Слово англійською: bridge
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Переклад bridge українською: міст, капіта́нський місто́к, надзе́мний перехі́д, підвісни́й міст
Детальний опис
over road/river
- [countable] a structure that is built over a road, railway, river, etc. so that people, vehicles, etc. can cross from one side to the other
- We crossed the bridge over the River Windrush.
- The river was spanned by a railway bridge.
- The plan incudes a pedestrian bridge connecting the arena with the convention centre.
- I don't have time to walk across the bridge.
see also suspension bridge, swing bridge
connection
- [countable] a thing that provides a connection or contact between two different things
- The book serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern science.
- Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries.
see also air bridge, land bridge
of ship
- [countable, usually singular]
(usually the bridge)
the part of a ship where the captain and other officers stand when they are controlling the ship- Who was on the bridge when the collision took place?
card game
- [uncountable] a card game for two pairs of players who have to predict how many cards they will win. They score points if they succeed in winning that number of cards and lose points if they fail.
- I enjoy a game of bridge occasionally.
see also contract bridge of nose
- the bridge of somebody’s nose [singular] the hard part at the top of the nose, between the eyes
of glasses
- [countable] the part of a pair of glasses that rests on your nose
of guitar/violin
- [countable] a small piece of wood on a guitar, violin, etc. over which the strings are stretched
false teeth
- [countable] a false tooth or false teeth, held permanently in place by being fastened to natural teeth on either side
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and noun senses 5 to 8 Old English brycg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brug and German Brücke. noun sense 4 late 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
Idioms build bridges (between A and B)
- to encourage good relationships between two groups, countries, etc.
- The aim of the project was to build bridges between communities through joint events.
related noun bridge-building
burn your bridges (British English also burn your boats)
- to do something that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation later
- Think carefully before you resign—you don't want to burn your bridges.
cross that bridge when you come to it
- to worry about a problem when it actually happens and not before
it’s (all) water under the bridge
- used to say that something happened in the past and is now forgotten or no longer important