current
noun/ˈkɜːrənt/
Слово англійською: current
Переклад current українською: поті́к (во́ди і т. д.), струм (електри́чний), тепе́рішній (час), актуа́льний, ді́ючий (ціна́ і т. д.), пото́чний, ни́нішній, пото́чний раху́нок
Детальний опис
- the movement of water in the sea or a river; the movement of air in a particular direction
- with the current It's easier to go with the current.
- against the current He swam to the shore against a strong current.
- Seed pods float and are borne naturally for long distances on ocean currents.
- Birds use warm air currents to help their flight.
- current of something currents of air
Wordfinder- bend
- course
- current
- dam
- downstream
- estuary
- river
- source
- tributary
- waterfall
- the flow of electricity through a wire, etc.
- wires carrying electric currents
- Check all your wiring before switching on the current.
- (Indian English, informal) the supply of electricity
- The current failure lasted three hours.
- Electric wires are out of current for as long as 18 hours a day.
- the fact of particular ideas, opinions or feelings being present in a group of people
- Ministers are worried by this current of anti-government feeling.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the adjective sense ‘running, flowing’): from Old French corant ‘running’, from courre ‘run’, from Latin currere ‘run’.