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hooked door-handle

1 κόραξ

κόραξ, ᾰκος, ὁ,

A raven, Corvus corax (not in Hom.); πάντα τάδ' ἐν κοράκεσσι καὶ ἐν φθόρῳ 'food for crows', Thgn.833; κόρακες ὣς ἄκραντα γαρύετον Διὸς πρὸς ὄρνιχα θεῖον Pi.O.2.87
; ἐπὶ σώματος δίκαν κόρακος.. σταθεῖσα A.Ag. 1473
(lyr.); κόρακες ὥστε βωμῶν ἀλέγοντες οὐδέν Id.Supp. 751
(lyr.); κόραξι καὶ λύκοις χαρίζεσθαι Luc. Tim.8
; in imprecations, ἐς κόρακας 'go and be hanged', Ar.V. 852, 982; βάλλ' ἐς κ. Id.Nu. 133
; ἀπόφερ' ἐς κ. Id. Pax 1221
; οὐκ ἐς κ. ἐρρήσετε; ib. 500; ἔρρ' ἐς κ. Pherecr.70
; πλείτω ἐς κ. Ar.Eq. 1314
; οὐκ ἐς κ. ἀποφθερεῖ; Id.Nu. 789; ἐς κ. οἰχήσεται Id.V.51
; ἐξελῶ σ' ἐς κ. ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας Id.Nu. 123
; ἐς κ. ἔρρειν ἐκ τῆς Ἀττικῆς Alex.94.5
: as a prophet of bad weather, Arist.Fr. 253, Thphr Sign.16, Plu.2.129a, etc.; of fair weather, Arat.1003, Gp.1.2.6, etc.; λευκὸς κ., prov. of something unheard of, AP11.417, Luc.Epigr.43; but white ravens are mentioned by Arist. HA 519a6.

2 cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, ib. 593b18.

3 the constellation Corvus, Arat.449, Ptol.Tetr.27, etc.

4 title of a grade in the mysteries of Mithras, Porph.Abst.4.16.

II anything hooked or pointed like a raven's beak, cf. κορώνη 11
,

1 engine for grappling ships, Plb 1.22.3, App.BC5.106.

b siege-engine, Ph.Bel.100.18, D.S.17.44.

2 hooked door-handle, Posidipp.7, AP11.203, Alex.Aphr. in SE25.17; hook on a machine, Hero Aut. 15.3, Orib.49.4.16, Ath.Mech.36.10, Bito 50.9: generally, hook, Sammelb.1.24 (iii A. D.).

3 instrument of torture, Luc.Nec.11 (s.v.l.).

4 = κατακλείς, Hero Bel.79.11.

5 point of a surgical knife, σμιλαρίου Heliod.
ap. Orib.44.10.5; κατιάδος Id. ap. Sch.Orib. 44.14.4.

6 cock's bill, Hsch.

III tub-fish (cf. κορακῖνος), Diph.Siph. ap. Ath.8.356a.

IV a plaster, Philum. ap. Aët.5.127, Orib.Fr.84. (Cf. κορώνη, Lat. corvus, cornix, etc.)

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κόραξ
2 κορώνη

κορών-η, ἡ, a sea-bird, possibly

A shearwater, Puffinus Kuhlii or P. anglorum, τανύγλωσσοί τε κορῶναι εἰνάλιαι Od.5.66
, cf. 12.418, Arist.HA 593b13, Thphr.Sign.16, Arat.950, Ael.NA15.23; λάροι καὶ αἴθυιαι καὶ κ. Arr.Peripl.M.Eux.32
(but confounded with λ. and αἴ. by Sch.Od.1.441, cf. Hsch.).

2 crow (including the hooded crow, Corvus cornix, and prob. also the rook, C. corone), μή τοι ἐφεζομένη κρώξῃ λακέρυζα κ. Hes.Op. 747
; συκῆ πετραίη πολλὰς βόσκουσα κ. Archil.19
: distd. from κολοιός, Ar.Av.5 (cf. 7); ἐννέα τοι ζώει γενεὰς λακέρυζα κ. ἀνδρῶν γηράντων Hes.Fr. 171
; πέντ' ἀνδρῶν γενεὰς ζώει λακέρυζα κ. Ar. Av. 609
; πολιαὶ κ. ib. 967; κορώνην δευτέραν ἀναπλήσας having lived out twice a full crow's-age, Babr.46.9; ὑπὲρ τὰς κορώνας βεβιωκώς Poll.2.16
: prov., κορώνη σκορπίον [ἥρπασε] 'caught a Tartar', AP 12.92 (Mel.), cf.Zen.4.57, Hsch., Suid.; invoked at weddings, Ael. NA3.9.

3 κ. Δαυλία, = ἀηδών, Ar.Fr. 716.

II anything hooked or curved, like a crow's bill,

1 door-handle, θύρην δ' ἐπέρυσσε κορώνῃ ἀργυρέῃ Od.1.441
; ἱμάντα.. ἀπέλυσε κορώνης 21.46
; χρυσέη κ. 7.90
, cf. Poll.7.107, al.

2 tip of a bow, on which the bow-string was hooked, πᾶν δ' εὖ λειήνας χρυσέην ἐπέθηκε κ. Il.4.111
, cf. Od.21.138: generally, end, tip, Artem.5.65: metaph., v. infr.7.

3 curved stern of a ship, Arat.345.

4 tip of the plough-pole ([etym.] ἱστοβοεύς), upon which the yoke is hooked or tied, A.R.3.1318, Poll.1.252.

5 coronoid process of the ulna, Hp.Art.18, Gal.UP2.14, Id.18(2).617; of the jaw, Id.UP11.20, 18(1).426.

6 kind of crown, Hsch.

7 κ. παννυχική crown, i.e. culmination, of a festival, Posidipp. ap. Ath. 10.414d; cf. μέχρι τῆς κ. Call.Fr.2.5
P.: generally, χρυσῷ βίῳ (with play on βιῷ) χρυσῆν κορώνην ἐπιθεῖναι Luc.Peregr.33
, v. supr. 11.2.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κορώνη
3 stick

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[English Word] defensive knobbed stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] rungu

[Swahili Plural] marungu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] flexible stick used to capture burrowing nearshore worms for bait

[English Plural] flexible sticks

[Swahili Word] telewa

[Swahili Plural] telewa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Dialect] Kimvita

[Terminology] marine

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[English Word] forked stick

[English Plural] forked sticks

[Swahili Word] kongwa

[Swahili Plural] makongwa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] get stuck

[Swahili Word] -ama

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] hockey stick

[English Plural] hockey sticks

[Swahili Word] gongo

[Swahili Plural] magongo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] hooked stick (used to pull down branches in fruit-picking)

[English Plural] hooked sticks

[Swahili Word] chogoe

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] hooked stick for pulling down fruit

[English Plural] hooked sticks

[Swahili Word] upembo

[Swahili Plural] pembo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

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[English Word] large hooked stick

[English Plural] large hooked sticks

[Swahili Word] ngoe

[Swahili Plural] ngoe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] make (legs) stick in

[Swahili Word] -topeza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] topea V

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[English Word] piece of stick used for twisting the rope tightening firewood

[Swahili Word] mlio

[Swahili Plural] milio

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] pointed stick

[English Plural] pointed sticks

[Swahili Word] mchokoo

[Swahili Plural] michokoo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] -chokoa V

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[English Word] pointed stick

[English Plural] pointed sticks

[Swahili Word] mkonjo

[Swahili Plural] mikonjo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] konzo

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[English Word] pointed stick

[English Plural] pointed sticks

[Swahili Word] mkonzo

[Swahili Plural] mikonzo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] konzo

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[English Word] pointed stick used for opening coconuts

[English Plural] pointed sticks

[Swahili Word] chuo

[Swahili Plural] vyuo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] short thick stick

[English Plural] short thick sticks

[Swahili Word] kibarango

[Swahili Plural] vibarango

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Related Words] mbarango

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[English Word] short, thick stick (made from the wood of the mpweke tree)

[English Plural] short, thick sticks

[Swahili Word] mpweke

[Swahili Plural] mipweke

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] mpweke N (type of tree)

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[English Word] stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] bakora

[Swahili Plural] bakora

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Swahili Example] bakora ya kiskofu

[Note] rel. crozier.

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[English Word] stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] fimbo

[Swahili Plural] fimbo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] a stick that you don't have in hand won't kill a snake (proverb)

[Swahili Example] fimbo ya mbali hayiuwi nyoka (methali)

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[English Word] stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] kijiti

[Swahili Plural] vijiti

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] mti

[English Example] he stops his arms, as though he had been stuck with a stick in his eye

[Swahili Example] anasimamisha mikono, kama aliyechomwa kijiti machoni [Ma]

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[English Word] stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] konjo

[Swahili Plural] makonjo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] konzo

[Swahili Plural] makonzo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] mbarango

[Swahili Plural] mibarango

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] mkongojo

[Swahili Plural] mikongojo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] konga V

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[English Word] stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] ukongojo

[Swahili Plural] kongojo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

[Derived Word] konga

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[English Word] stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] njiti

[Swahili Plural] njiti

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] stick

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] ufito

[Swahili Plural] fito

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

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[English Word] stick

[Swahili Word] -ama

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick

[Swahili Word] -choma

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick

[Swahili Word] -kokorocha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick

[Swahili Word] -korocha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick

[Swahili Word] -korochakorocha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick

[Swahili Word] -nata

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick

[Swahili Word] -sagama

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick

[Swahili Word] -tofoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick

[Swahili Word] -tofua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick (for digging holes)

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] mshamo

[Swahili Plural] mishamo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] stick (stout)

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] kiwi

[Swahili Plural] viwi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] stick (to a frying pan)

[Swahili Word] -ungua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick (to the ground)

[Swahili Word] -jikaza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reflexive

[Swahili Example] ki-Asumini kilijikaza chini ya mihogo [Moh]

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[English Word] stick (together)

[Swahili Word] -ambata

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] amba

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[English Word] stick (used by weavers to tighten thread)

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] mladi

[Swahili Plural] miladi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] stick (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] ukonjo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] stick (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] ukonzo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] stick (with hardened tip used for hunting)

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] konzo

[Swahili Plural] makonzo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] stick between two things

[Swahili Word] -pachika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick fast

[Swahili Word] -ganda

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick fast

[Swahili Word] -kwama

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick fast

[Swahili Word] -zinda

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick for sitting on when picking cloves

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] parago

[Swahili Plural] maparago

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] paraga V

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[English Word] stick in

[Swahili Word] -pachika

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] fasten a knife-blade in the handle.

[Swahili Example] pachika kisu kipinini

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[English Word] stick in (belt etc.)

[Swahili Word] -futika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -futa

[Related Words] -futua

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[English Word] stick in the throat

[Swahili Word] -sama

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick of wood

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] banzi

[Swahili Plural] mabanzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] stick on

[Swahili Word] -bandika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick on which one props oneself when picking cloves

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] parago

[Swahili Plural] maparago

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] stick out

[Swahili Word] -benua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -benulia, -benusha, mbenuko, mbinu

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[English Word] stick set against a door to hold it shut

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] kiwi

[Swahili Plural] viwi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] stick to

[Swahili Word] -gandamia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stick together

[Swahili Word] -amba

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso

[Note] rare

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[English Word] stick together

[Swahili Word] -ambatana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reciprocal

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] ambata

[English Example] the cloth has stuck to the wound

[Swahili Example] nguo imeambatana na kidonda

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[English Word] stick together

[Swahili Word] -shikamana

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] the rice stuck together after being cooked

[Swahili Example] Wali ulishikamana baada ya kupikwa

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[English Word] stick used for knocking down fruit

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] pikipiki

[Swahili Plural] mapikipiki

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -piga

[Swahili Definition] fimbo ndogo ya kutupia mtini ili kuangusha matunda

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[English Word] stick used in rope-making

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] kileti

[Swahili Plural] vileti

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] stick used to remove fish from larger basket type fish traps

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] palio

[Swahili Plural] palio

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Dialect] Kimvita

[Terminology] marine

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[English Word] stick with iron tip (for digging stones)

[English Plural] sticks

[Swahili Word] muo

[Swahili Plural] miuo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] stick with something

[Swahili Word] -gandama na

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] sticking together

[Swahili Word] mnato

[Swahili Plural] minato

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] nata V

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[English Word] sticks (bunch of), laid inside a cooking-pot to keep the food from burning

[English Plural] sticks (bunches of)

[Swahili Word] nyalio

[Swahili Plural] nyalio

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] sticks or laths used to fill up the spaces in the framework of a house prior to plastering

[Swahili Word] wasa

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] sticks used for fortune-telling

[Swahili Word] wano

[Swahili Plural] mawano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] thick stick

[English Plural] thick sticks

[Swahili Word] gongo

[Swahili Plural] magongo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[English Example] he plays hockey with a thick stick

[Swahili Example] anacheza hoki kwa gongo [Sul]

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[English Word] walking stick with the handle shaped like the bill of a hornbill

[English Plural] walking sticks

[Swahili Word] domo la kwembe

[Swahili Plural] madomo ya kwembe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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English-Swahili dictionary > stick
4 tenir

tenir [t(ə)niʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• la clé qu'il tient à la main the key that he's holding

• la clé qu'il tient dans sa main the key that he's holding

• il tient son fils par la main he's holding his son's hand

• tenir la porte à qn to hold the door open for sb

   b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keep

• tenir les yeux ouverts to keep one's eyes open

• le café le tient éveillé coffee keeps him awake

• tenir qch en place to keep sth in place

• tenir une note (Music) to hold a note

   c. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keep

   d. ( = détenir) to have

• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!

• nous le tenons we've got him

• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article

• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!

• en tenir pour qn (inf) ( = l'aimer) to have a crush on sb (inf)

   e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under control

   f. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold

   g. ( = occuper) [+ place, largeur] to take up ; [+ rôle] to have ; [+ emploi] to hold

• ça tient trop de place it takes up too much room

• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the right

• elle a bien tenu son rôle de chef she was a good manager

• elle tient le rôle d'Ophélie she plays the role of Ophelia

   h. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold

   i. ( = résister à) tenir l'alcool (inf) to be able to hold one's drink

• tenir le coup [personne] to survive ; [chose] to last

• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?

   j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep to

• tenir le rythme to keep up the pace

   k. (locutions)

► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as

• je le tenais pour un imbécile I regarded him as an idiot

• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb

• il tient cela de son père he gets that from his father► tiens ! (en donnant) here you are!

• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!

• tiens, tiens ! well, well!

2. <

   a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up

• ce chapeau ne tient pas sur ma tête this hat won't stay on my head

• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the tree

• il tient bien sur ses jambes he's very steady on his legs

   b. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last

• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?

• il n'y a pas de match qui tienne there's no question of going to any match

   c. ( = résister) to hold out

• tenir bon to hold out

• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer

   d. ( = pouvoir être contenu) to fit ( dans into)

• ils ne tiendront pas dans la voiture they won't fit into the car

• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight

• son discours tient en quelques pages his speech is just a few pages long

3. <

• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to

• il ne tenait plus à la vie he had lost his will to live

• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly

• il tient beaucoup à vous connaître he's very anxious to meet you

• elle tenait absolument à parler she insisted on speaking

• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...

• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to

• ça tient au climat it's because of the climate

• son succès tient à peu de chose his success hangs on very little

• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?

• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after

• il tient de son père he takes after his father

• il a de qui tenir it runs in the family

4. <

( = dépendre de) to depend

• il ne tient qu'à vous de décider it's up to you to decide

► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!

5. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• il se tenait le ventre de douleur he was holding his stomach in pain

• se tenir à qch to hold onto sth

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms round each other's waists

   b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouching

• tenez-vous prêts à partir be ready to leave

• elle se tenait à sa fenêtre she was standing at her window

   c. ( = se conduire) to behave

• il ne sait pas se tenir he doesn't know how to behave

• se tenir tranquille to be quiet

• tiens-toi tranquille keep still

• se tenir mal (à table) to have bad table manners ; (en société) to behave badly

• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!

   d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take place

   e. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold together

• tout se tient it's all connected

   f. (locutions)

► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!

• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with

• nous nous en tiendrons là pour aujourd'hui we'll leave it at that for today

• il aimerait savoir à quoi s'en tenir he'd like to know where he stands

• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)

il se tient pour responsable he holds himself responsible

• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!

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təniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( serrer) to hold

tiens-moi ça — hold this (for me)

tenir quelqu'un par la main — to hold somebody's hand

tenir la rampe — to hold onto the banisters

tiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!

tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!

si je le tenais! — if I could get my hands on him!

bien tenir — to hold on to

2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control

il nous tient — he's got a hold on us

3) Armée to hold

4) ( avoir attrapé) to hold

je te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!

pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you

tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US

5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]

de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? — where did you get that information?

elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère — she inherited her jewels from her mother

6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]

bien tenir sa maison — to keep one's house spick and span

tenir la comptabilité — to keep the books

7) ( garder) to keep

tenir quelqu'un occupé — to keep somebody busy

‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’

tenir une note — Musique to hold a note

8) ( conserver une position)

tenir sa tête droite — to hold one's head upright

tenir les yeux baissés — to keep one's eyes lowered

9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]

tenir la porte fermée avec son pied — to hold the door shut with one's foot

10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]

11) ( résister)

tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy

tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out

tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain

12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]

13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]

14) ( considérer)

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible

je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts — I consider my information to be correct

tenir quelqu'un pour mort — to give somebody up for dead

tenir pour certain que — to regard it as certain that

2.

tenir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir de l'attachement pour)

tenir à — to be fond of, to like

tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life

il tient à son argent — he can't bear to be parted from his money

tenir à son indépendance — to like one's independence

2) ( vouloir)

j'y tiens — I insist

tenir à faire — to want to do

je ne tiens pas à faire — I'd rather not do

tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse — to insist that somebody should do

je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle y aille — I'd rather she didn't go

je tiens beaucoup à la revoir — I'd really like to see her again

nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt — you really must come to dinner soon

3) ( être dû à)

tenir à — to be due to

3.

tenir de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( ressembler à)

tenir de — to take after

il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from

de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? — where does she get her nastiness from?

2) ( s'apparenter à)

tenir de — to border on

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in

ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds — these shoes won't stay on my feet

2) ( résister)

tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on

tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting

j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) — I hope my car will last out

il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television

3) ( durer)

le plan tient-il toujours? — is the plan still on?

la neige tient — the snow is settling

les fleurs n'ont pas tenu — the flowers didn't last long

la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded

4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up

5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)

faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture — to fit six people into a car

mon article tient en trois pages — my article takes up only three pages

tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)

tenir en hauteur dans une pièce — to fit into a room (heightwise)

ne pas tenir en hauteur — to be too tall ( dans for)

5.

se tenir verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to hold

se tenir la tête de douleur — to hold one's head in pain

2) ( l'un l'autre)

se tenir par le bras — to be arm in arm

ils se tenaient par la taille — they had their arms around each other's waists

se tenir par la main — to hold hands

3) ( s'accrocher) to hold on

se tenir par les pieds — to hold on with one's feet

tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock

4) ( demeurer)

se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out

se tenir sans bouger — to stay still

se tenir prêt — to be ready

se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself

se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still

5) ( se comporter) to behave

savoir se tenir — to know how to behave

tiens-toi bien! — behave yourself!

6) ( avoir une posture)

se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture

tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!

7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held

8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together

9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together

ça se tient — it makes sense

10) ( se considérer)

se tenir pour — to consider oneself to be

tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!

11) ( être fidèle)

s'en tenir à — to stand by

12) ( se limiter)

s'en tenir à — to keep to

s'en tenir aux ordres — to stick to orders

s'en tenir là — to leave it there

ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec — not to know what to make of

6.

verbe impersonnel

il ne tient qu'à toi de partir — it's up to you to decide whether to leave

qu'à cela ne tienne! — never mind!

7.

tiens exclamation oh!

tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!

tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?

tiens donc! — iron fancy that!

tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!

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t(ə)niʀ
1. vt

1) (avec sa main) to hold

Tu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?

Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.

2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run

tenir les comptes — to keep the books

tenir un rôle — to play a part

3) [promesse, engagement] to keep

4) (= considérer)

tenir qn pour — to take sb for

5) (= occuper)

tenir de la place — to take up space

6) (= résister à)

tenir l'alcool — to be able to hold a drink

tenir le coup — to hold out

7) (= garder, maintenir)

tenir sa langue fig — to hold one's tongue

tenir au chaud — to keep hot

tenir à l'abri — to keep under cover

tenir prêt — to have ready

Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.

8) (= avoir reçu)

tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb

2. vi

1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold

2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last

3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survive

tenir bon — to stand fast

tenir 3 jours — to last 3 days

4) (en donnant quelque chose)

tiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!

5) (exclamatif)

Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!

tiens? (surprise) — really?

6)

tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for

Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)

ça ne tient qu'à lui — it is entirely up to him

tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do

Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.

tenir à ce que qn fasse qch — to really want sb to do sth

7)

tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after

Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.

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tenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;

2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;

3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;

4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;

5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;

6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;

7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;

8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;

9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;

10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;

11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;

12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litres^GB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;

13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centre^GB of the square;

14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.

B tenir à vtr ind

1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;

2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;

3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.

C tenir de vtr ind

1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;

2 ( s'apparenter à) tenir de to border on; tenir du délire to border on madness.

D vi

1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;

2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;

3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colour^GB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;

4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;

5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.

E se tenir vpr

1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;

2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;

3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;

4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;

5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;

6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;

7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;

8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;

9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;

10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;

11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;

12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.

F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!

G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!

Idiome

en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.

[tənir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]

1. [retenir] to hold (on to)

tenir la main de quelqu'un to hold somebody's hand

je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped

2. [manier] to hold

tu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properly

B.[CONSERVER]

1. [maintenir - dans une position] to hold, to keep ; [ - dans un état] to keep

enlève les vis qui tiennent le panneau undo the screws which hold the panel in place

tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full

tenez-lui la tête hors de l'eau hold her head above the water

elle tient ses chiens attachés she keeps her dogs tied up

tenir chaud to keep warm

je veux une robe qui tienne chaud I'd like a warm dress

tenez-le prêt (à partir) make sure he's ready (to leave)

2. [garder - note] to hold

tenir l'accord to stay in tune

‘tenez votre droite’

a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’

b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’

3. (vieilli) [conserver - dans un lieu] to keep

4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collect

C.[POSSÉDER]

1. [avoir reçu]

tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody

les propriétés que je tenais de ma mère [par héritage] the properties I'd inherited from my mother

2. [avoir capturé] to have caught, to have got hold of

[avoir à sa merci] to have got

ah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!

si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!

elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hour

pendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?

3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou got

je crois que je tiens un scoop! I think I've got a scoop!

tenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something from

il a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?

nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...

tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the state

qu'est-ce que je tiens comme rhume! (familier) I've got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

elle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)

il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonight

qu'est-ce qu'il tient!

a. (familier) [il est stupide] what a twit (UK) ou blockhead!

b. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!

c. [il est enrhumé] he's got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

4. [transmettre]

nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documents

D.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]

1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to hold

quand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angry

la jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy

ce rhume me tient depuis deux semaines I've had this cold for two weeks

MILITAIRE to control

[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) control

2. [diriger, s'occuper de - commerce, maison, hôtel] to run ; [ - comptabilité, registre] to keep

tenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashier

elle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"

le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the bar

tenir la marque JEUX & SPORT to keep score

3. [donner - assemblée, conférence, séance] to hold, to have

le tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new building

4. [prononcer - discours] to give ; [ - raisonnement] to have ; [ - langage] to use

il me tint à peu près ce langage La Fontaine (allusion) here's roughly what he said to me

tenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks

comment peux-tu tenir un tel raisonnement? how can you possibly think this way?

5. [astreint à]

être tenu à quelque chose: être tenu au secret professionnel to be bound by professional secrecy

nous sommes tenus à la discrétion we're obliged to be very discreet

je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her

6. THÉÂTRE [rôle] to play, to have

tenir un rôle dans (figuré) to play a part in

7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in hand

E.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]

1. [occuper] to take up (separable), to occupy

le fauteuil tient trop de place the armchair takes up too much room

tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place

2. [contenir] to hold

F.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]

1. [résister à] (to be able) to take

il tient l'alcool he can take (especially UK) ou hold his drink

tenir le coup

a. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold out

b. [digue] to hold (out)

c. [personne] (to be able) to take it

le soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nights

tenir la route [véhicule] to have good road-holding (UK), to hold the road well

ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route (figuré) your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny

2. [respecter] to keep to, to stand by, to uphold

tenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise

[s'engager dans - pari]

je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!

tenu!, je tiens! JEUX you're on!

G.[CONSIDÉRER] (soutenu) to hold, to consider

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as

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[tənir] verbe intransitif

1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay up

tenir en place to stay in place

mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better

la porte du placard ne tient pas fermée the cupboard door won't stay shut

tout ça tient avec de la colle all this is held together with glue

le porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you going

faire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into position

tenir à

a. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou to

b. [être contigu à] to be next to

[personne]

il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yet

je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes [de fatigue] I can hardly stand up any more

cet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair

elle ne tient pas en place she can't sit still

2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last out

je ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going in

le cœur ne tiendra pas his heart won't take it

tes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with reality

tenir bon ou ferme

a. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tight

b. [ne pas céder] to hold out

tenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its way

il me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my ground

le dollar tient toujours bon the dollar is still holding firm

ne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned him

ça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it

3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stay

aucun parfum ne tient sur moi perfumes don't stay on me

4. [être valable, être d'actualité - offre, pari, rendez-vous] to stand ; [ - promesse] to hold

ça tient toujours pour demain? is it still on for tomorrow?

il n'y a pas de... qui tienne: il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne there's no question of having leave

il n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!

5. [pouvoir être logé] to fit

le compte rendu tient en une page the report takes up one page

tenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)

on tient facilement à cinq dans la barque the boat sits five in comfort

son histoire tient en peu de mots his story can be summed up in a few words

6. (locution)

en tenir pour quelqu'un (familier) to have a crush on somebody

en tenir pour quelque chose

a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on something

b. [ne considérer que] to stick to something

elle en tient vraiment pour l'hypothèse de l'assassinat she seems convinced it was murder

tiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] here

tiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thundering

tiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself useful

tenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricity

s'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!

tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?

tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of him

elle a refusé? tiens donc! (familier & ironique) she said no? you amaze me! ou surprise, surprise!

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

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tenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to value

si tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...

2. [vouloir]

tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing something

je tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signed

tu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularly

tenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good education

tiens-tu à ce que cela se sache? do you really want it to become known?

je voudrais t'aider — je n'y tiens pas I'd like to help you — I'd rather you didn't

venez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!

3. [résulter de] to stem ou to result from, to be due to, to be caused by

le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness

à quoi ça tient? (familier) what's the reason for it?, what's it due to?

qu'à cela ne tienne never mind, fear not (humoristique)

4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]

il ne tient qu'à toi de mettre fin à ce désordre it's entirely up to you to sort out this shambles

s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision

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tenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [ressembler à] to take after

ce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setter

elle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!

2. [relever de]

sa guérison tient du miracle his recovery is something of a miracle

des propos qui tiennent de l'injure remarks verging on the insulting

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils marchaient en se tenant la main they were walking hand in hand

se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[se dérouler - conférence] to be held, to take place ; [ - festival, foire] to take place

le festival se tient en plusieurs endroits there are several venues for the festival

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se tenir verbe pronominal transitif

se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands

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se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)

se tenir à

a. to hold on to

b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip

2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seated

se tenir (légèrement) en retrait to stand back (slightly)

se tenir debout to be standing (up)

se tenir droit

a. [debout] to stand up straight

b. [assis] to sit up straight

tiens-toi mieux sur ta chaise sit properly on your chair

c'est parce que tu te tiens mal que tu as mal au dos you get backaches because of bad posture

se tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out

se tenir coi to remain silent

3. [se conduire] to behave

bien se tenir to behave oneself

mal se tenir to behave oneself badly

4. [être cohérent]

se tenir (bien)

a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand up

b. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together

je voudrais trouver un alibi qui se tienne I'm looking for a plausible excuse

[coïncider - indices, événements] to hang together, to be linked

5. (locution)

s'en tenir à: tenez-vous-en aux ordres confine yourself to carrying out orders

d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop there

je ne m'en tiendrai pas à ses excuses I won't be content with a mere apology from him

ne pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself with

on ne se tenait plus de rire we were in absolute fits (of laughter)

tiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!

elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!

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se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se considérer comme]

je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yet

se tenir pour satisfait to feel satisfied

je ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius

2. (locution)

je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tenir

5 bar

I сокр. от
barometer
барометр
II сокр. от
barometric
барометрический
III сокр. от
barrel
барабан; бочка
IV
1) брус(ок); стержень; балка; штанга; полоса

2) бар ( врубовой машины)

3) бурильная штанга

4) лом, вага

5) оконный переплёт

6) стропильная балка

7) мн. ч. стержневая арматура ( железобетона)

8) гидр. бар

9) сортовой ( круглый или полосовой) прокат

10) крупносортная заготовка, болванка; штанга, пруток ( олова); чушка ( свинца); штык ( меди)

11) слиток ( золота)

12) прутковая заготовка

13) (инструментальная) оправка

14) шкала; масштабная шкала; линейка, (измерительная) рейка

15) мера длины ( в виде стержня или бруска)

16) бар (10⁵ Па)

17) преграда; шлагбаум || преграждать, загораживать

18) эл., электрон. пластина; шина; ламель

19) полоса

20) тлв полоса на экране

21) штанга ( печатающего устройства)

22) прямоугольник ( в блок-схемах)

23) черта ( надстрочный знак)

24) швейн. закрепка; металлическая петля, петлица

25) трик. гребёнка

26) усиливать

27) исключать, запрещать

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to bar from smth — мешать, препятствовать чему-л.

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A-frame tie bar
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adjustable boring bar
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air bar
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aligning bar
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angle bar
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anode tail bar
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antiroll bar
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arch bar
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armature bars
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articulated roof bar
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back guide bar
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back needle bar
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barking bar
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battening bar
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batten bar
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bearing bar
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bearing plate bar
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beater bar
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bent up bar
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best bar
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black bar
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blanking bar
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boring bar
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box-section equalizer bar
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braking bar
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branch-off bar
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brass bar
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breakdown bar
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bright-drawn bar
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bulb bar
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bumper bar
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bundled bars
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cantilever bar
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carrier bar
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carrier slide bar
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cast-on bar
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catch bar
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channel bar
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charging bar
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Charpy V-notch bar
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check bar
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chill bar
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chimney bar
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circumferentially notched round bar
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clamping bar
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claw bar
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closure bar
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cloud bar
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coiled bar
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cold twisted bar
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cold-drawn bar
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collecting bars
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color bar
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commutator bar
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compound bar
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compression bar
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compressor bar
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concrete-reinforcing bar
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console boring bar
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contact bar
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corrugated steel bar
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coupling bar
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cross bar
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crow bar
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cutter bar
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datum leveling bar
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deformed bar
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diagonal bar
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diagonal brace stabilizer bar
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diamond bar
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distance bar
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distributing bar
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dolly bar
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door locking bar
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dowel bar
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dozer bar
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draw bar
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dropping bar
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dummy bar
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earthing bar
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electrode bar
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electrode hanger bar
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end bar
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equalizer bar
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equalizing bar
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error bar
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expandable cross bar
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extreme service shoe bar
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eye bar
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facing point bar
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fender bar
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fire bar
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fireclay bar
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fish bar
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fishplate bar
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fixed adjustment boring bar
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fixed bar
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flat bar
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flat cold-rolled bar
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flat hot-rolled bar
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flat-type piling bar
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fork-test bar
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fraction bar
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frame bar
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frame needle bar
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front guide bar
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furnace bar
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gas conductor-cooled bar
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glazing bar
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graduated bar
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guide bar
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gunwale angle bar
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gunwale bar
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gutter angle bar
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gutter bar
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hairpin tuning bar
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handle bar
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Hanover bars
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hard bar
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hatch bar
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hatch-securing bar
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H-bar
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hinged bar
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Holdcroft bars
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hooked bar
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hum bars
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I-bar
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impact bar
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indented bar
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index bar
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ingoing bar
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ingot bar
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inlay bar
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Ioffe bars
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joint bar
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Jominy bar
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L-bar
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lead bar
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lead sinker bar
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lengthening bar
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lifting bar
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link bar
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loader bar
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loading bar
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lock bar
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locking bar
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loop bar
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magazine bar
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magnetic bar
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mandrel bar
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measuring bar
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microadjustable boring bar
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needle bar
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noise bar
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notched bar
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notch bar
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numerically controlled spindle bar
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outgoing bar
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pattern bar
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pedestal tie bar
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piercer bar
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piling bar
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pinch bar
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plain bar
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point bar
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polished rod carrier bar
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port bar
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porter bar
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power draw bar
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presser bar
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print bar
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proofing bar
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pry bar
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push bar
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pusher bar
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rack bar
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railway crossing bar
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rapping bar
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reaction bar
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red-hot bar
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refractory bar
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reinforcement bar
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reinforcing bar
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repeating space bar
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replaceable sprocket tip bar
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replacement grouser bar
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rest bar
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reverse-lock sheet piling bar
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rider bar
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ripping bar
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rocker bar
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roll bar
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roller-nose bar
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roof bar
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rotary bar
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rubbing bar
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running-on bar
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sash bar
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scanty bar
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shuffle bar
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sine bar
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sinker bar
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sinker guide bar
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skim bar
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skimmer bar
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slay bar
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slick bar
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slide bar
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sliding bar
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solid bar
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solid sway bar
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space bar
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spacer bar
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spanner bar
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spindle bar
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splice bar
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split needle bar
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spreader bar
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spring steel roof bar
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sprocket-nose bar
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stabilizer bar
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standard length bar
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steel bar
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stem bar
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stem cutting bar
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stiff bar
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straight web piling bar
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stringerangle bar
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stringer bar
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strip bar
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suction bar
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support bar
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sway bar
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tabulator bar
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tamping bar
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tapping bar
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T-bar
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tee-bar
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telescopic lengthening bar
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tensile bar
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tension bar
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test bar
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thin-walled bar
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throw bar
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thrust bar
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tie bar
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tie-plate bar
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tin bar
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tommy bar
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tongue bar
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tool bar
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toothed bar
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torsion bar
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tow bar
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towing bar
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track bar
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track press tool holder bar
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transfer bar
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transom bar
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treadle bar
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truss bar
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turning bar
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type bar
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universal bar
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unrestrained bar
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vent bar
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water bar
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waterway angle bar
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waterway bar
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weather bar
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web bar
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wedge bar
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weft bar
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weight bar
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welt bar
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white bar
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winding bar
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window bar
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wire bar
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wiring bar
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wooden bar
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wrecking bar
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yarn feeder bar
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zee bar
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z-piling bar

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