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1 sheet anchor
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2 sheet
ʃi:t1) (a broad piece of cloth eg for a bed: She put clean sheets on all the beds.) sábana2) (a large, thin, usually flat, piece: a sheet of paper/glass.) hoja•sheet n1. sábanaclean, white sheets sábanas blancas y limpias2. hoja3. láminatr[ʃiːt]1 (on bed) sábana■ bottom/top sheet sábana bajera/encimera4 familiar (newspaper) periódico1 (rain heavily) diluviar, llover a cántaros\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsheet lightning relámpagos nombre masculino plural difusossheet metal chapa de metalsheet music hojas pl de partitura, papel pautadosheet ['ʃi:t] n2) : hoja f (de papel)3) : capa f (de hielo, etc.)4) : lámina f, placa f (de vidrio, metal, etc.), plancha f (de metal, madera, etc.)baking sheet: placa de hornoadj.• en láminas adj.• laminado, -a adj.n.• chapa s.f.• cuartilla s.f.• faja s.f.• hoja s.f.• lámina s.f.• sábana s.f.• tabla s.f.• tablero s.m.ʃiːt1) ( on bed) sábana fas white as a sheet — blanco como el papel
2) ( of paper) hoja f; ( of wrapping paper) pliego m, hoja f; ( of stamps) pliego minformation o fact sheet — folleto m
3)a) ( of metal) chapa f, plancha f, lámina fa sheet of glass — un vidrio, una placa de vidrio
b) ( of ice) capa fthe rain was coming down in sheets — llovía a cántaros; (before n)
[ʃiːt]sheet lightning — relámpagos mpl difusos
1. N1) (also: bedsheet) sábana f2) [of metal, glass, plastic] lámina f3) [of paper] hoja f ; [of labels, stamps, stickers] pliego m, hoja f- start again with a clean sheet4) [of ice, water] capa fthe rain was coming down in sheets — estaba cayendo una cortina de agua or lluvia, llovía a mares
5) (Naut) escota f6) (Press) periódico m7)- keep a clean sheet2.CPDsheet anchor N — (Naut) ancla f de la esperanza
sheet bend N — nudo m de escota, vuelta f de escota
sheet feed N — alimentador m de papel
sheet lightning N — fucilazo m
sheet metal N — metal m en lámina
sheet music N — hojas fpl de partitura
* * *[ʃiːt]1) ( on bed) sábana fas white as a sheet — blanco como el papel
2) ( of paper) hoja f; ( of wrapping paper) pliego m, hoja f; ( of stamps) pliego minformation o fact sheet — folleto m
3)a) ( of metal) chapa f, plancha f, lámina fa sheet of glass — un vidrio, una placa de vidrio
b) ( of ice) capa fthe rain was coming down in sheets — llovía a cántaros; (before n)
sheet lightning — relámpagos mpl difusos
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3 ice
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4 back
См. также в других словарях:
Sheet anchor — Sheet an chor [OE. scheten to shoot, AS. sce[ o]tan; cf. OE. shoot anchor. See {Shoot}, v. t.] 1. (Naut.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; called also {waist anchor}. See the Note under {Anchor}. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheet anchor — n. [ME shute anker < ? schuten, to SHOOT + anker, ANCHOR: reason for name uncert.] 1. a large anchor used only in emergencies 2. a person or thing to be relied upon in danger … English World dictionary
sheet anchor — noun spare anchor for use in emergency • Syn: ↑waist anchor • Hypernyms: ↑anchor, ↑ground tackle * * * ˈsheet anchor noun a person or thing that you can depend on in a difficult situation … Useful english dictionary
sheet anchor — /ˈʃit æŋkə/ (say sheet angkuh) noun 1. a large anchor used only in cases of emergency. 2. a final reliance or resource. {late Middle English shute anker; origin uncertain} …
sheet anchor — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier shoot anchor, from Middle English shute anker Date: 1626 1. a large strong anchor formerly carried in the waist of a ship and used as a spare in an emergency 2. something that constitutes a main support or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sheet-anchor — n. 1. (Naut.) Principal anchor, largest anchor. 2. Mainstay, chief support, main reliance … New dictionary of synonyms
sheet anchor — 1. Naut. a large anchor used only in cases of emergency. 2. a final reliance or resource, as when in danger. [1485 95] * * * … Universalium
sheet anchor — noun a) a large, spare anchor used in an emergency b) a source of help in times of danger … Wiktionary
sheet anchor — large anchor used in emergencies … English contemporary dictionary
sheet anchor — noun 1》 an additional anchor for use in emergencies. 2》 a dependable person or thing relied upon in the last resort. Origin C15: perh. related to obs. shot, denoting two cables spliced together, later influenced by sheet2 … English new terms dictionary
sheet anchor — noun (C) 1 a ship s largest anchor 1 (1), used only in times of danger 2 someone or something that you depend on very much in a difficult or dangerous situation … Longman dictionary of contemporary English