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1) постройка; строение; здание; сооружение; комплекс зданий3) строительный•- abutting buildings - accessory building - additional building - administrative building - air-conditioned building - ancillary building - arch building - basic building - bay-type building - bay-type industrial building - bridge building - business building - civic building - cold-weather building - community building - concrete-steel building - control building - convertible building - deckhead building - detached building - detention building - dilapidated building - domestic building - ecclesiastical building - engine building - engineering building - exhibition building - fabricated building - flat building - framed building - frame-panel building - functional building - hall building - hall-type industrial building - heapstead building - high-density apartment building - high-rise apartment building - high-rise building - intelligent building - integrated building - jerry building - line building - low-rise apartment building - market building - medium-rise apartment building - memorial building - mill building - model building - modular building - monastic building - multispan industrial building - multispan complex industrial building - multistorey apartment building - multistoreyed building - multistoreyed garage building - municipal building - office building - one-storey building - pavilion-like building - prefabricated building - prefabricated reusable building - process building - production building - pseudodipteral building - public building - railroad building - residence building - residential building - residential and community building - ribbon building - ruinous building - sectional building - set-back building - single-aisle building - single-storey building - smallholding building - speculative building - speculative building of flats - sporadic building - sport building - sports building - standardized building - station building - steel frame mill building - stone building - storage building - store building - stressed-skin building - system building - temporal building - temporary building - tenement building - theatre building - tier building - timber building - tower building - towerlike building - two-aisle building - tyre building - universal building - walk-up building - water-conditioning building* * *1. здание; сооружение; постройка; строение; корпус2. строительство; возведение зданийbuilding constructed to 12 m grid — здание с сеткой колонн 12*12 м
building ready for moving-in — здание «под ключ»
- above-grade buildingbuilding up of surface layer — нанесение поверхностного слоя (напр. бетона при торкретировании)
- above-ground building
- abutting buildings
- accessory building
- administration building
- agricultural building
- agricultural production building
- airport building
- all-brick building
- all-metal building
- ancillary building
- arch building
- bank building
- bearing-wall building
- beautifully detailed building
- bedroom building
- bridge building
- central-corridor residential building
- centralized building
- centrally-planned building
- cherished building
- civic building
- cold-weather building
- communal building
- complicated building
- concrete building
- concrete-frame building
- curved building
- demountable building
- domestic building
- earthquake resistance building
- earth-sheltered building
- ecclesiastic building
- educational building
- energy-efficient building
- expo building
- factory building
- factory-built building
- farm building
- fireproof building
- framed building
- frame building
- functional building
- government building
- great public building
- heavy industrial building
- heightened building
- high-rise building
- historic building
- home building
- hostel building
- industrial building
- industrialized building
- industrial production building
- inflatable building
- integrated building
- large-panel building
- light industrial building
- line building
- link building
- loft building
- low-energy building
- low rise building
- main building
- manufacturing building
- memorial building
- mill building
- minor industrial building
- module-built building
- multicompartment building
- multifamily residential building
- multipurpose building
- multistory building
- multiuse building
- municipal buildings
- neighboring buildings
- nondomestic building
- nonresidential building
- office building
- permanent buildings
- portal framed building
- porticoed building
- post-frame building
- post-tensioned building
- precast concrete building
- precast concrete demountable building
- precast concrete framed building
- pre-engineered metal building
- prefabricated building
- pressurized building
- production building
- public building
- public service buildings
- quickly erected building
- racetrack building
- railway buildings
- raised building
- ramshackle building
- rectilinear building
- relocatable building
- repellent looking building
- residence building
- ribbon building
- riverside building
- school building
- science building
- set-back building
- single story building
- site-cast concrete building
- skeleton building
- solar building
- split-level building
- sports building
- steel building
- steel-framed building
- steel-frame building
- steel framed multistory buildings
- storage building
- stuccoed building
- subtle building
- systems building
- tall block building
- tapering building
- temporary buildings
- terminal building
- terraced buildings
- three-dimensional module house building
- three-dimensional house building
- three-floored building
- tier building
- tower building
- tropical building
- turn-key type building
- typical apartment building
- unassertive building
- unit-built building
- university building
- unserviceable building
- ventilation building
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§ მაღალი, ახოვანი, წარმოსადეგი§ მაღალიa tall man / tree / building მაღალი ხე / კაცი / შენობა●●a tall story / tale მონაგონი, მონაჩმახი -
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Атомная энергия: высотное бетонное зданиеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > tall concrete building
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high-rise building
Any tall, multistoried structure or edifice that is equipped with elevators. (Source: RHW)
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здание высотное
Здание башенного типа с количеством этажей более 25
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I 1. [haɪ]1) (tall) [building, wall, table, forehead, cheekbones] altoI've known him since he was so high — lo conosco da quando era piccolo o da quando era alto così
2) (far from the ground) [shelf, ceiling, cloud] altohow high (up) are we? — (on top of building) quanto siamo alti? (on plane, mountain) a che altezza siamo?
3) (numerically large) [number, price, frequency] alto, elevato; [ratio, volume] alto; [ wind] fortehigh in — ricco di [fat, iron]
4) (great) [degree, risk] alto, elevato; [hope, expectation] grande5) (important) [quality, rank] alto; [ standard] elevato8) gastr. [ game] frollato2.to be high on — essere sovreccitato per [ drug]
1) (to a great height) [climb, throw] in alto; [ jump] alto, in altoto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] salire sempre più in alto; fig. [figures, unemployment] aumentare sempre di più
don't go any higher than Ј 5,000 — non andare oltre o non superare le 5.000 sterline
2) (at a high level) [set, turn on] altoto turn sth. up high — alzare qcs
3) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità alta••it's high time that sb. did — è proprio ora che qcn. faccia
II [haɪ]to search high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti
1) (livello) massimo m., picco m.2) colloq. (euphoric feeling)to be on a high — essere su di giri o eccitatissimo
3) AE colloq. scol. scuola f. (media) superiore4)from on high — dall'alto; relig. dal Cielo
* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) di altezza3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) alto4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principale, maggiore, alto5) (noble; good: high ideals.) alto6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) alto9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) passato, andato a male10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) alto2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) alto- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) dar rilievo a, mettere in evidenza- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) (ad alto contenuto tecnologico)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I 1. [haɪ]1) (tall) [building, wall, table, forehead, cheekbones] altoI've known him since he was so high — lo conosco da quando era piccolo o da quando era alto così
2) (far from the ground) [shelf, ceiling, cloud] altohow high (up) are we? — (on top of building) quanto siamo alti? (on plane, mountain) a che altezza siamo?
3) (numerically large) [number, price, frequency] alto, elevato; [ratio, volume] alto; [ wind] fortehigh in — ricco di [fat, iron]
4) (great) [degree, risk] alto, elevato; [hope, expectation] grande5) (important) [quality, rank] alto; [ standard] elevato8) gastr. [ game] frollato2.to be high on — essere sovreccitato per [ drug]
1) (to a great height) [climb, throw] in alto; [ jump] alto, in altoto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] salire sempre più in alto; fig. [figures, unemployment] aumentare sempre di più
don't go any higher than Ј 5,000 — non andare oltre o non superare le 5.000 sterline
2) (at a high level) [set, turn on] altoto turn sth. up high — alzare qcs
3) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità alta••it's high time that sb. did — è proprio ora che qcn. faccia
II [haɪ]to search high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti
1) (livello) massimo m., picco m.2) colloq. (euphoric feeling)to be on a high — essere su di giri o eccitatissimo
3) AE colloq. scol. scuola f. (media) superiore4)from on high — dall'alto; relig. dal Cielo
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['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondol2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) gondol•* * *['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondol2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) gondol• -
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1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) muy2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) de todo; enteramente, completamente
2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) justo, exacto2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) del todo3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) sólo, mero•very adv1. muy2. mucho3.tr['verɪ]1 (extremely) muy■ it's very easy es muy fácil, es facilísimo■ to be very hungry/sleepy tener mucha hambre/mucho sueño■ very few muy pocos,-as, poquísimos,-as■ very little muy poco,-a, poquísimo,-a2 (emphatic) muy■ at the very latest como muy tarde, a más tardar■ at the very least como mínimo, por lo menos■ there was another accident in the very same place ha habido otro accidente en el mismo lugar exacto1 (extreme) de todo2 (precise) mismo,-a, exacto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's the very thing familiar es justo lo que necesitas/hace faltathe very best el/la mejor, lo mejornot very no mucho■ were the tickets expensive? --not very ¿eran caras las entradas? --no muchothe very thought of it! ¡sólo con pensarlo!very ['vɛri] adv1) extremely: muy, sumamentevery few: muy pocosI am very sorry: lo siento muchoat the very least: por lo menos, como mínimothe same dress: el mismo vestido1) exact, precise: mismo, exactoat that very moment: en ese mismo momentoit's the very thing: es justo lo que hacía falta2) bare, mere: solo, merothe very thought of it: sólo pensarlo3) extreme: extremo, de todoat the very top: arriba de todoadj.• mismo, -a adj.• mismísimo, -a adj.adj.indef.• mismo adj.indef.adv.• harto adv.• mismo adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.pron.• mismo pron.
I 'veria) ( extremely) muyshe's very tall/clever/fat — es muy alta/inteligente/gorda; ( more emphatic) es altísima/inteligentísima/gordísima
was he upset? - very — ¿estaba disgustado? - mucho
it was very hot/cold — hacía mucho calor/frío
b) (in phrases)very much: thank you very much muchas gracias; did you enjoy it? - yes, very much indeed ¿te gustó? - sí, mucho; very well muy bien; I couldn't very well refuse — cómo me iba a negar!
c) ( emphatic)at the very most/least — como máximo/mínimo
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adjective (before n)a) (exact, precise) mismofor that very reason — por esa misma razón, por eso mismo
ah! the very person I wanted to see! — ah, justo la persona a quien quería ver!
b) (absolute, extreme)c) ( actual) mismod) (mere, sheer) solo, merothe very mention of her name — la sola or mera mención de su nombre
['verɪ]walk out without paying? the very idea! — ¿irnos sin pagar? cómo se te ocurre!
1. ADV1) (=extremely) muy"that will be all" - "very good, sir" — -nada más -muy bien, señor
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you're not being very helpful — me ayudas bien poco, no me estás siendo de gran ayuda•
that's very kind of you — eres muy amable"did you enjoy it?" - "very much (so)" — -¿te ha gustado? -sí, mucho
I was very (much) surprised — me sorprendió mucho, para mí fue una gran sorpresa
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he very nearly missed the bus — por muy poco pierde el autobús•
we don't see each other very often — nos vemos poco, no nos vemos mucho•
he's so very poor — es tan pobre•
very well, I'll do what I can — muy bien or bueno, haré lo que pueda2) (=absolutely)•
the very best, she eats nothing but the very best — solo come lo mejor de lo mejor•
at the very latest — a más tardar, como muy tarde•
at the very most — a lo sumo, como mucho, como máximo•
the very next day — precisamente el día siguiente•
she was given her very own TV show — le dieron su propio programa de televisión•
the very same hat — el mismísimo sombrero3) (alone, in reply to question) mucho"are you tired?" - "(yes,) very" — -¿estás cansado? -(sí,) mucho
2. ADJ1) (=precise) mismo•
he's the very man we want — es justo el hombre que buscamos•
it's the very thing! — ¡es justo lo que necesitamos!2) (=mere)•
the very idea! — ¡qué cosas dices!, ¡cómo se te ocurre!•
the very thought (of it) makes me feel sick — con solo pensarlo me da náuseas3) (=extreme)•
at the very end — justo al final, al final de todo4) liter* * *
I ['veri]a) ( extremely) muyshe's very tall/clever/fat — es muy alta/inteligente/gorda; ( more emphatic) es altísima/inteligentísima/gordísima
was he upset? - very — ¿estaba disgustado? - mucho
it was very hot/cold — hacía mucho calor/frío
b) (in phrases)very much: thank you very much muchas gracias; did you enjoy it? - yes, very much indeed ¿te gustó? - sí, mucho; very well muy bien; I couldn't very well refuse — cómo me iba a negar!
c) ( emphatic)at the very most/least — como máximo/mínimo
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adjective (before n)a) (exact, precise) mismofor that very reason — por esa misma razón, por eso mismo
ah! the very person I wanted to see! — ah, justo la persona a quien quería ver!
b) (absolute, extreme)c) ( actual) mismod) (mere, sheer) solo, merothe very mention of her name — la sola or mera mención de su nombre
walk out without paying? the very idea! — ¿irnos sin pagar? cómo se te ocurre!
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A n1 ( high level) niveau m élevé ; an all-time ou a record high un niveau record ; to rise to ou hit ou reach a new high atteindre son niveau le plus élevé ; a high of 35° une pointe de 35° ; a ten-year high of three million un niveau record de trois millions en dix ans ;2 ○ ( euphoric feeling) to give sb a high [drug] défoncer ○ qn ; [success, compliment] monter à la tête de qn ; to be on a high être en pleine euphorie ;3 Meteorol zone f de haute pression ;4 ○ US Sch = high school.B adj1 ( tall) [building, wall, cliff, hill, pile] haut ; [table, chair, forehead, collar, heel] haut (after n) ; high cheekbones pommettes fpl saillantes ; how high is the cliff? quelle est la hauteur de la falaise? ; it is 50 cm high ça fait 50 cm de haut ; a five-metre high wall un mur de cinq mètres de haut ; chest-/waist-high à la hauteur de la poitrine/la ceinture ; I've known him since he was so high il n'était pas plus grand que ça quand je l'ai connu ;2 ( far from the ground) [shelf, window, ceiling, plateau] haut ; [tier, level, floor] supérieur ; [cloud] d'altitude ; at high altitude à haute altitude ; at high tide à marée haute ; with a high ceiling haut de plafond ; a dress with a high neck(line) une robe montante ; how high (up) are we? ( on top of building) on est à combien de mètres au-dessus du sol? ; (on plane, mountain) quelle est notre altitude? ; how high do you want the shelf? à quelle hauteur voulez-vous l'étagère? ;3 ( numerically large) [number, ratio, price, frequency, volume] élevé ; [wind] violent ; [playing card] grosse ; this will lead to higher taxes cela conduira à une augmentation des impôts ; at high speed à grande vitesse ; to have a high temperature avoir de la fièvre ; high in riche en [fat, iron] ;4 (great, intense) [degree, intensity, risk] élevé ; [fever, heat] fort (before n) ; [anxiety, tension, excitement] extrême ; [hope, expectation] grand (before n) ; cook on a high heat faire cuire à feu vif ; turn the grill to high mettre le gril sur la position maximum ; to have a high colour avoir le teint rougeaud ; that is high praise! c'est très flatteur! ; a moment of high drama un moment de grande émotion ; the high seriousness of sth le grand sérieux de qch ; the building is high Victorian/Gothic le bâtiment est de la grande époque victorienne/du Gothique ; in high summer au cœur de l'été ; feelings are running high les esprits s'échauffent ;5 ( important) [quality, status, standard, rank, class, authority] supérieur ; [priority, place on list] élevé ; a higher court une cour supérieure ; I have it on the highest authority je tiens cela des autorités les plus haut placées ; to have friends in high places avoir des amis haut placés ; corruption in high places la corruption en haut lieu ; to be high up être haut placé ; to go on to higher things faire son chemin dans le monde ;6 ( noble) [ideal, principle, character] noble ; those are high words (indeed)! iron ce sont de (bien) grands mots! ;7 ( acute) [pitch, sound, voice] aigu/-guë ; [note] haut ; to reach the high notes atteindre les notes les plus hautes ;8 ( mature) [game] faisandé ; [fish, cheese] avancé ; [butter] rance ; I like my cheese really high j'aime mon fromage bien fait ;9 ○ ( euphoric) ( on drug) défoncé ○, dans un état euphorique ; ( happy) ivre de joie ; to be high on être défoncé à [drug] ; she was high on success son succès l'avait rendue ivre de joie ; to get high ( deliberately) se défoncer ○ ; ( accidentally) s'intoxiquer ;10 Ling [vowel] fermé.C adv1 ( to a great height) [build, pile, climb, jump, throw, fly, rise, raise] haut ; the plane flew too high l'avion a volé trop haut or à une altitude trop élevée ; the desk was piled high with papers les papiers s'entassaient en hautes piles sur le bureau ; write it higher up écris-le plus haut ; to live high up on the 16th floor habiter tout en haut au 16ème étage ; to climb higher and higher lit [person, animal] grimper de plus en plus haut ; fig [figures, rate, unemployment] augmenter de plus en plus ; interest rates may go as high as 15% le taux d'intérêt peut monter jusqu'à 15% ; don't go any higher than £5,000 ne dépasse pas 5 000 livres sterling ;2 ( at a high level) [set, turn on] fort ; to turn sth up high monter qch ; don't turn it up too high ne le mets pas trop fort ;3 [sing, play] haut ; play an octave higher jouez à l'octave supérieure.it's high time that sb did il est grand temps que qn fasse ; to have a high (old) time s'amuser comme des fous ; to hold one's head (up) high marcher la tête haute ; to search ou hunt high and low for sth remuer ciel et terre pour trouver qch. -
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1. [ʹprɒspekt] n1. 1) вид, панорама, перспективаthe gate whose prospect is toward the east - библ. ворота, обращённые лицом к востоку
2) русск. проспект2. часто pl перспектива; виды, планы на будущее; надеждаprospect of success [of recovery] - надежда /шансы/ на успех [на выздоровление]
in prospect - в перспективе, в дальнейшем
what are his prospects? - каковы его планы на будущее?
the prospect is /the prospects are/ gloomy - перспектива мрачная
the prospects of /for/ the harvest - виды на урожай
we are faced with the prospect of a cold winter - нас ожидает холодная зима
is there any prospect of rain? - ожидается дождь?, можно ждать дождя?
3. предполагаемый покупатель, клиент, подписчик, кандидат и т. п.4. горн., геол. поиски, изыскание, разведкаprospect hole - разведочная скважина /-ый шурф/
5. горн., геол.1) потенциальная или перспективная залежь2) указание на наличие залежи (полезных ископаемых)6. горн. рудник или шахта в начальной стадии эксплуатации7. горн. (процентное) содержание руды2. [prəʹspekt] v1. исследовать; делать изыскания; разведыватьyou can get that book and prospect it - вы можете взять эту книгу и изучить её
he liked to prospect curious foreign dishes - ему нравилось пробовать необычные чужеземные кушанья
2. горн. производить опытную добычу руды (для определения ценности рудника, шахты или залежи)the mine prospects well - шахта перспективна /богата/
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'ɡondələ1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) góndola2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) góndola•
góndola sustantivo femenino gondola
góndola sustantivo femenino gondola ' góndola' also found in these entries: English: gondolatr['gɒndələ]1 góndolagondola ['gɑndələ, gɑn'do:lə] n: góndola fn.• barquilla s.f.• góndola s.f.'gɑːndələ, 'gɒndələnoun góndola f['ɡɒndǝlǝ]1. N1) (=boat) góndola f2) [of hot-air balloon] barquilla f2.CPDgondola car N — (US) (Rail) vagón m descubierto, batea f
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nounGondel, die* * *['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) die Gondel2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) die Sicherheitsgondel•- academic.ru/31726/gondolier">gondolier* * *gon·do·la[ˈgɒndələ, AM ˈgɑ:n-]n1. AVIAT, NAUT, TRANSP Gondel f2. AM NAUT flacher Lastkahn3. AM RAIL offener Güterwagen* * *['gɒndələ]n1) (in Venice, of balloon, cable car etc) Gondel f2) (US RAIL) offener Güterwagen3) (in supermarket) Gondel f* * *1. Gondel f (in Venedig, eines Ballons, einer Seilbahn etc)2. US (flaches) Flussboot* * *nounGondel, die* * *n.Gondel -n f. -
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'ɡondələ1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondol2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) arbeidsheis•subst. \/ˈɡɒndələ\/( i diverse betydninger) gondolgondola car (amer.) åpen godsvogn -
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['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondóll2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) öryggisbúr•
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