Stalls - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.

Примеры использования:

He balked at such a drastic solution

noun

A roughly squared timber beam.

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A balk of timber

verb

To be unwilling to do something or let something happen

Примеры использования:

I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.

noun

A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

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A block of marble

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

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The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb

Obstruct

noun

A small temporary tent or structure at a market, fair, or exhibition, used for selling goods, providing information, or staging shows.

Примеры использования:

They set up temporary information booths at every village.

noun

A small structure just big enough for one person to use

Примеры использования:

There was a line of people waiting for the phone booth., if we get separated, let’s meet at the inf…

noun

An area, table, etc. set up by an organization at a fair or other event to show or sell its products or services

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At the booth, the marketing executive told me about the toys and gadgets his company sells., attrac…

noun

A separate section or part of a structure or container.

Примеры использования:

There's some ice cream in the freezer compartment

verb

Divide (something) into separate parts or sections.

Примеры использования:

The buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls

noun

Any of the enclosed parts into which a space, a vehicle, or an object used for storing things is divided

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She folded her coat and put it in the overhead luggage compartment.

noun

A cage or pen in which poultry are kept.

Примеры использования:

Many of the lots had a barn for a cow and horses, and a coop for chickens.

verb

Confine in a small space.

Примеры использования:

Being cooped up indoors all day makes him fidgety

verb

Put or keep (poultry) in a cage or pen.

Примеры использования:

Our free-range chickens roam the barnyard instead of staying cooped up in a henhouse

verb

Gather together and confine (a group of people or things).

Примеры использования:

The organizers were corralling the crowd into marching formation

noun

A pen for livestock, especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch.

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He was galloping a pony very fast round a tiny corral

noun

An area surrounded by a fence for keeping horses or cattle

noun

A long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.

Примеры использования:

Having eaten these we were hard pressed to ignore the shop counter as we departed.

verb

Speak or act in opposition to.

Примеры использования:

The second argument is more difficult to counter

adverb

In the opposite direction or in opposition to.

Примеры использования:

His writing ran counter to the dominant trends of the decade

noun

A small partitioned-off area of a room, for example one containing a shower or toilet, or a desk in an office.

Примеры использования:

Each cubicle is equipped with a pc and printer, and there are two fax machines in the east alcove

noun

A small room, often only large enough for one person, within a larger room or area

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A work cubicle

noun

A small office space that is made by putting up low walls in a larger room

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Rather than preside from an office, she sits in a cubicle among her employees., they work in cubicl…

noun

An operator used in vector analysis.

abbreviation

Delaware.

noun

An area that is surrounded by a barrier.

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A deer enclosure

verb

Restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

Примеры использования:

She was encumbered by her heavy skirts

verb

To weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something

Примеры использования:

Be encumbered with/by today, thankfully, women tennis players are not encumbered with/by long, heav…

verb

Prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled.

Примеры использования:

The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather

adjective

Frustrated.

Hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire

noun

A basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic.

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A picnic hamper

verb

Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.

Примеры использования:

Their work is hampered by lack of funds

noun

Necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship.

Примеры использования:

The mass of the top hamper must be consciously balanced against the tremendous beam.

noun

Any of five tendons at the back of a person's knee.

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He pulled a hamstring

verb

Cripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings.

Примеры использования:

He hammered the remnants of his blade into the chest of the one who shattered it, and jumped to avo…

verb

To prevent an activity, or to block the effectiveness of someone or something

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The company is hamstrung by its traditional but inefficient ways of doing business., i played the w…

verb

Make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.

Примеры использования:

Language barriers hindered communication between scientists

adjective

(especially of a bodily part) rear; hind.

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The hinder end of its body

verb

To limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something

Примеры использования:

A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth., i don’t know if these changes are going to help…

idiom

Refrain from doing

phrasal verb

Hesitate to act or speak.

Примеры использования:

He held back, remembering the mistake he had made before

phrasal verb

Prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something.

Примеры использования:

My lack of experience held me back a bit

collocation

Be the physical support of; carry the weight of

phrasal verb

Support and prevent something from falling.

Примеры использования:

Concrete pillars hold up the elevated section of the railway

phrasal verb

Display something by holding it above one's waist or head.

Примеры использования:

He held up the book so she could see the cover

verb

Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.

Примеры использования:

The sap causes swelling which can impede breathing

verb

Hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).

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Cold inhibits plant growth

verb

To take an action that makes something less likely to happen, or that discourages someone from doing something

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The merger of the two corporations was not allowed because it would inhibit open competition., some…

verb

To prevent something from developing in the way or at the rate that is possible

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Inhibit competition/growth/innovation authorities fear that fewer, bigger airlines will inhibit com…

verb

Stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process).

Примеры использования:

The buzzer interrupted his thoughts

verb

To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something, or to cause an activity or event to stop briefly

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[ i ] please don’t interrupt until i’m finished., [ t ] the picnic was interrupted by a rain shower…

noun

A small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc. are sold.

Примеры использования:

Its newspaper la vérité was sold publicly in newspaper kiosks and had a wide readership.

noun

A small structure where things such as newspapers, magazines, and candy are sold

noun

A small building where things such as sweets, drinks, or newspapers are sold, often through an open window, or where you can buy tickets or get information

Примеры использования:

I usually buy my paper from the kiosk at the station., with the goal of one-stop service, the kiosk…

verb

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

Примеры использования:

She was obstructing the entrance

noun

A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.

Примеры использования:

Numbering more than 15,000, boosey publications are a staple for serious musicians of all instrumen…

noun

A large group of musicians playing different instruments and usually organized to play together and led by a conductor

Примеры использования:

The new york philharmonic orchestra, we’ve got seats in the fifth row of the orchestra., an orchest…

noun

A level space in a garden occupied by an ornamental arrangement of flower beds.

Примеры использования:

He was planting bulbs in the parterre for a spring display

noun

A flat area in a garden, with a formal arrangement of plants or flowers

Примеры использования:

The parterre was planted with herbs., the garden features a duck pond, french parterres and a victo…

noun

An instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder.

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These include a cuddly toy, a ball, pens, pencils and paper, a toothbrush and toothpaste.

verb

Write or compose.

Примеры использования:

Olivia penned award-winning poetry

verb

Put or keep (an animal) in a pen.

Примеры использования:

It was the practice to pen the sheep for clipping

verb

Prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.

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The need to restrain public expenditure

verb

Delay or hold back in terms of progress or development.

Примеры использования:

Our progress was retarded by unforeseen difficulties

noun

A person who has a mental disability (often used as a general term of abuse).

verb

To make something slower

Примеры использования:

Reductions in pollution levels could retard global warming.

verb

Deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

Примеры использования:

Power lines from south africa were sabotaged by rebel forces

noun

The action of sabotaging something.

Примеры использования:

A coordinated campaign of sabotage

verb

To damage or destroy equipment, weapons, or buildings in order to prevent the success of an enemy or competitor

Примеры использования:

The rebels had tried to sabotage the oil pipeline.

adjective

Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

Примеры использования:

Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly.

Примеры использования:

The train went slower and slower

verb

Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

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The train slowed to a halt

verb

Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.

Примеры использования:

Lionel stood in the doorway

noun

An attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.

Примеры использования:

The party's tough stand on immigration

verb

Be standing; be upright

noun

A pigsty.

Примеры использования:

It was a complete sty; papers littered the ground, dirty dishes were in the sink, and the windows w…

verb

Keep (a pig) in a sty.

Примеры использования:

The most beggarly place that ever pigs were stied in

noun

An inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infection of the gland at the base of an eyelash.

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Usually the staphylococcal bacteria are not concentrated enough to do any harm, but sometimes they …

noun

A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at.

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She put the plate on the table

verb

Present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting.

Примеры использования:

More than 200 amendments to the bill have already been tabled

noun

Furniture having a smooth flat top supported by legs

verb

Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

Примеры использования:

He never did anything to thwart his father

noun

A structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.

Примеры использования:

Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts.

preposition

From one side to another side of (an area); across.

Примеры использования:

A pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore