Peak - Английское значение и перевод слова Peak на Русский язык

noun

The point at which something is at its best or most highly developed.

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Physics is the acme of scientific knowledge

noun

The highest point of achievement

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Chaplin’s "city lights" marked the acme of his filmmaking career.

noun

The top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point.

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The apex of the roof

verb

Reach a high point or climax.

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Melodic lines build up to the chorus and it apexes at the solo

noun

A system of reduced fares for scheduled airline flights and railway journeys which must be booked and paid for before a certain period in advance of departure.

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Apex fares

noun

The highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination.

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A film which was the apogee of german expressionist cinema

noun

The most successful, popular, or powerful point

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At their apogee, the novels of spillane claimed worldwide sales of over $180 million.

noun

Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.

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The ascendancy of good over evil

adjective

Of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.

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The best midfielder in the country

adverb

To the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome).

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They named the pictures they liked best

noun

That which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable.

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Buy the best you can afford

noun

A person's forehead.

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He wiped his brow

noun

A gangway from a ship to the shore.

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It was one of the largest crowds seen at any recent ship's departure and two brows were needed to g…

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

noun

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.

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She was nearing the climax of her speech

verb

Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.

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The day climaxed with a gala concert

noun

The most important or exciting part in the development of a story or situation, which usually happens near the end

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The novel built to a shattering climax, leaving me breathless., a late season hurricane on october …

noun

The action of making a marriage or relationship complete by having sexual intercourse.

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The eager consummation that follows a long and passionate seduction

noun

A comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal.

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A large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest

verb

Reach the top of (a hill or wave).

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She crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her

noun

The top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill

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We climbed to the crest of the hill., the flood waters crested thursday (= reached their highest le…

noun

A circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels.

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Room after room of the armoury reveals incredible riches, including the imperial crown, mace and sc…

verb

Ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch.

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He went to rome to be crowned

noun

A circular decoration for the head, usually made of gold and jewels, worn by a king or queen at official ceremonies

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They won six nba crowns in seven years., her hair stuck straight up from her crown., a gold crown, …

verb

Reach a climax or point of highest development.

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Weeks of violence culminated in the brutal murder of a magistrate

verb

To have as a result or be the final result of a process

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[ i ] secret negotiations culminated in the historic peace accord., [ t ] the discovery culminated …

noun

The highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.

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The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation

noun

The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point

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Winning first prize was the culmination of years of practice and hard work., the book was a fitting…

noun

A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

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She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste

noun

The typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing

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He was the epitome of the fashionable gentleman., his recordings came to epitomize american popular…

adjective

Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.

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Extreme cold

noun

Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible.

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We represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the old guard, i one of the radi…

adjective

Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.

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The article was of great interest

noun

An important or distinguished person.

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The beatles, bob dylan, all the greats

adverb

Very well; excellently.

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We played awful, they played great

noun

The measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top.

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Columns rising to 65 feet in height

noun

The measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top.

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Columns rising to 65 feet in height

plural noun

High places, or the tops of hills

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Don’t go up there if you’re afraid of heights., fig. stock prices reached new heights yesterday.

noun

The period of a person's or thing's greatest success, popularity, activity, or vigour.

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The paper has lost millions of readers since its heyday in 1964

noun

A period of great success, popularity, or power

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In its heyday, pittsburgh was a center of the steel and coal industries.

adjective

Of great vertical extent.

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The top of a high mountain

adverb

At or to a considerable or specified height.

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The sculpture stood about five feet high

noun

A high point, level, or figure.

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Commodity prices were at a rare high

noun

An outstanding part of an event or period of time.

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He views that season as the highlight of his career

verb

Draw special attention to.

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The issues highlighted by the report

noun

The best, most important, or most interesting part

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The highlight of our trip to new york was going to the top of the empire state building., the repor…

adjective

Of or constituting a maximum; as great or as large as possible.

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The maximal speed

adjective

Largest or greatest

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40 degrees centigrade is the maximal temperature at which this chemical reaction will occur.

adjective

As great, high, or intense as possible or permitted.

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The vehicle's maximum speed

noun

The greatest amount, extent, or intensity possible, permitted, or recorded.

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The school takes a maximum of 32 pupils

adverb

At the most.

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The table has a length of 4 feet maximum

noun

A circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles.

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The european broadcasting area extends from the atlantic to the meridian 40°e

adjective

Relating to or situated at a meridian.

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The meridian moon

noun

An imaginary line that passes from the north pole to the south pole through any place on the surface of the earth, used to show the position of places on a map

noun

The area at the top of a mountain.

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A snow-covered mountaintop

noun

The top of a mountain

adjective

Most conducive to a favourable outcome; best.

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The optimum childbearing age

noun

The most favourable situation or level for growth, reproduction, or success.

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The plant grows within a range of 68 and 78°f, the optimum being 74°

adjective

Being the best or most likely to bring success or advantage

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For optimum flavor, prepare just before serving.

noun

The most successful point; the culmination.

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He had reached the pinnacle of his career

verb

Form the culminating point or example of.

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Anybody who knows jake's career knows that he pinnacled the liberal-media ladder a decade ago and t…

noun

The most successful point

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The olympics represent the pinnacle of athletic achievement., the volcanic range is extremely rugge…

adjective

Of first importance; main.

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A nurse's prime concern is the well-being of the patient

noun

The state or time of greatest vigour or success in a person's life.

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You're in the prime of life

verb

Make (something) ready for use or action.

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He grabbed a gun from a nearby wall and primed it

noun

A tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.

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He enjoyed a reputation for building tall elegant masonry structures such as church towers and spir…

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The upper tapering part of the spiral shell of a gastropod mollusc, comprising all but the whorl containing the body.

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However, the upper spire whorls of p. calafia are shorter than the corresponding ones on p. acumina…

noun

A tall, narrow structure that rises to a point, esp. on a church

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The mountains’ rocky spires surrounded us.

noun

The highest point of a hill or mountain.

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She climbed back up the path towards the summit

verb

Reach the summit of (a mountain or hill).

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In 2013, 658 climbers summited everest

noun

The top or highest point, esp. of a mountain

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We climbed to the summit of mount rainier., the economic summit did not accomplish all that the pre…

noun

The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering.

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George pressed the tips of his fingers together

verb

Attach to or cover the end or extremity of.

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The peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow

noun

A place where rubbish is left.

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A rubbish tip

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

adjective

Being or happening at the end of a process; final.

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Their ultimate aim was to force his resignation

noun

The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.

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The ultimate in decorative luxury

adjective

Most important, highest, last, or final

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Your ultimate goal is to play the game as well as you can., some people believe that he is the ulti…

adjective

Most extreme; greatest.

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A matter of the utmost importance

noun

The greatest or most extreme extent or amount.

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A plot that stretches credulity to the utmost

adjective

Greatest or most or farthest

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Speed was of the utmost importance., he’s doing his utmost to disrupt the proceedings.

adjective

Furthest, greatest, or most extreme; utmost.

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The uttermost parts of the earth

noun

The greatest or most extreme extent or amount.

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We will defend ourselves to the uttermost

adjective

Greatest or most or farthest

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Speed was of the utmost importance., he’s doing his utmost to disrupt the proceedings.

noun

The highest point; the top or apex.

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But what vertices of anxiety lie behind the gentle opposition of town and country, youth and age wh…

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The point where two lines meet to form an angle, or the point that is opposite the base of a shape

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(in mathematics) the point where two lines meet to form an angle, or the point that is opposite the base of a shape

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The vertex of a triangle/cone/pyramid

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The time at which something is most powerful or successful.

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In 1977, punk was at its zenith

noun

The best, highest, or most successful point or time

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Their popularity reached its zenith in the mid-1990s.