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21 изображение с рваными краями
Русско-английский словарь по информационным технологиям > изображение с рваными краями
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22 быть на краю пропасти
1) General subject: be on a razor's edge, be on a razor-edge, lie on the path to destruction, to be on the path to destruction, to be on the ragged edge2) Mass media: be on the brink of collapse (be on the verge of collapse)3) Makarov: be on the ragged edge4) Phraseological unit: be on the skidsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть на краю пропасти
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23 быть на краю гибели
1) General subject: be on a razor's edge, be on a razor-edge, nod, to be on the ragged edge, hang on by eyebrows, hang on by eyelashes, be on the verge of disaster2) Makarov: be on the ragged edge, hang on by ( one's) eyebrows, hang on by (one's) eyelashes, hang on by on's eye brows, hang on by on's eyelashes, hang on by the eye brows, hang on by the eyelashesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть на краю гибели
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24 en camino
• on the ragged edge• on the rebound• on the rise• on the road to• underway -
25 en situación precaria
• on the rack• on the ragged edge of• on the rolls of fame• on the run -
26 en marcha
• forward march• in mortise and tenon joints• in-mourning• off the ground• on the ragged edge• on the rebound -
27 de rebote
• in a roundabout way• on the ragged edge of• on the recommendation of -
28 en progreso
• on the ragged edge• on the rebound -
29 por radio
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30 poverty
1. n бедность, нищета2. n скудость, бедность3. n нехватка, отсутствиеpoverty is no sin — бедность — не порок
Синонимический ряд:1. barrenness (noun) barrenness; deficiency; sterility; unfruitfulness2. beggary (noun) abjection; beggary; borasca; destituteness; destitution; distress; impecuniousness; impoverishment; indigence; indigency; insolvency; mendicancy; need; neediness; pauperism; pennilessness; penury; poorness; privation; unprosperousness; want3. shortage (noun) dearth; defect; deficit; exigency; failure; inadequacy; insufficience; insufficiency; jejuneness; lack; meagerness; meagreness; paucity; scantiness; scarceness; scarcity; shortageАнтонимический ряд:abundance; fruitfulness; opulence; plenty; riches; wealth -
31 на пороге нищеты
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32 abject poverty
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33 впадать в нищету
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > впадать в нищету
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34 нищета
1. beggary2. poverty; destitution3. distress4. miseryСинонимический ряд:бедность (сущ.) бедность; скудость; убожествоАнтонимический ряд:богатство; достаток; роскошь -
35 избавляющий от нищеты
Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > избавляющий от нищеты
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36 ликвидация нищеты
Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > ликвидация нищеты
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37 contorno
m.1 contour (Mat).contorno de cintura waist (measurement)contorno de pecho bust (measurement)el contorno accidentado de la isla the ragged coastline of the island2 outline.3 girth.4 edge.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contornar.* * *1 (perfil) outline; (perímetro) perimeter2 (canto) rim, edge\contorno de pecho/cintura bust/waist measurement* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=perfil) outline; (Geog) contour; [de moneda] edge2) (=medida) girth3) pl contornos neighbourhood sing, neighborhood sing (EEUU), surrounding area singen estos contornos — in these parts, hereabouts
* * *a) ( forma) outlineb) (de árbol, columna) girthc) ( de ciudad) surrounding area* * *= contour.Ex. As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.----* contorno de utilidad = utility contour.* * *a) ( forma) outlineb) (de árbol, columna) girthc) ( de ciudad) surrounding area* * *= contour.Ex: As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.
* contorno de utilidad = utility contour.* * *1 (forma) outline2 (de un árbol) girthmedir el contorno de cintura/caderas to take the waist/hip measurement3(de una ciudad): en los contornos de la ciudad on the outskirts of the city, in the area surrounding the cityDenver y su contorno or sus contornos Denver and the surrounding area, Denver and its environs4 (en un cuadro) ground* * *
contorno sustantivo masculino
contorno
I sustantivo masculino outline
II mpl contornos, surroundings pl, environment
' contorno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delinear
- perfil
- silueta
- borroso
- forma
- indeterminado
- perfilar
- trazar
- vago
English:
contour
- fringe
- outline
- soften
* * *contorno nm1. [línea] outline;contorno de cintura waist (measurement);contorno de pecho bust (measurement);el contorno accidentado de la isla the ragged coastline of the island2.[de una ciudad] outskirtscontornos [vecindad] neighbourhood;* * *m1 outline2 GEOG contour3:* * *contorno nm1) : outline2) contornos nmpl: outskirts* * * -
38 corte
f.1 court.2 court (tribunal). (especially Latin American Spanish)corte Penal Internacional International Criminal Courtm.1 cut (raja).se hizo un corte en la rodilla he cut his kneecorte de pelo haircut2 length (retal de tela).3 shape (contorno).4 section.5 style.6 break (pausa).corte publicitario commercial break7 (cutting) edge (filo). (peninsular Spanish)8 cut, cutback (reducción) (presupuestario, salarial). ( Latin American Spanish)9 embarrassment (informal) (vergüenza).dar corte a alguien to embarrass somebodyme da corte decírselo I feel embarrassed to tell him10 put-down (informal) (respuesta ingeniosa).dar o pegar un corte a alguien to cut somebody dead11 court room.12 piece of cloth.13 cut of meat, cut.14 haircut.15 errand made for a fee.16 break-up.17 tendency, style.18 slap in the face, put-down.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: cortar.* * *1 (del rey etc) court2 (séquito) retinue3 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (tribunal) court1 the Spanish Parliament sing\hacer la corte a to court, pay court to————————1 (gen) cut2 (filo) edge3 (sección) section4 (de un libro) edge5 (de pelo) cut, haircut6 (de helado) wafer, US ice-cream sandwich7 COSTURA (cantidad de tela) length\dar un corte a alguien familiar to cut somebody dead¡qué corte! familiar what a blow!corte de mangas tabú V-signcorte y confección dressmaking* * *1. noun f. 2. noun m.* * *ISM1) (=incisión, herida) cuthacerse un corte — to cut o.s.
corte longitudinal — lengthwise section, longitudinal section
2) (tb: corte de pelo) cut, haircut3) (Cos) (=diseño) cut4) (=interrupción) cutcorte de carretera — [para obras, accidente] road closure; [como protesta] roadblock
5) (=estilo)6) (=trozo)corte (de helado) — wafer, ice cream sandwich (EEUU)
7) * (=respuesta contundente)dar un corte a algn: ¡vaya corte que te dieron! — that was one in the eye for you, wasn't it!
corte de mangas — rude gesture made with the arm and hand which is the equivalent of giving the V-sign or, in the US, the finger
le hizo un corte de mangas a los fotógrafos — he made a o the V-sign at the photographers, he gave two fingers to the photographers, he gave the photographers the finger (EEUU)
sus declaraciones son un corte de mangas a la Constitución — his statements are a two-fingered salute to the Constitution
8) * (=vergüenza)¡qué corte, me besó delante de todos! — how embarrassing! he kissed me in front of everyone!
llevarse un corte: me llevé un buen corte cuando supe que tenía novio — I felt really silly when I found out she had a boyfriend
9) (=borde) edgedar corte a algo — to sharpen sth, put an edge on sth
10) [de disco] track11) (Min) stint12) Cono Sur (=importancia)IISF1) [de un rey] (=residencia) court; (=séquito) court, entourage, retinuevilla 1)2)hacer la corte a algn — (=cortejar) to pay court to sb; (=halagar) to win favour with sb, lick sb's boots *, suck up to sb *
no deja de hacerme la corte a ver si le presto dinero — he keeps licking my boots o sucking up to me so that I'll lend him some money
3) (Jur) law court4) (=ciudad) capital, capital city5)CORTES GENERALES The Spanish parliament consists of a lower house, the Congreso de los Diputados, and an upper house, the Senado. Members of the lower house are called diputados and members of the Senado are senadores.las Cortes — (Pol) Spanish parliament
See:ver nota culturelle CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS in congreso,ver nota culturelle SENADO in senado* * *I1)a) ( tajo) cutb) ( de carne) cut, cut of meatc) tbcorte de pelo — haircut, cut
2) ( interrupción)un corte en el suministro eléctrico — (frml) a power cut
3) (Ven) ( separación) (fam) break-up, bust-up (colloq)darle un corte a alguien — to break o split up with somebody
4) (AmL) ( en el presupuesto) cut5) (Cin) ( por la censura) cut6)a) ( de tela) length, length of materialb) ( en costura) cutun traje de buen corte — a well-made o well-cut suit
7) (tendencia, estilo)8) (Esp fam)a) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentb) ( respuesta tajante)menudo corte! — what a put-down! (colloq)
9) (fam) (Audio) track10) (RPl fam) ( atención)IIdarse corte — (RPl fam) to show off
1) ( del rey) courthacerle la corte a alguien — ( cortejar) (ant) to woo somebody (dated or liter)
2) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal3) las Cortes femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly* * *I1)a) ( tajo) cutb) ( de carne) cut, cut of meatc) tbcorte de pelo — haircut, cut
2) ( interrupción)un corte en el suministro eléctrico — (frml) a power cut
3) (Ven) ( separación) (fam) break-up, bust-up (colloq)darle un corte a alguien — to break o split up with somebody
4) (AmL) ( en el presupuesto) cut5) (Cin) ( por la censura) cut6)a) ( de tela) length, length of materialb) ( en costura) cutun traje de buen corte — a well-made o well-cut suit
7) (tendencia, estilo)8) (Esp fam)a) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentb) ( respuesta tajante)menudo corte! — what a put-down! (colloq)
9) (fam) (Audio) track10) (RPl fam) ( atención)IIdarse corte — (RPl fam) to show off
1) ( del rey) courthacerle la corte a alguien — ( cortejar) (ant) to woo somebody (dated or liter)
2) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal3) las Cortes femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly* * *corte11 = severance, cut, cut off [cutoff], break, slit, snip, nick, clipping.Ex: Examples can be found where exchange of publications remains as the only form of contact after severance of diplomatic and trade relations.
Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex: In terms of the reference process a break in the chain has occurred between the information need and the initial question.Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.* alicates de corte = wire cutters.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* corte de voz = voice insert.* corte temporal = time period.* corte transversal = cross-section [cross section], sectional cutting.* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.corte22 = outage, power shutdown.Ex: The ARPAnet was an experimental network designed to support military research -- in particular, research about how to build networks that could withstand partial outages (like bomb attacks) and still function.
Ex: A reminder that the library is closed all day this Saturday due to a power shutdown in the building.* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.* corte de suministro = power shutdown.* corte en el fluido eléctrico = power cut, power failure.corte33 = court.Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.
corte4* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.* * *A1 (tajo) cuttenía varios cortes en la cara he had several cuts on his facehazle un pequeño corte en la parte superior make a little cut o nick in the topse hizo un corte en la cabeza he cut his head2 (de carne) cut, cut of meat3tb corte de pelo haircut, cutCompuestos:razor cutlengthwise section, longitudinal section ( tech)transverse section, cross sectionB(interrupción): un corte en el suministro de fluido eléctrico ( frml); an outage ( AmE) o ( BrE) a power cuteste verano hemos tenido varios cortes de agua the water has been cut off several times this summerse produjeron cortes de carretera en toda la provincia roads were blocked all over the provincehubo un corte a una escena donde … it cut to a scene where …Compuestos:( AmL) break, commercial breakstomach crampcommercial break, breakle dio un corte a su novia he broke o split up with his girlfriendD ( AmL) (en el presupuesto) cutE ( Cin) (por la censura) cutF1 (de tela) length, length of material2(en costura): siempre lleva trajes de buen corte he always wears well-made o well-cut suitsCompuestos:≈ V-sign ( in UK)les hizo un corte de mangas he gave them the finger, he did o made a V-sign at them ( BrE)dressmakingG(tendencia, estilo): canciones de corte romántico songs of a romantic kind o nature, romantic songsun discurso de neto corte nacionalista a speech with a clear nationalistic slant o bias o feeling to iten cualquier país de corte democrático in any country of democratic persuasion1 (vergüenza) embarrassmentme da corte ir sola I'm embarrassed to go by myselfes un corte tener que pedírselo otra vez it's embarrassing having to ask him again2(respuesta tajante): ¡menudo corte! what a put-down! ( colloq)le dieron un buen corte cuando le dijeron que … it was a real slap in the face for him o it was a real put-down when they told him that …JL ( Elec) cut-offvoltaje/frecuencia de corte cut-off voltage/frequencyA (del rey) courtvive rodeado de una corte de aduladores he is constantly surrounded by a circle of admirershacerle la corte a algn (cortejar) ( ant); to woo sb ( datedor liter), to court sb ( dated); (halagar, agasajar) to lick sb's bootsCompuestos:Military Appeal Court( AmL) Supreme Courtlas Cortes generales se reunieron ayer Parliament met yesterdayfrente a las Cortes opposite the Parliament buildingCortes Generales (↑ corte a1)Compuesto:fpl constituent assembly* * *
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar)
corté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
corte es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cortar
corte
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ corte algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
corte algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
corte algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corte sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) cut;
corte de pelo haircut;
corte a (la) navaja razor cut;
un corte de luz a power cut;
tuvimos varios cortes de agua the water was cut off several times;
corte de digestión stomach cramp;
corte publicitario (RPl) commercial break
2
◊ un traje de buen corte a well-made o well-cut suit;
corte y confección dressmaking
3 (Esp fam) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
¡qué corte! how embarrassing!
4 (RPl fam) ( atención):
■ sustantivo femenino
b) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal;
c)
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corte 1 sustantivo masculino
1 cut
corte de pelo, haircut
2 (interrupción de suministro eléctrico) power cut
(de agua) es el segundo corte de agua en una semana, the water has been cut off twice this week
3 Cost cut
corte y confección, dressmaking
4 (sección) section
5 familiar (respuesta ingeniosa) rebuff: le dio un corte estupendo a ese engreído, she really put that bighead in his place
6 (estilo) style
7 corte de digestión, stomach cramp
corte de mangas, GB V-sign
TV corte publicitario, commercial break
corte transversal, cross section
corte 2 sustantivo femenino
1 (residencia y compañía real) court
2 Las Cortes, (Spanish) Parliament sing
♦ Locuciones: hacerle la corte a alguien, to court sb
' corte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comer
- decir
- ir
- Tajo
- trasquiladura
- villa
- abertura
- cortar
- endurecer
- filete
- me
- melena
- practicar
- sección
- tajo
- transversal
- vidrio
English:
brownout
- court
- crew cut
- crop
- cut
- gash
- hack
- haircut
- length
- notch
- ragged
- section
- severance
- slit
- snip
- trim
- V
- V-sign
- cross
- hair
- layer
- line
- myself
- nick
- shut
- sirloin
- slash
- supreme
- wire
* * *♦ nm1. [raja] cut;[en pantalones, camisa] tear;tiene un corte en la mano she has cut her hand;se hizo un corte en la rodilla he cut his kneecorte y confección [para mujeres] dressmaking; [para hombres] tailoring;corte de pelo haircut2. [retal de tela] length3. [interrupción]mañana habrá corte de agua de nueve a diez the water will be cut off tomorrow between nine and ten;la sequía ha obligado a imponer cortes de agua the drought has forced the authorities to cut off the water supply for a number of hours each day;corte de digestión stomach cramps4. [sección] section;corte longitudinal lengthways section, Espec longitudinal section;corte transversal cross-section5. [concepción, estilo] style;una chaqueta de corte clásico a jacket with a classic cut;una novela de corte fantástico a novel with an air of fantasy about it;un gobierno de corte autoritario a government with authoritarian tendencies6. [pausa] breakcorte publicitario commercial breakeste corte está muy afilado this blade is very sharp8. [en golf] cut;9. [en ciclismo] breakaway (group);meterse en el corte to join the breakaway group10. [helado] Br wafer, US ice-cream sandwich11. [en baraja] cut12. Am [reducción] cut, cutbackcorte presupuestario budget cut;corte salarial wage o pay cutme da corte decírselo I feel embarrassed to tell him;¡qué corte tener que hablar con ella! how embarrassing having to talk to her!le di un buen corte y dejó de molestarme my put-down made him stop annoying me16. corte de mangas = obscene gesture involving raising one arm with a clenched fist and placing one's other hand in the crook of one's elbow;♦ nf1. [del rey] court;la corte celestial the Heavenly Host3. [comitiva] entourage, retinue;vino el ministro con toda su corte the minister arrived with his entourageCortes Constituyentes constituent assembly Corte Penal Internacional International Criminal Court;Corte Suprema de Justicia Supreme Court* * *1 m2:me da corte fam I’m embarrassed3:hacerle un corte de mangas a alguien fam give s.o. the finger fam2 f1 real court;hacer la corte a alguien woo s.o.2 L.Am.JUR (law) court3:las Cortes Spanish parliament* * *corte nm1) : cut, cuttingcorte de pelo: haircut2) : style, fitcorte nf1) : courtcorte suprema: supreme court2)hacer la corte a : to court, to woo* * *corte n1. (en general) cut2. (realeza) court -
39 ♦ run
♦ run (1) /rʌn/n.1 corsa: She had a shower after her run, ha fatto una doccia dopo la corsa; to go for a run, andare a correre; I try to go for a run three times a week, cerco di andare a correre tre volte la settimana; at a run, di corsa; to break into a run, mettersi a correre; The soldiers went past at a run, i soldati sono passati di corsa; to take the dog for a run, portare il cane a correre; far fare una corsa al cane2 ( sport: atletica) corsa; corsa a piedi: a five kilometre run, una corsa di cinque kilometri; a cross-country run, una corsa campestre; the mile run, la corsa del miglio3 ( di mezzo di trasporto) linea ( di servizio); viaggio; rotta: The ferry was on the Calais-Dover run, il traghetto faceva servizio tra Calais e Dover; There will be more planes on the Milan-London run, ci saranno più aerei sulla rotta Milano-Londra4 viaggio, giro (in macchina): Let's go for a run in the car, andiamo a fare un giro in macchina; Who's doing the school run tomorrow?, chi porta i bambini a scuola domani?5 periodo; serie; ( poesia) ritmo: a run of good luck, un periodo di fortuna; una serie fortunata; unbeaten run, serie utile ( senza avere subito sconfitte); Chelsea's successful run ended on Saturday with a defeat at home, la serie ininterrotta di vittorie del Chelsea si è conclusa sabato con una sconfitta in casa; the run of the metre, il ritmo del verso6 (teatr., cinem.) tenitura; periodo di programmazione; permanenza in cartellone: The play had a long run in the West End, la commedia è rimasta a lungo in cartellone nella West End (a Londra); The show's run has been extended by three months, la programmazione dello spettacolo è stata prolungata di tre mesi7 (ind.) produzione; quantità prodotta8 (polit., ecc.) corsa (fig.); tentativo di ottenere (qc.): to make a run for the Presidency, essere in corsa per la presidenza; Her withdrawal has given her opponent a clear run, il suo ritiro ha lasciato campo libero al suo avversario; to have a practice run, fare una serie di prove9 (fin.) corsa (fig.); assalto (fig.): a run on the dollar, una corsa all'acquisto di dollari; un assalto al dollaro; a run on the bank, una corsa agli sportelli; un assalto alla banca ( da parte dei clienti)10 ( sci) pista; ( anche) discesa, manche: first run, prima manche; DIALOGO → - Skiiing- The lower runs were a bit slushy, la neve sulle piste più basse era sciolta; ski run, pista di sci11 ( baseball) «run» (punto ottenuto raggiungendo la «casa base») ( cricket) «run» ( punto ottenuto correndo tra due basi): ( baseball) to make a home run, fare un fuoricampo ( punto ottenuto quando il battitore manda la palla fuori dalla recinzione); ( cricket) to score a «run», mettere a segno un «run»12 zona recintata; recinto: cattle run, zona recintata per il bestiame; chicken run, recinto per polli; sheep run, recinto per le pecore13 lunghezza; tratto: a five-hundred-foot run of pipe, un tratto di tubatura di cinquecento piedi ( circa 150 metri); cinquecento piedi di tubatura14 – the run, la media: He is different from the ordinary run of mankind, è un uomo che si distingue dalla media della gente15 [u] libero accesso (o uso): The dogs have the run of the house, i cani hanno libero accesso alla casa; to give sb. the run of one's house, mettere la propria casa a disposizione di q.; The tenants have the run of the estate, gli inquilini hanno libero uso della proprietà17 ( di vernice) goccia (colata): Remove any runs before the paint dries, rimuovere le gocce (colate) prima che la vernice sia asciutta18 ( a carte) sequenza di carte dello stesso seme ( di solito, più di cinque; cfr. straight, B, def. 4)20 (zool.) branco ( di pesci che risalgono un fiume); risalita ( dei pesci): a run of salmon, un branco di salmoni21 canaletto in cui scorre l'acqua; ruscelletto; abbeveratoio; vasca22 (mus.) volata23 (aeron.) corsa a terra; rullaggio25 (aeron. mil.) missione; passaggio ( sull'obiettivo); ( anche) (= run-in, run-up) rotta d'approccio, volo d'avvicinamento al bersaglio ( di bombardiere)34 (equit.) trotto veloce; galoppo● (fam.) run-around, atteggiamento dilatorio (o evasivo): to get the run-around, essere tenuto sulla corda, essere menato per il naso; to give sb. the run-around, menare q. per il naso; tenere sulla corda q. □ run-down ► run-down e rundown □ (comput.) run time, tempo di esecuzione ( di un programma): run time error, errore in fase di esecuzione □ ( sport) against the run of play, inaspettatamente; nonostante il predominio degli avversari: Arsenal scored against the run of play, l'Arsenal ha segnato nonostante la partita fosse in mano agli avversari □ (comput.) at run time, in fase di esecuzione; all'esecuzione □ (fam.) fun run, corsa podistica a scopo di beneficenza □ to go on the run, darsi alla fuga (o alla latitanza, alla macchia) □ (fig.) to have had a (good) run for one's money, avere avuto delle belle soddisfazioni: I've had a good run for my money, but now it's time for the younger generation to take over, ho avuto le mie belle soddisfazioni, ma è ora di lasciare il posto ai giovani □ in the long run, a lungo andare; (econ.) a lungo termine; nel lungo periodo □ in the short run, a breve scadenza; (econ.) a breve termine; nel breve periodo □ to make a run for it, tentare la fuga □ on the run, in fuga; in movimento; in corsa: The robbers are still on the run, i rapinatori sono ancora in fuga (o latitanti); They had the enemy on the run, hanno messo il nemico in fuga; I have been on the run all day, sono stato in movimento (o ho corso) tutto il giorno; He made the pass on the run, ha passato la palla in volata □ to take a run at st., fare una corsa verso qc.; She took a run at the fence and jumped straight over, è corsa verso la recinzione e l'ha superata con un salto.run (2) /rʌn/A p. p. di to runB a.(nelle seguenti loc.)● run-of-the mill, comune; dozzinale □ ( di un inserto pubblicitario) run of paper, collocato sulla pagina ( di un giornale) a discrezione della direzione □ run on, (tipogr.) stampato di seguito; ( poesia: di un verso) la cui ultima parola si lega strettamente al verso successivo; che ha l'enjambement.♦ (to) run /rʌn/A v. i.1 correre; fare una corsa: Walk, don't run!, cammina, non correre!; A man came running along the street, un uomo è venuto di corsa per la strada; They ran across the road, hanno attraversato la strada di corsa; Let's run down to the beach, facciamo una corsa alla spiaggia!; It was starting to rain so we ran back inside, stava cominciando a piovere, quindi siamo rientrati di corsa; The boy ran into the house, il ragazzo è corso dentro casa; They ran to my aid, sono corsi in mio aiuto; We ran to see what was happening, siamo corsi a vedere cosa stava succedendo; Sarah ran into the room, Sarah è corsa nella stanza; She ran to meet him, gli è corsa incontro; The children are running about in the park, i bambini scorrazzano nel parco; The guard dog ran at me, il cane da guardia mi è corso contro; to run downstairs [upstairs], scendere [salire] le scale di corsa; to run counter to st., andare contro qc.; to run for the bus, correre per prendere l'autobus; to run for cover (o shelter) correre al riparo; (fam.) Run and get your bag, fila a prendere la borsa; (fam.) Run to the newsstand and get me a paper, will you?, per favore, fa' un salto all'edicola e prendimi un giornale; (fam.) to run all out (o flat out) correre a tutto spiano; to run at full speed, correre a tutta velocità (fam.: a tutta birra)2 ( sport) correre; partecipare a una corsa: I used to run when I was at school, da studente correvo nella squadra di atletica; He's running in the half marathon, corre nella mezza maratona; I run every day except Sunday, corro tutti i giorni tranne la domenica3 ( di strada, muro: di solito to run along, through, ecc.) correre; andare ( in un certo senso): The road runs along a ridge, la strada corre lungo un crinale; A path ran through the forest, un sentiero attraversava la foresta; A high wall runs along the edge of the estate, un alto muro costeggia i confini della proprietà4 ( di macchina, ecc.) funzionare, andare; ( di motore) essere in moto (o acceso): Does the heating run on oil or gas?, il riscaldamento va a gasolio o a gas?; Our new car runs on LPG, la nostra nuova macchina va a GPL; The engine isn't running properly, il motore non funziona bene; Don't leave the engine running, non lasciare il motore acceso; (comput.) The program will run on PC or Mac, il programma funziona sia su PC che su Mac5 ( di veicoli) (andare a) finire: I left the handbrake off and the car ran down the slope, non ho messo il freno a mano e l'auto è finita giù per la discesa; The truck ran onto the pavement, il camion è andato a finire sul marciapiedi6 ( di treni, di navi) viaggiare; andare: Trains to the airport run every hour, i treni per l'aeroporto partono (o passano) ogni ora; The ferry runs between the two ports, il traghetto fa la spola tra i due porti; The ship ran into port, la nave è entrata in porto; to run late [on time], viaggiare con un ritardo [in orario]; The train was running ten minutes late, il treno viaggiava con dieci minuti di ritardo; to run on rails, andare su rotaie7 scorrere: In northern Italy most streams run into the Po River, nell'Italia settentrionale la maggior parte dei corsi d'acqua defluisce nel Po; Tears were running down her cheeks, le scorrevano lacrime sul viso; Wait till the water runs hot, aspetta che scorra l'acqua calda; Don't leave the tap running!, non lasciare aperto il rubinetto!; ( dell'acqua corrente) to run cold, venire fredda ( a forza di scorrere); They were running with sweat, erano in un bagno di sudore8 (fig.) trascorrere; passare: Those summer days ran swiftly, quei giorni d'estate trascorrevano in fretta9 (lett.) spirare: A gentle breeze ran through the tall trees, una lieve brezza spirava fra gli alberi alti10 ( di pensiero, ecc.) ricorrere; ritornare: The tune was running in my head all day, quel motivo mi è frullato in testa tutto il giorno; The idea kept running through my mind, quell'idea mi ricorreva (o mi si presentava) sempre alla mente; Lara's theme had been running through my head all day long, era tutto il giorno che mi frullava nella testa il motivo di Lara11 ( di mormorio, diceria: di solito to run down, among, ecc.) diffondersi; circolare: A murmur ran among the crowd, un mormorio si è diffuso tra la folla; Rumours ran through the village, correvano (o circolavano) delle voci per il paese12 ( di sensazione: di solito to run down, through, ecc.) –: A thrill ran through her at the sound of his voice, un brivido di eccitazione l'ha percorsa quando ha sentito la sua voce; A shiver ran down his back, un brivido di freddo gli è corso lungo la schiena13 decorrere; essere pagabile da ( una certa data): ( banca, ecc.) Interest runs from January 1st, gli interessi decorrono dal 1В° di gennaio14 ( di prezzo, inflazione, ecc.) aver raggiunto; essere: Inflation is running at 4%, l'inflazione ha raggiunto il 4%; The price of oil is running between $80 and $90 a barrel, il prezzo del petrolio è attualmente compreso tra gli 80 e i 90 dollari al barile; The debt was running at an enormous figure, il debito ammontava a una cifra enorme15 durare; (leg.) essere valido (o in vigore): The lease had ten years to run, il contratto di affitto aveva una durata di dieci anni; It's a long film: it runs for three hours, è un film lungo: dura tre ore; DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- The lessons run till Christmas, le lezioni si tengono fino a Natale; The contract runs until 2015, il contratto è valido fino al 201516 (polit., ecc.) concorrere; candidarsi: He is going to run for Parliament, intende candidarsi per la Camera dei Comuni; Do you think she'll run?, pensi che si candiderà?; He ran against his old allies, si è candidato contro i suoi ex alleati17 ( sport) arrivare ( primo, secondo, ecc.): He ran second, è arrivato secondo ( nella corsa); My horse ran last, il mio cavallo è arrivato ultimo18 fondersi; sciogliersi: It was so hot that butter started to run, era così caldo che il burro cominciava a sciogliersi19 ( di colore, vernice) stingere; colare: The colours ran in the wash and everything came out pink, i colori hanno stinto nel lavaggio e tutto è diventato rosa; My mascara is running, il mio mascara sta colando; The ink ran all over the page, l'inchiostro si è sparso su tutta la pagina22 (teatr., cinem.) essere in programmazione; tenere il cartellone: Agatha Christie's «Mousetrap» has been running for many years in London, la «Trappola per topi» di Agatha Christie tiene il cartellone da molti anni a Londra23 ( radio, TV) essere trasmesso; andare in onda: The series runs for six weeks from next Sunday, la serie va in onda per sei settimane a partire da domenica24 (fig.) andare; svolgersi: After a period of strikes, everything is running smoothly at the factory, dopo un periodo di scioperi, tutto sta andando bene in fabbrica25 ( di una malattia, di una caratteristica, ecc.) essere ereditaria ( in una famiglia, ecc.): Madness runs in his family, c'è un ramo di pazzia nella sua famiglia26 ( di scritta, testo) dire; fare: The song runs like this, la canzone fa così; The message ran: «meet me outside in half an hour», il messaggio diceva: «vediamoci fuori tra mezzora»B v. t.1 dirigere; gestire ( anche comm.): to run a business, dirigere un'azienda; to run the country, governare il paese; to run a shop, gestire un negozio; His mother-in-law runs the household, è sua suocera che dirige la casa; Who is running the contest?, chi organizza la gara?; to run a drugs racket, controllare un racket di droga2 ( sport) fare ( una corsa): to run the mile in five minutes, correre il miglio in cinque minuti; to run a race, fare una corsa ( a piedi)3 mettere in funzione ( una macchina, ecc.): Did you run the dishwasher?, hai messo in funzione (fam.: attaccato) la lavastoviglie?4 ( di solito to run through, along, down, ecc.) passare ( una mano, un dito, ecc.): She ran her fingers through her hair, si è passata le dita nei capelli; She ran a finger along the shelf, ha passato un dito sullo scaffale; to run one's fingers over the keyboard, far scorrere le dita sulla tastiera ( di un pianoforte); to run one's forefinger down a column of figures, controllare una colonna di cifre scorrendole con l'indice5 far scorrere: to run water into the bath tub, far scorrere l'acqua nella vasca da bagno; to run the water until it's hot, far scorrere l'acqua finché non viene calda; Run the tap for a few minutes, fai scorrere l'acqua dal rubinetto per qualche minuto; to run (sb. ) a bath, fare scorrere l'acqua per il bagno (a q.)6 (trasp.) fare andare, effettuare corse di ( autobus, treni, ecc.): to run a special train, mettere un treno straordinario; to run extra trains, far viaggiare treni straordinari; effettuare corse straordinarie ( di metropolitana)7 accompagnare in macchina; dare un passaggio a: to run sb. home [into town], accompagnare q. a casa [in centro] in macchina; I'll run you to the station, ti do un passaggio fino alla stazione8 pubblicare: to run a story [an advertisement], pubblicare una storia [un annuncio pubblicitario]; All the main newspapers ran the story, tutti i principali quotidiani hanno riportato la vicenda9 candidare; presentare come candidato: The party is running over 100 candidates at the next elections, il partito presenta più di 100 candidati alle prossime elezioni11 ( di solito to run through, under, behind, ecc.) far passare; infilare: They ran the cables through the wall, hanno fatto passare i cavi attraverso il muro; to run a thorn into one's finger, conficcarsi una spina nel dito; to run one's sword into sb., trafiggere q. con la spada12 far correre; ( sport) iscrivere a una corsa: to run a horse, far correre un cavallo; to run a horse in the Derby, iscrivere un cavallo al Derby15 contrabbandare: to run arms [liquor], contrabbandare armi [liquori]● (fig.) to come running, essere a disposizione; correre: She comes running every time he calls, corre ogni volta che la chiama □ (naut.) to run before the storm, fuggire la tempesta □ (naut.) to run before the wind, navigare col vento in poppa □ (mil.) to run a blockade, forzare un blocco □ to run a boat down to the water, calare in acqua una barca □ to run a car, mantenere un'automobile: I can't afford to run a car, non posso permettermi (di mantenere) una macchina □ to run cattle, mandare bestiame al pascolo □ to run sb. close, ( sport) incalzare q. alle spalle, tallonare q.; ( sport) piazzarsi alle spalle di q.; (fig.) non essere da meno di q. □ ( anche fig.) to run dry, esaurirsi; prosciugarsi □ to run errands (o messages), fare commissioni; fare ambasciate; fare il fattorino □ to run one's eyes over st., dare un'occhiata (o una scorsa) a qc. □ to run for it, scappare correndo a più non posso □ (fam.) to run it fine, farcela a stento; cavarsela per un pelo (o per un soffio) □ (naut.) to run foul (o afoul) ( with), entrare in collisione (con) □ to be running high –: Tensions were running high, c'era parecchia tensione □ to be running late [early, on time, behind], essere in ritardo [in anticipo, in orario, indietro]: I'm running late, so I'll see you at the restaurant, sono in ritardo, quindi ci vediamo al ristorante; The project was starting to run seriously behind, il progetto cominciava a prendere parecchio ritardo □ to run for one's life, correre per salvarsi la vita □ to run sb. 's life, dirigere la vita di q.: Don't try and run my life!, non cercare di dirigere la mia vita! □ (fin.: di un'azienda) to run at a loss, essere in passivo □ to be running low, diventare scarso: Our food supplies are running low, le nostre provviste di viveri sono diventate scarse □ to be running low on, rimanere con poco: My computer is running low on disk space, al mio computer rimane poco spazio sull'hard disk □ (fig.) to run a mile, scappare a gambe levate: She'd run a mile if he asked her to marry him, se le chiedesse di sposarla, scapperebbe a gambe levate □ ( sport: della palla, di un giocatore) to run out of bounds, uscire dal campo di gioco □ to run out of control, sfuggire di mano; ( di una persona, una situazione, ecc.) diventare ingovernabile □ ( sport: della palla) to run out of play, andare fuori campo □ to run sb. out of town, cacciare q. dalla città □ (fam.) to run sb. ragged, fare a pezzi q., stracciare q. (gli avversari, i nemici) □ to run the rapids, scendere le rapide ( in barca) □ (fam.) to run a red light, passare col rosso ( a un semaforo) □ to run rife, abbondare; ( di una malattia) essere diffusa; ( di una notizia) circolare; ( di una diceria) correre □ to run rings around sb., superare di gran lunga q. □ to run a risk, correre un rischio: He runs the risk of losing his home, corre il rischio di perdere la casa □ to run riot = to run wild ► sotto □ (naut.: del capitano) to run a ship to Boston, portare una nave a Boston □ to run short, finire, venire a mancare: Petrol is running short, sta finendo la benzina □ to run short of, rimanere a corto di: I ran short of money, sono rimasto a corto di soldi □ (fam.) to run the show, comandare; tenere le fila; ( sport) arbitrare in modo plateale □ ( sci) to run slalom gates, fare (o superare) le porte dello slalom □ to run a tab at the bar, pagare tutte le consumazioni alla fine □ (fam.) to run a temperature, avere la febbre □ to run tests [a check], fare degli esami [un controllo]: The doctors are running some tests on him, i medici gli stanno facendo degli esami □ to be up and running, funzionare bene: The new computer system is up and running, il nuovo sistema informatico funziona bene □ to run wild, ( di piante) inselvatichire, inselvatichirsi; (fig.: di persone, dell'immaginazione) scatenarsi □ ( sport) to run with the ball, ( baseball, rugby, ecc.) correre con la palla in mano; ( calcio) correre con la palla al piede □ to try to run before one can walk, mettere il carro davanti ai buoi □ His blood ran cold, gli si è gelato il sangue nelle vene □ This story will run and run, questa storia andrà avanti all'infinito □ Things must run their course, le cose devono seguire il loro corso □ (antiq.) His life has only a few hours to run, gli restano poche ore di vita. -
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1. книга, литературное произведение2. том; издание3. азбука4. букварь5. литература, отпечатанная за рубежом6. зарубежная литератураaddress book — адресная книга, адресный справочник
adult hardbound trade books — книги торгового ассортимента для взрослых читателей в твёрдой переплётной крышке
annotated book — книга, снабжённая примечаниями
anopistographic block book — книга с текстом, отпечатанным с деревянных досок на одной стороне листа
as-told-to book — книга, созданная писателем по устным рассказам или запискам известной личности
audio book — книга, начитанная на кассету
autumn book — книга, которая выйдет в свет осенью
auxiliary book — приложение; указатель к печатному изданию
backlist books — книги, находящиеся в печати
bargain book — книга, продаваемая по значительно сниженной цене
best-selling book — бестселлер, ходкая книга
to flood the book market with dirt — наводнить книжный рынок бульварной или порнографической литературой
7. бухгалтерская отчётно-конторская книга8. книга, состоящая из чистых листов-бланков для записейblock book — книга, отпечатанная с деревянных форм; ксилографическая книга
9. "Синяя книга"; книга, содержащая официальные материалы английского парламента10. "Синяя книга" правительств штатов СШАcataloged book — каталогизированная книга, книга, внесённая в каталог
11. детская книгаBlue Book — " Голубая книга "
12. детская литератураcirculation book — книга отдела абонемента, книга, подлежащая выдаче
children's picture book — детска книжка — картинка
13. книга заказов14. книга, изданная целиком на средства автораcomputer printed book — издание, полученное на распечатывающем устройстве ЭВМ
contents book — блок-карточный каталог для записи содержания книг, заглавий, томов или номеров периодических и серийных изданий
controlled-vocabulary books — книги, написанные с использованием ограниченного словаря
controversial book — книга, вызывающая противоречивые отклики
cut flush book — книга, обрезанная после вставки блока в переплётную крышку или крытья обложкой
15. настольная книга16. справочник17. книга, полученная в дар; дарственный экземпляр18. книга регистрации подаренных изданийdouble title book — книга с двойным титулом; книга с двойным названием
19. учебникeducational book — учебник, учебное пособие
20. педагогическая книга21. популярно написанная книга; научно-популярная книга22. книга о событияхfall book — книга, которая выйдет в свет осенью
day book — журнал; книга записей
23. книга для начального чтения24. первый сборник упражнений по чтению и правописаниюfiscal blue book — "Синяя книга" английского правительства, содержащая статистические и данные о промышленности и торговле
folded book — книга-раскладка; книга, страницы которой сложены "гармошкой", книга-ширма
forthcoming book — книга, которая скоро выйдет в свет
game book — сборник игр; книжка-забава
25. книга, об издании которой было объявлено, но которая не издаваласьgolden book — "золотая книга", в которую золотыми буквами вписывались фамилии итальянской знати
handy book — книга, удобная для пользования
hard-cover supplementary reading books — книги для дополнительного чтения в твёрдой переплётной крышке
heavily used book — книга, пользующаяся большим спросом; зачитанная книга
higher-priced paper book — книга, печатаемая на дорогостоящей бумаге
26. сборник увлеченийto assemble a book — составлять книгу; делать сборник
27. книга об увлеченияхhonor book — издание, получившее премию на конкурсе
hot-melt book — блок, скреплённый термоклеем
imposition book — сборник вариантов раскладки бумажного листа; сборник вариантов фальцовки
insetted book — книжный блок, вставленный в переплётную крышку
know-how book — руководство; самоучитель
28. письмовник29. журнал исходящей корреспонденции30. непереплетённая книга31. блок, скреплённый разъёмными скобами32. книга со свободно скреплёнными листами; издание в виде листков33. утраченная книга34. книга, о существовании которой известно только по библиографическим или литературным источникамmail-order books — книги, издаваемые и распространяемые по почтовым заказам потребителей
35. книги по смежным вопросам36. книги спорного содержанияmedalist books — издания, награждённые медалью выставки
microfiche book — книга, записанная на микрофишах
multivolume book — многотомная книга, многотомник
new book — новая книга, новое поступление
noncirculating book — книга, не подлежащая выдаче
obsolete book — вышедшая из употребления книга; устаревшая книга
one-shot book — блок, скреплённый одноразовым нанесением клея
one-volume book — однотомная книга, однотомник
desideratum book — книга — дезидерат
37. книга в бумажной обложке38. брошюраpersonalized books — детская литература, печатаемая избранными родителями кеглем и рисунком шрифта
phone book — телефонный справочник, телефонная книга
pirated book — книга, изданная без разрешения владельца авторского права
press book — книга, выпущенная частным издательством
saddle-stitched book — брошюра, сшитая внакидку
39. задачник40. сборник задачprocessed books — книги, прошедшие библиотечную обработку
professional books — профессиональная литература; литература по специальности
rag book — детская книга, отпечатанная на высокопрочной тряпичной бумаге
fake book — песенник, сборник текстов популярных песен
run book — документация по задаче; книга регистрации вычислительных работ
high-interest low-reading level book — сборник произведений, интересных для школьников
41. хорошо написанная книга42. удобочитаемая книга43. "Красная книга"; официальная книга пэров44. порнографическая книгаvicious book — книга, развращающая умы
45. эротическая книгаsewed book — книга, сшитая нитками
side-wired book — книга, скреплённая проволокой втачку
singing book — песенник, сборник песен
sound-recorded book — "говорящая книга", книга со звуковым приложением
spring book — книга, которая выйдет в свет весной
square book — книга, ширина которой больше 3
stabbed book — книга, сшитая втачку
stapled book — книга, скреплённая металлическими скобами
stitched book — сшитая книга; сброшюрованная книга
summer book — книга, которая выйдет в свет летом
talking book — "говорящая" книга, книга со звуковым приложением
46. литература массового издания47. книги торгового ассортимента48. книга о путешествиях49. туристическая литератураtrimmed flush book — книга, поля которой обрезаны вместе с обложкой
two-shot book — блок, скреплённый бесшвейным способом с двукратным нанесением клея
two-up book — двойник, двойной блок
type specification book — книга с образцами шрифтов, каталог шрифтов
undated book — недатированная книга, книга без выходной даты
unpaged book — книга с ненумерованными страницами, книга без пагинации
unpublished book — неизданная книга; книга в рукописи
vacation book — "лёгкая" для чтения книга
50. книга из списка "на очередь"desk book — настольная книга; справочник
51. книга из списка дезидератовwhite book — "Белая книга" ; книга, содержащая отчёт о деятельности английского правительства
winter book — книга, которая выйдет в свет зимой
wire-bound book — книга, скреплённая проволокой
writing book — книга с чистыми листами; записная книжка
yellow book — "Жёлтая книга" ; книга, содержащая отчёт о деятельности правительства
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