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водопрово́дная ста́нция ( водоочистные сооружения) -
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водопроводная станция; водопроводное сооружение; гидротехническое сооружение -
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водохозяйственная система
Комплекс взаимосвязанных водных объектов и гидротехнических сооружений, предназначенных для обеспечения рационального использования и охраны вод.
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[ ГОСТ Р 51657-1-2000]Тематики
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- hydrologic system
- water economy system
- water management system
- water resources system
- water system
- waterworks
- waterworks facility
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- systéme d`aménagement d`eau
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > waterworks facility
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Эвфемизм: инфекции мочеполовой системы (http://www.healthspan.co.uk/articles/keeping-your-waterworks-healthy_a1060.aspx) -
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Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > waterworks facility
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1) Экология: водозабор водопроводных сооружений -
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1) Техника: эксплуатация водохозяйственной системы2) Строительство: эксплуатация водопроводов -
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разг.проливать слезы; распустить нюниEvery time they stick a camera your way, show lots of leg and turn on the waterworks. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Velvet Claws’, ch. 12) — Каждый раз, как журналисты направят на вас свои камеры, старайтесь побольше обнажить ножку и плачьте: пусть по щекам у вас катятся слезы.
‘Oh Ad, do stop crying, turn off the waterworks, will you?’ (I. Murdoch, ‘Bruno's Dream’, ch. XXX) — Ну, Ада, хватит лить слезы, не устраивай потопа. Слышишь?
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expr infmlHis lower lip was quivering and I knew he was going to turn on the waterworks — Его нижняя губа дрожала, и я понял, что он сейчас заплачет
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > turn on the waterworks
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paзг.пpoливaть cлeзы; pacпуcтить нюниEvery time they stick a camera your way, show lots of leg and turn on the -waterworks (E. S. Gardner) -
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Британская ассоциация по водопроводным сооружениям
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > British Waterworks Association
См. также в других словарях:
waterworks — [wôt′ərwʉrks΄] pl.n. 1. [often with sing. v.] a) a system of reservoirs, pumps, pipes, etc., used to bring a water supply to a town or city b) a pumping station in such a system, with its machinery, filters, etc. 2. Slang tears: usually in turn… … English World dictionary
waterworks — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) (treated as sing. ) an establishment for managing a water supply. 2) informal the shedding of tears. 3) Brit. euphemistic, humorous the urinary system … English terms dictionary
WaterWorks — Infobox Water park name = WaterWorks caption = location = Doswell location2 = Doswell location3 = United States flagicon|USA coordinates = address = phone numbers = homepage = owner = general manager = opening date = closing date = previous names … Wikipedia
waterworks — UK [ˈwɔːtə(r)ˌwɜː(r)ks] / US [ˈwɔtərˌwɜrks] noun [countable] Word forms waterworks : singular waterworks plural waterworks 1) a system for storing and cleaning water and supplying it to a community 2) humorous the system of tubes in a person s… … English dictionary
waterworks — /waw teuhr werrks , wot euhr /, n., pl. waterworks. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users. 2. (used with a sing. v.) a … Universalium
waterworks — n. a municipal waterworks * * * [ wɔːtəwɜːks] a municipal waterworks … Combinatory dictionary
waterworks — wa|ter|works [ˈwo:təwə:ks US ˈwo:tərwə:rks, ˈwa: ] n [plural] 1.) the system of pipes and water supplies in a town or city 2.) a building from which water is cleaned and pumped to houses, buildings etc 3.) turn on the waterworks informal to start … Dictionary of contemporary English
waterworks — [[t]wɔ͟ːtə(r)wɜː(r)ks[/t]] N COUNT (waterworks is both the singular and the plural form.) A waterworks is a building where a supply of water is stored and cleaned before being distributed to the public … English dictionary
waterworks — 1. the human urinary system The pun is only used in the case of malfunction, to avoid mentioning a taboo condition: ... busily at work cauterizing his waterworks... (Sharpe, 1979) 2. tears Especially those of a woman or child… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
waterworks — wa|ter|works [ wɔtər,wɜrks ] (plural wa|ter|works) noun count a system for storing and cleaning water and supplying it to a community a. HUMOROUS the system in a person s body through which URINE (=waste liquid) passes turn on the waterworks to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
waterworks — noun (plural) 1 the system of pipes and artificial lakes used to clean and store water before it is supplied to a town 2 turn on the waterworks spoken to start crying in order to get someone s sympathy 3 informal or humorous the system of organs… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English