Dwarfs - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A small square of rich chocolate cake, typically containing nuts.

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Like brownies, chocolate cake is loved by everyone.

noun

A kind of soft, flat hat, typically with a peak.

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A man wearing a raincoat and a flat cap

verb

Short for percussion cap.

noun

Short for capitalization.

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Mid-cap companies

verb

Make or become less.

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The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

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[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

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If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

verb

Have power and influence over.

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The company dominates the market for operating system software

verb

Be in control

verb

To have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing

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[ t ] it was the story that dominated the headlines this week., [ t ] the rams dominated the footba…

noun

A supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, delicate, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature.

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Birthmarks were thought to be bruises left by elves

abbreviation

Extremely low frequency.

noun

A small, imaginary person, usually shown in pictures dressed in green with pointed ears and a tall hat, and often described in stories as playing tricks and having magical powers

verb

Be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing).

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Production costs have exceeded £60,000

verb

To be greater than a number or amount, or to go beyond a permitted limit

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He was exceeding the speed limit by 15 miles an hour.

verb

To be more than a particular number or amount

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The earnings per share far exceeded analysts' estimates of 9 to 10 cents per share., customers who …

noun

A small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one.

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She believed she had had fairies at the bottom of her garden

noun

An imaginary creature with magical powers who looks like a small person with wings

noun

A legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground.

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Elves and men and gnomes and goblins alike looked about in fear and confusion.

noun

A short statement encapsulating a general truth; a maxim.

noun

(in children’s stories) an imaginary, very small old man who lives underground and guards gold and other valuable objects

noun

(in folklore and fantasy fiction) a mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf.

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There is a group of elves or goblins or aliens or something who show up as i'm drifting off.

noun

A small, imaginary, usually ugly creature who plays tricks on people

noun

(in mythology and fairy stories) a mischievous imp or sprite.

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It is a time when the very mention of witches, gnomes, hobgoblins and ogres is enough to conjure up…

noun

(in stories) a small, ugly creature that causes trouble

noun

A small, mischievous devil or sprite.

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You say, ‘i've never seen any imps, sprites or goblins in this whole neighborhood!’

verb

Repair a damaged feather in (the wing or tail of a trained hawk) by attaching part of a new feather.

abbreviation

Manx pound(s).

noun

A water spirit of scottish folklore, typically taking the form of a horse and reputed to delight in the drowning of travellers.

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The water bandits need to watch out for the kelpie and each uisge, the underwater sprites which inh…

noun

A type of medium-sized dog from australia that has ears that stand up and is often used to herd animals (= move them in groups)

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Working kelpies have coats that come in a variety of colours., the working kelpie is a popular opti…

noun

(in irish folklore) a small, mischievous sprite.

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In fact, all i knew about celtic folklore consisted of one silly story about a leprechaun.

noun

(in old irish stories) a magical creature in the shape of a little old man who likes to cause trouble

adjective

Denoting a miniature version of something.

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A mini camera

noun

A very short skirt or dress.

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A leather mini

combining form

Very small or minor of its kind; miniature.

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Minicab

verb

Be far superior to.

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Villa totally outclassed us in the first half

verb

To be much better than someone or something

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Jason outclasses everyone on the team.

verb

Be superior to in action or performance.

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The men tried to outdo each other in their generosity

verb

Shine more brightly than.

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A supernova would outshine all the other stars in its galaxy

verb

Move faster than and overtake (someone else).

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During the morning warm-up, he once again outstripped the field

verb

To be or become greater than something or someone in amount, degree, or success

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Car dealers worry that demand will outstrip their supply.

verb

To be more successful than expected

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Outstrip expectations/forecasts/predictions group sales were up 6% to $5.8 billion, outstripping wa…

verb

Fail to notice.

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He seems to have overlooked one important fact

noun

A commanding position or view.

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The overlook to the townsite

verb

To have or give a view of something from above

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Our hotel room overlooked the harbor., his film was nominated for an oscar, but reiner himself was …

verb

Tower above and cast a shadow over.

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An enormous oak tree stood overshadowing the cottage

verb

To cause someone or something to seem less important or noticeable

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Karen has always been overshadowed by her older sister.

verb

Exceed in height.

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No building is allowed to overtop the cathedral

preposition

Over the top of; over.

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Sprinkle the mixture overtop the batter

adverb

At a higher level; above.

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The helicopter flew overtop to film the encounter

noun

A supernatural being in folklore and children's stories, typically portrayed as small and humanlike in form, with pointed ears and a pointed hat.

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It's very clever for a story that's set in a parallel dimension inhabited by elves, pixies, unicorn…

noun

(esp. in children’s stories) a small, imaginary person

noun

A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.

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She was hot with shame

verb

Make (someone) feel ashamed.

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I tried to shame him into giving some away

exclamation

Used to express sentimental pleasure, especially at something small and endearing.

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Look at the foals—shame, aren't they sweet?

noun

An elf or fairy.

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In england the hobgoblin was as helpful a sprite as the brownie and was also known as robin goodfel…

verb

Exceed; be greater than.

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Pre-war levels of production were surpassed in 1929

verb

To do or be better or more than something else

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Our team’s achievements surpass those of teams in earlier years.

verb

To do or be better or greater than something

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The quarterly sales figures have surpassed everyone's expectations., the latest figures surpassed t…

noun

The highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something.

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Doreen stood at the top of the stairs

adjective

Highest in position, rank, or degree.

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The top button of his shirt

verb

Exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.

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Losses are expected to top £100 m this year

noun

(in folklore) an ugly creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf.

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Nobody was allowed to cross the bridge without the troll's permission

verb

Make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.

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If people are obviously trolling then i'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you

verb

To fish from a boat that is moving slowly in the water and pulling a fishing line (= length of string with something attached that attracts fish) behind it

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Many of his friends had large boats, and they frequently traveled together trolling for mackerel.

noun

(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a playing card of the suit chosen to rank above the others, which can win a trick where a card of a different suit has been led.

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Declarer ruffs the opening lead and plays a trump

verb

(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play a trump on (a card of another suit).

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Why on earth did you trump my ace?

verb

Break wind audibly.

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Someone just trumped in a crowded lift