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101 ahşap kazık
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102 סואר
סַוָּאר, סַוָּואר, סַוָּור,m. (dial. for צַוָּאר; סָוַר = צָבַר; v. Maim. to Ohol. III, 7 ed. Dehr.) a pile of joists, frame. Ohol. III, 7 ס׳ של קורות (ed. Dehr. צוואר, in comment. צַוָּור, Var. צֶבֶר); Succ.20b (Ms. M. סוואר); Y.Sabb.IV, 7a top צבר. Bets.31b אין מבקעין עצים לא מן הס׳וכ׳ we must not chop (on the Holy Day, for immediate use) wood from a pile of joists (intended for building purposes), v. מוּכָן.Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. V, 4 ס׳ של נחתומין הפרוסוכ׳ (R. S. to Kel. XV, 2 סרוד) the bakers frame when it is plain (without rims) is unclean, because dough is cut and carried to the stove on it.V. סָוַר. -
103 סוואר
סַוָּאר, סַוָּואר, סַוָּור,m. (dial. for צַוָּאר; סָוַר = צָבַר; v. Maim. to Ohol. III, 7 ed. Dehr.) a pile of joists, frame. Ohol. III, 7 ס׳ של קורות (ed. Dehr. צוואר, in comment. צַוָּור, Var. צֶבֶר); Succ.20b (Ms. M. סוואר); Y.Sabb.IV, 7a top צבר. Bets.31b אין מבקעין עצים לא מן הס׳וכ׳ we must not chop (on the Holy Day, for immediate use) wood from a pile of joists (intended for building purposes), v. מוּכָן.Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. V, 4 ס׳ של נחתומין הפרוסוכ׳ (R. S. to Kel. XV, 2 סרוד) the bakers frame when it is plain (without rims) is unclean, because dough is cut and carried to the stove on it.V. סָוַר. -
104 סַוָּאר
סַוָּאר, סַוָּואר, סַוָּור,m. (dial. for צַוָּאר; סָוַר = צָבַר; v. Maim. to Ohol. III, 7 ed. Dehr.) a pile of joists, frame. Ohol. III, 7 ס׳ של קורות (ed. Dehr. צוואר, in comment. צַוָּור, Var. צֶבֶר); Succ.20b (Ms. M. סוואר); Y.Sabb.IV, 7a top צבר. Bets.31b אין מבקעין עצים לא מן הס׳וכ׳ we must not chop (on the Holy Day, for immediate use) wood from a pile of joists (intended for building purposes), v. מוּכָן.Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. V, 4 ס׳ של נחתומין הפרוסוכ׳ (R. S. to Kel. XV, 2 סרוד) the bakers frame when it is plain (without rims) is unclean, because dough is cut and carried to the stove on it.V. סָוַר. -
105 סַוָּואר
סַוָּאר, סַוָּואר, סַוָּור,m. (dial. for צַוָּאר; סָוַר = צָבַר; v. Maim. to Ohol. III, 7 ed. Dehr.) a pile of joists, frame. Ohol. III, 7 ס׳ של קורות (ed. Dehr. צוואר, in comment. צַוָּור, Var. צֶבֶר); Succ.20b (Ms. M. סוואר); Y.Sabb.IV, 7a top צבר. Bets.31b אין מבקעין עצים לא מן הס׳וכ׳ we must not chop (on the Holy Day, for immediate use) wood from a pile of joists (intended for building purposes), v. מוּכָן.Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. V, 4 ס׳ של נחתומין הפרוסוכ׳ (R. S. to Kel. XV, 2 סרוד) the bakers frame when it is plain (without rims) is unclean, because dough is cut and carried to the stove on it.V. סָוַר. -
106 סַוָּור
סַוָּאר, סַוָּואר, סַוָּור,m. (dial. for צַוָּאר; סָוַר = צָבַר; v. Maim. to Ohol. III, 7 ed. Dehr.) a pile of joists, frame. Ohol. III, 7 ס׳ של קורות (ed. Dehr. צוואר, in comment. צַוָּור, Var. צֶבֶר); Succ.20b (Ms. M. סוואר); Y.Sabb.IV, 7a top צבר. Bets.31b אין מבקעין עצים לא מן הס׳וכ׳ we must not chop (on the Holy Day, for immediate use) wood from a pile of joists (intended for building purposes), v. מוּכָן.Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. V, 4 ס׳ של נחתומין הפרוסוכ׳ (R. S. to Kel. XV, 2 סרוד) the bakers frame when it is plain (without rims) is unclean, because dough is cut and carried to the stove on it.V. סָוַר. -
107 деревянная опора
1) Engineering: wood pole, wooden pole2) Construction: timber saddle3) Forestry: pillow, whiffle tree (на которой закрепляются прицепные приспособления при гужевой трелёвке)4) Electronics: wood pile (одностоечная) -
108 percha
f.1 (clothes) hanger, (coat-)hanger.2 perch.3 clothes hanger, coat hanger, hanger, coathanger.4 coat hook.5 build, physique.6 showiness.7 gang.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: perchar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: perchar.* * *1 (de ropa) hanger3 familiar body, figure■ el traje está bien, pero me gusta más la percha the suit's nice, but I prefer what's inside it■ con la percha que tienes seguro que te queda precioso you have such a nice figure I'm sure it will look lovely* * *noun f.1) hanger2) perch* * *SF1) [para ropa] (clothes) hanger; (=colgador) clothes rack; [para sombreros] hat standvestido de percha — ready-made dress, off-the-peg dress
2) (Téc) rack3) [para pájaros] perch4) (=tronco) pole5) * (=tipo) build, physique; [de mujer] figure6) And (=ostentación) showinesstener percha — Cono Sur to be smart
8) Cono Sur (=montón) pile9) Méx * (=grupo) gang* * *1)a) ( para el armario) (coat) hanger2) ( figura)3) ( para aves) perch* * *= hanger, coat hanger.Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.Ex. Lucas Samaras, whose junk assemblages are on view at Pace, fashions statuettes from kitchen utensils and coat hangers.----* percha de alambre = wire hanger.* * *1)a) ( para el armario) (coat) hanger2) ( figura)3) ( para aves) perch* * *= hanger, coat hanger.Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
Ex: Lucas Samaras, whose junk assemblages are on view at Pace, fashions statuettes from kitchen utensils and coat hangers.* percha de alambre = wire hanger.* * *A1 (para el armario) coat hanger, hanger2 (gancho) coat hook; (perchero) coat standB(persona, figura): ¡qué vestido más bonito! — no es el vestido, es la percha what a lovely dress! — it's not the dress, it's the person wearing ittiene muy buena percha, todo le queda bien she has a very good figure, everything looks good on herC (para aves) perch* * *
percha sustantivo femenino
( perchero) coat stand
percha sustantivo femenino
1 (para ropa) hanger
2 (para aves) perch
♦ Locuciones: tener buena percha, to have a good figure
' percha' also found in these entries:
English:
clothes hanger
- coat
- from
- hanger
- perch
- pick
- roost
- hook
* * *percha nf1. [de armario] (coat-)hanger, Br clothes hanger2. [de pared] coat hook3. [de pie] coat stand, hat stand4. [para pájaros] perch5. CompFamser una buena percha to have a good figure* * *tener buena percha fig fam have a good figure* * *percha nf1) : perch2) : coat hanger3) : coatrack, coat hook* * *percha n1. (de armario) coat hanger2. (en la pared) coat hook -
109 сухой
(в разн. знач.) dry; (засушливый тж.) aridсухое дерево — dry wood; ( не растущее) dead tree
сухой приём — cold / chilly reception
сухой человек — dried-up man*
сухая игла иск. — dry-point
сухой элемент эл. — dry pile
сухая перегонка — dry / destructive distillation
сухие сучья — dead-wood sg.
сухие фрукты — dried fruit sg.
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сухое вино — dry wineсухой паёк — dry rations pl.
сухим путём ( по суше) — by / over land
выйти сухим из воды разг. — come* through unscathed
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110 sur
I.sur1 [syʀ]a. (position) on ; (avec mouvement) onto ; ( = dans) in ; ( = par-dessus) over ; ( = au-dessus de) above• il y a un sac sur la table/une affiche sur le mur there's a bag on the table/a poster on the wall• il a 1 500 € sur son compte he has 1,500 euros in his account• il neige sur Paris/sur toute l'Europe it's snowing in Paris/all over Europe• s'endormir sur un livre/son travail to fall asleep over a book/over one's work• « travaux sur 5 km » "roadworks for 5km"• gravure sur bois/verre wood/glass engravingc. (temps: proximité, approximation) il est arrivé sur les 2 heures he came at about 2• sur le moment or sur le coup, je n'ai pas compris at the time I didn't understandd. (cause) sur invitation/commande by invitation/order• sur un signe du patron, elle sortit at the boss's signal, she lefte. (moyen, manière) onf. (matière, sujet) on• sur douze verres, six sont ébréchés out of twelve glasses six are chipped• un jour/un vendredi sur trois every third day/Friday• il vient un jour/mercredi sur deux he comes every other day/Wednesdayi. (influence, supériorité) on• avoir des droits sur qn/qch to have rights over sb/to sthj. ► sur ce ( = sur ces mots)sur ce, il est sorti upon which he went out• sur ce, il faut que je vous quitte and now I must leave youII.sur2, e [syʀ]adjective( = aigre) sour* * *Note: Lorsque sur indique une position dans l'espace il se traduit généralement par on: sur la table/une chaise = on the table/a chair; sur la côte/le lac = on the coast/the lakeLorsque sur a une valeur figurée comme dans régner sur, pleurer sur, sur l'honneur, sur place etc la traduction sera fournie dans l'article du deuxième élément, respectivement régner, pleurer, honneur, place etc
I syʀ1) ( dessus) on2) (au-dessus, sans contact) overun pont sur la rivière — a bridge across ou over the river
3) (étendue, surface)4) ( direction)5) ( support matériel) on6) ( au sujet de) [débat, thèse] on; [étude, poème] about7) ( objet d'un travail)une personne sur dix — one person out of ou in ten
9) ( indique l'accumulation) lit upon; fig after10) ( juste après)ils se sont quittés sur ces mots — with these words, they parted
sur ce or quoi — upon which
sur ce, je vous laisse — with that, I must leave you
11) ( pendant)on ne peut pas juger sur une période aussi courte — you can't judge over ou in such a short period
12) Radio, Télévision, Télécommunications on [radio, chaîne, ligne téléphonique]
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I syʀ prép1) (position) onPose-le sur la table. — Put it on the table.
2) (en recouvrant) overPour finir, versez le coulis de fruits rouges sur le gâteau. — And to finish it, pour the coulis of red berries over the cake.
3) (sans contact direct) overIls ont construit un nouveau pont sur le Rhône. — They have built a new bridge over the Rhone.
sur soi; Je n'ai pas d'argent sur moi. — I haven't got any money on me.
4) (direction) towardssur votre droite — on your right, to your right
Vous verrez l'hôpital sur votre droite. — You'll see the hospital on your right., You'll see the hospital to your right.
5) (= à propos de) on, aboutun livre sur Balzac — a book on Balzac, a book about Balzac
une conférence sur l'art roman — a lecture on Romanesque art, a lecture about Romanesque art
6) (dans une proportion) out ofSur 20, 2 sont venus. — Two out of twenty came.
7)un sur 10 (statistiques) — one in 10, ÉDUCATION one out of 10
J'ai eu quatorze sur vingt en maths. — I got 14 out of 20 in maths.
une semaine sur deux — every other week, one week in two
une semaine sur trois — every third week, one week in three
9) (en indiquant l'heure) around10) (cause)11) (répétition)12) (autre locution)Sur ce, il partit sans dire un mot. — Whereupon he left without uttering a word.
Sur ce, il faut que je vous quitte. — And now I must leave you.
II sur, -e* * *I.sur prép❢ Lorsque sur indique une position dans l'espace il se traduit généralement par on: sur la table/une chaise = on the table/a chair; sur la côte/le lac = on the coast/the lake.On trouvera ci-dessous des exemples supplémentaires et exceptions. Lorsque sur a une valeur figurée comme dans régner sur, pleurer sur, sur l'honneur, sur place etc la traduction sera fournie dans l'article du deuxième élément, respectivement régner, pleurer, honneur, place etc.1 ( dessus) on; le verre est sur la table the glass is on the table; prends un verre sur la table take a glass from the table; appliquer la lotion sur vos cheveux apply the lotion to your hair; la clé est sur la porte the key is in the door; passer la main sur une étoffe to run one's hand over a fabric; il doit être sur la route he must be on the road ou on his way by now;2 (au-dessus, sans contact) over; des nuages sur les montagnes/la plaine clouds over the mountaintops/the plain; un pont sur la rivière a bridge across ou over the river; la nuit est tombée/l'orage s'est abattu sur la ville night fell/the storm broke over the city;3 (étendue, surface) la forêt est détruite sur 150 hectares the forest has been destroyed over an area of 150 hectares; une table d'un mètre sur deux a table (of) one metre by two;4 ( direction) se diriger sur Valence to head ou make for Valence; une voiture déboucha sur la droite a car pulled out on the right;5 ( support matériel) on; sur un morceau de papier on a piece of paper; elle est très jolie sur la photo she looks very pretty in the photograph; dessiner sur le sable to draw in the sand;6 ( au sujet de) [débat, exposé, essai, chapitre, thèse] on; [étude, poème] about; [article, livre] on;7 ( objet d'un travail) être sur une affaire to be involved in a business deal; on est sur un gros chantier actuellement we're currently involved in a big construction project;8 ( indique un rapport de proportion) une personne sur dix one person in ou out of ten; une semaine sur trois one week in three; il a fait trois exercices sur quatre he did three exercises out of four; sur 250 employés, il y a seulement 28 femmes out of 250 employees, there are only 28 females; un mardi sur deux every other Tuesday; il y a deux chances sur trois qu'il ne vienne pas there are two chances out of three that he won't come;9 ( indique l'accumulation) lit upon; fig after; entasser pierre sur pierre to pile stone upon stone; faire proposition sur proposition to make one offer after another, to make offer after offer; commettre erreur sur erreur to make one mistake after another, to make mistake after mistake; il a eu deux accidents coup sur coup he had two accidents one after the other;10 ( juste après) ils se sont quittés sur ces mots with these words, they parted; sur le moment at the time; sur ce or quoi upon which, thereupon; sur ce, je vous laisse with that, I must leave you;11 ( pendant) on ne peut pas juger sur une période aussi courte/trois jours you can't decide over ou in such a short period/three days;II.III[syr] préposition1. [dans l'espace - dessus] on ; [ - par-dessus] over ; [ - au sommet de] on top of ; [ - contre] againstelle avait des bleus sur tout le visage she had bruises all over her face, her face was covered in bruisesmonter sur un manège/une bicyclette to get on a roundabout/bicycledemain, du soleil sur le nord tomorrow, there will be sunshine in the northune chambre avec vue sur la mer a room with a view of ou over the seades fenêtres qui donnent sur la rue windows giving onto ou overlooking the streetil y avait un monde fou, on était tous les uns sur les autres there was a huge crowd, we were all crushed up together ou one on top of the other2. [indiquant la direction]sur votre gauche, le Panthéon on ou to your left, the Pantheonobliquer sur la droite to turn ou to bear rightla porte s'est refermée sur elle the door closed behind ou after her‘virages sur 3 km’ ‘bends for 3 km’la foire s'étend sur 3 000 m² the fair covers 3,000 m²sur les quatre heures, quelqu'un a téléphoné (at) around ou about four, somebody phoned[indiquant la proximité]sur le moment ou le coup, je me suis étonné at the time ou at first, I was surprisedil va sur ses 40 ans he's approaching ou nearly 405. [indiquant la durée]c'est un contrat sur cinq ans it's a five-year contract, the contract runs for five yearsje lui ai envoyé lettre sur lettre I sent him letter after ou upon letter7. [indiquant la cause]juger quelqu'un sur ses propos/son apparence to judge somebody by his words/appearance8. [indiquant la manière, l'état, la situation]avoir un effet sur quelqu'un/quelque chose to have an effect on somebody/somethingêtre sur ses gardes/la défensive/le qui-vive to be on one's guard/the defensive/the look-outc'est sur la première chaîne/France Inter it's on channel one/France Inter9. [indiquant le moyen]vivre sur ses économies/un héritage to live off one's savings/a legacyon peut tailler deux jupes sur le même patron you can make two skirts out of ou from the same patternle film se termine sur une vue du Lido the film ends with ou on a view of the Lido10. [indiquant le domaine, le sujet]sur ce point, nous sommes d'accord we agree on that point140 personnes sont sur le projet there are 140 people on ou involved in the project11. [indiquant - une proportion] out of ; [ - une mesure] byun homme sur deux one man in two, every second mansur 100 candidats, 15 ont été retenus 15 out of 100 candidates were shortlistedfaire une enquête sur 1 000 personnes to do a survey of ou involving 1,000 people12. [indiquant une relation de supériorité] over -
111 pālus
pālus ī, m [PAC-], a stake, prop, stay, pale: ad palum adligantur: palo suspendat aratrum, O. — A stake, wooden post (for young soldiers to practise on with weapons): aut quis non vidit volnera pali? Iu.* * *Istake/pile/pole/unsplit wood; peg/pin; execution stake; wood sword; fence (pl.)IIswamp, marsh -
112 palūs
palūs (once palus, H.), ūdis, gen plur. palūdum, rarely palūdium, L., f a swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool: planities hiemantibus aquis paludem fecerat, S.: paludes siccare: propter paludes exercitui aditus non esset, Cs.: sterilis, H.: Stygiae paludes, O.: propinquitas fluminum ac paludium, L.: (cymba) multam accepit rimosa paludem, water, V.* * *Istake/pile/pole/unsplit wood; peg/pin; execution stake; wood sword; fence (pl.)IIswamp, marsh -
113 palum
stake/pile/pole/unsplit wood; peg/pin; execution stake; wood sword; fence (pl.) -
114 kòlda
kòlda Grammatical information: f. ā Accent paradigm: a Proto-Slavic meaning: `block, log'Page in Trubačev: X 122-123Old Church Slavic:gladǫ (sic: Supr.) `block' [Accsf ā]Russian:kolóda `block, log, (water-)trough' [f ā]Czech:kláda `block, log, beam' [f ā]Slovak:Polish:Upper Sorbian:kɫóda `stocks, fetter' [f ā]Serbo-Croatian:klȁda `block, log, beam' [f ā]Slovene:kláda `block, log, layer' [f ā]Bulgarian:kláda `pile, pyre' [f ā]Indo-European reconstruction: kold-eh₂Other cognates:OIc. holt `wood'; -
115 אחז
אָחַז(b. h.; sec. r. of חזז, cmp. אחד) 1) to press, seize, hold, keep; to befall. Snh.27b אֹוחֲזִין מעשהוכ׳ holding in their hands the doing of their fathers, i. e. following their fathers example. Bekh.33b אֲחָזֹו דם he had an attack of congestion. Y.Pes.I, 28b אֲחוּזַת הדם the animal attacked with congestion. Y.Sabb.XIV, 14c bot. אֲחָזַתֹּו עין a pain in the eye seized him. Ib. XIX, end, 17b אחזתו חמה fever overtook him; a. fr.אָחַז בְּ־ to have a hold of.B. Mets.I, 1. Y.Yoma II, 39c top; a. fr.Part. pass, אָחוּז holding fast, having a firm hold. Ex. R. s. 46 (v. אֲחַד). 2) א׳ את העינים to capture the eyesight, to delude by optical deception. Snh.65b; a. e. Nif. נֶאֱחַז to be seized. Y.Taan.II, 65d top; a. e. Hif. הֶאֱחִיז to distribute split wood ( kindling chips) in the gaps of a large pile, to ignite with kindling wood. Sabb.I, 11 (19b sq.) ומַאֲחִיזִין ed. (Mss., Ar. a. Y. ib. beg.4c ומחזין, ed. Ven. וניחיזין); v. חָזָה. -
116 אָחַז
אָחַז(b. h.; sec. r. of חזז, cmp. אחד) 1) to press, seize, hold, keep; to befall. Snh.27b אֹוחֲזִין מעשהוכ׳ holding in their hands the doing of their fathers, i. e. following their fathers example. Bekh.33b אֲחָזֹו דם he had an attack of congestion. Y.Pes.I, 28b אֲחוּזַת הדם the animal attacked with congestion. Y.Sabb.XIV, 14c bot. אֲחָזַתֹּו עין a pain in the eye seized him. Ib. XIX, end, 17b אחזתו חמה fever overtook him; a. fr.אָחַז בְּ־ to have a hold of.B. Mets.I, 1. Y.Yoma II, 39c top; a. fr.Part. pass, אָחוּז holding fast, having a firm hold. Ex. R. s. 46 (v. אֲחַד). 2) א׳ את העינים to capture the eyesight, to delude by optical deception. Snh.65b; a. e. Nif. נֶאֱחַז to be seized. Y.Taan.II, 65d top; a. e. Hif. הֶאֱחִיז to distribute split wood ( kindling chips) in the gaps of a large pile, to ignite with kindling wood. Sabb.I, 11 (19b sq.) ומַאֲחִיזִין ed. (Mss., Ar. a. Y. ib. beg.4c ומחזין, ed. Ven. וניחיזין); v. חָזָה. -
117 балансы кучевого хранения
Forestry: stock-pile woodУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > балансы кучевого хранения
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118 деревянная одностоечная опора
Electronics: wood pileУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > деревянная одностоечная опора
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119 деревянная шпунтовая перемычка
Engineering: wood sheet-pile cofferdamУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > деревянная шпунтовая перемычка
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120 кладка
1) General subject: laying, placing, rustication (выступающими камнями или рустиками), setting (каменная), work2) Engineering: bond (перевязка), brickword (кирпичная), brickwork (кирпичная), masonry (конструкция из камней), masonwork (каменная), walling, washer4) Railway term: filling plate5) Mining: setting (кирпича, блоков)6) Forestry: form (в сатинировальном станке), pack, post (стопка бумаги ручного черпания), stacking7) Metallurgy: line9) Fishery: clutch, egg laying10) Mechanic engineering: set hands square12) Nuclear physics: pile (nuclear reactor)13) Oceanography: egg mass (яиц, икры)14) Marine science: spawn15) Makarov: bond (перевязка, т. е. характерный рисунок разделки шва или порядок чередования слоёв), brick-laying (процесс), brickwork (кирпичом), masonry (каменная), set (яиц), stack of wood (леса)16) Billiards: shot making ability
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