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tr['meɪnsteɪ]1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL estay nombre masculino mayormainstay ['meɪn.steɪ] n: pilar m, sostén m principaln.• apoyo principal s.m.• soporte principal s.m.['meɪnsteɪ]N (Naut) estay m mayor; (fig) sostén m principal, pilar m* * * -
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noun(Naut.) Großstag, das; (fig.) [wichtigste] Stütze* * *ˈmain·staythe BBC World Service was our \mainstay while travelling abroad der BBC World Service war unsere Stütze während unserer Auslandreise* * *mainstay s1. SCHIFF Großstag n* * *noun(Naut.) Großstag, das; (fig.) [wichtigste] Stütze* * *n.Hauptstütze f. -
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mainstay [ˈmeɪnsteɪ] -
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mainstay ['meɪnsteɪ](b) figurative soutien m, point m d'appui;∎ maize is the mainstay of their diet le maïs constitue la base de leur alimentation -
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nounമുഖ്യാധാരം -
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1. n мор. грота-штаг2. n главная поддержка, опора, оплотhe was the mainstay of the organization — он был оплотом организации, на нём держалась вся организация
Синонимический ряд:1. brace (noun) brace; buttress; column; prop; stay; strut2. pillar (noun) backbone; heart; mainspring; origin; pillar; reliance; root; sinews; strength; support -
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[English Word] mainstay[English Plural] mainstays[Swahili Word] boma kubwa[Swahili Plural] maboma makubwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------ -
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[méinstei]nounnautical glavna letva na kateri stoji jambor; figuratively glavna opora -
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abutment (noun)aid (noun)backing (noun)brace (noun)buttress (noun)crutch (noun)endorsement (noun)instep support (noun)mainstay (noun)prop (noun)rest (noun)stake (noun)stanchion (noun)stand-by (noun)stay (noun)strut (noun)support (noun)* * *• stand-by• endorsement• mainstay• crutch• prop• reinforcement• rest• shoring• stanchion• stay• strap• strut• support• sustentaculum• uphill• instep support• stake• backing• contribution• adminiculum• back• abutment• bearing• brace• bracket• buttress• aid -
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1. n анат. позвоночник, позвоночный столб; спинной хребет2. n основа; суть; сущность3. n твёрдость характера; сила воли4. n тех. каркас, несущая часть, главная опора5. n корешокСинонимический ряд:1. basis (noun) basis; foundation; strength2. courage (noun) courage; mettle; pluck; resolve; valor3. fortitude (noun) character; determination; firmness; fortitude; grit; guts; integrity; intestinal fortitude; nerve; resolution; sand; spunk4. mainstay (noun) mainstay; pillar; sinews5. spine (noun) back; chine; dorsum; rachis; spinal column; spine; vertebrae; vertebral columnАнтонимический ряд: -
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1. n столб; стержень колонныanchorage pillar — анкерная стойка, анкерный столб
2. n колонна3. n стр. стойка; опора4. n штанга; стержень; держатель5. n стр. мачта6. n столп, опора7. n горн. целик8. n мор. пиллерсdriven from pillar to post — мечущийся; не знающий, что делать дальше
9. v подпирать, поддерживать столбами, колоннамиСинонимический ряд:1. backbone (noun) backbone; foundation; strength2. brace (noun) brace; girder; joist; rafter; stay; strut; stud; timber3. column (noun) caryatid; colonnade; column; pier; pilaster; post; prop; shaft; stele; support4. mainstay (noun) mainstay; sinews -
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yks.nom. päätuki; yks.gen. päätuen; yks.part. päätukea; yks.ill. päätukeen; mon.gen. päätukien; mon.part. päätukia; mon.ill. päätukiinmainstay (noun)* * *• mainstay• head rest -
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noun1) (vertical support) Säule, diefrom pillar to post — (fig.) hin und her
* * *['pilə](an upright post used in building as a support or decoration: The hall was surrounded by stone pillars.) der Pfeiler- academic.ru/117903/pillarbox">pillarbox* * *pil·lar[ˈpɪləʳ, AM -ɚ]n\pillar of flame Flammensäule f\pillar of smoke Rauchsäule f3.▶ from \pillar to post hin und her▶ to go from \pillar to post von Pontius zu Pilatus gehen* * *['pɪlə(r)]nSäule fthe Pillars of Hercules — die Säulen pl des Herkules
a pillar of society/the community — eine Säule or Stütze der Gesellschaft/der Gemeinschaft
* * *pillar [ˈpılə(r)]A s1. Pfeiler m, Ständer m:run from pillar to post fig von Pontius zu Pilatus laufen2. ARCH Säule f:he turned into a pillar of salt er erstarrte zur Salzsäule3. (Rauch-, Wasser- etc) Säule f:4. fig Säule f, Stütze f:the pillars of wisdom die Säulen der Weisheit;he was a pillar of strength er stand da wie ein Fels in der Brandungpillar of coal Kohlenpfeiler* * *noun1) (vertical support) Säule, diefrom pillar to post — (fig.) hin und her
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m.1 prop (madero).2 snack. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)* * *1 prop2 figurado support* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=soporte) (Arquit) prop, support; (Agr) prop; (Téc) strut2) (=persona) [que sirve de apoyo] chief supporter; [que ayuda a resistir] cornerstone; [que está al frente] leading light3) LAm snack* * *b) (Náut) ( soporte de cubierta) stanchion; ( altura desde la quilla) heightc) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *= mainstay, plank, prop, powerhouse, power engine, stilt.Ex. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.Ex. IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex. From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex. Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.Ex. The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.* * *b) (Náut) ( soporte de cubierta) stanchion; ( altura desde la quilla) heightc) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *= mainstay, plank, prop, powerhouse, power engine, stilt.Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.
Ex: IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.* * *3 (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *
puntal sustantivo masculinoa) (Const) prop
' puntal' also found in these entries:
English:
prop
- strut
* * *puntal nm1. [madero] prop2. [en mina] shore, leg3. [apoyo] mainstay;el sector agrario es uno de los puntales de la región farming is one of the mainstays of the regional economy4. Andes, CAm, Méx [aperitivo] snack* * *puntal nm1) : prop, support2) : stanchion -
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m.1 pillar (also figurative).2 Pilar.3 crus, leg-like part.4 abutment.v.to remove the husk of, to remove the hull of, to husk, to hull by pounding.* * *1 pillar* * *noun m.* * *ISM1) (=poste) post, pillar; (=mojón) milestone; [de puente] pier2) (fig) pillar, mainstayIISM [de fuente] basin, bowl* * *IIIlos pilares de la sociedad — the pillars o mainstays of society
* * *= bedrock, cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, mainstay, pillar, pillar, pier.Ex. We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.Ex. Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.Ex. These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.Ex. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.Ex. The layout of the buildings makes it difficult for readers to find their way around and the structural pillars prevent a logical sequence of shelving.Ex. The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.Ex. Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.----* pilares de la sociedad, los = pillars of society, the.* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.* * *IIIlos pilares de la sociedad — the pillars o mainstays of society
* * *= bedrock, cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, mainstay, pillar, pillar, pier.Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.
Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.Ex: The layout of the buildings makes it difficult for readers to find their way around and the structural pillars prevent a logical sequence of shelving.Ex: The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.* pilares de la sociedad, los = pillars of society, the.* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.* * *los pilares de la sociedad the pillars o mainstays of society(en rugby) prop, prop forward* * *
pilar sustantivo femenino (Arquit) pillar, column;
( de puente) pier
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en rugby) prop (forward)
pilar m Arquit pillar
' pilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
columna
- sostén
- bueno
- también
English:
mainstay
- pillar
- support
* * *♦ nm1. [columna] pillar;[de puente] pier2. [apoyo] pillar;uno de los pilares de la iglesia católica one of the pillars of the Catholic Church3. [mojón] milestone♦ nmf[en rugby] prop pilar derecho tight head prop;pilar izquierdo loose head prop* * *m tb figpillar* * *pilar nm1) : pillar, column2) : support, mainstay* * *pilar n pillar -
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pilier [pilje]masculine nounpillar ; [d'organisation, parti] mainstay* * *piljenom masculin1) Construction, Bâtiment pillarpilier de bar — (colloq) bar fly (colloq)
3) ( au rugby) prop forward* * *pilje nm1) (= colonne, support) pillar2) fig (= personne) mainstay3) RUGBY prop (forward)* * *pilier nm1 Constr pillar;2 fig (de doctrine, d'économie, institution) mainstay; ( personne) (de communauté, d'église) pillar; ( de parti) stalwart; ( habitué)○ pilier de bar or bistrot bar fly○; c'est un pilier de bistrot he's always propping up the bar;3 ( au rugby) prop forward; jouer pilier to play prop forward; quel pilier! what an excellent prop forward!;4 Anat pillar.[pilje] nom masculinc'est un pilier de bar ou bistrot (familier & péjoratif) [habitué] he can always be found propping up the bar, he's a barfly3. [joueur de rugby] prop forward -
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'æŋkə
1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) ancla2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) ancla
2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) anclar- at anchor
anchor n anclatr['æŋkəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (of ship) ancla, áncora2 figurative use sostén nombre masculino1 (ship) anclar2 (make secure) sujetar1 anclar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat anchor anclado,-aanchor ['æŋkər] vt1) moor: anclar, fondear2) fasten: sujetar, asegurar, fijaranchor n1) : ancla f2) : presentador m, -dora f (en televisión)n.• ancla s.f.• anclaje s.m.• áncora s.f.v.• aferrar v.• anclar v.• sujetar v.• surgir v.
I 'æŋkər, 'æŋkə(r)a) ( Naut) ancla f‡to be o lie at anchor — estar* anclado
to cast o drop anchor — echar anclas
b) (mainstay, support) sostén m
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transitive verb \<\<ship\>\> anclar, fondear; \<\<rope/tent\>\> sujetar, asegurar['æŋkǝ(r)]1. N1) (Naut) ancla fto be or lie or ride at anchor — estar al ancla, estar anclado
to cast or drop anchor — echar anclas
weigh 1., 3)anchors aweigh! — ¡leven anclas!
2) (fig) seguridad f, sostén m ; (=person) pilar m2. VT1) (Naut) anclar2) (fig) sujetar (to a); afianzar (to en)3) (esp US) (TV, Rad) presentar3.VI (Naut) anclar* * *
I ['æŋkər, 'æŋkə(r)]a) ( Naut) ancla f‡to be o lie at anchor — estar* anclado
to cast o drop anchor — echar anclas
b) (mainstay, support) sostén m
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transitive verb \<\<ship\>\> anclar, fondear; \<\<rope/tent\>\> sujetar, asegurar -
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tr['laɪfblʌd]1 figurative use alma, impulso vitallifeblood ['laɪf.blʌd] n: parte f vital, sustento mn.• sangre vital s.m.mass nouna) ( mainstay) parte f vital, alma fb) ( life) (liter)['laɪfblʌd]N sangre f vital; (fig) alma f, sustento m* * *mass nouna) ( mainstay) parte f vital, alma fb) ( life) (liter) -
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------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] stable (for cattle)[English Plural] stables[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] enclosure[English Plural] enclosures[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fanya boma[English Word] enclose[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] -fanya------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fanya boma[English Word] fence in[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] -fanya------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -tia boma[English Word] enclose[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] -tia------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -tia boma[English Word] fence in[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] -tia------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] fort[English Plural] forts[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] fortress[English Plural] fortresses[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Swahili Example] fanya [tia] boma[English Example] "fortify, enclose, fence in".[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] palisade[English Plural] palisades[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] stockade[English Plural] stockades[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] kubwa------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] wall[English Plural] walls[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fanya boma[English Word] fortify[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] -fanya------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -tia boma[English Word] fortify[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] -tia------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] mound[English Plural] mounds[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] pile of earth[English Plural] piles of earth[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] pile of stones[English Plural] piles of stones[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] government administrative office[English Plural] government administrative offices[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] castle[English Plural] castles[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma[Swahili Plural] maboma[English Word] framework (of a house)[English Plural] frameworks[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] boma kubwa[Swahili Plural] maboma makubwa[English Word] mainstay[English Plural] mainstays[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Farsi[Note] derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu------------------------------------------------------------
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mainstay — I noun anchor, assurance, backbone, backer, bastion, brace, bulwark, buttress, champion, chief reliance, cornerstone, crutch, deliverance, dependence, foundation, help, keystone, maintainer, nucleus, pillar, principal backer, principal maintainer … Law dictionary
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mainstay — noun agriculture is the mainstay of their economy Syn: central component, central figure, centerpiece, prop, linchpin, cornerstone, pillar, bulwark, buttress, chief support, backbone, anchor, foundation, base, staple … Thesaurus of popular words
mainstay — noun Date: 15th century 1. a ship s stay extending from the maintop forward usually to the foot of the foremast 2. a chief support … New Collegiate Dictionary
mainstay — UK [ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms mainstay : singular mainstay plural mainstays the person or thing that something depends on most in order to continue or be successful mainstay of: Oil exports are the mainstay of the economy … English dictionary
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