Translations for „shelves“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . shelve [ʃelv] VB trans

1. shelve (delay, postpone):

shelve

откла́дывать

2. shelve (erect shelves in):

shelve

устана́вливать по́лки

II . shelve [ʃelv] VB intr geo

shelve

отло́го спуска́ться

shelf <shelves> [ʃelf, pl ʃelvz] N

1. shelf (for storage):

shelf

по́лка f

to buy sth off the shelf

покупа́ть това́р не по предвари́тельному зака́зу

to put sth on the shelf fig

класть что-ли́бо под сукно́

2. shelf geo:

shelf

шельф m

Phrases:

to be (left) on the shelf Brit, Aus inf

оста́ться в деви́цах

shelf life N no pl

shelf life

срок m го́дности

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He wanted the money to be used for buying books and installing shelves to hold them.

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The bifid uvula results from incomplete fusion of the palatine shelves but it is considered only a slight form of clefting.

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They are the vases that have been gathering dust on shelves and sideboards up and down the country and dismissed by their owners as bric-a-brac.

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Wipe and deodorise shelves with a solution of warm water and baking soda (1 tablespoon baking soda mixed with 1 litre warm water).

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Seven ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula have retreated or disintegrated in the last two decades.

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The property was dirty when she arrived, there were no shelves, and the only place for a patient to lie down was her own bed.

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The shelves even detach from the legs, allowing the bottom half of function as a side table.

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This issue has been looked at before, but supermarket shelves and buying habits have changed a lot since then.

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Three years later, Valium hit the shelves and was ten times more effective as a muscle relaxant and anti-convulsant.

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There was food debris and peelings in a tray and fridge freezers and shelves.

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