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1 Straw Cotton
A wiry cotton thread, starched and stiffened chiefly in the districts of Dunstable and Luton and used exclusively in the making of straw goods. Counts are from 10's to 100's. -
2 straw
[strɔː] noun1) ( also adjective ) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc:قَشa straw hat.
2) a single stalk of corn:قَشَّهTheir offer isn't worth a straw!
3) a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth:قَشَّة لِشُرْب العَصير من القَنّينَهHe was sipping orange juice through a straw.
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3 STRAW
• Last straw breaks (will break) the camel's back (The) - Последняя капля переполняет чашу (П)• That's the last straw - Чаша терпения переполнилась (4)• This is the last straw - Чаша терпения переполнилась (4)• You cannot make bricks without straw - Яичница без яиц не бывает (Я) -
4 straw
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5 straw
قَشَّة \ straw: a single dry stem of corn; a hollow stem or plastic pipe through which one can suck a drink. -
6 straw
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7 straw man
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8 straw point
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9 straw|a
f sgt 1. przest. (pożywienie) fare przest.- prosta strawa simple fare- nagotowała garnek pożywnej strawy she prepared a pot of wholesome fare2. przen. diet przen.- strawa duchowa intellectual nourishmentThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > straw|a
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10 straw|ić
pf vt 1. (wchłonąć i przyswoić) to digest [pokarm, posiłek] ⇒ trawić 2. (zniszczyć) to consume, to destroy- pożar strawił miasto the fire consumed the town- rdza strawiła metal rust ate through the metal- strawiła go choroba he was eaten away by illness ⇒ trawić3. przest. (spędzić) to spend [życie, młodość] (na czymś doing sth)- strawić życie na podróżach to spend one’s life travelling- strawił całą noc przy kartach he spent the whole night playing cards ⇒ trawić■ nie mógł/mogli strawić jej zachowania he/they couldn’t bear her conductThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > straw|ić
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11 straw bid
фиктивная заявка (как правило, с заведомо завышенной ценой для обеспечения, согласно предварительному сговору, принятия заказчиком заранее согласованного между участниками сговора конкретного предложения)Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > straw bid
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12 straw chaff
соломенная сечка; см. также chopped chaffАнгло-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > straw chaff
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13 straw oil
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > straw oil
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14 straw man
Gen Mgta first proposal for a solution to a problem, offered more as a place to start looking for a solution than as a serious suggestion for final action -
15 the last straw
1) a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.القَشَّة التي قَصَمت ظَهر البعير2) an additional and intolerable circumstance in a disagreeable situation:الطّامَةُ الكُبْرىThe hotel was expensive, the food poor, and the bad weather was the last straw.
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16 the last straw
القَشَّة التي تَقْصِم ظَهْر البَعير \ the last straw: the latest trouble (after many others) that causes sth. to be no longer bearable. -
17 сламен
straw (attr.)сламен покрив a straw roof, a thatched roofсламена шапка a straw hatсламен вдовец a grass widowerсламен а вдовица a grass widow* * *сла̀мен,прил. straw (attr.); \сламен покрив a straw roof, a thatched roof; \сламена шапка a straw hat; • \сламен вдовец a grass widower; \сламена вдовица a grass widow.* * *straw: сламен hat - сламена шапка* * *1. straw (attr.) 2. СЛАМЕН а вдовица a grass widow 3. СЛАМЕН вдовец a grass widower 4. СЛАМЕН покрив a straw roof, a thatched roof 5. СЛАМЕНa шапка a straw hat -
18 слама
straw(за покрив) thatchслама за постилане bedding straw* * *сла̀ма,ж., само ед. straw; (за покрив) thatch; \слама за постилане bedding straw.* * *straw ; mulch; leghorn* * *1. (за покрив) thatch 2. straw 3. СЛАМА за постилане bedding straw 4. кумова СЛАМА acmp. the Milky Way -
19 saman
"straw; chaff. - alevi gibi sudden and short-lived. - altından su yürütmek to be as sly as a fox, be extremely crafty and devious. - çöpü piece of straw or chaff. - elinse samanlık senin. colloq. You won´t benefit at all from free food if you eat so much of it that you become ill. - gibi insipid, tasteless. - kafalı stupid. - nezlesi hay fever. - sarısı 1. straw yellow. 2. straw-colored, straw yellow." -
20 сламорезачка
straw-cutter* * *сла̀мореза̀чка,ж., -и straw-cutter; cracko, chaff-cutter, chaff-chopper.* * *straw cutter* * *straw-cutter
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