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rises (noun)

  • 1 rises

    повышать; расти
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. ascents (noun) ascensions; ascents; risings
    2. grades (noun) grades; gradients; slopes
    3. hills (noun) eminence; hills; projections; prominence
    4. increases (noun) accessions; accretions; additions; advances; augmentations; boosts; breakthroughs; enlargements; growths; hikes; increases; increments; jumps; multiplication; raises; upgrades; upswings; upturns; waxes
    5. adjourns (verb) adjourns; dissolves; prorogues; recesses; terminates
    6. arises (verb) arises; ascends; aspires; get up; lifts; mounts; pile out; roll out; soars; stand up; turn out; ups
    7. arrives (verb) arrives; get ahead; get on; succeeds
    8. happens (verb) betides; breaks; chances; comes off; develops; does; falls out; gives; goes; happens; occurs; passes; transpires
    9. increases (verb) augments; builds; burgeons; enlarges; escalates; expands; grows; increases; multiplies; runs up; snowballs; upsurges; waxes
    10. intensifies (verb) aggravates; deepens; enhances; heightens; intensifies; magnifies; redoubles; rouses
    11. lifts (verb) advances; ascends; climbs; lifts; mounts; soars
    12. rebels (verb) mutinies; rebels; revolts
    13. rolls out (verb) gets up; piles out; rises and shines; rolls out; stands up; turns out; uprises
    14. springs (verb) births; comes; comes from; derives; derives from; emanates; flows; heads; issues; originates; proceeds; springs; stems
    15. surfaces (verb) surfaces

    English-Russian base dictionary > rises

  • 2 recess

    [ri'ses, 'ri:ses]
    1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) niša
    2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) prekinitev (dela)
    3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) odmor
    * * *
    I [risés]
    noun
    umik(anje) (vode, ledenika, zemlje); pot nazaj, upadanje, recesija; začasen odmor, prekinitev (dela, zasedanja), kratka ustavitev, pavza (zlasti parliament); parliament & American university počitnice; (skrit) kotiček, skrivališče, zavetišče, zavetje, samoten kraj, samota; plural najbolj skrita notranjost, skriti tajni kotički; figuratively krilo, vdolbina v zidu, niša, alkova, jama, slepo okno
    recess of the jury — umaknitev, odhod porote (na posvetovanje)
    II [risés]
    transitive verb
    izdolbsti, poglobiti; postaviti (hišo) v jamo, v vdolbino; potisniti nazaj; odriniti, skriti, umakniti dlje od ceste; intransitive verb American colloquially iti na počitnice, vzeti si odmor; odgoditi se, preložiti se

    English-Slovenian dictionary > recess

  • 3 slopes

    иметь наклон; откос
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. grades (noun) cant; grades; gradients; inclinations; inclines; leanings; leans; slants; tilts
    2. rises (noun) ascents; rises
    3. lists (verb) cants; heels; inclines; leans; lists; rakes; reclines; slants; tilts; tips

    English-Russian base dictionary > slopes

  • 4 curtain

    noun
    1) Vorhang, der; (with net curtains) Übergardine, die

    draw or pull the curtains — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen

    draw or pull back the curtains — die Vorhänge aufziehen

    2) (fig.)

    a curtain of fog/mist — ein Nebelschleier

    a curtain of smoke/flames/rain — eine Rauch-/Flammen-/Regenwand

    3) (Theatre) Vorhang, der; (end of play) Schlussszene, die; (rise of curtain at start of play) Aufgehen des Vorhanges; Aktbeginn, der; (fall of curtain at end of scene) Fallen des Vorhanges; Aktschluss, der

    the curtain rises/falls — der Vorhang hebt sich/fällt

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/85929/curtain_off">curtain off
    * * *
    ['kə:tn]
    (a piece of material hung up to act as a screen at a window, on a theatre stage etc: The maid drew the curtains; The curtain came down at the end of the play.) der Vorhang
    - curtain call
    - curtain off
    * * *
    cur·tain
    [ˈkɜ:tən, AM ˈkɜ:r-]
    I. n
    1. (across a window) Vorhang m, Gardine f
    floor-length \curtains bodenlange Gardinen
    lace \curtains Tüllgardinen pl
    to draw/open the \curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen/aufziehen
    2. ( fig: screen) Schleier m, Vorhang m
    a \curtain of rain eine Regenwand
    a thick \curtain of smoke eine dicke Rauchwand
    3. THEAT (stage screen) Vorhang m
    the \curtain rises [or goes up] der Vorhang hebt sich [o geht auf]
    the \curtain falls der Vorhang senkt sich [o fällt]
    most New York theatres have a 7.30 \curtain in den meisten New Yorker Theatern beginnt die Vorstellung um 19.30 Uhr
    the final \curtain die letzte Vorstellung
    4.
    ▶ it'll be \curtains for him if he doesn't do what I tell him! ( fam) wenn er nicht tut, was ich ihm sage, dann kriegt er aber Probleme! fam
    II. vt
    to \curtain a house ein Haus mit Vorhängen ausstatten
    a \curtained window ein Fenster nt mit Vorhängen
    * * *
    ['kɜːtn]
    1. n
    1) Vorhang m; (= net curtain) Gardine f;
    2) (THEAT) Vorhang m

    to drop the curtain — den Vorhang fallen lassen

    the curtain rises/falls or drops —

    the curtain rises on a scene of domestic harmony — der Vorhang hebt sich und gibt den Blick auf eine Szene häuslichen Glücks frei

    3) (fig of mystery) Schleier m

    a curtain of smoke/flames/rain — eine Rauch-/Flammen-/Regenwand

    if you get caught it'll be curtains for you (inf) — wenn sie dich erwischen, ist für dich der Ofen aus (inf) or bist du weg vom Fenster (inf)

    2. vt
    mit Vorhängen/einem Vorhang ausstatten
    * * *
    curtain [ˈkɜːtn; US ˈkɜrtn]
    A s
    1. Vorhang m, Gardine f:
    draw the curtains die Vorhänge auf- oder zuziehen ( → A 3)
    2. fig Vorhang m, (auch Regen-, Wolken- etc) Wand f:
    curtain of smoke Rauchvorhang
    3. fig Vorhang m, Schleier m, Hülle f:
    behind the curtain hinter den Kulissen;
    draw the curtain over sth über etwas den Schleier des Vergessens breiten;
    lift the curtain den Schleier lüften
    4. THEAT
    a) Vorhang m:
    the curtain rises der Vorhang geht auf oder hoch;
    the curtain falls der Vorhang fällt (a. fig) oder senkt sich;
    (b)ring the (final) curtain down fig einen Schlusspunkt unter das Gewesene setzen;
    (b)ring the (final) curtain on ein Ende bereiten (dat), einen Schlusspunkt setzen unter (akk)
    b) Auf- oder Hochgehen n des Vorhangs, Aktbeginn m
    c) Fallen n des Vorhangs, Aktschluss m
    d) Tableau n (effektvolle Schlussszene)
    e) Hervorruf m:
    get ( oder take) ten curtains zehn Vorhänge haben
    5. Schlussmusik f (einer Radiosendung etc)
    6. pl umg das Ende:
    it was curtains for him da war es Sense oder aus mit ihm
    B v/t
    1. mit Vorhängen versehen:
    curtain off mit Vorhängen abteilen oder abschließen
    2. fig verhüllen, -schleiern
    * * *
    noun
    1) Vorhang, der; (with net curtains) Übergardine, die

    draw or pull the curtains — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen

    draw or pull back the curtains — die Vorhänge aufziehen

    2) (fig.)

    a curtain of fog/mist — ein Nebelschleier

    a curtain of smoke/flames/rain — eine Rauch-/Flammen-/Regenwand

    3) (Theatre) Vorhang, der; (end of play) Schlussszene, die; (rise of curtain at start of play) Aufgehen des Vorhanges; Aktbeginn, der; (fall of curtain at end of scene) Fallen des Vorhanges; Aktschluss, der

    the curtain rises/falls — der Vorhang hebt sich/fällt

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Gardine -n f.
    Vorhang -¨e m.

    English-german dictionary > curtain

  • 5 fountain

    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fontæne; springvand
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) stråle; sprøjt
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) kilde
    •
    * * *
    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fontæne; springvand
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) stråle; sprøjt
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) kilde
    •

    English-Danish dictionary > fountain

  • 6 twilight

    1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) tusmørke; skumring
    2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) nedgangsperiode
    * * *
    1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) tusmørke; skumring
    2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) nedgangsperiode

    English-Danish dictionary > twilight

  • 7 fountain

    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fuente
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) fuente
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) fuente
    •
    fountain n fuente
    tr['faʊntən]
    2 (jet) surtidor nombre masculino, chorro
    3 (source, origin) fuente nombre femenino
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    fountain pen pluma estilográfica
    fountain ['faʊntən] n
    1) spring: fuente f, manantial m
    2) source: fuente f, origen m
    3) jet: chorro m (de agua), surtidor m
    n.
    • fuente s.f.
    • surtidor s.m.
    'faʊntṇ, 'faʊntɪn
    1)
    a) ( ornamental) fuente f
    b) (spray, jet) chorro m
    c) ( drinking fountain) fuente f, bebedero m (CS, Méx)
    2) ( source) (liter) manantial m (liter), fuente f
    3) (AmE) soda fountain
    ['faʊntɪn]
    1.
    N (natural) (also fig) fuente f, manantial m ; (artificial) fuente f, surtidor m ; (=jet) chorro m

    drinking fountain — fuente f (de agua potable)

    2.
    CPD

    fountain pen N — estilográfica f, plumafuente f (LAm)

    * * *
    ['faʊntṇ, 'faʊntɪn]
    1)
    a) ( ornamental) fuente f
    b) (spray, jet) chorro m
    c) ( drinking fountain) fuente f, bebedero m (CS, Méx)
    2) ( source) (liter) manantial m (liter), fuente f
    3) (AmE) soda fountain

    English-spanish dictionary > fountain

  • 8 twilight

    1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) crepúsculo; luz del alba
    2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) ocaso, decadencia, declinación
    tr['twaɪlaɪt]
    1 crepúsculo
    twilight ['twaɪ.laɪt] n
    : crepúsculo m
    adj.
    • crepuscular adj.
    n.
    • anochecer s.m.
    • anochecida s.f.
    • crepúsculo s.m.
    'twaɪlaɪt
    mass noun
    a) ( dusk) crepúsculo m
    b) ( half-light) penumbra f
    c) ( period of decline) (liter) crepúsculo m (liter), ocaso m (liter)
    ['twaɪlaɪt]
    1. N
    1) (=evening) anochecer m, crepúsculo m ; (=morning) madrugada f
    2) (fig) crepúsculo m, ocaso m
    2.
    CPD

    twilight area N — = twilight zone

    twilight hours N — (=dusk) crepúsculo msing

    • during twilight hours — en el crepúsculo

    twilight sleep N — sueño m crepuscular

    twilight zone N — zona f gris

    * * *
    ['twaɪlaɪt]
    mass noun
    a) ( dusk) crepúsculo m
    b) ( half-light) penumbra f
    c) ( period of decline) (liter) crepúsculo m (liter), ocaso m (liter)

    English-spanish dictionary > twilight

  • 9 fountain

    noun
    1) (jet[s] of water) Fontäne, die; (structure) Springbrunnen, der
    2) (fig.): (source) Quelle, die
    * * *
    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) der Springbrunnen
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) der Springbrunnen
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) die Quelle
    •
    - academic.ru/29069/fountain_pen">fountain pen
    * * *
    foun·tain
    [ˈfaʊntɪn, AM -tən]
    I. n
    1. (ornamental jet) Brunnen m
    drinking \fountain Trinkbrunnen m
    the Trevi F\fountain der Trevibrunnen
    2. ( fig: spray) Schwall m
    \fountain of water Wasserstrahl m
    3. ( liter: source) Quelle f
    II. vi spritzen
    * * *
    ['faʊntɪn]
    n
    Brunnen m; (with upward jets also) Springbrunnen m; (= jet, spurt of water, lava etc) Fontäne f; (= drinking fountain) (Trinkwasser)brunnen m; (fig = source) Quelle f
    * * *
    fountain [ˈfaʊntın; US -tn] s
    1. Quelle f:
    Fountain of Youth Jungbrunnen m
    2. fig Quelle f, Ursprung m
    3. Fontäne f:
    a) (Wasser- etc) Strahl m
    b) Springbrunnen m
    4. a) Trinkbrunnen m
    b) → soda fountain 2
    5. TECH
    a) Reservoir n
    b) → fount2 1
    * * *
    noun
    1) (jet[s] of water) Fontäne, die; (structure) Springbrunnen, der
    2) (fig.): (source) Quelle, die
    * * *
    n.
    Brunnen - m.
    Fontäne -n f.
    Springbrunnen m.

    English-german dictionary > fountain

  • 10 thermometer

    noun
    Thermometer, das
    * * *
    [Ɵə'momitə]
    (an instrument (usually a thin, glass tube with eg mercury in it) used for measuring temperature, especially body temperature: The nurse took his temperature with a thermometer.) das Thermometer
    * * *
    ther·mom·eter
    [ˈθɜ:mɒmɪtəʳ, AM ˈθɜ:rmɑ:mət̬ɚ]
    n
    1. (device) Thermometer nt o SCHWEIZ a. m
    clinical \thermometer Fieberthermometer nt
    minimum and maximum \thermometer Minimum-Maximum-Thermometer nt, MiniMax-Thermometer nt
    the \thermometer falls/rises das Thermometer fällt/steigt
    2. ( fig: record) Barometer nt fig
    \thermometer of inflation Inflationsbarometer nt
    * * *
    [ɵə'mɒmɪtə(r)]
    n
    Thermometer nt
    * * *
    thermometer [θəˈmɒmıtə(r); US -ˈmɑ-; a. θɜr-] s PHYS Thermometer n: → academic.ru/13461/clinical">clinical 1
    therm. abk thermometer
    * * *
    noun
    Thermometer, das
    * * *
    n.
    Thermometer n.

    English-german dictionary > thermometer

  • 11 twilight

    noun
    1) (evening light) Dämmerlicht, das; Zwielicht, das
    2) (period of half-light) Dämmerung, die
    * * *
    1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) die Dämmerung
    2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) der Dämmerzustand
    * * *
    twi·light
    [ˈtwaɪlaɪt]
    n no pl Dämmerung f, Zwielicht nt
    ▪ in the \twilight in der Dämmerung, im Zwielicht; ( fig)
    he was in the \twilight of his career as a painter er befand sich in seiner letzten Schaffensperiode als Maler
    the \twilight of sb's life jds Lebensabend
    * * *
    ['twaIlaɪt]
    n
    (= time) Dämmerung f; (= semi-darkness also) Dämmer- or Zwielicht nt

    the twilight of his life, his twilight years — sein Lebensabend m

    * * *
    twilight [ˈtwaılaıt]
    A s
    1. ( meist Abend-)Dämmerung f:
    Twilight of the Gods MYTH Götterdämmerung f
    2. Zwielicht n, Halbdunkel n
    3. fig Verfall m:
    twilight of one’s life Lebensabend m
    B adj
    1. zwielichtig (auch fig), dämm(e)rig, schattenhaft
    2. Zwielicht…, Dämmer(ungs)…
    * * *
    noun
    1) (evening light) Dämmerlicht, das; Zwielicht, das
    2) (period of half-light) Dämmerung, die
    * * *
    n.
    Abenddämmerung f.
    Dämmerung f.
    Zwielicht n.

    English-german dictionary > twilight

  • 12 fountain

    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) vodomet
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) vodomet
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) (iz)vir
    •
    * * *
    [fáuntin]
    noun
    studenec, izvir; vodnjak, vodomet; točilnica; rezervoar; črnilnik

    English-Slovenian dictionary > fountain

  • 13 stomach

    1) (the bag-like organ in the body into which food passes when swallowed, and where most of it is digested.) želodec
    2) (the part of the body between the chest and thighs; the belly: a pain in the stomach.) trebuh
    •
    * * *
    I [stʌmək]
    noun
    želodec; trebuh; figuratively apetit, tek, poželenje po jedi; figuratively želja, nagnjenje ( for k, za); razpoloženje; obsolete hrabrost, pogum, srčnost
    high stomach, proud stomach figuratively ošabnost, nadutost, domišljavost
    my stomach rises — slabo mi postaja, vzdiguje se mi
    that goes against my stomach — to se mi upira (studi, gabi)
    to have no stomach for — ne imeti poguma (želje, teka)
    to stick in one's stomach figuratively colloquially čutiti odpor (stud, gnus) (do)
    to turn s.o.'s stomach — želodec komu obračati, povzročiti komu stud (gnus)
    II [stʌmək]
    transitive verb
    (po)jesti (s tekom), pogoltniti, prebaviti; figuratively prenašati, (pre)trpeti (žalitev); sprijazniti se z; obsolete biti užaljen, jezen
    to stomach an insult (an affront) figuratively požreti žalitev

    English-Slovenian dictionary > stomach

  • 14 twilight

    1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) mrak
    2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) somrak
    * * *
    [twáilait]
    1.
    noun
    somrak, poltema, slaba svetloba; (večerni, jutranji) mrak; figuratively prehodni čas; nejasnost, zabrisanost
    twilight of the gods — somrak bogov;
    2.
    adjective (so)mračen, temačen
    twilight sleep medicine polzavestno spanje;
    3.
    transitive verb
    slabotno, medlo osvetliti

    English-Slovenian dictionary > twilight

  • 15 fountain

    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fontene, springvann
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) fontenevann
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) kilde, utspring
    •
    fontene
    I
    subst. \/ˈfaʊntən\/
    1) (drikke)fontene, springvann
    2) kaskade
    3) ( overført) kilde, vell, oppkomme
    4) ( poetisk) kilde, brønn
    5) beholder, reservoar
    II
    verb \/ˈfaʊntən\/
    sprute

    English-Norwegian dictionary > fountain

  • 16 twilight

    1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) skumring, tussmørke
    2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) sluttperiode, nedgangstid
    grålysning
    --------
    skumring
    --------
    tussmørke
    I
    subst. \/ˈtwaɪlaɪt\/
    1) skumring, tussmørke
    2) ( noen ganger) morgengry, grålysning
    3) halvmørke
    4) ( overført) (halv)mørke, dunkelhet
    II
    adj. \/ˈtwaɪlaɪt\/
    1) skumrings-, tussmørke-
    2) ( noen ganger) grålysnings-
    3) ( også overført) halvmørk, dunkel

    English-Norwegian dictionary > twilight

  • 17 fountain

    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) gosbrunnur
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) buna úr gosbrunni
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) uppspretta
    •

    English-Icelandic dictionary > fountain

  • 18 twilight

    1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) ljósaskipti
    2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) hnignun

    English-Icelandic dictionary > twilight

  • 19 fountain

    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fonte
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) fonte
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) fonte
    •
    * * *
    foun.tain
    [f'auntin] n 1 fonte, bica, nascente, origem, causa, chafariz, repuxo, manancial, princípio. 2 bebedouro. 3 reservatório.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > fountain

  • 20 twilight

    1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) crepúsculo
    2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) crepúsculo
    * * *
    twi.light
    [tw'ailait] n 1 crepúsculo, hora do crepúsculo. 2 luz fraca, lusco-fusco. 3 decadência. • adj crepuscular, sombrio. twilight of the Gods crepúsculo dos deuses.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > twilight

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  • Saone — noun a river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone • Syn: ↑Saone River • Instance Hypernyms: ↑river • Part Holonyms: ↑France, ↑French Republic * * * /sohn/, n. a …   Useful english dictionary

  • vacuum coffee maker — noun : a coffee maker consisting of an upper bowl that holds ground coffee and a filtering device and is fitted by a tight seal into a lower bowl that holds water which on boiling rises into the upper bowl from which it is drawn through the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • singsong — noun (C) 1 (C) BrE an informal occasion when people sing songs together; singalong AmE: There was a bit of a singsong at the pub. 2 (singular) a way of speaking in which your voice repeatedly rises and falls: She talked in a strange singsong.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • flood plain — noun a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding • Syn: ↑floodplain • Hypernyms: ↑plain, ↑field, ↑champaign * * * a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally… …   Useful english dictionary

  • water level — noun 1. the level of the surface of a body of water (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑elevation • Hyponyms: ↑sea level 2. underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water spring rains had raised the water table …   Useful english dictionary

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