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1 valve
[vælv]1) (a device for allowing a liquid or gas to pass through an opening in one direction only.) vožtuvas2) (a structure with the same effect in an animal body: Valves in the heart control the flow of blood in the human body.) vožtuvas3) (a type of electronic component found in many, especially older, types of television, radio etc.) elektroninė lempa -
2 safety valve
(a valve eg on a pressure cooker that opens if the pressure of the steam in it becomes too great.) apsauginis vožtuvas -
3 ballcock
noun (a valve in a cistern.) plūduras -
4 safe
I 1. [seif] adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) saugus, apsaugotas2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) saugus3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) sveikas4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) nekenksmingas5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) patikimas•- safeness- safely
- safety
- safeguard 2. verb(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) (ap)saugoti- safety lamp
- safety measures
- safety-pin
- safety valve
- be on the safe side
- safe and sound II [seif] noun(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) seifas -
5 stopcock
noun (a tap and valve for controlling flow of liquid through a pipe.) čiaupas -
6 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) barškinimas, beldimas2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) (pa)barðkinti, (pa)belsti- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) čiaupas2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) pradėti naudoti2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) (į ką) įtaisyti klausymosi aparatą -
7 throttle
См. также в других словарях:
Valve — Valve, n. [L. valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door: cf. F. valve.] [1913 Webster] 1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door. [1913 Webster] Swift through the valves the visionary fair Repassed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ValVe — Unternehmensform Private Corporation Gründung 1996 Untern … Deutsch Wikipedia
valve — [ valv ] n. f. • 1752; « battant de porte » 1560; sens du lat. valva I ♦ 1 ♦ Chacune des deux parties de la coquille (dite bivalve) de certains mollusques et crustacés. « La valve rainurée d une coquille de Saint Jacques » (Proust). ♢ (1771) Bot … Encyclopédie Universelle
valvé — valve [ valv ] n. f. • 1752; « battant de porte » 1560; sens du lat. valva I ♦ 1 ♦ Chacune des deux parties de la coquille (dite bivalve) de certains mollusques et crustacés. « La valve rainurée d une coquille de Saint Jacques » (Proust). ♢… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Valve — Corporation Тип час … Википедия
VALVe — Corporation Valve Corporation Dates clés 1996 (création) Personnages clés … Wikipédia en Français
valve — [valv] n. [ME, a door leaf < L valva, leaf of a folding door, akin to volvere, to roll: see WALK; VALVE senses 3, 4, 8 < ModL valva < L] 1. Archaic either of the halves of a double door or any of the leaves of a folding door 2. a gate… … English World dictionary
Valve — Software es una empresa estadounidense desarrolladora de software en el campo de los videojuegos. Se hizo mundialmente famosa por su primer juego, Half Life y por una modificación de este juego, Counter Strike. Las oficinas centrales de Valve… … Enciclopedia Universal
valve — [vælv] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: valva part of a door ] 1.) a part of a tube or pipe that opens and shuts like a door to control the flow of liquid, gas, air etc passing through it ▪ heart valves ↑mouthpiece, ↑valve 2.) the part on a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Valve — [vælv] der; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. valve, dies aus lat. valvae (Plur.) »die Türflügel, (Flügel)tür«> Sperrwechsel für Linien der gleichen Figur (Thema im Kunstschach); vgl. auch ↑Bivalve … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
valve — (n.) late 14c., one of the halves of a folding door, from L. valva section of a folding or revolving door, lit. that which turns, related to volvere to roll (see VULVA (Cf. vulva)). Sense extended 1610s to membranous fold regulating flow of… … Etymology dictionary
