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[gɜːd] I гл.; книжн.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. girded, girt1) подпоясываться; подпоясывать талию (чем-л.)2) = gird up собраться с духом, с силами; приготовитьсяHe was already girding himself for his life's work. — Он уже готовится для самой важной в своей жизни работы.
3) наделять, облекать; одарятьSyn:4) прикреплять саблю, шашку к поясу; одаривать рыцарским мечомThey girt her sons with the weapons of war. — Они надели на её сыновей боевые мечи.
5) окружать, огораживать; окаймлять; охватывать, опоясывать прям. и перен.A river girds the city west and south. — Река опоясывает город с запада и юга.
The house was girt round with blackness as a solid wall. — Дом был окружён тьмой, как стеной.
Syn:6) окружать, осаждать, блокироватьThe whole place is secretly girt in with a military force. — Весь район скрытно оцеплен войсками.
Syn:II 1. сущ.; уст.1) рывок, бросок; резкое движение2) насмешка, колкостьSyn:2. гл.; уст.(at) насмехаться, издеваться; высмеиватьSyn:
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