Слово англійською: factor

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Переклад factor українською: фа́ктор, чи́нник, прости́й мно́жник, захи́сний фа́ктор

Детальний опис

factor

noun
/ˈfæktər/
  1. [countable] one of several things that cause or influence something
    • Obesity is a major risk factor for heart disease.
    • the key/crucial/deciding factor
    • Criminality is associated with a range of individual, family and environmental factors.
    • The result will depend on a number of different factors.
    • factor in something The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town's decline.
    • We have identified a few key factors in the project's success.
    see also wow factor, X factor
    Language Bank causecauseX causes Y
      • Childhood obesity can cause/lead to long-term health problems.
      • Changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years have caused/led to/resulted in a sharp increase in childhood obesity.
      • Several factors, including changes in diet and lifestyle, have contributed to the increase in childhood obesity.
      • Research suggests that fast food and soft drinks directly contribute to childhood obesity.
      • Genetics, lifestyle and diet are all important factors in cases of childhood obesity.
      • Even small changes in lifestyle and diet can bring about significant weight loss.
  2. [countable] (mathematics) a number that divides into another number exactly
    • 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 are the factors of 12.
    see also highest common factor
  3. [countable] the amount by which something increases or decreases
    • The real wage of the average worker has increased by a factor of over ten in the last 70 years.
  4. [countable] a particular level on a scale of measurement
    • a suntan lotion with a protection factor of 10
    • The wind-chill factor will make it seem colder.
    see also chill factor, SPF
  5. [uncountable] (medical) a substance in the blood that helps the clotting process. There are several types of this substance.
    • Haemophiliacs have no factor 8 in their blood.
    see also clotting factor, rhesus factor
    6. Word Originlate Middle English (meaning ‘doer’, also in the Scots sense ‘agent’): from French facteur or Latin factor, from fact- ‘done’, from the verb facere.
Idioms
the feel-good factor
  1. (British English) (used especially in the media) the feeling of confidence in the future that is shared by many people
    • After the recession, people were waiting for the return of the feel-good factor before starting to spend money again.
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table
Переклад українською: стіл, табли́ця, ту́мбочка, пелена́льний сто́лик, журна́льний сто́лик, столо́ве вино́, туале́тний сто́лик
table noun /ˈteɪbl/ furniture a piece of furniture that consists of a flat top supported by legs at ...
turn back
Переклад українською: Повернись, повернутися тим шляхом, яким ти прийшов; змусити когось/щось зробити це
turn back phrasal verbturn back | turn somebody/something back to return the way you have come; to m...
bandage
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