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1 ветряная мельница
windmill; airhead, featherbrain перен.Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > ветряная мельница
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2 vejrmølle
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3 Windmühle
* * *die Windmühlewindmill* * *Wịnd|müh|lefwindmill* * *(a machine with sails that work by wind power, for grinding corn or pumping water.) windmill* * *Wind·müh·lef (windbetriebene Mühle) windmill* * *die windmill* * *Windmühle f windmill;gegen Windmühlen kämpfen fig tilt at windmills* * *die windmill* * *f.wind mill n.windmill n. -
4 molino
m.1 mill.molino de aceite olive oil millmolino de viento windmill2 grinder.* * *1 mill\molino de viento windmill* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [gen] mill; (=trituradora) grinder2) * (=persona) fidget* * *a) ( máquina - para el trigo) mill; (- para la carne) grinder (AmE), mincer (BrE)b) ( fábrica) mill* * *= windmill, mill.Ex. The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.----* luchar contra molinos = tilt against/at + windmills.* molino de agua = water mill.* molino de cemento = cement mill.* molino de harina = flour mill.* molino de viento = windmill.* represa de molino = millpond.* * *a) ( máquina - para el trigo) mill; (- para la carne) grinder (AmE), mincer (BrE)b) ( fábrica) mill* * *= windmill, mill.Ex: The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.* luchar contra molinos = tilt against/at + windmills.* molino de agua = water mill.* molino de cemento = cement mill.* molino de harina = flour mill.* molino de viento = windmill.* represa de molino = millpond.* * *1 (máquina — para el trigo) mill; (— para la carne) mincer2 (fábrica) millmolino de papel paper millCompuestos:waterwheelwindmillwaterwheel* * *
molino sustantivo masculino
(— para la carne) grinder (AmE), mincer (BrE)
molino de viento windmill;
molino de papel paper mill
molino sustantivo masculino mill
' molino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aspa
- rueda
- muela
- piedra
- represa
English:
mill
- millstone
- sail
- treadmill
- windmill
- water
- wind
* * *molino nm1. [aparato] millmolino de aceite olive oil mill;molino de agua water mill;molino de viento [para grano] windmill;[aerogenerador] wind turbine2. [fábrica] mill* * *m mill* * *molino nm1) : mill2)molino de viento : windmill* * *molino n mill -
5 mulino
m millmulino a vento windmill* * *mulino s.m. mill: mulino ad acqua, watermill; mulino a mano, handmill; mulino a martelli, hammer mill; mulino a palle, ball mill; mulino a pestelli, stamping mill; mulino a tamburo, drum mill; mulino a vapore, steam mill; mulino a vento, windmill; mulino elettrico, electric mill; mulino per farina, flour mill; macina di mulino, millstone; ruota di mulino, mill wheel // combattere con i mulini a vento, to tilt at windmills // tirare acqua al proprio mulino, to bring grist to one's own mill // chi va al mulino s'infarina, (prov.) you can't touch pitch without being defiled.* * *[mu'lino]sostantivo maschile mill••* * *mulino/mu'lino/sostantivo m.mill\tirare l'acqua al proprio mulino to bring grist to one's mill; combattere contro i -i a vento to tilt at windmills\mulino ad acqua water mill; mulino a vento windmill. -
6 molino de viento
windmill* * *windmill; luchar contra molinos de molino (liter) to tilt at windmills (liter)* * *(n.) = windmillEx. The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.* * *windmill; luchar contra molinos de molino (liter) to tilt at windmills (liter)* * *(n.) = windmillEx: The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.
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7 wiatrak
m 1. (młyn) windmill- drewniany wiatrak a wooden windmill- skrzydła wiatraka the sails of a windmill2. (wentylator) fan- pod sufitem obracał się wiatrak a fan rotated on the ceiling■ walczyć z wiatrakami to tilt at windmills- walka z wiatrakami a losing battle* * ** * *miGen. -a1. windmill; walczyć z wiatrakami przen. tilt at windmills.2. = wiatraczek 1.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wiatrak
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8 moulin
moulin [mulɛ̃]masculine noun* * *mulɛ̃nom masculin (édifice, appareil) millPhrasal Verbs:••on y entre comme dans un moulin — (colloq) one can just slip in
* * *mulɛ̃ nm1) (pour moudre) mill2) * (= moteur) engine* * *moulin nm1 ( édifice) mill;2 ( machine à moudre) mill;3 ○( moteur) engine.moulin à café coffee grinder, coffee mill; moulin à eau water mill; moulin à légumes vegetable mill; moulin à paroles chatterbox; moulin à poivre pepper mill; moulin à prières Relig prayer wheel; moulin à vent windmill.apporter de l'eau au moulin de qn to fuel sb's arguments; on ne peut être à la fois au four et au moulin one can't be in two places at once; on y entre comme dans un moulin one can just slip in; se battre contre des moulins à vent to tilt at windmills; jeter son bonnet par-dessus les moulins to let one's hair down.[mulɛ̃] nom masculin1. [machine, bâtiment] mill2. [instrument]3. (familier) [moteur] engine5. (Québec)moulin à paroles nom masculin -
9 мельница
ж.millручная мельница — hand-mill, quern
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лить воду на чью-л. мельницу погов. — play into smb.'s handsвоевать с ветряными мельницами — fight* windmills, tilt at windmills
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10 Windmühle
Wind·müh·le f( windbetriebene Mühle) windmillWENDUNGEN:gegen \Windmühlen [an]kämpfen to tilt at windmills ( fig) -
11 мельница
ж.ручна́я ме́льница — handmill, quern
ветряна́я ме́льница — windmill
водяна́я ме́льница — watermill
парова́я ме́льница — steammill
кофе́йная ме́льница — coffee mill
••лить во́ду на чью-л ме́льницу погов. — ≈ play into smb's hands
воева́ть с ветряны́ми ме́льницами — fight windmills, tilt at windmills
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12 windmolen
1 [door de wind gedreven molen] windmill2 [windturbine] wind turbine♦voorbeelden:1 tegen windmolens vechten • tilt at/fight windmills
См. также в других словарях:
windmill — n. 1) a windmill turns 2) (misc.) to tilt at windmills ( to struggle with imaginary opponents ) * * * [ wɪndˌmɪl] a windmill turns (misc.) to tilt at windmill s ( to struggle with imaginary opponents ) … Combinatory dictionary
windmill — [wind′mil΄] n. 1. a mill operated by the wind s rotation of large, oblique sails or vanes radiating from a shaft: used as a source of power for grinding grain, pumping water, generating electricity, etc. 2. anything like a windmill, as a… … English World dictionary
tilt at windmills — phrasal Etymology: so called fr. the episode in Don Quijote de la Mancha in which Don Quixote battles with a windmill, thinking it a giant more at don quixote : to fight imaginary enemies or illusory evils even though this rebellion may be a… … Useful english dictionary
windmill — /wind mil /, n. 1. any of various machines for grinding, pumping, etc., driven by the force of the wind acting upon a number of vanes or sails. 2. (loosely) a wind generator; wind plant. 3. Aeron. a small air turbine with blades, like those of an … Universalium
windmill — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft; especially a wind driven water pump or electric generator b. the wind driven wheel of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
windmill — UK [ˈwɪn(d)ˌmɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms windmill : singular windmill plural windmills 1) a tall building with sails (= long pieces of wood or metal) that turn in the wind and produce power to crush grain or produce electricity 2)… … English dictionary
windmill — wind•mill [[t]ˈwɪndˌmɪl[/t]] n. 1) ene mac any of various machines for grinding, pumping, etc., driven by the force of the wind acting upon a number of vanes or sails 2) ene wind plant 3) an imaginary opponent, wrong, etc. (in allusion to… … From formal English to slang
windmill — n. 1 a mill worked by the action of the wind on its sails. 2 esp. Brit. a toy consisting of a stick with curved vanes attached that revolve in a wind. Phrases and idioms: throw one s cap (or bonnet) over the windmill act recklessly or… … Useful english dictionary
tilt at windmills — verb a) To attack imaginary enemies. b) To go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity See Also: throw ones cap over the windmill, mistake windmills for giants … Wiktionary
cap over the windmill — adverb in a crazed manner See Also: tilt at windmills … Wiktionary
Small wind turbine — Small wind turbines may be as small as a fifty watt generator for boat or caravan use. Small units often have direct drive generators, direct current output, aeroelastic blades, lifetime bearings and use a vane to point into the wind. Larger,… … Wikipedia