definition: If something is done beforehand, then it is done in advance.
example: He packed his luggage beforehand, so he was able to leave right away.
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Before an action or event; in advance:
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I don't recall people being asked beforehand if these events were wanted in the first place.
But the seats had been booked up beforehand, and most of them weren't going to get in.
Sensing it might be busy, I took the precaution of ringing beforehand to book a table.
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in advance, in readiness, ahead of time;
before, before now, earlier, earlier on, previously, already, sooner
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заблаговременный to be beforehand with a suggestion — иметь наготове предложение
преждевременный to be beforehand with smb. — опередить кого-л. You are rather beforehand in your conclusions. — Вы делаете слишком поспешные выводы.
заранее , вперед ; заблаговременно ; авансом to pay rent beforehand — редк. платить за квартиру авансом to make preparations beforehand — делать заблаговременные приготовления one must see to it beforehand — об этом надо позаботиться заранее Синоним: in advance, in good time
definition: If a temperature is centigrade, it is scaled, so water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°.
example: During the spring time, the temperature gets as warm as 26 degrees centigrade.
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The Celsius scale of temperature.
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At first glance, it would appear that, with zero set at the freezing point of water at sea level and 100 at the boiling point, the centigrade scale is logical and obvious.
He observes that, while the centigrade scale may be preferential for scientists working in laboratories, the Fahrenheit scale is more suitable for measuring air temperatures to which we are all subject.
For the next 204 years, the scientific and thermometry communities world-wide referred to this scale as the ‘centigrade scale.’
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стоградусный ; разделенный на сто градусов centigrade scale — стоградусная шкала, шкала Цельсия centigrade thermometer — термометр Цельсия, термометр со стоградусной шкалой
definition: To chatter means to talk quickly about unimportant things.
example: The children chattered in the back of the classroom.
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Informal talk:
Electronic or radio communication, especially between individuals being monitored by a government agency as a result of suspected involvement in terrorist activity or espionage:
A series of short, quick high-pitched sounds:
Undesirable vibration in a mechanism:
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She'd kept up an almost incessant stream of chatter and commentary during the whole of the train ride from London, and then in the taxi to the dock.
A similar need to divert the audience at every instant seems to motivate the film's incessant stream of chatter.
No matter what he did, he couldn't block the incessant chatter.
I think it's important to note that, yes, they have seen an uptick in chatter among these groups.
It is understood that the threat state was raised because of the increases in "terrorist chatter" picked up by GCHQ in the last month.
Officials warned of chatter hinting at further strikes, as the homeland security secretary announced US-bound passengers would see increased airport security screening and armed marshals on flights.
This shape is musical: along with typing in a nickname of her choice, each chatter is attributed a sound.
I awoke in the real dead of night to the sounds of muffled chatter and hurried movements both in front and behind.
The silence (other than the constant chatter of the television) is deadly.
The direct-drive AC spindle eliminates the use of gears or belts to drive the spindle and reduces vibration and chatter.
definition: To condense a gas means to make it a liquid.
example: The cool air made tiny drops of water condense on the tops of the grass.
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Make (something) denser or more concentrated:
Express (written or spoken material) in fewer words; make concise:
Change or cause to change from a gas or vapour to a liquid:
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Where the Davis Cup is played over the course of four rounds, home and away, the Fed Cup condenses its semi-final and final rounds into one week.
Each two-decade period is assigned an overarching theme giving it a broad historical overview while serving to limit and condense the curatorial scope.
Major League Baseball has joined with an internet service to record, digitize and condense a typical three hour game to 30 minutes.
True, some of this material could have been condensed.
Knowledge of the Vedas has been condensed into 555 short lines.
This is condensed from an essay Siegel wrote for the New York Observer.
Then, while still contracting, the star cools through yellow and red-hot, and the protyle condenses into progressively heavier elements.
This creates enough pressure to force the ammonia vapour into another vessel, where it condenses into a liquid.
What results is a super-saturated vapour, which cools to near ambient temperatures in a few milliseconds and condenses into the aerosol particles that make up the smoke.
precipitate, liquefy, become liquid, deliquesce, liquidize
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конденсировать , превращать из газообразного в жидкое или твердое состояние конденсироваться , превращаться из газообразного в жидкое или твердое состояние сжато выражать (мысль и т. п.) составлять сокращенный вариант литературного произведения уплотнять , сгущать ; уменьшать объем, сжимать Синоним: contract, compress, thicken, concentrate
человек , малый , парень ; тип rum cove — чудной парень Синоним: man, fellow, chap
небольшая бухта защищенное, закрытое место в скалах на морском берегу геол. карстовая пещера, прибойная пещера бухточка (среди скал) пещера (в скале) Синоним: cave, cavern
убежище среди скал; горный проход Синоним: gap, pass
definition: To deteriorate means to become steadily worse.
example: The nation’s economy continued to deteriorate despite the politicians’ efforts.
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Become progressively worse:
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Indeed, as far as the railways are concerned, they are far worse and set to deteriorate further in the short term.
There is growing unrest in Hong Kong over deteriorating economic and social conditions.
If bond prices rise, it could imply that experts reckon economic conditions are deteriorating.
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worsen, get worse, decline, be in decline, degenerate, decay;
collapse, fail, fall, drop, sink, slump, slip, slide, go downhill, go backwards, go to rack and ruin, stagnate, wane, ebb
informal go to pot, go to the dogs, hit the skids, go down the toilet, go down the tubes
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ухудшать ; портить ; повреждать to deteriorate the value of smth. — снижать ценность чего-л. Синоним: worsen, impair
ухудшаться , портиться ; становиться хуже art was deteriorating — искусство приходило в упадок His health deteriorated. — Его здоровье ухудшилось. Синоним: degenerate
внешность , наружность ; внешний , наружный вид; внешний вид nice exterior — приятная внешность house with an imposing exterior — дом с внушительным фасадом a soft heart under a stern exterior — доброе сердце при суровой внешности Синоним: appearance
экстерьер (животного) pl внешнее , несущественное , кажущееся внешние обстоятельства театр. декорация , изображающая ( открытый ) пейзаж спец. внешняя часть , внешняя область иск. открытый пейзаж кино натура ; съемка на натуре Синоним: outside
внешний , наружный exterior quietness — внешнее спокойствие exterior angle — мат. внешний угол exterior guard — воен. наружный караул exterior unit — амер. воен. фланговая часть exterior ballistics — воен. внешняя баллистика the exterior side — наружная сторона the exterior features of a building — наружный вид здания nor the exterior nor the inward man resembles what it was (Shakespeare) — так неузнаваем он внутренне и внешне
посторонний , сторонний without exterior help — без помощи со стороны без посторонней помощи motives exterior to the real issue — мотивы, не имеющие отношения к существу вопроса
кино натурный exterior shooting — натурная съемка, съемка на открытом воздухе exterior shot — кадр, снятый на натуре
чужеземный , иностранный ; зарубежный exterior policy — внешняя политика
наружный ; поверхностный exterior paint — краска для наружных работ Синоним: outer
внешний , чуждый an exterior body — инородное тело It was nothing but exterior joy. — Это было всего лишь показное веселье. Синоним: external, extrinsic, foreign, abroad
definition: A freeway is a road with no stops where cars travel at high speeds.
example: Once you get on the freeway, it only takes an hour to drive to my parent’s farm.
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A dual-carriageway main road, especially one with controlled access.
A toll-free highway.
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The implementation of a pedestrian project on the main roads and freeways is among the many objectives of the municipality to make the roads safe during the festive season.
Terwin said yesterday the cars would be used for rapid response to emergencies, high-speed pursuit and patrolling dual carriageways and freeways.
But once off the freeway and on the roads up into the mountains, it performed flawlessly.
Most of Ontario's highways are freeways supported by the tax-payer but it may be we are about to move to more user-fees such as those charged currently on Highway 407.
French highways are not all freeways - the big ones are pay as you go.
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скоростная автострада с транспортными развязками автодорога бесплатного пользования скоростная автострада со сквозным движением Синоним: expressway
бесплатная автострада "фривей" ("свободная дорога") многополосное шоссе с разделением и полностью контролируемыми подъездами и съездами и без станций взимания платы за проезд. (US) автострада см. expressway
definition: If someone or something is hearty, then they are loud and happy.
example: The grandmother ended her story with a hearty laugh that pleased her grandchild.
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A vigorously cheerful and sporty person:
A form of address ascribed to sailors.
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Outside, the green wellies were locked in battle with police musclemen as inside the sergeant-at-arms and his band of merry men in ladies' black tights, frock-coats and swords were chasing hearties around the Mace.
It should be noted at this stage that - contrary to what the reader might expect - the Carrick hearties were not all in the first flush of youth - some of them were in their 50s, which just goes to show what a spirited place Carrick is.
Easiest of all is getting 27 able-bodied hearties to go with him, one of them a stowaway.
I wanted to add, ‘there, me hearties,’ but ‘ahoj’ is actually the Czech equivalent of ‘ciao’, rather than a pirate greeting.
Submit your answer in the comments below, me hearties.
I'd like a pepperoni pizza, me hearties, and you're starting to talk like a pirate.
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сердечный , искренний ; дружеский , дружественный to give one's hearty approval to a plan — искренне одобрить план There was a hearty welcoming smile on his face. — На его лице была дружеская, приветственная улыбка. Синоним: sincere, frank
здоровый , крепкий ; энергичный ; добротный ; оказывающий благотворное влияние hearty fellow — здоровый малый he is seventy but still hale and hearty — ему семьдесят лет, но он все еще бодр и крепок
сильный , энергичный , интенсивный hearty curse — крепкое ругательство hearty dislike — острая неприязнь then came the rain in a hearty flood — затем хлынул (сильный) дождь hearty slap on the back — сильный шлепок по спине he gave a good hearty laugh — он от души (рас)смеялся Синоним: vigorous, vehement, strong, firm
обильный , плотный (о еде) hearty appetite — хороший аппетит hearty meal — обильная еда to eat a hearty meal — сытно поесть he is a hearty eater — он хороший едок, он любит поесть
гостеприимный , радушный hospitable household — гостеприимный дом hospitable atmosphere — атмосфера гостеприимства hospitable reception — радушный прием hospitable speech — приветственная речь a climate hospitable to the raising of corn — климат, благоприятный для выращивания зерновых They were hospitable to travellers. — Они радушно относились к путешественникам.
открытый , восприимчивый , охотно впитывающий a mind hospitable to new ideas — человек, откликающийся на все новое ; ум, воспринимающий все новое to be hospitable to new ideas — быть восприимчивым к новым идеям Синоним: open
definition: A manor is a large house with many rooms.
example: The manor had over forty rooms in addition to beautiful gardens.
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A large country house with lands:
(In England and Wales) a unit of land, originally a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord’s demesne and lands rented to tenants:
The district covered by a police station:
One’s own neighbourhood or area of operation.
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Agecroft Hall, a Tudor manor house, was shipped to the United States piece by piece and now draws 20,000 visitors each year.
In the past, the country manor house welcomed gentry for deer hunting.
It is in a walled garden next to Sion Hill Hall, an elegant manor house built in 1912 by the York architect Walter H Brierley.
In English Ireland they were associated with the reorganization of the land into manors with demesne land and dependent tenants, based to some extent on English models.
Bound to the land, they could not leave the manor without the lord's consent.
Serfs worked the land and produced the goods that the lord and his manor needed.
definition: A nursery is a room where babies and children sleep, play, or are cared for.
example: The children kissed their parents goodnight and went upstairs to the nursery.
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A room in a house for the special use of young children:
A place where young children are cared for during the working day; a nursery school.
An institution or environment in which certain types of people or qualities are fostered or bred:
A place or natural habitat which breeds or supports animals:
Denoting a race for two-year-old horses:
A place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting elsewhere:
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It had a living room, a dining room, a nursery, three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a huge kitchen fitted out like the galley of an old Cunarder.
There are two bedrooms on the ground floor and two upstairs but there is also an unusual room which could be changed into a nursery if an extra room was needed.
Stained glass panels carrying colourful images of cartoon characters are placed in nurseries and rooms assigned to children.
As a result of inadequate funding, more than 80 percent of the teachers and attendants in nurseries and kindergartens have received no training for the positions they fill.
Changes in higher education are only part of changes throughout an educational system and cannot be seen separately from strategies for nurseries, primary schools or vocational training.
There is a range of private and public nurseries, kindergartens, and play schools.
In and around the estuaries, freshwater mingled with salt to create habitats supporting mangroves and nurseries for wading birds and fish.
A large lagoon, protected from the open sea by the surrounding islands, serves as a natural nursery for the population.
These marshes provide nursery habitat for fish and shellfish.
Champion jockey Kieren Fallon continues his excellent week with yet another winner, just getting up on Happy Crusader to snatch a last-gasp victory in the nursery race.
Trained by John Quinn, the gelding broke his maiden tag in good style at Pontefract and followed-up with a fine effort in a hot nursery race at Beverley last time.
Middleham trainer Patrick Haslam has the opening nursery race as a target for The Pen to bid for her third success of the campaign.
The nursery has expanded to include a tree nursery where saplings are grown on to maturity for sale.
It's resistant to humidity diseases, and is readily available at the specialist fruit tree nurseries.
These gardeners may make note of those plants they'd like to add to their personal landscapes and seek them out at nurseries or special plant sales.
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детская ( комната ) night nursery — детская спальня day nursery — комната (в богатых домах) , где дети играют и едят Синоним: schoolroom
(детские) ясли ; детский сад , особ. малышовые группы (тж. day nursery) ; детское дошкольное учреждение Синоним: nursery school, preschool, kindergarten, day school, infant school
с.-х. питомник , рассадник ; школка nursery transplant — саженец We bought a small tree at the nursery. — Мы купили небольшое дерево в питомнике. Синоним: greenhouse, botanical garden, cold frame, conservatory
( of , for ) питомник ; рассадник , очаг nursery of /for/ artists — художественное училище the nurseries of mismanagement — рассадники бесхозяйственности Синоним: hotbed
инкубатор nursery tray — брудерный лоток (в инкубаторе) Синоним: incubator
садок (для рыб) детская комната (в магазине и т. п.) с.-х. гренарня, червоводня забег двухлеток (на конных состязаниях) комната , в которой дети готовят уроки Синоним: schoolroom
место разведения любой формы жизни a nursery of various kinds of microbes — место размножения различных видов микробов
definition: If something is outstretched, then it is extended to its full length.
example: The cat stood on its back legs with its front legs outstretched.
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протянутый the outstretched hand — протянутая рука hand outstretched in greeting — рука, протянутая в приветствии
растянувшийся , растянутый ; вытянутый with outstretched arms /arms outstretched/ — с распростертыми объятиями to lie outstretched — лежать растянувшись with outstretched arms — с распростертыми объятиями
definition: A parcel is a package of things to be carried or mailed somewhere.
example: The parcel looked like it had been stepped on by someone.
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Make (something) into a parcel by wrapping it:
Divide into portions and then distribute:
Wrap (rope) with strips of tarred canvas, before binding it with yarn as part of a traditional technique to reduce chafing.
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Each present must be brand new and unwrapped - this will help care managers to organise the gifts before parcelling them up and giving them to the children.
I parcelled them up and gave them to my local Member of Parliament to ask the government to consider holding a referendum on whether New Zealand should introduce Capital Punishment.
The food on the display table was parcelled for home, the buses pulled in to take the students away, the teachers, chefs and their guests smiled at the good of it all.
When the money was redistributed among each organization, it was parceled out and divided into 20 equal shares.
It provides 85 percent of the state budget and is the basis of the state's optimistically named Permanent Fund, whose dividends are parceled out annually: Last fall, every man, woman and child in Alaska received a check for US $1,963.86.
Perhaps the idea is that if you parcel something out into shares, everyone gets a different piece; and therefore it makes sense to talk about A and B sharing properties X and Y, where you mean that A gets X and B gets Y.
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pack, pack up, package, wrap, wrap up, gift-wrap, tie up, do up, box, box up, bundle up, fasten together
divide up, portion out, distribute, share out, allocate, allot, apportion, hand out, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, dispense, split up, carve up
informal divvy up, dish out
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part and parcel of something an essential part of something
пакет , сверток ; пачка , связка ; тюк ; узел ; мешок brown-paper parcel — сверток в оберточной бумаге a parcel of shares — бирж. пакет акций to make /to do up/ a parcel — сделать пакет to roll up a parcel — свернуть кулек to undo a parcel — открыть сверток to make things into a parcel — сделать сверток из вещей parcels of food and clothing — свертки с едой и одеждой Синоним: package, bundle
посылка , бандероль parcel van — почтовый вагон to forward smb. a parcel — направить кому-л. бандероль или посылку he got a parcel from his parents — он получил посылку от своих родителей to address parcel — адресовать посылку to deliver a parcel — доставлять посылку to get, receive a parcel — получать посылку to mail / post / send a parcel — посылать, отправлять посылку to open / unwrap a parcel — открывать, распаковывать посылку to wrap a parcel — запаковывать посылку parcel post — почтовая служба, рассылающая посылки
разг. группа , кучка , стая , стадо , шайка a parcel of scamps — шайка негодяев I'm not going to be lectured by a parcel of young girls — я не желаю, чтобы какие-то девчонки читали мне наставления parcel of scamps — шайка негодяев Синоним: group, lot, set, drove, flock, herd
куча , масса a parcel of lies — сплошная ложь a parcel of rubbish — полная чушь She would be acquiring a run-down house and a parcel of financial worries. — Она приобретет захудалый домишко и кучу финансовых забот.
партия товара , мелкая партия груза; лот Синоним: lot
участок (земли) These small parcels of land were purchased by local people. — Эти маленькие земельные участки куплены местными жителями.
уст. часть разг. сумма денег (выигранная или проигранная) to drop a parcel over a race — проиграть деньги на скачках
мор. парсель уст. небольшая сумма денег "сверток" блок (партия) акций, которые переходят из рук в руки на фондовом рынке; см. block of shares. делить на части , дробить (тж. parcel out) ; делить ; разделять на части; членить to parcel out the land into 10 divisions — разделить землю на десять участков Синоним: divide, distribute
наделять (кого-л., чем-л.) , распределять to parcel out the land to peasants — распределять землю среди крестьян
завертывать в пакет; делать пакет, сверток , кулек мор. класть клетневину рассылать , распределять частями, по частям заворачивать , паковать Can you parcel up these urgent papers? — Ты не мог бы упаковать эти важные документы? Синоним: bundle up, wrap
отчасти , частично , частью , наполовину parcel blind — полуслепой parcel drunk — полупьяный parcel gilt — позолоченный только изнутри (о посуде) Синоним: partly, partially
definition: A profile is an outline of a face, usually as seen from the side.
example: The drawing of Olivia’s profile came out very well.
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Describe (a person or organization) in a short article:
Represent in outline from one side:
Have a specified shape in outline:
Shape (something), especially by means of a tool guided by a template:
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I intend to write an article profiling Chris Raab, co-star of the MTV reality show Jackass and most recently Viva La Bam.
The article profiled Charles River Laboratories and gave the impression that the company is increasing its efforts at developing and marketing nonanimal tests.
Years ago I profiled him, prompting a complaint that I had described him as middle-class, since his father was a doctor.
The portable machine, which emits intense heat to cut the metal, is to be aimed at small metal fabrication companies all around the world, who have to commission specialist profiling companies to carry out their cutting.
Crash barriers are made from precisely-tensioned steel wire, or from steel sheet that has been profiled into a ‘corrugated’ shape.
This elegant edgy little piece of the interchange jigsaw has a glass roof supported by a pyramidal steel structure and profiled concrete columns.
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describe, write about, write an article about, give an account of, characterize, portray, depict, outline, sketch
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a ˌhigh/ˌlow ˈprofile the amount of attention somebody/something has from the public
профиль ; вид сбоку she has a fine profile — у нее прекрасный профиль drawn in profile — нарисованный в профиль His handsome profile was turned away from the company. — Его красивый профиль не был виден окружающим. This picture shows the girl in profile. — На этой картине девочка нарисована в профиль. actual profile — фактический профиль (полета) aerodrome ground profile — профиль местности в районе аэродрома aerofoil profile — профиль аэродинамической поверхности approach profile — профиль захода на посадку assigned profile — заданный профиль (полета) cross profile — профиль поперечного сечения intended profile — установленный профиль (полета) measured approach profile — разбитый на участки профиль захода на посадку runway profile — профиль ВПП terrain profile — профиль местности (в районе полетов) elution profile — профиль элюции (белков на хроматограмме) extended complement profile — расширенный профиль комплемента (по результатам тестирования всех субкомпонентов системы сывороточного комплемента) full antigenic profile — характер распределения антигенных детерминант в макромолекуле, эпитопный профиль (напр. белка) immunological profile — иммунологический профиль
спец. профиль ; очертание , контур ; линия profile of a slope — профиль склона (горы) ; линия откоса profile paper — диаграммная бумага profile drag — ав. профильное сопротивление profile iron — сортовая фасонная сталь profile turning — тех. фасонное точение propeller blade profile — контур лопасти винта Синоним: outline, contour
краткий биографический очерк; сведения из биографии A Washington newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates' wives. — Одна из вашингтонских газет опубликовала для сравнения краткие биографии жен всех кандидатов.
тех. вертикальный разрез , (поперечное) сечение спец. эпюра краткий очерк политического, исторического или географического характера графическое изображение результатов опроса, проверки, наблюдений, измерений и т. п. (в виде диаграмм и т. п.) психол. график личностных характеристик и профессиональных способностей человека четкость ; резкость ; ясность (определения, изображения и т. п.) вчт. параметры пользователя вчт. профиль программы профиль , краткая характеристика job profile — перечень должностных обязанностей psychological profile психол. — психологический профиль Синоним: description
заметность, примечательность to have a high profile — быть в центре внимания to have a low profile — быть незаметным to give smb. / smth. a high profile — привлекать всеобщее внимание к кому-л. / чему-л. to give smb. / smth. a low profile — оставлять кого-л. / что-л. незамеченным There is a growing number of women in high-profile positions in the government. — Отмечается рост: число женщин на высокопоставленных должностях в правительстве растет. He is trying to keep a low profile at the moment. — Он старается держаться в тени в настоящий момент. The story was given a low profile in today's papers. — Сегодняшние газеты уделили этой истории мало внимания.
тех. профиль , совокупность параметров system profile — системный профиль (описание характеристик системы в табличной или графической форме)
разрез строка матрицы доступа, (связывающая права доступа определенных лиц к определенным объектам) , профиль доступа рисовать в профиль тех. изображать в профиле , в разрезе повернуться в профиль; повернуться боком тех. профилировать ; обрабатывать по шаблону рассказывать о ком-л.; представлять кого-л. (читателям, слушателям, телезрителям) whom will the magazine profile in the next issue? — о ком будет статья в следующем номере журнала?
обрабатывать по шаблону ; копировать (на станке) давать краткую характеристику
definition: If someone is vivacious, they are talkative and cheerful.
example: Everyone at the party was very vivacious and having a good time.
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(Especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated:
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She was a very bubbly and vivacious woman who usually had no difficulty meeting people.
He had been married only a year, but he could no longer make love to his energetic, vivacious wife.
He wanted to know how the bubbly and vivacious girl was coping mentally.
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lively, animated, full of life, spirited, high-spirited, effervescent, bubbling, bubbly, ebullient, buoyant, sparkling, scintillating, light-hearted, carefree, happy-go-lucky, jaunty, merry, happy, jolly, joyful, full of fun, full of the joys of spring, cheery, cheerful, perky, sunny, airy, breezy, bright, enthusiastic, irrepressible, vibrant, vivid, vital, zestful, energetic, dynamic, vigorous, full of vim and vigour, lusty
informal bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, bright and breezy, peppy, zingy, zippy, bouncy, upbeat, chirpy, full of beans, chipper
definition: If something is winding, then it follow s a twisting course.
example: The winding river turned and looped around the bases of the hills.
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Following a twisting or spiral course:
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We walked for a long time, following winding paths carved by herds of cattle, through high meadows into an exotic place that seemed like a foreign land.
The 12-mile route starts in Stratford's Bancroft Gardens at 1.30 pm and will follow a winding course to Long Marston.
Late one afternoon we found ourselves motoring along an isolated stretch of road in Idaho, which followed the winding course of a river.
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twisting and turning, full of twists and turns, meandering, windy, twisty, bending, curving, looping, zigzag, zigzagging, serpentine, sinuous, snaking, snaky, tortuous, convoluted;
извилина , изгиб ; поворот The winding of the river. — Поворот реки. The windings of serpents. — Кольца змей. Синоним: bend, curve
наматывание ; намотка , перемотка in winding — свитый, скрученный out of winding — развившийся, раскрутившийся ; раскрученный ; раскрученный, развитый Синоним: reeling
эл. обмотка горн. выдача на поверхность (windings) хитрости, околичности кривая линия , кривой путь извилистый ; вьющийся ; петляющий ; зигзагообразный The river is winding in its course. — Река петляет в своем течении.
definition: To zip something means to close it with a zipper.
example: She zipped her backpack closed after putting her books inside it.
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Fasten with a zip:
Fasten the zip of a garment that (someone) is wearing:
Move at high speed:
Cause to move or be delivered or dealt with rapidly:
Compress (a file) so that it takes less space in storage.
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Liz stood at the door in gray sweatpants and a black jacket that was zipped up.
However they imagined this end, I cannot help but seeing an image of a body bag being zipped up.
I pulled out three dollars and zipped my purse.
‘Shut up and slip into the dress, so I can zip you up’ Kirk said coolly.
He was over in a flash, zipped her up, helped her on with her coat: a complete gentleman.
I zipped him up inside my comfy top thing so that his head was poking out from just under my chin, and I set about cooking dinner.
Brooks, a war correspondent, has obviously done her homework, and her first novel zips along entertainingly, filled with incident and detail.
The magnesium catches fire and zips around on the surface of the water.
I literally feel life zip by me while I stand rooted.
First, Ginobili drove the lane and drew Duncan's defender, zipping a pass to Duncan all alone on the baseline for a 19-footer.
Carr zipped a perfect pass to a wide-open Johnson, who dropped the easy catch that would have given Houston another third down conversion.
Against the Kings, Yao zipped a no-look scoop pass across the court to PG Steve Francis.
The standard way around this is to zip the executable files before sending them.
The Trojan arrives in an e-mail with an attachment that is zipped and contains an executable.
Like the smaller test, we'll be zipping the images into one zip file, then testing again with all the files separate.
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проноситься со свистом промелькнуть ; мчаться (как пуля) застегивать на молнию амер. спорт. жарг. выигрывать с сухим счетом кипеть (жизнью) ; действовать быстро, энергично I'll just zip upstairs — я мигом сбегаю наверх
приободрять , оживлять (обыкн. zip up) the drink will zip you up — выпивка вас взбодрит
застегиваться на молнию the jacket zips open easily — куртка на молнии легко расстегивается
разг. быть энергичным, полным энергии; действовать энергично пролететь ; пронестись информ. сжимать , архивировать (данные; для хранения или передачи) резкий звук; свист (пули) ; треск (рвущейся ткани) разг. энергия , темперамент ; стремительность put some zip into it! — живее!, энергичнее!
застежка-молния спорт. жарг. ноль нулевой или сухой счет ; ≅ счет не открыт преим. брит. молния (застежка) zip pocket — карман на молнии Синоним: zip fastener
