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1 ветропоказател
(weather-) vane. weather-cock; . wind-cone, wind-sock* * *ветропоказа̀тел,м., -и, (два) вѐтропоказа̀теля (weather-)vane, weather-cock; wind-cone, wind-sock; drogue.* * *weather-cock: The ветропоказател tells us that the wind blows from the south. - Ветропоказателят сочи, че вятърът духа от юг.; vane* * *(weather-) vane. weather-cock;. wind-cone, wind- sock -
2 banderuola
f weathercock ( also fig)* * *banderuola s.f.1 ( piccola bandiera) pennon, pennant2 ( indicatore del vento) weathercock, (wind) vane3 (fig.) weathercock, fickle person, inconstant person: sei una banderuola, you try to be all things to all people.* * *[bande'rwɔla]sostantivo femminile1) (bandierina) (weather) vane, (weather)cock2) fig. (persona volubile) turncoat* * *banderuola/bande'rwɔla/sostantivo f.1 (bandierina) (weather) vane, (weather)cock2 fig. (persona volubile) turncoat. -
3 haan
1 [dier] cock2 [windwijzer] (weather)cock/vane3 [met betrekking tot vuurwapens] cock♦voorbeelden:zijn haan moet altijd koning kraaien • he always wants things his own waydaar kraait geen haan naar • no one will know a thing -
4 giralda
f.1 vane or weather-cock in the form of a statue; derived from the statue of a woman on the spire of the cathedral church of Seville.2 common name of this tower.3 weathercock, weather vane.* * *1 weathercock\* * *SF1) (=veleta) weathercock2)la Giralda — Seville cathedral tower
* * ** * *= weathervane, weathercock, windvane.Ex. Balustrades, spiral staircases and weathervanes are just a few of the products they make.Ex. Since olden times there has been a weathercock on the back roof of the cathedral which it is said to serve as protection from the devil.Ex. A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.* * ** * *= weathervane, weathercock, windvane.Ex: Balustrades, spiral staircases and weathervanes are just a few of the products they make.
Ex: Since olden times there has been a weathercock on the back roof of the cathedral which it is said to serve as protection from the devil.Ex: A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.* * *1 (veleta) weather vane2la Giralda the tower of Seville Cathedral* * *giralda nf1. [veleta] weather vane2.la Giralda [de Sevilla] = the 12th century cathedral tower in Seville* * *giralda nf: weather vane -
5 girouette
girouette [ʒiʀwεt]feminine noun• c'est une vraie girouette (figurative) he changes his mind depending on which way the wind is blowing* * *ʒiʀwɛt1) windvane2) figc'est une vraie girouette — he/she is very capricious
* * *ʒiʀwɛt nfweather vane, weather cock* * *girouette nf1 windvane;[ʒirwɛt] nom féminin3. (familier) [personne] weathercockc'est une vraie girouette! he keeps changing his mind!, he's a real weathercock! -
6 penell
n (m) weather vane / wind vane / [en forma de gall] weather cock -
7 giraldilla
f.1 a small vane or weather-cock in the form of a statue.2 weather vane. -
8 wezerkok
[from Eng]: weather-cock. Puli la ti grinse kuma enn vye wezerkok grinse ler divan ti'n dormi pandan lontan = The pulley groaned as an old weather-vane groans when the wind has slept for long. -
9 باد نما
n.weather cock -
10 вятър
windмор. a high windвятър, който духа откъм. сушата an off-shore windвятър, който духа откъм морето seawindдуха силен вятър there is a strong wind blowingвятърът се засилва the wind is risingняма никакъв вятър not a wind stirsвятърът стихна the wind has dropped/fallenплувам срещу вятъра sail to/be close to/be near to the windпо-посока на вятъра down wind, before/down the windна вятъра (напразно) in vain, to no purposeспоред както духа вятърът as the wind blowsвиждам накъде духа вятърът see how the wind liesобръщам се накъдето духа вятърът trim o.'s sails. to the wind; bend with the wind; be a weathercock; know on which side o.'s bread is. butteredотивам си на вятъра be thrown away; end in smoke; be wastedвсичкият ми труд отиде на вятъра all my work was wastedправя-някому вятър fawn on s.o.; butter up s.o.хвърлям на вятъра pour down the drainвятър говее he is a feather-head/ам. a light weighty you can't take him seriously* * *вя̀тър,м., ветровѐ, (два) вя̀търа wind; внезапен \вятър gust (of wind); \вятър, който духа откъм морето seawind; \вятър, който духа откъм сушата off-shore wind; \вятърът се засилва the wind is rising; \вятърът стихна the wind has dropped/fallen; довян от \вятъра blown in on the wind; задуха \вятър the wind sprang up, the wind started to blow; the wind rose; насрещен \вятър contrary wind, headwind; няма никакъв \вятър not a wind stirs; откъде духа \вятърът? which way/how the is wind blowing? what quarter is the wind in? плувам срещу \вятъра sail to/be close to/be near to the wind; по посока на \вятъра down wind, before/down the wind; попътен \вятър fair/tail wind; силен \вятър strong/fresh wind, gale; мор. high wind; слаб/лек \вятър (gentle) breeze; срещу \вятъра against the wind, in the wind’s eye, in the teeth of the wind; стоя на \вятъра, духа ме \вятърът stand in the wind/in the windy side; • \вятър го вее he is a feather-head/a flyaway/амер. he is a light weight, you can’t take him seriously; he plays the giddy goat; \вятър (работа), \вятър и мъгла bunkum, moonshine, (tommy) rot, all my eye (and Betty Martin); говоря на \вятъра waste words/o.’s breath; завя друг \вятър the wind changed; както духа \вятърът as the wind blows; на \вятъра ( напразно) in vain, to no purpose; разг. down the drain; обръщам се накъдето духа \вятърът trim o.’s sails to the wind; bend with the wind; be a weather cock; know on which side o.’s bread is buttered; отивам си на \вятъра go for nothing; be thrown away; end in smoke; be wasted; правя някому \вятър fawn on s.o.; butter up s.o.; хвърлям на \вятъра pour down the drain; червен \вятър мед. St. Antony’s fire, erysipelas.* * *wind: a contrary вятър - насрещен вятър; mackerel-breeze (благоприятен за лов на скумрия)* * *1. wind 2. ВЯТЪР (работа). ВЯТЪР и мъгла bunkum, moonshine, (tommy) rot, all my eye (and Betty Martin) 3. ВЯТЪР говее he is a feather-head/ ам. a light weighty you can't take him seriously 4. ВЯТЪР, който духа откъм морето seawind 5. ВЯТЪР, който духа откъм. сушата an off-shore wind 6. ВЯТЪРът се засилва the wind is rising 7. ВЯТЪРът стихна the wind has dropped/fallen 8. виждам накъде духа ВЯТЪРът see how the wind lies 9. внезапен ВЯТЪР а gust (of wind) 10. всичкият ми труд отиде на ВЯТЪРа all my work was wasted 11. говоря на ВЯТЪР a waste words/o.'s breath 12. довеян от ВЯТЪРа blown in on the wind 13. духа силен ВЯТЪР there is a strong wind blowing 14. завя друг ВЯТЪР the wind changed 15. задуха ВЯТЪР the wind sprang up, the wind started to blow;the wind rose 16. мор. a high wind 17. на ВЯТЪРa (напразно) in vain, to no purpose 18. насрещен ВЯТЪР a contrary wind, headwind 19. няма никакъв ВЯТЪР not a wind stirs 20. обръщам се накъдето духа ВЯТЪРът trim o.'s sails. to the wind;bend with the wind;be a weathercock;know on which side o.'s bread is. buttered 21. отде духа ВЯТЪРът? what quarter is the wind in? 22. отивам си на ВЯТЪРа be thrown away;. end in smoke;be wasted 23. плувам срещу ВЯТЪРa sail to/be close to/be near to the wind 24. по -посока на ВЯТЪРa down wind, before/down the wind 25. попътен ВЯТЪР a fair/tail wind 26. правя-някому ВЯТЪР fawn on s.o.;butter up s.o. 27. силен ВЯТЪР a strong/ fresh wind, gale 28. слаб/ лек ВЯТЪРa (gentle) breeze 29. според както духа ВЯТЪРът as the wind blows 30. срещу ВЯТЪРа against the wind, in the wind's. eye, in the teeth of the wind 31. стоя на ВЯТЪРа,. духа ме ВЯТЪРът stand in the wind/in the windy side 32. хвърлям на ВЯТЪРa pour down the drain 33. червен ВЯТЪР мед. St. Antony's fire, erysipelas -
11 viti
* * *m.1) token, mark, signal; þat þótti eigi góðs v., it boded nothing good;2) as a naut. term; hafa vita af landi, to stand so near land as to be aware of it;3) a beacon, kindled as a warning signal (brenna, kveikja, kynda vita).* * *1.a, m. a signal; þat þótti eigi góðs viti, it boded nothing good, Fs. 20; ílls-viti, boding evil.2. as a naut. term; hafa vita af landi, to stand so near land as to be aware of it, of the marks by which sailors note the proximity of land; hann sigldi fyrir sunnan Ísland ok hafði vita af, Ó. H. 75; allir settu augu sín aptr um skut, meðan þeir máttu nokkurn vita sjá til fóstr-jarðar sinnar, Al. 12.3. a beacon kindled as a warning signal when a fleet or enemy was in sight or had arrived, see Hák. S. Góða ch. 21, and Orkn. ch. 71–74, N. G. L. i. 102; eld sé ek brenna fyrir austan borg … þat mun viti kallaðr, Gs. 18; vita skyldi göra á hám fjöllum … svá at hvern mætti sjá frá öðrum, sú var siðvenja, at vitar fóru austan eptir landi, Hkr. i. 147; skjóta upp vita, Fb. ii. 458; fleygja eldi í vitana, Fms. viii. 74, 188; lögðu þar í eld ok görðu þar vita, Eg. 222; brenna vita, Fær.; halda vita, gæta vita, kynda vita, slá eldi í vita, etc., Orkn. l. c.; veðr-viti, a vane, weather-cock. vita-karl, vita-vörðr, m. a beacon-watchman, Fms. viii. 73, 188, Gþl. 86, N. G. L. i. 102.2.a, m. a leader; in odd-viti; ú-viti, an artless person, e. g. a child; íll-viti, an evil boder; ör-viti or ör-vita, insane.3.n.(?), a moment, point of time (?); en hvert viti ( every time) er maðr festir útlegðar-eið, þá skal …, N. G. L. i. 161. -
12 haize-orratz
iz. weathervane, weather cock -
13 dégonfleur
n. m. 'Weather-cock' character, unreliable person. -
14 girouette
n. f. Tourner comme une girouette: To be as changeable as a weather- cock, to lack persistence. Gaffe! C'est une vraie girouette! Watch him! You never know which way he'll turn! -
15 coileach-gaoithe
nm. gen. coilich-ghaoithe; pl. coilich-ghaoithe, weather cock -
16 флюгер
1. м. vane, wind vane, weather cock2. м. swinging clevisСинонимический ряд:флюгарка (сущ.) вертун; вертуна; флюгарка -
17 vetrokaz
• weather vane• weathercock• wind-vane• vane• sausage• cock -
18 vetrokaz
• cock; vane; weather vane; weathercock; weathercoock; wind vane -
19 coq
coq [kɔk]masculine noun[de basse-cour] cock* * *kɔknom masculin1) ( de poulailler) cockerel, rooster US; ( oiseau mâle) cockrouge comme un coq — [personne] bright red in the face
2) Culinaire cockerel3) Architecture ( de clocher) weathercock4) ( séducteur)•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *kɔk1. nmcock, roosterau chant du coq (= à l'aube) [se lever, se réveiller, revenir, s'achever] — at cockcrow
2. adj inv* * *coq nm1 ( de poulailler) cockerel, rooster US; ( oiseau mâle) cock; au chant du coq at cockcrow; rouge comme un coq [personne] bright red in the face; mollets or jambes de coq skinny legs; le coq gaulois the French cockerel (symbol of the French fighting spirit); ⇒ grand;2 Culin cockerel;3 Archit ( de clocher) weathercock;4 ( jeune séducteur) le coq du village the local Casanova;5 Naut (ship's) cook.coq de bruyère grouse; coq de combat fighting cock; coq faisan cock pheasant; coq nain bantam cock; coq au vin coq au vin.être comme un coq en pâte to be in clover; sauter du coq à l'âne to hop from one subject to another.[kɔk] nom masculincoq de bruyère capercailie, capercailliepasser ou sauter du coq à l'âne to jump from one subject to another2. [figure, symbole]coq de clocher weathercock, weather vane4. (familier) [fanfaron, séducteur] lady-killer————————[kɔk] adjectifThe cockerel is the symbol of France. Its cry, cocorico!, is sometimes used to express national pride: trois médailles d'or pour la France - cocorico! -
20 tendere
1. v/t molla, elastico, muscoli stretchcorde del violino tightenmano hold out, stretch outfig trappola laytendere un braccio per fare qualcosa reach out to do somethingtendere le braccia a qualcuno hold one's arms out to someone2. v/i: tendere a ( aspirare a) aim at( essere portati a) tend to( avvicinarsi a) verge on* * *tendere v.tr.1 ( porgere, protendere) to stretch (out), to hold* out: tese la mano e lo acchiappò, he stretched out his hand and caught it; vi tese la mano, he held out his hand to you; tendere le braccia per prendere qlco., to stretch out one's arms for sthg.; tendere il collo, to stretch one's neck // tendere gli orecchi, (fig.) to prick up one's ears2 ( mettere in tensione) to tighten, to pull, to stretch: tendere l'arco, to stretch the bow; tendere una corda, to pull a cord taut; tendere una fune fino a romperla, to tighten a rope until it breaks; tendere le funi, le redini, to tighten the ropes, the reins3 ( predisporre) to prepare, to lay*, to set*: tendere un agguato, to prepare an ambush; tendere un tranello, to set a trap; tendere un'insidia, to lay a snare // tendere le reti, to lay the nets, (fig.) to set a trap◆ v. intr.1 ( essere inclinato) to tend; to incline, to be inclined, to be prone: tendo a credergli, I am inclined to believe him; tende a esagerare ogni cosa, he tends to exaggerate everything; il tempo tende al bello, the weather is tending to get nicer; l'arte moderna tende ad allontanarsi dalla tradizione, modern art is tending to move away from tradition; tende a ingrassare, he is inclined to grow fat; le sue condizioni di salute tendono a peggiorare, his health is tending to deteriorate // un colore che tende al rosso, a colour verging on red // questa salsa tende all'acido, this sauce is almost sour // (econ.): i salari tendono ad aumentare, wages tend to increase; la situazione economica tende a migliorare, the economic situation is getting better; i costi tendono a crescere, diminuire, costs are moving upward, downward // (mat.) tendere a zero, to vanish2 ( mirare) to aim (at sthg., to do sthg.): tende a farsi conoscere, he aims to make himself known; il suo intervento tendeva a modificare la situazione, his intervention was intended to improve matters; tutti i suoi sforzi tendono a uno scopo preciso, all his efforts are directed (o aimed) at one precise goal.* * *1. ['tɛndere]vb irreg vt1) (mettere in tensione: corda) to tighten, pull tight, (elastico, muscoli) to stretch, (tessuto) to stretch, pull o draw tighttendere la mano — to hold out one's hand, (fig : chiedere l'elemosina) to beg, (aiutare) to lend a helping hand
2. vitendere a qc/a fare qc — (aver la tendenza) to tend towards sth/to do sth, (mirare a) to aim at sth/to do sth
tutti i nostri sforzi sono tesi a... — all our efforts are geared towards...
* * *['tɛndere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (tirare) to stretch, to strain, to tighten [corda, filo]; to stretch [elastico, pelle]; to extend, to stretch [ molla]; to tense, to tighten [ muscolo]; to draw [ arco]tendere il collo — to extend o crane one's neck
2) (allungare, stendere)tendere le braccia verso qcn. — to hold out one's arms to sb.
tendere la mano a qcn. — fig. to hold sb.'s hand, to lend o give sb. a helping hand
3) (preparare) to lay*, to set* [trappola, rete]2.tendere un'imboscata o un agguato a qcn. to ambush o waylay sb., to set up an ambush for sb.; tendere una trappola o un tranello a qcn. — fig. to lay o set a trap for sb., to dig a pit for sb
tendere al rialzo, al ribasso — econ. to trend up, lower
tendere politicamente a destra, sinistra — to lean o have leanings to the right, left
2) (mirare a)tendere a — to strive for [obiettivo, ideale]
tendere verso — to aim to [perfezione, assoluto]
i provvedimenti tendono a ridurre la pressione fiscale — the measures are intended to reduce the tax burden
tendere a — to approach [valore, cifra]; to tend to [zero, infinito]
tendere al verde, al nero — to be greenish, blackish
un giallo che tende all'arancione — a yellow verging on orange, an orangy yellow
tendere a fare — to tend to do, to be prone to do o doing
tende a ingrassare — he tends o has the tendency to put on weight
••tendere l'orecchio — to cock an ear, to keep an ear cocked, to strain one's ears
* * *tendere/'tεndere/ [10]1 (tirare) to stretch, to strain, to tighten [corda, filo]; to stretch [elastico, pelle]; to extend, to stretch [ molla]; to tense, to tighten [ muscolo]; to draw [ arco]; tendere il collo to extend o crane one's neck2 (allungare, stendere) tendere le braccia verso qcn. to hold out one's arms to sb.; tendere la mano to hold out one's hand; tendere la mano a qcn. fig. to hold sb.'s hand, to lend o give sb. a helping hand3 (preparare) to lay*, to set* [trappola, rete]; tendere un'imboscata o un agguato a qcn. to ambush o waylay sb., to set up an ambush for sb.; tendere una trappola o un tranello a qcn. fig. to lay o set a trap for sb., to dig a pit for sb.(aus. avere)1 (essere orientato) tendere al rialzo, al ribasso econ. to trend up, lower; tendere politicamente a destra, sinistra to lean o have leanings to the right, left; il tempo tende al bello the weather is getting better2 (mirare a) tendere a to strive for [obiettivo, ideale]; tendere verso to aim to [perfezione, assoluto]; i provvedimenti tendono a ridurre la pressione fiscale the measures are intended to reduce the tax burden3 (avvicinarsi a) tendere a to approach [valore, cifra]; to tend to [zero, infinito]; tendere al verde, al nero to be greenish, blackish; un giallo che tende all'arancione a yellow verging on orange, an orangy yellow4 (avere tendenza a) tendere a fare to tend to do, to be prone to do o doing; tende a ingrassare he tends o has the tendency to put on weighttendere l'orecchio to cock an ear, to keep an ear cocked, to strain one's ears.
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