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1 progress of the army was checked
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > progress of the army was checked
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2 robbery was checked off as a motive
Общая лексика: ограбление было отвергнуто как мотив (преступления)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > robbery was checked off as a motive
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3 the progress of the army was checked
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the progress of the army was checked
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4 checked
adjective (having a pattern of check: She wore a checked skirt; Is the material checked or striped?) rutetrutetadj. \/tʃekt\/rutete -
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6 he checked himself just as he was about to blurt out his indignation
Общая лексика: он подавил готовые вырваться слова негодованияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he checked himself just as he was about to blurt out his indignation
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7 check
1. Iis the baby asleep? I'll just go and check ребенок спит? Я пойду проверю /посмотри/2. III1) check smth. check a list ( a bill, accounts, these figures, smb.'s passport, his reference, examination papers, etc.) проверять список и т. д.; check smb.'s statements проверять правильность чьих-л. утверждений2) check smth. check an enemy attack ( the enemy's advance, the development, smb.'s course, etc.) приостановить /сдержать/ атаку противника и т. д.; he checked his steps он остановился; а change of wind checked the fire направление ветра сменилось, и это остановило пожар; this checked his career это испортило ему карьеру; we must check his activity надо умерить ere пыл3) check smth. check one's anger (one's passion, one's avidity, one's ambition, etc.) подавлять свой гнев и т. д., check laughter (one's tears, the angry words, etc.) сдерживать смех и т. д.; he was about to speak but checked himself он собирался заговорить, но сдержался4) check smth. check one's umbrella (one's hat and coat, etc.) сдать в гардероб зонтик и т. д.', check one's baggage (small parcels, etc.) сдавать вещи и т. д. на хранение5) check snath, smb. check all the important points (the items on the agenda, the members, etc.) отметить [галочкой] все важные пункты и т. д.3. IV1) check smth. in some manner check smth. systematically (carefully, accurately, etc.) систематически и т. д. проверять что-л.2) check smth. in some manner check the enemy's advance (the development, etc.) abruptly (effectively, absolutely, fortunately, etc.) резко и т. д. (приостановить продвижение противника и т. д.3) check smth. at some place check small parcels here сдавать мелкие свертки на хранение здесь4. XI1) be checked all the purchases are checked все покупки проверяются / подвергаются контролю/; be checked for smth. the device was checked for accuracy by specialists специалисты подвергли установку проверке. на точность2) be checked by smth. the advance was checked by the river река задержала наступление5. XIVcheck doing smth. check whistling (talking, whispering, etc.) прекратить /перестать/ свистеть и т. д.6. XVI1) check with smth. check with the list (with the invoice, with her evidence, etc.) совпадать со списком и т. д., соответствовать списку и т. д.; does this bus time-table check with the new schedule? совпадает ли новый режим (работы, занятий и т. д.) с расписанием движения автобусов?2) check with smb. just a moment until we check with the manager подождите минутку, пока мы не справимся у управляющего /не согласуем вопрос с управляющим/7. XXI1.. check smth. for (in) smth. check the gun for fingerprints проверить, не остались ли на ружье отпечатки пальцев; check the sound for mines установить наличие мин по звуку; check his blood for the virus сделайте ему анализ крови на данный вирус; check the oil in one's car проверить, достаточно ли масла в машине; check smth. with smth. check the name with the card index (the results with the list, one's answers with somebody else's, etc.) сверять имя по картотеке и т. д.2)check smth., smb. in smth. check the ship in its course (the boy in his work, the horse in full career, etc.) (приостанавливать движение корабля по курсу и т. д.; check smb. with smth. check a horse with reins остановить лошадь, натянув поводья3)check smth. with smth., smb. check one's baggage with the railroad (one's trunk with the man in the cloakroom, one's hat with the hat- -check girl, one's hat and coat at the door, etc.) сдать вещи и т. д. на хранение на вокзале и т. д.4)check smth. with smth. check the name (the item, the number, etc.) with a mark поставить галочку против этой фамилии и т. д.8. XXIIcheck smth. before doing smth.1) check the temperature (the locks, etc.) before leaving home (before starting the tests, etc.) проверить температуру и т. д. перед выходом из дома и т. д.2) check one's coat and hat (one's umbrella, one's parcels, etc.) before taking seats in the theatre сдать пальто и шляпу и т. д, в гардероб / раздеться/, прежде чем войти в зал /пройти на свои места/9. XXVcheck if... /whether.../ check if everybody was in before locking the door (whether the children returned from the garden, etc.) проверить, все ли дома, прежде чем запереть дверь и т. д. -
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•It can be easily verified that Eq. (15-29) reduces to Eq. (15-28) when...
•The level of radioactivity is carefully monitored.
•In this way a check on the accuracy of the gauge-glass reading is made.
•The magnetic field was checked against that of a permanent magnet.
•The pressure recorded was checked periodically against a water manometer.
••To keep check on the angle of bend,...
•The interior of the boiler should be examined for tools that might have been left inside.
•Steam lines should be examined frequently for corrosion.
•The crankcase should be inspected for excessive gases.
•To test these conclusions, we carried out several experiments.
•The above theory was tested by results of three experiments.
•This formula permits verification of the value of .
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > проверять
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9 bala
f.1 bullet (proyectil).entró como una bala she rushed insalió como una bala he shot offbala de goma plastic bullet2 bale (fardo).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: balar.* * *1 bullet2 (paquete) bale\como una bala familiar like a shotbala de cañon cannonballbala rasa good-for-nothingbala perdida stray bullet 2 figurado birdbrainbala trazadora tracer bullet* * *noun f.1) bullet2) bale* * *1. SF1) (=proyectil) bullet•
disparar una bala — to fire a bullet•
a prueba de balas — bullet-proofentró como una bala — he came shooting in, he came in like a shot
el tren pasó como una bala — the train shot o flew past
bala de goma — plastic bullet, rubber bullet
2) (=fardo) bale3) (Tip)4) LAm (Dep) shot2.SMF * (=juerguista)* * *1) (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet; ( de cañón) cannon ballcomo (una) bala — <salir/entrar> like a shot (colloq)
echar bala — (Méx) ( disparar) to fire shots; ( estar furioso)
no la nombres, se pone que echa bala — don't say her name or he'll go through the roof (colloq)
llevar bala — (Méx fam) to be in a hurry
no me/le entran balas — (Chi fam) I'm/he's as tough as old boots
ser como or una bala para algo — (Chi, Méx fam)
es como bala para las matemáticas — she's a whizz at math (AmE) o maths (BrE)
es una bala para el dominó — he's a tremendous domino player
2) (AmL) (Dep) shot* * *= ball, bullet, ink ball, bale, round, slug.Ex. Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and bullets and Freedom to Kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.Ex. They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.Ex. Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.Ex. Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.----* bala cargada = live bullet.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* bala perdida = loose cannon.* chaleco a prueba de balas = bullet-proof vest.* herida de bala = gunshot wound.* lluvia de balas = hail of bullets.* pasar como una bala = whiz.* * *1) (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet; ( de cañón) cannon ballcomo (una) bala — <salir/entrar> like a shot (colloq)
echar bala — (Méx) ( disparar) to fire shots; ( estar furioso)
no la nombres, se pone que echa bala — don't say her name or he'll go through the roof (colloq)
llevar bala — (Méx fam) to be in a hurry
no me/le entran balas — (Chi fam) I'm/he's as tough as old boots
ser como or una bala para algo — (Chi, Méx fam)
es como bala para las matemáticas — she's a whizz at math (AmE) o maths (BrE)
es una bala para el dominó — he's a tremendous domino player
2) (AmL) (Dep) shot* * *= ball, bullet, ink ball, bale, round, slug.Ex: Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and bullets and Freedom to Kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.Ex: They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.* bala cargada = live bullet.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* bala perdida = loose cannon.* chaleco a prueba de balas = bullet-proof vest.* herida de bala = gunshot wound.* lluvia de balas = hail of bullets.* pasar como una bala = whiz.* * *a prueba de balas bulletproofuna bala perdida lo alcanzó en el costado a stray bullet hit him in the sidecomo (una) bala like a shot ( colloq)salió como (una) bala he left like a shotla moto pasó como (una) bala the motorbike shot pastllegó como (una) bala cuando se enteró he was there in a flash when he heard(estar furioso): con lo del matrimonio de su hija está que echa bala she's really fuming about her daughter's marriageno le toques ese asunto, se pone que echa bala don't touch on that subject or he'll fly off the handle ( colloq)ni a bala (Col, Méx fam): ni a bala van a lograr que retire lo dicho there's no way they're going to make me take back what I said ( colloq)la física no le entra ni a bala he's absolutely useless at physicsno paga una cuenta ni a bala he's terrible when it comes to paying his bills, he doesn't believe in paying his bills ( colloq)no entrarle balas a algo/algn ( Chi fam): tiene 70 años y no le entran balas he's 70 years old and as fit as a fiddle o as tough as old boots o as strong as an oxa este motor no le entran balas this engine will stand up to anythingser como bala( Chi) or ( Méx) una bala para algo ( fam): es como bala para las matemáticas she's a real mathematical genius o ( colloq) a whizz at math(s), she's brilliant at math(s)es una bala para el dominó he's a tremendous domino playerser un(a) bala perdida or ( Méx) rasa to be a good-for-nothing o an idle layabouttirar con bala to get straight to the point—aquí tiran con bala —pensé there's no beating about the bush o they get straight to the point here, I thoughtCompuestos:blank, blank roundrubber bulletplastic bullet, baton roundblank, blank rounddumdum, dumdum bulletmagic bulletlanzamiento de bala shot putC (de lana, algodón) bale* * *
Del verbo balar: ( conjugate balar)
bala es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bala
balar
bala sustantivo femenino
1 (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet;
( de cañón) cannon ball;◊ bala de fogueo blank (round o cartridge);
bala de goma/plástico rubber/plastic bullet;
a prueba de balas bulletproof;
una bala perdida a stray bullet;
como (una) bala ‹salir/entrar› like a shot (colloq)
2 (AmL) (Dep) shot;
balar ( conjugate balar) verbo intransitivo
to bleat, baa
bala sustantivo femenino
1 (proyectil) bullet
bala perdida, stray bullet, fig fam (alocado, tarambana) crackpot, oddball
2 (de hierba, paja, ropa, etc) bale
♦ Locuciones: tirar con bala (decir algo con mala intención) to be bitchy o to say sthg hurtful: Margarita siempre las tira con bala, Margarita is always so nasty
como una bala, like a shot
balar verbo intransitivo to bleat
' bala' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balazo
- casquillo
- fogueo
- herida
- impacto
- perdida
- perdido
- rebotar
- rebote
- alojar
- atravesar
- balín
- extraer
- incrustar
- lanzador
- lanzamiento
- orificio
- penetrar
- perforar
- retachar
- rozar
- traspasar
- zumbar
English:
blank
- bullet
- cannonball
- feel
- hit
- plastic bullet
- ricochet
- round
- shoot
- shoot back
- spent
- stray
- strike
- whine
- cannon
- embed
- flash
- gun
- lodge
- miss
- plastic
- rubber
- shot
* * *♦ nf1. [proyectil] bullet;fue herido de bala he was wounded by a gunshot;recibió cinco impactos de bala she received five bullet wounds;Famcomo una bala: entró como una bala he rushed in;salió como una bala he shot off;Col, Méx Famni a bala no way;CSur Famno le entran ni las balas nothing will get through to him;tirar con bala to snipe, to make snide remarksbala de fogueo blank cartridge, blank;bala de goma rubber bullet;bala perdida stray bullet;bala de plástico plastic bullet2. [fardo] balelanzamiento de bala shot put♦ nmfFam bala perdida good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well;bala rasa good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well* * *f bullet;como una bala like lightning;ni a bala L.Am. fam no way fam* * *bala nf1) : bullet2) : bale* * *bala n1. (de arma) bullet2. (de paja, algodón) bale -
10 ♦ check
♦ check (1) /tʃɛk/n.1 verifica; controllo; esame; riscontro: to keep a check on st., tenere qc. sotto controllo; tenere d'occhio qc.; monitorare2 freno (fig.); ostacolo; impedimento: Reason acts as a check on feelings, la ragione fa da freno ai sentimenti; The accident was a sudden check to my career, quell'incidente fu un ostacolo improvviso per la mia carriera3 arresto; fermata improvvisa; battuta d'arresto: a check to production, un arresto della produzione12 (stat.) prova● check-back, controllo alla rovescia □ (comput.) check bit, bit di controllo □ (comput.) check box, casella di controllo □ check clerk, controllore; revisore □ (autom.) check control, quadro di controllo elettronico ( sul cruscotto) □ check list ► checklist □ (comput.) check mark, segno di spunta ( la x o altro simbolo all'interno di una casella di controllo selezionata) □ (mecc.) check nut, controdado □ check-till, registratore di cassa ( in un negozio) □ checks and balances, (sistema di) controlli e limitazioni; freni e contrappesi; (polit.) garanzie costituzionali NOTE DI CULTURA: checks and balances: è un sistema di controlli costituzionali negli USA grazie al quale i diversi organi di governo ( Presidente, Congresso e Corte Suprema) limitano reciprocamente i propri poteri. Furono stabiliti dalla Costituzione degli USA, nel 1787. □ (fam. USA) to hand in one's checks, morire; tirare le cuoia (pop.) □ to keep in check, tenere a freno (o sotto controllo).check (2) /tʃɛk/inter.♦ (to) check /tʃɛk/A v. t.1 controllare; verificare; esaminare; ispezionare: to check the accounts, verificare i conti; to check the luggage, controllare i bagagli; to check st. against, verificare qc. confrontandolo con; collazionare qc. con; to check a vase for cracks, controllare un vaso per assicurarsi che non vi siano crepe; to have one's eyes checked, farsi esaminare la vista2 assicurarsi di; verificare l'esistenza, la disponibilità di: to check the availability of seats, verificare la disponibilità di posti; to check with sb. that, chiedere a q. conferma che3 tenere a freno (o sotto controllo); trattenere: Try and check your anger, cerca di tenere a freno l'ira!; I wanted to answer but I checked myself, volevo rispondere ma mi trattenni5 arrestare; fermare; bloccare: At last galloping inflation was checked, finalmente l'inflazione galoppante è stata arrestata7 (antiq.) rimproverare; ammonire12 contrassegnare con quadretti; quadrettare14 (tecn.) screpolare; incrinare15 (comput.) verificare; controllareB v. i. -
11 check
§ შეჩერება, დაბრკოლება; შეზღუდვა; ქვითარი (ბანკისა), ნომერი; კონტროლი, შემოწმება; შეჩერება, დაბრკოლება; შემოწმება§1 ტალონი, საბარგო ქვითარი, ნომერი (თეატრის გასახდელში), ანგარიში (რესტორანში)2 შეკავება, მოთოკვაkeep yourself in check! თავდაჭერილად / თავშეკავებულად მოიქეცი!3 ქიში4 შემოწმება5 შეკავება (შეაკავებს)he couldn't check his anger აბრაზება ვერ დაფარა / ბრაზი ვერ დაიოკა6 შემოწმება (შეამოწმებს)7 სასტუმროში გაჩერება (გაჩერდება)he checked out სასტუმროდან წამოვიდა / ამოეწერა8 საყვედურის თქმა, დატუქსვა -
12 tampón
m.1 plug.2 tampon.3 buffer.* * *1 (de entintar) inkpad2 MEDICINA tampon* * *1. SM1) (Med) tampon2) [para entintar] ink pad2.ADJ INV* * *a) ( para entintar) ink padb) (Farm, Med) tampon* * *= ball, ink ball, buffer, tampon.Ex. Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.Ex. Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.Ex. The restored materials are further conserved with the insertion of an alkaline buffer into the paper.Ex. The exhibition was a retrospective and featured clippings from pornographic magazines, props from past performances (including syringes, chains, tampons, meat cleavers, and Vaseline), and press cuttings.----* zona tampón = buffer zone.* * *a) ( para entintar) ink padb) (Farm, Med) tampon* * *= ball, ink ball, buffer, tampon.Ex: Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.
Ex: Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.Ex: The restored materials are further conserved with the insertion of an alkaline buffer into the paper.Ex: The exhibition was a retrospective and featured clippings from pornographic magazines, props from past performances (including syringes, chains, tampons, meat cleavers, and Vaseline), and press cuttings.* zona tampón = buffer zone.* * *1 (para entintar) ink pad* * *
tampón sustantivo masculino
b) (Farm, Med) tampon
tampón sustantivo masculino
1 Med Farm tampon
2 (almohada entintada) ink pad
' tampón' also found in these entries:
English:
tampon
* * *tampón nm1. [de tinta] [sello] stamp;[almohadilla] ink pad2. [para menstruación] tampon* * *m1 higiénico tampon2 de tinta ink pad* * *1) : ink pad2) : tampon -
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(n.) = composing frame, forme, plate, frameEx. If they stared up at the arbour of sheets of paper hanging from the cords attached to the ceiling, they bumped into composing frames.Ex. Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.Ex. He was referring, of course, to his famous technological plan to reproduce the catalog from individual entries embossed on plates, a considerably more flexible and less costly method than that of printing the catalog.Ex. Like their predecessors (which were mostly news presses) they had carriages with ink tables at the end and inking rollers fixed at right angles across the frame.* * *(n.) = composing frame, forme, plate, frameEx: If they stared up at the arbour of sheets of paper hanging from the cords attached to the ceiling, they bumped into composing frames.
Ex: Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.Ex: He was referring, of course, to his famous technological plan to reproduce the catalog from individual entries embossed on plates, a considerably more flexible and less costly method than that of printing the catalog.Ex: Like their predecessors (which were mostly news presses) they had carriages with ink tables at the end and inking rollers fixed at right angles across the frame. -
14 продвижение армии было приостановлено
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > продвижение армии было приостановлено
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(de segunda mano) second-hand 2 (barato) cut-price, at bargain prices* * *(adj.) = second-hand [secondhand]Ex. A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.* * *(adj.) = second-hand [secondhand]Ex: A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.
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figurado second-hand* * *(adj.) = second-hand [secondhand]Ex. A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.* * *(adj.) = second-hand [secondhand]Ex: A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.
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(adj.) = second-hand [secondhand]Ex. A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.* * *(adj.) = second-hand [secondhand]Ex: A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.
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(n.) = content validityEx. The content validity of the measures was checked using the Delphi technique.* * *(n.) = content validityEx: The content validity of the measures was checked using the Delphi technique.
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(adj.) = second-hand [secondhand]Ex. A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.* * *(adj.) = second-hand [secondhand]Ex: A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.
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20 check off
1) отмечать The teacher checked the children's names off as they entered. ≈ Учитель отмечал имена детей, которые входили в класс.
2) заканчивать работу
3) удерживать из заработной платы (профсоюзные взносы и т. п.) This firm has arranged to check off your union membership money from your pay before you get it. ≈ На этой фирме профсоюзные взносы вычитаются из зарплаты. отмечать галочкой (проверенное, выполненное) отбросить, отмести - robbery was checked off as a motive ограбление было отвергнуто как мотив( преступления) (американизм) удерживать из заработной платы (профсоюзные взносы)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > check off
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Checked tone — A checked tone, commonly known by its Chinese calque entering tone (simplified Chinese: 入声; traditional Chinese: 入聲; pinyin: rùshēng, lit. The tone of Chinese Character 入 ), is one of four syllable types in the phonology in Middle Chinese which… … Wikipedia
Checked Exceptions — Klassifizierung verschiedener Ausnahmesituationen Eine Ausnahme oder Ausnahmesituation (engl. exception) bezeichnet in der Computertechnik ein Verfahren, Informationen über bestimmte Programmzustände – meistens Fehlerzustände – an andere… … Deutsch Wikipedia
checked — [[t]tʃe̱kt[/t]] ADJ Something that is checked has a pattern of small squares, usually of two colours. He was wearing blue jeans and checked shirt. Syn: check … English dictionary
It was a dark and stormy night — Dark and stormy night redirects here. For the film, see Dark and Stormy Night (film). It was a dark and stormy night is an infamous phrase written by Victorian novelist Edward Bulwer Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton at the beginning of his 1830 novel… … Wikipedia
Kilroy was here — This article is about the graffiti. For the Styx album, see Kilroy Was Here (album). Engraving of Kilroy on the WWII Memorial in Washington DC. Kilroy was here is an American popular culture expression, often seen in graffiti. Its origins are… … Wikipedia
check — check1 checkless, adj. /chek/, v., n., pl. checks or, for 45, chex, adj., interj. v.t. 1. to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff. 2. to restrain; hold in restraint or control: They… … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… … Universalium
American Civil War — the war in the U.S. between the North and the South, 1861 65. * * * or Civil War or War Between the States (1861–65) Conflict between the U.S. federal government and 11 Southern states that fought to secede from the Union. It arose out of… … Universalium
World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… … Universalium