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81 spin
I [spın] v (spun, span; spun)1. прясть, сучить; скручивать ( нитки)wool spun by hand [at home] - шерсть ручного [домашнего] прядения
cotton is spun into thread, thread is spun out of cotton - нитки прядутся из хлопка
2. прясть, плести (о пауке, шелковичном черве и т. п.)to spin a cocoon - заплести /спрясть/ кокон
3. составлять, стряпать (тж. spin out)IIto spin stories /a yarn/, сл. to spin a cuffer /a diffy/ - плести /сочинять/ небылицы, рассказывать невероятные истории
1. [spın] n1. 1) кружение, верчение, вращениеto put a lot of spin on a ball - сильно «закрутить» мяч ( теннис)
2) вращение ( фигурное катание)airplane spin - а) вращение в положении «ласточка»; б) «либела»
combined /double/ spin - парное вращение
cross-foot spin - вращение «винт» /«штопор»/
sit spin - «волчок», нижнее вращение
2. разг. замешательство, волнение3. 1) ав. штопор2) резкое, угрожающее падениеsteel prices went into a spin - цены на сталь резко упали /всё время снижаются/
4. австрал. судьба; удача или неудача5. физ. спин2. [spın] v (spun, span; spun)1. 1) крутить, вертеть, кружитьto spin the prop - ав. разг. запустить двигатель
to spin the ball - «закрутить» мяч
2) крутиться, вертеться, кружиться; описывать кругиto send one spinning - отбросить кого-л. ударом
2. ав.1) выполнять штопор2) входить в штопор3. сл. проваливать на экзамене4. рыб. ловить рыбу на блесну, на спиннингII1. [spın] n1. струя быстро текущей жидкости2. 1) быстрая езда2) непродолжительная прогулка или поездка (на автомобиле, велосипеде и т. п.)to go for a spin in a car [on a bicycle] - прокатиться в автомобиле [на велосипеде]
2. [spın] v (spun, span; spun)1. быстро течь, литься, бить струёй2. быстро двигаться, нестись, быстро ехать (в автомобиле, на велосипеде и т. п.)3. быстро проходить, кончаться (тж. spin away) -
82 ♦ quote
♦ quote /kwəʊt/n. (fam.)1 citazione; passo citato2 (fam.) quotazione; preventivo: DIALOGO → - In a meeting- Could you send us quotes for all of the styles just so we have an idea of costs?, potrebbe mandarci dei preventivi per tutti gli stili in modo da avere un'idea dei costi?● (econ.) quote-driven market, mercato che varia secondo le quotazioni.♦ (to) quote /kwəʊt/A v. t.2 ( Borsa, fin.) quotare ( titoli, ecc.); indicare il prezzo corrente di ( merci, ecc.): We have quoted our best prices, vi abbiamo quotato i nostri prezzi minimi; to be quoted on the Stock Exchange, ( di titolo) essere quotato in Borsa3 (tipogr.) mettere fra virgolette; virgolettareB v. i.1 fare citazioni: to quote from T.S. Eliot, fare citazioni da T.S. Eliot -
83 further
further [ˈfɜ:ðər]1. adverba. = fartherb. ( = more) plus• to study/examine an issue further approfondir l'étude/l'examen d'une question2. adjective• please send me further details of... (in letter) veuillez m'envoyer de plus amples renseignements concernant...[+ one's interests, a cause] servir4. compounds* * *['fɜːðə(r)] 1.1) ( a greater distance) (also farther) lit, fig plus loinfurther back/forward — plus en arrière/en avant
further away ou off — plus loin
3) ( to a greater extent)4) ( furthermore) de plus, en outre2.1) ( additional)further details can be obtained by writing to the manager — pour plus de renseignements, adressez-vous à la direction
2) ( more distant) (also farther) autre3.transitive verb augmenter [chances]; faire avancer [career, plan]; servir [cause]4.further to prepositional phrase sout suite à -
84 sample
sample ['sɑ:mpəl]1 noun∎ a free sample un échantillon gratuit;∎ a representative sample of the population un échantillon représentatif de la population;∎ please bring a sample of your work veuillez apporter un échantillon de votre travail;∎ Commerce up to sample conforme à l'échantillon;∎ to buy sth from sample acheter qch d'après échantillon(b) Geology, Medicine & (science) échantillon m, prélèvement m; (of blood) prélèvement m; (of urine) échantillon m;∎ water/rock samples prélèvements mpl d'eau/de roche;∎ to take a sample prélever un échantillon, faire un prélèvement;∎ to take a blood sample faire une prise de sang∎ he uses a lot of samples il utilise beaucoup de samples∎ a sample bottle/pack un échantillon;∎ we'll send you a sample bottle of our shampoo nous vous enverrons un échantillon de notre shampooing;∎ do the sample exercise first faites d'abord l'exercice donné à titre d'exemple;∎ a sample question from last year's exam paper un exemple de question tiré de l'examen de l'année dernière(c) (public opinion) sonderMusic échantillonner►► Commerce sample book catalogue m d'échantillons, livre m d'échantillons;sample prices prix mpl donnés à titre d'exemple;Marketing sample survey enquête f par sondage -
85 nose dive
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