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1 metre
I ['mi:tə] noun((often abbreviated m when written) the chief unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches: This table is one metre broad.) meter- metric- the metric system II ['mi:tə] noun((in poetry) the regular arrangement of syllables that are stressed or unstressed, long or short: The metre of this passage is typical of Shakespeare.) versmått- metrical -
2 cubic centimetre
(abbreviation cc), metre etc (the volume of, or the volume equivalent to, a cube whose sides measure one centimetre, metre etc: This jug holds 500 cubic centimetres.) kubikcentimeter -
3 measure
n. dimension; storlek; mått; mätredskap; takt; tyngd; reform, lagförslag--------v. mäta; beräkna, uppskatta; mönstra, mäta upp* * *['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mått, mätredskap2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) måttenhet3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mått, måttsystem4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) mått [], åtgärd5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) mått6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) mäta2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mäta3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) mäta4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mäta•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up -
4 centimetre
['sentimi:tə](a unit of length equal to one-hundredth of a metre.) centimeter -
5 clearance
n. befriande; undanröjande; rensning* * *1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) undanröjande, frigörande, rensning2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) fri höjd, spelrum, säkerhetsmarginal3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) tillstånd -
6 draught
n. luftdrag; fläkt, vindpust; tappning från fat; klunk; djupgående; utkast, plan* * *1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) drag2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) klunk3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) djupgående•- draughts- draughty -
7 equivalent
adj. likvärdig, jämförlig--------n. utbyte; ekvivalent* * *[i'kwivələnt] 1. adjective(equal in value, power, meaning etc: A metre is not quite equivalent to a yard; Would you say that `bravery' and `courage' are exactly equivalent?) likvärdig, jämförlig, överensstämmande, motsvarande2. noun(something or someone that is equivalent to something or someone else: This word has no equivalent in French.) motsvarighet -
8 length
n. längd; varaktighet (tid); stycke, längd (tyger etc.)* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) längd2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) längd, stycke3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) längd•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths -
9 m
n. bokstaven M står för mega och betyder million* * *1) (metre(s): the 800 m race.) m, meter2) (million: a profit of $50m.) miljon[] -
10 m.
1) (metre(s): the 800 m race.) m, meter2) (million: a profit of $50m.) miljon[] -
11 metric
adj. meter-; versmåtts- (inom poesi); angående decimalsystemet* * *['metrik]adjective (of the metre or metric system: Are these scales metric?) meter- -
12 millimetre
['milimi:te(r)]((American millimeter) ( abbreviation mm) a thousandth (= 1,000th) of a metre.) mm, millimeter -
13 scan
n. avsökning, skanning; avsökare, scanner (datorstyrd avsökare); forskande blick--------v. granska; studera; ögna igenom, skumma; undersöka; analysera metriskt; vara metriskt riktig (om vers)* * *[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) granska, studera2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) ögna igenom, skumma3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) avsöka, svepa över4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) skanna5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) avsöka, skanna, röntga6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) vara metriskt riktig2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) avsökning, skanning, []undersökning, snabb genomläsning, ögnande- scanner -
14 so
n. symfoni orkester* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) så3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) så, det4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det... också5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') [] det...2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) så- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
15 space
n. rymd, rum; yttre rymden; utrymme; tomrum; plats (ledig); andrum, spelrum; tidrymd, period--------v. göra mellanrum mellan, placera med avstånd mellan* * *[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) utrymme, plats, tomrum2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) utrymme, plats3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) [] rymden2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) ordna med mellanrum, placera ut- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit -
16 square
adj. fyrkantig; rutig; kvadratisk; vinkelrät; undersätsig; fyrkantig, konservativ; ärlig; renhårig, rättvis--------adv. i rät vinkel, vinkelrätt; rakt, rätt; hederligt, ärligt; fyrkantigt--------n. fyrkant; kvadrat; ruta; torg; kvarter; kvadrattal; konservativ person; vinkelhake--------v. göra fyrkantig, kvadrera; avpassa, lämpa; upphöja i kvadrat; göra upp, betala; muta; utjämna* * *[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kvadrat2) (something in the shape of this.) fyrkant, ruta3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) torg4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kvadrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kvadratisk, fyrkantig, markerad []2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) kvitt, jämn3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) kvadrat-4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) insnöad, mossig3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) vinkelrätt2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) rakt, rätt4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) göra kvadratisk(fyrkantig, rätvinklig)2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) reglera, göra upp3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) passa ihop, stämma överens4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) upphöja i kvadrat•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal -
17 square centimetre
(often abbreviated to cm2, m2 etc when written) (an area equal to a square in which each side is one centimetre, metre etc: If the door is 3 metres high and 1.5 metres wide, its area is 4.5 square metres.) kvadratcentimeter, -meter -
18 the metric system
(a system of weights and measures based on multiples of ten (eg 1 metre = 100 centimetres, 1 centimetre = 10 millimetres etc).) metersystemet
См. также в других словарях:
mètre — [ mɛtr ] n. m. • v. 1220; lat. metrum, gr. metron « mesure » I ♦ 1 ♦ Dans la prosodie grecque et latine, Nature du vers déterminée par le nombre et la suite des pieds qui le composent. 2 ♦ Élément de mesure du vers; chaque groupe de deux pieds… … Encyclopédie Universelle
métré — mètre [ mɛtr ] n. m. • v. 1220; lat. metrum, gr. metron « mesure » I ♦ 1 ♦ Dans la prosodie grecque et latine, Nature du vers déterminée par le nombre et la suite des pieds qui le composent. 2 ♦ Élément de mesure du vers; chaque groupe de deux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Metre — Mètre Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mètre (homonymie) … Wikipédia en Français
-mètre — ♦ Élément, du gr. metrês, metros, metron, de metron « mesure » : géomètre, périmètre, baromètre, thermomètre. mètre, métrie, métrique, métro . éléments, du gr. metron, mesure, évaluation . I. ⇒ MÈTRE1, élém. formant Élém. entrant dans la constr.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
metre — me‧tre [ˈmiːtə ǁ ər] , meter written abbreviation m noun [countable] the basic unit for measuring length in the metric system: • This material is sold by the metre. * * * … Financial and business terms
metre — Adaptación gráfica propuesta para la voz francesa maître, ‘jefe de comedor de un restaurante’: «Le ocurre como al metre del gran restaurante, que parece siempre más distinguido que el más aseñorado de los comensales» (Época [Esp.] 11.8.97). Es… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
-metre — BrE meter AmE [mi:tə, mıtə US tər] suffix [in nouns] part of a metre, or a number of metres ▪ a millimetre ▪ a kilometer … Dictionary of contemporary English
metre — mettre; poser; placer ; admettre. Metre taula : mettre le couvert, mettre la table. Metem que li ague degun : admettons qu il n y ait personne. voir admetre … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
metre — Ⅰ. metre [1] (US meter) ► NOUN ▪ the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimetres (approx. 39.37 inches). ORIGIN French, from Greek metron measure . Ⅱ. metre [2] (US meter) … English terms dictionary
Metre — Me tre (m[=e] t[ e]r), n. See {Meter}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mètre — (Meter), die Einheit des in der Revolutionsperiode eingeführten gesammten neuen französischen Längen , Flächen u. Hohlmaßes u. in Folge davon die Grundlage des französischen Gewichts. Der M. ist nach dem Gesetz vom 10. Dec. 1799 der… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
