Слово англійською: roof

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Переклад roof українською: дах

Детальний опис

roof

noun
/ruːf/
(plural roofs)
  1. the structure that covers or forms the top of a building or vehicle
    • a flat/sloping/pitched roof
    • Offices on the upper floors have access to a roof terrace.
    • a tin/slate/tiled/thatched roof
    • The corner of the classroom was damp where the roof had leaked.
    • Tim climbed on to the garage roof.
    • The roof of the car was not damaged in the accident.
    • Offices on the upper floors have access to a roof terrace.
    • We stepped out onto the roof of the building.
    • I have solar panels on my roof.
    see also green roof, living roof, sunroof
  2. -roofed
     (in adjectives) having the type of roof mentioned
    • flat-roofed buildings
  3. the top of an underground space such as a tunnel or cave
    • The roof of the tunnel was starting to collapse.
    • The cave had a very low roof.
  4. roof of your mouth the top of the inside of your mouth
    5. Word OriginOld English hrōf, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hróf ‘boat shed’, Dutch roef ‘deckhouse’. English alone has the general sense ‘covering of a house’; other Germanic languages use forms related to thatch.
Idioms
go through the roof
  1. (of prices, etc.) to rise or increase very quickly
    • House prices here have gone through the roof.
  2. (also hit the roof)
     (informal) to become very angryTopics Feelingsc2
have a roof over your head
  1. to have somewhere to live
    • Thanks to Bob’s generosity, I still have a roof over my head.
like a cat on a hot tin roof
(British English also like a cat on hot bricks)
  1. very nervous
    • She was like a cat on a hot tin roof before her driving test.
raise the roof
  1. to produce or make somebody produce a lot of noise in a building, for example by shouting or cheering
    • Their cheers raised the roof.
under one roof | under the same roof
  1. in the same building or house
    • There are various stores and restaurants all under one roof.
    • I don't think I can live under the same roof as you any longer.
    • We're good friends but we could never live under the same roof.
under your roof
  1. in your home
    • I don't want her under my roof again.
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