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2 the Elizabethan period at its heyday
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the Elizabethan period at its heyday
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heyday ['heɪdeɪ](of cinema, movement) âge m d'or, beaux jours mpl; (of nation, organization) zénith m, apogée m;∎ in her heyday (youth) quand elle était dans la force de l'âge; (success) à l'apogée de sa gloire, au temps de sa splendeur;∎ Hollywood in its heyday l'âge d'or d'Hollywood;∎ the heyday of British theatre l'âge d'or du théâtre britannique;∎ in its heyday it was one of the busiest ports in the world à son heure de gloire, c'était l'un des ports les plus importants du monde -
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['heɪdeɪ]nome (of movement etc.) periodo m. d'oro; (of person) fiore m. degli anniin my heyday — ai miei tempi, nel fiore dei miei anni
* * *['heidei](the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity: The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.) apice* * *heyday /ˈheɪdeɪ/n.pieno rigoglio; fiore, primavera (fig.); apice; apogeo: in the heyday of youth, nel fiore degli anni; the Elizabethan period in its heyday, l'età elisabettiana nel suo pieno rigoglio; The photo shows her in her heyday, la foto la ritrae al massimo del suo splendore.* * *['heɪdeɪ]nome (of movement etc.) periodo m. d'oro; (of person) fiore m. degli anniin my heyday — ai miei tempi, nel fiore dei miei anni
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'heidei(the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity: The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.) blomstrings-/glanstid, velmaktsdagersubst. \/ˈheɪdeɪ\/glansperiode, glansdager, velmaktsdager, blomstringstid, høydepunktin the heyday of one's power på høyden av sin maktin the heyday of youth i ungdommens vår, i livets vår -
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§ ზენიტი, უმაღლესი საფეხური, აყვავება§ აყვავების ხანა, ზენიტიunder David the Builder Georgia was at its heyday დავით აღმაშენებლის დროს საქართველო აყვავების ხანაში იყო -
8 be on its last legs
The ballet was on its last legs... (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part. I, ch. II) — Балет подходил к концу...
2) быть при последнем издыхании, доживать последние дни; быть на грани разорения, истощенияOld Gradman's on his last legs, and this young man can step into his shoes - it's a permanent job, and better pay than he's getting now. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part III, ch. 2) — Старый Грэдмен тянет из последних, и этот молодой человек может со временем сменить его - работа постоянная и получать будет больше, чем сейчас.
Spain, as a strong colonial power, was about on its last legs, the Latin American countries having almost completely freed themselves. (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, book II, ch. 16) — Испания, некогда сильная колониальная держава, была при последнем издыхании: почти все латиноамериканские страны добились освобождения.
The electric trolley car, now on its last legs, was then in its heyday. (W. Foster, ‘Pages from a Worker's Life’, ch. I) — Трамвай, доживающий сейчас последние дни, тогда переживал пору расцвета.
That detective agency has been on its last legs for some time... (A. Christie, ‘Partners in Crime’, ch. I) — Это сыскное агентство, как видно, дышит на ладан.
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9 dalam masa kemegahannya
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10 Blüte
f; -, -n1. flower, blossom, bloom; männliche / weibliche / zwittrige Blüten BOT. male / female / hermaphroditic flowers; Blüten tragend blossoming; fachspr. floriferous; eine Blüte bestäuben pollinate a flower; seltsame Blüten treiben fig. come up with some strange things ( oder effects); üppige Blüten treiben fig. produce extravagant effects, ideas etc.2. nur Sg.; Gesamtheit der Blüten: blossom; in ( voller) Blüte stehen be in (full) bloom ( oder flower oder blossom)3. nur Sg. (Blütezeit) flowering time; bes. bei Bäumen: blossom; eine Pflanze nach der Blüte zurückschneiden prune a plant after flowering4. fig. (Höhepunkt) height; der Macht, einer Mode etc.: auch heyday; (Elite) cream, elite; WIRTS. time of prosperity; einer Kultur, einer Kunst: flowering, height; in der Blüte seiner Jugend / Jahre geh. in the prime of youth / life; zur Blüte gelangen come to fruition; seine Blüte erleben flourish, reach its peak, have its heyday; zu neuer Blüte gelangen experience a revival; weitS. reach new heights5. umg. (falsche Banknote) dud, Am. fake6. Stilblüte7. umg. altm. (Pickel) rash, pimple, Brit. spot; voller Blüten covered in a rash ( oder in pimples oder in spots)* * *die Blüte(Baum) blossom;(Blume) bloom; flower;(Blühen) florescence;(Falschgeld) dud* * *Blü|te ['blyːtə]f -, -nBlǘten treiben — to be in flower or bloom, to be flowering or blooming; (Baum) to be blossoming or in blossom
eine Blǘte seiner Fantasie — a figment of his imagination
2)(= das Blühen, Blütezeit)
zur Blǘte des Klees — when the clover is in flower or bloomzur Blǘte der Kirschbäume — when the cherry trees are blossoming or in blossom
die Blǘte beginnt — the flowers are coming into bloom; (bei Bäumen) the trees are coming into blossom
in ( voller) Blǘte stehen — to be in (full) flower (esp Brit) or blossom; (Bäume) to be in (full) blossom; (Kultur, Geschäft) to be flourishing
seine Blǘte erreichen or erleben (Kultur etc) — to reach its peak
ein Zeitalter kultureller Blǘte — an age of cultural ascendency
in der Blǘte seiner Jahre — in his prime, in the prime of his life
eine neue Blǘte erleben — to undergo a revival
3) (MED = Ausschlag) rash, efflorescence (spec)4) (inf = gefälschte Note) dud (inf)* * *die1) (the state of flowering: The flowers are in bloom.) bloom2) (freshness: in the bloom of youth.) bloom3) (flowers, especially of a fruit tree: beautiful blossom; apple blossom.) blossom4) (the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) prime* * *Blü·te<-, -n>[ˈbly:tə]fdie \Blüten des Kirschbaumes sind reinweiß the blossom on the cherry tree is pure whitein [voller] \Blüte stehen to be in [full] bloom\Blüten treiben to [be in] bloom [or flower]; Baum to [be in] blossomim Mai beginnt die \Blüte der Kirschbäume cherry trees start to blossom in Maywährend der Zeit der größten \Blüte des Römischen Reiches at the height of the Roman Empirein jeder Zivilisation gibt es eine Zeit der \Blüte every civilization has its heydayseine \Blüte erreichen [o erleben] to reach its peakin der \Blüte seiner/ihrer Jahre sein [o stehen] to be in the prime of lifeer steht in der \Blüte seiner Jahre he is in his primeim 19. Jahrhundert entfaltete sich die Stadt zur vollen \Blüte the town blossomed in the 19th centuryAnfang des 20. Jahrhunderts stand die Kunst des Jugendstils gerade in voller \Blüte Art Nouveau flourished at the beginning of the 20th century5.* * *die; Blüte, Blüten1) flower; bloom; (eines Baums) blossomBlüten treiben — flower; bloom; < tree> blossom
2) (das Blühen) flowering; blooming; (BaumBlüte) blossomingin [voller] Blüte stehen — be in [full] flower or bloom/blossom
3) (fig. geh.)seine Blüte erreichen — < culture> reach its full flowering
die Renaissance war für die Kunst eine Zeit der Blüte — art flourished during the Renaissance
* * *1. flower, blossom, bloom;männliche/weibliche/zwittrige Blüten BOT male/female/hermaphroditic flowers;Blüten tragend blossoming; fachspr floriferous;eine Blüte bestäuben pollinate a flower;eine Pflanze nach der Blüte zurückschneiden prune a plant after flowering4. fig (Höhepunkt) height; der Macht, einer Mode etc: auch heyday; (Elite) cream, elite; WIRTSCH time of prosperity; einer Kultur, einer Kunst: flowering, height;in der Blüte seiner Jugend/Jahre geh in the prime of youth/life;zur Blüte gelangen come to fruition;seine Blüte erleben flourish, reach its peak, have its heyday;zu neuer Blüte gelangen experience a revival; weitS. reach new heights5. umg (falsche Banknote) dud, US fake* * *die; Blüte, Blüten1) flower; bloom; (eines Baums) blossomBlüten treiben — flower; bloom; < tree> blossom
2) (das Blühen) flowering; blooming; (BaumBlüte) blossomingin [voller] Blüte stehen — be in [full] flower or bloom/blossom
3) (fig. geh.)seine Blüte erreichen — < culture> reach its full flowering
* * *-n f.blossom n.florescence n.flower n. -n (Falschgeld) f.counterfeit bank note n. -
11 cadena de hoteles
(n.) = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chainEx. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.* * *(n.) = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chainEx: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
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12 Blütezeit
f Blüte 3, 4* * *die Blütezeitheyday* * *Blü|te|zeitf1)* * *Blü·te·zeitfgerade während der \Blütezeit leidet sie an Heuschnupfen it's precisely when the trees are in blossom that she suffers from hay fever2. (Zeit hoher Blüte) heydaynach einer kurzen \Blütezeit begann der Niedergang dieser Zivilisation after a brief period of glory the civilization began to decline* * *1)die Blütezeit der Geranien ist von Mai bis Oktober — geraniums flower or are in flower from May to October
während der Blütezeit der Obstbäume — when the fruit trees are/were in blossom
2) (fig.) heydayseine Blütezeit erleben — <culture, empire> be in its heyday
* * ** * *1)die Blütezeit der Geranien ist von Mai bis Oktober — geraniums flower or are in flower from May to October
während der Blütezeit der Obstbäume — when the fruit trees are/were in blossom
2) (fig.) heydayseine Blütezeit erleben — <culture, empire> be in its heyday
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13 Hochblüte
f; nur Sg.; fig. kulturelle etc.: golden age; (Glanzzeit) heyday; die Hochblüte des Mittelalters / der italienischen Malerei etc. the flowering of the Middle Ages / of Italian painting etc.; eine / seine Hochblüte erleben experience a peak / have its heyday; eine wirtschaftliche Hochblüte erleben go through a period of economic power ( oder prosperity, expansion)* * *Hoch|blü|tef (fig)(von Geschichte, Literatur) golden ageseine Hóchblüte haben — to be at its zenith
* * *Hoch·blü·tef golden ageseine \Hochblüte haben [o erleben] to have its golden age, to be at its zenith* * *die golden age* * *die Hochblüte des Mittelalters/der italienischen Malerei etc the flowering of the Middle Ages/of Italian painting etc;eine/seine Hochblüte erleben experience a peak/have its heyday;eine wirtschaftliche Hochblüte erleben go through a period of economic power ( oder prosperity, expansion)* * *die golden age -
14 en sus años de apogeo
= in + Posesivo + heydayEx. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.* * *= in + Posesivo + heydayEx: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
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15 en sus años de auge
= in + Posesivo + heydayEx. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.* * *= in + Posesivo + heydayEx: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
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16 en sus buenos tiempos
= in + Posesivo + heydayEx. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.* * *= in + Posesivo + heydayEx: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
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17 transatlántico
adj.transatlantic, ocean-going, trans-atlantic, on the other side of the Atlantic.m.oceanliner, ocean liner, liner.* * *► adjetivo1 transatlantic1 liner, ocean liner————————1 liner, ocean liner* * *noun m.* * *1.ADJ transatlantic; [travesía] Atlantic2.SM (=barco) (ocean) liner* * *I- ca adjetivo transatlanticIImasculino ocean liner* * *= transatlantic [trans-atlantic], Atlantic, cruise liner, transatlantic liner, ocean liner, ocean-going, cruise ship [cruiseship], cruise, cruiser.Ex. Inspired by the 1990 International Trans-Atlantic Expedition, the librarian of the Huntsville-Madison County library's bookmobile has founded a reading club, called the Polar Trekkers Club, to familiarise children with the expedition, and the Antarctic environment.Ex. No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.Ex. The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.Ex. This is a collection of ocean liner postcards from the late 19th and early 20th century.Ex. By mobile library we mean any system of taking books out to scattered communities and at its most basic this could be by carrying books on the librarians back right up to service on an ocean going ship.Ex. The world has many cruise ships, big and small, transporting passengers to the most exotic places.Ex. This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.Ex. The new generation of cruisers is much lighter, thanks to modern materials and manufacturers who care about reducing weight.* * *I- ca adjetivo transatlanticIImasculino ocean liner* * *= transatlantic [trans-atlantic], Atlantic, cruise liner, transatlantic liner, ocean liner, ocean-going, cruise ship [cruiseship], cruise, cruiser.Ex: Inspired by the 1990 International Trans-Atlantic Expedition, the librarian of the Huntsville-Madison County library's bookmobile has founded a reading club, called the Polar Trekkers Club, to familiarise children with the expedition, and the Antarctic environment.
Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.Ex: The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.Ex: This is a collection of ocean liner postcards from the late 19th and early 20th century.Ex: By mobile library we mean any system of taking books out to scattered communities and at its most basic this could be by carrying books on the librarians back right up to service on an ocean going ship.Ex: The world has many cruise ships, big and small, transporting passengers to the most exotic places.Ex: This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.Ex: The new generation of cruisers is much lighter, thanks to modern materials and manufacturers who care about reducing weight.* * *transatlanticpaíses transatlánticos countries on the other side of the Atlanticocean liner* * *
transatlántico 1◊ -ca adjetivo
transatlantic
transatlántico 2 sustantivo masculino
ocean liner
transatlántico,-a
I adjetivo transatlantic
II m Náut (ocean) liner
' transatlántico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
transatlántica
- trasatlántica
- trasatlántico
- capitán
English:
liner
- transatlantic
- ocean
* * *transatlántico, -a, trasatlántico, -a♦ adjtransatlantic♦ nmNáut (ocean) liner* * *I adj transatlanticII m liner* * *transatlántico, -ca adj: transatlantic: ocean liner* * *transatlántico n liner -
18 barro
m.1 mud (fango).2 clay (arcilla).una figurita de barro a clay figure3 blackhead (grano).4 pimple.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: barrer.* * *1 (grano) spot, pimple————————1 (lodo) mud2 (arcilla) clay3 (objeto) earthenware object\de barro earthenware* * *noun m.1) clay2) mud* * *SM1) (=lodo) mud2) (Arte) (=arcilla) potter's clay3) (=loza) earthenwarepl barros earthenware sing, crockery sing4) ** (=dinero) dough **, brass *5) Cono Sur* (=desacierto)6) (Anat) pimple7)barros luca — Chile toasted ham and cheese sandwich
* * *a) ( lodo) mudb) (Art) clay, earthenware (before n)* * *= mud, clay, earthenware.Ex. Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead = Desde entonces, se han probado muchos materiales para producir los tipos de imprenta, incluido el barro cocido, los tallados en madera, el cobre, el estaño y el plomo.Ex. Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.----* baño de barro = mud bath.* bola de barro = mudpie.* cubierto de barro = muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,].* manchado de barro = draggled.* objeto de barro = earthenware.* revolcarse en el barro = wallow in + the mud.* tablilla de barro = clay tablet.* * *a) ( lodo) mudb) (Art) clay, earthenware (before n)* * *= mud, clay, earthenware.Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead = Desde entonces, se han probado muchos materiales para producir los tipos de imprenta, incluido el barro cocido, los tallados en madera, el cobre, el estaño y el plomo.
Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.* baño de barro = mud bath.* bola de barro = mudpie.* cubierto de barro = muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,].* manchado de barro = draggled.* objeto de barro = earthenware.* revolcarse en el barro = wallow in + the mud.* tablilla de barro = clay tablet.* * *A1 (lodo) mudtraes los zapatos llenos de barro your shoes are covered in mudarrastraron su buen nombre por el barro they dragged his good name through the mud2 ( Art) clayuna cazuela de barro a clay o an earthenware dishbarros earthenwareCompuestos:fired clayfire clay, refractory clay* * *
Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)
barro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
barrer
barro
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barro con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barro sustantivo masculino ( lodo) mud;
(Art) clay, earthenware ( before n)
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barro sustantivo masculino
1 (mezcla de tierra y agua) mud
una mascarilla de b., a mud face pack
2 (para alfarería) clay
' barro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barnizar
- barrer
- cacerola
- empantanarse
- entera
- entero
- fango
- loza
- moldear
- pisada
- salpicar
- tarro
- vasija
- chapotear
- ensuciar
- forma
- hundir
- limo
- lodo
- moldeable
English:
cake
- churn
- earthenware
- land
- mud
- muddy
- plough through
- sink
- stick
- fast
- knee
- scrape
- wade
* * *barro nm1. [fango] mud;arrastrarse por el barro to abase oneself2. [arcilla] clay;una figurita de barro a clay figurebarro cocido terracotta3. [grano] spot[sandwich] toasted ham and cheese sandwich;barros luco [sandwich] toasted beef and cheese sandwich* * *m mud* * *barro nm1) lodo: mud2) arcilla: clay3) espinilla, grano: pimple, blackhead* * *barro n1. (lodo) mud2. (arcilla) clay -
19 buque de pasajeros
(n.) = cruise liner, transatlantic liner, ocean liner, cruise ship [cruiseship], cruise, cruiserEx. The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.Ex. This is a collection of ocean liner postcards from the late 19th and early 20th century.Ex. The world has many cruise ships, big and small, transporting passengers to the most exotic places.Ex. This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.Ex. The new generation of cruisers is much lighter, thanks to modern materials and manufacturers who care about reducing weight.* * *(n.) = cruise liner, transatlantic liner, ocean liner, cruise ship [cruiseship], cruise, cruiserEx: The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.Ex: This is a collection of ocean liner postcards from the late 19th and early 20th century.Ex: The world has many cruise ships, big and small, transporting passengers to the most exotic places.Ex: This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.Ex: The new generation of cruisers is much lighter, thanks to modern materials and manufacturers who care about reducing weight.* * *passenger ship -
20 cadena de restaurantes
(n.) = restaurant chainEx. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.* * *(n.) = restaurant chainEx: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
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