation) affectation f, cabotinage m; (effeminate behaviour) manières fpl efféminées; (style) kitsch m;high chair chaise f haute (pour enfants);1 noun= fraction de l'Église d'Angleterre accordant une grande importance à l'autorité du prêtre, au rituel etc(a) = de tendance conservatrice dans l'Église anglicane;British Religion High Churchman = membre du mouvement conservateur à l'intérieur de l'Église anglicane;high comedy Theatre comédie f au dialogue brillant;∎ figurative the debate ended in scenes of high comedy le débat se termina par des scènes du plus haut comique;Military high command haut commandement m;Administration high commission haut-commissariat m;Administration high commissioner haut-commissaire m;Law the High Court (of Justice) ≃ le tribunal de grande instance (principal tribunal civil en Angleterre et au pays de Galles);Law High Court judge ≃ juge m du tribunal de grande instance;Law the High Court of Judiciary = la plus haute instance de justice en Écosse;Military high explosive explosif m puissant;high fashion haute couture f;high fidelity haute-fidélité f;high finance haute finance f;familiar high five = tape amicale donnée dans la paume de quelqu'un, bras levé, pour le saluer, le féliciter ou en signe de victoire;∎ they always give each other a high five when they meet ils se tapent dans la main à chaque fois qu'ils se voient;Electronics high frequency haute fréquence f;∎ figurative they moved into high gear ils se sont dépêchés;High German haut allemand m;high heels hauts talons mpl;high jump Sport saut m en hauteur;∎ British familiar figurative you're for the high jump when he finds out! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre quand il l'apprendra!;Sport high jumper sauteur(euse) m,f (qui fait du saut en hauteur);the high life la grande vie;∎ she has a taste for the high life elle a des goûts de luxe;∎ to lead or to live the high life mener la grande vie;Computing high memory mémoire f haute;Computing high memory area zone f de mémoire haute;History the High Middle Ages le Haut Moyen Âge;high noon plein midi m;∎ at high noon à midi pile;American Transport High Occupancy Vehicle = voiture particulière transportant au moins deux passagers;Religion high place haut lieu m;high point (major event → of news) événement m le plus marquant; (→ of evening, holiday) point m culminant, grand moment m; (→ of film, novel) point m culminant;∎ the high point of the party le clou de la soirée;high priest Religion grand prêtre m;∎ figurative the high priests of fashion les gourous mpl de la mode;high priestess Religion grande prêtresse f;∎ figurative the high priestess of rock la grande prêtresse du rock;Linguistics high register language langage m élevé ou soutenu;Art high relief haut-relief m;high rise tour f (immeuble);high road (main road) route f principale, grand-route f; figurative (most direct route) bonne voie f;∎ he's on the high road to success il est en bonne voie de réussir;∎ the high road to fame la voie de la gloire;high school School (in UK) = établissement d'enseignement secondaire regroupant collège et lycée; (in US) lycée m;∎ she's still at high school elle est toujours scolarisée ou va toujours au lycée;the high seas la haute mer;∎ on the high seas en haute ou pleine mer;high season haute ou pleine saison f;∎ during the high season en haute ou pleine saison;British Administration High Sheriff = dans les comtés anglais et gallois, représentant officiel du monarque;American high sign signe m;∎ to give sb the high sign faire signe à qn;high society haute société f, grand monde m;high spirits pétulance f, vitalité f, entrain m;∎ to be in high spirits avoir de l'entrain, être plein d'entrain;∎ to put sb in high spirits mettre qn de bonne humeur;(a) (major event → of news) événement m le plus marquant; (→ of evening, holiday) point m culminant, grand moment m; (→ of film, novel) point m culminant∎ we hit all the high spots (tourists) nous avons vu toutes les attractions touristiques;British the high street (street) la grand-rue, la rue principale; (shops) les commerçants mpl, le commerce;∎ Commerce & Economics the high street has been badly hit by the recession les commerçants ont été durement touchés par la récession;British high table (for guests of honour) table f d'honneur; School & University table f des professeurs;British high tea = repas léger pris en début de soirée et accompagné de thé;∎ at high tide à marée haute;Theatre high tragedy grande tragédie f;high treason haute trahison f;Electricity high voltage haute tension f;∎ the river is at high water le fleuve est en crue;high wire corde f raide ou de funambule;∎ to walk the high wire marcher sur la corde raide
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