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1 sow
In1) свиня; свиноматка2) мет. козелto get (to have, to take) the wrong sow by the ear — попасти пальцем у небо; звернутися не за адресою
to get (to have, to take) the right sow by the ear — влучити в ціль, попасти в точку
as drunk as David's (as a) sow — п'яний як чіп (як хлющ)
IIv (past sowed; p.p. sown, sowed)1) сіяти, висівати, засівати2) поширювати, сіяти, насаджуватиto sow the wind and to reap the whirlwind — посієш вітер — пожнеш бурю
as a man sows, so shall he reap — присл. що посієш, те й пожнеш
* * *I [sau] n1) свиня, свиноматка2) метал. охолодь, козелII v(sowed [-d], sowed, sown)1) сіяти, висівати; поширювати, сіяти (ворожнечу, ненависть) -
2 harvest
1. n1) жнива; збирання урожаю2) урожайan abundant (ample, rich, bounteous) harvest — багатий (рясний, великий, щедрий) урожай
to reap the harvest — знімати урожай, жати, жнивувати
3) плоди, результати4) час збирання урожаю; рання осіньharvest time — час жнив (збирання урожаю); жнива
2. v1) збирати урожай2) жати, жнивувати3) пожинати плоди; розплачуватися (за щось)* * *I n1) жнива; збирання хліба; збір ( плодів)2) урожай; плоди, результати3) час збирання врожаю, жнива; рання осінь ( harvest time)II v1) збирати врожай; жати2) пожинати плоди; розплачуватися ( за що-небудь)3) c-г., бioл. вибраковувати ( тварин)
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