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1 rake
مَهَّدَ \ rake: to draw together or level with a garden tool: He raked the soil flat. \ See Also سوى (سَوَّى)، مشط (مَشَّطَ) \ مُشْط البُستاني \ rake: a tool for gathering leaves etc., or levelling loose soil, which has a set of teeth on a bar, at the end of a long handle. \ مِدَمَّة \ rake: a tool for gathering leaves etc., or levelling loose soil, which has a set of teeth on a bar, at the end of a long handle. \ مِمْشَاط الأرض \ rake: a tool for gathering leaves etc., or levelling loose soil, which has a set of teeth on a bar, at the end of a long handle. -
2 rake
[reɪk]1. noun1) a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.مِمْشَطَه، آلة تَمْشيط2) any similar tool:أي آلة تُشْبِه آلة التَّمْشيطa croupier's rake in a casino.
3) the act of raking:تَمْشيط الأرْضto give the soil a rake.
2. verb1) to smooth or gather with a rake:يُمَشِّط العُشْب يُمَشِّط الرَّمادI'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.
3) to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other:يُطْلِق النّار من جِهَةٍ إلى أخْرىThe soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire.
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4 rechen
* * *der Rechenrake* * *Rẹ|chen ['rɛçn]m -s, - (S Ger)(= Harke) rake; (= Gitter an Bächen, Flüssen) grill* * *der1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) rake2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) rake3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) rake4) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) rake* * *Re·chen<-s, ->[ˈrɛçn̩]m rake* * *der; Rechens, Rechen (bes. südd.) rake* * *rechen v/t & v/i rake (up);Laub rechen rake up leaves;einen Weg rechen rake a path* * *der; Rechens, Rechen (bes. südd.) rake* * *- m.rake n. -
5 Rechen
* * *der Rechenrake* * *Rẹ|chen ['rɛçn]m -s, - (S Ger)(= Harke) rake; (= Gitter an Bächen, Flüssen) grill* * *der1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) rake2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) rake3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) rake4) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) rake* * *Re·chen<-s, ->[ˈrɛçn̩]m rake* * *der; Rechens, Rechen (bes. südd.) rake* * ** * *der; Rechens, Rechen (bes. südd.) rake* * *- m.rake n. -
6 escarbar
v.1 to scratch, to scrape.2 to dig, to dig out, to excavate, to poke.El pirata escarbó el sitio del tesoro The pirate dug the treasure site.3 to poke into, to quarry, to nose out, to pry into.Ella escarba los problemas nuestros She pokes into our problems.* * *1 (suelo) to scratch2 (dientes, orejas) to pick3 (fuego) to poke4 (bolsillo, papeles) to rummage in5 figurado (inquirir) to inquire into, delve into* * *1. VT1) (=remover) [+ tierra] to scratch; [+ fuego] to poke; [+ dientes] to pick2) (=investigar) to investigate, delve into; (=curiosear) to pry into2. VI1) to scratch2)escarbar en — to investigate, delve into; (=curiosear) to pry into
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( en la tierra - haciendo un hoyo) to dig; (- superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch aroundb) ( buscando algo)escarbar en algo — en cajón/armario to rummage (about o around) in something
c) ( fisgar)2.escarbar en algo — en asunto to pry into something
escarbar vt3.escarbar la tierra — ( hacer un hoyo) to dig a hole; ( superficialmente) to scratch around in the soil
escarbarse v pron (refl) <nariz/dientes> to pick* * *= burrow, root.Ex. Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.Ex. We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( en la tierra - haciendo un hoyo) to dig; (- superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch aroundb) ( buscando algo)escarbar en algo — en cajón/armario to rummage (about o around) in something
c) ( fisgar)2.escarbar en algo — en asunto to pry into something
escarbar vt3.escarbar la tierra — ( hacer un hoyo) to dig a hole; ( superficialmente) to scratch around in the soil
escarbarse v pron (refl) <nariz/dientes> to pick* * *= burrow, root.Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.
Ex: We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.* * *escarbar [A1 ]vi1 (hacer un hoyo) to dig; (superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch aroundlos niños escarbaban en la arena the children were scrabbling around in the sand2 (hurgar) to pokeescarbando en viejas heridas opening old wounds3 (fisgar, escudriñar) escarbar EN algo to pry INTO sth■ escarbarvt( refl) ‹nariz/dientes› to pickdeja de escarbarte la nariz stop picking your nose* * *
escarbar ( conjugate escarbar) verbo intransitivo
(— superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch around
verbo transitivo:
( superficialmente) to scratch around in the soil
escarbarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹nariz/dientes› to pick
escarbar
I verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (en la tierra) to scratch [en, around, in]
2 (en un asunto) to delve into
II verbo transitivo
1 (en una herida, nariz) to pick
2 (remover) to poke
' escarbar' also found in these entries:
English:
dig
- scrabble
- scavenge
* * *♦ vt1. [suelo] [por encima] to scratch;[haciendo hoyo] to dig2. [dientes] to pick3. [fuego] to rake, to poke4. [investigar] to investigate♦ vi1. [en suelo] [por encima] to scratch around;[haciendo hoyo] to dig2. [investigar] to delve;si uno escarba un poco más if you dig o delve a bit deeper;anduvieron escarbando en la vida del actor they were delving into the actor's life♦ See also the pronominal verb escarbarse* * *I v/i tb figdig around (en in)II v/t dig around in* * *escarbar vt1) : to dig, to scratch up2) : to poke, to pick3)escarbar en : to investigate, to pry into* * * -
7 مهد
مَهَّدَ \ level: to make level: We must level this ground before we can build a house on it. roll: to flatten or level (sth.) by moving a roller over it: The farmer rolled his field before planting the corn. \ مَهَّدَ \ rake: to draw together or level with a garden tool: He raked the soil flat. \ See Also سوى (سَوَّى)، مشط (مَشَّطَ) \ مَهَّدَ الطريقَ لِـ \ pave the way for: to prepare the way for: Early scientists like Galileo paved the way for today’s space travellers. -
8 rastri
rastrum, i, n., usually in plur., ra-stri, ōrum, m. (so nom. rastri, Varr. L. L. 5, § 136 Müll.; Verg. G. 1, 164; Ov. M. 11, 36; acc. rastros, Cato, R. R. 10, 3; 11, 4; Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 6; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 36; 5, 1, 58 al.; but rastra, Cels. ap. Non. 222, 8; Ov. M. 14, 2; Juvenc. 15, 166; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 94; 2, 421; Stat. Th. 3, 589) [rado], a toothed hoe, a rake, used for breaking up the soil, a mattock:rastris glebas qui frangit inertes,
Verg. G. 1, 94:arva obnoxia rastris,
id. ib. 2, 439; 3, 534; cf.:rastris terram domat,
id. A. 9, 608:graves,
Ov. M. 11, 36:vulnera Rastrorum fert tellus,
id. ib. 2, 287:rastros quadridentes, Cato, l. l.: ligneis rastris sarriendus,
Col. 2, 11, 4.—Comically spoken of as the comb of Polyphemus, with the sickle as his razor,
Ov. M. 13, 765.— Prov.: si illi pergo suppeditare sumptibus, mihi illaec vero ad rastros res redit, it will bring me to the hoe, i. e. I shall be reduced to work for my living, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 58. -
9 rastrum
rastrum, i, n., usually in plur., ra-stri, ōrum, m. (so nom. rastri, Varr. L. L. 5, § 136 Müll.; Verg. G. 1, 164; Ov. M. 11, 36; acc. rastros, Cato, R. R. 10, 3; 11, 4; Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 6; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 36; 5, 1, 58 al.; but rastra, Cels. ap. Non. 222, 8; Ov. M. 14, 2; Juvenc. 15, 166; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 94; 2, 421; Stat. Th. 3, 589) [rado], a toothed hoe, a rake, used for breaking up the soil, a mattock:rastris glebas qui frangit inertes,
Verg. G. 1, 94:arva obnoxia rastris,
id. ib. 2, 439; 3, 534; cf.:rastris terram domat,
id. A. 9, 608:graves,
Ov. M. 11, 36:vulnera Rastrorum fert tellus,
id. ib. 2, 287:rastros quadridentes, Cato, l. l.: ligneis rastris sarriendus,
Col. 2, 11, 4.—Comically spoken of as the comb of Polyphemus, with the sickle as his razor,
Ov. M. 13, 765.— Prov.: si illi pergo suppeditare sumptibus, mihi illaec vero ad rastros res redit, it will bring me to the hoe, i. e. I shall be reduced to work for my living, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 58. -
10 kahig
Active Verb: kumahigPassive Verb: kahiginEnglish Definition: 1) scratching off a loose surface, as soil scratched off by chickens (noun) 2) to scratch off (verb)Examples: 1) Kumahig ng lupa ang manok. (The chicken scratched the ground.) 2) Kahigin mo ang mga dahong nahulog sa lupa. (Rake the leaves off the ground.) -
11 fukulia
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fukulia[English Word] hoe[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-conv[Swahili Example] kila asubuhi alikuwa na tabia ya kufukuliafukulia mimea yake [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fukulia[English Word] rake[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-conv------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fukulia[English Word] scrape the soil[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-conv------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 prekapati
vt impf dig up, turn up/over the soil (ili dirt); (tražiti) search, ransack, rummage, ferret, rake up* * *• delve -
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pf — rozgrzebywać impf (rozgrzebię — rozgrzebuję) vt 1. (grzebiąc rozrzucić) to dig up a. over, to turn up a. over [ziemię]; to rake [popiół]- rozgrzebywał ziemię rękami he dug in the soil with his hands2. (pozostawić w nieładzie) to leave [sth] in a mess a. disorder [robotę, plac budowy]; to leave [sth] scattered about [papiery, ubrania]- zostawił rozgrzebane łóżko he left his bed unmadeThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rozgrzeb|ać
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vt pf turn/dig/burrow/rout up (the soil); rout up; fig (tražeći) ransack, rummage, rake up -
15 magro
thincibo low in fatfig consolazione smallguadagno meagre, AE meager* * *magro agg.1 thin, lean; (scarno) skinny; (snello) slim: come sei diventato magro!, how thin you've got; era piuttosto magro, he was on the lean side; belle gambe magre, fine slim legs // magro come un chiodo, as thin as a rake2 (povero di parti grasse) lean: compera della carne magra, buy some lean meat; se vuoi c'è del prosciutto magro, if you like, you can have some lean ham // cibi magri, low-fat foods, (relig.) food allowed on days of abstinence3 (scarso, povero) scanty, poor, meagre, lean: magri profitti, scanty profits; magra ricompensa, poor reward; stipendio magro, meagre salary; mi spiace che la cena sia stata magra questa sera, I am sorry the meal was rather poor tonight; quell'anno vi fu un raccolto magro, the harvest was scanty (o poor) that year; sarà un'annata magra, it is going to be a lean year // acque magre, low waters // argilla magra, lean clay4 (di terreno, sterile) sterile, poor: terra magra, sterile soil; pascoli magri, poor pastures5 (fig.) (misero, meschino) meagre, scant: ho avuto la magra soddisfazione di riavere il portafoglio vuoto, I had the meagre satisfaction of getting my wallet back empty; non ti pare una magra consolazione?, don't you think it is very meagre (o scant) consolation?; fare una magra figura, to cut a poor figure; non portarmi delle magre scuse, don't come to me with those lame excuses◆ s.m.1 (la parte magra delle carni macellate) lean (meat): prendi un bel pezzo di magro, get a good piece of lean meat2 (relig.) abstinence: giorno di magro, day of abstinence; pranzo di magro, meatless meal; oggi si mangia di magro, we shall not eat meat today.* * *['maɡro] magro (-a)1. agg1) (persona, corpo) thin, skinny pegg, (viso) thin3) (stipendio, guadagno) poor, meagre Brit, meager Am, (profitti) small, slim, (annata, raccolto) poor, (scusa) poor, lame, (soddisfazione, consolazione) scant, (cena, pasto) skimpy2. sm1) (carne) lean meat2) Rel3. sm/f(persona magra) slim person* * *['magro] 1.2) (senza grassi) [prosciutto, carne] lean; [yogurt, formaggio] low-fat3) (poco fertile) [ terreno] poor4) (mediocre) [risultato, stipendio] poor; [pasto, raccolto] meagre BE, meager AE; [ scusa] thin- a consolazione — poor consolation, cold comfort
2.essere una -a consolazione per qcn. — to be small comfort for sb
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (persona scarna) thin person; (persona snella) lean, slim, slender person2) (carne magra) lean3) relig.mangiare di magro — = to abstain from meat
••••essere magro come un chiodo o un'acciuga to be as thin as a rake o lath; gli anni o i tempi delle vacche -e — lean years
Note:Come equivalente dell'aggettivo italiano magro, in inglese si usa solitamente thin, sebbene questa parola possa avere una connotazione negativa; per indicare che qualcuno è magro in modo sano e piacevole a vedersi si usano lean, slim o slender (che traducono anche snello); per descrivere qualcuno troppo magro, si possono usare il termine informale skinny (= ossuto, pelle e ossa), il tecnicismo underweight (= sotto peso) oppure emaciated (= emaciato, smunto, macilento)* * *magro/'magro/Come equivalente dell'aggettivo italiano magro, in inglese si usa solitamente thin, sebbene questa parola possa avere una connotazione negativa; per indicare che qualcuno è magro in modo sano e piacevole a vedersi si usano lean, slim o slender (che traducono anche snello); per descrivere qualcuno troppo magro, si possono usare il termine informale skinny (= ossuto, pelle e ossa), il tecnicismo underweight (= sotto peso) oppure emaciated (= emaciato, smunto, macilento).2 (senza grassi) [prosciutto, carne] lean; [yogurt, formaggio] low-fat3 (poco fertile) [ terreno] poor4 (mediocre) [risultato, stipendio] poor; [pasto, raccolto] meagre BE, meager AE; [ scusa] thin; - a consolazione poor consolation, cold comfort; essere una -a consolazione per qcn. to be small comfort for sb.(f. -a)1 (persona scarna) thin person; (persona snella) lean, slim, slender person2 (carne magra) lean3 relig. mangiare di magro = to abstain from meatessere magro come un chiodo o un'acciuga to be as thin as a rake o lath; gli anni o i tempi delle vacche -e lean years. -
16 locker
I Adj.1. loose; Boden: auch friable; (nicht straff) slack; Teig etc.: light; locker machen / werden lockern; eine lockere Hand haben umg., fig. be quick to lash out, have a short fuse2. fig. relaxed; Haltung, Regelung etc.: auch lenient; Person: (leger) easygoing; Verhältnis: (very) casual; ein lockerer Lebenswandel loose living; lockere Moral loose ( oder lax) morals; MundwerkII Adv.1. loosely; locker sitzen be loose; die Pistole sitzt ihm locker fig. he’s trigger-happy; ( bei) ihm sitzt das Geld ziemlich locker he is very free with his money, he doesn’t think twice when it comes to spending money; bei ihm sitzt das Geld nicht locker he has to go easy on his money, he has to count his pennies2. umg., fig. (mit Leichtigkeit) (as) easy as pie; das schafft er locker auch terminlich: auch he’ll manage it no problem3. (ungezwungen) locker handhaben handle very casually; (Gesetz) interpret leniently, not enforce strictly; es geht sehr locker zu it’s all very relaxed; das musst du etwas lockerer sehen you mustn’t take such a narrow view; locker vom Hocker umg. as cool as a cucumber, without batting an eyelid; das machen wir locker vom Hocker umg. we can do it - no problem, that’ll be a piece of cake* * *fluffy; unconstrained; lax; slack; loose; relaxed* * *lọ|cker ['lɔkɐ]1. adj (lit, fig)loose; Schnee, Erdreich auch loose-packed; Kuchen, Schaum light; (= nicht gespannt) slack; Haltung, Sitzweise, Muskulatur relaxed; (inf = liberal, unkompliziert) laid-back (inf)locker werden (lit, fig) — to get loose; (Muskeln, Mensch) to loosen up; (Seil) to get or go slack; (Verhältnis) to get more relaxed; (Kuchen) to be light
or Zeisig (dated inf) — a bit of a lad (inf) or rake (dated), a gay dog (dated)
See:2. adv1) (= nicht stramm) looselyetw locker machen — to loosen sth; Seil etc to slacken sth
etw locker lassen — to slacken sth off; Bremse to let sth off
locker sitzen (Ziegel, Schraube etc) — to be loose
bei ihm sitzt das Geld locker — he is free with money
bei ihr sitzt die Hand ziemlich locker — she's quick to lash out (inf)
bei ihm sitzt das Messer locker — he'd pull a knife at the slightest excuse
2) (= nicht verkrampft) laufen loosely; schreiben naturallylocker sitzen (Mensch) — to relax, to sit in a relaxed position
locker drauf sein (inf) — to be laid-back (inf)
3) (= oberflächlich) kennen, bekannt sein casually4) (inf = leicht) easilylocker vom Hocker (sl) — just like that (inf)
das mache ich ganz locker — I can do it just like that (inf)
* * *1) (soft, light and full of air: She cooked a fluffy omelette.) fluffy2) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) light3) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) slack* * *lo·cker[ˈlɔkɐ]I. adj1. (nicht stramm) loose4. (nicht gespannt) slack\lockere Muskeln relaxed muscles6. (oberflächlich) casualII. adv1. (nicht stramm) loosely\locker gebunden loosely tied\locker sitzen to be loose2. (oberflächlich) casuallyich kenne ihn nur \locker I only know him in passing4.bei ihm sitzt das Messer \locker he's always quick to pull a knife [on somebody]!* * *1.3) (entspannt) relaxed < position, muscles>; slack <rope, rein>; (fig.): (unverbindlich) loose <relationship, connection, etc.>das Seil/die Zügel locker lassen — slacken the rope [off]/slacken the reins
sein lockeres Mundwerk — (salopp) his big mouth (coll.)
2.ein lockerer Vogel — (ugs.) a bit of a lad (coll.)
1) loosely2) (entspannt, ungezwungen) loosely* * *A. adjlocker machen/werden → lockern/sich lockern;eine lockere Hand haben umg, fig be quick to lash out, have a short fuse2. fig relaxed; Haltung, Regelung etc: auch lenient; Person: (leger) easygoing; Verhältnis: (very) casual;ein lockerer Lebenswandel loose living;B. adv1. loosely;locker sitzen be loose;die Pistole sitzt ihm locker fig he’s trigger-happy;(bei) ihm sitzt das Geld ziemlich locker he is very free with his money, he doesn’t think twice when it comes to spending money;bei ihm sitzt das Geld nicht locker he has to go easy on his money, he has to count his penniesdas schafft er locker auch terminlich: auch he’ll manage it no problemlocker handhaben handle very casually; (Gesetz) interpret leniently, not enforce strictly;es geht sehr locker zu it’s all very relaxed;das musst du etwas lockerer sehen you mustn’t take such a narrow view;locker vom Hocker umg as cool as a cucumber, without batting an eyelid;das machen wir locker vom Hocker umg we can do it - no problem, that’ll be a piece of cake* * *1.2) (durchlässig, leicht) loose <soil, snow, fabric>; light <mixture, cake>3) (entspannt) relaxed <position, muscles>; slack <rope, rein>; (fig.): (unverbindlich) loose <relationship, connection, etc.>das Seil/die Zügel locker lassen — slacken the rope [off]/slacken the reins
sein lockeres Mundwerk — (salopp) his big mouth (coll.)
2.ein lockerer Vogel — (ugs.) a bit of a lad (coll.)
1) loosely2) (entspannt, ungezwungen) loosely* * *adj.informal adj.lax adj.loose adj.unconstrained adj. adv.fluffily adv.laxly adv.loosely adv.relaxedly adv. -
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18 مدمة
مِدَمَّة \ rake: a tool for gathering leaves etc., or levelling loose soil, which has a set of teeth on a bar, at the end of a long handle. -
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20 ممشاط الأرض
مِمْشَاط الأرض \ rake: a tool for gathering leaves etc., or levelling loose soil, which has a set of teeth on a bar, at the end of a long handle.
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