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1 seesaw
1 a климушка, люлка;2 a непостоянен, напред-наза* * * -
2 seesaw
• възвратно-постъпателно движение• движа се напред-назад -
3 policy
{'pɔlisi}
I. 1. политика
kid-glove POLICY мека/умерена политика
2. курс/линия на поведение
3. благоразумие, политичност, съобразителност, хитрост
II. 1. застрахователна полица
2. ам. хазартна лотария* * *{'pъlisi} n 1. политика; kid-glove policy мека/умерена политика; 2.(2) {'pъlisi} n 1. застрахователна полица; 2. ам. хазартна лот* * *съобразителност; благоразумие; далновидност;* * *1. i. политика 2. ii. застрахователна полица 3. kid-glove policy мека/умерена политика 4. ам. хазартна лотария 5. благоразумие, политичност, съобразителност, хитрост 6. курс/линия на поведение* * *policy [´pɔlisi] I. n 1. политика; big stick \policy разг. политика на силата; cheese-paring \policy разг. ограничаване на разходите, цигания; for reasons of \policy по политически съображения (причини); give-and-take \policy политика на взаимни отстъпки (компромиси); kid-gloves \policy тънка политика; open-door \policy политика на свободна икономическа конкуренция; ostrich \policy политика на самозалъгване, заравяне на главата в пясъка; peace \policy (the \policy of peace) мирна политика; scrap-heap \policy разг. политика на освобождаване от старото, на обновяване; seesaw \policy разг. неустойчива (нестабилна) политика; tough \policy политика на силата; wait-and-see \policy изчаквателна политика; 2. курс, линия на поведение; 3. политичност, благоразумие, съобразителност, далновидност; хитрост; 4. шотл. (и pl) парк, дворно място (на имение и пр.); 5. attr: \policy statement официално изявление; II. policy n 1. застрахователна полица; to take out a \policy on o.'s life застраховам се; 2. ам. хазартна игра (чрез изтегляне на числа).
См. также в других словарях:
Seesaw — See saw , n. [Probably a reduplication of saw, to express the alternate motion to and fro, as in the act of sawing.] 1. A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seesaw — See saw , v. t. To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion. [1913 Webster] He seesaws himself to and fro. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seesaw — [sē′sô΄] n. [redupl. of SAW1: from the action of sawing] 1. a plank balanced on a support at the middle, used by children at play, who ride the ends so that when one goes up, the other comes down 2. the act of riding a plank in this way 3. any up … English World dictionary
Seesaw — See saw , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Seesawad}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seesawing}.] To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seesaw — See saw , a. Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seesaw — index beat (pulsate), oscillate, vacillate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
seesaw — 1630s, in see saw sacke a downe, words in a rhythmic jingle used by children and repetitive motion workers, probably imitative of the rhythmic back and forth motion of sawyers working a two man saw over wood or stone (see SAW (Cf. saw)).… … Etymology dictionary
Seesaw — A seesaw (also known as a teeter totter) is a long, narrow board suspended in the middle so that, as one end goes up, the other goes down.In a playground setting, the board is balanced in the exact center. A person sits on each end and they take… … Wikipedia
seesaw — [[t]si͟ːsɔː[/t]] seesaws, seesawing, seesawed also see saw 1) N COUNT A seesaw is a long board which is balanced on a fixed part in the middle. To play on it, a child sits on each end, and when one end goes up, the other goes down. There was a… … English dictionary
seesaw n — Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now, See s saw sawed Soar s seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore. Had Soar seen See s saw Before See sawed Soar s seesaw, See s saw would not have sawed Soar s seesaw. So See s saw… … English expressions
seesaw — /see saw /, n. 1. a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle. 2. a plank or apparatus for this recreation. 3. an up and down or a back and forth movement or… … Universalium
