Слово англійською: tin

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Переклад tin українською: олово

noun

/tɪn/

[countable] (British English)
(also tin can, can North American English, British English)
a metal container in which food is sold; the contents of one of these containers
- Open the tin and drain the tuna.
- tin of something a tin of beans/soup
- Next, add two tins of tomatoes.
- a sardine tin
[countable] (British English)
(also can North American English, British English)
a metal container with a lid (= cover), in the shape of a cylinder, in which paint, glue, etc. is sold and stored; the contents of one of these containers
- tin of something a tin of varnish
- The bedroom needed three tins of paint (= in order to paint it).
- a paint tin
[countable] a metal container with a lid (= cover) used for keeping food in
- a biscuit/cake/cookie tin
- Store the seeds in an airtight tin.
see also mess tin
[countable] (British English)
(North American English pan)
a metal container used for cooking food in
- a cake/loaf tin
[uncountable]
(symbol Sn)
a chemical element. Tin is a soft silver-white metal that is often mixed with other metals or used to cover them to prevent them from rusting.
- a tin mine
- a tin box
- a tin roof/shack/shed

Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tin and German Zinn.

Idioms

(it) does (exactly) what it says on the tin

(informal, saying) used to say that something is as good or effective as it claims to be, or that it really does what it claims to do. This expression is especially used when you are comparing advertisements with actual products.
- I paid £150 for this camera and am more than happy with it. It does exactly what it says on the tin!

like a cat on a hot tin roof

(British English also like a cat on hot bricks)