Ground - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

An exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

Примеры использования:

I've had an argument with my father

noun

A disagreement, or the process of disagreeing

Примеры использования:

The children had an argument about/over what game to play., he got into an argument with jeff in th…

noun

A reason or reasons why you support or oppose an idea or suggestion, or the process of explaining these reasons

Примеры использования:

Now that we've heard all the arguments for and against the proposal, let's vote on it., [ + that ] …

noun

The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

Примеры использования:

She sat down at the base of a tree

verb

Use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

Примеры использования:

The film is based on a novel by pat conroy

adjective

Without moral principles; ignoble.

Примеры использования:

The electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness

noun

The underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process.

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Trust is the only basis for a good working relationship

noun

The most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something is developed

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Form the basis for this document will form the basis for our discussion., on the basis of decisions…

noun

A way or method of doing something

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On a voluntary basis most of our staff work for us on a voluntary basis (= they work without being …

noun

A strip of land covered with sand, shingle, or small stones at the edge of a body of water, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks.

Примеры использования:

Fabulous sandy beaches

verb

A pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks.

Примеры использования:

Fabulous sandy beaches

noun

A flat, sloping area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake

Примеры использования:

Let’s go to the beach.

noun

The loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule.

Примеры использования:

The mule uttered its insane bray

verb

(of a donkey or mule) utter a bray.

Примеры использования:

The donkey brayed and kicked

verb

Pound or crush (something) to small pieces, typically with a pestle and mortar.

Примеры использования:

The kernels of this fruit the arabs bray in a mortar

verb

Construct (something) by putting parts or material together.

Примеры использования:

The ironworks were built in 1736

noun

The proportions of a person's or animal's body.

Примеры использования:

She was of medium height and slim build

verb

To make something by putting bricks or other materials together

Примеры использования:

Build a house they're building new houses by the river., the birds built their nest in the tree., b…

noun

A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.

Примеры использования:

The cause of the accident is not clear

verb

Make (something, especially something bad) happen.

Примеры использования:

This disease can cause blindness

conjunction

Short for because.

verb

Build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine).

Примеры использования:

A company that constructs oil rigs

noun

An idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence.

Примеры использования:

History is largely an ideological construct

verb

Make by combining materials and parts

verb

Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.

Примеры использования:

The plaster started to crumble

noun

A mixture of flour and fat that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit.

Примеры использования:

Sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb

verb

To break into small pieces

Примеры использования:

[ i ] that old wall is starting to crumble.

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Примеры использования:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Примеры использования:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Примеры использования:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

noun

A floor of a ship, especially the upper, open level extending for the full length of the vessel.

Примеры использования:

He stood on the deck of his flagship

verb

Decorate or adorn brightly or festively.

Примеры использования:

Ingrid was decked out in her sunday best

verb

Any of various platforms built into a sailing vessel

noun

A sum of money paid into a bank or building society account.

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Cash funds which are an alternative to bank or building society deposits

verb

Put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place.

Примеры использования:

He deposited a pile of school books on the kitchen table

noun

An amount of money paid into an account

Примеры использования:

She made a large deposit last thursday., will you get your deposit back if you cancel the trip?, th…

plural noun

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

Примеры использования:

Coffee dregs

plural noun

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

Примеры использования:

Coffee dregs, the dregs of society

noun

The small solid pieces that sink to the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee, that are not usually drunk

Примеры использования:

I wanted a last drink of coffee, but there were only dregs left., dregs of he emptied the dregs of …

noun

The planet on which we live; the world.

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The diversity of life on earth

verb

Connect (an electrical device) with the ground.

Примеры использования:

The front metal panels must be soundly earthed

noun

The planet third in order of distance from the sun, between venus and mars; the world on which we live

Примеры использования:

The earth takes approximately 3651/4 days to go round the sun., on earth the circus has been descri…

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Примеры использования:

The scheme was established in 1975

verb

Set up or found

verb

To start something that will last for a long time, or to create or set something in a particular way

Примеры использования:

He helped to establish the university of california at berkeley., once we establish the price, we c…

verb

Seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify.

Примеры использования:

He did nothing to hide or excuse jacob's cruelty

noun

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence.

Примеры использования:

There can be no excuse for any further delay

verb

To forgive someone

Примеры использования:

Please excuse me for being so late – there was a lot of traffic., it was hard to excuse him for tre…

noun

A circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result.

Примеры использования:

His skill was a factor in ensuring that so much was achieved

verb

Another term for factorize.

Примеры использования:

Last year researchers factored a number 155 digits long

noun

A fact or situation that influences a result

Примеры использования:

Economic factors had a lot to do with their decision to sell the company., in 6×3=18, 6 and 3 are f…

noun

The lower surface of a room, on which one may walk.

Примеры использования:

A wooden floor

verb

Provide (a room or area) with a floor.

Примеры использования:

A room floored in yellow wood

noun

The flat surface that you walk on when you are inside a building

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A tile floor, hardwood floors, the children sat on the floor., they rented office space on the seco…

noun

The boards or other material of which a floor is made.

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Other types of tiled floorings or even wooden flooring can have a direct effect on the surface beca…

verb

Provide (a room or area) with a floor.

Примеры использования:

A room floored in yellow wood

noun

The material that a floor is made of

Примеры использования:

Wooden/marble/vinyl flooring

noun

The visible shape or configuration of something.

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The form, colour, and texture of the tree

verb

Variant spelling of forme.

combining form

Having the form of.

Примеры использования:

Cruciform

adjective

Past and past participle of find.

verb

Establish or originate (an institution or organization).

Примеры использования:

The monastery was founded in 1665

verb

Melt and mould (metal).

Примеры использования:

The double decker bridge, one of only three in new zealand, was founded on cast iron cylinders sunk…

noun

The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

Примеры использования:

Foundations were being dug for a block of flats

noun

The base that is built below the surface of the ground to support a building

Примеры использования:

A concrete foundation, fig. the two leaders have laid the foundations of a new era of cooperation b…

noun

An organization that has been started in order to provide money for a particular group of people or for a particular type of research

Примеры использования:

He gave £1m to set up a charitable foundation to help vulnerable young people., he helped lead the …

noun

A small part broken off or separated from something.

Примеры использования:

Small fragments of pottery

verb

Break or cause to break into fragments.

Примеры использования:

Lough erne fragmented into a series of lakes

noun

A small piece or part, esp. one that is broken off of something

Примеры использования:

A bone fragment, a fragment of indian pottery, she read a fragment of the story.

verb

Grind (one's teeth) together as a sign of anger (often used hyperbolically).

Примеры использования:

No doubt he is gnashing his teeth in rage

verb

To bring your top and bottom teeth together quickly

verb

Form (something) into grains or particles.

Примеры использования:

We have the capacity to granulate 100% of the potash we produce

verb

To turn or to make something turn into granules (= small pieces like grains)

Примеры использования:

Fondant is made of sugar and water boiled together, with a small quantity of cream of tartar to pre…

verb

Reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.

Примеры использования:

Peel and roughly grate the carrots

noun

The recess of a fireplace or furnace.

Примеры использования:

A small coal fire burned in the grate

noun

Reduce to shreds by rubbing against a perforated surface

noun

Small loose particles of stone or sand.

Примеры использования:

She had a bit of grit in her eye

verb

Spread grit and often salt on (an icy road).

Примеры использования:

The main roads in plymouth will be gritted from 6.30 p.m. tonight

noun

Very small pieces of stone or sand

Примеры использования:

The road had been covered with grit.

verb

Fill in with grout.

Примеры использования:

Soak off the facing paper with a damp sponge, then grout the tiles

plural noun

Sediment, dregs, or grounds.

Примеры использования:

Old women told fortunes in grouts of tea

verb

To put a thin line of mortar in the spaces between tiles

Примеры использования:

We spent the weekend grouting the bathroom.

noun

A thing that persuades or leads someone to do something.

Примеры использования:

Companies were prepared to build only in return for massive inducements

noun

An act or a thing that is intended to make something happen or to persuade someone to do something

Примеры использования:

Inducement (for sb) to do sth they offered him a large pay increase as an inducement for him to sta…

noun

An act or thing that is intended to persuade someone or something

Примеры использования:

Financial/cash inducements, those tenants are not going to swap lifetime security for shorter-term …

noun

The action of showing something to be right or reasonable.

Примеры использования:

The justification of revolutionary action

noun

A good reason or explanation for something

Примеры использования:

There is no justification for treating people so badly., it can be said, with some justification, t…

idiom

To be very practical and see things as they really are

noun

Ground meal shaped into pellets, especially for pet food.

Примеры использования:

A bowl of kibble

noun

An iron hoisting bucket used in mines.

noun

Food for animals in the form of hard round balls

Примеры использования:

A bag of dog kibble

noun

The part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water.

Примеры использования:

The reptiles lay their eggs on land

verb

Put (someone or something) on land from a boat.

Примеры использования:

He landed his troops at hastings

noun

A state of germany or austria.

Примеры использования:

A second school highlights the distinctive role of regional governments in federal systems, however…

plural noun

The sediment of wine in the barrel; dregs.

Примеры использования:

The wine is aged on the lees in the bottle for about three years prior to disgorgement.

verb

Reduce (a substance) to a fine powder or smooth paste.

Примеры использования:

This clay, carefully levigated, yielded a red ware

verb

Reduce (food or other substance) to a soft mass by crushing it.

Примеры использования:

Mash the beans to a paste

noun

A soft mass made by crushing a substance into a pulp, sometimes with the addition of liquid.

Примеры использования:

Pound the garlic to a mash

noun

Compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

noun

A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.

Примеры использования:

At mills or bakeries, barley flour can be added to flours from other grains for baking.

verb

Grind (something) in a mill.

Примеры использования:

Hard wheats are easily milled into white flour

noun

A monetary unit used only in calculations, worth one thousandth of a dollar.

Примеры использования:

A thick paper (and later a lightweight metal) coin with a round hole in the center, the mill was wo…

verb

Cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades.

Примеры использования:

Use a food processor to mince the lamb

noun

Minced meat, especially beef.

Примеры использования:

Stir in the mince and fry until browned

verb

To cut food into very small pieces

Примеры использования:

Mince the onion and sauté it in butter., minced garlic/onions/parsley

noun

A reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way.

Примеры использования:

Escape can be a strong motivation for travel

noun

Willingness to do something, or something that causes such willingness

Примеры использования:

[ c ] one motivation for reducing the staff was the need to cut costs., [ u ] you need a lot of mot…

noun

Enthusiasm for doing something

Примеры использования:

Many staff lack motivation and are resistant to change., a motivation for sth a major motivation fo…

noun

A reason for doing something.

Примеры использования:

Police were unable to establish a motive for his murder

adjective

Producing physical or mechanical motion.

Примеры использования:

The charge of gas is the motive force for every piston stroke

noun

A reason for doing something

Примеры использования:

Does he have a motive for lying about where he was?, judy moved to florida because she likes it the…

noun

A particular event, or the time at which it takes place.

Примеры использования:

On one occasion i stayed up until two in the morning

verb

Cause (something).

Примеры использования:

Something vital must have occasioned this visit

noun

A particular time when something happens

Примеры использования:

Sarah loves dressing up for special occasions., she has lied on several occasions., this meeting pr…

noun

A heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, typically in a mortar.

Примеры использования:

And i used cardamom seeds that i crushed in my pestle and mortar, rather than ready-ground.

verb

Crush or grind with a pestle.

Примеры использования:

She measured seeds into the mortar and pestled them to powder

noun

A hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Примеры использования:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Примеры использования:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

noun

Fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance.

Примеры использования:

Add four tablespoons of cocoa powder

verb

Apply cosmetic powder to (the face or body).

Примеры использования:

She powdered her face and put on a dab of perfume

noun

A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles

verb

Cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.

Примеры использования:

The incident precipitated a political crisis

adjective

Done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.

Примеры использования:

I must apologize for my staff—their actions were precipitate

noun

A substance precipitated from a solution.

Примеры использования:

Any silver ions present form a white precipitate (silver chloride).

noun

A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.

Примеры использования:

If the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true

verb

Base an argument, theory, or undertaking on.

Примеры использования:

The reforms were premised on our findings

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Примеры использования:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

Примеры использования:

A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

Примеры использования:

Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

noun

A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

Примеры использования:

The rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move

noun

A pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason

Примеры использования:

He called her on the pretext of needing help with his homework.

verb

Reduce to fine particles.

Примеры использования:

The brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment

verb

To press or crush something until it becomes powder or a soft mass

Примеры использования:

Seashells were pulverized by the ocean’s waves., infml our team aims to pulverize the competition (…

noun

A harsh, grating noise.

Примеры использования:

The rasp of the engine

verb

Make a harsh, grating noise.

Примеры использования:

My breath rasped in my throat

noun

A set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief.

Примеры использования:

He explained the rationale behind the change

noun

A cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

Примеры использования:

She asked him to return, but didn't give a reason

verb

Think, understand, and form judgements logically.

Примеры использования:

Humans do not reason entirely from facts

noun

A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used.

Примеры использования:

The fine residue left after the sorting of tea

noun

The part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibres.

Примеры использования:

Cacti have deep and spreading roots

verb

Cause (a plant or cutting) to grow roots.

Примеры использования:

Root your own cuttings from stock plants

noun

An act of rooting.

Примеры использования:

I had a root through the open drawers

verb

Apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion.

Примеры использования:

She rubbed her arm, where she had a large bruise

noun

An act of rubbing.

Примеры использования:

She pulled out a towel and gave her head a quick rub

abbreviation

Russian rouble(s).

verb

Drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter.

Примеры использования:

Remove the green tops from the carrots and scrape them

noun

An act or sound of scraping.

Примеры использования:

He heard the scrape of his mother's key in the lock

verb

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

noun

Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.

Примеры использования:

The ice freezes the wine and sediment at the base of the cork

verb

Settle as sediment.

Примеры использования:

The erythrocytes were allowed to sediment within the syringe

noun

Solid material, such as dirt or minerals, that falls to the bottom of a liquid

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.

verb

Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem).

Примеры использования:

The unions have settled their year-long dispute with hollywood producers

noun

A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.

Примеры использования:

She read to her brother, who sat on the settle opposite her

verb

To get or to become comfortable

Примеры использования:

[ t ] campbell settled herself in front of a blazing fire., [ i ] he settled back in his chair and …

noun

A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.

Примеры использования:

Her dress was torn to shreds

verb

Tear or cut into shreds.

Примеры использования:

The tender inside leaves can be shredded finely for tasty salads and braised red cabbage is fantast…

verb

To cut or tear something into small pieces

Примеры использования:

Shred some lettuce into the salad bowl., he shredded documents to get rid of them., there isn’t a s…

noun

Thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process.

Примеры использования:

The dumping of sewage sludge

noun

Wet dirt, or any other thick, wet substance

Примеры использования:

The dirty water left a layer of sludge in the bottom of the pail.

verb

Violently break (something) into pieces.

Примеры использования:

The thief smashed a window to get into the car

noun

An act or sound of something smashing.

Примеры использования:

He heard the smash of glass

adverb

With a sudden, violent shattering.

Примеры использования:

They were together for an instant, and then smash it was all gone

verb

Grind to a fine powder.

Примеры использования:

Insoluble materials were triturated with lactose