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1 ply
{plai}
I. 1. употребявам, работя усърдно с, движа
to PLY one's needle шия усърдно
to PLY the bottle пия много, наливам се
2. упражнявам, практикувам (занаят)
3. отрупвам, обсипвам (с въпроси и пр.) (with)
настойчиво каня, тъпча, наливам (някого) (with), поддържам (огън и пр.)
4. правя редовни курсове, движа се (between, from-to) (за кораб, автобус и пр.)
5. чакам клиенти/пътници (на пиаца)
6. мор. плувам срещу вятъра
II. 1. кат, нишка, жичка
three-PLY wool вълна тройка
2. пласт, слой
3. прен. склонност, тенденция* * *{plai} v 1. употребявам; работя усърдно с, движа; to ply o.'s needl(2) {plai} n 1. кат; нишка, жичка; three- ply wool вълна тройка; 2.* * *тенденция; употребявам; упражнявам; слой; склонност; обсипвам; пласт; отрупвам; движа; гънка; жичка; кат; нишка;* * *1. i. употребявам, работя усърдно с, движа 2. ii. кат, нишка, жичка 3. three-ply wool вълна тройка 4. to ply one's needle шия усърдно 5. to ply the bottle пия много, наливам се 6. мор. плувам срещу вятъра 7. настойчиво каня, тъпча, наливам (някого) (with), поддържам (огън и пр.) 8. отрупвам, обсипвам (с въпроси и пр.) (with) 9. пласт, слой 10. правя редовни курсове, движа се (between, from-to) (за кораб, автобус и пр.) 11. прен. склонност, тенденция 12. упражнявам, практикувам (занаят) 13. чакам клиенти/пътници (на пиаца)* * *ply [plai] I. n 1. пласт, слой; кат, гънка (на плат); 2. дилка, нишка, жичка; 2-, 3-, 4-ply вкатен (сгънат) 2, 3, 4 пъти; 3. склонност, тенденция; to take a \ply имам склонност; отклонявам се по; II. v рядко сгъвам, прегъвам; вкатявам; III. ply v ( plied, plying) 1. движа, употребявам, работя усърдно с, въртя; to \ply o.'s oars греба; to \ply the distaff ( the needle) преда (шия) усърдно; to \ply the bottle пия много; 2. упражнявам, практикувам; 3. отрупвам, обсипвам (с въпроси и пр.; with); настойчиво каня, карам някого; to \ply s.o. with wine напивам някого с вино; 4. поддържам (огън и пр.); 5. бия, налагам (кон и пр.); 6. натяквам; 7. правя курсове (за лодка, автомобил и пр.; between, from - to); 8. чакам клиенти (пасажери) (на пиаца) (обикн. for hire); 9. мор. лавирам.
См. также в других словарях:
ply for hire/business/trade — Brit : to try to get customers or business Taxis ply for hire/business outside the train station. The company is plying for trade in America. • • • Main Entry: ↑ply … Useful english dictionary
ply for hire — ply for ˈhire/ˈtrade/ˈbusiness idiom (BrE) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business • taxis plying for hire outside the theatre Main entry: ↑plyidiom … Useful english dictionary
ply for hire — ply for business/hire/trade ► COMMERCE to try to get customers for your business in a public place, for example, as a taxi driver, by driving around or waiting in a regular place: »London s formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly… … Financial and business terms
ply for hire/trade — ply for business/hire/trade ► COMMERCE to try to get customers for your business in a public place, for example, as a taxi driver, by driving around or waiting in a regular place: »London s formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly… … Financial and business terms
ply for trade — ply for ˈhire/ˈtrade/ˈbusiness idiom (BrE) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business • taxis plying for hire outside the theatre Main entry: ↑plyidiom … Useful english dictionary
ply for business — ply for ˈhire/ˈtrade/ˈbusiness idiom (BrE) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business • taxis plying for hire outside the theatre Main entry: ↑plyidiom … Useful english dictionary
ply for business/hire/trade — ► COMMERCE to try to get customers for your business in a public place, for example, as a taxi driver, by driving around or waiting in a regular place: »London s formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly over plying for hire on the… … Financial and business terms
ply for business — ply for business/hire/trade ► COMMERCE to try to get customers for your business in a public place, for example, as a taxi driver, by driving around or waiting in a regular place: »London s formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly… … Financial and business terms
ply for trade — ply for business/hire/trade ► COMMERCE to try to get customers for your business in a public place, for example, as a taxi driver, by driving around or waiting in a regular place: »London s formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly… … Financial and business terms
hire — 1 verb (T) 1 BrE to pay money to borrow something for a period of hours or days; let 1 (11), rent 1 (3) AmE: Let s hire a car for the weekend. see borrow 2 a) to employ someone for a short time to do a job for you: I m hiring a private detective… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ply — 1 verb past tense and past participle plied 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) literary if a vehicle or boat plies between two places or across a place it makes that journey regularly (+ between/across etc): Small fishing boats plied… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
