Chaff - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

Humorous or witty conversation.

Примеры использования:

He developed a nice line in badinage with the labour leader

noun

Food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey.

Примеры использования:

Herrings make excellent bait for pike

verb

Variant spelling of bate1.

noun

An angry mood.

Примеры использования:

He got into a stinking bate

noun

The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.

Примеры использования:

There was much good-natured banter

verb

Exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way.

Примеры использования:

The men bantered with the waitresses

noun

Conversation that is not serious and is often playful

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That kind of banter isn’t appropriate at work.

noun

Pieces of grain husk separated from flour after milling.

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Oat bran

noun

A small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one.

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He showed us the cylinder of the gun filled with six plastic capsules

noun

A measured amount of medicine in a very small, rounded, soft container which is swallowed

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The apollo 11 capsule

noun

Unwanted transfer of signals between communication channels.

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This was key to avoid unwanted measurement crosstalk that destroys quantum information.

noun

Interference (= unwanted noise or other effects) in a communications system because it is receiving a wrong signal

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The cables have a copper core surrounded by wire mesh that absorbs noise and crosstalk., the proble…

noun

Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.

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Workmen were clearing the roads of the debris from shattered buildings

noun

Broken or torn pieces left from the destruction of something larger

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After the tornado, debris from damaged trees and houses littered the town.

verb

Express contempt for; ridicule.

Примеры использования:

The decision was derided by environmentalists

noun

Waste or debris of any kind.

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The streets were foul with detritus

noun

Waste material or rubbish, especially left after a particular event

Примеры использования:

Detritus of the stadium was littered with the detritus of yesterday's concert.

plural noun

The remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment.

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Coffee dregs

plural noun

Small, solid pieces that sink to the bottom of a liquid

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Coffee dregs, the dregs of society

noun

Something regarded as worthless; rubbish.

Примеры использования:

There are bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross

noun

Something that has no use or no value

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So much of what's on tv is pure dross., we read all the manuscripts but 95 percent are dross.

noun

Rubbish or waste, especially domestic refuse.

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Garbage littered the estate

Worthless material that is to be disposed of

noun

Waste material, esp. unwanted food, or a container in which waste is kept

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She threw the cheese in the garbage., take the garbage can/bags out to the curb to be picked up., t…

noun

A man.

Примеры использования:

He's a nice guy

verb

Make fun of; ridicule.

Примеры использования:

She never stopped guying him about his weight

verb

Secure with a guy or guys.

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It was set on concrete footings and guyed with steel cable

noun

The main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides, and deck but not the masts, superstructure, rigging, engines, and other fittings.

Примеры использования:

The main structural bulkhead supports the hull sides at the chain plates and the cabin top at the m…

verb

Hit and pierce the hull of (a ship) with a missile.

Примеры использования:

The ship was being hulled and all would die

verb

Remove the hulls from (fruit, seeds, or grain).

Примеры использования:

First, rinse and hull the berries

noun

The dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds.

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The fibrous husk of the coconut

verb

Remove the husk or husks from.

Примеры использования:

They set up mills to husk the rice

verb

Say something in a husky voice.

Примеры использования:

‘what big blue eyes you have,’ husked lorenzo

adjective

Said or done for amusement; joking.

Примеры использования:

A jesting commentary on world affairs

noun

The action of saying or doing something for amusement.

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Laughing and jesting were out of the question

verb

Speak in a joking way.

Примеры использования:

You jest, surely?

noun

The quality of being happy and liking to make jokes

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There's a kind of forced jocularity to his writing., she is known for jocularity in her dealings wi…

adjective

Humorous or flippant.

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A joking manner

verb

Make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.

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She could laugh and joke with her colleagues

verb

Present participle of joke

Примеры использования:

They joked and laughed as they looked at the photos., it's more serious than you think, so please d…

verb

Tease (someone) in a playful way.

Примеры использования:

He loved to josh people

noun

Good-natured banter.

Примеры использования:

We found him tired-eyed and peaked—not a man for josh and chatter

abbreviation

Joshua (in biblical references).

noun

A child or young person.

Примеры использования:

She collected the kids from school

verb

(of a goat) give birth.

Примеры использования:

Milk fever usually occurs in heavy milkers shortly after kidding

verb

Deceive (someone) in a playful way; tease.

Примеры использования:

You're kidding me!

plural noun

Things that have been left as worthless.

Примеры использования:

She dropped her lunch leavings into a bin

noun

The things that a person or an animal leaves when they have finished doing something

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The leavings from the grinding of seeds and grain will be checked for starch and protein content., …

noun

Something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used.

Примеры использования:

Everyone wanted seconds, so there were no leftovers

adjective

Remaining; surplus.

Примеры использования:

Yesterday's leftover bread

noun

Food remaining from a previous meal

noun

Rubbish such as paper, cans, and bottles left lying in an open or public place.

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Always clear up after a picnic and never drop litter

verb

Make (a place or area) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about.

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Clothes and newspapers littered the floor

noun

Pieces of paper and other small objects that have been thrown out and are left on the ground in public places

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The park was littered with bottles and soda cans after the concert.

verb

Move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.

Примеры использования:

A truck lumbered past

noun

Articles of furniture or other household items that are no longer useful and inconveniently take up storage space.

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A lumber room

verb

Burden (someone) with something unwanted.

Примеры использования:

The banks do not want to be lumbered with a building that they cannot sell

verb

Tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

Примеры использования:

Opposition mps mocked the government's decision

adjective

Not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive.

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A mock-georgian red brick house

noun

Make a replica or imitation of something.

noun

Dirt, rubbish, or waste matter.

Примеры использования:

I'll just clean the muck off the windscreen

verb

Spread manure on (land).

Примеры использования:

Half the farm is mucked every year

noun

Wet, sticky dirt

Примеры использования:

It was hard to walk in the muck.

idiom

A motley assortment of things

plural noun

Miscellaneous articles or remnants.

Примеры использования:

We bought batteries for the radio and a few other odds and ends

plural noun

Various items of different types, usually small and unimportant or of little value

Примеры использования:

We’ve moved most of the furniture to the new house, but there are still a few odds and ends to brin…

plural noun

Rubbish or dregs.

phrasal verb

Repeatedly single someone out for criticism or unkind treatment in a way perceived to be unfair.

Примеры использования:

No one is picking on you—we're trying to help

phrasal verb

Choose someone or something from a number of alternatives.

Примеры использования:

I have a tendency to pick on something small and mull it over for far too long

phrasal verb

To criticize, annoy, or punish someone repeatedly and unfairly

Примеры использования:

He gets picked on because he’s small.

noun

An elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe.

Примеры использования:

Gorse pods were popping in the sun

verb

(of a plant) bear or form pods.

Примеры использования:

The peas have failed to pod

noun

A small herd or school of marine animals, especially whales.

Примеры использования:

A pod of 500 dolphins frolicking in the bay

noun

A witty remark.

Примеры использования:

Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned man

verb

Make a witty remark.

Примеры использования:

‘flattery will get you nowhere,’ she quipped

noun

A quick, intelligent, and often amusing remark

Примеры использования:

The piano mover quipped, “of course i love piano – i picked it up as a child!”

noun

A piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things.

Примеры использования:

He wiped his hands on an oily rag

verb

Give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag.

Примеры использования:

The background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below

noun

A programme of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity.

Примеры использования:

Rag week

verb

Give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag.

Примеры использования:

The background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below

verb

Make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner.

Примеры использования:

He ragged me about not smoking or drinking

noun

A piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things.

Примеры использования:

He wiped his hands on an oily rag

noun

Good-humoured teasing.

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She was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers

verb

Indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.

Примеры использования:

I refused to answer

noun

Matter thrown away or rejected as worthless; rubbish.

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Heaps of refuse

verb

Continue to exist, especially after other similar people or things have ceased to do so.

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A cloister is all that remains of the monastery

plural noun

The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed.

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The remains of a sandwich lunch were on the table

noun

Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies.

Примеры использования:

He had a quick mind and a splendid gift of repartee

noun

Quick and usually funny answers and remarks in conversation

Примеры использования:

Oscar wilde's plays are full of witty repartee.

noun

Each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs.

Примеры использования:

He had several broken ribs

verb

Mark with or form into ridges.

Примеры использования:

The road was ribbed with furrows of slush

noun

A small open boat with a fibreglass hull and inflatable rubber sides.

noun

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

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He is held up as an object of ridicule

verb

Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

Примеры использования:

His theory was ridiculed and dismissed

noun

Words or actions that make someone or something seem foolish or stupid

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He was an unhappy figure of ridicule, not a figure of fun, among his colleagues., she was ridiculed…

noun

A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.

Примеры использования:

The dialogue, too, feels like piecework, as if the bons mots and ripostes have been assembled from …

verb

Make a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.

Примеры использования:

‘you've got a strange sense of honour,’ grant riposted

noun

A quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism

Примеры использования:

She made a sharp/witty/neat riposte., [ + that ] she simply riposted that she did not create the bo…

noun

Waste material; refuse or litter.

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Householders may be charged for the removal of non-recyclable rubbish

verb

Criticize severely and reject as worthless.

Примеры использования:

He rubbished the idea of a european community-wide carbon tax

adjective

Very bad; worthless or useless.

Примеры использования:

People might say i was a rubbish manager

noun

A sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie.

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The garrison there made a sally against us

verb

Make a military sortie.

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They sallied out to harass the enemy

noun

The part of a bell rope that has coloured wool woven into it to provide a grip for the bell-ringer's hands.

Примеры использования:

There are two parts to the bell rope – the tail and the soft sally, which are pulled alternately to…

noun

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

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I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

Примеры использования:

A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

Примеры использования:

The older boys started scrapping with me

noun

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

Примеры использования:

I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

Примеры использования:

A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

Примеры использования:

The older boys started scrapping with me

noun

A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.

Примеры использования:

Drawing the sword free of the sheath she inspected the blade.

noun

The hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean.

Примеры использования:

Cowrie shells

verb

Short for shell program.

noun

An outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk of an ear of maize.

Примеры использования:

Regional fuels like steam from the deep earth or excess corn shucks will enter custom-designed micr…

verb

Remove the shucks from maize or shellfish.

Примеры использования:

Shuck and drain the oysters

exclamation

Used to express surprise, regret, irritation, or, in response to praise, self-deprecation.

Примеры использования:

‘thank you for getting it.’ ‘oh, shucks, it was nothing.’

noun

Dirt or refuse collected by sweeping.

Примеры использования:

The sweepings from the house

adjective

Extending or performed in a long, continuous curve.

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Sweeping, desolate moorlands

adjective

Wide in range or effect.

Примеры использования:

We cannot recommend any sweeping alterations

noun

A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.

Примеры использования:

Pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes

verb

Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.

Примеры использования:

Pupils began taunting her about her weight

verb

Harass with persistent criticism or carping

verb

Make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.

Примеры использования:

I used to tease her about being so house-proud

noun

A person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly.

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Some think of him as a tease who likes to keep others guessing

verb

Mock or make fun of playfully

adjective

Intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a playful way.

Примеры использования:

Teasing comments

verb

Make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.

Примеры использования:

I used to tease her about being so house-proud

verb

Present participle of tease

Примеры использования:

I used to hate being teased about my red hair when i was at school., i was just teasing, i didn't m…

abbreviation

Turkey (international vehicle registration).

verb

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Примеры использования:

We can't afford to waste electricity

adjective

(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.

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Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly

noun

An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Примеры использования:

It's a waste of time trying to argue with him

noun

A witty remark or joke.

Примеры использования:

She could pinpoint the absurdity of every situation with a snappy wisecrack

verb

Make a witty remark or joke.

Примеры использования:

Katherine wisecracked until her last breath

noun

A remark that criticizes someone or something in a humorous way

noun

The witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns.

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So many of the jokes are based on wordplay

noun

The activity of joking about the meanings of words, especially in an intelligent way