Blocks - Английское значение и перевод слова Blocks на Русский язык

noun

A long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.

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An iron bar

verb

Fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars.

Примеры использования:

She bolted and barred the door

preposition

Except for.

Примеры использования:

His kids were all gone now, bar one

noun

An improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.

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They built barricades in the narrow streets

verb

Block or defend with a barricade.

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They barricaded the building and occupied it all night

noun

A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access.

Примеры использования:

The mountain barrier between norway and sweden

noun

Anything used or acting to block someone from going somewhere or from doing something, or to block something from happening

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The secret service erected concrete barriers around the white house., jackie robinson was the afric…

noun

Something that prevents something else from happening or makes it more difficult

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Barrier (to sth) in an ideal world, there would be no barriers to the free movement of people betwe…

noun

A quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time.

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A batch of bread

verb

Arrange (things) in sets or groups.

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I had nothing to do but batch the reports

noun

An obstruction which makes movement or flow difficult or impossible.

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A blockage in the pipes

noun

Something that stops something else passing through, or the act of stopping something passing through

Примеры использования:

His death was caused by a blockage in one of his arteries.

noun

A small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building.

Примеры использования:

Mud and wattle or sun-dried bricks are used in house building in rural areas; well-off families may…

verb

Block or enclose with a wall of bricks.

Примеры использования:

The doors have been bricked up

noun

A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory.

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In my view, it would be illogical and incorrect to describe these two buildings as a house.

verb

Construct (something) by putting parts or material together.

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The ironworks were built in 1736

noun

An item of soft sweet food made from a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked and sometimes iced or decorated.

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A delicious cake smothered with whipped cream

verb

(of a thick or sticky substance that hardens when dry) cover and become encrusted on (the surface of an object).

Примеры использования:

His clothes were caked in mud

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

Примеры использования:

Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

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A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

verb

(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.

Примеры использования:

Willie choked on a mouthful of tea

noun

A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.

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An automatic choke

noun

The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.

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Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…

noun

A thick, solid piece of something.

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Huge chunks of masonry littered the street

verb

Divide (something) into chunks.

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Chunk four pounds of pears

verb

Move with or make a muffled, metallic sound.

Примеры использования:

The door chunked behind them

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Примеры использования:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Примеры использования:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

phrasal verb

Very close

phrase

Very near.

Примеры использования:

Close up she was no less pretty

noun

A photograph taken from a short distance that gives a very detailed picture

Примеры использования:

She took a stunning close-up of him.

noun

A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.

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Clusters of creamy-white flowers

verb

Form a cluster or clusters.

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The children clustered round her skirts

verb

To form or gather together

Примеры использования:

All his grandchildren clustered around him., dense clusters of delicate pink blossoms, this section…

adjective

Consisting of many different and connected parts.

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A complex network of water channels

noun

A group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network.

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A complex of mountain roads

verb

Make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another.

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The dna was complexed with the nuclear extract

noun

A circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty.

Примеры использования:

There is a complication concerning ownership of the site

noun

Something that makes a situation more difficult

Примеры использования:

This complication had not been foreseen., he died from complications of diabetes.

verb

Crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.

Примеры использования:

Uncontrolled development will congest our streets

verb

To make something blocked or crowded in a way that causes difficulties, or to become blocked or crowded

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There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.

noun

A symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares.

Примеры использования:

What is the surface area of a 2 cm cube?

verb

Raise (a number or value) to its cube.

Примеры использования:

Cube the deviations from the mean

noun

A solid object with six square sides of equal size

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The cube of 2 (= 2 x 2 x 2) is 8.

noun

A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.

Примеры использования:

Cameras are a major deterrent to crime

adjective

Able or intended to deter.

Примеры использования:

The deterrent effect of heavy prison sentences

noun

Something that deters people from doing something

Примеры использования:

A nuclear deterrent, tougher prison sentences may act/serve as a deterrent to other would-be offend…

noun

The process of developing or being developed.

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She traces the development of the novel

noun

The process of growing or changing and becoming more advanced

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[ u ] a good diet and lots of exercise are essential for a child’s healthy growth and development.,…

noun

Growth or changes that make something become more advanced

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The first year of the plan is primarily focused on organizational development., he was recruited to…

noun

The state or condition of being difficult.

Примеры использования:

Guy had no difficulty in making friends

noun

The fact of not being easy, or of being hard to do or understand

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[ u ] he has some difficulty hearing people when they speak softly., [ c usually pl ] in 1986 he ex…

noun

An unfavourable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success or effectiveness.

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A major disadvantage is the limited nature of the data

verb

Put in an unfavourable position in relation to someone or something else.

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The pension scheme tends to disadvantage women

noun

Something that makes a successful result less likely, esp. less likely for you than it is for others

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There are disadvantages to living in a rural area., she felt that being so young put her at a disad…

noun

A feature that renders something less acceptable; a disadvantage or problem.

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The main drawback of fitting catalytic converters is the cost

noun

A disadvantage or problem; the negative part of a situation

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One of the drawbacks of working for a big company is that you have to follow a lot of rules.

noun

A disadvantage, or the negative part of a situation, product, etc.

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A drawback for some savers is that the bond has a minimum investment of £10,000., a big/main/major …

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

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A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

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Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

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A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.

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Not being able to drive was something of a handicap

verb

Act as an impediment to.

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Lack of funding has handicapped the development of research

noun

A physical or mental condition that makes ordinary activities more difficult than they are for other people

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His loss of hearing was a severe handicap., their lack of knowledge of computer programming was not…

noun

A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

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A hindrance to the development process

noun

Something that makes it more difficult for you to do something or for something to develop

Примеры использования:

I've never considered my disability a hindrance, but other people have.

verb

Move (something) into a different position with a jerk.

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She hitched up her skirt and ran

noun

A temporary difficulty or problem.

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Everything went without a hitch

verb

Hook or entangle

noun

A large piece of something, especially food, cut or broken off a larger piece.

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A hunk of bread

noun

One of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump.

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A hurdle race

verb

Take part in a hurdle race.

Примеры использования:

This gelding hurdled fluently

noun

A hindrance or obstruction in doing something.

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A serious impediment to scientific progress

noun

Something that makes progress or movement difficult or impossible

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The lack of funds is a major impediment to research.

verb

Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.

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Four of us were jammed in one compartment

noun

An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.

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Paper jams

verb

A sweet spread or conserve made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.

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Strawberry jam

noun

A compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape.

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There was a lump of ice floating in the milk

verb

Put in an indiscriminate mass or group; treat as alike without regard for particulars.

Примеры использования:

Hong kong and bangkok tend to be lumped together in holiday brochures

verb

Accept or tolerate a disagreeable situation whether one likes it or not.

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You can like it or lump it but i've got to work

noun

A large body of matter with no definite shape.

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The sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds

adjective

Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things.

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The film has mass appeal

verb

Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.

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Both countries began massing troops in the region

noun

A thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.

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The major obstacle to achieving that goal is money

noun

Something that blocks your way so that movement or progress is prevented or made more difficult

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We suddenly encountered an obstacle along the trail., money seems to be no obstacle.

verb

Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.

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She was obstructing the entrance

noun

The action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed.

Примеры использования:

Walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction

verb

Stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage).

Примеры использования:

Thick make-up can occlude the pores

verb

To block something

Примеры использования:

Veins can get occluded by blood clots.

noun

A portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole.

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A piece of cheese

verb

Assemble something from parts or pieces.

Примеры использования:

The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones

noun

A part of something

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A piece of cake/chicken/pizza, the vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts)., sh…

noun

A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.

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Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

verb

Short for fireplug.

noun

A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

Примеры использования:

They have financial problems

adjective

Denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others.

Примеры использования:

Practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens

noun

Something that causes difficulty or that is hard to deal with

Примеры использования:

Financing the camp’s athletic program is a problem., he has a serious health problem., i’m having p…

noun

The amount or number of a material or abstract thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement.

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The quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled

noun

A device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them from coming apart or to prevent anything from passing between them.

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Attach a draught seal to the door itself

verb

Fasten or close securely.

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He folded it, sealed the envelope, and walked to the postbox

noun

A fish-eating aquatic mammal with a streamlined body and feet developed as flippers, that returns to land to breed or rest.

Примеры использования:

Others suggest that marine species were derived at least twice, with one lineage leading to the sea…

noun

Any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up.

Примеры использования:

I unscrewed every section of copper pipe, from the roof tank to the hot-water cylinder

verb

Divide into sections.

Примеры использования:

She began to section the grapefruit

noun

A part of something

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Dad always reads the sports section of the newspaper., he lived in a poor section of town., you’ll …

noun

A number of events, objects, or people of a similar or related kind coming one after another.

Примеры использования:

The explosion was the latest in a series of accidents

noun

A number of similar or related events or things, one following another

Примеры использования:

A series of scandals over the past year has not helped public confidence in the administration.

noun

A number of similar or related events or things, one following another

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A series of events/interviews/meetings, a series of articles/books/studies this is the first of a s…

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Примеры использования:

Delaney set the mug of tea down

noun

A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.

Примеры использования:

A set of false teeth

verb

Variant spelling of sett.

noun

A large, thick, flat piece of stone or concrete, typically square or rectangular in shape.

Примеры использования:

Paving slabs

verb

Remove slabs from (a log or tree) to prepare it for sawing into planks.

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He slabbed the log on the two other remaining sides to make a rectangular timber

noun

A thin, broad piece of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion.

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Four slices of bread

verb

Cut (something, especially food) into slices.

Примеры использования:

Slice the onion into rings

noun

A flat, often thin piece of food that has been cut from a larger piece

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A slice of bread/cake/pizza, she demanded a slice of the profits., the drama is a slice of life abo…

noun

An unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.

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There's one small snag

verb

Catch or tear (something) on a sharp projection.

Примеры использования:

Thorns snagged his sweater

noun

A sausage.

Примеры использования:

I make my own snags, my own pies and pasties

noun

An instance of movement, activity, or supply stopping or being stopped.

Примеры использования:

A power stoppage

noun

The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

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The two sentences have equivalent structures

verb

Construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to.

Примеры использования:

Services must be structured so as to avoid pitfalls

noun

The arrangement or organization of parts in a system

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Molecular structure, [ u ] grammatical structure changes from language to language., [ c ] when the…

phrase

Any obstacle or impediment

noun

A circumstance that causes difficulty or hesitation.

Примеры использования:

The country's water shortage was a stumbling block to investors

noun

A difficulty that prevents progress, understanding, or agreement

Примеры использования:

Several major stumbling blocks must be resolved.

noun

A mass or lump of a soft material, used for padding, stuffing, or wiping.

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A wad of lint-free rag

verb

Compress (a soft material) into a lump or mass.

Примеры использования:

Wad the strips over and over so that they ball up

noun

A number of thin pieces of something pressed together, or something pressed into a lump

Примеры использования:

A wad of bills/cash, a wad of chewing gum, he wadded his towel into a ball.

noun

A piece of wood, metal, etc. having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.

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The door was secured by a wedge

verb

Fix in position using a wedge.

Примеры использования:

The door was wedged open

verb

Prepare (pottery clay) for use by cutting, kneading, and throwing down to homogenize it and remove air pockets.

Примеры использования:

The photo shows this as if you are facing the person wedging the clay.

noun

A large piece or amount of something.

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He slapped a wodge of notes down on the counter

noun

A thick piece or a large amount of something

Примеры использования:

She cut herself a great wodge of chocolate cake., he hurried towards the staffroom with a wodge of …