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41 вертикальная полость, промытая водой в известняковой породе вдоль трещины
Geology: sink holeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > вертикальная полость, промытая водой в известняковой породе вдоль трещины
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42 водосточный приёмный колодец
General subject: sink holeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > водосточный приёмный колодец
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43 дренаж с затопленными колодцами
Makarov: sink-hole drainageУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дренаж с затопленными колодцами
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44 естественный колодец
1) Geology: natural well, sink holeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > естественный колодец
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45 поглощающее отверстие
Geology: sink holeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > поглощающее отверстие
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46 система головного дренажа с затапливаемыми водоприёмными колодцами
Makarov: sink-hole drainageУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > система головного дренажа с затапливаемыми водоприёмными колодцами
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47 puits perdu
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48 puits
puits [pyi]masculine noun[d'eau, pétrole] well ; (Mining, construction) shaft* * *pɥinom masculin invariable1) ( d'eau) well2) ( conduit) shaft•Phrasal Verbs:* * *pɥi nmIl a un puits dans son jardin. — He's got a well in his garden.
* * *puits nm inv1 ( d'eau) well; puits de pétrole oil well;2 ( conduit) shaft.puits d'aération Mines ventilation shaft; puits d'ascenseur Constr lift GB ou elevator US shaft; puits d'érudition fount of knowledge; puits de mine mine shaft; puits perdu soakaway GB, sink hole US; puits de science = puits d'érudition.[pɥi] nom masculin1. [pour l'eau] wellpuits d'exploration exploration ou wild cat wellpuits d'intervention relief ou killer wellpuits d'aérage ventilation ou ventilating shaft4. (figuré)un puits de science a walking encyclopedia, a fount of knowledge, a mine of informationpuits d'amour nom masculin -
49 Abzugsgrube
Deutsch-Englisch Fachwörterbuch Architektur und Bauwesen > Abzugsgrube
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50 Senkgrube
Senkgrube f absorbing [waste] well, sink hole [well], catch basin, cesspit, cesspool, dry wellDeutsch-Englisch Fachwörterbuch Architektur und Bauwesen > Senkgrube
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51 slivnik
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52 slukhål
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53 раковина
sink имя существительное: -
54 зумпф
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55 шурф
hole, bore pit, dug pit, pit, trench* * *шурф м.
(open test) pit, boringпроби́ть шурф — sink a boringразве́дочный шурф — prospecting [test] pitэксплуатацио́нный шурф — working pit* * * -
56 bohren
I v/t1. (ein rundes Loch) ausbohren: bore; TECH., MED., mit Bohrer, Bohrmaschine: drill; (Brunnen) sink; (Tunnel) drive; ein Loch bohren drill a hole (in + Akk into); mit dem Finger ein Loch in die Tischdecke bohren poke a hole in the tablecloth (with one’s finger)2. einen Pfahl etc. in den Boden bohren drive ( oder sink) a post etc. into the ground; jemandem ein Messer in die Brust bohren plunge a knife into s.o.’s chest; ein Schiff in den Grund bohren send a ship to the bottom3. etw. aus etw. bohren pick s.th. out of s.th.; Rosinen aus dem Kuchen bohren pick raisins out of the cakeII vt/i Zahnarzt: drill; er hat mir zwei Zähne gebohrt umg. I had to have two fillings; er hat überhaupt nicht gebohrt I didn’t need any fillings ( oder any work done)III v/i1. TECH. drill ( nach for); nach Öl bohren drill for oil; wo sollen wir bohren? where should we start drilling?2. irgendwo bohren poke somewhere; mit den Zehen im Sand bohren poke ( oder play with) one’s toes in the sand; in der Nase bohren pick one’s nose4. fig. (eindringen) probe (in + Dat into); in jemandes Vergangenheit bohren delve ( oder probe) into s.o.’s past5. fig. (aufdringlich sein) persist, go on and on umg.; er bohrt auch he’s very persistent, he’ll go on and on at you; so lange bohren, bis jemand etw. tut pester s.o. into doing s.th., go on and on at s.o. until he ( oder she) does s.th. ( oder gives in) umg.IV v/refl: sich in / durch jemanden / etw. bohren bore (its way) into / through s.o / s.th.; die Rakete bohrte sich in den Boden the rocket buried itself in the ground; ein Dorn bohrte sich in ihren Finger she pricked her finger with a thorn; seine Blicke bohrten sich in ihren Rücken fig. his eyes made holes in her back* * *to drill; to bore; to gouge; to prick* * *boh|ren ['boːrən]1. vtto bore; (mit Bohrer, Bohrmaschine auch) to drill; Brunnen to sink; (= hineindrücken) Stange, Pfahl, Schwert etc to sink ( in +acc into)ein Schiff in den Grund bóhren — to send a ship to the bottom (of the sea)
2. vi1) (mit Bohrer) to bore (in +dat into), to drill (nach for)in einem Zahn bóhren — to drill a tooth
in der Nase bóhren — to pick one's nose
er bohrte und bohrte, bekam aber keine Antwort —
der Schmerz bohrte ihm im Magen — he had a gnawing pain in his stomach
3. vrbóhren —
ein grelles Licht bohrte sich durchs Dunkel — a glaring light pierced the darkness
* * *2) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) drill3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) grind4) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) poke* * *boh·ren[ˈbo:rən]I. vt1. (Öffnung in etw machen)einen Brunnen \bohren to sink a well2. (mit dem Bohrer bearbeiten)Beton/Holz \bohren to drill concrete/wood3. (hineinstoßen)er bohrte ihm das Messer in den Bauch he plunged the knife into his stomach; s.a. GrundII. vi1. (mit dem Bohrer arbeiten) to drill2. (stochern)[mit dem Finger] in der Nase \bohren to pick one's nosemit dem Finger im Ohr \bohren to poke one's finger in one's ear3. Zahnarzt to drill4. (nach Bodenschätzen suchen)▪ so lange \bohren, bis... to keep on asking [or keep on and on] until...sie bohrte so lange, bis ich ihr alles erzählte she kept on at me [or asking me] until I told her everythinger bohrte so lange, bis ihm seine Mutter ein Eis kaufte he kept pestering his mother until she bought him an ice cream6. (nagen)▪ [in jdm] \bohren to gnaw at sbIII. vr* * *1.transitives Verb1) bore; (mit Bohrer, Bohrmaschine) drill, bore < hole>; sink <well, shaft>; bore, drive < tunnel>; sink < pole, post etc.> (in + Akk. into)2) (bearbeiten) drill <wood, concrete, etc.>3) (drücken in) poke (in + Akk. in[to])2.intransitives Verb1) (eine Bohrung vornehmen) drillnach Öl/Wasser usw. bohren — drill for oil/water etc.
3.jetzt hört auf zu bohren — now, don't keep on
reflexives Verbsich in/durch etwas bohren — bore its way into/through something
* * *A. v/t1. (ein rundes Loch) ausbohren: bore; TECH, MED, mit Bohrer, Bohrmaschine: drill; (Brunnen) sink; (Tunnel) drive;ein Loch bohren drill a hole (in +akk into);mit dem Finger ein Loch in die Tischdecke bohren poke a hole in the tablecloth (with one’s finger)2. einen Pfahl etcjemandem ein Messer in die Brust bohren plunge a knife into sb’s chest;ein Schiff in den Grund bohren send a ship to the bottom3.etwas aus etwas bohren pick sth out of sth;Rosinen aus dem Kuchen bohren pick raisins out of the cakeB. v/t & v/i Zahnarzt: drill;er hat mir zwei Zähne gebohrt umg I had to have two fillings;er hat überhaupt nicht gebohrt I didn’t need any fillings ( oder any work done)C. v/i1. TECH drill (nach for);nach Öl bohren drill for oil;wo sollen wir bohren? where should we start drilling?2.irgendwo bohren poke somewhere;in der Nase bohren pick one’s nose3.4. fig (eindringen) probe (in +dat into);in jemandes Vergangenheit bohren delve ( oder probe) into sb’s pastso lange bohren, bis jemand etwas tut pester sb into doing sth, go on and on at sb until he ( oder she) does sth ( oder gives in) umgD. v/r:sich in/durch jemanden/etwas bohren bore (its way) into/through s.o/sth;die Rakete bohrte sich in den Boden the rocket buried itself in the ground;ein Dorn bohrte sich in ihren Finger she pricked her finger with a thorn;seine Blicke bohrten sich in ihren Rücken fig his eyes made holes in her back* * *1.transitives Verb1) bore; (mit Bohrer, Bohrmaschine) drill, bore < hole>; sink <well, shaft>; bore, drive < tunnel>; sink <pole, post etc.> (in + Akk. into)2) (bearbeiten) drill <wood, concrete, etc.>3) (drücken in) poke (in + Akk. in[to])2.intransitives Verb1) (eine Bohrung vornehmen) drillnach Öl/Wasser usw. bohren — drill for oil/water etc.
2) (ugs.): (drängen, fragen) keep on3.jetzt hört auf zu bohren — now, don't keep on
reflexives Verbsich in/durch etwas bohren — bore its way into/through something
* * *v.to drill (out) v. -
57 perforar
v.1 to cut a hole/holes in.la bala le perforó el pulmón the bullet pierced his lung2 to perforate, to bore through, to punch, to bore a hole in.María perforó su oreja Mary pierced her earlobe.Ricardo perforó la pared Richard bore the wall.* * *1 (gen) to perforate2 (terreno) to drill, bore3 (papel) to punch* * *verb1) to perforate2) pierce3) drill* * *1.VT [gen] to perforate, pierce; (Min) to drill, bore; [+ tarjeta] to punch, punch a hole in; [+ ficha] to punch; [+ pozo] to sink; (=pinchar) to puncture tb Med2.VI (Min) to drill, bore3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < pozo> to sink, drill, boreb) < madera> to drill o bore holes/a hole inla costilla le perforó el pulmón — the rib pierced o punctured her lung
2) <papel/tarjeta> to perforate2.perforarse v prona) úlcera/intestino to become perforatedb) (Tec) capa to rupturec) (caus)perforarse la nariz/las orejas — to have one's nose/ears pierced
* * *= notch (out), score, pierce, bore, perforate, punch, drill, puncture.Ex. When a needle is inserted through the '8' position all cards in the pack with the hole '8' notched out will drop from the needle.Ex. Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).Ex. She waited like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing her.Ex. Further down still the shank of the spindle, rounded again, entered the hose, which was an oblong rectangular wooden box, 25 cm. long by 12.5 cm. square bored with a hole to take the spindle down its long axis.Ex. The former will be needed for single sheets of plain paper, while the latter is used for continuous paper which is perforated.Ex. To do this, the accession numbers must be punched on a number of cards which would together represent the subject covered.Ex. Then the accession card is drilled with the appropriate holes for the keywords = A continuación, la ficha se perfora con los agujeros necesarios para las palabras clave.Ex. When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.----* máquina de perforar papeles = desk punch.* perforar un agujero = drill out + hole.* perforar un pozo = drill + well.* sacar perforando = drill out.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < pozo> to sink, drill, boreb) < madera> to drill o bore holes/a hole inla costilla le perforó el pulmón — the rib pierced o punctured her lung
2) <papel/tarjeta> to perforate2.perforarse v prona) úlcera/intestino to become perforatedb) (Tec) capa to rupturec) (caus)perforarse la nariz/las orejas — to have one's nose/ears pierced
* * *= notch (out), score, pierce, bore, perforate, punch, drill, puncture.Ex: When a needle is inserted through the '8' position all cards in the pack with the hole '8' notched out will drop from the needle.
Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).Ex: She waited like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing her.Ex: Further down still the shank of the spindle, rounded again, entered the hose, which was an oblong rectangular wooden box, 25 cm. long by 12.5 cm. square bored with a hole to take the spindle down its long axis.Ex: The former will be needed for single sheets of plain paper, while the latter is used for continuous paper which is perforated.Ex: To do this, the accession numbers must be punched on a number of cards which would together represent the subject covered.Ex: Then the accession card is drilled with the appropriate holes for the keywords = A continuación, la ficha se perfora con los agujeros necesarios para las palabras clave.Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.* máquina de perforar papeles = desk punch.* perforar un agujero = drill out + hole.* perforar un pozo = drill + well.* sacar perforando = drill out.* * *perforar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹pozo› to sink, drill, bore2 ‹madera› to drill o bore o make holes/a hole in3 «ácido» to perforate; «costilla/bala» to pierce, puncture, perforateB1 ‹papel/tarjeta› to perforate, to punch holes/a hole in2 ‹sello› to perforate1 «úlcera/intestino» to become perforated2 ( Tec) «capa» to rupture3 ( caus):perforarse la nariz/las orejas to have one's nose/ears pierced* * *
perforar ( conjugate perforar) verbo transitivo
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[ bala] to pierce
2 ‹papel/tarjeta› to perforate
perforarse verbo pronominal [úlcera/intestino] to become perforated
perforar verbo transitivo
1 to perforate: le tienen que perforar las orejas, she has to have her ears pierced
2 (la tierra, un pozo, etc) to drill, bore
' perforar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrena
- barrenar
- sonda
English:
bore
- drill
- perforate
- punch
- puncture
- clip
- sink
* * *♦ vt1. [agujerear] to cut a hole/holes in;[con taladro] to drill a hole/holes in;la bala le perforó el pulmón the bullet pierced his lung;están perforando un túnel they are drilling a tunnel2. Informát to punch* * *v/t1 ( agujerear) pierce2 calle dig up* * *perforar vt1) : to perforate, to pierce2) : to drill, to bore* * *perforar vb1. (en general) to pierce2. (con taladro) to drill -
58 раковина
1) General subject: abscess (в металле), air-pocket, bleb (в металле), blister (в металле), blowhole, bowl, cameo shell, cameo-shell (моллюска), conch, hole (в отливке), pit (на отливке), pockhole, scallop, shell, sink (для стока воды)2) Geology: test3) Zoology: cuttlebone (у каракатиц. Расположена внутри тела, аналог скелета позвоночных.)4) Naval: fault, scab (на поверхности отливки), scale, score5) Medicine: concha7) Sports: ( для защиты паховой области от попадания шайбы и др. травм) groin protector (хоккей)8) Military: eye-cup, quarter (корабля), (в канале ствола) rust spot9) Engineering: basin (умывальника), blow hole, cavity, earpiece sink, flaw (дефект подложки), gas cavity, gutter, lavatory basin, pocket, popout (на поверхности бетона), wash basin (умывальника), wash ceramic, wash sink (умывальника)10) Chemistry: crater, open bubble11) Construction: cavitation, honeycomb (в бетоне, металле), kitchen sink, pothole (в бетоне), void pocket (напр. в бетоне), wash sink, flow, pitting12) Automobile industry: air bubble, blow-hole (в отливке), blowhole (в отливке), pock-hole13) Architecture: wash-basin (кухонная), wash-basin (сантехнический прибор), wash-bowl, wash-bowl (кухонная), wash-bowl (сантехнический прибор)15) Metallurgy: (газовый) blister, bubble, void (в породе)16) Polygraphy: pin hole (в стереотипе)17) Oil: gas inclusion18) Silicates: air pocket (в отливке), cave, hole (отливки), pit (отливки), water mark, water spot (дефект эмалированных изделий)19) Polymers: air hole, air lock, air pocket, depression (на поверхности изделия), shell (дефект на поверхности изделия)20) Automation: (усадочная) cavity, (поверхностная) pit (на отливке), pocket (в металле)21) Quality control: crack, hole (в металле)23) Arms production: rust spot (в канале ствола)24) Marine science: shell (моллюсков), test (у беспозвоночных)25) Cables: cavity (дефект материала)26) General subject: hollow (дефект литья)27) Makarov: air pocket (в металле), blowhole (в бетоне, в металле), blowhole (дефект, напр. фанерования), blub, flaw (в материале), lorica, scab (в материале), shard (улитки)28) Dog breeding: (ушная) burr29) Yachting: garboard -
59 creuser
creuser [kʀøze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ bois, falaise] to hollow out ; [+ sol, roc] to dig a hole in ; (au marteau-piqueur) to drill a hole inb. [+ puits, fondations, canal, tranchée] to dig ; [+ sillon] to plough (Brit), to plow (US) ; [+ trou] to dig ; (au marteau-piqueur) to drillc. ( = approfondir) [+ problème, sujet] to go into• la promenade, ça creuse (l'estomac) (inf) walking gives you a real appetite2. reflexive verba. [joues, visage] to become gauntb. [personne] se creuser (la cervelle or la tête) (inf) to rack one's brains• il ne s'est pas beaucoup creusé ! (inf) he didn't exactly overexert himself!* * *kʀøze
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1) ( ôter de la matière dans) [personne] to dig a hole in [terre]; to hollow out [tronc, fruit]; to drill a hole in [dent]; to dig into [roche]; [mer, eau] to eat into, to erode [falaise]2) ( pratiquer) to dig [trou, canal, tombe, terrier]; to sink [puits]; to plough GB, to plow US [sillon] ( dans in); [rivière] to hollow out [lit]3) ( marquer) [rides] to furrow [front, visage]elle avait le visage creusé par la faim/le chagrin — her face was gaunt with hunger/grief
4) ( accentuer la cambrure de)creuser le dos or les reins — to arch one's back
5) ( accentuer) to deepen, to increase [déficit, fossé]6) ( approfondir) [personne] to go into [something] in depth [sujet, théorie]
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verbe intransitif
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se creuser verbe pronominal [joues, visage] to become hollow; [mer, vagues] to be whipped up; [rides] to deepen; [écart] to widen••ça creuse — (colloq) it really gives you an appetite
se creuser (la tête or la cervelle) — (colloq) to rack one's brains
* * *kʀøze1. vt1) [trou, tunnel] to dig2) [sol] to dig a hole in, [bois] to hollow out3) fig to go into, to go deeply into2. vi* * *creuser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( ôter de la matière dans) [personne] to dig a hole in [terre]; to hollow out [tronc, fruit]; to drill a hole in [dent]; [bulldozer] to dig into [roche]; [mer, eau] to eat into, to erode [falaise, rochers]; [ver] to burrow through [terre];2 ( pratiquer) [personne] to dig [trou, souterrain, tombe, fossé]; to sink [puits, fondations]; to cut, to dig [canal, tunnel]; to plough GB, to plow US [sillon] (dans in); [lapin, renard] to dig [terrier]; [rivière] to hollow out [lit]; creuser un trou à la pelleteuse to dig a hole with a mechanical digger; creuser sa propre tombe lit, fig to dig one's own grave;3 ( marquer) [rides] to furrow [front, visage]; elle avait le visage creusé par la faim/le chagrin/l'épuisement her face was gaunt with hunger/grief/exhaustion;4 ( accentuer la cambrure de) creuser le dos or les reins to arch one's back;5 ( accentuer) to deepen, to increase [déficit, fossé, inégalités]; creuser l'écart entre to widen the gap between;6 ( approfondir) [personne] to go into [sth] in depth, to research [question, sujet, théorie]; vous ne creusez pas assez votre analyse your analysis does not go far enough; si tu creuses un peu, tu t'aperçois vite que if you scratch the surface you soon realize that.B vi creuser dans la craie/la roche/l'argile to dig into the chalk/the rock/the clay.C se creuser vpr1 ( devenir concave) [joues, visage] to become hollow; [mer, vagues] to be whipped up;2 ( s'accentuer) [rides] to deepen; [écart, différence] to widen.ça creuse○ it really gives you an appetite; se creuser (la tête or la cervelle)○ to rack one's brains.[krøze] verbe transitif1. [excaver - puits, mine] to dig, to sink ; [ - canal] to dig, to cut ; [ - tranchée] to dig, to excavate ; [ - sillon] to plough ; [ - passage souterrain, tunnel] to make, to bore, to diga. [à la pelle] to dig a holeb. [en grattant] to scratch a holeça a creusé un abîme ou fossé entre eux this has opened up a gulf between them2. [faire un trou dans - généralement] to hollow (out) ; [ - avec une cuillère] to scoop (out)3. [ployer]creuser les reins ou le dos to arch one's back4. [marquer - traits du visage]5. (familier) [ouvrir l'appétit de] to make hungryla marche m'a creusé (l'estomac) the walk gave me an appetite ou whetted my appetite ou made me feel hungry6. [approfondir - idée] to look ou to go into (inseparable) ; [ - problème, question] to look ou to delve into (inseparable)il paraît intelligent, mais il vaut mieux ne pas creuser (trop loin) he seems intelligent, but it might be better not to go into it too deeply7. COUTURE [décolleté] to make deeper ou lower[emmanchure] to make bigger————————se creuser verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)tu ne t'es pas beaucoup creusé pour écrire ce texte! you didn't overtax yourself when you wrote this text!————————se creuser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [yeux, visage] to grow hollow[joues] to grow gaunt ou hollow[fossettes, rides] to appear2. [augmenter - écart] to grow bigger -
60 бурить скважину
1) General subject: hole2) Geology: strip down the borehole3) Obsolete: sink a well4) Mining: drill a well, sink a hole5) Oil: bore a well, cut a hole, drill a hole, drill the well, drive a borehole, drive a well, make a hole, make hole6) Drilling: drive a bore-hole, cut hole7) Makarov: bore, drill, pit, sink well, drill a borehole, drill borehole
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