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willow family

  • 1 ивовые

    Русско-английский сельскохозяйственный словарь > ивовые

  • 2 под стать

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    1) ( кому) (вполне подходящий, достойный кого-либо) as good as smb.; a match for smb.; well-matched

    У любой командирской семьи всё имущество состояло из двух чемоданов. И жены подбирались, как правило, под стать мужьям. Ковров и гобеленов не наживали... (М. Шолохов, Они сражались за Родину) — A commander's family could pack all its belongings in a couple of suitcases. And the wives were as good as their husbands as a rule. They didn't go in for a lot of carpets and tapestry...

    - Тебе бы теперь мужика под стать. Хорошего и непьющего. (И. Ракша, Весь белый свет) — 'Now all you need is a well-matched husband. A good one who doesn't drink.'

    2) (соответствует чему-либо, подобен чему-либо) like smth.; fitting to smth.; worthy of smth.; suited to smth.

    Настроение моих мыслей приходилось как раз под стать спокойной природе того края. (И. Тургенев, Ася) — The peaceful natural scenary of this part of the country was admirably suited to the tenor of my thoughts.

    Они миновали гигантскую старую ветлу с мощным изморщиненным стволом, необъятной кроной, и была та лоза под стать древнему дубу. (Ю. Нагибин, Маленькие рассказы о большой судьбе) — They passed a huge old willow tree with a massive wrinkled trunk and a crown worthy of an ancient oak.

    3) (подобает, приличествует (делать что-либо)) become (befit) smb. to do smth.

    Не под стать Ивану Григорьевичу слёзы точить: голова уж заиндевела... (А. Мельников-Печерский, В лесах) — It does not become Ivan Grigoryevich to shed tears in his hoary age...

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  • willow family — noun two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus • Syn: ↑Salicaceae, ↑family Salicaceae • Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Salicales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • willow family — the plant family Salicaceae, characterized by deciduous trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, hairy catkins of male and female flowers on separate plants, and capsular fruit, and including the aspen, cottonwood, poplar, and willow. *… …   Universalium

  • willow — [wil′ō] n. [ME wilwe < OE welig, akin to Du wilg < IE base * wel , to turn, twist, bend > Gr helix, spiral, helikē, willow] 1. a) any of a genus (Salix) of trees and shrubs of the willow family, having usually narrow leaves, single,… …   English World dictionary

  • Willow-wort — Wil low wort , n. (Bot.) (a) Same as {Willow weed}. (b) Any plant of the order {Salicace[ae]}, or the Willow family. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • willow — willowlike, adj. willowish, adj. /wil oh/, n. 1. any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork …   Universalium

  • willow — noun Etymology: Middle English wilghe, wilowe, from Old English welig; akin to Middle High German wilge willow Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the willow family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • willow — wil•low [[t]ˈwɪl oʊ[/t]] n. 1) pln any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, of the willow family, characterized by narrow, lance shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for… …   From formal English to slang

  • willow — noun /ˈwɪl.əʊ,ˈwɪloʊ/ a) Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. b) A cricket bat Syn: withy …   Wiktionary

  • family Salicaceae — noun two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus • Syn: ↑Salicaceae, ↑willow family • Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Salicales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Willow Ptarmigan — Young male Alaskan Willow Ptarmigan (L. l. alascensis) in summer plumage, Denali National Park Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Willow (film) — Willow Directed by Ron Howard Produced by …   Wikipedia

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