Слово англійською: horn

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Переклад horn українською: ріг, гудо́к (автомобі́льний), ріжо́к (музи́чний інструме́нт), валто́рна

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horn

noun
/hɔːrn/
  1. [countable] a hard pointed part that grows, usually in pairs, on the heads of some animals, such as sheep and cows. Horns are often curved.
    • a large bull with curved horns
  2. [uncountable] the hard substance of which animal horns are made
    • ornaments made of rhino horn
  3. [countable] a device in a vehicle for making a loud sound as a warning or signal
    • to honk your car horn
    • (British English) to sound/toot your horn
    • Behind him, a horn blared.
    see also foghorn
  4. [countable] a simple musical instrument that consists of a curved metal tube that you blow into
    • a hunting horn
  5. (especially British English)
    (also French horn British and North American English)
    [countable] a brass musical instrument that consists of a long tube curled around in a circle with a wide opening at the end
    • a horn concerto
    see also basset horn
    6. Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoorn and German Horn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cornu and Greek keras.
Idioms
blow/toot your own horn (North American English)
(also blow your own trumpet especially in British English)
  1. (informal) to praise your own abilities and achievements synonym boast
draw/pull your horns in
  1. to start being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money than before
    • Small businesses have had to pull their horns in during the recession.
lock horns (with somebody) (over something)
  1. to get involved in an argument with somebody
    • The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts.
on the horns of a dilemma
  1. in a situation in which you have to make a choice between things that are equally unpleasant
    • The medical profession’s eagerness for scientific advance had impaled it on the horns of a dilemma, forcing an unnatural choice between science and morality.
    • The dire economic situation had placed the prime minister on the horns of a dilemma.
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
take the bull by the horns
  1. to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage
    • Nora decided to take the bull by the horns and organize things for herself.
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