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1 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) siphon2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) siphon (d'eau gazeuse)2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) -
2 сифонный трубопровод
adjeng. canalisation en siphon, pipe à siphon, pipelayer à siphonDictionnaire russe-français universel > сифонный трубопровод
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3 trap
A n1 Hunt, fig ( snare) piège m ; to set a trap for poser un piège pour [animals] ; tendre un piège à [humans] ; to fall into a trap tomber dans un piège ; to fall into the trap of doing fig commettre l'erreur de faire ;2 ( vehicle) cabriolet m ;3 ( in plumbing) siphon m ;5 ( in dog racing) stalle f de départ ;1 Hunt prendre [qch] au piège [animal] ;2 (catch, immobilize) coincer [person, finger] ; to be trapped in an elevator être coincé dans un ascenseur ; he trapped a nerve in his back Med il s'est coincé un nerf du dos ;3 ( prevent from escaping) retenir [heat] ; empêcher [qch] de fuir [gas] ; there was air trapped in the pipe il y avait de l'air dans le tuyau ;4 fig ( emprison) prendre [qn] au piège ; to trap sb into doing amener qn à faire ; to be/feel trapped (in a situation/a marriage) être/se sentir piégé or coincé (dans une situation/un mariage). -
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siphon — (n.) 1650s, from Fr. siphon (early 17c.), from L. sipho (gen. siphonis), from Gk. siphon pipe, tube, of unknown origin. The verb is attested from 1859; figurative sense of to draw off, divert is recorded from 1940. Related: Siphoned; siphoning … Etymology dictionary
siphon — si•phon or syphon [[t]ˈsaɪ fən[/t]] n. v. phoned, phon•ing. n. 1) hyd aU shaped pipe that uses atmospheric pressure to draw liquid from one container, place, or level to another 2) zool. a projecting tubular part of some animals, esp. certain… … From formal English to slang
siphon — n. & v. (also syphon) n. 1 a pipe or tube shaped like an inverted V or U with unequal legs to convey a liquid from a container to a lower level by atmospheric pressure. 2 (in full siphon bottle) an aerated water bottle from which liquid is forced … Useful english dictionary
siphon — siphonal, siphonic /suy fon ik/, adj. siphonless, adj. siphonlike, adj. /suy feuhn/, n. 1. a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg … Universalium
siphon — /ˈsaɪfən / (say suyfuhn) noun 1. an enclosed tube or conduit through which a liquid is conveyed from a reservoir at one elevation to a lower elevation, the liquid being initially forced into the tube by suction or immersion and then, once the… …
siphon — [ sʌɪf(ə)n] (also syphon) noun 1》 a tube used to convey liquid upwards from a container and then down to a lower level, the flow being forced initially by suction or immersion and maintained by the different fluid pressures at the tube openings.… … English new terms dictionary
Siphon — Si phon, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, onis, fr. Gr. ??? a siphon, tube, pipe.] 1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Siphon barometer — Siphon Si phon, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, onis, fr. Gr. ??? a siphon, tube, pipe.] 1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Siphon bottle — Siphon Si phon, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, onis, fr. Gr. ??? a siphon, tube, pipe.] 1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Siphon condenser — Siphon Si phon, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, onis, fr. Gr. ??? a siphon, tube, pipe.] 1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Siphon cup — Siphon Si phon, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, onis, fr. Gr. ??? a siphon, tube, pipe.] 1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English