table
noun/ˈteɪbl/
Слово англійською: table
Переклад table українською: стіл, табли́ця, ту́мбочка, пелена́льний сто́лик, журна́льний сто́лик, столо́ве вино́, туале́тний сто́лик
Детальний опис
- a piece of furniture that consists of a flat top supported by legs
- at a/the table We sat at a round table in the corner.
- around/round a/the table They were sitting around the kitchen table.
- She took a seat at the end of the table.
- My father always sits at the head of the table.
- A table for two, please (= in a restaurant).
- I'd like to book a table for dinner tonight (= in a restaurant)
- to set the table
- (British English also) to lay the table (= to put the plates, knives, etc. on it for a meal)
- to clear the table (= take away the dirty plates, etc. at the end of a meal)
- He questioned her next morning over the breakfast table (= during breakfast).
- a pool/billiard/snooker table
- the people sitting at a table for a meal or to play cards, etc.
- He kept the whole table entertained with his jokes.
- a list of facts or numbers arranged in a special order, usually in rows and columns
- a table of contents (= a list of the main points or information in a book, usually at the front of the book)
- The table below shows how prices have changed over the past 20 years.
- in a/the table He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table.
- See Table XII for population figures.
- a list of sports teams, countries, schools, etc. that shows their position in a competition, etc.
- If Arsenal win this game they'll go to the top of the table.
- the bottom of the table
- in a/the table United are second in the table.
- The team will be lucky to finish the season mid-table.
- (also multiplication table, informal times table)a list showing the results when a number is multiplied by a set of other numbers, especially 1 to 12, in turn
- Do you know your six times table?
see also turntable, water table
furniture
people
list of facts/numbers
in sport
mathematics
Word OriginOld English tabule ‘flat slab, inscribed tablet’, from Latin tabula ‘plank, tablet, list’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French table.
Idioms
bring something to the party/table
- to contribute something useful to a discussion, project, etc.
- What Hislop brought to the table was real commitment and energy.
come to the table
- to join formal discussions about something
- Different countries come to the table with differing expectations about what they can achieve.
drink somebody under the table
- (informal) to drink more alcohol than somebody else without becoming as drunk as they are
lay/put your cards on the table
- to tell somebody honestly what your plans, ideas, etc. are
off the table
- if a topic is off the table at a formal discussion, people are not willing or allowed to discuss it
- Some issues were so controversial they were taken off the table.
on the table
- (of a plan, suggestion, etc.) offered to people so that they can consider or discuss it
- Management have put several new proposals on the table.
- (North American English) (of a plan, suggestion, etc.) not going to be discussed or considered until a future date
turn the tables (on somebody)
- to change a situation so that you are now in a stronger position than the person who used to be in a stronger position than you
wait at table
- (formal) to serve food to people, for example at a formal meal
wait tables
- (North American English) to work serving food to people in a restaurant