Слово англійською: string

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string

noun

/strɪŋ/

for tying/fastening

[uncountable, countable] long, thin material used for tying things together, made of several threads that have been twisted together; a piece of string used to fasten or pull something or keep something in place

a piece/length/ball of string
He wrapped the package in brown paper and tied it with string.
The key is hanging on a string by the door.

see also drawstring, G-string, purse strings

things joined

[countable] a set or series of things that are joined together, for example on a string

a string of pearls
The molecules join together to form long strings.

series

[countable] string of something a series of things or people that come closely one after another

The band had a string of hits in the nineties.
He owns a string of racing stables.

computing

[countable] a series of characters (= letters, numbers, etc.)

to key in/enter a search string

musical instruments

[countable] a tightly stretched piece of wire, nylon, or catgut on a musical instrument, that produces a musical note when the instrument is played

Play it on the G string.

strings

[plural] the group of musical instruments in an orchestra that have strings, for example violins; the people who play them

The opening theme is taken up by the strings.

compare brass, percussion, woodwind

on tennis racket

[countable] any of the tightly stretched pieces of nylon or natural gut in a racket, used for hitting balls in tennis and some other sports

conditions

strings

[plural] special conditions or limits

Major loans like these always come with strings.
It's a business proposition, pure and simple. No strings attached.

Word OriginOld English streng (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Strang, also to strong. The verb (dating from late Middle English) is first recorded in the senses ‘arrange in a row’ and ‘fit with a string’.

Idioms

(tied to) somebody’s apron strings

(too much under) the influence and control of somebody
- The British prime minister is too apt to cling to Washington's apron strings.

have another string/more strings to your bow

(British English) to have more than one skill or plan that you can use if you need to
- The exhibition shows that he has other strings to his artistic bow.

how long is a piece of string?

(British English, informal) used to say that there is no definite answer to a question
- ‘How long will it take?’ ‘How long's a piece of string?’

pull strings (for somebody)

(North American English also pull wires)

(informal) to use your influence in order to get an advantage for somebody

pull the strings

to control events or the actions of other people

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